Which Auburn University major has the lowest debt?

Agriculture graduates leave with a median of $17,625 in federal loans, the lowest among 48 Auburn University bachelor's programs that report debt.

How much does Auburn University cost?

In-state tuition and fees are $12,890 a year, and $34,922 for out-of-state students. After grants and scholarships, the average net price is $24,323 a year.

How many Auburn University programs report graduate pay?

48 bachelor's programs at Auburn University report first-year pay, and all of them also report federal debt.

Auburn University Programs, Ranked by Graduate Pay and Debt

Public university
Auburn, AL
26,816 undergraduates

College Scorecard June 2026 release

The short answer

48 Auburn University bachelor's programs report what graduates earn. Chemical Engineering pays the most in the first year ($82,217), and Theatre the least ($20,899). The median program pays $44,913.

In-state tuition and fees$12,890Per year. Out-of-state $34,922

Average net price after aid$24,323Per year

Graduation rate82%Within 6 years

Admission rate46%Of applicants

All 48 bachelor's programs, ranked

Each figure is the median for the program's graduates. "Rank in Alabama" compares first-year pay with the same field's bachelor's programs across Alabama. 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 Alabama
1	Chemical EngineeringAbout 76 graduates a year	$82,217	$108,040	$23,104	1st of 5
2	Computer EngineeringAbout 89 graduates a year	$80,067	$98,999	$22,125	2nd of 3
3	Electrical EngineeringAbout 70 graduates a year	$78,680	$94,383	$25,125	4th of 7
4	Architectural EngineeringAbout 147 graduates a year	$77,115	$99,989	$22,000	1st of 1
5	Mechanical EngineeringAbout 230 graduates a year	$74,005	$91,940	$24,514	3rd of 7
6	Computer and Information ScienceAbout 156 graduates a year	$72,440	$104,342	$25,000	4th of 12
7	Industrial EngineeringAbout 86 graduates a year	$71,063	$96,383	$23,250	2nd of 2
8	Aerospace EngineeringAbout 95 graduates a year	$68,607	$95,997	$20,458	3rd of 3
9	Civil EngineeringAbout 113 graduates a year	$68,291	$81,856	$23,375	2nd of 5
10	NursingAbout 222 graduates a year	$67,120	$71,237	$20,449	6th of 12
11	Management ScienceAbout 75 graduates a year	$64,841	Not reported	$23,250	1st of 2
12	Applied MathematicsAbout 20 graduates a year	$60,671	Not reported	$19,000	1st of 1
13	AccountingAbout 141 graduates a year	$60,381	$79,838	$23,250	1st of 12
14	Biological EngineeringAbout 50 graduates a year	$59,050	$75,397	$25,747	1st of 1
15	Business AdministrationAbout 562 graduates a year	$56,948	$76,513	$22,250	2nd of 18
16	FinanceAbout 323 graduates a year	$55,875	$83,481	$20,500	2nd of 9
17	ArchitectureAbout 60 graduates a year	$53,146	$75,187	$28,000	1st of 1
18	ForestryAbout 31 graduates a year	$51,421	$60,170	$20,500	1st of 1
19	Agricultural BusinessAbout 42 graduates a year	$50,936	$62,519	$21,875	1st of 1
20	Design and Applied ArtsAbout 116 graduates a year	$46,585	$58,793	$26,000	1st of 3
21	Geology and Earth ScienceAbout 10 graduates a year	$45,588	Not reported	$27,000	1st of 1
22	MarketingAbout 284 graduates a year	$45,460	$67,766	$20,500	3rd of 9
23	Health and Medical AdministrationAbout 36 graduates a year	$45,291	$70,747	$25,750	2nd of 3
24	Environmental DesignAbout 41 graduates a year	$44,929	Not reported	$25,375	1st of 1
25	Subject-Area Teacher EducationAbout 61 graduates a year	$44,897	$52,004	$23,600	1st of 5
26	Teacher EducationAbout 120 graduates a year	$42,878	$46,730	$22,250	4th of 13
27	Special EducationAbout 55 graduates a year	$42,774	$50,705	$22,250	3rd of 4
28	AgricultureAbout 21 graduates a year	$41,682	Not reported	$17,625	1st of 1
29	Public Relations and AdvertisingAbout 86 graduates a year	$41,458	$53,562	$23,250	2nd of 2
30	Hospitality ManagementAbout 70 graduates a year	$40,664	$53,091	$24,500	1st of 3
31	Interdisciplinary StudiesAbout 21 graduates a year	$39,414	$49,480	$23,000	2nd of 4
32	Plant ScienceAbout 45 graduates a year	$39,024	$57,885	$20,500	1st of 1
33	JournalismAbout 50 graduates a year	$38,357	$51,515	$20,500	1st of 3
34	Apparel and TextilesAbout 95 graduates a year	$37,329	$62,650	$23,976	1st of 2
35	CommunicationsAbout 93 graduates a year	$35,929	$62,643	$20,675	3rd of 10
36	AviationAbout 131 graduates a year	$35,856	Not reported	$21,875	1st of 1
37	SociologyAbout 13 graduates a year	$35,378	Not reported	$22,250	1st of 4
38	Animal ScienceAbout 103 graduates a year	$34,980	$66,404	$21,625	1st of 2
39	EnglishAbout 44 graduates a year	$33,213	$50,686	$25,000	4th of 8
40	Political ScienceAbout 82 graduates a year	$32,228	$63,805	$23,700	4th of 5
41	Human Development and Family StudiesAbout 72 graduates a year	$30,502	$44,084	$25,000	1st of 2
42	HistoryAbout 46 graduates a year	$30,458	$47,668	$22,500	3rd of 8
43	Physiology and PathologyAbout 204 graduates a year	$29,884	Not reported	$24,250	1st of 1
44	Wildlife ScienceAbout 47 graduates a year	$28,748	$52,409	$25,740	1st of 1
45	PsychologyAbout 203 graduates a year	$27,606	$48,338	$20,500	7th of 14
46	Nutrition ScienceAbout 42 graduates a year	$22,149	$58,072	$26,000	1st of 1
47	BiologyAbout 302 graduates a year	$22,132	$78,788	$23,750	13th of 14
48	TheatreAbout 21 graduates a year	$20,899	Not reported	$23,141	2nd of 4

Program names link to the program's own page, and Alabama 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 Alabama 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.

4 more bachelor's programs report debt but not pay, so they aren't listed.

Quick picks

Highest first-year pay

Chemical Engineering$82,217
Computer Engineering$80,067
Electrical Engineering$78,680
Architectural Engineering$77,115
Mechanical Engineering$74,005

Lowest median debt

Agriculture$17,625
Applied Mathematics$19,000
Nursing$20,449
Aerospace Engineering$20,458
Finance$20,500

Largest programs

Business AdministrationAbout 562 graduates a year
FinanceAbout 323 graduates a year
BiologyAbout 302 graduates a year
MarketingAbout 284 graduates a year
Mechanical EngineeringAbout 230 graduates a year

Common questions

Chemical Engineering graduates earn a median of $82,217 in their first year, the most of 48 Auburn 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 Alabama 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