Bethel University
Saint Paul, Minnesota · Private, nonprofit
Graduate earnings
16of 16 assessed undergraduate programs
have graduates earning more than a typical Minnesota high-school graduate (about $37,835 a year).
16 of 58 undergraduate programs could be assessed. The other 42: 40 with no earnings published and 2 with nothing reported. The 35 graduate programs are in the table.
Average net price, all families$28,556 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
$28,556 a year
About $114,224 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 | $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 |
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 Minnesota high-school graduate ($37,835 a year).
27 of 93 programs could be assessed 29% have an earnings verdict
| Program | Degree | Median earnings | vs a high-school grad | Verdict | Median debt | Debt as years of gain | Recent completers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business Administration | Bachelor's Degree | $77,059 | +$39,224 | clears the bar | $22,500 | 0.6 yrs | 128 |
| Nursing | Bachelor's Degree | $87,511 | +$49,676 | clears the bar | $22,500 | 0.5 yrs | 91 |
| Special Education | Master's Degree | $67,614 | +$29,779 | above HS line | not published | not assessed | 55 |
| Psychology | Bachelor's Degree | $55,370 | +$17,535 | clears the bar | $20,500 | 1.2 yrs | 40 |
| Kinesiology and Physical Education | Bachelor's Degree | $68,202 | +$30,367 | clears the bar | $23,000 | 0.8 yrs | 38 |
| Business Administration | Master's Degree | $96,278 | +$58,443 | above HS line | not published | not assessed | 36 |
| Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment | Master's Degree | $124,673 | +$86,838 | above HS line | $74,078 | 0.9 yrs | 31 |
| Biology | Bachelor's Degree | $58,005 | +$20,170 | clears the bar | $23,026 | 1.1 yrs | 29 |
| Communications and Media | Bachelor's Degree | $53,868 | +$16,033 | clears the bar | $23,702 | 1.5 yrs | 28 |
| Theology and Ministry | Master's Degree | $54,390 | +$16,555 | above HS line | $54,666 | 3.3 yrs | 28 |
| Teacher Education (by level) | Bachelor's Degree | $47,556 | +$9,721 | clears the bar | $25,500 | 2.6 yrs | 25 |
| Physics | Bachelor's Degree | $85,657 | +$47,822 | clears the bar | not published | not assessed | 24 |
| Human Resources | Master's Degree | $90,134 | +$52,299 | above HS line | $37,584 | 0.7 yrs | 23 |
| Educational Administration | Doctoral Degree | $104,538 | +$66,703 | above HS line | not published | not assessed | 22 |
| Pastoral Counseling and Specialized Ministries | Master's Degree | $38,749 | +$914 | above HS line | $44,884 | 49.1 yrs | 18 |
| Social Work | Bachelor's Degree | $54,448 | +$16,613 | clears the bar | $22,500 | 1.4 yrs | 17 |
| Nursing | Master's Degree | $112,698 | +$74,863 | above HS line | $48,091 | 0.6 yrs | 17 |
| Education | Master's Degree | $59,738 | +$21,903 | above HS line | $23,241 | 1.1 yrs | 16 |
| Human Resources | Bachelor's Degree | $101,195 | +$63,360 | clears the bar | $25,000 | 0.4 yrs | 15 |
| Teacher Education (by subject) | Bachelor's Degree | $51,866 | +$14,031 | clears the bar | $21,500 | 1.5 yrs | 13 |
| Computer and Information Science | Bachelor's Degree | $97,008 | +$59,173 | clears the bar | not published | not assessed | 9 |
| Accounting | Bachelor's Degree | $85,036 | +$47,201 | clears the bar | not published | not assessed | 9 |
| Social Sciences | Bachelor's Degree | $52,907 | +$15,072 | clears the bar | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| Clinical and Counseling Psychology | Master's Degree | $52,936 | +$15,101 | above HS line | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Human Resources | Graduate/Professional Certificate | $101,518 | +$63,683 | above HS line | $24,778 | 0.4 yrs | 0 |
| Education | Non-Credential Program (Preparatory Coursework/Teacher Certification) | $55,696 | +$17,861 | clears the bar | not published | not assessed | not published |
| Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment | Bachelor's Degree | $60,919 | +$23,084 | clears the bar | not published | not assessed | not published |
| Liberal Arts and General Studies | Associate's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 33 |
| Teacher Education (by level) | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 24 |
| Mental Health and Counseling Services | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 24 |
| Special Education | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 17 |
| Biochemistry and Molecular Biology | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 15 |
| Educational Administration | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 14 |
| Theology and Ministry | First Professional Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 13 |
| Religious Education | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 11 |
| Theology and Religious Vocations, Other | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | $24,798 | not assessed | 11 |
| Design | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 11 |
| Neuroscience | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 10 |
| Pastoral Counseling and Specialized Ministries | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 10 |
| Mechanical Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 9 |
| Religion/Religious Studies | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 9 |
| Chemistry | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 9 |
| Mental Health and Counseling Services | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 9 |
| Mental Health and Counseling Services | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 8 |
| Digital Humanities and Textual Studies | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 7 |
| Interdisciplinary Studies | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 6 |
| Philosophy | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 6 |
| Economics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 6 |
| Healthcare Administration | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 6 |
| Natural Resources and Conservation | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 5 |
| Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 5 |
| Bible/Biblical Studies | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 5 |
| Physical and Occupational Therapy | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 5 |
| Electrical Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| Bible/Biblical Studies | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| Political Science | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| Fine Arts | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| Health Professions Education, Ethics, and Humanities | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 3 |
| Nursing | First Professional 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 |
| Mathematics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Data Science | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Music | 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 |
| Theology and Ministry | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Physical and Occupational Therapy | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Business Administration | Associate's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Journalism | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Education | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Educational Administration | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Special Education | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Engineering Science | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| English | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Missions/Missionary Studies and Missiology | First Professional Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Clinical and Counseling Psychology | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Social Work | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| International Relations | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Sociology | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Theatre | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Health Professions Education, Ethics, and Humanities | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Management Information Systems | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Communications and Media | Master's Degree | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| International and Comparative Education | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Special Education | Non-Credential Program (Preparatory Coursework/Teacher Certification) | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services | Bachelor's Degree | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Gerontology | Master's Degree | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Bible/Biblical Studies | Master's Degree | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Theology and Ministry | Doctoral Degree | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Human Resources | Post-baccalaureate Certificate | 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, $37,835 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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