Regent University

Virginia Beach, Virginia · Private, nonprofit

Of 41 assessed programs, 39 leave graduates out-earning a typical Virginia high-school graduate (about $36,613/yr) and 2 fall short. Another 102 could not be assessed.

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Family income	Net price per year
Under $30k	$20,064
$30k to $48k	$19,327
$48k to $75k	$17,806
$75k to $110k	$19,148
$110k and up	$22,588
All families (average)	$19,923

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.

41 of 143 programs could be assessed 29% have an earnings verdict

Programs by earnings versus a typical Virginia high-school graduate.
Program	Degree	Median earnings	vs a high-school grad	Verdict	Median debt	Years to repay	Recent completers
Education, Other	Master's Degree	$64,245	+$27,632	clears the bar	$38,500	1.4 yrs	178
Legal Professions and Studies, Other	Master's Degree	$65,794	+$29,181	clears the bar	$43,375	1.5 yrs	176
Psychology	Bachelor's Degree	$41,007	+$4,394	clears the bar	$28,895	6.6 yrs	113
Human Resources	Doctoral Degree	$104,912	+$68,299	clears the bar	$98,595	1.4 yrs	107
Mental Health and Counseling Services	Master's Degree	$58,142	+$21,529	clears the bar	$34,166	1.6 yrs	105
Law	First Professional Degree	$82,360	+$45,747	clears the bar	$85,898	1.9 yrs	100
Business Administration	Master's Degree	$83,162	+$46,549	clears the bar	$47,832	1.0 yrs	85
Educational Administration	Doctoral Degree	$82,799	+$46,186	clears the bar	$44,299	1.0 yrs	81
Human Resources	Master's Degree	$80,309	+$43,696	clears the bar	$40,745	0.9 yrs	70
School Counseling	Master's Degree	$55,572	+$18,959	clears the bar	$55,997	3.0 yrs	68
Theology and Ministry	Master's Degree	$60,973	+$24,360	clears the bar	$58,925	2.4 yrs	66
Bible/Biblical Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$48,776	+$12,163	clears the bar	$25,125	2.1 yrs	62
Communications and Media	Bachelor's Degree	$41,335	+$4,722	clears the bar	$20,188	4.3 yrs	59
Business Administration	Bachelor's Degree	$59,087	+$22,474	clears the bar	$25,000	1.1 yrs	57
Psychology	Master's Degree	$38,781 1-year earnings	+$2,168	clears the bar	$37,358	17.2 yrs	49
English	Bachelor's Degree	$40,012	+$3,399	clears the bar	$26,750	7.9 yrs	41
Theatre	Master's Degree	$58,972	+$22,359	clears the bar	$52,693	2.4 yrs	41
Film and Photography	Master's Degree	$57,017	+$20,404	clears the bar	$55,672	2.7 yrs	40
Education, Other	Doctoral Degree	$94,797	+$58,184	clears the bar	$79,797	1.4 yrs	34
Pastoral Counseling and Specialized Ministries	Bachelor's Degree	$49,799	+$13,186	clears the bar	$24,800	1.9 yrs	34
Counseling Psychology	Doctoral Degree	$97,165	+$60,552	clears the bar	$148,589	2.5 yrs	31
Security Science and Technology	Master's Degree	$67,561 1-year earnings	+$30,948	clears the bar	$41,000	1.3 yrs	31
Communications and Media	Master's Degree	$76,612	+$39,999	clears the bar	$45,435	1.1 yrs	28
Special Education	Master's Degree	$60,835	+$24,222	clears the bar	$45,360	1.9 yrs	24
Curriculum and Instruction	Master's Degree	$60,876	+$24,263	clears the bar	$34,166	1.4 yrs	23
Criminal Justice	Bachelor's Degree	$44,176	+$7,563	clears the bar	$22,000	2.9 yrs	23
Public Policy Analysis	Bachelor's Degree	$60,776	+$24,163	clears the bar	$22,469	0.9 yrs	23
Legal Support Services	Bachelor's Degree	$36,758 1-year earnings	+$145	clears the bar	$23,000	158.6 yrs	21
Graphic Communications	Bachelor's Degree	$29,565	-$7,048	falls short	$25,750	insufficient data	20
Political Science	Master's Degree	$70,319	+$33,706	clears the bar	$33,200	1.0 yrs	19
Human Resources	Bachelor's Degree	$61,752	+$25,139	clears the bar	$27,500	1.1 yrs	19
Theology and Ministry	Doctoral Degree	$62,308	+$25,695	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	18
Public Administration	Master's Degree	$79,312	+$42,699	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	18
Communications and Media	Doctoral Degree	$81,331	+$44,718	clears the bar	$115,215	2.6 yrs	14
Journalism	Master's Degree	$49,772	+$13,159	clears the bar	$45,050	3.4 yrs	12
Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language	Master's Degree	$64,039	+$27,426	clears the bar	$21,459	0.8 yrs	11
Accounting	Bachelor's Degree	$54,517 1-year earnings	+$17,904	clears the bar	$25,000	1.4 yrs	10
Teacher Education (by level)	Bachelor's Degree	$35,318	-$1,295	falls short	$22,542	insufficient data	9
Teacher Education (by subject)	Bachelor's Degree	$50,123	+$13,510	clears the bar	$22,753	1.7 yrs	9
Teacher Education (by subject)	Master's Degree	$69,823	+$33,210	clears the bar	$40,583	1.2 yrs	8
IT Administration and Management	Bachelor's Degree	$57,169 1-year earnings	+$20,556	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Theology and Ministry	First Professional Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	129
Security Science and Technology	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	36
Counseling Psychology	First Professional Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	21
School Counseling	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	20
Counseling Psychology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	20
Computer Science	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	16
International Relations	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	16
Nursing	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	16
Interdisciplinary Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
History	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
School Counseling	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
International Relations	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Data Analytics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Finance	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Biological and Physical Sciences	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Nursing	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Computer and Information Science	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Teacher Education (by subject)	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Liberal Arts and General Studies	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Theatre	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Healthcare Administration	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Theology and Ministry	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Psychology	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Marketing	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Business	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Education, Other	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Mathematics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Design	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Educational Administration	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Educational/Instructional Media Design	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
International/Globalization Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Religion/Religious Studies	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Public Relations and Advertising	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Computer and Information Science	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Information Science	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Data Analytics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Bible/Biblical Studies	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Pastoral Counseling and Specialized Ministries	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Political Science	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Visual and Performing Arts, General	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Public Relations and Advertising	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Special Education	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Teacher Education (by subject)	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Computer Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Philosophy and Religious Studies, Other	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Bible/Biblical Studies	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Theology and Religious Vocations, Other	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Criminal Justice	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Economics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Political Science	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Healthcare Administration	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Business Administration	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Business Administration	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
History	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Journalism	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Public Relations and Advertising	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Educational Administration	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Teacher Education (by level)	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Teacher Education (by level)	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Teacher Education (by level)	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Middle/Near Eastern and Semitic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Religion/Religious Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Religion/Religious Studies	Graduate/Professional Certificate	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
Missions/Missionary Studies and Missiology	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Missions/Missionary Studies and Missiology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Religious Education	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Physical Sciences, General	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Counseling Psychology	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Public Administration	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Public Policy Analysis	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Public Policy Analysis	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
International Relations	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Health Sciences	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Human Resources	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Human Resources	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
International Business	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Marketing	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
History	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Communications and Media	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Special Education	Non-Credential Program (Preparatory Coursework/Teacher Certification)	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Teacher Education (by subject)	Non-Credential Program (Preparatory Coursework/Teacher Certification)	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language	Non-Credential Program (Preparatory Coursework/Teacher Certification)	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Teaching Assistants/Aides	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Education, Other	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Education, Other	Non-Credential Program (Preparatory Coursework/Teacher Certification)	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Legal Professions and Studies, Other	First Professional Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Bible/Biblical Studies	Non-Credential Program (Preparatory Coursework/Teacher Certification)	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Bible/Biblical Studies	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Pastoral Counseling and Specialized Ministries	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Psychology	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Counseling Psychology	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Criminal Justice	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Public Policy Analysis	Non-Credential Program (Preparatory Coursework/Teacher Certification)	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
International Relations	Non-Credential Program (Preparatory Coursework/Teacher Certification)	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
International Relations	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Healthcare Administration	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	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 ($36,613/yr). Debt is federal loans only. Suppressed values are shown as insufficient data, never imputed. Figures describe past graduates and are never a promise.