Program Payoff

Colorado Mesa University

Grand Junction, Colorado. 56 certificate and associate programs, public. 56 of them report what graduates earn; for the rest, the figure below is what the occupation pays in Colorado.

ProgramCredentialMedian debtGraduates earnThe occupation pays
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing Associate's degree $59,485 (43) $100,260
Registered Nurses
Criminal Justice and Corrections Associate's degree $58,673 (16) $45,150
Security Guards
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions Associate's degree $43,798 (26) $136,930
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary
Electrical and Power Transmission Installers Associate's degree $43,240 (37) $81,230
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers
Precision Metal Working Associate's degree $33,993 (25) $58,590
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians Associate's degree $31,704 (13) $83,260
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services Associate's degree $28,236 (13) $48,400
Medical Assistants
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities Associate's degree $20,170 $26,187 (46) $83,210
Postsecondary Teachers, All Other
Culinary Arts and Related Services Associate's degree $25,658 (22) $41,600
Cooks, Restaurant
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions Undergraduate certificate $12,673 not published $136,930
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary
Electrical and Power Transmission Installers Undergraduate certificate $5,500 not published $81,230
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants Undergraduate certificate $19,250 not published $47,380
Nursing Assistants
Agricultural Business and Management Associate's degree not published $79,250
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products
Air Transportation Associate's degree not published $59,500
Flight Attendants
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services Undergraduate certificate not published $48,400
Medical Assistants
Audiovisual Communications Technologies/Technicians Undergraduate certificate not published $56,790
Audio and Video Technicians
Audiovisual Communications Technologies/Technicians Associate's degree not published $56,790
Audio and Video Technicians
Business Administration, Management and Operations Undergraduate certificate not published $92,520
Business Operations Specialists, All Other
Business Operations Support and Assistant Services Undergraduate certificate not published $92,520
Business Operations Specialists, All Other
Business Operations Support and Assistant Services Associate's degree not published $92,520
Business Operations Specialists, All Other
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions Associate's degree not published $136,930
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary
Computer Programming Undergraduate certificate not published $138,390
Software Developers
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications Undergraduate certificate not published $138,390
Software Developers
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications Associate's degree not published $138,390
Software Developers
Construction Trades, General Associate's degree not published $81,230
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers
Criminal Justice and Corrections Undergraduate certificate not published $45,150
Security Guards
Culinary Arts and Related Services Undergraduate certificate not published $41,600
Cooks, Restaurant
Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians Undergraduate certificate not published $66,720
Medical Equipment Repairers
Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians Associate's degree not published $66,720
Medical Equipment Repairers
Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians Undergraduate certificate not published $57,890
Surveying and Mapping Technicians
Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians Associate's degree not published $57,890
Surveying and Mapping Technicians
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations Undergraduate certificate not published $131,840
General and Operations Managers
Environmental Control Technologies/Technicians Undergraduate certificate not published $65,200
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers
Environmental Control Technologies/Technicians Associate's degree not published $65,200
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers
Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy Undergraduate certificate not published $171,140
Managers, All Other
Fire Protection Associate's degree not published $171,140
Managers, All Other
Food Science and Technology Undergraduate certificate not published $44,900
Food Batchmakers
Food Science and Technology Associate's degree not published $44,900
Food Batchmakers
Geography and Cartography Undergraduate certificate not published $171,140
Managers, All Other
Graphic Communications Undergraduate certificate not published $47,860
Printing Press Operators
Graphic Communications Associate's degree not published $47,860
Printing Press Operators
Homeland Security Undergraduate certificate not published $171,140
Managers, All Other
Hospitality Administration/Management Associate's degree not published $92,520
Business Operations Specialists, All Other
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services Undergraduate certificate not published $40,750
Childcare Workers
Human Resources Management and Services Undergraduate certificate not published $80,840
Human Resources Specialists
Management Information Systems and Services Undergraduate certificate not published $199,420
Computer and Information Systems Managers
Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians Associate's degree not published $61,280
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions Undergraduate certificate not published $63,720
Child, Family, and School Social Workers
Precision Metal Working Undergraduate certificate not published $58,590
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers
Real Estate Undergraduate certificate not published $63,670
Real Estate Sales Agents
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies Undergraduate certificate not published $77,870
Editors
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness Undergraduate certificate not published $49,900
Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors
Sustainability Studies Undergraduate certificate not published $85,990
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods Associate's degree not published $63,410
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians Undergraduate certificate not published $83,260
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers
Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/Technicians Associate's degree not published $136,930
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary

"Graduates earn" is the median two years after completing, from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard, released 2026-06-10; the number in brackets is how many graduates it covers. A dash means the Department has not published a figure — it withholds any median computed from too few graduates — and never that the figure is zero. "The occupation pays" is the state median for the occupation the program leads to, from the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey, and describes everyone in that job rather than graduates of this school.