Which Widener University bachelor's program has the lowest debt?

Hospitality Management graduates leave with a median of $23,250 in federal loans, the lowest among 16 Widener University bachelor's programs that report debt.

How much does Widener University cost?

Tuition and fees are $55,730 a year for all students. After grants and scholarships, the average net price is $25,759 a year.

How many Widener University programs report graduate pay?

18 bachelor's programs and one associate's program at Widener University report first-year pay, and 17 of them also report federal debt.

Widener University Programs, Ranked by Graduate Pay and Debt

Private nonprofit university
Chester, PA
2,951 undergraduates

College Scorecard June 2026 release

The short answer

18 Widener University bachelor's programs report what graduates earn. Nursing pays the most in the first year ($83,528), and Journalism the least ($22,058). The median program pays $57,104. Widener University also has one associate's program that reports pay.

Tuition and fees$55,730Per year, for all students

Average net price after aid$25,759Per year

Graduation rate68%Within 6 years

Admission rate71%Of applicants

All 18 bachelor's programs, ranked

Each figure is the median for the program's graduates. "Rank in Pennsylvania" compares first-year pay with the same field's bachelor's programs across Pennsylvania. 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 Pennsylvania
1	NursingAbout 201 graduates a year	$83,528	$97,249	$27,000	7th of 42
2	Electrical EngineeringAbout 10 graduates a year	$82,611	$90,156	$26,500	3rd of 8
3	Chemical EngineeringAbout 12 graduates a year	$71,160	$99,021	$27,000	9th of 9
4	Allied Health and Medical AssistingAbout 4 graduates a year	$70,817	Not reported	$26,739	1st of 1
5	Civil EngineeringAbout 19 graduates a year	$69,289	$78,441	$27,000	6th of 9
6	Biomedical EngineeringAbout 15 graduates a year	$68,762	Not reported	$27,000	5th of 7
7	Mechanical EngineeringAbout 39 graduates a year	$65,515	$97,717	$27,000	13th of 14
8	AccountingAbout 17 graduates a year	$65,071	$80,500	$27,000	9th of 41
9	FinanceAbout 21 graduates a year	$62,672	Not reported	$26,980	6th of 24
10	Computer ScienceAbout 14 graduates a year	$51,536	Not reported	$27,000	16th of 18
11	Teacher EducationAbout 9 graduates a year	$44,840	$55,163	$27,000	15th of 40
12	Other BusinessAbout 2 graduates a year	$42,408	$69,187	$27,000	2nd of 4
13	Hospitality ManagementAbout 1 graduates a year	$37,861	$55,214	$23,250	3rd of 9
14	PsychologyAbout 48 graduates a year	$37,224	$59,893	$27,000	10th of 48
15	BiologyAbout 35 graduates a year	$35,142	$75,276	$26,999	26th of 50
16	Criminal JusticeAbout 17 graduates a year	$31,663	$66,101	$27,000	29th of 30
17	CommunicationsAbout 7 graduates a year	$30,732	Not reported	Not reported	26th of 37
18	JournalismAbout 6 graduates a year	$22,058	Not reported	Not reported	8th of 8

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

One associate's program

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

Program	Year 1 pay	Year 5 pay	Debt	Rank in Pennsylvania
Allied Health and Medical AssistingGraduates a year not reported	$61,990	Not reported	$19,000	1st of 17

Program names link to the program's own page, and Pennsylvania ranks link to the full ranking for the field.

Quick picks: bachelor's programs

Highest first-year pay

Nursing$83,528
Electrical Engineering$82,611
Chemical Engineering$71,160
Allied Health and Medical Assisting$70,817
Civil Engineering$69,289

Lowest median debt

Hospitality Management$23,250
Electrical Engineering$26,500
Allied Health and Medical Assisting$26,739
Finance$26,980
Biology$26,999

Largest programs

NursingAbout 201 graduates a year
PsychologyAbout 48 graduates a year
Mechanical EngineeringAbout 39 graduates a year
BiologyAbout 35 graduates a year
FinanceAbout 21 graduates a year

Common questions

Nursing graduates earn a median of $83,528 in their first year, the most of 18 Widener University 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 Pennsylvania 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