Which Wright State major has the lowest debt?

Finance graduates leave with a median of $18,903 in federal loans, the lowest among 34 Wright State bachelor's programs that report debt.

How much does Wright State cost?

In-state tuition and fees are $11,522 a year, and $21,222 for out-of-state students. After grants and scholarships, the average net price is $15,415 a year.

How many Wright State programs report graduate pay?

35 bachelor's programs at Wright State report first-year pay, and 34 of them also report federal debt.

Wright State Programs, Ranked by Graduate Pay and Debt

Wright State University-Main Campus
Public university
Dayton, OH
6,762 undergraduates

College Scorecard June 2026 release

The short answer

35 Wright State bachelor's programs report what graduates earn. Computer Engineering pays the most in the first year ($70,345), and Theatre the least ($18,666). The median program pays $39,321.

In-state tuition and fees$11,522Per year. Out-of-state $21,222

Average net price after aid$15,415Per year

Graduation rate42%Within 6 years

Admission rate96%Of applicants

All 35 bachelor's programs, ranked

Each figure is the median for the program's graduates. "Rank in Ohio" compares first-year pay with the same field's bachelor's programs across Ohio. 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 Ohio
1	Computer EngineeringAbout 22 graduates a year	$70,345	$87,791	$25,000	4th of 8
2	NursingAbout 141 graduates a year	$70,327	$74,455	$25,987	16th of 38
3	Computer and Information ScienceAbout 60 graduates a year	$69,071	$88,697	$26,979	3rd of 12
4	Electrical EngineeringAbout 27 graduates a year	$68,977	$88,425	$23,250	9th of 11
5	Mechanical EngineeringAbout 66 graduates a year	$66,331	$83,880	$25,000	13th of 14
6	Management Information SystemsGraduates a year not reported	$62,334	$75,467	$29,750	7th of 8
7	Medical Laboratory ScienceAbout 11 graduates a year	$61,401	Not reported	Not reported	5th of 6
8	AccountingAbout 42 graduates a year	$52,651	$71,094	$25,022	23rd of 30
9	FinanceAbout 62 graduates a year	$52,534	$71,407	$18,903	15th of 21
10	Human ResourcesAbout 33 graduates a year	$47,898	$62,379	$26,625	8th of 14
11	BusinessAbout 60 graduates a year	$46,523	$68,814	$22,375	5th of 7
12	Biomedical EngineeringAbout 17 graduates a year	$45,570	$84,716	$23,246	7th of 7
13	MarketingAbout 40 graduates a year	$43,722	$66,841	$26,000	22nd of 30
14	Business AdministrationAbout 88 graduates a year	$42,680	$50,246	$25,000	31st of 40
15	Diagnostic and Treatment ProfessionsGraduates a year not reported	$41,318	Not reported	$24,937	10th of 12
16	MathematicsAbout 7 graduates a year	$39,950	Not reported	$20,750	7th of 7
17	Social WorkAbout 30 graduates a year	$39,926	$48,503	$28,250	3rd of 14
18	Geology and Earth ScienceAbout 12 graduates a year	$39,321	$53,092	$25,500	4th of 6
19	CriminologyAbout 26 graduates a year	$37,476	$47,650	$27,250	4th of 6
20	Teacher EducationAbout 81 graduates a year	$36,332	$42,949	$27,000	17th of 31
21	Rehabilitation and TherapyAbout 14 graduates a year	$35,966	$45,623	$30,000	2nd of 3
22	Kinesiology and Exercise ScienceAbout 38 graduates a year	$35,640	$40,000	$28,250	6th of 26
23	CommunicationsAbout 26 graduates a year	$33,171	$49,425	$26,000	13th of 19
24	Subject-Area Teacher EducationAbout 35 graduates a year	$33,137	$44,788	$26,000	12th of 14
25	EnglishAbout 43 graduates a year	$33,011	$42,480	$24,140	1st of 18
26	International StudiesAbout 8 graduates a year	$32,819	Not reported	$32,500	3rd of 4
27	PsychologyAbout 127 graduates a year	$32,105	$47,398	$27,700	14th of 29
28	Other Interdisciplinary StudiesAbout 13 graduates a year	$28,561	Not reported	$43,250	5th of 6
29	BiologyAbout 57 graduates a year	$28,368	$58,156	$25,448	20th of 28
30	Political ScienceAbout 20 graduates a year	$27,477	$67,362	$26,000	18th of 21
31	HistoryAbout 18 graduates a year	$27,157	$34,062	$19,276	10th of 12
32	Film and PhotographyAbout 17 graduates a year	$24,617	Not reported	$26,750	2nd of 5
33	Romance LanguagesAbout 8 graduates a year	$23,739	$42,444	$19,500	5th of 7
34	Fine and Studio ArtsAbout 19 graduates a year	$22,631	$35,293	$29,259	11th of 17
35	TheatreAbout 30 graduates a year	$18,666	$32,244	$26,000	9th of 13

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

Lowest median debt

Finance$18,903
History$19,276
Romance Languages$19,500
Mathematics$20,750
Business$22,375

Largest programs

NursingAbout 141 graduates a year
PsychologyAbout 127 graduates a year
Business AdministrationAbout 88 graduates a year
Teacher EducationAbout 81 graduates a year
Mechanical EngineeringAbout 66 graduates a year

Common questions

Computer Engineering graduates earn a median of $70,345 in their first year, the most of 35 Wright 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 Ohio 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