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Bethel University
McKenzie, TN 1,547 Undergrads 34.6% Grad Rate
Total Cost
$31,203
Sticker Price
Avg Net Price
$12,595
After Aid
Median Earnings
$62,152
4yr Post-Grad
Vs. Peer Institutions
Net Price$12,595
Peer Midpoint: $20,080.5
Earnings (10yr)$62,152
Peer Midpoint: $60,428
Graduation Rate34.6%
Peer Midpoint: 58.9%
Socio-Economic Diversity
Pell Grant Recipients49.3%
Enrollment Status
Full-Time94.8%
Economic Outcomes
Earn More than HS63.1%
Admissions Profile
Acceptance
60.2%
SAT Avg
972
SAT Reading
25th: 41049575th: 570
SAT Math
25th: 42049775th: 550
ACT Composite
25th: 151875th: 21
ROI Sensitivity Analysis
This analysis tests three cost scenarios (Scholarship, Average Net Price, Full Sticker Price) to show how college costs impact your long-term return compared to the average student and a high school graduate.
Lifetime Value Added (NPV)
Institution Lifetime NPV
Vs Median Peer
Vs HS Grad
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
+$546k
+$86k
+$69k
Median Cost$13k/yr
+$501k
+$41k
+$23k
Full Cost$31k/yr
+$434k
-$26k
-$44k
ROI Efficiency Metrics
Break-Even Age
Return on Inv. %
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
35
∞
Median Cost$13k/yr
48
51%
Full Cost$31k/yr
Never
-39%
Analysis Assumptions:
- Starting Salary: Estimated from the 10-year median earnings (assuming 2% annual growth from graduation).
- Comparisons: "Vs Median Peer" compares to the median student nationwide in a similar level program. "Vs HS Grad" compares to a median high school graduate.
- Break-Even: The age at which the college investment net income exceeds the median high school graduate's lifetime earnings.
- NPV: Net Present Value of all future earnings minus costs and taxes, discounted at 7.8%.
Social Impact ROINew
Measures the societal return on a donor's investment. Calculated as the incremental pre-tax lifetime earnings vs. HS grad, divided by the tax-adjusted donation cost.
Donor Return21%
Gov. Pell Grant ROINew
Measures the government's return on Pell Grants via increased tax revenue. Calculated as the portion of incremental lifetime taxes (discounted at 5.4%) attributed to the Pell Grant investment.
Taxpayer Return-51%
Important Note: Your ROI with any major will depend on the cost you pay to attend the program, and your starting salary. Both vary significantly across institutions. We encourage you to explore the ROI of a specific program variant by selecting the Program title of the credential level you are interested in. You will then have a more detailed return analysis for programs at specific institutions. We also encourage you to use the ROI calculator with your specific estimates of cost and salary.
Program ROI Analysis
Associate's Degrees
Business Administration, Management and Operations
AssocCIP: 5202
Median Debt
-
Earnings
-
Nat: $48,733
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Business/Commerce, General
AssocCIP: 5201
Median Debt
$20,500
Earnings
-
Nat: $49,927
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Criminal Justice and Corrections
AssocCIP: 4301
Median Debt
$17,250
Earnings (4yr)
$57,864
Nat: $46,706
Lifetime Value Added
+$91k
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities
AssocCIP: 2401
Median Debt
-
Earnings
-
Nat: $44,125
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Bachelor's Degrees
Accounting and Related Services
BachCIP: 5203
Median Debt
-
Earnings
-
Nat: $76,194
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions
BachCIP: 5109
Median Debt
-
Earnings
-
Nat: $70,786
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management
BachCIP: 5010
Median Debt
-
Earnings
-
Nat: $48,240
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Audiovisual Communications Technologies/Technicians
BachCIP: 1002
Median Debt
-
Earnings
-
Nat: $44,889
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Biology, General
BachCIP: 2601
Median Debt
-
Earnings
-
Nat: $57,214
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Business Administration, Management and Operations
BachCIP: 5202
Median Debt
$31,866
Earnings (4yr)
$60,102
Nat: $68,257
Lifetime Value Added
-$2k
Business/Commerce, General
BachCIP: 5201
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$61,516
Nat: $68,407
Lifetime Value Added
+$39k
Chemistry
BachCIP: 4005
Median Debt
-
Earnings
-
Nat: $65,120
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Criminal Justice and Corrections
BachCIP: 4301
Median Debt
$28,908
Earnings (4yr)
$62,967
Nat: $55,378
Lifetime Value Added
+$21k
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft
BachCIP: 5005
Median Debt
-
Earnings
-
Nat: $39,775
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology
BachCIP: 2613
Median Debt
-
Earnings
-
Nat: $48,842
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Fine and Studio Arts
BachCIP: 5007
Median Debt
-
Earnings
-
Nat: $41,367
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Health/Medical Preparatory Programs
BachCIP: 5111
Median Debt
-
Earnings
-
Nat: $61,911
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
History
BachCIP: 5401
Median Debt
-
Earnings
-
Nat: $50,680
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Homeland Security
BachCIP: 4303
Median Debt
$28,709
Earnings (4yr)
$79,079
Nat: $70,193
Lifetime Value Added
+$144k
Human Services, General
BachCIP: 4400
Median Debt
-
Earnings
-
Nat: $48,597
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Management Information Systems and Services
BachCIP: 5212
Median Debt
-
Earnings
-
Nat: $83,290
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Mathematics
BachCIP: 2701
Median Debt
-
Earnings
-
Nat: $69,562
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other
BachCIP: 3099
Median Debt
-
Earnings
-
Nat: $55,693
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Music
BachCIP: 5009
Median Debt
-
Earnings
-
Nat: $42,892
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Psychology, General
BachCIP: 4201
Median Debt
-
Earnings
-
Nat: $50,706
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
BachCIP: 5138
Median Debt
$22,500
Earnings (4yr)
$80,794
Nat: $88,910
Lifetime Value Added
+$157k
Religion/Religious Studies
BachCIP: 3802
Median Debt
-
Earnings
-
Nat: $41,390
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Sociology
BachCIP: 4511
Median Debt
-
Earnings
-
Nat: $52,657
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Special Education and Teaching
BachCIP: 1310
Median Debt
-
Earnings
-
Nat: $50,499
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness
BachCIP: 3105
Median Debt
$26,730
Earnings (4yr)
$48,730
Nat: $54,562
Lifetime Value Added
-$95k
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods
BachCIP: 1312
Median Debt
-
Earnings
-
Nat: $47,382
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas
BachCIP: 1313
Median Debt
-
Earnings
-
Nat: $51,389
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Master's Degrees
Accounting and Related Services
MastCIP: 5203
Median Debt
-
Earnings
-
Nat: $95,833
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions
MastCIP: 5109
Median Debt
$148,345
Earnings (4yr)
$135,391
Nat: $127,347
Lifetime Value Added
+$721k
Business/Commerce, General
MastCIP: 5201
Median Debt
$41,000
Earnings (4yr)
$70,110
Nat: $125,988
Lifetime Value Added
+$162k
Criminal Justice and Corrections
MastCIP: 4301
Median Debt
$41,000
Earnings (4yr)
$59,965
Nat: $66,714
Lifetime Value Added
+$70k
Education, General
MastCIP: 1301
Median Debt
$39,428
Earnings (4yr)
$58,122
Nat: $65,824
Lifetime Value Added
+$53k
Note: Lifetime Value Added is the Net Present Value (NPV) of estimated career earnings relative to a median high school graduate, accounting for this institution's average cost and taxes. Computed over a career to retirement age.
For graduate programs (Master's, Doctoral, etc.), the calculation assumes a starting age of 22 (after undergraduate completion) and does not include the sunk costs of prior degrees. It represents the value added of the graduate degree decision moving forward. These Lifetime Value Added results should not be compared with those Undergraduate Certificates, Associates or Bachelors starting at age 18.