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

5 of the 5 Rivier University bachelor's programs that report debt tie for the lowest, a median of $27,000 in federal loans.

How much does Rivier University cost?

Tuition and fees are $39,488 a year for all students. After grants and scholarships, the average net price is $28,082 a year.

How many Rivier University programs report graduate pay?

5 bachelor's programs and one associate's program at Rivier University report first-year pay, and all of them also report federal debt.

Rivier University Programs, Ranked by Graduate Pay and Debt

Private nonprofit university
Nashua, NH
1,231 undergraduates

College Scorecard June 2026 release

The short answer

5 Rivier University bachelor's programs report what graduates earn. Nursing pays the most in the first year ($74,292), and Public Health the least ($36,710). The median program pays $39,453. Rivier University also has one associate's program that reports pay.

Tuition and fees$39,488Per year, for all students

Average net price after aid$28,082Per year

Graduation rate52%Within 6 years

Admission rate83%Of applicants

All 5 bachelor's programs, ranked

Each figure is the median for the program's graduates. "Rank in New Hampshire" compares first-year pay with the same field's bachelor's programs across New Hampshire. 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 Hampshire
1	NursingAbout 120 graduates a year	$74,292	$84,892	$27,000	7th of 8
2	PsychologyAbout 15 graduates a year	$40,242	$48,244	$27,000	2nd of 8
3	Business AdministrationAbout 19 graduates a year	$39,453	$69,272	$27,000	8th of 8
4	Teacher EducationAbout 11 graduates a year	$38,552	$49,644	$27,000	5th of 5
5	Public HealthAbout 3 graduates a year	$36,710	Not reported	$27,000	2nd of 3

Program names link to the program's own page, and New Hampshire 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 Hampshire 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 New Hampshire" compares first-year pay with the same field's associate's programs across New Hampshire.

Program	Year 1 pay	Year 5 pay	Debt	Rank in New Hampshire
NursingAbout 109 graduates a year	$65,499	$64,112	$38,500	6th of 6

Program names link to the program's own page, and New Hampshire ranks link to the full ranking for the field.

Common questions

Nursing graduates earn a median of $74,292 in their first year, the most of 5 Rivier 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 Hampshire 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