Harding University
Searcy, Arkansas · Private, nonprofit
Graduate earnings
21of 21 assessed undergraduate programs
have graduates earning more than a typical Arkansas high-school graduate (about $32,489 a year).
21 of 74 undergraduate programs could be assessed. The other 53 have no earnings published. 1 verdict uses 1-year earnings, an earlier career stage. The 33 graduate programs are in the table.
Average net price, all families$22,130 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
$22,130 a year
About $88,520 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 | $15,418 |
| $30k to $48k | $17,430 |
| $48k to $75k | $19,832 |
| $75k to $110k | $22,017 |
| $110k and up | $26,284 |
| All families (average) | $22,130 |
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 Arkansas high-school graduate ($32,489 a year).
32 of 107 programs could be assessed 30% 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 | Master's Degree | $110,206 | +$77,717 | above HS line | $25,230 | 0.3 yrs | 70 |
| Student Counseling and Personnel Services | Master's Degree | $52,869 | +$20,380 | above HS line | not published | not assessed | 60 |
| Teacher Education (by level) | Bachelor's Degree | $41,228 | +$8,739 | clears the bar | $26,687 | 3.1 yrs | 52 |
| Nursing | Bachelor's Degree | $71,872 | +$39,383 | clears the bar | $29,000 | 0.7 yrs | 48 |
| Kinesiology and Physical Education | Bachelor's Degree | $54,149 | +$21,660 | clears the bar | $24,812 | 1.1 yrs | 43 |
| Nursing | Master's Degree | $124,272 | +$91,783 | above HS line | $57,907 | 0.6 yrs | 40 |
| Public Relations and Advertising | Bachelor's Degree | $51,434 | +$18,945 | clears the bar | $26,767 | 1.4 yrs | 37 |
| Psychology | Bachelor's Degree | $45,814 | +$13,325 | clears the bar | $27,000 | 2.0 yrs | 35 |
| Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment | Master's Degree | $119,507 | +$87,018 | above HS line | $127,251 | 1.5 yrs | 34 |
| Teacher Education (by subject) | Bachelor's Degree | $51,067 | +$18,578 | clears the bar | $27,000 | 1.5 yrs | 33 |
| Accounting | Bachelor's Degree | $80,311 | +$47,822 | clears the bar | $27,000 | 0.6 yrs | 32 |
| Physical and Occupational Therapy | First Professional Degree | $79,976 | +$47,487 | above HS line | not published | not assessed | 29 |
| Computer Science | Bachelor's Degree | $92,014 | +$59,525 | clears the bar | $24,149 | 0.4 yrs | 28 |
| Teacher Education (by level) | Master's Degree | $50,418 | +$17,929 | above HS line | $30,750 | 1.7 yrs | 28 |
| Criminal Justice | Bachelor's Degree | $48,992 | +$16,503 | clears the bar | $24,955 | 1.5 yrs | 25 |
| Social Work | Bachelor's Degree | $48,833 | +$16,344 | clears the bar | $29,000 | 1.8 yrs | 25 |
| Communication Disorders | Bachelor's Degree | $58,184 | +$25,695 | clears the bar | $23,418 | 0.9 yrs | 25 |
| Bible/Biblical Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $48,762 | +$16,273 | clears the bar | $19,913 | 1.2 yrs | 23 |
| Finance | Bachelor's Degree | $71,203 | +$38,714 | clears the bar | $27,250 | 0.7 yrs | 23 |
| Marketing | Bachelor's Degree | $62,558 | +$30,069 | clears the bar | $27,000 | 0.9 yrs | 22 |
| Mental Health and Counseling Services | Master's Degree | $45,988 | +$13,499 | above HS line | not published | not assessed | 18 |
| Business Administration | Bachelor's Degree | $62,025 | +$29,536 | clears the bar | $27,500 | 0.9 yrs | 18 |
| Liberal Arts and General Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $41,328 | +$8,839 | clears the bar | $26,829 | 3.0 yrs | 17 |
| Communication Disorders | Master's Degree | $61,215 | +$28,726 | above HS line | $54,982 | 1.9 yrs | 17 |
| Educational Administration | Master's Degree | $76,668 | +$44,179 | above HS line | not published | not assessed | 12 |
| Teacher Education (by subject) | Master's Degree | $48,014 | +$15,525 | above HS line | not published | not assessed | 7 |
| Mechanical Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $73,601 | +$41,112 | clears the bar | $27,000 | 0.7 yrs | 6 |
| Design | Bachelor's Degree | $60,567 | +$28,078 | clears the bar | not published | not assessed | 6 |
| English | Bachelor's Degree | $37,384 | +$4,895 | clears the bar | $27,000 | 5.5 yrs | 5 |
| Education | Bachelor's Degree | $39,2421-year earnings | +$6,753 | clears the bar (1-yr) | $26,192 | 3.9 yrs | 4 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Bachelor's Degree | $58,843 | +$26,354 | clears the bar | not published | not assessed | 3 |
| Health/Medical Preparatory Programs | First Professional Degree | $135,372 | +$102,883 | above HS line | $221,398 | 2.2 yrs | not published |
| Pharmacy | First Professional Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 39 |
| Information Science | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 38 |
| Special Education | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 36 |
| Computer and Information Science | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | $19,338 | not assessed | 26 |
| International Business | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 20 |
| Kinesiology and Physical Education | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 19 |
| Educational Administration | Doctoral Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 15 |
| Medical Laboratory Science | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 14 |
| Radio, TV and Digital Media | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 13 |
| Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 13 |
| Theology and Ministry | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 13 |
| Biology | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 12 |
| Health Professions Education, Ethics, and Humanities | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 11 |
| Journalism | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 9 |
| Theatre | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 9 |
| Fine Arts | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 9 |
| History | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 9 |
| Music | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 8 |
| Health Sciences | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 7 |
| Civil Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 6 |
| Human Development and Family Studies | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 6 |
| Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 6 |
| Mathematics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 6 |
| Political Science | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 6 |
| Special Education | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 5 |
| Theology and Ministry | First Professional Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 5 |
| Biomedical Engineering | Bachelor'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 |
| Research Psychology | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| Film and Photography | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| Health/Medical Preparatory Programs | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| IT Administration and Management | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 3 |
| Computer Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 3 |
| Pastoral Counseling and Specialized Ministries | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 3 |
| Communications and Media | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Public Administration | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Specialized Sales, Merchandising and Marketing Operations | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Information Science | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Electrical Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Housing and Human Environments | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Behavioral Sciences | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Missions/Missionary Studies and Missiology | 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 |
| Physics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Social Sciences | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Medical Laboratory Science | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Computer Software and Media Applications | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Education | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Curriculum and Instruction | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Education, Other | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| English | Master'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 |
| Liberal Arts and General Studies | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Neuroscience | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| International/Globalization Studies | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Human Biology | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Bible/Biblical Studies | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Religious Education | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Theology and Ministry | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Pastoral Counseling and Specialized Ministries | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Economics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Fine Arts | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Healthcare Administration | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Physical and Occupational Therapy | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Nursing | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Business/Corporate Communications | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Human Resources | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| History | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
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, $32,489 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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