Which University of the Incarnate Word bachelor's program has the lowest debt?

Liberal Arts and General Studies graduates leave with a median of $21,004 in federal loans, the lowest among 15 University of the Incarnate Word bachelor's programs that report debt.

How much does University of the Incarnate Word cost?

Tuition and fees are $37,090 a year for all students. After grants and scholarships, the average net price is $22,775 a year.

How many University of the Incarnate Word programs report graduate pay?

16 bachelor's programs and one associate's program at University of the Incarnate Word report first-year pay, and 16 of them also report federal debt.

University of the Incarnate Word Programs, Ranked by Graduate Pay and Debt

Private nonprofit university
San Antonio, TX
4,440 undergraduates

College Scorecard June 2026 release

The short answer

16 University of the Incarnate Word bachelor's programs report what graduates earn. Nursing pays the most in the first year ($64,720), and Communications the least ($17,048). The median program pays $38,886. University of the Incarnate Word also has one associate's program that reports pay.

Tuition and fees$37,090Per year, for all students

Average net price after aid$22,775Per year

Graduation rate51%Within 6 years

Admission rate98%Of applicants

All 16 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	NursingAbout 145 graduates a year	$64,720	$78,704	$27,574	48th of 48
2	Human ResourcesAbout 33 graduates a year	$58,499	$65,721	$36,007	2nd of 13
3	Liberal Arts and General StudiesGraduates a year not reported	$47,241	$54,028	$21,004	2nd of 25
4	Business AdministrationAbout 171 graduates a year	$46,092	$68,710	$29,791	23rd of 63
5	Computer and Information ScienceAbout 16 graduates a year	$44,173	$61,044	$28,986	30th of 32
6	Teacher EducationAbout 12 graduates a year	$43,843	$54,448	$31,000	8th of 13
7	Health SciencesAbout 33 graduates a year	$41,126	$58,160	$29,298	1st of 16
8	Kinesiology and Exercise ScienceAbout 21 graduates a year	$40,453	$52,119	$30,718	4th of 42
9	Public HealthAbout 12 graduates a year	$37,319	Not reported	$31,000	4th of 14
10	Criminal JusticeAbout 40 graduates a year	$32,771	$52,804	$28,901	31st of 39
11	PsychologyAbout 84 graduates a year	$30,511	$47,066	$27,666	28th of 52
12	Design and Applied ArtsAbout 32 graduates a year	$27,986	$52,068	$27,000	10th of 11
13	TheatreAbout 13 graduates a year	$27,295	Not reported	Not reported	5th of 15
14	BiologyAbout 72 graduates a year	$23,270	$51,820	$27,000	38th of 43
15	Rehabilitation and TherapyAbout 53 graduates a year	$22,919	$56,806	$24,103	6th of 6
16	CommunicationsAbout 28 graduates a year	$17,048	$39,408	$27,000	33rd of 33

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.

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.

One more bachelor's program reports debt but not pay, so it isn't listed.

One associate's program

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

Program	Year 1 pay	Year 5 pay	Debt	Rank in Texas
Health SciencesAbout 2 graduates a year	$40,386	Not reported	$11,000	1st of 2

Quick picks: bachelor's programs

Highest first-year pay

Lowest median debt

Liberal Arts and General Studies$21,004
Rehabilitation and Therapy$24,103
Design and Applied Arts$27,000
Biology$27,000
Communications$27,000

Largest programs

Business AdministrationAbout 171 graduates a year
NursingAbout 145 graduates a year
PsychologyAbout 84 graduates a year
BiologyAbout 72 graduates a year
Rehabilitation and TherapyAbout 53 graduates a year

Common questions

Nursing graduates earn a median of $64,720 in their first year, the most of 16 University of the Incarnate Word 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