Which University of Arkansas major has the lowest debt?

Mathematics graduates leave with a median of $16,500 in federal loans, the lowest among 54 University of Arkansas bachelor's programs that report debt.

How much does University of Arkansas cost?

In-state tuition and fees are $10,104 a year, and $29,966 for out-of-state students. After grants and scholarships, the average net price is $18,209 a year.

How many University of Arkansas programs report graduate pay?

56 bachelor's programs at University of Arkansas report first-year pay, and 54 of them also report federal debt.

University of Arkansas Programs, Ranked by Graduate Pay and Debt

Public university
Fayetteville, AR
28,677 undergraduates

College Scorecard June 2026 release

The short answer

56 University of Arkansas bachelor's programs report what graduates earn. Computer Engineering pays the most in the first year ($77,306), and Romance Languages the least ($19,519). The median program pays $40,051.

In-state tuition and fees$10,104Per year. Out-of-state $29,966

Average net price after aid$18,209Per year

Graduation rate71%Within 6 years

Admission rate74%Of applicants

All 56 bachelor's programs, ranked

Each figure is the median for the program's graduates. "Rank in Arkansas" compares first-year pay with the same field's bachelor's programs across Arkansas. 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 Arkansas
1	Computer EngineeringAbout 27 graduates a year	$77,306	$114,783	$26,500	1st of 1
2	Electrical EngineeringAbout 39 graduates a year	$76,832	$92,831	$21,240	1st of 2
3	Industrial EngineeringAbout 55 graduates a year	$75,968	$108,211	$26,500	1st of 1
4	Computer ScienceAbout 93 graduates a year	$75,169	Not reported	$21,343	2nd of 3
5	Chemical EngineeringAbout 60 graduates a year	$75,102	$101,541	$22,750	1st of 1
6	NursingAbout 291 graduates a year	$72,043	$78,557	$24,327	4th of 13
7	Mechanical EngineeringAbout 109 graduates a year	$71,407	$84,481	$23,014	2nd of 4
8	Civil EngineeringAbout 47 graduates a year	$61,979	$80,071	$26,875	1st of 1
9	Computer and Information ScienceAbout 18 graduates a year	$59,857	$108,117	$26,500	1st of 7
10	International BusinessAbout 42 graduates a year	$59,793	$72,699	$18,665	1st of 1
11	Biomedical EngineeringAbout 52 graduates a year	$59,504	$64,718	$27,000	1st of 1
12	AccountingAbout 161 graduates a year	$57,535	$85,915	$25,914	4th of 8
13	Management ScienceAbout 88 graduates a year	$57,257	$86,089	$22,655	1st of 1
14	Business AdministrationAbout 402 graduates a year	$56,456	$79,873	$21,500	2nd of 12
15	FinanceAbout 355 graduates a year	$56,387	$86,474	$22,924	2nd of 6
16	Agricultural BusinessAbout 78 graduates a year	$54,783	$67,154	$18,909	1st of 6
17	Business EconomicsAbout 34 graduates a year	$54,471	$71,694	$19,500	1st of 2
18	Food ScienceAbout 9 graduates a year	$53,205	Not reported	$17,750	1st of 1
19	ArchitectureAbout 84 graduates a year	$51,080	$67,687	$27,250	1st of 1
20	Agricultural Public ServicesAbout 14 graduates a year	$50,123	$50,982	$19,952	1st of 1
21	MarketingAbout 368 graduates a year	$50,045	$78,446	$21,500	1st of 4
22	BusinessAbout 28 graduates a year	$49,307	Not reported	$29,625	2nd of 5
23	Teacher EducationAbout 107 graduates a year	$47,428	$48,313	$26,141	1st of 11
24	Special EducationAbout 18 graduates a year	$43,718	Not reported	$20,500	2nd of 2
25	Design and Applied ArtsAbout 31 graduates a year	$41,782	Not reported	$23,881	2nd of 7
26	MathematicsAbout 27 graduates a year	$41,409	$63,660	$16,500	1st of 3
27	Apparel and TextilesAbout 67 graduates a year	$40,948	$65,634	$25,225	1st of 1
28	CommunicationsAbout 201 graduates a year	$40,095	$61,155	$21,165	2nd of 7
29	Human ResourcesAbout 19 graduates a year	$40,007	$55,257	$36,947	2nd of 2
30	MusicAbout 23 graduates a year	$38,811	$46,649	$27,000	1st of 2
31	JournalismAbout 93 graduates a year	$38,354	$60,034	$21,500	1st of 4
32	Criminal JusticeAbout 102 graduates a year	$38,083	$54,718	$25,385	4th of 8
33	Interdisciplinary StudiesAbout 44 graduates a year	$36,588	Not reported	$30,944	1st of 1
34	Public HealthAbout 101 graduates a year	$35,797	$51,977	$25,595	1st of 2
35	Social WorkAbout 51 graduates a year	$35,424	$47,137	$27,000	2nd of 7
36	ChemistryAbout 53 graduates a year	$34,872	$62,909	$24,875	2nd of 3
37	Political ScienceAbout 126 graduates a year	$33,745	$66,167	$25,370	1st of 2
38	SociologyAbout 77 graduates a year	$33,566	$51,122	$24,225	2nd of 4
39	Environmental Science and ConservationAbout 19 graduates a year	$33,091	$51,225	$23,042	1st of 2
40	Animal ScienceAbout 77 graduates a year	$32,417	$56,539	$23,551	1st of 2
41	Foods and NutritionAbout 46 graduates a year	$31,986	$54,070	$24,400	1st of 1
42	PsychologyAbout 233 graduates a year	$31,866	$52,402	$24,463	3rd of 12
43	Human Development and Family StudiesAbout 48 graduates a year	$31,758	$46,816	$21,500	1st of 2
44	Parks and RecreationAbout 58 graduates a year	$31,567	$65,926	$23,310	1st of 1
45	Geology and Earth ScienceAbout 13 graduates a year	$31,087	Not reported	$27,000	1st of 1
46	EducationAbout 9 graduates a year	$31,068	$48,229	$26,522	2nd of 2
47	Applied HorticultureAbout 16 graduates a year	$29,241	Not reported	Not reported	1st of 1
48	Kinesiology and Exercise ScienceAbout 135 graduates a year	$28,934	$56,890	$24,550	7th of 7
49	BiologyAbout 190 graduates a year	$28,061	$62,547	$24,000	4th of 9
50	HistoryAbout 69 graduates a year	$27,873	$51,587	$26,000	2nd of 4
51	AnthropologyAbout 28 graduates a year	$26,878	$42,295	$24,250	1st of 1
52	EnglishAbout 43 graduates a year	$26,369	$42,652	$21,500	4th of 6
53	TheatreAbout 19 graduates a year	$25,499	$34,120	Not reported	1st of 2
54	Fine and Studio ArtsAbout 40 graduates a year	$24,970	$43,864	$21,777	3rd of 3
55	International RelationsAbout 33 graduates a year	$22,612	$57,811	$24,208	1st of 1
56	Romance LanguagesAbout 42 graduates a year	$19,519	$58,267	$21,500	1st of 1

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

Computer Engineering$77,306
Electrical Engineering$76,832
Industrial Engineering$75,968
Computer Science$75,169
Chemical Engineering$75,102

Lowest median debt

Mathematics$16,500
Food Science$17,750
International Business$18,665
Agricultural Business$18,909
Business Economics$19,500

Largest programs

Business AdministrationAbout 402 graduates a year
MarketingAbout 368 graduates a year
FinanceAbout 355 graduates a year
NursingAbout 291 graduates a year
PsychologyAbout 233 graduates a year

Common questions

Computer Engineering graduates earn a median of $77,306 in their first year, the most of 56 University of Arkansas 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 Arkansas 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