Public · Highland Heights, Kentucky
Northern Kentucky University: cost, debt and earnings by major
60 programs with reported graduate earnings. Click one for net cost, payback and 10-year return.
- Average net price, all families
- $8,976
- AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
- Odds of finishing
- 54%
- Within 150% of normal time · Fall 2019 or AcadYr 2019-20 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
- Admission rate
- 68%
- Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
- Undergraduates
- 8,246
- Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
- Median debt of graduates
- $20,750
- NSLDS FY2024, FY2025 pooled cohorts
- Borrowers in default after 2 years
- 8.0%
- NSLDS AY2016-17, AY2017-18 pooled cohorts measured in 2018-2019, 2019-2020
Net price by family income
| $0–30,000 | $6,260 |
|---|---|
| $30,001–48,000 | $6,642 |
| $48,001–75,000 | $8,734 |
| $75,001–110,000 | $10,740 |
| $110,000+ | $8,740 |
What families paid per year after grants, AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26.
Associate's programs (3)
Bachelor's programs (40)
- Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians$88,492
- Management Information Systems and Services$85,697
- Computer and Information Sciences, General$82,982
- Construction Management$81,833
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$77,404
- Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General$73,478
- Accounting and Related Services$69,610
- Finance and Financial Management Services$68,409
- Business Administration, Management and Operations$67,319
- Business/Commerce, General$67,174
- Marketing$67,018
- Human Resources Management and Services$65,960
- Chemistry$65,038
- Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions$61,173
- Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness$60,377
- Biology, General$56,999
- Criminal Justice and Corrections$55,835
- Communication and Media Studies$53,082
- Design and Applied Arts$52,703
- Political Science and Government$50,668
- Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities$50,322
- Information Science/Studies$50,009
- Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication$49,989
- Natural Resources Conservation and Research$48,949
- History$48,109
- Music$47,343
- Psychology, General$47,280
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas$45,738
- Social Work$44,914
- Journalism$44,834
- Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$44,561
- English Language and Literature, General$44,385
- Special Education and Teaching$42,964
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods$42,709
- Fine and Studio Arts$42,684
- Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations$42,596 (1 yr)
- International Relations and National Security Studies$41,730
- Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences$40,153 (1 yr)
- Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft$35,624
- Social Sciences, General$35,129 (1 yr)
Master's programs (14)
- Human Resources Management and Services$137,370
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$111,560
- Information Science/Studies$110,142
- Medical Illustration and Informatics$105,350
- Business/Commerce, General$94,965
- Accounting and Related Services$88,157
- Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General$85,127
- Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology$78,318
- Public Administration$75,814
- Educational Administration and Supervision$71,983
- Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions$60,175
- Social Work$55,285
- Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness$51,041 (1 yr)
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods$49,961
Doctoral programs (2)
First professional programs (1)
- Law$74,937