Which University of Richmond major has the lowest debt?

Journalism graduates leave with a median of $15,897 in federal loans, the lowest among 14 University of Richmond bachelor's programs that report debt.

How much does University of Richmond cost?

Tuition and fees are $65,230 a year for all students. After grants and scholarships, the average net price is $31,309 a year.

How many University of Richmond programs report graduate pay?

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

University of Richmond Programs, Ranked by Graduate Pay and Debt

Private nonprofit university
University of Richmond, VA
2,980 undergraduates

College Scorecard June 2026 release

The short answer

14 University of Richmond bachelor's programs report what graduates earn. Computer and Information Science pays the most in the first year ($76,763), and Chemistry the least ($22,881). The median program pays $43,205.

Tuition and fees$65,230Per year, for all students

Average net price after aid$31,309Per year

Graduation rate85%Within 6 years

Admission rate22%Of applicants

All 14 bachelor's programs, ranked

Each figure is the median for the program's graduates. "Rank in Virginia" compares first-year pay with the same field's bachelor's programs across Virginia. 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 Virginia
1	Computer and Information ScienceAbout 26 graduates a year	$76,763	$121,774	$23,381	6th of 14
2	AccountingAbout 46 graduates a year	$71,508	$99,714	$20,757	3rd of 14
3	Business AdministrationAbout 253 graduates a year	$68,151	$97,662	$20,500	3rd of 28
4	EconomicsAbout 55 graduates a year	$61,027	$122,879	$23,000	5th of 12
5	Human ResourcesAbout 90 graduates a year	$55,123	$76,301	$19,500	2nd of 3
6	Other Interdisciplinary StudiesAbout 44 graduates a year	$49,421	$81,521	$24,750	2nd of 9
7	Political ScienceAbout 36 graduates a year	$43,253	$67,169	$23,080	5th of 16
8	JournalismAbout 18 graduates a year	$43,157	Not reported	$15,897	1st of 4
9	EnglishAbout 20 graduates a year	$38,333	$55,411	$22,980	5th of 16
10	PsychologyAbout 56 graduates a year	$36,309	$60,210	$25,500	4th of 26
11	BiologyAbout 53 graduates a year	$36,300	$67,736	$20,064	5th of 25
12	Biochemistry and Molecular BiologyAbout 21 graduates a year	$34,796	Not reported	$23,346	2nd of 3
13	Area StudiesAbout 14 graduates a year	$33,340	$70,722	$19,750	4th of 4
14	ChemistryAbout 12 graduates a year	$22,881	Not reported	$23,000	9th of 9

Program names link to the program's own page, and Virginia 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 Virginia 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 and Information Science$76,763
Accounting$71,508
Business Administration$68,151
Economics$61,027
Human Resources$55,123

Lowest median debt

Journalism$15,897
Human Resources$19,500
Area Studies$19,750
Biology$20,064
Business Administration$20,500

Largest programs

Business AdministrationAbout 253 graduates a year
Human ResourcesAbout 90 graduates a year
PsychologyAbout 56 graduates a year
EconomicsAbout 55 graduates a year
BiologyAbout 53 graduates a year

Common questions

Computer and Information Science graduates earn a median of $76,763 in their first year, the most of 14 University of Richmond 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 Virginia 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