Which William Carey University major has the lowest debt?

Biology graduates leave with a median of $18,770 in federal loans, the lowest among 8 William Carey University bachelor's programs that report debt.

How much does William Carey University cost?

Tuition and fees are $15,480 a year for all students. After grants and scholarships, the average net price is $14,258 a year.

How many William Carey University programs report graduate pay?

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

William Carey University Programs, Ranked by Graduate Pay and Debt

Private nonprofit university
Hattiesburg, MS
2,201 undergraduates

College Scorecard June 2026 release

The short answer

8 William Carey University bachelor's programs report what graduates earn. Nursing pays the most in the first year ($73,469), and Biology the least ($19,910). The median program pays $37,530.

Tuition and fees$15,480Per year, for all students

Average net price after aid$14,258Per year

Graduation rate60%Within 6 years

Admission rate60%Of applicants

All 8 bachelor's programs, ranked

Each figure is the median for the program's graduates. "Rank in Mississippi" compares first-year pay with the same field's bachelor's programs across Mississippi. 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 Mississippi
1	NursingAbout 149 graduates a year	$73,469	$94,936	$31,000	3rd of 8
2	Subject-Area Teacher EducationAbout 19 graduates a year	$52,790	Not reported	$25,524	1st of 7
3	Business AdministrationAbout 44 graduates a year	$40,598	$41,833	$24,249	5th of 11
4	Teacher EducationAbout 112 graduates a year	$39,520	$37,882	$20,754	2nd of 10
5	Criminal JusticeAbout 10 graduates a year	$35,540	Not reported	$24,729	3rd of 6
6	Kinesiology and Exercise ScienceAbout 47 graduates a year	$24,182	$36,152	$22,916	5th of 6
7	PsychologyAbout 32 graduates a year	$21,799	$34,413	$32,693	9th of 10
8	BiologyAbout 42 graduates a year	$19,910	$40,560	$18,770	8th of 9

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

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.

Quick picks

Highest first-year pay

Lowest median debt

Largest programs

NursingAbout 149 graduates a year
Teacher EducationAbout 112 graduates a year
Kinesiology and Exercise ScienceAbout 47 graduates a year
Business AdministrationAbout 44 graduates a year
BiologyAbout 42 graduates a year

Common questions

Nursing graduates earn a median of $73,469 in their first year, the most of 8 William Carey 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 Mississippi 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