Belhaven University

Jackson, Mississippi · Private, nonprofit

All 24 assessed programs leave graduates out-earning a typical Mississippi high-school graduate (about $30,928/yr). Another 55 could not be assessed.

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Family income	Net price per year
Under $30k	$10,551
$30k to $48k	$12,820
$48k to $75k	$16,967
$75k to $110k	$19,476
$110k and up	$20,928
All families (average)	$15,676

Net price is the yearly cost after grants and scholarships, by family income (College Scorecard). It reflects students who received federal aid.

Program earnings vs a high-school graduate

Earnings are measured four years after completion when available. Where four-year earnings are suppressed, one-year earnings are shown and marked 1-year earnings. One-year and four-year figures reflect different career stages and should not be compared as if measured at the same time.

24 of 79 programs could be assessed 30% have an earnings verdict

Programs by earnings versus a typical Mississippi high-school graduate.
Program	Degree	Median earnings	vs a high-school grad	Verdict	Median debt	Years to repay	Recent completers
Business Administration	Master's Degree	$62,780	+$31,852	clears the bar	$44,630	1.4 yrs	437
Education	Master's Degree	$52,725	+$21,797	clears the bar	$34,335	1.6 yrs	227
Business Administration	Bachelor's Degree	$62,042	+$31,114	clears the bar	$31,534	1.0 yrs	152
Educational Administration	Master's Degree	$51,210	+$20,282	clears the bar	$30,036	1.5 yrs	119
Healthcare Administration	Master's Degree	$60,692	+$29,764	clears the bar	$41,799	1.4 yrs	60
Counseling Psychology	Bachelor's Degree	$45,213	+$14,285	clears the bar	$30,833	2.2 yrs	42
Human Resources	Graduate/Professional Certificate	$53,958	+$23,030	clears the bar	$55,452	2.4 yrs	32
Kinesiology and Physical Education	Master's Degree	$56,756	+$25,828	clears the bar	$45,053	1.7 yrs	28
Kinesiology and Physical Education	Bachelor's Degree	$48,349	+$17,421	clears the bar	$23,312	1.3 yrs	25
Public Administration	Master's Degree	$52,369	+$21,441	clears the bar	$44,784	2.1 yrs	25
Healthcare Administration	Bachelor's Degree	$51,594	+$20,666	clears the bar	$35,416	1.7 yrs	25
Nursing	Bachelor's Degree	$79,098	+$48,170	clears the bar	$16,666	0.3 yrs	24
Teacher Education (by subject)	Master's Degree	$47,959	+$17,031	clears the bar	$32,218	1.9 yrs	19
Bible/Biblical Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$48,516	+$17,588	clears the bar	$29,748	1.7 yrs	18
Dance	Bachelor's Degree	$32,324	+$1,396	clears the bar	$22,500	16.1 yrs	17
Accounting	Bachelor's Degree	$60,247	+$29,319	clears the bar	$27,000	0.9 yrs	14
Business Administration	Associate's Degree	$45,933	+$15,005	clears the bar	$23,399	1.6 yrs	13
Social Sciences	Bachelor's Degree	$33,423	+$2,495	clears the bar	$38,569	15.5 yrs	12
Liberal Arts and General Studies	Associate's Degree	$40,751	+$9,823	clears the bar	$22,059	2.2 yrs	6
Theatre	Bachelor's Degree	$39,109	+$8,181	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Social Work	Bachelor's Degree	$35,263	+$4,335	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Healthcare Administration	Graduate/Professional Certificate	$55,675	+$24,747	clears the bar	$62,182	2.5 yrs	5
Business Administration	Graduate/Professional Certificate	$61,307	+$30,379	clears the bar	$56,500	1.9 yrs	5
Educational Administration	First Professional Degree	$53,058 1-year earnings	+$22,130	clears the bar	$35,092	1.6 yrs	insufficient data
Teacher Education (by level)	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	109
Education	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	34
Bible/Biblical Studies	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	32
Educational Administration	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	31
Psychology	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Computer Science	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Interdisciplinary Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Biology	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Design	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
English	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Public Relations and Advertising	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Computer Software and Media Applications	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Intercultural/Multicultural and Diversity Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Fine Arts	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Criminal Justice	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Finance	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Computer Programming	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Computer Science	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
History	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Teacher Education (by level)	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Film and Photography	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Music	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Accounting	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
International/Globalization Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Political Science	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Radio, TV and Digital Media	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Liberal Arts and General Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Mathematics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Kinesiology and Physical Education	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Bible/Biblical Studies	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Chemistry	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Computer and Information Science	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Teacher Education (by subject)	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Bible/Biblical Studies	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Public Administration	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Social Sciences	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Dance	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Dance	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Music	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Business Administration	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Accounting	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Hospitality Management	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Management Information Systems	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Management Science	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Communications and Media	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Journalism	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Educational/Instructional Media Design	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Teacher Education (by level)	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Philosophy	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Bible/Biblical Studies	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, release 2026-06-10. Earnings are medians measured four years after completion where available (programs shown with a 1-year figure are marked), compared with the state high-school-graduate benchmark ($30,928/yr). Debt is federal loans only. Suppressed values are shown as insufficient data, never imputed. Figures describe past graduates and are never a promise.