Which University of Louisville major has the lowest debt?

Electrical Engineering graduates leave with a median of $13,311 in federal loans, the lowest among 33 University of Louisville bachelor's programs that report debt.

How much does University of Louisville cost?

In-state tuition and fees are $13,136 a year, and $29,482 for out-of-state students. After grants and scholarships, the average net price is $17,988 a year.

How many University of Louisville programs report graduate pay?

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

University of Louisville Programs, Ranked by Graduate Pay and Debt

Public university
Louisville, KY
14,727 undergraduates

College Scorecard June 2026 release

The short answer

34 University of Louisville bachelor's programs report what graduates earn. Electrical Engineering pays the most in the first year ($77,732), and Music the least ($20,125). The median program pays $40,200.

In-state tuition and fees$13,136Per year. Out-of-state $29,482

Average net price after aid$17,988Per year

Graduation rate61%Within 6 years

Admission rate79%Of applicants

All 34 bachelor's programs, ranked

Each figure is the median for the program's graduates. "Rank in Kentucky" compares first-year pay with the same field's bachelor's programs across Kentucky. 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 Kentucky
1	Electrical EngineeringAbout 35 graduates a year	$77,732	$97,308	$13,311	2nd of 3
2	Industrial EngineeringAbout 28 graduates a year	$74,163	Not reported	$23,000	1st of 1
3	Computer EngineeringAbout 72 graduates a year	$72,710	$104,361	$21,306	2nd of 2
4	Mechanical EngineeringAbout 115 graduates a year	$71,169	$90,074	$21,500	1st of 3
5	Chemical EngineeringAbout 46 graduates a year	$70,675	$97,933	$21,500	1st of 2
6	NursingAbout 267 graduates a year	$69,027	$73,116	$23,205	11th of 19
7	Computer and Information ScienceAbout 103 graduates a year	$68,351	Not reported	$21,500	2nd of 8
8	Management Information SystemsGraduates a year not reported	$67,159	$94,472	$24,957	2nd of 5
9	Civil EngineeringAbout 38 graduates a year	$66,064	$89,150	$24,503	2nd of 3
10	Dental Hygiene and AssistingAbout 29 graduates a year	$57,464	$50,844	$26,380	1st of 2
11	Subject-Area Teacher EducationAbout 178 graduates a year	$56,188	$56,902	$22,250	1st of 7
12	FinanceAbout 83 graduates a year	$52,167	$73,986	$22,500	2nd of 7
13	AccountingAbout 97 graduates a year	$51,923	$70,410	$19,374	5th of 11
14	Business EconomicsAbout 21 graduates a year	$48,050	$85,507	$17,250	2nd of 2
15	MarketingAbout 126 graduates a year	$47,704	$70,079	$21,384	2nd of 7
16	ChemistryAbout 23 graduates a year	$41,842	Not reported	$24,411	2nd of 3
17	Teacher EducationAbout 69 graduates a year	$41,672	$49,009	$23,584	1st of 15
18	Criminal JusticeAbout 125 graduates a year	$38,728	$58,354	$23,151	1st of 11
19	CommunicationsAbout 139 graduates a year	$38,219	$51,634	$23,375	4th of 11
20	GeographyAbout 15 graduates a year	$37,844	$57,437	Not reported	1st of 1
21	Social WorkAbout 62 graduates a year	$35,257	$47,126	$25,209	5th of 9
22	Kinesiology and Exercise ScienceAbout 214 graduates a year	$33,241	$52,717	$22,053	3rd of 8
23	SociologyAbout 29 graduates a year	$32,818	$45,142	$23,000	3rd of 4
24	Public HealthAbout 78 graduates a year	$31,824	Not reported	$18,500	4th of 4
25	Political ScienceAbout 83 graduates a year	$31,777	$55,314	$19,500	3rd of 5
26	PsychologyAbout 258 graduates a year	$30,416	$47,915	$23,500	6th of 14
27	Ethnic, Cultural, and Gender StudiesAbout 10 graduates a year	$29,990	Not reported	$32,181	1st of 1
28	AnthropologyAbout 20 graduates a year	$29,966	$41,271	$23,000	1st of 3
29	EnglishAbout 29 graduates a year	$28,994	$46,293	$20,531	3rd of 8
30	Fine and Studio ArtsAbout 52 graduates a year	$28,485	$36,725	$25,000	2nd of 8
31	BiologyAbout 151 graduates a year	$27,123	$58,916	$20,681	7th of 12
32	Liberal Arts and General StudiesAbout 43 graduates a year	$22,239	$43,109	$27,001	8th of 8
33	HistoryAbout 24 graduates a year	$22,047	$49,417	$23,312	6th of 6
34	MusicAbout 35 graduates a year	$20,125	$44,130	$20,745	6th of 7

Program names link to the program's own page, and Kentucky 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 Kentucky 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$77,732
Industrial Engineering$74,163
Computer Engineering$72,710
Mechanical Engineering$71,169
Chemical Engineering$70,675

Lowest median debt

Electrical Engineering$13,311
Business Economics$17,250
Public Health$18,500
Accounting$19,374
Political Science$19,500

Largest programs

NursingAbout 267 graduates a year
PsychologyAbout 258 graduates a year
Kinesiology and Exercise ScienceAbout 214 graduates a year
Subject-Area Teacher EducationAbout 178 graduates a year
BiologyAbout 151 graduates a year

Common questions

Electrical Engineering graduates earn a median of $77,732 in their first year, the most of 34 University of Louisville 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 Kentucky 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