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University of Northern IowaCedar Falls, IA · Public

Academics

Majors and faculty

The most popular major is Elementary Education and Teaching (15% of graduates). 18 students for every faculty member, more than at 83% of colleges. 70% of faculty are full-time. Spends $11,070 a year on instruction per student.

Most popular majors

1,965 bachelor's degrees, 2024–25 graduates

The top 5 programs account for 35% of graduates; 89 programs in 24 fields awarded at least one.

  1. Elementary Education and Teaching 13.120215% 299
    Graduates in this field earn $45,885 4 years out
  2. Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods, Other 52.13995.7% 112
  3. Psychology, General 42.01014.9% 97
    Graduates in this field earn $53,829 4 years out
  4. Business Administration and Management, General 52.02014.8% 95
    Graduates in this field earn $74,838 4 years out
  5. Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness, General 31.05014.0% 79
    Graduates in this field earn $54,629 4 years out

Fastest-growing field: Education, 16% → 25% of graduates since 2014–15 (493 graduates in 2024–25).

Source:IPEDS Completions survey (degrees awarded by field), 2014–15 to 2024–25About the data(built 2026-10-12; CPI retrieved 2026-10-12)

Bachelor's degrees awarded July through June, by federal program name (), which can differ from what the college calls a major. A double major counts once, under the ; its other field is a . Earnings are College Scorecard's median for graduates of the program's broader field (), 4 years after completion; see Top-earning majors below.

Top-earning majors here

By earnings 4 years after completion

  1. Computer Science$89,305 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $65,960

    4 years after completion$89,305
    National median: $107,009Below typical

    4 years out, Pell: $78,568 · Non-Pell: Too few graduates to report(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)

    Median federal debt: $22,770 · 63 graduates, two most recent years combined

  2. Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians$87,580 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $69,122

    4 years after completion$87,580
    National median: $80,890Above typical

    4 years out, Pell: $69,038 · Non-Pell: $82,330(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)

    Median federal debt: $19,829 · 65 graduates, two most recent years combined

  3. Construction Management$85,688 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $68,698

    4 years after completion$85,688
    National median: $95,124Below typical

    Median federal debt: $18,000 · 88 graduates, two most recent years combined

  4. Real Estate$83,592 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $56,866

    4 years after completion$83,592
    National median: $84,821About typical

    4 years out, Pell: $49,372 · Non-Pell: Too few graduates to report(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)

    Median federal debt: $20,500 · 80 graduates, two most recent years combined

  5. Accounting and Related Services$82,641 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $61,088

    4 years after completion$82,641
    National median: $76,194Above typical

    4 years out, Pell: $62,698 · Non-Pell: $74,037(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)

    Median federal debt: $18,750 · 1 graduates, two most recent years combined

Bachelor's programs only, among graduates who received federal financial aid and were working (not enrolled in school) in the measurement year.

Students per faculty member vs. every college18 to 1
18 to 1
← Fewer students per facultymore students per faculty member than 83% of 1,892More students per faculty →

Not the average class size: faculty also teach graduate students and do research, and large lectures can sit alongside small seminars.

Full-time faculty70%
National median: 67%Above typical
Average faculty salary

$77,243

9-month equated, all ranks combined. Pay tracks local cost of living as much as a college's generosity.

Spending and endowment

Fiscal 2023–24. Compared only against other public colleges: public and private colleges report finances on different accounting forms that aren't comparable. Many public universities' endowments sit mostly in a separate foundation this survey doesn't count, so this likely understates what's actually available.

Instruction spending per student$11,070
$11,070
← Lessmore than 55% of 557More →
Endowment per student$27,424
$27,424
← Lessmore than 78% of 537More →

Sources:IPEDS Completions survey (degrees awarded by field), 2024–25 graduates;College Scorecard Field of Study data, most recent release;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part D), Fall 2024;IPEDS Salaries survey (SAL, instructional staff, all ranks), Fall 2024;College Scorecard, Fall 2024;IPEDS Finance survey, derived per-student figures, 2023–24;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey (athletics, programs, services, religious affiliation), 2025–26About the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)