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

Computer Science graduates leave with a median of $22,116 in federal loans, the lowest among 12 IU Northwest bachelor's programs that report debt.

How much does IU Northwest 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 $5,130 a year.

How many IU Northwest programs report graduate pay?

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

IU Northwest Programs, Ranked by Graduate Pay and Debt

Indiana University-Northwest
Public university
Gary, IN
2,661 undergraduates

College Scorecard June 2026 release

The short answer

12 IU Northwest bachelor's programs report what graduates earn. Nursing pays the most in the first year ($73,335), and Psychology the least ($24,061). The median program pays $40,626. IU Northwest also has one associate's program that reports pay.

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

Average net price after aid$5,130Per year

Graduation rate37%Within 6 years

Admission rate73%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 86 graduates a year	$73,335	$76,826	$29,890	9th of 27
2	Diagnostic and Treatment ProfessionsAbout 26 graduates a year	$68,086	$66,583	$23,966	4th of 8
3	Dental Hygiene and AssistingAbout 28 graduates a year	$57,654	$53,880	$25,000	3rd of 5
4	Teacher EducationAbout 20 graduates a year	$48,497	$47,922	$31,000	2nd of 26
5	Public HealthAbout 21 graduates a year	$43,356	$54,133	$27,334	2nd of 4
6	Criminal JusticeAbout 23 graduates a year	$41,295	$49,702	$24,471	10th of 20
7	BusinessAbout 57 graduates a year	$39,957	$56,498	$24,822	11th of 12
8	Social WorkAbout 28 graduates a year	$38,652	$45,619	$30,924	5th of 12
9	Health and Medical AdministrationAbout 10 graduates a year	$38,620	Not reported	$31,123	5th of 5
10	Liberal Arts and General StudiesAbout 67 graduates a year	$37,035	$45,103	$31,000	8th of 18
11	Computer ScienceGraduates a year not reported	$36,053	$59,095	$22,116	13th of 13
12	PsychologyAbout 44 graduates a year	$24,061	$39,507	$23,500	24th of 24

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 associate's program

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

Program	Year 1 pay	Year 5 pay	Debt	Rank in Indiana
Diagnostic and Treatment ProfessionsAbout 20 graduates a year	$52,185	$58,001	$18,500	3rd of 5

Quick picks: bachelor's programs

Highest first-year pay

Nursing$73,335
Diagnostic and Treatment Professions$68,086
Dental Hygiene and Assisting$57,654
Teacher Education$48,497
Public Health$43,356

Lowest median debt

Computer Science$22,116
Psychology$23,500
Diagnostic and Treatment Professions$23,966
Criminal Justice$24,471
Business$24,822

Largest programs

NursingAbout 86 graduates a year
Liberal Arts and General StudiesAbout 67 graduates a year
BusinessAbout 57 graduates a year
PsychologyAbout 44 graduates a year
Dental Hygiene and AssistingAbout 28 graduates a year

Common questions

Nursing graduates earn a median of $73,335 in their first year, the most of 12 IU Northwest 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