Berea College
Berea, Kentucky · Private, nonprofit
Graduate earnings
9of 12 assessed undergraduate programs
have graduates earning more than a typical Kentucky high-school graduate (about $35,424 a year). 3 fall short.
12 of 36 undergraduate programs could be assessed. The other 24 have no earnings published. 2 verdicts use 1-year earnings, an earlier career stage.
Average net price, all families$6,106 a year By family income
What it would cost
Net price is the yearly cost after grants and scholarships, as reported for students who received federal aid.
Average for all families
$6,106 a year
About $24,424 over 4 years, if price and aid stay the same.
This multiplies the reported yearly net price by the years you choose. It is not a quote or a prediction: it leaves out interest, price rises and the chance of taking longer to finish.
Net price for every income band
| Family income | Net price per year |
|---|---|
| Under $30k | $5,428 |
| $30k to $48k | $4,598 |
| $48k to $75k | $8,132 |
| $75k to $110k | $7,570 |
| $110k and up | $13,700 |
| All families (average) | $6,106 |
College Scorecard, release 2026-06-10. Bands with no figure were not reported by the school.
Program earnings
Median earnings of each program’s graduates against a typical Kentucky high-school graduate ($35,424 a year).
12 of 36 programs could be assessed 33% have an earnings verdict
| Program | Degree | Median earnings | vs a high-school grad | Verdict | Median debt | Debt as years of gain | Recent completers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Computer and Information Science | Bachelor's Degree | $82,491 | +$47,067 | clears the bar | not published | not assessed | 31 |
| Communications and Media | Bachelor's Degree | $41,723 | +$6,299 | clears the bar | not published | not assessed | 26 |
| Biology | Bachelor's Degree | $32,729 | -$2,695 | falls short | not published | not assessed | 26 |
| Psychology | Bachelor's Degree | $40,768 | +$5,344 | clears the bar | not published | not assessed | 22 |
| Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General | Bachelor's Degree | $55,830 | +$20,406 | clears the bar | not published | not assessed | 19 |
| Agriculture, General | Bachelor's Degree | $25,9121-year earnings | -$9,512 | falls short (1-yr) | not published | not assessed | 14 |
| English | Bachelor's Degree | $40,722 | +$5,298 | clears the bar | not published | not assessed | 13 |
| Nursing | Bachelor's Degree | $67,5101-year earnings | +$32,086 | clears the bar (1-yr) | not published | not assessed | 12 |
| Fine Arts | Bachelor's Degree | $29,013 | -$6,411 | falls short | not published | not assessed | 8 |
| Education | Bachelor's Degree | $36,412 | +$988 | clears the bar | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General | Bachelor's Degree | $38,352 | +$2,928 | clears the bar | not published | not assessed | not published |
| Business | Bachelor's Degree | $52,456 | +$17,032 | clears the bar | not published | not assessed | not published |
| Business Administration | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 39 |
| Kinesiology and Physical Education | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 15 |
| Human Development and Family Studies | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 14 |
| Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 14 |
| Teacher Education (by level) | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 13 |
| Economics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 8 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 7 |
| Music | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 7 |
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 5 |
| Chemistry | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 5 |
| Sociology | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 5 |
| Theatre | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 5 |
| Physics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| Area Studies | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 3 |
| Mathematics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 3 |
| History | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 3 |
| Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Interdisciplinary Studies | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Teacher Education (by subject) | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Philosophy | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Applied Mathematics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Religion/Religious Studies | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Political Science | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Health Sciences | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
Sources and definitions
- U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, release 2026-06-10. Earnings are medians for graduates who received federal aid. Debt is federal loans only.
- The high-school line is ED’s state benchmark, $35,424 a year.
- Earnings not published: ED reports the program but no earnings figure, usually because too few graduates were measured. Nothing reported: ED lists the program with no figures at all. Neither is a judgement of the program.
- Debt as years of gain is median federal debt divided by how much more graduates earn per year than a typical high-school graduate. It is not a repayment time.
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