Which Adams State major has the lowest debt?

Kinesiology and Exercise Science graduates leave with a median of $21,451 in federal loans, the lowest among 6 Adams State bachelor's programs that report debt.

How much does Adams State cost?

In-state tuition and fees are $9,824 a year, and $21,944 for out-of-state students. After grants and scholarships, the average net price is $12,980 a year.

How many Adams State programs report graduate pay?

6 bachelor's programs at Adams State report first-year pay, and all of them also report federal debt.

Adams State Programs, Ranked by Graduate Pay and Debt

Adams State University
Public university
Alamosa, CO
1,250 undergraduates

College Scorecard June 2026 release

The short answer

6 Adams State bachelor's programs report what graduates earn. Nursing pays the most in the first year ($70,926), and Kinesiology and Exercise Science the least ($30,045). The median program pays $39,864.

In-state tuition and fees$9,824Per year. Out-of-state $21,944

Average net price after aid$12,980Per year

Graduation rate39%Within 6 years

All 6 bachelor's programs, ranked

Each figure is the median for the program's graduates. "Rank in Colorado" compares first-year pay with the same field's bachelor's programs across Colorado. Programs that don't report a figure are listed last when you sort by it.

#	Program	Year 1 pay	Year 5 pay	Debt	Rank in Colorado
1	NursingAbout 14 graduates a year	$70,926	$72,966	$31,000	10th of 11
2	SociologyAbout 27 graduates a year	$46,948	Not reported	$29,441	1st of 10
3	BusinessAbout 75 graduates a year	$40,181	$53,884	$23,624	5th of 7
4	Liberal Arts and General StudiesAbout 21 graduates a year	$39,546	$46,747	$24,879	2nd of 4
5	PsychologyAbout 17 graduates a year	$37,943	Not reported	$22,745	1st of 14
6	Kinesiology and Exercise ScienceAbout 32 graduates a year	$30,045	$44,372	$21,451	6th of 8

Program names link to the program's own page, and Colorado ranks link to the full ranking for the field. A program gets its own page when it reports both pay and debt and at least five Colorado programs in the field do too.

Some nursing bachelor's programs are for nurses who are already licensed and working (RN-to-BSN). College Scorecard counts them with programs for new students, and their graduates' pay reflects years of nursing experience, so high pay at a program here may not mean higher starting pay for a new nurse.

Quick picks

Highest first-year pay

Nursing$70,926
Sociology$46,948
Business$40,181
Liberal Arts and General Studies$39,546
Psychology$37,943

Lowest median debt

Kinesiology and Exercise Science$21,451
Psychology$22,745
Business$23,624
Liberal Arts and General Studies$24,879
Sociology$29,441

Largest programs

BusinessAbout 75 graduates a year
Kinesiology and Exercise ScienceAbout 32 graduates a year
SociologyAbout 27 graduates a year
Liberal Arts and General StudiesAbout 21 graduates a year
PsychologyAbout 17 graduates a year

Common questions

Nursing graduates earn a median of $70,926 in their first year, the most of 6 Adams State bachelor's programs that report pay.

About this data

Earnings and debt only include students who received federal financial aid, and earnings only count graduates who were working and not enrolled in more school.
Debt only includes federal loans. Private loans and credit cards are not counted.
Tuition, net price, graduation rate, and admission rate are for the whole school, not one program.
Some schools with several campuses report one combined figure for all of them. We count each of those schools once, and leave them out of Colorado rankings when their main campus is in another state.
Scorecard figures describe graduating classes from several years ago.

Sources

U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, field of study and institution files, June 2026 release
NCES, IPEDS tuition and fees, 2023-24, for in-district tuition labels