Healthcare practitioners
Pediatric Surgeons
- Median pay
- $559,030
- Outlook
- As fast as average
Doctoral or professional degree
Via Medicine
University of Louisville Outcomes
University of Louisville has 69 programs with reported graduate earnings. The highest is Advanced/Graduate Dentistry and Oral Sciences (master's), where graduates earn a median $255,943 one year after finishing, against $226,518 for the same field nationally.
Outcomes
Verified data· U.S. College Scorecard · 2025
60.1%
Graduation rate
First-time, full-time students finishing within 150% of normal time
81.5%
First-year retention
Students who return for a second year
Median earnings
$60,032
Former students who received federal aid
University of Louisville graduate earnings by major
Source: U.S. College Scorecard, field of study, 2025
Median earnings of graduates who received federal aid, one and four years after finishing, and the median federal loan debt they borrowed at University of Louisville. The field median is the middle value for the same field and credential across every college that reports it. 132 more programs have too few graduates for earnings to be published.
- Largest program
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
- 293 graduates · $78,902 median earnings
- Above the national median
- 22 of 69 programs
- Graduate earnings compared with the same field and credential at other colleges
- Lowest debt for the pay
- Computer Engineering
- Median debt is 15% of a year's earnings
Highest-earning programs
- Advanced/Graduate Dentistry and Oral Sciences (master's)
- $255,943
- Field median $226,518
- Dentistry (first professional)
- $172,704
- Field median $176,004
- Criminal Justice and Corrections (post-baccalaureate certificate)
- $132,191
- Field median $104,592
- Engineering-Related Fields (master's)
- $119,245
- Field median $127,277
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (doctoral)
- $112,852
- Field median $133,687
- Business/Commerce, General (master's)
- $110,622
- Field median $106,812
- Criminal Justice and Corrections (master's)
- $107,484
- Field median $66,266
- Medicine (first professional)
- $106,490
- Field median $106,465
Bachelor's programs
| Program | Graduates | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | Field median | Median debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Industrial Engineering | 27 | $82,558 | $104,538 | $96,5048% above | N/A |
| Chemical Engineering | 35 | $79,218 | $101,068 | $97,2024% above | $20,000 |
| Computer Engineering | 81 | $76,252 | $97,216 | $104,7857% below | $15,000 |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering | 27 | $80,678 | $93,968 | $98,9535% below | $17,750 |
| Mechanical Engineering | 96 | $76,465 | $89,056 | $91,2852% below | $20,500 |
| Biomedical/Medical Engineering | 33 | N/A | $84,311 | $93,48410% below | N/A |
| Civil Engineering | 31 | $68,654 | $80,681 | $85,1155% below | $18,945 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing | 293 | $75,155 | $78,902 | $86,0208% below | $20,494 |
| Mathematics | 14 | N/A | $77,756 | $70,62810% above | N/A |
| Business/Managerial Economics | 12 | N/A | $75,845 | $80,2585% below | N/A |
| Finance and Financial Management Services | 77 | $57,643 | $75,089 | $77,3123% below | $14,512 |
| Accounting and Related Services | 77 | $56,556 | $74,924 | $73,0543% above | $16,750 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas | 156 | $57,958 | $74,873 | $50,82747% above | $19,250 |
| Marketing | 114 | $50,610 | $68,074 | $66,5422% above | $15,000 |
| Dental Support Services and Allied Professions | 28 | $66,580 | $62,595 | $68,5839% below | $24,500 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General | 82 | $61,074 | N/A | $65,2556% below | $21,250 |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections | 131 | $43,966 | $57,399 | $54,4695% above | $18,500 |
| Geography and Cartography | 19 | N/A | $56,775 | $57,5861% below | N/A |
| Biology, General | 130 | $32,395 | $56,142 | $57,5582% below | $17,026 |
| Public Health | 69 | $35,544 | $56,057 | $57,3982% below | $16,635 |
| Political Science and Government | 84 | $38,252 | $55,856 | $61,6139% below | $19,500 |
| Communication and Media Studies | 95 | $42,892 | $55,636 | $53,8253% above | $19,416 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | 42 | $55,335 | N/A | $51,4907% above | $10,000 |
| Social Work | 52 | $40,109 | $54,437 | $51,8595% above | $24,500 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness | 196 | $36,300 | $53,496 | $53,0241% above | $19,389 |
| Psychology, General | 215 | $38,507 | $51,387 | $50,0663% above | $19,625 |
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies | 10 | N/A | $50,715 | $51,5692% below | N/A |
| Sociology | 26 | $43,605 | $50,397 | $52,1053% below | $16,500 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods | 62 | $41,184 | $47,190 | $47,7301% below | $19,405 |
| History | 26 | $29,683 | $45,825 | $50,3879% below | $15,625 |
| English Language and Literature, General | 26 | $38,218 | $45,572 | $48,7737% below | $15,949 |
| Fine and Studio Arts | 60 | $39,072 | $45,429 | $41,5509% above | $23,000 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities | 50 | $36,796 | $44,829 | $52,02014% below | $16,001 |
| Philosophy | 8 | N/A | $44,329 | $56,78622% below | N/A |
| Anthropology | 17 | $34,183 | $43,564 | $45,8335% below | N/A |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | 13 | N/A | $42,369 | $56,04724% below | N/A |
| Music | 34 | N/A | $39,168 | $43,38710% below | $18,250 |
Master's programs
| Program | Graduates | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | Field median | Median debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Advanced/Graduate Dentistry and Oral Sciences | 18 | $255,943 | N/A | $226,51813% above | $132,682 |
| Engineering-Related Fields | 51 | $103,020 | $119,245 | $127,2776% below | N/A |
| Business/Commerce, General | 239 | $81,186 | $110,622 | $106,8124% above | $35,500 |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections | 32 | $72,692 | $107,484 | $66,26662% above | $43,276 |
| Mechanical Engineering | 31 | $87,763 | $105,037 | $115,3769% below | N/A |
| Chemical Engineering | 4 | N/A | $104,744 | $114,0378% below | N/A |
| Computer Engineering | 60 | $94,965 | $101,295 | $134,34125% below | N/A |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering | 15 | $92,036 | $100,750 | $135,85226% below | N/A |
| Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology | 0 | $87,583 | N/A | $64,58736% above | N/A |
| Accounting and Related Services | 5 | $74,067 | $86,205 | $93,2288% below | N/A |
| Educational Administration and Supervision | 118 | $75,492 | $86,009 | $69,94423% above | $21,600 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing | 33 | $76,989 | $85,670 | $120,33829% below | $50,561 |
| Biomedical/Medical Engineering | 16 | N/A | $85,209 | $107,28521% below | N/A |
| Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods | 157 | $83,401 | N/A | $91,5489% below | $30,500 |
| Civil Engineering | 20 | $72,425 | $81,217 | $96,80516% below | N/A |
| Public Health | 38 | $60,385 | $78,535 | $78,9981% below | $34,722 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas | 162 | $69,180 | $66,931 | $62,4507% above | $30,846 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness | 58 | $51,943 | $60,645 | $60,5530% above | $37,393 |
| Special Education and Teaching | 34 | $54,373 | $60,000 | $63,0585% below | $33,064 |
| Communication Disorders Sciences and Services | 27 | $61,699 | $59,742 | $65,7869% below | $61,194 |
| Social Work | 149 | $52,439 | $59,074 | $62,5976% below | $47,656 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods | 51 | $49,845 | $57,344 | $58,8453% below | $24,602 |
| Student Counseling and Personnel Services | 47 | $47,741 | $54,613 | $58,9987% below | $42,255 |
| Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions | 17 | $51,858 | N/A | $51,0272% above | $55,837 |
| Music | 22 | $34,962 | $41,519 | $47,35712% below | N/A |
| Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences | 34 | $38,852 | N/A | $44,31412% below | N/A |
Doctoral programs
| Program | Graduates | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | Field median | Median debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing | 2 | $112,852 | N/A | $133,68716% below | $61,500 |
| Educational Administration and Supervision | 23 | $100,247 | $103,501 | $101,1942% above | N/A |
First professional programs
| Program | Graduates | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | Field median | Median debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dentistry | 121 | $145,043 | $172,704 | $176,0042% below | $351,798 |
| Medicine | 149 | $61,970 | $106,490 | $106,4650% above | $232,693 |
| Law | 125 | $63,572 | $80,728 | $100,93220% below | $84,706 |
Post-baccalaureate certificate programs
| Program | Graduates | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | Field median | Median debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Criminal Justice and Corrections | Not available | $112,084 | $132,191 | $104,59226% above | N/A |
Career paths from this college
Careers linked to the programs University of Louisville reports, highest national median pay first. Pay and outlook are BLS figures for the whole occupation, not for this college's graduates.
- Bright outlook
Healthcare practitioners
Cardiologists
- Median pay
- $496,010
- Outlook
- As fast as average
Doctoral or professional degree
Via Medicine
Healthcare practitioners
Radiologists
- Median pay
- $420,860
- Outlook
- As fast as average
Doctoral or professional degree
Via Medicine
- Active Listening
- Reading Comprehension
- Speaking
Healthcare practitioners
Surgeons, All Other
- Median pay
- $414,010
- Outlook
- As fast as average
Doctoral or professional degree
Via Medicine
Healthcare practitioners
Anesthesiologists
- Median pay
- $391,490
- Outlook
- As fast as average
Doctoral or professional degree
Via Medicine
- Critical Thinking
- Judgment and Decision Making
- Monitoring
Healthcare practitioners
Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric
- Median pay
- $358,550
- Outlook
- As fast as average
Doctoral or professional degree
Via Medicine
Verified facts
Did you know? University of Louisville
- 79.4%University of Louisville admitted 11,544 of 15,455 applicants.Source: U.S. College Scorecard, 2025
- 21.2%of admitted students chose to enroll (the yield rate): 2,447 of 11,544.Source: U.S. College Scorecard, 2025
- $14,960average net price after grants for aided students, against $29,736 published tuition.Source: U.S. College Scorecard, 2025
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