Gardner-Webb University
Boiling Springs, North Carolina · Private, nonprofit
All 25 assessed programs leave graduates out-earning a typical North Carolina high-school graduate (about $34,059/yr). Another 56 could not be assessed.
What would this cost you?
| Family income | Net price per year |
|---|---|
| Under $30k | $15,304 |
| $30k to $48k | $14,594 |
| $48k to $75k | $13,769 |
| $75k to $110k | $15,946 |
| $110k and up | $22,438 |
| All families (average) | $17,674 |
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.
25 of 81 programs could be assessed 31% have an earnings verdict
| Program | Degree | Median earnings | vs a high-school grad | Verdict | Median debt | Years to repay | Recent completers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business Administration | Master's Degree | $86,886 | +$52,827 | clears the bar | $27,409 | 0.5 yrs | 130 |
| Nursing | Bachelor's Degree | $75,117 | +$41,058 | clears the bar | $18,875 | 0.5 yrs | 96 |
| Business Administration | Bachelor's Degree | $61,489 | +$27,430 | clears the bar | $26,980 | 1.0 yrs | 55 |
| Educational Administration | Doctoral Degree | $94,213 | +$60,154 | clears the bar | $62,630 | 1.0 yrs | 48 |
| Nursing | Doctoral Degree | $109,715 | +$75,656 | clears the bar | $32,492 | 0.4 yrs | 46 |
| Counseling Psychology | Bachelor's Degree | $42,936 | +$8,877 | clears the bar | $25,886 | 2.9 yrs | 43 |
| Criminal Justice | Bachelor's Degree | $51,709 | +$17,650 | clears the bar | $24,580 | 1.4 yrs | 43 |
| Educational Administration | Master's Degree | $70,841 | +$36,782 | clears the bar | $27,882 | 0.8 yrs | 37 |
| Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment | Master's Degree | $125,727 | +$91,668 | clears the bar | $118,500 | 1.3 yrs | 37 |
| Teacher Education (by level) | Bachelor's Degree | $45,110 | +$11,051 | clears the bar | $27,000 | 2.4 yrs | 36 |
| Psychology | Bachelor's Degree | $49,587 | +$15,528 | clears the bar | $21,375 | 1.4 yrs | 27 |
| Biology | Bachelor's Degree | $48,505 | +$14,446 | clears the bar | $27,000 | 1.9 yrs | 24 |
| Computer Science | Bachelor's Degree | $68,175 | +$34,116 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 22 |
| Accounting | Bachelor's Degree | $58,918 | +$24,859 | clears the bar | $24,511 | 1.0 yrs | 22 |
| Nursing | Master's Degree | $104,141 | +$70,082 | clears the bar | $41,319 | 0.6 yrs | 21 |
| Business Administration | Doctoral Degree | $84,386 | +$50,327 | clears the bar | $51,147 | 1.0 yrs | 21 |
| Accounting | Master's Degree | $79,048 | +$44,989 | clears the bar | $29,937 | 0.7 yrs | 20 |
| Nursing | Associate's Degree | $67,538 | +$33,479 | clears the bar | $19,500 | 0.6 yrs | 19 |
| Curriculum and Instruction | Master's Degree | $60,926 | +$26,867 | clears the bar | $27,860 | 1.0 yrs | 18 |
| Kinesiology and Physical Education | Bachelor's Degree | $58,061 | +$24,002 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 17 |
| Curriculum and Instruction | Doctoral Degree | $78,398 | +$44,339 | clears the bar | $63,824 | 1.4 yrs | 16 |
| Mental Health and Counseling Services | Master's Degree | $56,338 | +$22,279 | clears the bar | $55,998 | 2.5 yrs | 14 |
| Communications and Media | Bachelor's Degree | $35,982 | +$1,923 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 12 |
| Healthcare Administration | Bachelor's Degree | $47,089 | +$13,030 | clears the bar | $24,289 | 1.9 yrs | 9 |
| Educational/Instructional Media Design | Master's Degree | $52,313 1-year earnings | +$18,254 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 1 |
| Educational Administration | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 125 |
| Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | $20,500 | insufficient data | 21 |
| Kinesiology and Physical Education | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 13 |
| Religion/Religious Studies | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 13 |
| Theology and Ministry | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 11 |
| Pastoral Counseling and Specialized Ministries | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 11 |
| English | Master'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 |
| International Business | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 9 |
| Marketing | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 9 |
| Journalism | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 8 |
| Design | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 7 |
| School Counseling | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 6 |
| Finance | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 6 |
| Political Science | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 5 |
| Sociology | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 4 |
| Human Resources | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 4 |
| International/Globalization Studies | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 3 |
| History | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 3 |
| Teacher Education (by subject) | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 2 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 2 |
| American Sign Language | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 2 |
| Fire Protection | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 2 |
| Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 2 |
| Accounting | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 2 |
| International Business | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 2 |
| English | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 1 |
| Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 1 |
| Intercultural/Multicultural and Diversity Studies | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 1 |
| Pastoral Counseling and Specialized Ministries | Doctoral Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 1 |
| Chemistry | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 1 |
| Theatre | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 1 |
| Music | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 1 |
| Nursing | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 1 |
| Finance | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 1 |
| Marketing | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 1 |
| Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language | Bachelor's Degree | 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 |
| Mathematics | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Religion/Religious Studies | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Theology and Ministry | Doctoral Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Social Sciences | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Economics | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Economics | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Economics | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Fine Arts | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Healthcare Administration | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Business Administration | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Finance | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| International Business | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Management Information Systems | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Intercultural/Multicultural and Diversity Studies | First Professional Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data |
| Religion/Religious Studies | First Professional Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data |
| Theology and Ministry | First Professional Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data |
| Pastoral Counseling and Specialized Ministries | First Professional Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data |
| Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment | Bachelor's Degree | 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 where available (programs shown with a 1-year figure are marked), compared with the state high-school-graduate benchmark ($34,059/yr). Debt is federal loans only. Suppressed values are shown as insufficient data, never imputed. Figures describe past graduates and are never a promise.