Which University of Akron bachelor's program has the lowest debt?

Information Science graduates leave with a median of $17,589 in federal loans, the lowest among 49 University of Akron bachelor's programs that report debt.

How much does University of Akron cost?

In-state tuition and fees are $13,135 a year, and $20,815 for out-of-state students. After grants and scholarships, the average net price is $13,946 a year.

How many University of Akron programs report graduate pay?

51 bachelor's programs and 6 associate's programs at University of Akron report first-year pay, and 55 of them also report federal debt.

University of Akron Programs, Ranked by Graduate Pay and Debt

University of Akron Main Campus
Public university
Akron, OH
9,052 undergraduates

College Scorecard June 2026 release

The short answer

51 University of Akron bachelor's programs report what graduates earn. Electrical Engineering pays the most in the first year ($77,622), and Fine and Studio Arts the least ($22,837). The median program pays $44,970. University of Akron also has 6 associate's programs that report pay.

In-state tuition and fees$13,135Per year. Out-of-state $20,815

Average net price after aid$13,946Per year

Graduation rate52%Within 6 years

Admission rate60%Of applicants

All 51 bachelor's programs, ranked

Each figure is the median for the program's graduates. "Rank in Ohio" compares first-year pay with the same field's bachelor's programs across Ohio. 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 Ohio
1	Electrical EngineeringAbout 30 graduates a year	$77,622	$93,216	$27,750	6th of 11
2	Chemical EngineeringAbout 50 graduates a year	$71,873	$93,451	$23,168	7th of 10
3	Mechanical EngineeringAbout 122 graduates a year	$71,448	$87,380	$25,125	7th of 14
4	Electrical Engineering TechnologyAbout 9 graduates a year	$70,138	$86,801	$31,000	1st of 2
5	Computer EngineeringAbout 26 graduates a year	$69,070	$96,653	$23,320	5th of 8
6	Mathematics and Computer ScienceAbout 45 graduates a year	$68,137	$94,546	$24,813	1st of 1
7	NursingAbout 169 graduates a year	$67,141	$74,140	$27,000	33rd of 38
8	Civil EngineeringAbout 41 graduates a year	$66,820	$77,310	$21,701	7th of 10
9	Construction Engineering TechnologyAbout 37 graduates a year	$66,780	$81,565	$25,000	1st of 2
10	Computer ProgrammingAbout 23 graduates a year	$64,311	Not reported	$25,791	1st of 1
11	Mechanical Engineering TechnologyAbout 48 graduates a year	$61,835	$71,388	$24,749	3rd of 5
12	Biomedical EngineeringAbout 46 graduates a year	$61,226	$76,829	$23,246	5th of 7
13	Computer NetworkingAbout 10 graduates a year	$60,944	$81,650	$26,879	2nd of 3
14	Information ScienceAbout 11 graduates a year	$56,824	Not reported	$17,589	4th of 6
15	FinanceAbout 56 graduates a year	$55,946	$66,385	$23,900	10th of 21
16	AccountingAbout 54 graduates a year	$53,920	$69,301	$23,082	19th of 30
17	Diagnostic and Treatment ProfessionsAbout 20 graduates a year	$52,237	$57,710	$26,425	7th of 12
18	Human ResourcesAbout 22 graduates a year	$51,422	$64,139	$20,750	4th of 14
19	Sales and MerchandisingAbout 31 graduates a year	$49,605	$75,758	$27,500	2nd of 2
20	Fire ScienceAbout 15 graduates a year	$49,582	$62,850	$25,750	1st of 1
21	BusinessAbout 11 graduates a year	$49,049	$55,195	$31,000	3rd of 7
22	MarketingAbout 78 graduates a year	$47,740	$63,842	$25,000	13th of 30
23	StatisticsAbout 13 graduates a year	$47,689	Not reported	Not reported	2nd of 2
24	DieteticsAbout 10 graduates a year	$47,242	$51,630	$27,000	3rd of 6
25	Business AdministrationAbout 91 graduates a year	$45,211	$67,575	$27,750	22nd of 40
26	ChemistryAbout 6 graduates a year	$44,970	Not reported	$27,500	3rd of 8
27	Information TechnologyAbout 43 graduates a year	$44,212	Not reported	Not reported	2nd of 2
28	Public Relations and AdvertisingAbout 32 graduates a year	$41,396	$53,071	$27,000	6th of 12
29	Design and Applied ArtsAbout 27 graduates a year	$39,856	$49,246	$27,000	5th of 15
30	Geology and Earth ScienceAbout 17 graduates a year	$39,678	$60,028	$27,000	3rd of 6
31	Criminal JusticeAbout 87 graduates a year	$38,547	$49,011	$27,000	7th of 17
32	CriminologyAbout 1 graduates a year	$38,087	$49,092	$22,250	3rd of 6
33	Social WorkAbout 60 graduates a year	$37,541	$42,412	$27,708	9th of 14
34	MusicAbout 15 graduates a year	$36,293	$27,350	$25,062	1st of 10
35	Teacher EducationAbout 15 graduates a year	$35,368	$41,433	$27,000	19th of 31
36	Subject-Area Teacher EducationAbout 54 graduates a year	$35,111	$46,247	$27,000	9th of 14
37	Housing and Human EnvironmentsGraduates a year not reported	$34,772	Not reported	$26,000	2nd of 2
38	Special EducationAbout 76 graduates a year	$34,073	$41,933	$26,000	14th of 15
39	HistoryAbout 28 graduates a year	$32,577	$37,660	$23,100	1st of 12
40	BiologyAbout 105 graduates a year	$32,050	$61,961	$21,750	11th of 28
41	Rehabilitation and TherapyAbout 21 graduates a year	$31,765	$57,930	$26,323	3rd of 3
42	Radio, TV, and Digital MediaAbout 30 graduates a year	$31,699	$37,905	$26,000	3rd of 10
43	Pre-Health StudiesAbout 30 graduates a year	$31,218	Not reported	$25,000	4th of 6
44	Human Development and Family StudiesAbout 18 graduates a year	$30,835	$37,280	$31,000	5th of 5
45	PsychologyAbout 104 graduates a year	$30,456	$43,117	$27,000	19th of 29
46	Apparel and TextilesAbout 1 graduates a year	$29,177	Not reported	$29,250	3rd of 3
47	Kinesiology and Exercise ScienceAbout 37 graduates a year	$28,659	$47,189	$31,000	18th of 26
48	Political ScienceAbout 31 graduates a year	$26,574	$57,740	$25,983	20th of 21
49	Liberal Arts and General StudiesAbout 8 graduates a year	$24,851	$57,605	$31,044	11th of 11
50	EnglishAbout 12 graduates a year	$23,923	$44,077	$28,250	14th of 18
51	Fine and Studio ArtsAbout 13 graduates a year	$22,837	$32,675	$25,919	10th of 17

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

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

All 6 associate's programs, ranked

Each figure is the median for the program's graduates. "Rank in Ohio" compares first-year pay with the same field's associate's programs across Ohio. 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 Ohio
1	Construction Engineering TechnologyAbout 33 graduates a year	$67,439	$86,913	$24,709	1st of 1
2	Mechanical Engineering TechnologyAbout 30 graduates a year	$52,177	$67,502	$22,582	2nd of 5
3	Diagnostic and Treatment ProfessionsAbout 9 graduates a year	$50,979	$55,746	$17,500	12th of 22
4	Criminal JusticeAbout 4 graduates a year	$35,094	$46,433	$15,625	7th of 9
5	Liberal Arts and General StudiesAbout 227 graduates a year	$31,901	$46,338	$23,112	9th of 19
6	Business AdministrationGraduates a year not reported	$27,448	Not reported	$24,396	14th of 15

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

Quick picks: bachelor's programs

Highest first-year pay

Electrical Engineering$77,622
Chemical Engineering$71,873
Mechanical Engineering$71,448
Electrical Engineering Technology$70,138
Computer Engineering$69,070

Lowest median debt

Largest programs

NursingAbout 169 graduates a year
Mechanical EngineeringAbout 122 graduates a year
BiologyAbout 105 graduates a year
PsychologyAbout 104 graduates a year
Business AdministrationAbout 91 graduates a year

Common questions

Electrical Engineering graduates earn a median of $77,622 in their first year, the most of 51 University of Akron 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 Ohio 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