Colorado Mesa University
Grand Junction, Colorado
- Public technical or community college
- Public
- City
- 8,143 students
What you can study
Programs this school reported awarding, with how many students finished one in the latest year. Where the federal data has it, we show what this school's graduates earned a year after finishing (for graduates from a few years back, so a program can show earnings even if few finished recently). The national figure is for everyone who finished that kind of program anywhere.
Agriculture and horticulture
- Agricultural Business and ManagementAssociate degree · 1 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $40,343
- Food Science and TechnologyCertificate · 5 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $49,982
- Food Science and TechnologyAssociate degree · 1 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $41,934
Auto, diesel and aircraft mechanic
- Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansCertificate · 141 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $43,278
- Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansAssociate degree · 14 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $48,683
Bookkeeping and accounting
- Accounting and Related ServicesCertificate · 1 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $40,897
- Accounting and Related ServicesBachelor's degree · 33 finishedGraduates here earned $50,285 a year after finishingNationally: $60,798
Carpentry and construction
- Construction Trades, GeneralAssociate degree · 12 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $74,049
Child care and early education
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsAssociate degree · 9 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $30,190
- Human Development, Family Studies, and Related ServicesCertificate · 94 finishedGraduates here earned $30,735 a year after finishingNationally: $28,174
- Human Development, Family Studies, and Related ServicesBachelor's degree · 7 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $38,488
Clinical lab technician
- Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied ProfessionsAssociate degree · 3 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $52,694
Computers and IT
- Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralBachelor's degree · 34 finishedGraduates here earned $62,815 a year after finishingNationally: $70,762
- Computer ProgrammingCertificate · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $46,650
- Computer Systems Networking and TelecommunicationsCertificate · 19 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $40,930
- Computer Systems Networking and TelecommunicationsAssociate degree · 7 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $46,926
Culinary arts
- Culinary Arts and Related ServicesCertificate · 41 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $30,130
- Culinary Arts and Related ServicesAssociate degree · 20 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $34,674
Electrician
- Electrical and Power Transmission InstallersCertificate · 43 finishedGraduates here earned $62,610 a year after finishingNationally: $44,469
- Electrical and Power Transmission InstallersAssociate degree · 9 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $55,611
EMT, surgical tech and imaging
- Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsCertificate · 108 finishedGraduates here earned $40,438 a year after finishingNationally: $55,124
- Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsAssociate degree · 14 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $61,169
- Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsBachelor's degree · 19 finishedGraduates here earned $62,970 a year after finishingNationally: $69,634
Engineering technology
- Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/TechniciansCertificate · 1 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $49,355
- Electromechanical Technologies/TechniciansCertificate · 8 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $55,608
- Electromechanical Technologies/TechniciansAssociate degree · 2 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $63,073
- Environmental Control Technologies/TechniciansCertificate · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $42,256
- Environmental Control Technologies/TechniciansAssociate degree · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $47,210
- Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/TechniciansAssociate degree · 3 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $56,437
- Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/TechniciansBachelor's degree · 14 finishedGraduates here earned $68,375 a year after finishingNationally: $70,230
- Construction Engineering Technology/TechnicianBachelor's degree · 26 finishedGraduates here earned $72,814 a year after finishingNationally: $77,872
- Engineering-Related Technologies/TechniciansCertificate · 4 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $61,712
- Engineering-Related Technologies/TechniciansAssociate degree · 4 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $59,185
Graphic and applied design
- Design and Applied ArtsBachelor's degree · 8 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $39,422
HVAC and refrigeration
- Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR)Certificate · 2 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $42,278
Medical assisting and pharmacy tech
- Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesCertificate · 25 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $32,268
- Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesAssociate degree · 13 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $40,233
Office and business support
- Business Operations Support and Assistant ServicesCertificate · 51 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $30,026
- Business Operations Support and Assistant ServicesAssociate degree · 10 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $34,369
Pilot and air transportation
- Air TransportationCertificate · 2 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $32,972
- Air TransportationAssociate degree · 4 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $52,658
Police, fire and corrections
- Criminal Justice and CorrectionsCertificate · 32 finishedGraduates here earned $62,476 a year after finishingNationally: $55,215
- Criminal Justice and CorrectionsAssociate degree · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $40,997
- Criminal Justice and CorrectionsBachelor's degree · 76 finishedGraduates here earned $46,118 a year after finishingNationally: $43,365
- Fire ProtectionCertificate · 3 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $52,514
- Fire ProtectionAssociate degree · 8 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $62,186
Practical nursing and nursing assistant
- Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing AssistantsCertificate · 192 finishedGraduates here earned $36,979 a year after finishingNationally: $50,533
Registered nursing
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingAssociate degree · 18 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $75,149
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBachelor's degree · 145 finishedGraduates here earned $79,529 a year after finishingNationally: $84,093
Welding and machining
- Precision Metal WorkingCertificate · 114 finishedGraduates here earned $51,512 a year after finishingNationally: $42,421
- Precision Metal WorkingAssociate degree · 24 finishedGraduates here earned $45,968 a year after finishingNationally: $48,947
Other programs (21)
- Audiovisual Communications Technologies/TechniciansCertificate · 17 finishedNationally: $27,737
- Audiovisual Communications Technologies/TechniciansAssociate degree · 7 finishedNationally: $29,515
- Business Administration, Management and OperationsCertificate · 1 finishedNationally: $44,510
- Communication and Media StudiesCertificate · 1 finishedNationally: $35,276
- Entrepreneurial and Small Business OperationsCertificate · 0 finishedNationally: $43,067
- Environmental/Natural Resources Management and PolicyCertificate · 4 finishedNationally: $44,701
- Geography and CartographyCertificate · 4 finishedNationally: $46,721
- Homeland SecurityCertificate · 10 finishedNationally: $51,940
- Hospitality Administration/ManagementCertificateNationally: $41,933
- Hospitality Administration/ManagementAssociate degree · 2 finishedNationally: $37,255
- Human Resources Management and ServicesCertificate · 3 finishedNationally: $50,359
- Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesCertificateNationally: $35,042
- Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesAssociate degree · 92 finishedGraduates here earned $34,786 a year afterNationally: $34,134
- Management Information Systems and ServicesCertificate · 2 finishedNationally: $57,331
- Mental and Social Health Services and Allied ProfessionsCertificate · 0 finishedNationally: $41,294
- Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, OtherAssociate degree · 1 finishedNationally: $45,150
- Real EstateCertificate · 12 finishedNationally: $45,163
- Rhetoric and Composition/Writing StudiesCertificate · 2 finishedNationally: $39,278
- Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessCertificate · 4 finishedNationally: $28,258
- Sustainability StudiesCertificate · 10 finishedNationally: $45,852
- Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/TechniciansAssociate degree · 8 finishedNationally: $37,661
What it really costs
Net price is what students paid after grants and scholarships.
- Average net price
- $14,808per year, students who got grant aidSource: College Scorecard
- Total cost of attendance
- $25,154sticker price incl. living costs, per yearSource: College Scorecard
- Tuition, in-state
- $10,257Source: College Scorecard
- Students with federal loans
- 30%Source: College Scorecard
How students do
- Finish their program
- 43%first-time, full-time students finishing within 1.5 times the normal lengthSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $46,4446 years after starting, students who got federal aidSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings, later
- $51,22110 years after startingSource: College Scorecard
- Median debt at completion
- $19,500federal loans, students who finishedSource: College Scorecard
- Earned a degree or certificate here
- 45%all students who started, 8 years laterSource: College Scorecard
- Left for another college before finishing
- 26%all students who started, 8 years laterSource: College Scorecard
Where these numbers come from
Every number on this page comes from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard page for Colorado Mesa University, which draws on what the school reports to the federal government and on federal student aid and tax records. Program earnings cover graduates who received federal student aid. We last pulled the data on November 6, 2026.
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