Which University of Bridgeport major has the lowest debt?

Communications graduates leave with a median of $25,812 in federal loans, the lowest among 8 University of Bridgeport bachelor's programs that report debt.

How much does University of Bridgeport cost?

Tuition and fees are $35,760 a year for all students. After grants and scholarships, the average net price is $27,807 a year.

How many University of Bridgeport programs report graduate pay?

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

University of Bridgeport Programs, Ranked by Graduate Pay and Debt

Private nonprofit university
Bridgeport, CT
1,534 undergraduates

College Scorecard June 2026 release

The short answer

8 University of Bridgeport bachelor's programs report what graduates earn. Nursing pays the most in the first year ($89,752), and Communications the least ($20,654). The median program pays $32,300.

Tuition and fees$35,760Per year, for all students

Average net price after aid$27,807Per year

Graduation rate41%Within 6 years

Admission rate83%Of applicants

All 8 bachelor's programs, ranked

Each figure is the median for the program's graduates. "Rank in Connecticut" compares first-year pay with the same field's bachelor's programs across Connecticut. 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 Connecticut
1	NursingAbout 133 graduates a year	$89,752	Not reported	$31,000	4th of 11
2	Dental Hygiene and AssistingAbout 30 graduates a year	$65,025	$61,404	$26,000	1st of 2
3	Liberal Arts and General StudiesAbout 39 graduates a year	$43,743	$57,395	$32,147	4th of 8
4	PsychologyAbout 37 graduates a year	$33,392	$54,388	$30,396	8th of 16
5	Design and Applied ArtsAbout 7 graduates a year	$31,207	$47,145	$27,000	3rd of 5
6	Other Health ProfessionsAbout 28 graduates a year	$30,325	$59,414	$26,000	3rd of 3
7	Criminal JusticeAbout 27 graduates a year	$29,284	$56,031	$26,250	10th of 10
8	CommunicationsAbout 3 graduates a year	$20,654	$52,565	$25,812	11th of 11

Program names link to the program's own page, and Connecticut 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 Connecticut 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$89,752
Dental Hygiene and Assisting$65,025
Liberal Arts and General Studies$43,743
Psychology$33,392
Design and Applied Arts$31,207

Lowest median debt

Communications$25,812
Dental Hygiene and Assisting$26,000
Other Health Professions$26,000
Criminal Justice$26,250
Design and Applied Arts$27,000

Largest programs

NursingAbout 133 graduates a year
Liberal Arts and General StudiesAbout 39 graduates a year
PsychologyAbout 37 graduates a year
Dental Hygiene and AssistingAbout 30 graduates a year
Other Health ProfessionsAbout 28 graduates a year

Common questions

Nursing graduates earn a median of $89,752 in their first year, the most of 8 University of Bridgeport 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 Connecticut 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