Which Tuskegee University major has the lowest debt?

Sales and Merchandising and Animal Science graduates leave with a median of $27,000 in federal loans, the lowest among 9 Tuskegee University bachelor's programs that report debt.

How much does Tuskegee University cost?

Tuition and fees are $25,386 a year for all students. After grants and scholarships, the average net price is $35,013 a year.

How many Tuskegee University programs report graduate pay?

11 bachelor's programs at Tuskegee University report first-year pay, and 9 of them also report federal debt.

Tuskegee University Programs, Ranked by Graduate Pay and Debt

Private nonprofit university
Tuskegee, AL
2,630 undergraduates

College Scorecard June 2026 release

The short answer

11 Tuskegee University bachelor's programs report what graduates earn. Nursing pays the most in the first year ($78,874), and Biology the least ($14,102). The median program pays $46,123.

Tuition and fees$25,386Per year, for all students

Average net price after aid$35,013Per year

Graduation rate55%Within 6 years

Admission rate49%Of applicants

All 11 bachelor's programs, ranked

Each figure is the median for the program's graduates. "Rank in Alabama" compares first-year pay with the same field's bachelor's programs across Alabama. 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 Alabama
1	NursingAbout 40 graduates a year	$78,874	$70,514	$31,000	1st of 12
2	Electrical EngineeringAbout 12 graduates a year	$76,638	$93,002	$28,250	5th of 7
3	Mechanical EngineeringAbout 25 graduates a year	$75,759	$93,145	$30,500	1st of 7
4	Chemical EngineeringAbout 14 graduates a year	$51,473	$83,985	Not reported	5th of 5
5	Sales and MerchandisingAbout 5 graduates a year	$46,303	$62,280	$27,000	1st of 1
6	Business AdministrationAbout 31 graduates a year	$46,123	$67,573	$29,563	5th of 18
7	Health SciencesAbout 23 graduates a year	$26,437	Not reported	$33,500	1st of 2
8	PsychologyAbout 20 graduates a year	$25,589	Not reported	$31,000	11th of 14
9	Animal ScienceAbout 62 graduates a year	$24,211	$47,961	$27,000	2nd of 2
10	Political ScienceAbout 10 graduates a year	$16,884	$59,070	Not reported	5th of 5
11	BiologyAbout 43 graduates a year	$14,102	$54,154	$30,750	14th of 14

Program names link to the program's own page, and Alabama 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 Alabama 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 more bachelor's program reports debt but not pay, so it isn't listed.

Quick picks

Highest first-year pay

Nursing$78,874
Electrical Engineering$76,638
Mechanical Engineering$75,759
Chemical Engineering$51,473
Sales and Merchandising$46,303

Lowest median debt

Sales and Merchandising$27,000
Animal Science$27,000
Electrical Engineering$28,250
Business Administration$29,563
Mechanical Engineering$30,500

Largest programs

Animal ScienceAbout 62 graduates a year
BiologyAbout 43 graduates a year
NursingAbout 40 graduates a year
Business AdministrationAbout 31 graduates a year
Mechanical EngineeringAbout 25 graduates a year

Common questions

Nursing graduates earn a median of $78,874 in their first year, the most of 11 Tuskegee 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 Alabama 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