Which Bellarmine University major has the lowest debt?

Political Science graduates leave with a median of $25,226 in federal loans, the lowest among 11 Bellarmine University bachelor's programs that report debt.

How much does Bellarmine University cost?

Tuition and fees are $48,770 a year for all students. After grants and scholarships, the average net price is $21,499 a year.

How many Bellarmine University programs report graduate pay?

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

Bellarmine University Programs, Ranked by Graduate Pay and Debt

Private nonprofit university
Louisville, KY
2,161 undergraduates

College Scorecard June 2026 release

The short answer

11 Bellarmine University bachelor's programs report what graduates earn. Nursing pays the most in the first year ($70,544), and Political Science the least ($25,424). The median program pays $32,295.

Tuition and fees$48,770Per year, for all students

Average net price after aid$21,499Per year

Graduation rate64%Within 6 years

Admission rate86%Of applicants

All 11 bachelor's programs, ranked

Each figure is the median for the program's graduates. "Rank in Kentucky" compares first-year pay with the same field's bachelor's programs across Kentucky. 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 Kentucky
1	NursingAbout 142 graduates a year	$70,544	$76,649	$30,800	9th of 19
2	Business AdministrationAbout 57 graduates a year	$41,061	Not reported	$26,000	8th of 14
3	Special EducationAbout 23 graduates a year	$40,785	$45,601	$27,000	2nd of 7
4	Teacher EducationAbout 27 graduates a year	$38,469	$45,799	$27,000	6th of 15
5	CommunicationsAbout 43 graduates a year	$34,858	$51,043	$25,853	6th of 11
6	EnglishAbout 12 graduates a year	$32,295	Not reported	$27,000	1st of 8
7	Criminal JusticeAbout 17 graduates a year	$30,930	$39,311	$25,990	9th of 11
8	Kinesiology and Exercise ScienceAbout 52 graduates a year	$30,236	$47,289	$25,944	6th of 8
9	BiologyAbout 31 graduates a year	$29,253	$67,798	$27,000	4th of 12
10	PsychologyAbout 71 graduates a year	$29,028	$50,098	$26,376	7th of 14
11	Political ScienceAbout 18 graduates a year	$25,424	$50,223	$25,226	4th of 5

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

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

Quick picks

Highest first-year pay

Lowest median debt

Largest programs

NursingAbout 142 graduates a year
PsychologyAbout 71 graduates a year
Business AdministrationAbout 57 graduates a year
Kinesiology and Exercise ScienceAbout 52 graduates a year
CommunicationsAbout 43 graduates a year

Common questions

Nursing graduates earn a median of $70,544 in their first year, the most of 11 Bellarmine 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 Kentucky 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