Private nonprofit · Saint Paul, Minnesota
Bethel University: cost, debt and earnings by major
28 programs with reported graduate earnings. Click one for net cost, payback and 10-year return.
- Average net price, all families
- $30,995
- AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
- Odds of finishing
- 72%
- Within 150% of normal time · Fall 2019 or AcadYr 2019-20 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
- Admission rate
- 88%
- Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
- Undergraduates
- 1,871
- Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
- Median debt of graduates
- $21,500
- NSLDS FY2024, FY2025 pooled cohorts
- Borrowers in default after 2 years
- 2.0%
- NSLDS AY2016-17, AY2017-18 pooled cohorts measured in 2018-2019, 2019-2020
Net price by family income
| $0–30,000 | $22,725 |
|---|---|
| $30,001–48,000 | $19,848 |
| $48,001–75,000 | $23,046 |
| $75,001–110,000 | $25,966 |
| $110,000+ | $37,644 |
What families paid per year after grants, AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26.
Undergraduate certificate programs (1)
- Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions$57,963 (1 yr)
Bachelor's programs (14)
- Human Resources Management and Services$101,195
- Computer and Information Sciences, General$97,008
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$87,511
- Physics$85,657
- Accounting and Related Services$85,036
- Business Administration, Management and Operations$77,059
- Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness$68,202
- Biology, General$58,005
- Psychology, General$55,370
- Social Work$54,448
- Communication and Media Studies$53,868
- Social Sciences, General$52,907
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas$51,866
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods$47,556
Master's programs (11)
- Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions$124,673
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$112,698
- Business Administration, Management and Operations$96,278
- Human Resources Management and Services$90,134
- Educational Administration and Supervision$69,476 (1 yr)
- Special Education and Teaching$67,614
- Education, General$59,738
- Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions$55,723 (1 yr)
- Theological and Ministerial Studies$54,390
- Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology$52,936
- Pastoral Counseling and Specialized Ministries$38,749