Which UNT major has the lowest debt?

Business Economics graduates leave with a median of $14,125 in federal loans, the lowest among 60 UNT bachelor's programs that report debt.

How much does UNT cost?

In-state tuition and fees are $11,309 a year, and $21,149 for out-of-state students. After grants and scholarships, the average net price is $15,649 a year.

How many UNT programs report graduate pay?

60 bachelor's programs at UNT report first-year pay, and all of them also report federal debt.

UNT Programs, Ranked by Graduate Pay and Debt

University of North Texas
Public university
Denton, TX
34,341 undergraduates

College Scorecard June 2026 release

The short answer

60 UNT bachelor's programs report what graduates earn. Computer Engineering pays the most in the first year ($78,714), and Linguistics and Language Studies the least ($20,522). The median program pays $38,693.

In-state tuition and fees$11,309Per year. Out-of-state $21,149

Average net price after aid$15,649Per year

Graduation rate61%Within 6 years

Admission rate72%Of applicants

All 60 bachelor's programs, ranked

Each figure is the median for the program's graduates. "Rank in Texas" compares first-year pay with the same field's bachelor's programs across Texas. 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 Texas
1	Computer EngineeringAbout 38 graduates a year	$78,714	$107,903	$23,235	5th of 9
2	Electrical EngineeringAbout 44 graduates a year	$75,265	$96,911	$27,004	12th of 19
3	Construction Engineering TechnologyAbout 35 graduates a year	$72,266	Not reported	$27,000	4th of 7
4	Computer and Information ScienceAbout 371 graduates a year	$70,235	$102,134	$24,500	12th of 32
5	Mechanical EngineeringAbout 104 graduates a year	$68,173	$81,391	$26,974	11th of 23
6	Management Information SystemsGraduates a year not reported	$64,441	$96,614	$20,970	5th of 15
7	AccountingAbout 213 graduates a year	$61,509	$84,797	$20,500	7th of 39
8	Mechanical Engineering TechnologyAbout 73 graduates a year	$59,941	$71,106	$24,240	2nd of 5
9	InsuranceAbout 28 graduates a year	$59,022	$95,749	$21,204	1st of 1
10	Management ScienceAbout 35 graduates a year	$58,615	Not reported	$18,000	3rd of 6
11	FinanceAbout 208 graduates a year	$57,524	$78,441	$22,500	8th of 39
12	AviationAbout 24 graduates a year	$56,487	$73,497	$23,573	2nd of 3
13	Business EconomicsAbout 15 graduates a year	$54,058	$95,473	$14,125	2nd of 5
14	Other Interdisciplinary StudiesAbout 540 graduates a year	$53,733	$58,140	$23,573	5th of 39
15	Business AdministrationAbout 199 graduates a year	$53,194	$75,866	$21,500	9th of 63
16	MathematicsAbout 55 graduates a year	$53,133	$63,783	$23,689	5th of 21
17	Information ScienceAbout 53 graduates a year	$52,449	Not reported	$26,375	3rd of 3
18	EconomicsAbout 22 graduates a year	$51,316	$62,195	$23,619	7th of 14
19	Interior ArchitectureGraduates a year not reported	$50,681	$60,032	$18,250	1st of 4
20	Human ResourcesAbout 73 graduates a year	$45,745	$66,958	$20,142	8th of 13
21	EntrepreneurshipAbout 78 graduates a year	$45,265	$67,277	$19,365	4th of 7
22	BusinessAbout 142 graduates a year	$45,122	$67,600	$18,050	11th of 22
23	Writing and RhetoricGraduates a year not reported	$45,015	$56,151	$19,424	1st of 7
24	Homeland SecurityAbout 43 graduates a year	$44,969	$68,149	$17,293	1st of 1
25	Real EstateAbout 38 graduates a year	$44,124	$77,169	$15,251	3rd of 4
26	MarketingAbout 276 graduates a year	$43,828	$62,120	$19,540	20th of 39
27	Hospitality ManagementAbout 78 graduates a year	$41,183	$51,398	$23,070	2nd of 6
28	GeographyAbout 35 graduates a year	$39,960	$58,717	$20,994	3rd of 5
29	Specialized Sales and MerchandisingAbout 108 graduates a year	$39,787	$56,709	$23,250	3rd of 8
30	Criminal JusticeAbout 266 graduates a year	$39,267	$50,657	$20,538	12th of 39
31	JournalismAbout 238 graduates a year	$38,118	$53,717	$19,877	3rd of 9
32	ChemistryAbout 29 graduates a year	$38,006	$58,789	$23,151	10th of 12
33	PhilosophyAbout 21 graduates a year	$37,231	$42,179	$17,750	3rd of 6
34	Recreation ManagementAbout 36 graduates a year	$36,857	$53,543	$26,000	1st of 2
35	Liberal Arts and General StudiesAbout 405 graduates a year	$36,588	$55,226	$22,254	16th of 25
36	HistoryAbout 142 graduates a year	$36,568	$54,740	$22,680	9th of 23
37	Social WorkAbout 63 graduates a year	$36,167	$56,182	$22,500	15th of 24
38	Rehabilitation and TherapyAbout 76 graduates a year	$36,007	$47,650	$25,370	2nd of 6
39	Kinesiology and Exercise ScienceAbout 287 graduates a year	$35,039	$57,963	$25,000	15th of 42
40	Social SciencesAbout 20 graduates a year	$34,679	$57,259	$22,625	3rd of 4
41	Biochemistry and Molecular BiologyAbout 41 graduates a year	$34,657	$63,868	$23,304	2nd of 9
42	Human Development and Family StudiesAbout 50 graduates a year	$34,499	$44,287	$19,500	4th of 10
43	Political ScienceAbout 132 graduates a year	$34,195	$56,747	$17,750	15th of 27
44	Design and Applied ArtsAbout 121 graduates a year	$33,867	$55,345	$22,288	7th of 11
45	SociologyAbout 43 graduates a year	$33,334	$56,174	$21,782	9th of 19
46	EnglishAbout 139 graduates a year	$32,892	$47,966	$21,358	16th of 30
47	BiologyAbout 385 graduates a year	$32,782	$55,209	$24,000	9th of 43
48	Clinical and Counseling PsychologyAbout 32 graduates a year	$32,553	$56,373	$19,583	2nd of 2
49	MusicAbout 236 graduates a year	$31,450	$52,244	$24,456	17th of 21
50	International StudiesAbout 64 graduates a year	$30,621	$49,046	$21,033	6th of 7
51	PsychologyAbout 616 graduates a year	$30,396	$50,363	$19,500	30th of 52
52	Ecology and EvolutionAbout 57 graduates a year	$28,681	Not reported	$18,000	1st of 2
53	Communication Sciences and DisordersAbout 83 graduates a year	$28,337	$56,723	$20,500	4th of 9
54	TheatreAbout 46 graduates a year	$28,236	$40,282	$25,000	4th of 15
55	AnthropologyAbout 41 graduates a year	$28,160	$45,720	$21,168	8th of 11
56	Fine and Studio ArtsAbout 256 graduates a year	$27,067	$42,079	$24,000	9th of 19
57	Radio, TV, and Digital MediaAbout 211 graduates a year	$26,773	$41,843	$19,500	12th of 14
58	DanceAbout 9 graduates a year	$25,034	$44,100	$24,000	4th of 5
59	Romance LanguagesAbout 44 graduates a year	$24,880	$50,856	$20,666	12th of 12
60	Linguistics and Language StudiesAbout 22 graduates a year	$20,522	Not reported	$20,824	6th of 6

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

Computer Engineering$78,714
Electrical Engineering$75,265
Construction Engineering Technology$72,266
Computer and Information Science$70,235
Mechanical Engineering$68,173

Lowest median debt

Business Economics$14,125
Real Estate$15,251
Homeland Security$17,293
Philosophy$17,750
Political Science$17,750

Largest programs

PsychologyAbout 616 graduates a year
Other Interdisciplinary StudiesAbout 540 graduates a year
Liberal Arts and General StudiesAbout 405 graduates a year
BiologyAbout 385 graduates a year
Computer and Information ScienceAbout 371 graduates a year

Common questions

Computer Engineering graduates earn a median of $78,714 in their first year, the most of 60 UNT 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 Texas 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