Which Simmons University major has the lowest debt?

Political Science graduates leave with a median of $25,330 in federal loans, the lowest among 6 Simmons University bachelor's programs that report debt.

How much does Simmons University cost?

Tuition and fees are $46,874 a year for all students. After grants and scholarships, the average net price is $25,265 a year.

How many Simmons University programs report graduate pay?

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

Simmons University Programs, Ranked by Graduate Pay and Debt

Private nonprofit university
Boston, MA
1,670 undergraduates

College Scorecard June 2026 release

The short answer

6 Simmons University bachelor's programs report what graduates earn. Nursing pays the most in the first year ($85,096), and Social Work the least ($34,496). The median program pays $43,794.

Tuition and fees$46,874Per year, for all students

Average net price after aid$25,265Per year

Graduation rate72%Within 6 years

Admission rate70%Of applicants

All 6 bachelor's programs, ranked

Each figure is the median for the program's graduates. "Rank in Massachusetts" compares first-year pay with the same field's bachelor's programs across Massachusetts. 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 Massachusetts
1	NursingAbout 143 graduates a year	$85,096	$84,018	$27,916	3rd of 21
2	Kinesiology and Exercise ScienceAbout 47 graduates a year	$48,876	$80,725	$27,000	1st of 12
3	Public HealthAbout 8 graduates a year	$45,331	$70,608	$27,000	2nd of 5
4	CommunicationsAbout 19 graduates a year	$42,256	$56,409	$26,000	6th of 20
5	Political ScienceAbout 23 graduates a year	$39,657	$63,778	$25,330	17th of 29
6	Social WorkAbout 22 graduates a year	$34,496	$59,343	$27,000	6th of 7

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

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.

Quick picks

Highest first-year pay

Lowest median debt

Largest programs

NursingAbout 143 graduates a year
Kinesiology and Exercise ScienceAbout 47 graduates a year
Political ScienceAbout 23 graduates a year
Social WorkAbout 22 graduates a year
CommunicationsAbout 19 graduates a year

Common questions

Nursing graduates earn a median of $85,096 in their first year, the most of 6 Simmons 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 Massachusetts 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