Bright outlook
Transportation
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers
- Median pay
- $232,140
- Outlook
- Much faster than average
Bachelor's degree
Via Air Transportation
- Operation and Control
- Operations Monitoring
- Active Listening
University of Nebraska at Kearney Outcomes
University of Nebraska at Kearney has 33 programs with reported graduate earnings. The highest is Biology, General (master's), where graduates earn a median $82,298 four years after finishing, against $71,905 for the same field nationally.
Outcomes
Verified data· U.S. College Scorecard · 2025
61.6%
Graduation rate
First-time, full-time students finishing within 150% of normal time
80%
First-year retention
Students who return for a second year
Median earnings
$55,176
Former students who received federal aid
University of Nebraska at Kearney 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 Nebraska at Kearney. The field median is the middle value for the same field and credential across every college that reports it. 29 more programs have too few graduates for earnings to be published.
- Largest program
- Business Administration, Management and Operations
- 161 graduates · $64,684 median earnings
- Above the national median
- 14 of 33 programs
- Graduate earnings compared with the same field and credential at other colleges
- Lowest debt for the pay
- Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions
- Median debt is 19% of a year's earnings
Highest-earning programs
- Biology, General (master's)
- $82,298
- Field median $71,905
- Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (bachelor's)
- $77,034
- Field median $67,676
- Educational Administration and Supervision (master's)
- $69,061
- Field median $69,944
- Business Administration, Management and Operations (master's)
- $68,342
- Field median $78,303
- Biology, General (bachelor's)
- $67,151
- Field median $57,558
- Business Administration, Management and Operations (bachelor's)
- $64,684
- Field median $64,590
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas (master's)
- $64,020
- Field median $62,450
- History (master's)
- $62,153
- Field median $55,930
Bachelor's programs
| Program | Graduates | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | Field median | Median debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions | 54 | $38,247 | $77,034 | $67,67614% above | $14,500 |
| Biology, General | 31 | $36,058 | $67,151 | $57,55817% above | $15,000 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | 161 | $57,947 | $64,684 | $64,5900% above | $15,025 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General | 18 | N/A | $61,988 | $85,00027% below | N/A |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies | 8 | N/A | $61,941 | $47,08832% above | N/A |
| Agricultural Business and Management | 6 | $56,489 | $61,438 | $65,3966% below | N/A |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections | 24 | $50,977 | $55,356 | $54,4692% above | $15,000 |
| Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Studies | 47 | $35,165 | $54,563 | $49,41910% above | $17,300 |
| Communication Disorders Sciences and Services | 17 | N/A | $53,348 | $58,4919% below | N/A |
| Social Work | 43 | $44,638 | $53,203 | $51,8593% above | $19,472 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness | 19 | N/A | $52,669 | $53,0241% below | $16,125 |
| Journalism | 13 | $44,875 | $51,659 | $54,3785% below | N/A |
| Psychology, General | Not available | $38,461 | $50,360 | $50,0661% above | N/A |
| Family and Consumer Economics and Related Studies | 24 | $36,437 | $49,584 | $50,0741% below | $24,000 |
| Fine and Studio Arts | 23 | $33,860 | $49,521 | $41,55019% above | $18,645 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities | 44 | $39,285 | $47,600 | $52,0208% below | $17,937 |
| History | 23 | $40,299 | $47,590 | $50,3876% below | $18,400 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas | 26 | $44,162 | $44,687 | $50,82712% below | $18,550 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods | 146 | $37,879 | $41,922 | $47,73012% below | $16,167 |
| English Language and Literature, General | 21 | $37,296 | $41,180 | $48,77316% below | $22,725 |
Master's programs
| Program | Graduates | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | Field median | Median debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Biology, General | 64 | $59,611 | $82,298 | $71,90514% above | $32,679 |
| Educational Administration and Supervision | 49 | $65,780 | $69,061 | $69,9441% below | $19,800 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | 25 | $68,342 | N/A | $78,30313% below | N/A |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas | 67 | $56,944 | $64,020 | $62,4503% above | $15,925 |
| History | 36 | $53,265 | $62,153 | $55,93011% above | $30,905 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods | 11 | N/A | $61,612 | $58,8455% above | N/A |
| Communication Disorders Sciences and Services | 16 | $54,619 | $60,698 | $65,7868% below | N/A |
| Curriculum and Instruction | 104 | $53,243 | $60,090 | $60,8071% below | $19,125 |
| Fine and Studio Arts | 12 | $57,228 | $59,873 | $49,05322% above | N/A |
| Special Education and Teaching | 28 | $55,698 | $58,307 | $63,0588% below | $13,022 |
| Student Counseling and Personnel Services | 57 | $52,611 | $56,621 | $58,9984% below | $41,881 |
| English Language and Literature, General | 16 | $54,470 | N/A | $51,4226% above | N/A |
Graduate certificate programs
| Program | Graduates | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | Field median | Median debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Student Counseling and Personnel Services | 8 | $61,141 | N/A | $61,5341% below | N/A |
Career paths from this college
Careers linked to the programs University of Nebraska at Kearney reports, highest national median pay first. Pay and outlook are BLS figures for the whole occupation, not for this college's graduates.
Management
Chief Executives
- Median pay
- $213,990
- Outlook
- As fast as average
Bachelor's degree
Via Business Administration, Management and Operations
- Judgment and Decision Making
- Complex Problem Solving
- Critical Thinking
Management
Chief Sustainability Officers
- Median pay
- $213,990
- Outlook
- As fast as average
Bachelor's degree
Via Business Administration, Management and Operations
- Critical Thinking
- Writing
- Active Listening
- Bright outlook
Science
Industrial-Organizational Psychologists
- Median pay
- $193,950
- Outlook
- Faster than average
Master's degree
Via Psychology, General
- Active Listening
- Reading Comprehension
- Writing
- Bright outlook
Management
Computer and Information Systems Managers
- Median pay
- $175,140
- Outlook
- Much faster than average
Bachelor's degree
Via Computer and Information Sciences, General, Business Administration, Management and Operations
- Critical Thinking
- Active Listening
- Reading Comprehension
- Bright outlook
Science
Physicists
- Median pay
- $172,250
- Outlook
- Faster than average
Doctoral or professional degree
Via Physics
- Science
- Critical Thinking
- Active Learning
Where University of Nebraska at Kearney ranks
- #74Best colleges for biologyof 680 ranked
- #133Best colleges for criminal justiceof 379 ranked
- #297Best colleges for businessof 986 ranked
Verified facts
Did you know? University of Nebraska at Kearney
- 89.5%University of Nebraska at Kearney admitted 5,488 of 6,076 applicants.Source: U.S. College Scorecard, 2025
- 17.2%of admitted students chose to enroll (the yield rate): 945 of 5,488.Source: U.S. College Scorecard, 2025
- 40.6%of undergraduates receive a federal Pell Grant.Source: U.S. College Scorecard, 2025
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