Lenoir-Rhyne University
Hickory, North Carolina · Private, nonprofit
Graduate earnings
4of 5 assessed undergraduate programs
have graduates earning more than a typical North Carolina high-school graduate (about $34,059 a year). 1 falls short.
5 of 44 undergraduate programs could be assessed. The other 39: 38 with no earnings published and 1 with nothing reported. 2 verdicts use 1-year earnings, an earlier career stage. The 21 graduate programs are in the table.
Average net price, all families$20,689 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
$20,689 a year
About $82,756 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 | $18,669 |
| $30k to $48k | $18,768 |
| $48k to $75k | $17,209 |
| $75k to $110k | $21,878 |
| $110k and up | $25,866 |
| All families (average) | $20,689 |
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 North Carolina high-school graduate ($34,059 a year).
13 of 65 programs could be assessed 20% 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 | $72,784 | +$38,725 | above HS line | $30,164 | 0.8 yrs | 72 |
| Physical and Occupational Therapy | Master's Degree | $70,612 | +$36,553 | above HS line | $72,210 | 2.0 yrs | 67 |
| Nursing | Bachelor's Degree | $78,839 | +$44,780 | clears the bar | $21,000 | 0.5 yrs | 49 |
| Mental Health and Counseling Services | Master's Degree | $56,560 | +$22,501 | above HS line | $53,419 | 2.4 yrs | 45 |
| Kinesiology and Physical Education | Bachelor's Degree | $53,609 | +$19,550 | clears the bar | $27,000 | 1.4 yrs | 40 |
| Management Science | Bachelor's Degree | $45,5341-year earnings | +$11,475 | clears the bar (1-yr) | $26,855 | 2.3 yrs | 23 |
| Teacher Education (by level) | Bachelor's Degree | $44,131 | +$10,072 | clears the bar | $27,000 | 2.7 yrs | 22 |
| Theology and Ministry | Master's Degree | $95,302 | +$61,243 | above HS line | not published | not assessed | 18 |
| Teacher Education (by level) | Master's Degree | $49,919 | +$15,860 | above HS line | $20,500 | 1.3 yrs | 14 |
| Human Services | Bachelor's Degree | $32,7321-year earnings | -$1,327 | falls short (1-yr) | $27,000 | no earnings gain | 12 |
| Human Services | Master's Degree | $56,364 | +$22,305 | above HS line | $33,755 | 1.5 yrs | 12 |
| Nursing | Master's Degree | $102,015 | +$67,956 | above HS line | not published | not assessed | 10 |
| Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment | Master's Degree | $111,305 | +$77,246 | above HS line | $118,944 | 1.5 yrs | 0 |
| Finance | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 23 |
| Psychology | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | $25,585 | not assessed | 21 |
| Biology | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | $27,000 | not assessed | 19 |
| Public Health | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 16 |
| Nursing | Doctoral Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 16 |
| Accounting | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 13 |
| Kinesiology and Physical Education | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 11 |
| Physics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 10 |
| Public Health | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 8 |
| Marketing | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 8 |
| Natural Resources and Conservation | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 7 |
| Communications and Media | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 7 |
| Information Science | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 7 |
| Student Counseling and Personnel Services | Master'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 |
| Computer and Information Science | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 5 |
| Teacher Education (by subject) | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 5 |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 5 |
| Sustainability Studies | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 5 |
| Criminal Justice | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 5 |
| Health/Medical Preparatory Programs | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 5 |
| History | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 5 |
| Sociology | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| English | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 3 |
| Religion/Religious Studies | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 3 |
| Pastoral Counseling and Specialized Ministries | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 3 |
| Theatre | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 3 |
| Fine Arts | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 3 |
| Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations | 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 |
| Economics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Design | 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 |
| International Business | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Biochemistry and Molecular Biology | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Philosophy | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Religious Music and Worship | 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 |
| Business Administration | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Area Studies | Bachelor's Degree | 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 |
| Educational Administration | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Religion/Religious Studies | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Criminal Justice | 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 |
| Health Sciences | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Liberal Arts and General Studies | Bachelor's Degree | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Liberal Arts and General Studies | Master's Degree | 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, $34,059 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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