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

Social Work graduates leave with a median of $15,300 in federal loans, the lowest among 11 IU East bachelor's programs that report debt.

How much does IU East cost?

In-state tuition and fees are $8,424 a year, and $22,811 for out-of-state students. After grants and scholarships, the average net price is $8,134 a year.

How many IU East programs report graduate pay?

12 bachelor's programs and one certificate program at IU East report first-year pay, and 12 of them also report federal debt.

IU East Programs, Ranked by Graduate Pay and Debt

Indiana University-East
Public university
Richmond, IN
2,589 undergraduates

College Scorecard June 2026 release

The short answer

12 IU East bachelor's programs report what graduates earn. Nursing pays the most in the first year ($72,491), and English the least ($28,920). The median program pays $42,570. IU East also has one certificate program that reports pay.

In-state tuition and fees$8,424Per year. Out-of-state $22,811

Average net price after aid$8,134Per year

Graduation rate40%Within 6 years

Admission rate67%Of applicants

All 12 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	NursingAbout 45 graduates a year	$72,491	$79,842	$27,000	10th of 27
2	Interdisciplinary StudiesAbout 6 graduates a year	$60,513	Not reported	Not reported	1st of 2
3	MathematicsAbout 70 graduates a year	$58,764	$56,971	$22,388	4th of 7
4	BusinessGraduates a year not reported	$54,860	$61,584	$25,250	3rd of 12
5	Business AdministrationAbout 118 graduates a year	$47,114	Not reported	$20,789	15th of 28
6	Criminal JusticeAbout 46 graduates a year	$45,204	$45,843	$28,686	5th of 20
7	Liberal Arts and General StudiesAbout 32 graduates a year	$39,936	$44,852	$29,072	5th of 18
8	Teacher EducationAbout 34 graduates a year	$38,610	$42,414	$25,866	25th of 26
9	CommunicationsAbout 29 graduates a year	$37,463	$48,478	$24,462	6th of 17
10	PsychologyAbout 126 graduates a year	$33,938	$36,371	$26,893	8th of 24
11	Social WorkAbout 14 graduates a year	$32,748	$42,311	$15,300	12th of 12
12	EnglishAbout 22 graduates a year	$28,920	$42,633	$26,991	7th of 12

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.

One certificate program

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.

Program	Year 1 pay	Year 5 pay	Debt	Rank in Indiana
Mental Health and Addiction ServicesAbout 11 graduates a year	$31,575	Not reported	$16,477	1st of 1

Quick picks: bachelor's programs

Highest first-year pay

Nursing$72,491
Interdisciplinary Studies$60,513
Mathematics$58,764
Business$54,860
Business Administration$47,114

Lowest median debt

Largest programs

PsychologyAbout 126 graduates a year
Business AdministrationAbout 118 graduates a year
MathematicsAbout 70 graduates a year
Criminal JusticeAbout 46 graduates a year
NursingAbout 45 graduates a year

Common questions

Nursing graduates earn a median of $72,491 in their first year, the most of 12 IU East 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