Which Hardin-Simmons University major has the lowest debt?

Business Administration graduates leave with a median of $24,290 in federal loans, the lowest among 6 Hardin-Simmons University bachelor's programs that report debt.

How much does Hardin-Simmons University cost?

Tuition and fees are $32,960 a year for all students. After grants and scholarships, the average net price is $19,555 a year.

How many Hardin-Simmons University programs report graduate pay?

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

Hardin-Simmons University Programs, Ranked by Graduate Pay and Debt

Private nonprofit university
Abilene, TX
1,283 undergraduates

College Scorecard June 2026 release

The short answer

7 Hardin-Simmons University bachelor's programs report what graduates earn. Subject-Area Teacher Education pays the most in the first year ($48,334), and Biology the least ($30,520). The median program pays $35,582.

Tuition and fees$32,960Per year, for all students

Average net price after aid$19,555Per year

Graduation rate46%Within 6 years

Admission rate90%Of applicants

All 7 bachelor's programs, ranked

Each figure is the median for the program's graduates. "Rank in Texas" compares first-year pay with the same field's bachelor's programs across Texas. 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 Texas
1	Subject-Area Teacher EducationAbout 16 graduates a year	$48,334	$54,297	$27,709	7th of 11
2	Teacher EducationAbout 8 graduates a year	$44,023	$44,120	Not reported	7th of 13
3	Criminal JusticeAbout 7 graduates a year	$39,445	$56,944	$28,000	11th of 39
4	Business AdministrationAbout 39 graduates a year	$35,582	Not reported	$24,290	54th of 63
5	PsychologyAbout 24 graduates a year	$31,503	$40,256	$26,695	25th of 52
6	Kinesiology and Exercise ScienceAbout 40 graduates a year	$30,789	$55,802	$26,850	26th of 42
7	BiologyAbout 26 graduates a year	$30,520	Not reported	$26,500	21st of 43

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

Quick picks

Highest first-year pay

Subject-Area Teacher Education$48,334
Teacher Education$44,023
Criminal Justice$39,445
Business Administration$35,582
Psychology$31,503

Lowest median debt

Largest programs

Kinesiology and Exercise ScienceAbout 40 graduates a year
Business AdministrationAbout 39 graduates a year
BiologyAbout 26 graduates a year
PsychologyAbout 24 graduates a year
Subject-Area Teacher EducationAbout 16 graduates a year

Common questions

Subject-Area Teacher Education graduates earn a median of $48,334 in their first year, the most of 7 Hardin-Simmons 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 Texas 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