Which Chapman University bachelor's program has the lowest debt?

Business Communication graduates leave with a median of $18,500 in federal loans, the lowest among 21 Chapman University bachelor's programs that report debt.

How much does Chapman University cost?

Tuition and fees are $64,984 a year for all students. After grants and scholarships, the average net price is $46,555 a year.

How many Chapman University programs report graduate pay?

22 bachelor's programs and one certificate program at Chapman University report first-year pay, and 22 of them also report federal debt.

Chapman University Programs, Ranked by Graduate Pay and Debt

Private nonprofit university
Orange, CA
7,478 undergraduates

College Scorecard June 2026 release

The short answer

22 Chapman University bachelor's programs report what graduates earn. Accounting pays the most in the first year ($70,362), and Music the least ($14,538). The median program pays $38,603. Chapman University also has one certificate program that reports pay.

Tuition and fees$64,984Per year, for all students

Average net price after aid$46,555Per year

Graduation rate82%Within 6 years

Admission rate65%Of applicants

All 22 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	AccountingAbout 48 graduates a year	$70,362	$107,442	$21,250	7th of 23
2	Computer ScienceAbout 57 graduates a year	$67,125	Not reported	$24,109	21st of 39
3	Business AdministrationAbout 444 graduates a year	$55,657	$98,104	$20,500	17th of 57
4	Business EconomicsAbout 58 graduates a year	$54,064	$89,309	$22,977	4th of 8
5	Design and Applied ArtsAbout 26 graduates a year	$46,519	$77,615	$23,000	5th of 27
6	CommunicationsAbout 98 graduates a year	$44,601	$59,421	$19,500	6th of 39
7	JournalismAbout 34 graduates a year	$41,645	$69,171	$22,500	5th of 14
8	EnglishAbout 19 graduates a year	$40,861	Not reported	$22,750	1st of 35
9	Public Relations and AdvertisingAbout 50 graduates a year	$40,141	$75,336	$22,625	5th of 10
10	Business CommunicationAbout 98 graduates a year	$39,901	$78,721	$18,500	2nd of 3
11	SociologyAbout 34 graduates a year	$39,278	$70,118	$20,500	8th of 42
12	EducationAbout 56 graduates a year	$37,928	$65,859	$21,746	1st of 2
13	Romance LanguagesAbout 8 graduates a year	$36,546	Not reported	$20,500	4th of 23
14	Film and PhotographyAbout 180 graduates a year	$35,795	$65,834	$19,123	1st of 25
15	Political ScienceAbout 76 graduates a year	$35,124	$76,190	$20,741	23rd of 44
16	PsychologyAbout 171 graduates a year	$28,661	$67,242	$21,500	37th of 54
17	Public HealthAbout 103 graduates a year	$25,007	$76,156	$23,250	16th of 16
18	TheatreAbout 105 graduates a year	$24,644	$44,595	$22,500	3rd of 23
19	BiologyAbout 47 graduates a year	$24,443	$70,913	$20,000	42nd of 47
20	Writing and RhetoricAbout 37 graduates a year	$23,939	$60,749	Not reported	7th of 10
21	DanceAbout 33 graduates a year	$21,275	$33,077	$23,624	5th of 7
22	MusicAbout 21 graduates a year	$14,538	$44,976	$27,000	22nd of 24

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

One certificate program

Each figure is the median for the program's graduates. "Rank in California" compares first-year pay with the same field's certificate programs across California.

Program	Year 1 pay	Year 5 pay	Debt	Rank in California
StatisticsAbout 17 graduates a year	$57,048	Not reported	$18,250	1st of 1

Quick picks: bachelor's programs

Highest first-year pay

Lowest median debt

Business Communication$18,500
Film and Photography$19,123
Communications$19,500
Biology$20,000
Business Administration$20,500

Largest programs

Business AdministrationAbout 444 graduates a year
Film and PhotographyAbout 180 graduates a year
PsychologyAbout 171 graduates a year
TheatreAbout 105 graduates a year
Public HealthAbout 103 graduates a year

Common questions

Accounting graduates earn a median of $70,362 in their first year, the most of 22 Chapman 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