Harding University

Searcy, Arkansas · Private, nonprofit

All 32 assessed programs leave graduates out-earning a typical Arkansas high-school graduate (about $32,489/yr). Another 75 could not be assessed.

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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

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.

32 of 107 programs could be assessed 30% have an earnings verdict

Programs by earnings versus a typical Arkansas high-school graduate.
Program	Degree	Median earnings	vs a high-school grad	Verdict	Median debt	Years to repay	Recent completers
Teacher Education (by level)	Bachelor's Degree	$41,228	+$8,739	clears the bar	$26,687	3.1 yrs	69
Business Administration	Master's Degree	$110,206	+$77,717	clears the bar	$25,230	0.3 yrs	59
School Counseling	Master's Degree	$52,869	+$20,380	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	56
Nursing	Bachelor's Degree	$71,872	+$39,383	clears the bar	$29,000	0.7 yrs	46
Business Administration	Bachelor's Degree	$62,025	+$29,536	clears the bar	$27,500	0.9 yrs	40
Psychology	Bachelor's Degree	$45,814	+$13,325	clears the bar	$27,000	2.0 yrs	39
Public Relations and Advertising	Bachelor's Degree	$51,434	+$18,945	clears the bar	$26,767	1.4 yrs	36
Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment	Master's Degree	$119,507	+$87,018	clears the bar	$127,251	1.5 yrs	36
Teacher Education (by level)	Master's Degree	$50,418	+$17,929	clears the bar	$30,750	1.7 yrs	34
Kinesiology and Physical Education	Bachelor's Degree	$54,149	+$21,660	clears the bar	$24,812	1.1 yrs	34
Physical and Occupational Therapy	First Professional Degree	$79,976	+$47,487	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	33
Accounting	Bachelor's Degree	$80,311	+$47,822	clears the bar	$27,000	0.6 yrs	33
Computer Science	Bachelor's Degree	$92,014	+$59,525	clears the bar	$24,149	0.4 yrs	30
Social Work	Bachelor's Degree	$48,833	+$16,344	clears the bar	$29,000	1.8 yrs	30
Finance	Bachelor's Degree	$71,203	+$38,714	clears the bar	$27,250	0.7 yrs	28
Teacher Education (by subject)	Bachelor's Degree	$51,067	+$18,578	clears the bar	$27,000	1.5 yrs	25
Bible/Biblical Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$48,762	+$16,273	clears the bar	$19,913	1.2 yrs	23
Liberal Arts and General Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$41,328	+$8,839	clears the bar	$26,829	3.0 yrs	21
Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology	Bachelor's Degree	$58,184	+$25,695	clears the bar	$23,418	0.9 yrs	21
Marketing	Bachelor's Degree	$62,558	+$30,069	clears the bar	$27,000	0.9 yrs	21
Design	Bachelor's Degree	$60,567	+$28,078	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	19
Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology	Master's Degree	$61,215	+$28,726	clears the bar	$54,982	1.9 yrs	19
Mechanical Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$73,601	+$41,112	clears the bar	$27,000	0.7 yrs	16
English	Bachelor's Degree	$37,384	+$4,895	clears the bar	$27,000	5.5 yrs	14
Nursing	Master's Degree	$124,272	+$91,783	clears the bar	$57,907	0.6 yrs	14
Teacher Education (by subject)	Master's Degree	$48,014	+$15,525	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Bachelor's Degree	$58,843	+$26,354	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Education	Bachelor's Degree	$39,242 1-year earnings	+$6,753	clears the bar	$26,192	3.9 yrs	10
Educational Administration	Master's Degree	$76,668	+$44,179	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Criminal Justice	Bachelor's Degree	$48,992	+$16,503	clears the bar	$24,955	1.5 yrs	7
Mental Health and Counseling Services	Master's Degree	$45,988	+$13,499	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Health/Medical Preparatory Programs	First Professional Degree	$135,372	+$102,883	clears the bar	$221,398	2.2 yrs	insufficient data
Information Science	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	39
Pharmacy	First Professional Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	36
Computer and Information Science	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	$19,338	insufficient data	22
Special Education	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	19
Human Biology	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	19
International Business	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	18
Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	17
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Theatre	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Kinesiology and Physical Education	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Theology and Ministry	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Pastoral Counseling and Specialized Ministries	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Educational Administration	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Human Development and Family Studies	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
Radio, TV and Digital Media	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Public Administration	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
History	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Fine Arts	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Mathematics	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
Health/Medical Preparatory Programs	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Biomedical Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Civil Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Computer Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Research Psychology	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Special Education	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Biology	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Health Sciences	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Education	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Electrical Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Chemistry	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Medical Laboratory Science	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Specialized Sales, Merchandising and Marketing Operations	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Communications and Media	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
International/Globalization Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Theology and Ministry	First Professional Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Social Sciences	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Film and Photography	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Computer Software and Media Applications	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Curriculum and Instruction	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Education, Other	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Housing and Human Environments	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
English	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Liberal Arts and General Studies	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Neuroscience	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Behavioral Sciences	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Bible/Biblical Studies	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Missions/Missionary Studies and Missiology	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Religious Education	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Theology and Ministry	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Pastoral Counseling and Specialized Ministries	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Physics	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
Fine Arts	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Healthcare Administration	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Physical and Occupational Therapy	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Nursing	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Business/Corporate Communications	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Human Resources	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
History	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Information Science	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
IT Administration and Management	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Medical Laboratory Science	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Health Professions Education, Ethics, and Humanities	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 ($32,489/yr). Debt is federal loans only. Suppressed values are shown as insufficient data, never imputed. Figures describe past graduates and are never a promise.