Berea College

Berea, Kentucky · Private, nonprofit

Of 12 assessed programs, 9 leave graduates out-earning a typical Kentucky high-school graduate (about $35,424/yr) and 3 fall short. Another 24 could not be assessed.

What would this cost you?

My family earns and I expect to take

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

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.

12 of 36 programs could be assessed 33% have an earnings verdict

Programs by earnings versus a typical Kentucky high-school graduate.
Program	Degree	Median earnings	vs a high-school grad	Verdict	Median debt	Years to repay	Recent completers
Computer and Information Science	Bachelor's Degree	$82,491	+$47,067	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	22
Biology	Bachelor's Degree	$32,729	-$2,695	falls short	insufficient data	insufficient data	21
Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General	Bachelor's Degree	$55,830	+$20,406	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	17
Psychology	Bachelor's Degree	$40,768	+$5,344	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	17
Communications and Media	Bachelor's Degree	$41,723	+$6,299	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
Nursing	Bachelor's Degree	$67,510 1-year earnings	+$32,086	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
English	Bachelor's Degree	$40,722	+$5,298	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Agriculture, General	Bachelor's Degree	$25,912 1-year earnings	-$9,512	falls short	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Education	Bachelor's Degree	$36,412	+$988	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Fine Arts	Bachelor's Degree	$29,013	-$6,411	falls short	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General	Bachelor's Degree	$38,352	+$2,928	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Business	Bachelor's Degree	$52,456	+$17,032	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Business Administration	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	24
Human Development and Family Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	19
Kinesiology and Physical Education	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
Mathematics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Chemistry	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Interdisciplinary Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Political Science	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Health Sciences	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Area Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Teacher Education (by level)	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Theatre	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
History	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Sociology	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Music	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Teacher Education (by subject)	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Physics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Economics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Philosophy	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Applied Mathematics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Religion/Religious Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1

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 ($35,424/yr). Debt is federal loans only. Suppressed values are shown as insufficient data, never imputed. Figures describe past graduates and are never a promise.