Which Arcadia University major has the lowest debt?

Criminology graduates leave with a median of $26,000 in federal loans, the lowest among 12 Arcadia University bachelor's programs that report debt.

How much does Arcadia University cost?

Tuition and fees are $49,610 a year for all students. After grants and scholarships, the average net price is $29,466 a year.

How many Arcadia University programs report graduate pay?

13 bachelor's programs at Arcadia University report first-year pay, and 12 of them also report federal debt.

Arcadia University Programs, Ranked by Graduate Pay and Debt

Private nonprofit university
Glenside, PA
1,948 undergraduates

College Scorecard June 2026 release

The short answer

13 Arcadia University bachelor's programs report what graduates earn. Computer and Information Science pays the most in the first year ($50,672), and Theatre the least ($17,203). The median program pays $33,823.

Tuition and fees$49,610Per year, for all students

Average net price after aid$29,466Per year

Graduation rate67%Within 6 years

Admission rate80%Of applicants

All 13 bachelor's programs, ranked

Each figure is the median for the program's graduates. "Rank in Pennsylvania" compares first-year pay with the same field's bachelor's programs across Pennsylvania. 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 Pennsylvania
1	Computer and Information ScienceAbout 15 graduates a year	$50,672	$70,538	$27,000	18th of 28
2	AccountingAbout 3 graduates a year	$46,846	$66,246	$27,000	36th of 41
3	International BusinessAbout 4 graduates a year	$40,659	$64,245	$27,000	7th of 7
4	BiologyAbout 66 graduates a year	$40,110	$72,595	$27,000	9th of 50
5	Health and Medical AdministrationAbout 7 graduates a year	$38,581	$61,820	$27,000	12th of 13
6	SociologyAbout 8 graduates a year	$36,919	Not reported	Not reported	3rd of 20
7	CriminologyAbout 14 graduates a year	$33,823	$51,702	$26,000	9th of 9
8	International StudiesAbout 7 graduates a year	$30,872	$52,123	$27,000	2nd of 4
9	PsychologyAbout 44 graduates a year	$29,772	$54,051	$27,000	37th of 48
10	Writing and RhetoricAbout 9 graduates a year	$27,390	Not reported	$27,000	4th of 7
11	CommunicationsAbout 14 graduates a year	$27,061	$51,035	$27,000	34th of 37
12	Fine and Studio ArtsAbout 16 graduates a year	$22,389	$34,890	$26,975	11th of 17
13	TheatreAbout 16 graduates a year	$17,203	$18,385	$27,000	10th of 12

Program names link to the program's own page, and Pennsylvania 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 Pennsylvania programs in the field do too.

One more bachelor's program reports debt but not pay, so it isn't listed.

Quick picks

Highest first-year pay

Computer and Information Science$50,672
Accounting$46,846
International Business$40,659
Biology$40,110
Health and Medical Administration$38,581

Lowest median debt

Largest programs

BiologyAbout 66 graduates a year
PsychologyAbout 44 graduates a year
Fine and Studio ArtsAbout 16 graduates a year
TheatreAbout 16 graduates a year
Computer and Information ScienceAbout 15 graduates a year

Common questions

Computer and Information Science graduates earn a median of $50,672 in their first year, the most of 13 Arcadia University 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 Pennsylvania 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