Which Gallaudet University major has the lowest debt?

Psychology graduates leave with a median of $14,097 in federal loans, the lowest among 6 Gallaudet University bachelor's programs that report debt.

How much does Gallaudet University cost?

Tuition and fees are $19,654 a year for all students. After grants and scholarships, the average net price is $15,845 a year.

How many Gallaudet University programs report graduate pay?

7 bachelor's programs at Gallaudet University report first-year pay, and 6 of them also report federal debt.

Gallaudet University Programs, Ranked by Graduate Pay and Debt

Private nonprofit university
Washington, DC
812 undergraduates

College Scorecard June 2026 release

The short answer

7 Gallaudet University bachelor's programs report what graduates earn. Kinesiology and Exercise Science pays the most in the first year ($38,090), and Psychology the least ($20,185). The median program pays $31,541.

Tuition and fees$19,654Per year, for all students

Average net price after aid$15,845Per year

Graduation rate47%Within 6 years

Admission rate58%Of applicants

All 7 bachelor's programs, ranked

Each figure is the median for the program's graduates. "Rank in District of Columbia" compares first-year pay with the same field's bachelor's programs across District of Columbia. 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 District of Columbia
1	Kinesiology and Exercise ScienceAbout 10 graduates a year	$38,090	$47,055	Not reported	1st of 2
2	American Sign LanguageAbout 18 graduates a year	$37,235	$44,251	$30,500	1st of 1
3	Social WorkAbout 13 graduates a year	$31,903	$49,663	$23,017	2nd of 2
4	Ethnic, Cultural, and Gender StudiesAbout 30 graduates a year	$31,541	$48,417	$28,125	3rd of 3
5	Business AdministrationAbout 10 graduates a year	$29,003	Not reported	$24,000	7th of 7
6	CommunicationsAbout 16 graduates a year	$25,747	Not reported	$25,000	4th of 4
7	PsychologyAbout 21 graduates a year	$20,185	$30,754	$14,097	5th of 6

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

Quick picks

Highest first-year pay

Kinesiology and Exercise Science$38,090
American Sign Language$37,235
Social Work$31,903
Ethnic, Cultural, and Gender Studies$31,541
Business Administration$29,003

Lowest median debt

Psychology$14,097
Social Work$23,017
Business Administration$24,000
Communications$25,000
Ethnic, Cultural, and Gender Studies$28,125

Largest programs

Ethnic, Cultural, and Gender StudiesAbout 30 graduates a year
PsychologyAbout 21 graduates a year
American Sign LanguageAbout 18 graduates a year
CommunicationsAbout 16 graduates a year
Social WorkAbout 13 graduates a year

Common questions

Kinesiology and Exercise Science graduates earn a median of $38,090 in their first year, the most of 7 Gallaudet 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 District of Columbia 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