Which Liberty University bachelor's program has the lowest debt?

Military Systems Technology graduates leave with a median of $19,407 in federal loans, the lowest among 42 Liberty University bachelor's programs that report debt.

How much does Liberty University cost?

Tuition and fees are $22,465 a year for all students. After grants and scholarships, the average net price is $29,357 a year.

How many Liberty University programs report graduate pay?

45 bachelor's programs, 9 associate's programs, and one certificate program at Liberty University report first-year pay, and 52 of them also report federal debt.

Liberty University Programs, Ranked by Graduate Pay and Debt

Private nonprofit university
Lynchburg, VA
50,012 undergraduates

College Scorecard June 2026 release

The short answer

45 Liberty University bachelor's programs report what graduates earn. Electrical Engineering pays the most in the first year ($76,127), and Outdoor Education the least ($17,960). The median program pays $36,641. Liberty University also has 9 associate's programs and one certificate program that report pay.

Tuition and fees$22,465Per year, for all students

Average net price after aid$29,357Per year

Graduation rate65%Within 6 years

Admission rate99%Of applicants

All 45 bachelor's programs, ranked

Each figure is the median for the program's graduates. "Rank in Virginia" compares first-year pay with the same field's bachelor's programs across Virginia. 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 Virginia
1	Electrical EngineeringAbout 9 graduates a year	$76,127	$96,803	$26,899	5th of 6
2	NursingAbout 291 graduates a year	$71,918	$79,773	$27,457	14th of 20
3	Military Systems TechnologyAbout 58 graduates a year	$66,126	Not reported	$19,407	1st of 1
4	Mechanical EngineeringAbout 53 graduates a year	$65,794	Not reported	$27,000	6th of 7
5	Computer and Information ScienceAbout 233 graduates a year	$56,258	$116,280	$28,068	11th of 14
6	Management Information SystemsAbout 78 graduates a year	$56,014	$79,707	$31,000	2nd of 4
7	AccountingAbout 205 graduates a year	$51,541	$63,405	$32,183	10th of 14
8	AviationAbout 484 graduates a year	$50,629	$82,092	$24,874	1st of 1
9	Business AdministrationAbout 1,519 graduates a year	$49,772	$62,875	$29,166	9th of 28
10	Criminal JusticeAbout 572 graduates a year	$48,855	$58,274	$29,728	1st of 15
11	Political ScienceAbout 152 graduates a year	$46,508	$49,988	$27,000	1st of 16
12	Health and Medical AdministrationAbout 66 graduates a year	$43,578	Not reported	$33,345	3rd of 4
13	International RelationsAbout 33 graduates a year	$43,567	$65,865	$21,750	7th of 9
14	Liberal Arts and General StudiesAbout 8 graduates a year	$42,669	$42,579	$25,291	5th of 11
15	Other Interdisciplinary StudiesAbout 1,356 graduates a year	$42,284	$52,839	$28,375	6th of 9
16	Social SciencesAbout 17 graduates a year	$41,988	$52,576	$23,250	1st of 1
17	Paralegal StudiesAbout 83 graduates a year	$41,973	$47,680	$37,652	1st of 2
18	Interdisciplinary StudiesAbout 30 graduates a year	$40,717	Not reported	$27,832	1st of 1
19	Special EducationAbout 78 graduates a year	$39,699	$44,616	$29,875	1st of 1
20	JournalismAbout 7 graduates a year	$39,592	Not reported	Not reported	2nd of 4
21	Social WorkAbout 231 graduates a year	$38,828	Not reported	$29,000	2nd of 8
22	Religious StudiesAbout 609 graduates a year	$38,540	$49,603	$36,495	1st of 2
23	Public HealthAbout 46 graduates a year	$36,641	$56,943	$27,000	2nd of 2
24	CommunicationsAbout 196 graduates a year	$35,392	$45,741	$23,250	10th of 14
25	ESL TeachingAbout 35 graduates a year	$34,876	$42,444	$27,000	1st of 1
26	Radio, TV, and Digital MediaAbout 51 graduates a year	$34,506	Not reported	$23,250	1st of 1
27	Pastoral Counseling and MinistriesAbout 68 graduates a year	$34,083	$50,386	$23,750	1st of 2
28	HistoryAbout 246 graduates a year	$33,456	Not reported	$27,000	6th of 16
29	Religious Music and WorshipAbout 53 graduates a year	$33,284	$37,322	$27,000	1st of 1
30	EnglishAbout 22 graduates a year	$32,890	$40,080	$24,850	8th of 16
31	PsychologyAbout 1,139 graduates a year	$32,679	$40,678	$32,916	13th of 26
32	American Sign LanguageAbout 9 graduates a year	$32,117	Not reported	Not reported	1st of 1
33	Apparel and TextilesAbout 35 graduates a year	$31,796	$40,183	$22,500	1st of 1
34	Teacher EducationAbout 487 graduates a year	$31,136	$38,192	$33,450	2nd of 2
35	Human Development and Family StudiesAbout 32 graduates a year	$31,083	$37,389	$23,250	4th of 4
36	International StudiesAbout 28 graduates a year	$30,349	Not reported	$22,914	2nd of 2
37	Design and Applied ArtsAbout 198 graduates a year	$30,019	$45,177	$26,000	5th of 6
38	MusicAbout 99 graduates a year	$28,003	$36,347	$27,000	5th of 5
39	Legal StudiesAbout 152 graduates a year	$27,637	Not reported	$26,656	1st of 1
40	Kinesiology and Exercise ScienceAbout 215 graduates a year	$27,423	$48,277	$25,645	11th of 14
41	EducationAbout 4 graduates a year	$25,194	Not reported	$42,160	2nd of 2
42	ZoologyAbout 27 graduates a year	$23,988	Not reported	$24,393	1st of 1
43	BiologyAbout 92 graduates a year	$23,803	$57,875	$23,299	24th of 25
44	Film and PhotographyAbout 52 graduates a year	$20,512	Not reported	$22,500	3rd of 3
45	Outdoor EducationAbout 7 graduates a year	$17,960	Not reported	Not reported	1st of 1

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

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

All 9 associate's programs, ranked

Each figure is the median for the program's graduates. "Rank in Virginia" compares first-year pay with the same field's associate's programs across Virginia. 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 Virginia
1	Paralegal StudiesAbout 85 graduates a year	$45,452	$36,192	$30,500	2nd of 4
2	BusinessAbout 157 graduates a year	$43,425	$45,309	$28,416	1st of 1
3	Criminal JusticeAbout 59 graduates a year	$43,287	$46,657	$28,917	1st of 4
4	AccountingAbout 36 graduates a year	$40,500	$45,969	$27,526	1st of 2
5	Other Interdisciplinary StudiesAbout 341 graduates a year	$38,805	$41,367	$21,500	1st of 1
6	Religious StudiesAbout 94 graduates a year	$36,966	$44,195	$29,250	1st of 1
7	PsychologyAbout 177 graduates a year	$29,199	$37,706	$30,949	1st of 1
8	Health and Medical AdministrationAbout 43 graduates a year	$25,884	$34,314	$30,087	3rd of 4
9	Teacher EducationAbout 105 graduates a year	$21,998	$19,983	$25,048	1st of 1

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

One certificate program

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

Program	Year 1 pay	Year 5 pay	Debt	Rank in Virginia
Bible StudiesAbout 79 graduates a year	$31,424	$32,266	$22,274	1st of 1

Quick picks: bachelor's programs

Highest first-year pay

Electrical Engineering$76,127
Nursing$71,918
Military Systems Technology$66,126
Mechanical Engineering$65,794
Computer and Information Science$56,258

Lowest median debt

Military Systems Technology$19,407
International Relations$21,750
Apparel and Textiles$22,500
Film and Photography$22,500
International Studies$22,914

Largest programs

Business AdministrationAbout 1,519 graduates a year
Other Interdisciplinary StudiesAbout 1,356 graduates a year
PsychologyAbout 1,139 graduates a year
Religious StudiesAbout 609 graduates a year
Criminal JusticeAbout 572 graduates a year

Common questions

Electrical Engineering graduates earn a median of $76,127 in their first year, the most of 45 Liberty 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 Virginia 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