University of Northern Iowa
Cedar Falls, IA · Public · Visit Website
Programs Analyzed
40
Avg Grad Earnings
$42,924/yr
Avg DegreeWorth Score
64/100
Tuition (In-State)
$9,728/yr
Out-of-state: $21,272/yr
All Programs at University of Northern Iowa
40 degree programs ranked by DegreeWorth Score. Click any program for full AI scenario analysis and 10-year earnings projections.
| Program | DW Score | Earnings | AI Risk | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Computer Science | 85 | $65,960/yr | Very High | 24.1x |
| Business Administration | 85 | $51,690/yr | High | 17.1x |
| Accounting and Related Services | 83 | $61,088/yr | Very High | 19.9x |
| Construction Management | 82 | $68,698/yr | High | 20.6x |
| Finance and Financial Management Services | 82 | $52,759/yr | Very High | 17.5x |
| Economics | 78 | $49,314/yr | Very High | 18.5x |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections | 76 | $43,748/yr | Moderate | 10.2x |
| Marketing | 75 | $48,990/yr | Very High | 16.3x |
| Industrial Production Technologies | 74 | $69,122/yr | Moderate | 20.7x |
| Teacher Education | 74 | $43,602/yr | High | 11.2x |
| Public Administration | 74 | $38,877/yr | High | 13.2x |
| Teacher Education | 73 | $42,790/yr | High | 10.9x |
| Electromechanical Instrumentation | 72 | $75,667/yr | Moderate | 18.4x |
| Real Estate | 71 | $56,866/yr | High | 17.0x |
| Apparel and Textiles | 69 | $44,647/yr | High | 14.1x |
| Public Relations & Advertising | 69 | $43,755/yr | High | 13.8x |
| Management Information Systems and Services | 68 | $58,197/yr | Very High | 22.1x |
| Criminology | 67 | $43,914/yr | High | 13.1x |
| Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language | 67 | $41,267/yr | High | 9.6x |
| Sociology | 63 | $41,250/yr | High | 11.9x |
| Political Science and Government | 63 | $37,875/yr | Very High | 12.9x |
| Social Work | 62 | $37,257/yr | Moderate | 10.9x |
| Human Development & Family Studies | 62 | $32,614/yr | High | 10.3x |
| Mathematics | 61 | $42,729/yr | Very High | 12.4x |
| Health and Physical Education/Fitness | 61 | $32,709/yr | Moderate | 12.4x |
| Radio, Television, and Digital Communication | 60 | $36,324/yr | High | 11.7x |
| Biology, General | 60 | $36,286/yr | High | 14.4x |
| Design and Applied Arts | 59 | $38,637/yr | High | 12.0x |
| Communication and Media Studies | 57 | $40,558/yr | High | 12.6x |
| Psychology, General | 56 | $32,673/yr | High | 11.4x |
| History | 55 | $27,569/yr | High | 11.9x |
| English Language and Literature, General | 54 | $41,870/yr | Very High | 11.1x |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences | 54 | $40,009/yr | Low | 9.2x |
| Romance Languages & Literatures | 49 | $34,702/yr | Very High | 12.5x |
| Music | 49 | $32,175/yr | High | 9.0x |
| Parks, Recreation and Leisure Studies | 47 | $37,233/yr | Very High | 11.6x |
| Fine and Studio Arts | 47 | $24,095/yr | Moderate | 9.5x |
| Communication Disorders Sciences and Services | 44 | $10,746/yr | High | 14.8x |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft | 42 | $22,289/yr | Moderate | 9.7x |
| Graphic Communications | 40 | $36,419/yr | High | 11.7x |
About This Data
DegreeWorth analyzes 40 bachelor's degree programs at University of Northern Iowa using earnings data from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, employment projections from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (2024–2034), and AI automation risk research from OpenAI and academic institutions.
The DegreeWorth Score (0–100) combines four equally weighted factors: graduate earnings, AI resilience, job market size, and return on investment. Each program page includes three AI scenarios (optimistic, base case, pessimistic) showing how automation could affect 10-year earnings.
Data: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (earnings, debt), Bureau of Labor Statistics 2024–2034
(employment projections), OpenAI GPTs-are-GPTs research (AI task exposure), Felten et al. AIOE.
Last updated 2025.