Which University of Kansas major has the lowest debt?

Biochemistry and Molecular Biology graduates leave with a median of $18,004 in federal loans, the lowest among 43 University of Kansas bachelor's programs that report debt.

How much does University of Kansas cost?

In-state tuition and fees are $12,102 a year, and $30,432 for out-of-state students. After grants and scholarships, the average net price is $18,059 a year.

How many University of Kansas programs report graduate pay?

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

University of Kansas Programs, Ranked by Graduate Pay and Debt

Public university
Lawrence, KS
21,217 undergraduates

College Scorecard June 2026 release

The short answer

43 University of Kansas bachelor's programs report what graduates earn. Electrical Engineering pays the most in the first year ($81,330), and Fine and Studio Arts the least ($16,629). The median program pays $42,865.

In-state tuition and fees$12,102Per year. Out-of-state $30,432

Average net price after aid$18,059Per year

Graduation rate69%Within 6 years

Admission rate93%Of applicants

All 43 bachelor's programs, ranked

Each figure is the median for the program's graduates. "Rank in Kansas" compares first-year pay with the same field's bachelor's programs across Kansas. 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 Kansas
1	Electrical EngineeringAbout 23 graduates a year	$81,330	$98,959	$21,500	1st of 3
2	Architectural EngineeringAbout 24 graduates a year	$76,353	Not reported	$23,000	1st of 2
3	Aerospace EngineeringAbout 51 graduates a year	$71,244	Not reported	$25,000	1st of 2
4	Mechanical EngineeringAbout 101 graduates a year	$70,726	$94,190	$22,500	3rd of 4
5	Civil EngineeringAbout 54 graduates a year	$68,486	$89,289	$26,000	2nd of 2
6	Computer and Information ScienceAbout 138 graduates a year	$67,565	$94,912	$27,000	2nd of 4
7	NursingAbout 191 graduates a year	$65,347	$82,749	$20,500	13th of 15
8	Chemical EngineeringAbout 78 graduates a year	$63,870	$86,557	$20,500	2nd of 2
9	Management ScienceAbout 106 graduates a year	$62,993	Not reported	$25,000	1st of 1
10	Management Information SystemsAbout 38 graduates a year	$60,931	$81,103	$22,200	1st of 3
11	FinanceAbout 206 graduates a year	$57,884	$90,997	$20,354	2nd of 7
12	Business AdministrationAbout 107 graduates a year	$55,633	$85,307	$21,469	4th of 16
13	AccountingAbout 128 graduates a year	$53,842	$79,167	$21,219	7th of 10
14	BusinessAbout 149 graduates a year	$49,339	$67,236	$24,480	2nd of 4
15	MathematicsAbout 43 graduates a year	$48,726	Not reported	$27,000	1st of 2
16	MarketingAbout 188 graduates a year	$48,204	$83,828	$21,893	2nd of 8
17	EconomicsAbout 42 graduates a year	$45,420	$77,286	$26,000	3rd of 3
18	Teacher EducationAbout 92 graduates a year	$45,405	$48,044	$24,776	3rd of 15
19	Diagnostic and Treatment ProfessionsAbout 24 graduates a year	$43,930	$64,111	$25,847	3rd of 3
20	MicrobiologyAbout 54 graduates a year	$43,734	Not reported	$27,000	1st of 2
21	JournalismAbout 203 graduates a year	$43,191	$62,205	$22,811	1st of 2
22	Petroleum EngineeringAbout 5 graduates a year	$42,865	$93,860	$25,000	1st of 1
23	SociologyAbout 25 graduates a year	$42,703	$60,399	$23,001	2nd of 5
24	Liberal Arts and General StudiesAbout 83 graduates a year	$42,527	$57,045	$22,500	2nd of 6
25	Mental Health and Addiction ServicesAbout 13 graduates a year	$42,480	$69,335	$24,907	1st of 2
26	HistoryAbout 42 graduates a year	$42,451	Not reported	$25,000	1st of 2
27	Geology and Earth ScienceAbout 11 graduates a year	$41,626	Not reported	$27,000	2nd of 2
28	Biochemistry and Molecular BiologyAbout 67 graduates a year	$41,487	$70,115	$18,004	1st of 2
29	CommunicationsAbout 90 graduates a year	$40,772	$60,475	$22,250	1st of 7
30	Subject-Area Teacher EducationAbout 29 graduates a year	$40,495	Not reported	$24,174	6th of 6
31	Social WorkAbout 66 graduates a year	$40,032	$45,517	$24,000	3rd of 6
32	Design and Applied ArtsAbout 56 graduates a year	$37,508	$57,249	$26,000	2nd of 3
33	PsychologyAbout 291 graduates a year	$36,913	$49,969	$22,415	4th of 10
34	Behavioral SciencesAbout 62 graduates a year	$36,206	$50,529	$25,000	1st of 1
35	BiologyAbout 48 graduates a year	$36,131	$60,261	$22,000	3rd of 8
36	Environmental Science and ConservationAbout 50 graduates a year	$34,374	Not reported	$19,282	2nd of 2
37	Kinesiology and Exercise ScienceAbout 201 graduates a year	$33,891	$73,613	$22,125	2nd of 9
38	Political ScienceAbout 130 graduates a year	$33,700	$67,019	$22,249	1st of 4
39	Communication Sciences and DisordersAbout 54 graduates a year	$30,227	$59,399	$23,781	1st of 2
40	AnthropologyAbout 27 graduates a year	$29,376	Not reported	$29,875	2nd of 3
41	Film and PhotographyAbout 69 graduates a year	$28,289	$36,506	$24,750	1st of 1
42	EnglishAbout 65 graduates a year	$26,184	$42,597	$23,500	5th of 5
43	Fine and Studio ArtsAbout 48 graduates a year	$16,629	$34,492	$22,361	5th of 5

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

Electrical Engineering$81,330
Architectural Engineering$76,353
Aerospace Engineering$71,244
Mechanical Engineering$70,726
Civil Engineering$68,486

Lowest median debt

Biochemistry and Molecular Biology$18,004
Environmental Science and Conservation$19,282
Finance$20,354
Nursing$20,500
Chemical Engineering$20,500

Largest programs

PsychologyAbout 291 graduates a year
FinanceAbout 206 graduates a year
JournalismAbout 203 graduates a year
Kinesiology and Exercise ScienceAbout 201 graduates a year
NursingAbout 191 graduates a year

Common questions

Electrical Engineering graduates earn a median of $81,330 in their first year, the most of 43 University of Kansas 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 Kansas 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