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

Fine and Studio Arts graduates leave with a median of $21,500 in federal loans, the lowest among 26 Hofstra University bachelor's programs that report debt.

How much does Hofstra University cost?

Tuition and fees are $57,660 a year for all students. After grants and scholarships, the average net price is $34,176 a year.

How many Hofstra University programs report graduate pay?

26 bachelor's programs and one certificate program at Hofstra University report first-year pay, and all of them also report federal debt.

Hofstra University Programs, Ranked by Graduate Pay and Debt

Private nonprofit university
Hempstead, NY
6,488 undergraduates

College Scorecard June 2026 release

The short answer

26 Hofstra University bachelor's programs report what graduates earn. Engineering Science pays the most in the first year ($68,433), and Theatre the least ($15,474). The median program pays $36,439. Hofstra University also has one certificate program that reports pay.

Tuition and fees$57,660Per year, for all students

Average net price after aid$34,176Per year

Graduation rate69%Within 6 years

Admission rate68%Of applicants

All 26 bachelor's programs, ranked

Each figure is the median for the program's graduates. "Rank in New York" compares first-year pay with the same field's bachelor's programs across New York. 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 New York
1	Engineering ScienceAbout 1 graduates a year	$68,433	$95,740	$27,000	1st of 1
2	AccountingAbout 50 graduates a year	$68,256	$96,476	$24,958	9th of 45
3	Mechanical EngineeringAbout 25 graduates a year	$65,641	$96,233	$22,500	16th of 21
4	FinanceAbout 61 graduates a year	$55,143	$98,154	$24,875	7th of 27
5	Management ScienceAbout 26 graduates a year	$51,494	$77,408	$24,250	6th of 7
6	MarketingAbout 58 graduates a year	$46,780	$70,248	$23,172	8th of 28
7	Business AdministrationAbout 55 graduates a year	$46,660	$77,108	$25,750	19th of 73
8	Public Relations and AdvertisingAbout 40 graduates a year	$42,030	$72,155	$24,000	3rd of 12
9	Computer ScienceAbout 46 graduates a year	$41,177	$107,135	$26,000	19th of 20
10	CommunicationsAbout 14 graduates a year	$39,782	$75,038	$25,000	10th of 48
11	Public HealthAbout 57 graduates a year	$39,451	$62,283	$26,000	8th of 13
12	Subject-Area Teacher EducationAbout 27 graduates a year	$38,556	$65,261	$23,517	15th of 22
13	JournalismAbout 48 graduates a year	$37,241	$60,154	$25,000	3rd of 17
14	EnglishAbout 22 graduates a year	$35,637	$52,201	$24,485	5th of 41
15	Teacher EducationAbout 26 graduates a year	$35,353	$54,734	$25,359	17th of 25
16	CriminologyAbout 44 graduates a year	$35,249	$66,633	$25,000	4th of 7
17	SociologyAbout 18 graduates a year	$34,832	$61,906	$25,968	17th of 38
18	Political ScienceAbout 41 graduates a year	$32,504	$70,385	$23,500	32nd of 47
19	International StudiesAbout 19 graduates a year	$30,759	$62,712	$25,750	2nd of 4
20	PsychologyAbout 112 graduates a year	$29,943	$62,755	$26,000	45th of 65
21	Diagnostic and Treatment ProfessionsAbout 66 graduates a year	$28,542	$59,532	$26,000	13th of 13
22	Radio, TV, and Digital MediaAbout 72 graduates a year	$27,797	$66,854	$25,000	9th of 14
23	HistoryAbout 27 graduates a year	$23,113	$67,298	$25,418	28th of 35
24	Fine and Studio ArtsAbout 16 graduates a year	$20,770	$60,092	$21,500	27th of 35
25	MusicAbout 14 graduates a year	$15,592	$55,031	$26,500	13th of 15
26	TheatreAbout 37 graduates a year	$15,474	$28,590	$26,000	26th of 31

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

6 more bachelor's programs report debt but not pay, so they aren't listed.

One certificate program

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

Program	Year 1 pay	Year 5 pay	Debt	Rank in New York
Paralegal StudiesGraduates a year not reported	$39,740	$67,428	$21,693	2nd of 4

Quick picks: bachelor's programs

Highest first-year pay

Engineering Science$68,433
Accounting$68,256
Mechanical Engineering$65,641
Finance$55,143
Management Science$51,494

Lowest median debt

Largest programs

PsychologyAbout 112 graduates a year
Radio, TV, and Digital MediaAbout 72 graduates a year
Diagnostic and Treatment ProfessionsAbout 66 graduates a year
FinanceAbout 61 graduates a year
MarketingAbout 58 graduates a year

Common questions

Engineering Science graduates earn a median of $68,433 in their first year, the most of 26 Hofstra 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 New York 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