Which Towson University major has the lowest debt?

Other Education graduates leave with a median of $13,945 in federal loans, the lowest among 34 Towson University bachelor's programs that report debt.

How much does Towson University cost?

In-state tuition and fees are $11,728 a year, and $29,820 for out-of-state students. After grants and scholarships, the average net price is $17,413 a year.

How many Towson University programs report graduate pay?

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

Towson University Programs, Ranked by Graduate Pay and Debt

Public university
Towson, MD
16,136 undergraduates

College Scorecard June 2026 release

The short answer

34 Towson University bachelor's programs report what graduates earn. Nursing pays the most in the first year ($80,344), and Music the least ($19,618). The median program pays $40,629.

In-state tuition and fees$11,728Per year. Out-of-state $29,820

Average net price after aid$17,413Per year

Graduation rate69%Within 6 years

Admission rate82%Of applicants

All 34 bachelor's programs, ranked

Each figure is the median for the program's graduates. "Rank in Maryland" compares first-year pay with the same field's bachelor's programs across Maryland. 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 Maryland
1	NursingAbout 233 graduates a year	$80,344	$85,718	$23,378	5th of 12
2	Computer ScienceAbout 176 graduates a year	$71,795	$110,595	$20,340	3rd of 5
3	AccountingAbout 101 graduates a year	$64,012	$82,358	$21,375	6th of 10
4	MathematicsAbout 23 graduates a year	$56,443	$80,195	$25,000	3rd of 5
5	Business AdministrationAbout 504 graduates a year	$54,772	$78,303	$19,251	5th of 12
6	Special EducationAbout 162 graduates a year	$53,331	$57,712	$19,750	1st of 1
7	Computer and Information ScienceAbout 181 graduates a year	$53,171	$92,993	$20,562	8th of 10
8	Other EducationGraduates a year not reported	$52,791	$58,310	$13,945	1st of 1
9	ChemistryAbout 39 graduates a year	$52,765	$78,982	$23,000	1st of 4
10	Teacher EducationAbout 173 graduates a year	$51,749	$55,353	$18,750	5th of 8
11	Subject-Area Teacher EducationAbout 56 graduates a year	$51,209	$56,996	$21,500	1st of 3
12	EconomicsAbout 49 graduates a year	$50,910	$71,874	$18,838	5th of 7
13	Information ScienceAbout 44 graduates a year	$50,067	$86,490	$25,000	6th of 7
14	Health and Medical AdministrationAbout 107 graduates a year	$46,325	$65,854	$25,000	4th of 4
15	CommunicationsAbout 79 graduates a year	$42,657	$63,882	$20,309	3rd of 10
16	Political ScienceAbout 71 graduates a year	$42,648	$64,337	$20,875	4th of 10
17	Health SciencesAbout 17 graduates a year	$41,095	$75,217	$25,000	1st of 1
18	HistoryAbout 48 graduates a year	$40,162	$53,930	$15,720	2nd of 6
19	EnglishAbout 62 graduates a year	$39,250	$54,336	$21,500	1st of 9
20	International RelationsAbout 36 graduates a year	$39,208	$62,673	$25,000	2nd of 3
21	Social SciencesAbout 13 graduates a year	$37,934	Not reported	$20,000	2nd of 2
22	Biochemistry and Molecular BiologyAbout 40 graduates a year	$36,842	$90,110	$22,000	3rd of 4
23	Human ServicesAbout 94 graduates a year	$36,616	$52,612	$21,250	2nd of 2
24	Other Social SciencesAbout 207 graduates a year	$36,279	$64,123	$20,500	1st of 2
25	BiologyAbout 198 graduates a year	$34,988	$65,900	$21,875	4th of 14
26	PsychologyAbout 388 graduates a year	$34,375	$53,068	$20,788	7th of 17
27	Environmental Science and ConservationAbout 35 graduates a year	$34,345	$60,755	$22,750	4th of 6
28	Ethnic, Cultural, and Gender StudiesAbout 19 graduates a year	$32,740	$59,315	$22,250	2nd of 2
29	Kinesiology and Exercise ScienceAbout 247 graduates a year	$32,101	$60,108	$22,250	3rd of 7
30	Fine and Studio ArtsAbout 128 graduates a year	$29,958	$44,824	$17,978	2nd of 6
31	Communication Sciences and DisordersAbout 56 graduates a year	$23,463	$66,236	$21,981	2nd of 2
32	Radio, TV, and Digital MediaAbout 281 graduates a year	$22,997	$45,536	$22,024	2nd of 2
33	TheatreAbout 42 graduates a year	$19,871	$34,983	$17,500	1st of 3
34	MusicAbout 34 graduates a year	$19,618	$41,706	$19,102	2nd of 3

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

Lowest median debt

Other Education$13,945
History$15,720
Theatre$17,500
Fine and Studio Arts$17,978
Teacher Education$18,750

Largest programs

Business AdministrationAbout 504 graduates a year
PsychologyAbout 388 graduates a year
Radio, TV, and Digital MediaAbout 281 graduates a year
Kinesiology and Exercise ScienceAbout 247 graduates a year
NursingAbout 233 graduates a year

Common questions

Nursing graduates earn a median of $80,344 in their first year, the most of 34 Towson 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 Maryland 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