Which IU Bloomington bachelor's program has the lowest debt?

Romance Languages graduates leave with a median of $14,000 in federal loans, the lowest among 42 IU Bloomington bachelor's programs that report debt.

How much does IU Bloomington cost?

In-state tuition and fees are $12,144 a year, and $41,891 for out-of-state students. After grants and scholarships, the average net price is $16,264 a year.

How many IU Bloomington programs report graduate pay?

43 bachelor's programs and 3 certificate programs at IU Bloomington report first-year pay, and 45 of them also report federal debt.

IU Bloomington Programs, Ranked by Graduate Pay and Debt

Indiana University-Bloomington
Public university
Bloomington, IN
37,806 undergraduates

College Scorecard June 2026 release

The short answer

43 IU Bloomington bachelor's programs report what graduates earn. Computer Science pays the most in the first year ($77,909), and Dance the least ($14,831). The median program pays $35,775. IU Bloomington also has 3 certificate programs that report pay.

In-state tuition and fees$12,144Per year. Out-of-state $41,891

Average net price after aid$16,264Per year

Graduation rate80%Within 6 years

Admission rate78%Of applicants

All 43 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	Computer ScienceAbout 184 graduates a year	$77,909	$109,758	$20,417	3rd of 13
2	NursingGraduates a year not reported	$71,458	$73,873	$25,000	15th of 27
3	BusinessAbout 2,457 graduates a year	$71,100	$105,759	$19,500	2nd of 12
4	Computer and Information ScienceAbout 292 graduates a year	$62,350	$90,630	$19,500	3rd of 9
5	MathematicsAbout 54 graduates a year	$59,277	$78,374	$22,000	3rd of 7
6	EconomicsAbout 74 graduates a year	$59,142	$86,586	$20,500	4th of 8
7	Special EducationAbout 25 graduates a year	$51,306	$59,829	$19,500	1st of 6
8	Apparel and TextilesAbout 76 graduates a year	$50,264	$72,226	$20,500	1st of 2
9	Public AdministrationAbout 420 graduates a year	$47,013	$74,845	$20,731	1st of 3
10	Teacher EducationAbout 159 graduates a year	$46,765	$49,210	$23,741	4th of 26
11	Biochemistry and Molecular BiologyAbout 53 graduates a year	$45,526	$66,263	$23,000	1st of 2
12	ChemistryAbout 42 graduates a year	$42,889	$68,499	$17,000	2nd of 6
13	Public HealthAbout 170 graduates a year	$42,790	$72,757	$19,689	3rd of 4
14	Subject-Area Teacher EducationAbout 84 graduates a year	$40,364	$50,736	$20,500	14th of 14
15	JournalismAbout 123 graduates a year	$39,992	$65,840	$19,500	1st of 3
16	Social WorkGraduates a year not reported	$39,695	$52,384	$14,506	3rd of 12
17	Other Biological SciencesAbout 143 graduates a year	$38,251	$63,641	$22,843	1st of 1
18	CommunicationsAbout 381 graduates a year	$36,700	$63,211	$21,500	7th of 17
19	BiologyAbout 272 graduates a year	$36,500	$65,677	$20,500	7th of 17
20	International RelationsAbout 117 graduates a year	$36,100	$63,817	$19,000	2nd of 2
21	Kinesiology and Exercise ScienceAbout 395 graduates a year	$35,873	$61,846	$19,657	5th of 18
22	Liberal Arts and General StudiesAbout 187 graduates a year	$35,775	$47,380	$22,842	10th of 18
23	Criminal JusticeAbout 120 graduates a year	$35,572	$59,407	$19,464	17th of 20
24	Parks and RecreationAbout 87 graduates a year	$35,429	$50,444	$19,750	1st of 1
25	Arts ManagementAbout 39 graduates a year	$34,502	$56,082	$21,908	2nd of 3
26	PsychologyGraduates a year not reported	$33,810	$57,025	$20,864	10th of 24
27	Romance LanguagesAbout 62 graduates a year	$33,307	$62,679	$14,000	5th of 7
28	Political ScienceAbout 114 graduates a year	$32,568	$70,848	$17,951	9th of 10
29	HistoryAbout 53 graduates a year	$31,880	$59,187	$23,754	4th of 6
30	Environmental Science and ConservationAbout 80 graduates a year	$31,655	Not reported	$19,500	5th of 5
31	Experimental PsychologyAbout 344 graduates a year	$31,129	Not reported	$19,500	3rd of 3
32	SociologyAbout 32 graduates a year	$30,296	$51,247	$19,464	9th of 10
33	Fine and Studio ArtsAbout 63 graduates a year	$29,344	$42,578	$19,500	2nd of 8
34	East Asian LanguagesAbout 26 graduates a year	$27,349	$27,592	$24,093	2nd of 2
35	ZoologyAbout 38 graduates a year	$27,096	Not reported	$23,250	1st of 1
36	EnglishAbout 48 graduates a year	$26,694	$48,352	$18,948	9th of 12
37	Communication Sciences and DisordersAbout 71 graduates a year	$26,496	$58,366	$19,875	1st of 2
38	AnthropologyAbout 26 graduates a year	$26,476	$39,816	$16,562	2nd of 3
39	Design and Applied ArtsAbout 61 graduates a year	$26,421	$49,921	$21,064	7th of 7
40	NeuroscienceAbout 118 graduates a year	$25,202	$67,819	$22,945	3rd of 4
41	TheatreAbout 36 graduates a year	$20,815	$35,778	$22,000	5th of 5
42	MusicAbout 137 graduates a year	$15,911	$42,250	$20,769	3rd of 3
43	DanceAbout 12 graduates a year	$14,831	Not reported	Not reported	3rd of 3

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.

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

All 3 certificate programs, ranked

Each figure is the median for the program's graduates. "Rank in Indiana" compares first-year pay with the same field's certificate 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	International RelationsGraduates a year not reported	$76,120	$107,488	$19,500	1st of 1
2	BusinessAbout 36 graduates a year	$71,550	$100,084	$19,500	1st of 2
3	Liberal Arts and General StudiesGraduates a year not reported	$33,236	$60,512	$20,500	2nd of 4

Quick picks: bachelor's programs

Highest first-year pay

Lowest median debt

Romance Languages$14,000
Social Work$14,506
Anthropology$16,562
Chemistry$17,000
Political Science$17,951

Largest programs

BusinessAbout 2,457 graduates a year
Public AdministrationAbout 420 graduates a year
Kinesiology and Exercise ScienceAbout 395 graduates a year
CommunicationsAbout 381 graduates a year
Experimental PsychologyAbout 344 graduates a year

Common questions

Computer Science graduates earn a median of $77,909 in their first year, the most of 43 IU Bloomington 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