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

Political Science graduates leave with a median of $20,500 in federal loans, the lowest among 13 Hamline University bachelor's programs that report debt.

How much does Hamline University cost?

Tuition and fees are $50,004 a year for all students. After grants and scholarships, the average net price is $20,744 a year.

How many Hamline University programs report graduate pay?

14 bachelor's programs and 2 certificate programs at Hamline University report first-year pay, and 14 of them also report federal debt.

Hamline University Programs, Ranked by Graduate Pay and Debt

Private nonprofit university
Saint Paul, MN
1,776 undergraduates

College Scorecard June 2026 release

The short answer

14 Hamline University bachelor's programs report what graduates earn. Business Administration pays the most in the first year ($51,761), and Writing and Rhetoric the least ($20,059). The median program pays $37,627. Hamline University also has 2 certificate programs that report pay.

Tuition and fees$50,004Per year, for all students

Average net price after aid$20,744Per year

Graduation rate60%Within 6 years

Admission rate88%Of applicants

All 14 bachelor's programs, ranked

Each figure is the median for the program's graduates. "Rank in Minnesota" compares first-year pay with the same field's bachelor's programs across Minnesota. 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 Minnesota
1	Business AdministrationAbout 25 graduates a year	$51,761	$74,761	$26,000	18th of 28
2	ChemistryAbout 8 graduates a year	$50,007	Not reported	Not reported	1st of 4
3	CommunicationsAbout 13 graduates a year	$42,201	$52,859	$27,000	9th of 19
4	CriminologyAbout 41 graduates a year	$41,204	Not reported	$26,500	4th of 4
5	Legal StudiesAbout 20 graduates a year	$40,059	$65,092	$23,250	1st of 1
6	Human BiologyAbout 21 graduates a year	$39,612	$57,307	$25,500	1st of 1
7	PsychologyAbout 54 graduates a year	$37,872	$47,798	$24,512	7th of 23
8	BiologyAbout 24 graduates a year	$37,382	Not reported	$27,000	8th of 25
9	EducationAbout 13 graduates a year	$36,976	Not reported	$25,000	2nd of 2
10	Political ScienceAbout 24 graduates a year	$35,354	$56,685	$20,500	7th of 15
11	SociologyAbout 6 graduates a year	$33,894	$49,733	$27,000	6th of 6
12	AnthropologyAbout 12 graduates a year	$32,498	$45,884	$27,000	1st of 2
13	EnglishAbout 20 graduates a year	$27,863	$52,010	$26,439	8th of 10
14	Writing and RhetoricAbout 13 graduates a year	$20,059	$40,394	$25,000	4th of 4

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

One more bachelor's program reports debt but not pay, so it isn't listed.

Both certificate programs

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

Program	Year 1 pay	Year 5 pay	Debt	Rank in Minnesota
Security Science and TechnologyAbout 7 graduates a year	$49,614	Not reported	Not reported	1st of 1
Paralegal StudiesGraduates a year not reported	$43,918	$67,311	$24,250	2nd of 3

Quick picks: bachelor's programs

Highest first-year pay

Business Administration$51,761
Chemistry$50,007
Communications$42,201
Criminology$41,204
Legal Studies$40,059

Lowest median debt

Political Science$20,500
Legal Studies$23,250
Psychology$24,512
Education$25,000
Writing and Rhetoric$25,000

Largest programs

PsychologyAbout 54 graduates a year
CriminologyAbout 41 graduates a year
Business AdministrationAbout 25 graduates a year
BiologyAbout 24 graduates a year
Political ScienceAbout 24 graduates a year

Common questions

Business Administration graduates earn a median of $51,761 in their first year, the most of 14 Hamline 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 Minnesota 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