Which Azusa Pacific University major has the lowest debt?

Sociology graduates leave with a median of $21,515 in federal loans, the lowest among 9 Azusa Pacific University bachelor's programs that report debt.

How much does Azusa Pacific University cost?

Tuition and fees are $44,458 a year for all students. After grants and scholarships, the average net price is $22,212 a year.

How many Azusa Pacific University programs report graduate pay?

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

Azusa Pacific University Programs, Ranked by Graduate Pay and Debt

Private nonprofit university
Azusa, CA
2,759 undergraduates

College Scorecard June 2026 release

The short answer

9 Azusa Pacific University bachelor's programs report what graduates earn. Nursing pays the most in the first year ($105,521), and Kinesiology and Exercise Science the least ($22,233). The median program pays $33,089.

Tuition and fees$44,458Per year, for all students

Average net price after aid$22,212Per year

Graduation rate62%Within 6 years

Admission rate88%Of applicants

All 9 bachelor's programs, ranked

Each figure is the median for the program's graduates. "Rank in California" compares first-year pay with the same field's bachelor's programs across California. 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 California
1	NursingAbout 558 graduates a year	$105,521	$119,455	$26,898	12th of 35
2	Business AdministrationAbout 79 graduates a year	$47,681	$69,444	$24,891	35th of 57
3	Criminal JusticeAbout 17 graduates a year	$40,091	Not reported	$21,750	6th of 20
4	Liberal Arts and General StudiesAbout 59 graduates a year	$35,194	$59,335	$25,000	7th of 34
5	Social WorkAbout 23 graduates a year	$33,089	$63,166	$24,643	15th of 16
6	PsychologyAbout 120 graduates a year	$32,435	$51,021	$23,406	17th of 54
7	CommunicationsAbout 15 graduates a year	$31,366	$53,787	$22,412	33rd of 39
8	SociologyAbout 7 graduates a year	$29,683	$44,267	$21,515	38th of 42
9	Kinesiology and Exercise ScienceAbout 46 graduates a year	$22,233	Not reported	$23,000	30th of 31

Program names link to the program's own page, and California ranks link to the full ranking for the field.

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.

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

Quick picks

Highest first-year pay

Lowest median debt

Largest programs

NursingAbout 558 graduates a year
PsychologyAbout 120 graduates a year
Business AdministrationAbout 79 graduates a year
Liberal Arts and General StudiesAbout 59 graduates a year
Kinesiology and Exercise ScienceAbout 46 graduates a year

Common questions

Nursing graduates earn a median of $105,521 in their first year, the most of 9 Azusa Pacific 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 California 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