Which Saint Louis University major has the lowest debt?

Finance graduates leave with a median of $21,268 in federal loans, the lowest among 30 Saint Louis University bachelor's programs that report debt.

How much does Saint Louis University cost?

Tuition and fees are $55,760 a year for all students. After grants and scholarships, the average net price is $24,398 a year.

How many Saint Louis University programs report graduate pay?

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

Saint Louis University Programs, Ranked by Graduate Pay and Debt

Private nonprofit university
Saint Louis, MO
7,267 undergraduates

College Scorecard June 2026 release

The short answer

30 Saint Louis University bachelor's programs report what graduates earn. Aerospace Engineering pays the most in the first year ($75,122), and Neuroscience the least ($22,459). The median program pays $48,633.

Tuition and fees$55,760Per year, for all students

Average net price after aid$24,398Per year

Graduation rate80%Within 6 years

Admission rate75%Of applicants

All 30 bachelor's programs, ranked

Each figure is the median for the program's graduates. "Rank in Missouri" compares first-year pay with the same field's bachelor's programs across Missouri. 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 Missouri
1	Aerospace EngineeringAbout 35 graduates a year	$75,122	$92,038	$26,421	2nd of 2
2	Mechanical EngineeringAbout 36 graduates a year	$74,209	Not reported	$25,665	2nd of 6
3	NursingAbout 220 graduates a year	$70,226	$80,449	$25,000	8th of 26
4	Computer ScienceAbout 35 graduates a year	$69,849	Not reported	$27,000	4th of 8
5	Computer and Information ScienceAbout 14 graduates a year	$64,436	$95,914	$37,250	6th of 12
6	AccountingAbout 37 graduates a year	$63,153	Not reported	$26,820	2nd of 17
7	Diagnostic and Treatment ProfessionsAbout 36 graduates a year	$62,107	$64,628	$27,000	3rd of 5
8	FinanceAbout 89 graduates a year	$60,055	Not reported	$21,268	2nd of 9
9	Management Information SystemsAbout 6 graduates a year	$59,754	Not reported	$21,920	3rd of 4
10	EntrepreneurshipAbout 11 graduates a year	$57,411	Not reported	$25,000	1st of 2
11	Biomedical EngineeringAbout 30 graduates a year	$56,932	$58,898	$27,000	1st of 1
12	International BusinessAbout 37 graduates a year	$52,670	Not reported	$24,000	1st of 1
13	Human ResourcesAbout 21 graduates a year	$52,377	$71,839	$27,000	1st of 4
14	Business EconomicsAbout 42 graduates a year	$49,314	$66,543	$24,000	2nd of 2
15	Liberal Arts and General StudiesAbout 4 graduates a year	$48,829	Not reported	$54,581	2nd of 12
16	Health and Medical AdministrationAbout 50 graduates a year	$48,436	$76,434	$26,000	7th of 9
17	Business AdministrationAbout 19 graduates a year	$48,371	$80,246	$39,516	6th of 25
18	Criminal JusticeAbout 35 graduates a year	$45,709	$61,978	$23,694	3rd of 16
19	AviationAbout 36 graduates a year	$44,459	Not reported	$27,000	1st of 2
20	MarketingAbout 62 graduates a year	$42,729	Not reported	$24,877	6th of 10
21	Medical Laboratory ScienceAbout 29 graduates a year	$40,156	$68,231	$27,000	1st of 1
22	EducationAbout 22 graduates a year	$36,244	$42,866	$27,000	1st of 6
23	BiologyAbout 103 graduates a year	$34,620	$64,951	$25,000	9th of 21
24	PsychologyAbout 99 graduates a year	$34,295	$57,601	$26,000	6th of 23
25	EnglishAbout 23 graduates a year	$33,893	$45,373	$26,546	1st of 7
26	Public HealthAbout 54 graduates a year	$33,863	$60,833	$26,122	2nd of 3
27	Political ScienceAbout 54 graduates a year	$30,502	$64,048	$25,000	6th of 6
28	CommunicationsAbout 39 graduates a year	$30,047	$54,797	$24,343	11th of 11
29	Health SciencesAbout 64 graduates a year	$29,092	$67,569	$27,000	6th of 6
30	NeuroscienceAbout 66 graduates a year	$22,459	Not reported	$27,000	1st of 1

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

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

Quick picks

Highest first-year pay

Aerospace Engineering$75,122
Mechanical Engineering$74,209
Nursing$70,226
Computer Science$69,849
Computer and Information Science$64,436

Lowest median debt

Finance$21,268
Management Information Systems$21,920
Criminal Justice$23,694
International Business$24,000
Business Economics$24,000

Largest programs

NursingAbout 220 graduates a year
BiologyAbout 103 graduates a year
PsychologyAbout 99 graduates a year
FinanceAbout 89 graduates a year
NeuroscienceAbout 66 graduates a year

Common questions

Aerospace Engineering graduates earn a median of $75,122 in their first year, the most of 30 Saint Louis 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 Missouri 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