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Colorado Mesa University
Grand Junction, CO · Public · 8,143 students · mostly certificate degrees
26th-cheapest of 69 Colorado colleges by net price.
Official site →Net price / year
$15,103
after grant aid
Sticker cost / year
$24,046
Graduation rate
41%
Admission rate
82%
Median graduate earnings
$45,823
~10 yrs after entry
Median student debt
$22,000
Average SAT
1055
Median ACT
23
Pell grant recipients
28%
3-yr loan default rate
0%
Fields of study
106 programsComputer and Information Sciences, General · Bachelor's Degree43 grads/yr$96,708Clinical Nurse Leader · Bachelor's Degree146 grads/yr$81,319Criminal Justice and Corrections, General · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma28 grads/yr$80,359Medical Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiation Therapist · Bachelor's Degree25 grads/yr$74,932Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants, Other · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma121 grads/yr$73,377Automotive Engineering Technology/Technician · Bachelor's Degree13 grads/yr$72,815Accounting · Bachelor's Degree26 grads/yr$71,577Electrician · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma56 grads/yr$70,482Business Administration and Management, General · Bachelor's Degree201 grads/yr$69,297Medical Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiation Therapist · Associate's Degree13 grads/yr$67,041Education, General · Master's Degree12 grads/yr$60,586Criminal Justice and Corrections, General · Bachelor's Degree75 grads/yr$58,708Business/Commerce, General · Bachelor's Degree$57,897Machine Tool Technology/Machinist · Associate's Degree23 grads/yr$56,832Medical Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiation Therapist · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma73 grads/yr$56,747Communication, General · Bachelor's Degree32 grads/yr$54,717Psychology, General · Bachelor's Degree70 grads/yr$54,321Social Work · Bachelor's Degree18 grads/yr$50,441Environmental Science · Bachelor's Degree31 grads/yr$50,384Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness, General · Bachelor's Degree123 grads/yr$49,348Education, General · Graduate/Professional Certificate21 grads/yr$49,139Biology/Biological Sciences, General · Bachelor's Degree82 grads/yr$45,737General Studies · Bachelor's Degree32 grads/yr$44,651General Studies · Associate's Degree79 grads/yr$43,775English Language and Literature, General · Bachelor's Degree25 grads/yr$43,733
Earnings shown where the Department of Education reports them; programs with too few graduates are suppressed.
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Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard (most recent cohorts). Net price is for students receiving federal aid; earnings are a past cohort measured years after entry, not a guarantee.