Bethel University

Saint Paul, Minnesota · Private, nonprofit

All 27 assessed programs leave graduates out-earning a typical Minnesota high-school graduate (about $37,835/yr). Another 66 could not be assessed.

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My family earns and I expect to take

Family income	Net price per year
Under $30k	$22,218
$30k to $48k	$22,279
$48k to $75k	$20,071
$75k to $110k	$24,963
$110k and up	$33,155
All families (average)	$28,556

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

27 of 93 programs could be assessed 29% have an earnings verdict

Programs by earnings versus a typical Minnesota high-school graduate.
Program	Degree	Median earnings	vs a high-school grad	Verdict	Median debt	Years to repay	Recent completers
Nursing	Bachelor's Degree	$87,511	+$49,676	clears the bar	$22,500	0.5 yrs	114
Business Administration	Bachelor's Degree	$77,059	+$39,224	clears the bar	$22,500	0.6 yrs	111
Theology and Ministry	Master's Degree	$54,390	+$16,555	clears the bar	$54,666	3.3 yrs	48
Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment	Master's Degree	$124,673	+$86,838	clears the bar	$74,078	0.9 yrs	47
Special Education	Master's Degree	$67,614	+$29,779	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	45
Kinesiology and Physical Education	Bachelor's Degree	$68,202	+$30,367	clears the bar	$23,000	0.8 yrs	45
Psychology	Bachelor's Degree	$55,370	+$17,535	clears the bar	$20,500	1.2 yrs	45
Teacher Education (by level)	Bachelor's Degree	$47,556	+$9,721	clears the bar	$25,500	2.6 yrs	44
Biology	Bachelor's Degree	$58,005	+$20,170	clears the bar	$23,026	1.1 yrs	40
Communications and Media	Bachelor's Degree	$53,868	+$16,033	clears the bar	$23,702	1.5 yrs	37
Teacher Education (by subject)	Bachelor's Degree	$51,866	+$14,031	clears the bar	$21,500	1.5 yrs	32
Business Administration	Master's Degree	$96,278	+$58,443	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	32
Human Resources	Master's Degree	$90,134	+$52,299	clears the bar	$37,584	0.7 yrs	26
Physics	Bachelor's Degree	$85,657	+$47,822	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	25
Educational Administration	Doctoral Degree	$104,538	+$66,703	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	24
Nursing	Master's Degree	$112,698	+$74,863	clears the bar	$48,091	0.6 yrs	23
Computer and Information Science	Bachelor's Degree	$97,008	+$59,173	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	17
Social Work	Bachelor's Degree	$54,448	+$16,613	clears the bar	$22,500	1.4 yrs	17
Education	Master's Degree	$59,738	+$21,903	clears the bar	$23,241	1.1 yrs	15
Pastoral Counseling and Specialized Ministries	Master's Degree	$38,749	+$914	clears the bar	$44,884	49.1 yrs	14
Human Resources	Bachelor's Degree	$101,195	+$63,360	clears the bar	$25,000	0.4 yrs	13
Social Sciences	Bachelor's Degree	$52,907	+$15,072	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Accounting	Bachelor's Degree	$85,036	+$47,201	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Counseling Psychology	Master's Degree	$52,936	+$15,101	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Human Resources	Graduate/Professional Certificate	$101,518	+$63,683	clears the bar	$24,778	0.4 yrs	2
Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment	Bachelor's Degree	$60,919	+$23,084	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Education	Non-Credential Program (Preparatory Coursework/Teacher Certification)	$55,696	+$17,861	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Teacher Education (by level)	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	33
Liberal Arts and General Studies	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	29
Educational Administration	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	19
Special Education	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	18
Mental Health and Counseling Services	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	18
Mechanical Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Religion/Religious Studies	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Theology and Religious Vocations, Other	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	$24,798	insufficient data	12
Neuroscience	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Pastoral Counseling and Specialized Ministries	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
English	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Religious Education	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Theology and Ministry	First Professional 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	8
Mental Health and Counseling Services	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Natural Resources and Conservation	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Economics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Healthcare Administration	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Mental Health and Counseling Services	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Electrical Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Bible/Biblical Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
History	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Digital Humanities and Textual Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Political Science	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Music	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Philosophy	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Bible/Biblical Studies	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Fine Arts	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Journalism	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Educational Administration	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Mathematics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Chemistry	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Theatre	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Nursing	First Professional Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Engineering Science	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Interdisciplinary Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
International Relations	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Physical and Occupational Therapy	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Communications and Media	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Health Professions Education, Ethics, and Humanities	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Finance	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Education	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Special Education	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Data Science	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Missions/Missionary Studies and Missiology	First Professional Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Theology and Ministry	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Counseling Psychology	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Social Work	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Sociology	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Health Professions Education, Ethics, and Humanities	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Business Administration	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Management Information Systems	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
International and Comparative Education	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Special Education	Non-Credential Program (Preparatory Coursework/Teacher Certification)	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Gerontology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Bible/Biblical Studies	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Theology and Ministry	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Physical and Occupational Therapy	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Human Resources	Post-baccalaureate Certificate	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, compared with the state high-school-graduate benchmark ($37,835/yr). Debt is federal loans only. Suppressed values are shown as insufficient data, never imputed. Figures describe past graduates and are never a promise.