Which Duke University major has the lowest debt?

International Education graduates leave with a median of $8,000 in federal loans, the lowest among 21 Duke University bachelor's programs that report debt.

How much does Duke University cost?

Tuition and fees are $68,758 a year for all students. After grants and scholarships, the average net price is $29,612 a year.

How many Duke University programs report graduate pay?

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

Duke University Programs, Ranked by Graduate Pay and Debt

Private nonprofit university
Durham, NC
6,442 undergraduates

College Scorecard June 2026 release

The short answer

23 Duke University bachelor's programs report what graduates earn. Computer Science pays the most in the first year ($133,356), and English the least ($20,483). The median program pays $45,921.

Tuition and fees$68,758Per year, for all students

Average net price after aid$29,612Per year

Graduation rate97%Within 6 years

Admission rate6%Of applicants

All 23 bachelor's programs, ranked

Each figure is the median for the program's graduates. "Rank in North Carolina" compares first-year pay with the same field's bachelor's programs across North Carolina. 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 North Carolina
1	Computer ScienceAbout 410 graduates a year	$133,356	$201,846	$13,500	1st of 15
2	MathematicsAbout 83 graduates a year	$121,088	$131,658	$13,000	1st of 9
3	Computer EngineeringAbout 110 graduates a year	$111,145	$174,619	$14,500	1st of 4
4	EconomicsAbout 199 graduates a year	$98,649	$171,986	$13,437	1st of 9
5	StatisticsAbout 83 graduates a year	$97,197	$121,776	$13,500	1st of 2
6	Mechanical EngineeringAbout 73 graduates a year	$89,938	$125,085	$10,000	1st of 4
7	NursingAbout 224 graduates a year	$77,288	$82,377	$29,000	2nd of 26
8	Biomedical EngineeringAbout 102 graduates a year	$69,873	$115,268	$13,894	3rd of 4
9	HistoryAbout 45 graduates a year	$60,750	$85,818	$13,000	1st of 11
10	Public PolicyAbout 144 graduates a year	$60,501	$113,034	$10,500	1st of 2
11	Political ScienceAbout 111 graduates a year	$54,970	$101,627	$14,016	1st of 15
12	Public HealthAbout 33 graduates a year	$45,921	Not reported	$12,500	2nd of 10
13	SociologyAbout 42 graduates a year	$45,551	$75,020	Not reported	2nd of 14
14	AnthropologyAbout 10 graduates a year	$43,924	$62,485	Not reported	1st of 10
15	International EducationAbout 20 graduates a year	$40,723	$66,024	$8,000	1st of 1
16	Experimental PsychologyAbout 133 graduates a year	$39,359	Not reported	$12,125	1st of 1
17	NeuroscienceAbout 95 graduates a year	$37,208	$73,810	$12,645	1st of 2
18	PsychologyGraduates a year not reported	$33,559	$72,515	$15,415	4th of 24
19	BiologyAbout 169 graduates a year	$30,939	$70,605	$12,500	13th of 28
20	Cell Biology and AnatomyAbout 23 graduates a year	$30,154	$86,703	$12,000	1st of 1
21	ChemistryAbout 29 graduates a year	$29,748	Not reported	$8,457	9th of 10
22	Environmental Science and ConservationAbout 54 graduates a year	$28,121	$78,003	$11,875	5th of 8
23	EnglishAbout 30 graduates a year	$20,483	$78,024	$15,362	13th of 15

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

Quick picks

Highest first-year pay

Computer Science$133,356
Mathematics$121,088
Computer Engineering$111,145
Economics$98,649
Statistics$97,197

Lowest median debt

International Education$8,000
Chemistry$8,457
Mechanical Engineering$10,000
Public Policy$10,500
Environmental Science and Conservation$11,875

Largest programs

Computer ScienceAbout 410 graduates a year
NursingAbout 224 graduates a year
EconomicsAbout 199 graduates a year
BiologyAbout 169 graduates a year
Public PolicyAbout 144 graduates a year

Common questions

Computer Science graduates earn a median of $133,356 in their first year, the most of 23 Duke 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 North Carolina 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