Bethel University
Mishawaka, Indiana · Private, nonprofit
Graduate earnings
10of 11 assessed undergraduate programs
have graduates earning more than a typical Indiana high-school graduate (about $36,492 a year). 1 falls short.
11 of 51 undergraduate programs could be assessed. The other 40: 37 with no earnings published and 3 with nothing reported. 1 verdict uses 1-year earnings, an earlier career stage. The 7 graduate programs are in the table.
Average net price, all families$18,610 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
$18,610 a year
About $74,440 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 | $17,580 |
| $30k to $48k | $12,572 |
| $48k to $75k | $12,673 |
| $75k to $110k | $18,645 |
| $110k and up | $25,871 |
| All families (average) | $18,610 |
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 Indiana high-school graduate ($36,492 a year).
14 of 58 programs could be assessed 24% have an earnings verdict
| Program | Degree | Median earnings | vs a high-school grad | Verdict | Median debt | Debt as years of gain | Recent completers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nursing | Bachelor's Degree | $73,384 | +$36,892 | clears the bar | $26,779 | 0.7 yrs | 36 |
| Business Administration | Master's Degree | $78,413 | +$41,921 | above HS line | $21,442 | 0.5 yrs | 31 |
| Business Administration | Bachelor's Degree | $58,731 | +$22,239 | clears the bar | $21,250 | 1.0 yrs | 25 |
| Teacher Education (by level) | Bachelor's Degree | $45,222 | +$8,730 | clears the bar | $27,000 | 3.1 yrs | 23 |
| Kinesiology and Physical Education | Bachelor's Degree | $48,243 | +$11,751 | clears the bar | $24,625 | 2.1 yrs | 16 |
| Theology and Ministry | Master's Degree | $47,3731-year earnings | +$10,881 | above HS line (1-yr) | not published | not assessed | 14 |
| Liberal Arts and General Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $45,366 | +$8,874 | clears the bar | $22,886 | 2.6 yrs | 12 |
| Business | Bachelor's Degree | $68,689 | +$32,197 | clears the bar | not published | not assessed | 12 |
| Pastoral Counseling and Specialized Ministries | Bachelor's Degree | $37,149 | +$657 | clears the bar | $23,125 | 35.2 yrs | 9 |
| Teacher Education (by subject) | Bachelor's Degree | $53,186 | +$16,694 | clears the bar | not published | not assessed | 8 |
| American Sign Language | Bachelor's Degree | $35,7831-year earnings | -$709 | falls short (1-yr) | not published | not assessed | 7 |
| Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General | Bachelor's Degree | $53,152 | +$16,660 | clears the bar | $25,434 | 1.5 yrs | 6 |
| Teacher Education (by level) | Master's Degree | $46,1741-year earnings | +$9,682 | above HS line (1-yr) | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| Human Services | Bachelor's Degree | $38,515 | +$2,023 | clears the bar | $31,228 | 15.4 yrs | 2 |
| Marketing | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 14 |
| Educational Administration | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 12 |
| Psychology | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 12 |
| Criminal Justice | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 11 |
| Applied Mathematics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 7 |
| Engineering, General | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 6 |
| Pastoral Counseling and Specialized Ministries | Associate's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 5 |
| Design | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 5 |
| Nursing | Associate's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 5 |
| American Sign Language | Associate's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| Biochemistry and Molecular Biology | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| Nursing | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| Communications and Media | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 3 |
| Biology | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 3 |
| Philosophy | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 3 |
| Missions/Missionary Studies and Missiology | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 3 |
| Theatre | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 3 |
| Business | Associate's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 3 |
| Accounting | 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 |
| Computer and Information Science | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Computer Science | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Liberal Arts and General Studies | Associate's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Theology and Ministry | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Economics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Sociology | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Fine Arts | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Finance | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Mathematics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Chemistry | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Homeland Security | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Music | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Public Health | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General | Associate's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Bible/Biblical Studies | Associate's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Clinical and Counseling Psychology | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Criminal Justice | Associate'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 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Bachelor's Degree | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| English | Bachelor's Degree | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Bible/Biblical Studies | Bachelor's Degree | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Business | Master's Degree | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
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, $36,492 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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