Which Kean University major has the lowest debt?

Nursing graduates leave with a median of $20,750 in federal loans, the lowest among 26 Kean University bachelor's programs that report debt.

How much does Kean University cost?

In-state tuition and fees are $14,299 a year, and $22,446 for out-of-state students. After grants and scholarships, the average net price is $12,447 a year.

How many Kean University programs report graduate pay?

26 bachelor's programs at Kean University report first-year pay, and all of them also report federal debt.

Kean University Programs, Ranked by Graduate Pay and Debt

Public university
Union, NJ
11,433 undergraduates

College Scorecard June 2026 release

The short answer

26 Kean University bachelor's programs report what graduates earn. Nursing pays the most in the first year ($101,039), and Fine and Studio Arts the least ($25,928). The median program pays $40,582.

In-state tuition and fees$14,299Per year. Out-of-state $22,446

Average net price after aid$12,447Per year

Graduation rate47%Within 6 years

Admission rate76%Of applicants

All 26 bachelor's programs, ranked

Each figure is the median for the program's graduates. "Rank in New Jersey" compares first-year pay with the same field's bachelor's programs across New Jersey. 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 New Jersey
1	NursingAbout 30 graduates a year	$101,039	$104,865	$20,750	2nd of 19
2	Computer and Information ScienceAbout 56 graduates a year	$55,867	$79,757	$26,243	8th of 14
3	Teacher EducationAbout 146 graduates a year	$54,447	$57,876	$27,000	6th of 9
4	Computer NetworkingAbout 59 graduates a year	$51,540	$57,734	$26,570	1st of 1
5	Geology and Earth ScienceAbout 15 graduates a year	$50,645	$56,295	$27,000	1st of 3
6	Special EducationAbout 8 graduates a year	$48,628	$58,792	$27,000	1st of 1
7	FinanceAbout 53 graduates a year	$46,685	$72,320	$24,688	7th of 8
8	AccountingAbout 99 graduates a year	$46,386	$64,843	$26,999	11th of 15
9	Public AdministrationAbout 13 graduates a year	$45,850	$55,299	$31,000	1st of 1
10	Business AdministrationAbout 249 graduates a year	$45,782	$64,165	$27,018	10th of 22
11	International BusinessAbout 25 graduates a year	$45,396	Not reported	$24,185	2nd of 3
12	Romance LanguagesAbout 10 graduates a year	$42,750	$47,454	$30,812	2nd of 6
13	Subject-Area Teacher EducationAbout 54 graduates a year	$40,929	$66,297	$29,625	6th of 6
14	MathematicsAbout 28 graduates a year	$40,235	$63,214	$27,000	10th of 11
15	Criminal JusticeAbout 149 graduates a year	$39,408	$59,246	$25,993	2nd of 15
16	Recreation ManagementAbout 18 graduates a year	$37,884	$59,761	$27,625	1st of 1
17	MarketingAbout 92 graduates a year	$37,781	$68,358	$25,500	5th of 9
18	SociologyAbout 50 graduates a year	$36,432	$44,762	$27,000	3rd of 13
19	EnglishAbout 67 graduates a year	$36,257	$51,764	$30,679	6th of 13
20	Design and Applied ArtsAbout 89 graduates a year	$35,673	$59,125	$26,713	2nd of 8
21	HistoryAbout 50 graduates a year	$34,934	$55,308	$26,000	6th of 11
22	BiologyAbout 192 graduates a year	$34,522	$66,502	$26,548	7th of 19
23	PsychologyAbout 374 graduates a year	$31,475	$48,684	$25,000	6th of 19
24	Political ScienceAbout 14 graduates a year	$30,436	$52,078	$27,000	8th of 12
25	CommunicationsAbout 121 graduates a year	$27,983	$51,189	$25,250	11th of 15
26	Fine and Studio ArtsAbout 32 graduates a year	$25,928	$44,084	$28,750	5th of 10

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

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

Quick picks

Highest first-year pay

Nursing$101,039
Computer and Information Science$55,867
Teacher Education$54,447
Computer Networking$51,540
Geology and Earth Science$50,645

Lowest median debt

Nursing$20,750
International Business$24,185
Finance$24,688
Psychology$25,000
Communications$25,250

Largest programs

PsychologyAbout 374 graduates a year
Business AdministrationAbout 249 graduates a year
BiologyAbout 192 graduates a year
Criminal JusticeAbout 149 graduates a year
Teacher EducationAbout 146 graduates a year

Common questions

Nursing graduates earn a median of $101,039 in their first year, the most of 26 Kean University 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 New Jersey 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