Which Tufts University major has the lowest debt?

English graduates leave with a median of $14,670 in federal loans, the lowest among 18 Tufts University bachelor's programs that report debt.

How much does Tufts University cost?

Tuition and fees are $70,704 a year for all students. After grants and scholarships, the average net price is $39,998 a year.

How many Tufts University programs report graduate pay?

22 bachelor's programs at Tufts University report first-year pay, and 18 of them also report federal debt.

Tufts University Programs, Ranked by Graduate Pay and Debt

Private nonprofit university
Medford, MA
7,061 undergraduates

College Scorecard June 2026 release

The short answer

22 Tufts University bachelor's programs report what graduates earn. Mathematics pays the most in the first year ($110,512), and Fine and Studio Arts the least ($17,154). The median program pays $51,268.

Tuition and fees$70,704Per year, for all students

Average net price after aid$39,998Per year

Graduation rate94%Within 6 years

Admission rate11%Of applicants

All 22 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	MathematicsAbout 47 graduates a year	$110,512	Not reported	$17,750	1st of 15
2	Computer ScienceAbout 211 graduates a year	$105,659	$168,606	$15,500	4th of 20
3	Mechanical EngineeringAbout 79 graduates a year	$78,441	$95,235	$16,500	4th of 11
4	Cognitive ScienceAbout 33 graduates a year	$75,672	Not reported	$18,000	1st of 1
5	Chemical EngineeringAbout 28 graduates a year	$75,367	$115,375	Not reported	5th of 6
6	EconomicsAbout 217 graduates a year	$75,125	$126,124	$17,850	5th of 21
7	Political ScienceAbout 81 graduates a year	$67,713	$76,532	$17,725	1st of 29
8	Experimental PsychologyAbout 97 graduates a year	$56,504	Not reported	$15,875	1st of 10
9	Film and PhotographyAbout 44 graduates a year	$56,418	Not reported	Not reported	1st of 6
10	International RelationsAbout 153 graduates a year	$54,079	$80,548	$16,375	1st of 3
11	Public HealthAbout 77 graduates a year	$53,372	$73,825	$18,250	1st of 5
12	Romance LanguagesAbout 41 graduates a year	$49,164	Not reported	$14,935	4th of 9
13	SociologyAbout 47 graduates a year	$47,859	Not reported	$15,000	2nd of 20
14	Human Development and Family StudiesAbout 44 graduates a year	$44,345	$61,338	$16,170	1st of 4
15	Area StudiesAbout 26 graduates a year	$44,133	$62,853	Not reported	2nd of 6
16	BiopsychologyAbout 64 graduates a year	$43,343	$59,131	$19,000	1st of 1
17	HistoryAbout 36 graduates a year	$41,447	$55,116	$15,750	6th of 20
18	Environmental Science and ConservationAbout 60 graduates a year	$40,044	Not reported	$18,050	7th of 16
19	BiologyAbout 147 graduates a year	$39,016	$76,053	$16,250	25th of 32
20	Clinical and Counseling PsychologyAbout 28 graduates a year	$35,806	Not reported	Not reported	4th of 4
21	EnglishAbout 42 graduates a year	$34,689	$63,266	$14,670	14th of 28
22	Fine and Studio ArtsAbout 88 graduates a year	$17,154	$35,972	$25,250	16th of 16

Program names link to the program's own page, and Massachusetts 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 Massachusetts programs in the field do too.

One more bachelor's program reports debt but not pay, so it isn't listed.

Quick picks

Highest first-year pay

Mathematics$110,512
Computer Science$105,659
Mechanical Engineering$78,441
Cognitive Science$75,672
Chemical Engineering$75,367

Lowest median debt

English$14,670
Romance Languages$14,935
Sociology$15,000
Computer Science$15,500
History$15,750

Largest programs

EconomicsAbout 217 graduates a year
Computer ScienceAbout 211 graduates a year
International RelationsAbout 153 graduates a year
BiologyAbout 147 graduates a year
Experimental PsychologyAbout 97 graduates a year

Common questions

Mathematics graduates earn a median of $110,512 in their first year, the most of 22 Tufts 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