Which Princeton University major has the lowest debt?

Public Policy graduates leave with a median of $10,527 in federal loans, the lowest among 2 Princeton University bachelor's programs that report debt.

How much does Princeton University cost?

Tuition and fees are $62,688 a year for all students. After grants and scholarships, the average net price is $6,128 a year.

How many Princeton University programs report graduate pay?

13 bachelor's programs at Princeton University report first-year pay, and 2 of them also report federal debt.

Princeton University Programs, Ranked by Graduate Pay and Debt

Private nonprofit university
Princeton, NJ
5,709 undergraduates

College Scorecard June 2026 release

The short answer

13 Princeton University bachelor's programs report what graduates earn. Computer Science pays the most in the first year ($146,624), and Neuroscience the least ($32,647). The median program pays $53,038.

Tuition and fees$62,688Per year, for all students

Average net price after aid$6,128Per year

Graduation rate98%Within 6 years

Admission rate5%Of applicants

All 13 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	Computer ScienceAbout 201 graduates a year	$146,624	Not reported	Not reported	1st of 3
2	EconomicsAbout 132 graduates a year	$103,041	Not reported	$11,250	1st of 8
3	Operations ResearchAbout 77 graduates a year	$100,354	Not reported	Not reported	1st of 1
4	Mechanical EngineeringAbout 45 graduates a year	$85,328	Not reported	Not reported	1st of 6
5	Public PolicyAbout 114 graduates a year	$73,630	$98,995	$10,527	1st of 2
6	Political ScienceAbout 57 graduates a year	$63,317	$94,020	Not reported	1st of 12
7	Ecology and EvolutionAbout 37 graduates a year	$53,038	Not reported	Not reported	1st of 4
8	Experimental PsychologyAbout 50 graduates a year	$47,050	Not reported	Not reported	1st of 2
9	HistoryAbout 72 graduates a year	$45,363	Not reported	Not reported	3rd of 11
10	Biochemistry and Molecular BiologyAbout 52 graduates a year	$41,848	Not reported	Not reported	2nd of 5
11	EnglishAbout 31 graduates a year	$35,178	Not reported	Not reported	8th of 13
12	SociologyAbout 34 graduates a year	$32,914	Not reported	Not reported	7th of 13
13	NeuroscienceAbout 26 graduates a year	$32,647	Not reported	Not reported	1st of 2

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.

Quick picks

Highest first-year pay

Computer Science$146,624
Economics$103,041
Operations Research$100,354
Mechanical Engineering$85,328
Public Policy$73,630

Lowest median debt

Public Policy$10,527
Economics$11,250

Largest programs

Computer ScienceAbout 201 graduates a year
EconomicsAbout 132 graduates a year
Public PolicyAbout 114 graduates a year
Operations ResearchAbout 77 graduates a year
HistoryAbout 72 graduates a year

Common questions

Computer Science graduates earn a median of $146,624 in their first year, the most of 13 Princeton 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