Which Columbia Basin College bachelor's program has the lowest debt?

Business Administration graduates leave with a median of $12,500 in federal loans, the lowest among 3 Columbia Basin College bachelor's programs that report debt.

How much does Columbia Basin College cost?

In-state tuition and fees are $6,555 a year, and $8,668 for out-of-state students. After grants and scholarships, the average net price is $8,317 a year.

How many Columbia Basin College programs report graduate pay?

4 bachelor's programs and 3 associate's programs at Columbia Basin College report first-year pay, and 4 of them also report federal debt.

Columbia Basin College Programs, Ranked by Graduate Pay and Debt

Public college
Pasco, WA
4,640 undergraduates

College Scorecard June 2026 release

The short answer

4 Columbia Basin College bachelor's programs report what graduates earn. Nursing pays the most in the first year ($85,196), and Business Administration the least ($48,411). The median program pays $65,047. Columbia Basin College also has 3 associate's programs that report pay.

In-state tuition and fees$6,555Per year. Out-of-state $8,668

Average net price after aid$8,317Per year

Graduation rate33%Within 6 years

All 4 bachelor's programs, ranked

Each figure is the median for the program's graduates. "Rank in Washington" compares first-year pay with the same field's bachelor's programs across Washington. 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 Washington
1	NursingAbout 13 graduates a year	$85,196	Not reported	Not reported	7th of 15
2	Dental Hygiene and AssistingAbout 16 graduates a year	$70,534	Not reported	$25,000	2nd of 5
3	Information TechnologyAbout 32 graduates a year	$59,559	Not reported	$18,618	2nd of 2
4	Business AdministrationAbout 73 graduates a year	$48,411	$69,169	$12,500	10th of 18

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

All 3 associate's programs, ranked

Each figure is the median for the program's graduates. "Rank in Washington" compares first-year pay with the same field's associate's programs across Washington. 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 Washington
1	NursingAbout 45 graduates a year	$77,785	$79,073	$12,562	16th of 23
2	Diagnostic and Treatment ProfessionsAbout 34 graduates a year	$64,223	$58,920	Not reported	3rd of 6
3	Business AdministrationAbout 22 graduates a year	$42,127	Not reported	Not reported	1st of 4

Common questions

Nursing graduates earn a median of $85,196 in their first year, the most of 4 Columbia Basin College 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 Washington 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