Which University of Maryland major has the lowest debt?

Management Science and Accounting graduates leave with a median of $15,000 in federal loans, the lowest among 50 University of Maryland bachelor's programs that report debt.

How much does University of Maryland cost?

In-state tuition and fees are $11,809 a year, and $41,186 for out-of-state students. After grants and scholarships, the average net price is $15,678 a year.

How many University of Maryland programs report graduate pay?

51 bachelor's programs at University of Maryland report first-year pay, and 50 of them also report federal debt.

University of Maryland Programs, Ranked by Graduate Pay and Debt

University of Maryland-College Park
Public university
College Park, MD
30,760 undergraduates

College Scorecard June 2026 release

The short answer

51 University of Maryland bachelor's programs report what graduates earn. Computer Science pays the most in the first year ($99,756), and Theatre the least ($17,985). The median program pays $43,698.

In-state tuition and fees$11,809Per year. Out-of-state $41,186

Average net price after aid$15,678Per year

Graduation rate89%Within 6 years

Admission rate45%Of applicants

All 51 bachelor's programs, ranked

Each figure is the median for the program's graduates. "Rank in Maryland" compares first-year pay with the same field's bachelor's programs across Maryland. 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 Maryland
1	Computer ScienceAbout 873 graduates a year	$99,756	Not reported	$20,000	1st of 5
2	Computer EngineeringAbout 104 graduates a year	$95,847	Not reported	$20,695	1st of 2
3	Electrical EngineeringAbout 100 graduates a year	$85,500	$108,058	$23,804	1st of 3
4	Chemical EngineeringAbout 56 graduates a year	$81,777	$92,423	$23,250	1st of 3
5	Other EngineeringAbout 30 graduates a year	$80,931	$92,285	$18,750	1st of 1
6	MathematicsAbout 191 graduates a year	$79,129	$101,607	$19,500	2nd of 5
7	Aerospace EngineeringAbout 142 graduates a year	$78,631	$106,431	$22,500	1st of 1
8	Civil EngineeringAbout 103 graduates a year	$76,731	$90,438	$21,437	1st of 2
9	Mechanical EngineeringAbout 327 graduates a year	$76,485	$102,581	$20,500	1st of 2
10	FinanceAbout 415 graduates a year	$75,689	$116,598	$19,500	1st of 3
11	Management ScienceAbout 121 graduates a year	$72,304	$110,163	$15,000	1st of 2
12	Information ScienceAbout 661 graduates a year	$70,344	$113,785	$20,180	2nd of 7
13	Agricultural EngineeringAbout 125 graduates a year	$69,848	$106,061	$22,500	1st of 1
14	AccountingAbout 181 graduates a year	$69,821	$99,454	$15,000	1st of 10
15	Business AdministrationAbout 276 graduates a year	$65,842	$102,325	$20,500	1st of 12
16	MarketingAbout 278 graduates a year	$61,578	$91,119	$21,038	1st of 4
17	International BusinessAbout 57 graduates a year	$61,199	$86,486	$22,500	1st of 1
18	EconomicsAbout 320 graduates a year	$58,650	$86,897	$20,097	2nd of 7
19	Agricultural BusinessAbout 27 graduates a year	$53,081	$82,616	$20,000	1st of 1
20	Teacher EducationAbout 105 graduates a year	$53,054	$61,213	$19,500	2nd of 8
21	Biochemistry and Molecular BiologyAbout 43 graduates a year	$48,721	$54,321	$19,500	1st of 4
22	JournalismAbout 109 graduates a year	$46,893	$70,492	$23,250	1st of 2
23	ArchitectureAbout 132 graduates a year	$46,347	$66,802	$22,654	1st of 2
24	ChemistryAbout 28 graduates a year	$46,140	$78,447	$21,238	3rd of 4
25	Public PolicyAbout 108 graduates a year	$45,642	Not reported	$21,500	1st of 2
26	CriminologyAbout 362 graduates a year	$43,698	$69,545	$19,500	1st of 2
27	CommunicationsAbout 247 graduates a year	$43,696	$75,778	$20,000	2nd of 10
28	Political ScienceAbout 321 graduates a year	$42,688	$79,622	$18,768	3rd of 10
29	HistoryAbout 83 graduates a year	$42,020	$55,450	$23,715	1st of 6
30	Human Development and Family StudiesAbout 90 graduates a year	$41,157	$56,321	$19,533	1st of 3
31	Environmental Science and ConservationAbout 39 graduates a year	$41,152	$65,351	$19,699	2nd of 6
32	GeographyAbout 24 graduates a year	$40,913	$77,031	$24,441	1st of 2
33	Animal ScienceAbout 71 graduates a year	$40,209	$56,654	$21,500	1st of 1
34	PhysicsAbout 62 graduates a year	$39,825	$101,240	$20,194	2nd of 2
35	Romance LanguagesAbout 48 graduates a year	$39,516	$57,044	$22,750	1st of 1
36	Public HealthAbout 416 graduates a year	$38,273	$67,437	$23,424	1st of 2
37	EnglishAbout 100 graduates a year	$36,561	$58,415	$21,500	2nd of 9
38	Ecology and EvolutionAbout 101 graduates a year	$36,375	$55,322	$19,635	1st of 1
39	PsychologyAbout 478 graduates a year	$35,933	$63,220	$20,500	3rd of 17
40	PhilosophyAbout 51 graduates a year	$35,608	$59,449	$20,164	1st of 1
41	Ethnic, Cultural, and Gender StudiesAbout 10 graduates a year	$34,777	$59,904	$19,500	1st of 2
42	SociologyAbout 63 graduates a year	$34,150	$60,642	$20,460	5th of 9
43	AnthropologyAbout 23 graduates a year	$33,837	$62,067	$20,070	1st of 1
44	East Asian LanguagesAbout 21 graduates a year	$33,070	$69,792	Not reported	1st of 1
45	Fine and Studio ArtsAbout 70 graduates a year	$32,031	$56,643	$20,000	1st of 6
46	Kinesiology and Exercise ScienceAbout 189 graduates a year	$31,403	$73,118	$23,138	4th of 7
47	Communication Sciences and DisordersAbout 67 graduates a year	$31,105	$68,693	$21,500	1st of 2
48	BiologyAbout 490 graduates a year	$30,325	$72,024	$19,000	12th of 14
49	Area StudiesAbout 5 graduates a year	$24,699	$64,545	$22,250	3rd of 3
50	Food ScienceAbout 34 graduates a year	$24,341	$69,427	$24,730	1st of 1
51	TheatreAbout 38 graduates a year	$17,985	$38,656	$20,681	2nd of 3

Program names link to the program's own page, and Maryland 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 Maryland programs in the field do too.

One more bachelor's program reports debt but not pay, so it isn't listed.

Quick picks

Highest first-year pay

Computer Science$99,756
Computer Engineering$95,847
Electrical Engineering$85,500
Chemical Engineering$81,777
Other Engineering$80,931

Lowest median debt

Management Science$15,000
Accounting$15,000
Other Engineering$18,750
Political Science$18,768
Biology$19,000

Largest programs

Computer ScienceAbout 873 graduates a year
Information ScienceAbout 661 graduates a year
BiologyAbout 490 graduates a year
PsychologyAbout 478 graduates a year
Public HealthAbout 416 graduates a year

Common questions

Computer Science graduates earn a median of $99,756 in their first year, the most of 51 University of Maryland 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 Maryland 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