Northwest Nazarene University
Nampa, Idaho · Private, nonprofit
Graduate earnings
9of 12 assessed undergraduate programs
have graduates earning more than a typical Idaho high-school graduate (about $36,492 a year). 3 fall short.
12 of 55 undergraduate programs could be assessed. The other 43: 40 with no earnings published and 3 with nothing reported. 2 verdicts use 1-year earnings, an earlier career stage. The 23 graduate programs are in the table.
Average net price, all families$29,580 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
$29,580 a year
About $118,320 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 | $28,732 |
| $30k to $48k | $30,626 |
| $48k to $75k | $35,166 |
| $75k to $110k | $33,413 |
| $110k and up | $34,800 |
| All families (average) | $29,580 |
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 Idaho high-school graduate ($36,492 a year).
21 of 78 programs could be assessed 27% have an earnings verdict
| Program | Degree | Median earnings | vs a high-school grad | Verdict | Median debt | Debt as years of gain | Recent completers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nursing | Bachelor's Degree | $76,250 | +$39,758 | clears the bar | $27,000 | 0.7 yrs | 56 |
| Nursing | Master's Degree | $98,511 | +$62,019 | above HS line | $34,167 | 0.6 yrs | 49 |
| Social Work | Master's Degree | $70,614 | +$34,122 | above HS line | $47,834 | 1.4 yrs | 36 |
| Business Administration | Master's Degree | $95,317 | +$58,825 | above HS line | $35,838 | 0.6 yrs | 32 |
| Mental Health and Counseling Services | Master's Degree | $51,290 | +$14,798 | above HS line | $54,667 | 3.7 yrs | 20 |
| Educational Administration | Doctoral Degree | $97,935 | +$61,443 | above HS line | not published | not assessed | 17 |
| Kinesiology and Physical Education | Bachelor's Degree | $49,132 | +$12,640 | clears the bar | not published | not assessed | 17 |
| Educational Administration | Master's Degree | $78,472 | +$41,980 | above HS line | $27,334 | 0.7 yrs | 16 |
| Teacher Education (by level) | Bachelor's Degree | $45,537 | +$9,045 | clears the bar | $23,959 | 2.6 yrs | 14 |
| Liberal Arts and General Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $33,265 | -$3,227 | falls short | $26,000 | no earnings gain | 14 |
| Social Work | Bachelor's Degree | $44,782 | +$8,290 | clears the bar | not published | not assessed | 14 |
| Business Administration | Bachelor's Degree | $70,953 | +$34,461 | clears the bar | $21,310 | 0.6 yrs | 14 |
| Curriculum and Instruction | Master's Degree | $56,334 | +$19,842 | above HS line | $34,167 | 1.7 yrs | 11 |
| Accounting | Bachelor's Degree | $70,899 | +$34,407 | clears the bar | $21,982 | 0.6 yrs | 11 |
| Engineering, General | Bachelor's Degree | $85,643 | +$49,151 | clears the bar | not published | not assessed | 10 |
| Religion/Religious Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $23,8361-year earnings | -$12,656 | falls short (1-yr) | $27,325 | no earnings gain | 9 |
| Theology and Ministry | Master's Degree | $50,0331-year earnings | +$13,541 | above HS line (1-yr) | not published | not assessed | 9 |
| Communications and Media | Bachelor's Degree | $48,307 | +$11,815 | clears the bar | not published | not assessed | 6 |
| Student Counseling and Personnel Services | Master's Degree | $49,7001-year earnings | +$13,208 | above HS line (1-yr) | $54,667 | 4.1 yrs | 6 |
| Biology | Bachelor's Degree | $33,8751-year earnings | -$2,617 | falls short (1-yr) | $23,909 | no earnings gain | 6 |
| Design | Bachelor's Degree | $41,719 | +$5,227 | clears the bar | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Educational Administration | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 39 |
| Teacher Education (by level) | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 20 |
| Computer Science | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 10 |
| Teacher Education (by subject) | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 10 |
| Criminal Justice | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 8 |
| Pastoral Counseling and Specialized Ministries | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 6 |
| Psychology | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 6 |
| Data Analytics | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 5 |
| Music | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 5 |
| Accounting | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 5 |
| Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology | 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 |
| Physical and Occupational Therapy | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| Business/Managerial Economics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| Marketing | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| Visual and Performing Arts, General | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 3 |
| International Business | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 3 |
| Special Education | Master'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 | 2 |
| Political Science | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| History | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Public Relations and Advertising | Bachelor'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 | 1 |
| Special Education | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| English | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Zoology/Animal Biology | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Mathematics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Religion/Religious Studies | Associate's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Pastoral Counseling and Specialized Ministries | 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 |
| Clinical and Counseling Psychology | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Curriculum and Instruction | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Teacher Education (by level) | Associate's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Engineering Physics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Liberal Arts and General Studies | Associate's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Outdoor Education | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Philosophy | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Philosophy and Religious Studies, Other | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Bible/Biblical Studies | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Missions/Missionary Studies and Missiology | Bachelor'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 | Doctoral Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Theology and Ministry | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Chemistry | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Clinical and Counseling Psychology | First Professional Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Clinical and Counseling Psychology | 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 |
| Theatre | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Health/Medical Preparatory Programs | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Business Administration | Associate's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Educational Administration | First Professional Degree | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Teacher Education (by subject) | Master's Degree | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Cultural Studies/Critical Theory and Analysis | Bachelor's Degree | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Social Sciences | Bachelor's Degree | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Accounting | Associate'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, $36,492 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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