Which University of San Diego major has the lowest debt?

International Business graduates leave with a median of $19,197 in federal loans, the lowest among 18 University of San Diego bachelor's programs that report debt.

How much does University of San Diego cost?

Tuition and fees are $59,486 a year for all students. After grants and scholarships, the average net price is $30,365 a year.

How many University of San Diego programs report graduate pay?

19 bachelor's programs at University of San Diego report first-year pay, and 18 of them also report federal debt.

University of San Diego Programs, Ranked by Graduate Pay and Debt

Private nonprofit university
San Diego, CA
5,671 undergraduates

College Scorecard June 2026 release

The short answer

19 University of San Diego bachelor's programs report what graduates earn. Computer Science pays the most in the first year ($104,948), and English the least ($22,475). The median program pays $51,056.

Tuition and fees$59,486Per year, for all students

Average net price after aid$30,365Per year

Graduation rate84%Within 6 years

Admission rate52%Of applicants

All 19 bachelor's programs, ranked

Each figure is the median for the program's graduates. "Rank in California" compares first-year pay with the same field's bachelor's programs across California. 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 California
1	Computer ScienceAbout 44 graduates a year	$104,948	Not reported	$19,719	10th of 39
2	Industrial EngineeringAbout 39 graduates a year	$80,644	Not reported	Not reported	3rd of 4
3	Electrical EngineeringAbout 28 graduates a year	$80,073	$118,396	$29,276	9th of 21
4	Mechanical EngineeringAbout 62 graduates a year	$77,962	$97,127	$26,093	8th of 26
5	AccountingAbout 57 graduates a year	$69,240	$109,018	$24,969	8th of 23
6	FinanceAbout 175 graduates a year	$64,819	$107,544	$23,508	5th of 12
7	MarketingAbout 93 graduates a year	$56,313	$80,998	$21,375	2nd of 13
8	BiologyAbout 79 graduates a year	$54,223	$68,950	$25,000	1st of 47
9	Real EstateAbout 125 graduates a year	$54,073	Not reported	$21,000	2nd of 3
10	Business AdministrationAbout 162 graduates a year	$51,056	$84,779	$22,250	25th of 57
11	International RelationsAbout 33 graduates a year	$50,948	$68,437	$24,100	3rd of 12
12	Biochemistry and Molecular BiologyAbout 25 graduates a year	$48,728	$84,844	$27,500	5th of 19
13	International BusinessAbout 50 graduates a year	$48,463	$95,368	$19,197	4th of 8
14	CommunicationsAbout 92 graduates a year	$40,776	$64,852	$25,000	13th of 39
15	SociologyAbout 31 graduates a year	$36,476	$59,681	$26,000	14th of 42
16	PsychologyAbout 111 graduates a year	$35,595	$68,458	$24,293	9th of 54
17	NeuroscienceAbout 67 graduates a year	$33,641	$84,851	$25,000	3rd of 9
18	Political ScienceAbout 71 graduates a year	$33,040	$71,534	$26,000	27th of 44
19	EnglishAbout 30 graduates a year	$22,475	$56,908	$24,000	30th of 35

Program names link to the program's own page, and California 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 California 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 Science$104,948
Industrial Engineering$80,644
Electrical Engineering$80,073
Mechanical Engineering$77,962
Accounting$69,240

Lowest median debt

International Business$19,197
Computer Science$19,719
Real Estate$21,000
Marketing$21,375
Business Administration$22,250

Largest programs

FinanceAbout 175 graduates a year
Business AdministrationAbout 162 graduates a year
Real EstateAbout 125 graduates a year
PsychologyAbout 111 graduates a year
MarketingAbout 93 graduates a year

Common questions

Computer Science graduates earn a median of $104,948 in their first year, the most of 19 University of San Diego 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 California 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