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DeclineUpdated March 2026

Worst College Debt-to-Earnings Ratios

Programs where graduates owe the most relative to what they earn

Mount Sinai Phillips School of Nursing's Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing program has the worst debt-to-earnings ratio at 99.1%, with $85K in debt against $86K in earnings.

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1Mount Sinai Phillips School of Nursing
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing, $85K debt vs $86K earnings, 99.1% ratio
99
2Bowie State University
Design and Applied Arts, $50K debt vs $57K earnings, 88.2% ratio
88
3Bowie State University
Fine and Studio Arts, $50K debt vs $57K earnings, 88.2% ratio
88
4Bowie State University
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft, $50K debt vs $57K earnings, 88.2% ratio
88
5Beverly Hills Design Institute
Design and Applied Arts, $49K debt vs $57K earnings, 85.8% ratio
86
6Art Academy of Cincinnati
Design and Applied Arts, $48K debt vs $57K earnings, 85.3% ratio
85
7Art Academy of Cincinnati
Fine and Studio Arts, $48K debt vs $57K earnings, 85.3% ratio
85
8Art Academy of Cincinnati
Film/Video and Photographic Arts, $48K debt vs $57K earnings, 85.3% ratio
85
9Art Academy of Cincinnati
Visual and Performing Arts, $48K debt vs $57K earnings, 85.3% ratio
85
10Bowie State University
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services, $48K debt vs $57K earnings, 84.0% ratio
84

Mount Sinai Phillips School of Nursing's Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing program has the worst debt-to-earnings ratio at 99.1%, with $85K in debt against $86K in earnings.

, College Scorecard (Dept. of Education) (March 2026)

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