Which Henderson State major has the lowest debt?

Psychology graduates leave with a median of $19,134 in federal loans, the lowest among 8 Henderson State bachelor's programs that report debt.

How much does Henderson State cost?

In-state tuition and fees are $8,244 a year, and $10,620 for out-of-state students. After grants and scholarships, the average net price is $23,405 a year.

How many Henderson State programs report graduate pay?

8 bachelor's programs at Henderson State report first-year pay, and all of them also report federal debt.

Henderson State Programs, Ranked by Graduate Pay and Debt

Henderson State University
Public university
Arkadelphia, AR
1,456 undergraduates

College Scorecard June 2026 release

The short answer

8 Henderson State bachelor's programs report what graduates earn. Nursing pays the most in the first year ($72,326), and Psychology the least ($21,846). The median program pays $34,693.

In-state tuition and fees$8,244Per year. Out-of-state $10,620

Average net price after aid$23,405Per year

Graduation rate37%Within 6 years

All 8 bachelor's programs, ranked

Each figure is the median for the program's graduates. "Rank in Arkansas" compares first-year pay with the same field's bachelor's programs across Arkansas. 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 Arkansas
1	NursingAbout 41 graduates a year	$72,326	Not reported	$21,500	3rd of 13
2	Subject-Area Teacher EducationAbout 31 graduates a year	$38,106	Not reported	$26,000	7th of 8
3	BusinessAbout 49 graduates a year	$36,606	Not reported	$19,500	4th of 5
4	Teacher EducationAbout 45 graduates a year	$36,511	$40,669	$27,000	11th of 11
5	Liberal Arts and General StudiesAbout 38 graduates a year	$32,875	$38,316	$25,500	6th of 10
6	Recreation ManagementAbout 24 graduates a year	$29,307	Not reported	$25,000	2nd of 2
7	Social WorkAbout 8 graduates a year	$22,458	Not reported	$22,239	7th of 7
8	PsychologyAbout 32 graduates a year	$21,846	$44,960	$19,134	12th of 12

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

Lowest median debt

Psychology$19,134
Business$19,500
Nursing$21,500
Social Work$22,239
Recreation Management$25,000

Largest programs

BusinessAbout 49 graduates a year
Teacher EducationAbout 45 graduates a year
NursingAbout 41 graduates a year
Liberal Arts and General StudiesAbout 38 graduates a year
PsychologyAbout 32 graduates a year

Common questions

Nursing graduates earn a median of $72,326 in their first year, the most of 8 Henderson State 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 Arkansas 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