Which Brown University major has the lowest debt?

Neuroscience graduates leave with a median of $9,250 in federal loans, the lowest among 21 Brown University bachelor's programs that report debt.

How much does Brown University cost?

Tuition and fees are $71,412 a year for all students. After grants and scholarships, the average net price is $25,184 a year.

How many Brown University programs report graduate pay?

24 bachelor's programs at Brown University report first-year pay, and 21 of them also report federal debt.

Brown University Programs, Ranked by Graduate Pay and Debt

Private nonprofit university
Providence, RI
7,226 undergraduates

College Scorecard June 2026 release

The short answer

24 Brown University bachelor's programs report what graduates earn. Computer Science pays the most in the first year ($151,065), and Ethnic, Cultural, and Gender Studies the least ($17,527). The median program pays $44,961.

Tuition and fees$71,412Per year, for all students

Average net price after aid$25,184Per year

Graduation rate96%Within 6 years

Admission rate5%Of applicants

All 24 bachelor's programs, ranked

Each figure is the median for the program's graduates. "Rank in Rhode Island" compares first-year pay with the same field's bachelor's programs across Rhode Island. 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 Rhode Island
1	Computer ScienceAbout 236 graduates a year	$151,065	$271,601	$11,500	1st of 3
2	Applied MathematicsAbout 173 graduates a year	$99,193	$135,511	$10,000	1st of 2
3	EngineeringAbout 80 graduates a year	$86,416	$117,101	$14,500	1st of 1
4	Public HealthGraduates a year not reported	$75,909	$70,772	$11,760	1st of 2
5	Biomedical EngineeringAbout 26 graduates a year	$74,180	Not reported	Not reported	1st of 2
6	EconomicsAbout 179 graduates a year	$72,064	$112,306	$13,000	1st of 4
7	EntrepreneurshipAbout 37 graduates a year	$67,900	$118,561	$18,000	1st of 2
8	Public PolicyAbout 15 graduates a year	$58,161	Not reported	$10,345	1st of 2
9	Political ScienceAbout 58 graduates a year	$54,634	$82,914	$14,481	1st of 6
10	EnglishAbout 77 graduates a year	$50,437	$55,569	$13,500	1st of 4
11	Urban StudiesAbout 21 graduates a year	$48,731	Not reported	$14,000	1st of 1
12	International RelationsAbout 137 graduates a year	$46,284	$104,415	$12,000	1st of 1
13	Biochemistry and Molecular BiologyAbout 33 graduates a year	$43,637	Not reported	$12,787	1st of 1
14	HistoryAbout 63 graduates a year	$42,296	$81,596	$13,491	1st of 4
15	Human BiologyAbout 53 graduates a year	$42,162	$77,466	$16,500	1st of 1
16	Experimental PsychologyAbout 65 graduates a year	$39,493	Not reported	$15,110	1st of 1
17	Area StudiesAbout 53 graduates a year	$39,165	$64,366	$12,000	1st of 1
18	BiologyAbout 110 graduates a year	$36,084	$65,144	$13,000	6th of 7
19	EducationAbout 25 graduates a year	$33,866	$79,577	Not reported	1st of 1
20	NeuroscienceAbout 74 graduates a year	$33,529	$73,645	$9,250	1st of 2
21	Writing and RhetoricAbout 39 graduates a year	$30,741	Not reported	$10,500	2nd of 2
22	CommunicationsAbout 34 graduates a year	$23,738	Not reported	$10,500	7th of 7
23	Fine and Studio ArtsAbout 59 graduates a year	$23,180	$74,287	$17,300	2nd of 4
24	Ethnic, Cultural, and Gender StudiesAbout 11 graduates a year	$17,527	Not reported	Not reported	2nd of 2

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

Quick picks

Highest first-year pay

Computer Science$151,065
Applied Mathematics$99,193
Engineering$86,416
Public Health$75,909
Biomedical Engineering$74,180

Lowest median debt

Neuroscience$9,250
Applied Mathematics$10,000
Public Policy$10,345
Writing and Rhetoric$10,500
Communications$10,500

Largest programs

Computer ScienceAbout 236 graduates a year
EconomicsAbout 179 graduates a year
Applied MathematicsAbout 173 graduates a year
International RelationsAbout 137 graduates a year
BiologyAbout 110 graduates a year

Common questions

Computer Science graduates earn a median of $151,065 in their first year, the most of 24 Brown 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 Rhode Island 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