Which University of Portland major has the lowest debt?

Applied Mathematics graduates leave with a median of $20,810 in federal loans, the lowest among 15 University of Portland bachelor's programs that report debt.

How much does University of Portland cost?

Tuition and fees are $58,100 a year for all students. After grants and scholarships, the average net price is $28,210 a year.

How many University of Portland programs report graduate pay?

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

University of Portland Programs, Ranked by Graduate Pay and Debt

Private nonprofit university
Portland, OR
2,957 undergraduates

College Scorecard June 2026 release

The short answer

15 University of Portland bachelor's programs report what graduates earn. Nursing pays the most in the first year ($94,291), and Political Science the least ($23,017). The median program pays $44,038.

Tuition and fees$58,100Per year, for all students

Average net price after aid$28,210Per year

Graduation rate80%Within 6 years

Admission rate89%Of applicants

All 15 bachelor's programs, ranked

Each figure is the median for the program's graduates. "Rank in Oregon" compares first-year pay with the same field's bachelor's programs across Oregon. 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 Oregon
1	NursingAbout 250 graduates a year	$94,291	$103,904	$28,750	3rd of 5
2	Computer ScienceAbout 38 graduates a year	$85,637	$136,265	$22,590	1st of 5
3	Electrical EngineeringAbout 13 graduates a year	$79,423	$97,191	$20,875	2nd of 4
4	Mechanical EngineeringAbout 32 graduates a year	$76,909	$91,884	$23,681	1st of 4
5	Civil EngineeringAbout 25 graduates a year	$72,094	$86,439	$23,250	1st of 4
6	Applied MathematicsGraduates a year not reported	$53,917	Not reported	$20,810	1st of 1
7	Management ScienceAbout 22 graduates a year	$53,136	$81,158	$23,500	1st of 1
8	Teacher EducationAbout 31 graduates a year	$44,038	$58,391	$27,000	3rd of 6
9	MarketingAbout 52 graduates a year	$41,792	$68,130	$22,821	4th of 5
10	Romance LanguagesAbout 19 graduates a year	$41,018	$66,766	$23,499	1st of 5
11	Public Relations and AdvertisingAbout 22 graduates a year	$35,605	$64,521	$20,828	3rd of 3
12	Environmental Science and ConservationAbout 28 graduates a year	$35,349	Not reported	$22,875	2nd of 6
13	PsychologyAbout 70 graduates a year	$28,420	$62,399	$22,494	12th of 14
14	BiologyAbout 101 graduates a year	$26,340	$53,076	$22,846	10th of 14
15	Political ScienceAbout 24 graduates a year	$23,017	$58,509	$24,250	6th of 6

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

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

Quick picks

Highest first-year pay

Nursing$94,291
Computer Science$85,637
Electrical Engineering$79,423
Mechanical Engineering$76,909
Civil Engineering$72,094

Lowest median debt

Applied Mathematics$20,810
Public Relations and Advertising$20,828
Electrical Engineering$20,875
Psychology$22,494
Computer Science$22,590

Largest programs

NursingAbout 250 graduates a year
BiologyAbout 101 graduates a year
PsychologyAbout 70 graduates a year
MarketingAbout 52 graduates a year
Computer ScienceAbout 38 graduates a year

Common questions

Nursing graduates earn a median of $94,291 in their first year, the most of 15 University of Portland 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 Oregon 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