Which University of Mary Washington major has the lowest debt?

Nursing graduates leave with a median of $16,910 in federal loans, the lowest among 15 University of Mary Washington bachelor's programs that report debt.

How much does University of Mary Washington cost?

In-state tuition and fees are $14,640 a year, and $27,560 for out-of-state students. After grants and scholarships, the average net price is $20,667 a year.

How many University of Mary Washington programs report graduate pay?

17 bachelor's programs at University of Mary Washington report first-year pay, and 15 of them also report federal debt.

University of Mary Washington Programs, Ranked by Graduate Pay and Debt

Public university
Fredericksburg, VA
3,566 undergraduates

College Scorecard June 2026 release

The short answer

17 University of Mary Washington bachelor's programs report what graduates earn. Computer and Information Science pays the most in the first year ($76,301), and Fine and Studio Arts the least ($24,013). The median program pays $35,464.

In-state tuition and fees$14,640Per year. Out-of-state $27,560

Average net price after aid$20,667Per year

Graduation rate66%Within 6 years

Admission rate80%Of applicants

All 17 bachelor's programs, ranked

Each figure is the median for the program's graduates. "Rank in Virginia" compares first-year pay with the same field's bachelor's programs across Virginia. 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 Virginia
1	Computer and Information ScienceAbout 55 graduates a year	$76,301	$101,708	$22,142	7th of 14
2	NursingAbout 39 graduates a year	$76,013	Not reported	$16,910	10th of 20
3	MathematicsAbout 17 graduates a year	$61,247	$63,457	$24,475	1st of 8
4	Business AdministrationAbout 133 graduates a year	$47,315	$74,031	$22,250	13th of 28
5	EconomicsAbout 18 graduates a year	$45,153	$68,786	Not reported	12th of 12
6	Liberal Arts and General StudiesAbout 80 graduates a year	$37,677	$56,274	$22,354	8th of 11
7	Political ScienceAbout 30 graduates a year	$35,687	$62,017	$24,899	13th of 16
8	SociologyAbout 29 graduates a year	$35,499	$58,027	$23,500	8th of 11
9	Other Physical SciencesAbout 20 graduates a year	$35,464	$48,166	$25,250	1st of 1
10	BiologyAbout 84 graduates a year	$35,194	$62,967	$22,567	6th of 25
11	HistoryAbout 30 graduates a year	$31,965	$51,227	$23,018	9th of 16
12	EnglishAbout 50 graduates a year	$30,540	$53,242	$23,990	9th of 16
13	International RelationsAbout 9 graduates a year	$30,357	$56,845	$25,086	9th of 9
14	Visual and Performing ArtsAbout 15 graduates a year	$29,130	$33,915	$26,000	3rd of 4
15	PsychologyAbout 85 graduates a year	$28,887	$56,177	$22,989	22nd of 26
16	AnthropologyAbout 9 graduates a year	$24,534	Not reported	Not reported	4th of 5
17	Fine and Studio ArtsAbout 24 graduates a year	$24,013	$42,236	$23,250	5th of 8

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

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

Quick picks

Highest first-year pay

Lowest median debt

Largest programs

Business AdministrationAbout 133 graduates a year
PsychologyAbout 85 graduates a year
BiologyAbout 84 graduates a year
Liberal Arts and General StudiesAbout 80 graduates a year
Computer and Information ScienceAbout 55 graduates a year

Common questions

Computer and Information Science graduates earn a median of $76,301 in their first year, the most of 17 University of Mary Washington 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 Virginia 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