Which University of Central Arkansas major has the lowest debt?

Mathematics graduates leave with a median of $16,711 in federal loans, the lowest among 33 University of Central Arkansas bachelor's programs that report debt.

How much does University of Central Arkansas cost?

In-state tuition and fees are $10,523 a year, and $18,023 for out-of-state students. After grants and scholarships, the average net price is $16,511 a year.

How many University of Central Arkansas programs report graduate pay?

36 bachelor's programs at University of Central Arkansas report first-year pay, and 33 of them also report federal debt.

University of Central Arkansas Programs, Ranked by Graduate Pay and Debt

Public university
Conway, AR
7,762 undergraduates

College Scorecard June 2026 release

The short answer

36 University of Central Arkansas bachelor's programs report what graduates earn. Nursing pays the most in the first year ($70,636), and Film and Photography the least ($26,939). The median program pays $36,706.

In-state tuition and fees$10,523Per year. Out-of-state $18,023

Average net price after aid$16,511Per year

Graduation rate54%Within 6 years

Admission rate89%Of applicants

All 36 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	NursingAbout 106 graduates a year	$70,636	$77,918	$25,000	5th of 13
2	Computer and Information ScienceAbout 75 graduates a year	$57,912	$60,015	$25,901	2nd of 7
3	Management Information SystemsAbout 21 graduates a year	$54,913	$66,120	$21,500	1st of 1
4	AccountingAbout 42 graduates a year	$50,695	$68,389	$19,500	5th of 8
5	InsuranceAbout 14 graduates a year	$45,696	Not reported	Not reported	1st of 1
6	FinanceAbout 37 graduates a year	$44,343	$65,685	$20,000	5th of 6
7	Special EducationAbout 11 graduates a year	$44,318	Not reported	$19,250	1st of 2
8	Design and Applied ArtsAbout 17 graduates a year	$43,106	Not reported	Not reported	1st of 7
9	BusinessAbout 90 graduates a year	$42,892	$65,716	$23,000	3rd of 5
10	EconomicsAbout 11 graduates a year	$41,919	Not reported	$19,835	1st of 2
11	Subject-Area Teacher EducationAbout 43 graduates a year	$41,562	$45,778	$26,000	2nd of 8
12	MathematicsAbout 13 graduates a year	$40,993	Not reported	$16,711	2nd of 3
13	Teacher EducationAbout 77 graduates a year	$39,795	$43,267	$25,250	6th of 11
14	Business AdministrationAbout 23 graduates a year	$38,995	$55,193	$20,500	8th of 12
15	CriminologyAbout 26 graduates a year	$38,453	Not reported	$20,078	1st of 2
16	EntrepreneurshipAbout 21 graduates a year	$38,105	Not reported	Not reported	1st of 1
17	MarketingAbout 52 graduates a year	$38,011	$43,795	$20,633	4th of 4
18	ChemistryAbout 12 graduates a year	$36,946	Not reported	$21,125	1st of 3
19	MusicAbout 6 graduates a year	$36,465	$54,202	$29,139	2nd of 2
20	EnglishAbout 31 graduates a year	$35,338	$40,059	$20,500	1st of 6
21	Public Relations and AdvertisingAbout 18 graduates a year	$35,177	$48,074	$22,800	2nd of 3
22	Mental Health and Addiction ServicesAbout 55 graduates a year	$32,618	$50,200	$25,750	1st of 1
23	Other Health ProfessionsAbout 22 graduates a year	$32,445	$64,544	$17,500	1st of 1
24	BiologyAbout 80 graduates a year	$32,390	$59,571	$19,770	1st of 9
25	JournalismAbout 19 graduates a year	$31,911	$44,341	$26,500	3rd of 4
26	SociologyAbout 17 graduates a year	$31,867	$44,484	$26,372	4th of 4
27	Kinesiology and Exercise ScienceAbout 111 graduates a year	$31,767	$50,069	$25,000	2nd of 7
28	Political ScienceAbout 21 graduates a year	$31,348	Not reported	$21,150	2nd of 2
29	Family and Consumer SciencesAbout 45 graduates a year	$31,050	$43,076	$31,000	1st of 2
30	PsychologyAbout 150 graduates a year	$29,431	$45,243	$24,974	6th of 12
31	HistoryAbout 19 graduates a year	$29,337	$37,357	$27,000	1st of 4
32	Fine and Studio ArtsAbout 45 graduates a year	$28,604	$38,265	$25,351	2nd of 3
33	CommunicationsAbout 18 graduates a year	$28,490	Not reported	$27,000	7th of 7
34	Writing and RhetoricAbout 23 graduates a year	$27,366	Not reported	$25,000	1st of 1
35	Environmental Science and ConservationAbout 14 graduates a year	$27,118	Not reported	$20,625	2nd of 2
36	Film and PhotographyAbout 32 graduates a year	$26,939	$19,899	$22,983	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.

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

Quick picks

Highest first-year pay

Nursing$70,636
Computer and Information Science$57,912
Management Information Systems$54,913
Accounting$50,695
Insurance$45,696

Lowest median debt

Mathematics$16,711
Other Health Professions$17,500
Special Education$19,250
Accounting$19,500
Biology$19,770

Largest programs

PsychologyAbout 150 graduates a year
Kinesiology and Exercise ScienceAbout 111 graduates a year
NursingAbout 106 graduates a year
BusinessAbout 90 graduates a year
BiologyAbout 80 graduates a year

Common questions

Nursing graduates earn a median of $70,636 in their first year, the most of 36 University of Central 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