Medicine first professional degree outcomes at University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus
Denver, CO · Public · Federal field 5112
Data scope
Federal records group outcomes by college, four-digit field and credential level. A record may cover several catalog programs or concentrations.
The short version
Reported earnings are close to the same-degree benchmark.
$8,259 below the national median for the same field and credential.
Debt pressure
Not available
Positive-payoff price ceiling
$103,003 / year
10-year scenario
Withheld by data safeguards
Price evidence
College-wide context only
OUTCOME SIGNALS
Graduate outcomes from several angles.
Follow earnings over time and inspect the cohort behind each federal measure.
+139%Earnings growth, year 1 → 5$67,110 → $160,593Not availableEarn above high-school thresholdGraduate count in the year-4 cohort79Working in the college’s stateGraduate count in the year-4 cohort242Year-5 earnings observationsCohort behind the year-5 medianNot availableBorrowers representedCohort behind the debt medianNot availableAwarding-school debtDebt attributed to the college granting the credentialNot availableRecent awardsIPEDS 2023–24 first-major completions in this field and credential
NEW FEDERAL PROGRAM CONTEXT
Size, aid and an earnings floor.
The Department of Education’s 2026 informational preview adds current program participation and a preliminary earnings comparison. It does not make a final eligibility determination.
553Students receiving federal aid2024–25 Title IV enrollment131Federal-aid completers2024–25 program completersNot reportedPell Grant recipients2024–25 program count442Federal loan borrowers2024–25 unduplicated count
Preliminary federal earnings benchmark$61,854Informational preview, not a final accountability result
Observed year-4 earnings$104,201$42,347 above the preliminary benchmark
Additional borrowing reported for this category: Parent PLUS not reported · 316 Grad PLUS borrowers.
Source: U.S. Department of Education PPD:2026 informational preview. Program categories use OPEID, four-digit field and credential level; federal-aid counts do not represent every enrolled student.
01 · PRICE CONTEXT$11,900
Institution-wide annual average net price, not this program’s price.
02 · BORROWINGNot available
Median federal debt across schools attended at this academic level.
03 · EARNINGS$104,201
Observed median earnings four full years after completion.
04 · REPAYMENTNot available
Estimated standard 10-year federal payment.
WHAT WILL IT COST?
Published college costs provide the starting point.
Your exact offering, aid, residency and time to finish determine the price you actually pay.
Each point may represent a different federal cohort. A missing bar means the figure was unavailable or suppressed.
$67,110Year 1
$104,201Year 4
$160,593Year 5
CAN THE EARNINGS SUPPORT THE DEBT?
Repayment pressure is not available
Estimated monthly payment divided by observed gross monthly earnings. This excludes taxes, other debts and income-driven repayment.
Gross monthly earnings$8,683
Estimated loan paymentNot available
Not availableborrowers represented where reported
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
$104,201 vs. $112,460
$8,259 below the national median for the same field and credential.
Same-field national median
WHAT WORK CAN IT LEAD TO?
Related occupations, wages and outlook.
Official CIP–SOC links show careers the curriculum may prepare students for, not observed jobs held by this school’s graduates. BLS wages describe everyone working in an occupation.
BLS May 2025 wage estimates and 2025–35 employment projections.
Pediatric Surgeons$559,030 median wageU.S. estimate · 1,190 jobs · 29-1243+2.0% projected U.S. growth · 0k openings/yrTypical entry: Doctoral or professional degreeCardiologists$496,010 median wageU.S. estimate · 200 jobs · 29-1212+4.8% projected U.S. growth · 0.5k openings/yrTypical entry: Doctoral or professional degreeSurgeons, All Other$414,010 median wageU.S. estimate · 470 jobs · 29-1249+4.0% projected U.S. growth · 0.7k openings/yrTypical entry: Doctoral or professional degreeDermatologists$398,810 median wageCO estimate · 260 jobs · 29-1213+6.8% projected U.S. growth · 0.4k openings/yrTypical entry: Doctoral or professional degreeAnesthesiologists$391,490 median wageU.S. estimate · 38,760 jobs · 29-1211+3.6% projected U.S. growth · 1.1k openings/yrTypical entry: Doctoral or professional degreeOrthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric$385,410 median wageCO estimate · 410 jobs · 29-1242+4.0% projected U.S. growth · 0.4k openings/yrTypical entry: Doctoral or professional degreeNeurologists$356,250 median wageCO estimate · 120 jobs · 29-1217+6.4% projected U.S. growth · 0.3k openings/yrTypical entry: Doctoral or professional degreeRadiologists$344,270 median wageCO estimate · 500 jobs · 29-1224+3.4% projected U.S. growth · 0.7k openings/yrTypical entry: Doctoral or professional degreeEmergency Medicine Physicians$335,550 median wageU.S. estimate · 780 jobs · 29-1214+3.2% projected U.S. growth · 0.9k openings/yrTypical entry: Doctoral or professional degreeGeneral Internal Medicine Physicians$299,990 median wageCO estimate · 450 jobs · 29-1216+4.0% projected U.S. growth · 1.9k openings/yrTypical entry: Doctoral or professional degreePhysicians, All Other$298,320 median wageCO estimate · 1,990 jobs · 29-1229+3.4% projected U.S. growth · 9.4k openings/yrTypical entry: Doctoral or professional degreePhysicians, Pathologists$294,510 median wageCO estimate · 50 jobs · 29-1222+4.8% projected U.S. growth · 0.3k openings/yrTypical entry: Doctoral or professional degree
Possible alternatives
Same degree, stronger on at least one reported measure.
Every option below reports higher earnings, lower federal debt or a lower college-wide net price. Same-state options appear first.