Which IU South Bend major has the lowest debt?

Criminal Justice graduates leave with a median of $17,275 in federal loans, the lowest among 15 IU South Bend bachelor's programs that report debt.

How much does IU South Bend 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 $8,653 a year.

How many IU South Bend programs report graduate pay?

15 bachelor's programs at IU South Bend report first-year pay, and all of them also report federal debt.

IU South Bend Programs, Ranked by Graduate Pay and Debt

Indiana University-South Bend
Public university
South Bend, IN
3,933 undergraduates

College Scorecard June 2026 release

The short answer

15 IU South Bend bachelor's programs report what graduates earn. Nursing pays the most in the first year ($67,253), and Fine and Studio Arts the least ($23,308). The median program pays $38,094.

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

Average net price after aid$8,653Per year

Graduation rate40%Within 6 years

Admission rate84%Of applicants

All 15 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 73 graduates a year	$67,253	$74,449	$26,412	24th of 27
2	Dental Hygiene and AssistingAbout 19 graduates a year	$55,314	$51,812	$26,500	4th of 5
3	Computer ScienceAbout 12 graduates a year	$53,743	$91,625	$27,400	12th of 13
4	BusinessAbout 117 graduates a year	$48,238	$61,268	$20,500	5th of 12
5	Teacher EducationAbout 36 graduates a year	$43,128	$47,530	$26,000	15th of 26
6	Subject-Area Teacher EducationAbout 19 graduates a year	$43,058	$48,355	$26,498	12th of 14
7	BiologyAbout 26 graduates a year	$38,242	$50,867	$27,500	6th of 17
8	CommunicationsAbout 18 graduates a year	$38,094	$44,585	$26,000	5th of 17
9	Social WorkAbout 29 graduates a year	$37,812	$50,547	$24,263	7th of 12
10	Criminal JusticeAbout 19 graduates a year	$35,462	$44,363	$17,275	18th of 20
11	Liberal Arts and General StudiesAbout 59 graduates a year	$33,716	$40,789	$25,319	15th of 18
12	Health SciencesAbout 44 graduates a year	$32,829	Not reported	$25,551	5th of 6
13	PsychologyAbout 23 graduates a year	$32,143	$48,511	$22,465	15th of 24
14	Radio, TV, and Digital MediaAbout 9 graduates a year	$30,190	Not reported	$22,625	4th of 5
15	Fine and Studio ArtsAbout 23 graduates a year	$23,308	Not reported	$25,295	8th of 8

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.

Quick picks

Highest first-year pay

Lowest median debt

Criminal Justice$17,275
Business$20,500
Psychology$22,465
Radio, TV, and Digital Media$22,625
Social Work$24,263

Largest programs

BusinessAbout 117 graduates a year
NursingAbout 73 graduates a year
Liberal Arts and General StudiesAbout 59 graduates a year
Health SciencesAbout 44 graduates a year
Teacher EducationAbout 36 graduates a year

Common questions

Nursing graduates earn a median of $67,253 in their first year, the most of 15 IU South Bend 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