Which University of Nebraska-Lincoln bachelor's program has the lowest debt?

Mathematics graduates leave with a median of $19,261 in federal loans, the lowest among 50 University of Nebraska-Lincoln bachelor's programs that report debt.

How much does University of Nebraska-Lincoln cost?

In-state tuition and fees are $10,434 a year, and $28,584 for out-of-state students. After grants and scholarships, the average net price is $17,747 a year.

How many University of Nebraska-Lincoln programs report graduate pay?

55 bachelor's programs and 2 associate's programs at University of Nebraska-Lincoln report first-year pay, and 52 of them also report federal debt.

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Programs, Ranked by Graduate Pay and Debt

Public university
Lincoln, NE
19,178 undergraduates

College Scorecard June 2026 release

The short answer

55 University of Nebraska-Lincoln bachelor's programs report what graduates earn. Computer Engineering pays the most in the first year ($82,398), and Theatre the least ($21,627). The median program pays $42,168. University of Nebraska-Lincoln also has 2 associate's programs that report pay.

In-state tuition and fees$10,434Per year. Out-of-state $28,584

Average net price after aid$17,747Per year

Graduation rate67%Within 6 years

Admission rate87%Of applicants

All 55 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	Computer EngineeringAbout 70 graduates a year	$82,398	$105,749	$20,240	1st of 1
2	Chemical EngineeringAbout 41 graduates a year	$79,603	$89,055	$27,816	1st of 1
3	Electrical EngineeringAbout 41 graduates a year	$78,101	$97,890	$19,750	1st of 2
4	Computer and Information ScienceGraduates a year not reported	$78,017	$104,063	$20,572	1st of 4
5	Management ScienceAbout 64 graduates a year	$75,137	$109,323	$24,250	1st of 2
6	Agricultural EngineeringAbout 5 graduates a year	$73,907	Not reported	Not reported	1st of 1
7	Construction Engineering TechnologyAbout 43 graduates a year	$71,797	$91,651	$24,964	1st of 1
8	Mechanical EngineeringAbout 137 graduates a year	$71,318	$84,216	$24,000	1st of 1
9	Civil EngineeringAbout 102 graduates a year	$70,542	$79,612	$25,500	1st of 2
10	Biological EngineeringAbout 39 graduates a year	$61,755	$71,594	$21,525	1st of 1
11	Agricultural MechanizationAbout 8 graduates a year	$59,052	$74,776	$23,750	1st of 1
12	FinanceAbout 237 graduates a year	$55,979	$77,155	$19,650	2nd of 2
13	Business EconomicsAbout 9 graduates a year	$55,404	$70,413	$20,000	1st of 1
14	AccountingAbout 138 graduates a year	$54,785	$74,112	$21,500	3rd of 5
15	Agricultural BusinessAbout 81 graduates a year	$53,229	$60,418	$19,500	2nd of 2
16	MarketingAbout 181 graduates a year	$51,354	$64,871	$23,250	2nd of 4
17	Plant ScienceAbout 50 graduates a year	$47,716	$58,512	$21,875	1st of 2
18	PhysicsAbout 13 graduates a year	$47,670	Not reported	$25,209	1st of 1
19	Business AdministrationAbout 371 graduates a year	$47,663	$62,338	$22,500	5th of 12
20	International BusinessAbout 20 graduates a year	$47,534	$60,444	Not reported	1st of 1
21	Special EducationAbout 40 graduates a year	$47,017	$51,536	$27,000	1st of 2
22	Interior ArchitectureAbout 35 graduates a year	$46,293	$57,171	$26,876	1st of 1
23	Applied HorticultureAbout 12 graduates a year	$46,289	$56,741	$24,998	1st of 1
24	Subject-Area Teacher EducationAbout 112 graduates a year	$45,786	$51,736	$23,000	2nd of 5
25	Teacher EducationAbout 162 graduates a year	$44,011	$47,126	$23,128	1st of 9
26	AgricultureAbout 12 graduates a year	$43,669	Not reported	Not reported	1st of 1
27	MathematicsAbout 87 graduates a year	$43,225	$73,518	$19,261	2nd of 2
28	Public Relations and AdvertisingAbout 226 graduates a year	$42,168	$58,750	$23,258	1st of 1
29	Criminal JusticeGraduates a year not reported	$42,139	$57,543	Not reported	1st of 7
30	MicrobiologyAbout 41 graduates a year	$40,792	Not reported	$25,941	1st of 1
31	CommunicationsAbout 36 graduates a year	$39,702	$53,230	$22,138	3rd of 4
32	Hospitality ManagementAbout 39 graduates a year	$39,689	$54,410	$22,250	1st of 1
33	Animal ScienceAbout 81 graduates a year	$39,064	$54,812	$20,981	1st of 1
34	ArchitectureAbout 1 graduates a year	$38,750	$59,419	$26,000	1st of 1
35	Design and Applied ArtsAbout 45 graduates a year	$38,585	Not reported	$21,500	2nd of 2
36	Romance LanguagesAbout 25 graduates a year	$38,478	$51,974	$21,000	1st of 1
37	International StudiesAbout 27 graduates a year	$36,926	$54,194	$20,500	1st of 2
38	SociologyAbout 32 graduates a year	$36,809	$53,358	$19,400	2nd of 3
39	Political ScienceAbout 80 graduates a year	$36,364	$63,703	$21,500	1st of 3
40	Family and Consumer EconomicsAbout 151 graduates a year	$35,242	$45,796	$22,500	2nd of 2
41	Apparel and TextilesAbout 26 graduates a year	$34,244	$51,456	$27,000	1st of 1
42	Foods and NutritionAbout 146 graduates a year	$33,728	$63,837	$25,256	1st of 1
43	Biochemistry and Molecular BiologyAbout 77 graduates a year	$33,520	$65,264	$19,980	1st of 1
44	Environmental Science and ConservationAbout 91 graduates a year	$33,514	$49,722	$24,250	1st of 2
45	PsychologyAbout 249 graduates a year	$33,034	$52,377	$22,750	7th of 8
46	HistoryAbout 27 graduates a year	$33,013	$46,214	$20,500	3rd of 3
47	JournalismAbout 89 graduates a year	$32,553	$51,054	$21,000	3rd of 3
48	Classical StudiesAbout 7 graduates a year	$32,054	$51,424	$24,000	1st of 1
49	EnglishAbout 59 graduates a year	$31,749	$44,600	$23,000	2nd of 3
50	Film and PhotographyAbout 15 graduates a year	$31,172	Not reported	Not reported	1st of 1
51	Security Science and TechnologyAbout 37 graduates a year	$29,231	$58,664	$26,908	2nd of 2
52	Fine and Studio ArtsAbout 29 graduates a year	$28,783	$42,040	$21,500	3rd of 3
53	BiologyAbout 137 graduates a year	$24,063	$62,754	$25,342	7th of 7
54	Ethnic, Cultural, and Gender StudiesAbout 8 graduates a year	$21,836	Not reported	$20,527	1st of 1
55	TheatreAbout 13 graduates a year	$21,627	$42,511	$23,250	2nd of 2

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.

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

Both associate's programs

Each figure is the median for the program's graduates. "Rank in Nebraska" compares first-year pay with the same field's associate's programs across Nebraska.

Program	Year 1 pay	Year 5 pay	Debt	Rank in Nebraska
Veterinary TechnologyGraduates a year not reported	$32,793	Not reported	$12,625	2nd of 2
Agricultural ProductionGraduates a year not reported	$24,427	$41,932	$11,629	1st of 1

Quick picks: bachelor's programs

Highest first-year pay

Computer Engineering$82,398
Chemical Engineering$79,603
Electrical Engineering$78,101
Computer and Information Science$78,017
Management Science$75,137

Lowest median debt

Mathematics$19,261
Sociology$19,400
Agricultural Business$19,500
Finance$19,650
Electrical Engineering$19,750

Largest programs

Business AdministrationAbout 371 graduates a year
PsychologyAbout 249 graduates a year
FinanceAbout 237 graduates a year
Public Relations and AdvertisingAbout 226 graduates a year
MarketingAbout 181 graduates a year

Common questions

Computer Engineering graduates earn a median of $82,398 in their first year, the most of 55 University of Nebraska-Lincoln 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