Which Indiana State major has the lowest debt?

Industrial Technology graduates leave with a median of $20,500 in federal loans, the lowest among 31 Indiana State bachelor's programs that report debt.

How much does Indiana State cost?

In-state tuition and fees are $10,258 a year, and $22,322 for out-of-state students. After grants and scholarships, the average net price is $10,873 a year.

How many Indiana State programs report graduate pay?

33 bachelor's programs at Indiana State report first-year pay, and 31 of them also report federal debt.

Indiana State Programs, Ranked by Graduate Pay and Debt

Indiana State University
Public university
Terre Haute, IN
6,188 undergraduates

College Scorecard June 2026 release

The short answer

33 Indiana State bachelor's programs report what graduates earn. Industrial Technology pays the most in the first year ($78,215), and Kinesiology and Exercise Science the least ($28,975). The median program pays $40,441.

In-state tuition and fees$10,258Per year. Out-of-state $22,322

Average net price after aid$10,873Per year

Graduation rate43%Within 6 years

Admission rate81%Of applicants

All 33 bachelor's programs, ranked

Each figure is the median for the program's graduates. "Rank in Indiana" compares first-year pay with the same field's bachelor's programs across Indiana. 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 Indiana
1	Industrial TechnologyAbout 15 graduates a year	$78,215	Not reported	$20,500	1st of 3
2	NursingAbout 184 graduates a year	$72,381	$77,079	$30,155	11th of 27
3	Construction ManagementAbout 116 graduates a year	$72,379	$76,234	$29,567	1st of 2
4	Quality Control and Safety TechnologyAbout 13 graduates a year	$71,755	Not reported	Not reported	1st of 1
5	Management ScienceAbout 9 graduates a year	$67,267	$72,284	Not reported	4th of 5
6	Mechanical Engineering TechnologyAbout 77 graduates a year	$66,479	$80,156	$26,990	3rd of 5
7	AccountingAbout 29 graduates a year	$50,935	$64,915	$24,300	15th of 18
8	MarketingAbout 44 graduates a year	$49,556	$59,455	$26,000	7th of 16
9	Computer Engineering TechnologyAbout 13 graduates a year	$48,639	$59,043	$25,000	2nd of 2
10	FinanceAbout 32 graduates a year	$46,207	$68,204	$22,805	13th of 16
11	Subject-Area Teacher EducationAbout 33 graduates a year	$45,862	$46,163	$27,000	8th of 14
12	Business AdministrationAbout 28 graduates a year	$44,868	$52,281	$23,025	18th of 28
13	Computer and Information ScienceAbout 36 graduates a year	$44,293	$64,908	$23,196	8th of 9
14	BiologyAbout 27 graduates a year	$43,656	$51,199	$21,948	1st of 17
15	BusinessAbout 35 graduates a year	$43,458	$59,886	$24,562	10th of 12
16	MusicAbout 18 graduates a year	$41,038	$45,102	$27,000	1st of 3
17	Interior ArchitectureAbout 11 graduates a year	$40,441	Not reported	$27,000	1st of 1
18	Teacher EducationAbout 67 graduates a year	$40,204	$46,252	$25,000	23rd of 26
19	AviationAbout 94 graduates a year	$40,112	$64,669	$24,500	2nd of 2
20	CriminologyAbout 93 graduates a year	$39,769	$50,821	$24,970	1st of 2
21	Human ResourcesAbout 39 graduates a year	$38,296	$53,760	$25,000	5th of 5
22	Mental Health and Addiction ServicesAbout 20 graduates a year	$37,268	$43,116	$25,000	2nd of 4
23	Social WorkAbout 24 graduates a year	$36,294	$46,970	$27,000	10th of 12
24	Human Development and Family StudiesAbout 12 graduates a year	$35,941	$42,721	$27,000	1st of 4
25	PsychologyAbout 97 graduates a year	$35,742	$41,506	$27,000	3rd of 24
26	CommunicationsAbout 26 graduates a year	$34,213	$44,519	$25,000	9th of 17
27	Recreation ManagementAbout 10 graduates a year	$34,084	$50,136	$25,000	1st of 1
28	Liberal Arts and General StudiesAbout 53 graduates a year	$33,414	Not reported	$28,750	16th of 18
29	Political ScienceAbout 16 graduates a year	$33,352	$45,625	$25,987	6th of 10
30	Diagnostic and Treatment ProfessionsAbout 31 graduates a year	$33,345	$51,903	$27,000	8th of 8
31	EnglishAbout 18 graduates a year	$32,336	$46,410	$27,000	4th of 12
32	Apparel and TextilesAbout 10 graduates a year	$29,578	$51,884	$26,000	2nd of 2
33	Kinesiology and Exercise ScienceAbout 61 graduates a year	$28,975	$41,169	$25,000	14th of 18

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

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

Quick picks

Highest first-year pay

Industrial Technology$78,215
Nursing$72,381
Construction Management$72,379
Quality Control and Safety Technology$71,755
Management Science$67,267

Lowest median debt

Industrial Technology$20,500
Biology$21,948
Finance$22,805
Business Administration$23,025
Computer and Information Science$23,196

Largest programs

NursingAbout 184 graduates a year
Construction ManagementAbout 116 graduates a year
PsychologyAbout 97 graduates a year
AviationAbout 94 graduates a year
CriminologyAbout 93 graduates a year

Common questions

Industrial Technology graduates earn a median of $78,215 in their first year, the most of 33 Indiana 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 Indiana 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