Which Worcester State major has the lowest debt?

Communication Sciences and Disorders graduates leave with a median of $21,910 in federal loans, the lowest among 17 Worcester State bachelor's programs that report debt.

How much does Worcester State cost?

In-state tuition and fees are $11,786 a year, and $17,866 for out-of-state students. After grants and scholarships, the average net price is $13,381 a year.

How many Worcester State programs report graduate pay?

18 bachelor's programs at Worcester State report first-year pay, and 17 of them also report federal debt.

Worcester State Programs, Ranked by Graduate Pay and Debt

Worcester State University
Public university
Worcester, MA
3,930 undergraduates

College Scorecard June 2026 release

The short answer

18 Worcester State bachelor's programs report what graduates earn. Nursing pays the most in the first year ($75,249), and English the least ($33,022). The median program pays $41,723.

In-state tuition and fees$11,786Per year. Out-of-state $17,866

Average net price after aid$13,381Per year

Graduation rate61%Within 6 years

Admission rate88%Of applicants

All 18 bachelor's programs, ranked

Each figure is the median for the program's graduates. "Rank in Massachusetts" compares first-year pay with the same field's bachelor's programs across Massachusetts. 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 Massachusetts
1	NursingAbout 62 graduates a year	$75,249	$89,927	$26,849	20th of 21
2	BiotechnologyAbout 16 graduates a year	$70,124	$87,125	$22,056	1st of 2
3	Computer and Information ScienceAbout 27 graduates a year	$54,477	$79,279	$24,250	9th of 10
4	EconomicsAbout 10 graduates a year	$50,463	Not reported	Not reported	16th of 21
5	Business AdministrationAbout 144 graduates a year	$46,660	$68,157	$22,895	20th of 32
6	BiologyAbout 66 graduates a year	$44,450	$67,630	$23,625	9th of 32
7	Liberal Arts and General StudiesAbout 47 graduates a year	$43,996	Not reported	$23,907	5th of 12
8	MathematicsAbout 13 graduates a year	$43,169	Not reported	$27,000	13th of 15
9	Teacher EducationAbout 63 graduates a year	$42,313	$44,840	$22,971	6th of 13
10	Criminal JusticeAbout 83 graduates a year	$41,132	$66,498	$24,953	14th of 16
11	Other Health ProfessionsAbout 13 graduates a year	$39,234	$53,851	$25,000	1st of 2
12	PsychologyAbout 154 graduates a year	$38,169	$52,586	$24,394	11th of 32
13	HistoryAbout 30 graduates a year	$38,028	$48,516	$24,610	8th of 20
14	Mental Health and Addiction ServicesAbout 65 graduates a year	$37,345	$55,146	$26,000	1st of 1
15	CommunicationsAbout 44 graduates a year	$34,235	$53,556	$23,250	13th of 20
16	Communication Sciences and DisordersAbout 34 graduates a year	$34,142	$61,578	$21,910	1st of 4
17	SociologyAbout 35 graduates a year	$33,636	$54,599	$24,975	16th of 20
18	EnglishAbout 24 graduates a year	$33,022	$43,186	$26,474	17th of 28

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

Quick picks

Highest first-year pay

Nursing$75,249
Biotechnology$70,124
Computer and Information Science$54,477
Economics$50,463
Business Administration$46,660

Lowest median debt

Communication Sciences and Disorders$21,910
Biotechnology$22,056
Business Administration$22,895
Teacher Education$22,971
Communications$23,250

Largest programs

PsychologyAbout 154 graduates a year
Business AdministrationAbout 144 graduates a year
Criminal JusticeAbout 83 graduates a year
BiologyAbout 66 graduates a year
Mental Health and Addiction ServicesAbout 65 graduates a year

Common questions

Nursing graduates earn a median of $75,249 in their first year, the most of 18 Worcester State 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 Massachusetts 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