Which University of Nebraska at Kearney major has the lowest debt?

Fine and Studio Arts graduates leave with a median of $16,101 in federal loans, the lowest among 14 University of Nebraska at Kearney bachelor's programs that report debt.

How much does University of Nebraska at Kearney cost?

In-state tuition and fees are $8,676 a year, and $15,284 for out-of-state students. After grants and scholarships, the average net price is $16,242 a year.

How many University of Nebraska at Kearney programs report graduate pay?

17 bachelor's programs at University of Nebraska at Kearney report first-year pay, and 14 of them also report federal debt.

University of Nebraska at Kearney Programs, Ranked by Graduate Pay and Debt

Public university
Kearney, NE
4,088 undergraduates

College Scorecard June 2026 release

The short answer

17 University of Nebraska at Kearney bachelor's programs report what graduates earn. Agricultural Business pays the most in the first year ($61,152), and Parks and Recreation the least ($28,241). The median program pays $38,853.

In-state tuition and fees$8,676Per year. Out-of-state $15,284

Average net price after aid$16,242Per year

Graduation rate58%Within 6 years

Admission rate89%Of applicants

All 17 bachelor's programs, ranked

Each figure is the median for the program's graduates. "Rank in Nebraska" compares first-year pay with the same field's bachelor's programs across Nebraska. 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 Nebraska
1	Agricultural BusinessAbout 14 graduates a year	$61,152	$62,723	Not reported	1st of 2
2	Computer and Information ScienceAbout 23 graduates a year	$60,771	Not reported	Not reported	3rd of 4
3	Business AdministrationAbout 157 graduates a year	$48,861	$71,637	$20,199	4th of 12
4	Subject-Area Teacher EducationAbout 26 graduates a year	$42,001	$51,268	$26,287	5th of 5
5	Fine and Studio ArtsAbout 14 graduates a year	$40,501	$43,720	$16,101	1st of 3
6	Criminal JusticeAbout 26 graduates a year	$40,128	$49,731	$19,250	4th of 7
7	HistoryAbout 21 graduates a year	$39,340	$52,940	$18,250	1st of 3
8	Social WorkAbout 44 graduates a year	$39,218	$41,982	$24,000	2nd of 3
9	Teacher EducationAbout 124 graduates a year	$38,853	$44,982	$23,363	8th of 9
10	Family and Consumer EconomicsAbout 30 graduates a year	$38,009	$41,817	$19,750	1st of 2
11	JournalismAbout 23 graduates a year	$36,703	$41,276	$22,602	2nd of 3
12	Writing and RhetoricAbout 13 graduates a year	$35,726	$47,989	Not reported	1st of 2
13	EnglishAbout 22 graduates a year	$35,419	$42,524	$24,422	1st of 3
14	Kinesiology and Exercise ScienceAbout 19 graduates a year	$34,385	$50,597	$26,500	3rd of 6
15	PsychologyGraduates a year not reported	$34,055	$53,289	$24,072	6th of 8
16	Liberal Arts and General StudiesAbout 42 graduates a year	$29,471	$44,063	$20,675	2nd of 2
17	Parks and RecreationAbout 45 graduates a year	$28,241	$58,149	$23,500	1st of 1

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

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

Quick picks

Highest first-year pay

Agricultural Business$61,152
Computer and Information Science$60,771
Business Administration$48,861
Subject-Area Teacher Education$42,001
Fine and Studio Arts$40,501

Lowest median debt

Fine and Studio Arts$16,101
History$18,250
Criminal Justice$19,250
Family and Consumer Economics$19,750
Business Administration$20,199

Largest programs

Business AdministrationAbout 157 graduates a year
Teacher EducationAbout 124 graduates a year
Parks and RecreationAbout 45 graduates a year
Social WorkAbout 44 graduates a year
Liberal Arts and General StudiesAbout 42 graduates a year

Common questions

Agricultural Business graduates earn a median of $61,152 in their first year, the most of 17 University of Nebraska at Kearney 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 Nebraska 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