Which University of Central Oklahoma major has the lowest debt?

Specialized Sales and Merchandising graduates leave with a median of $14,494 in federal loans, the lowest among 31 University of Central Oklahoma bachelor's programs that report debt.

How much does University of Central Oklahoma cost?

In-state tuition and fees are $8,818 a year, and $19,704 for out-of-state students. After grants and scholarships, the average net price is $18,309 a year.

How many University of Central Oklahoma programs report graduate pay?

35 bachelor's programs at University of Central Oklahoma report first-year pay, and 31 of them also report federal debt.

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

Public university
Edmond, OK
10,170 undergraduates

College Scorecard June 2026 release

The short answer

35 University of Central Oklahoma bachelor's programs report what graduates earn. Nursing pays the most in the first year ($71,438), and Theatre the least ($17,272). The median program pays $38,710.

In-state tuition and fees$8,818Per year. Out-of-state $19,704

Average net price after aid$18,309Per year

Graduation rate37%Within 6 years

Admission rate78%Of applicants

All 35 bachelor's programs, ranked

Each figure is the median for the program's graduates. "Rank in Oklahoma" compares first-year pay with the same field's bachelor's programs across Oklahoma. 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 Oklahoma
1	NursingAbout 158 graduates a year	$71,438	$78,665	$26,375	9th of 17
2	Mechanical EngineeringAbout 28 graduates a year	$71,362	$86,068	$31,000	2nd of 5
3	Electrical EngineeringAbout 19 graduates a year	$69,156	Not reported	Not reported	4th of 4
4	Computer and Information ScienceAbout 72 graduates a year	$64,320	$90,865	$20,212	1st of 8
5	Sales and MerchandisingAbout 20 graduates a year	$59,698	Not reported	$24,711	1st of 1
6	AccountingAbout 64 graduates a year	$56,889	$74,550	$27,273	2nd of 7
7	Management Information SystemsAbout 1 graduates a year	$56,385	$70,843	$22,200	3rd of 5
8	InsuranceAbout 15 graduates a year	$50,182	Not reported	Not reported	1st of 1
9	FinanceAbout 62 graduates a year	$50,151	$62,055	$24,793	4th of 5
10	Public HealthAbout 66 graduates a year	$49,560	$68,494	$21,625	1st of 3
11	Subject-Area Teacher EducationAbout 64 graduates a year	$47,741	$51,142	$25,000	2nd of 9
12	Business AdministrationAbout 124 graduates a year	$46,410	$57,688	$25,000	5th of 19
13	Teacher EducationAbout 72 graduates a year	$45,974	$46,112	$26,510	3rd of 13
14	Funeral Service and Mortuary ScienceAbout 23 graduates a year	$45,804	$50,301	$27,143	1st of 1
15	Human ResourcesAbout 26 graduates a year	$45,556	$64,103	$17,900	2nd of 3
16	Design and Applied ArtsAbout 39 graduates a year	$42,619	$59,192	$15,875	1st of 3
17	Criminal JusticeAbout 107 graduates a year	$39,609	$51,797	$22,875	4th of 7
18	Security Science and TechnologyAbout 134 graduates a year	$38,710	$56,046	$23,350	1st of 1
19	MarketingAbout 51 graduates a year	$38,628	$49,377	$22,350	6th of 6
20	Political ScienceAbout 25 graduates a year	$38,063	Not reported	$29,000	1st of 3
21	Liberal Arts and General StudiesAbout 195 graduates a year	$37,786	$49,223	$27,000	6th of 11
22	SociologyAbout 53 graduates a year	$37,727	$47,138	$28,000	1st of 3
23	Public Relations and AdvertisingAbout 59 graduates a year	$36,388	$48,739	$21,500	2nd of 3
24	Human Development and Family StudiesAbout 33 graduates a year	$35,491	$43,118	$27,500	3rd of 4
25	BiologyAbout 114 graduates a year	$34,180	$56,140	$21,437	3rd of 8
26	Kinesiology and Exercise ScienceAbout 84 graduates a year	$33,125	$45,235	$21,500	2nd of 10
27	Specialized Sales and MerchandisingGraduates a year not reported	$32,658	Not reported	$14,494	1st of 1
28	HistoryAbout 29 graduates a year	$32,127	$44,469	$22,125	2nd of 4
29	EnglishAbout 14 graduates a year	$31,214	Not reported	$19,125	3rd of 5
30	PsychologyAbout 126 graduates a year	$29,392	$47,520	$21,758	9th of 10
31	JournalismAbout 49 graduates a year	$28,139	$41,110	$26,000	3rd of 3
32	Writing and RhetoricAbout 15 graduates a year	$25,268	$44,382	$21,917	1st of 1
33	Other Communications TechnologyGraduates a year not reported	$25,018	$31,740	Not reported	1st of 1
34	MusicAbout 40 graduates a year	$19,162	$32,285	$23,125	2nd of 4
35	TheatreAbout 26 graduates a year	$17,272	Not reported	Not reported	4th of 4

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

Quick picks

Highest first-year pay

Nursing$71,438
Mechanical Engineering$71,362
Electrical Engineering$69,156
Computer and Information Science$64,320
Sales and Merchandising$59,698

Lowest median debt

Specialized Sales and Merchandising$14,494
Design and Applied Arts$15,875
Human Resources$17,900
English$19,125
Computer and Information Science$20,212

Largest programs

Liberal Arts and General StudiesAbout 195 graduates a year
NursingAbout 158 graduates a year
Security Science and TechnologyAbout 134 graduates a year
PsychologyAbout 126 graduates a year
Business AdministrationAbout 124 graduates a year

Common questions

Nursing graduates earn a median of $71,438 in their first year, the most of 35 University of Central Oklahoma 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 Oklahoma 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