Northwest Nazarene University
Nampa, Idaho · Private, nonprofit
Of 21 assessed programs, 18 leave graduates out-earning a typical Idaho high-school graduate (about $36,492/yr) and 3 fall short. Another 57 could not be assessed.
What would this cost you?
| 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 |
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.
21 of 78 programs could be assessed 27% have an earnings verdict
| Program | Degree | Median earnings | vs a high-school grad | Verdict | Median debt | Years to repay | Recent completers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Social Work | Master's Degree | $70,614 | +$34,122 | clears the bar | $47,834 | 1.4 yrs | 48 |
| Nursing | Master's Degree | $98,511 | +$62,019 | clears the bar | $34,167 | 0.6 yrs | 48 |
| Nursing | Bachelor's Degree | $76,250 | +$39,758 | clears the bar | $27,000 | 0.7 yrs | 42 |
| Business Administration | Master's Degree | $95,317 | +$58,825 | clears the bar | $35,838 | 0.6 yrs | 33 |
| Business Administration | Bachelor's Degree | $70,953 | +$34,461 | clears the bar | $21,310 | 0.6 yrs | 28 |
| Mental Health and Counseling Services | Master's Degree | $51,290 | +$14,798 | clears the bar | $54,667 | 3.7 yrs | 26 |
| Biology | Bachelor's Degree | $33,875 1-year earnings | -$2,617 | falls short | $23,909 | insufficient data | 22 |
| Liberal Arts and General Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $33,265 | -$3,227 | falls short | $26,000 | insufficient data | 17 |
| Curriculum and Instruction | Master's Degree | $56,334 | +$19,842 | clears the bar | $34,167 | 1.7 yrs | 15 |
| Engineering, General | Bachelor's Degree | $85,643 | +$49,151 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 14 |
| Religion/Religious Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $23,836 1-year earnings | -$12,656 | falls short | $27,325 | insufficient data | 14 |
| Educational Administration | Doctoral Degree | $97,935 | +$61,443 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 13 |
| Theology and Ministry | Master's Degree | $50,033 1-year earnings | +$13,541 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 13 |
| Communications and Media | Bachelor's Degree | $48,307 | +$11,815 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 12 |
| Social Work | Bachelor's Degree | $44,782 | +$8,290 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 12 |
| Educational Administration | Master's Degree | $78,472 | +$41,980 | clears the bar | $27,334 | 0.7 yrs | 11 |
| Kinesiology and Physical Education | Bachelor's Degree | $49,132 | +$12,640 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 11 |
| Design | Bachelor's Degree | $41,719 | +$5,227 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 11 |
| School Counseling | Master's Degree | $49,700 1-year earnings | +$13,208 | clears the bar | $54,667 | 4.1 yrs | 10 |
| Accounting | Bachelor's Degree | $70,899 | +$34,407 | clears the bar | $21,982 | 0.6 yrs | 10 |
| Teacher Education (by level) | Bachelor's Degree | $45,537 | +$9,045 | clears the bar | $23,959 | 2.6 yrs | 9 |
| Educational Administration | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 39 |
| Computer Science | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 11 |
| Teacher Education (by subject) | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 11 |
| Criminal Justice | 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 |
| Teacher Education (by subject) | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 7 |
| Psychology | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 6 |
| Music | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 6 |
| Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 5 |
| Pastoral Counseling and Specialized Ministries | Master'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 |
| Educational Administration | First Professional Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 4 |
| English | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 4 |
| Biochemistry and Molecular Biology | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 4 |
| Physics | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 4 |
| Teacher Education (by level) | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 3 |
| Philosophy | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 3 |
| Pastoral Counseling and Specialized Ministries | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 3 |
| Business/Managerial Economics | 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 |
| Physical and Occupational Therapy | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 2 |
| East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 1 |
| Liberal Arts and General Studies | Associate's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 1 |
| Mathematics | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 1 |
| Outdoor Education | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 1 |
| Bible/Biblical Studies | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 1 |
| Missions/Missionary Studies and Missiology | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 1 |
| Theology and Ministry | Graduate/Professional Certificate | 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 |
| International Business | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 1 |
| Public Relations and Advertising | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Computer Software and Media Applications | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Curriculum and Instruction | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Teacher Education (by level) | Associate's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Engineering Physics | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Cultural Studies/Critical Theory and Analysis | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Religion/Religious Studies | Associate's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Philosophy and Religious Studies, Other | 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 |
| Social Sciences | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| International Relations | Bachelor'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 |
| Business Administration | Associate's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Accounting | Associate's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Special Education | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data |
| Special Education | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data |
| Zoology/Animal Biology | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data |
| Data Analytics | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data |
| Theology and Ministry | Doctoral Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data |
| Counseling Psychology | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data |
| Counseling Psychology | First Professional Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data |
| Counseling Psychology | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data |
| Visual and Performing Arts, General | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data |
| Theatre | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data |
| Health/Medical Preparatory Programs | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data |
| Accounting | Master'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 ($36,492/yr). Debt is federal loans only. Suppressed values are shown as insufficient data, never imputed. Figures describe past graduates and are never a promise.