Bachelor's · Waxahachie, Texas
Is Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities at Nelson University worth it?
Medium confidence Medium confidence: 40–99 graduates behind the earnings figures.
The verdict · all families, in-state, half paid with loans
Pays back slowly: graduates typically recover the cost in about 10.2 years.
- Earnings 1 year after graduating
- $50,173
- Treasury AY2020-21, AY2021-22 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
- Earnings 4 years after graduating
- $50,781
- Treasury AY2017-2018, AY2018-2019 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
- Typical federal debt at graduation
- $27,500
- NSLDS pooled AY2022-23, AY2023-24 cohort
- Net cost to graduate, all families
- $112k (likely $112k – $112k)
- AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
- Earnings bump, year 4
- $14k a year vs high-school graduates aged 25–34 in TX
- 2023 ACS 5-year pooled, adjusted to 2024 dollars
- Payback
- 10.2 years (likely 6.8–19.9)
- Bump vs net cost plus loan interest
- 10-year net return
- −$146k (likely −$208k – −$78k)
- Today's dollars
- 20-year net return
- −$16k (likely −$143k – $121k)
- Today's dollars
- Odds of finishing (school-wide)
- 37%
- Fall 2019 or AcadYr 2019-20 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
Change income, residency or loans Compare Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities at other schools
Other majors at Nelson University
- Marketing (Bachelor's)$66,477
- Business Administration, Management and Operations (Master's)$62,264
- Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology (Master's)$55,000
- Psychology, General (Associate's)$54,750
- Business Administration, Management and Operations (Associate's)$53,275
- Theological and Ministerial Studies (Master's)$53,150
- Business Administration, Management and Operations (Bachelor's)$52,229
- Education, General (Bachelor's)$50,491
- Religion/Religious Studies (Associate's)$46,892
- Education, General (Master's)$45,828
- Bible/Biblical Studies (Associate's)$45,704
- Bible/Biblical Studies (Bachelor's)$43,808
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities at other schools in Texas
- The University of Texas at Austin$73,089
- Southern Methodist University$63,405
- University of the Incarnate Word$62,084
- University of St Thomas$61,219
- University of Houston$58,450
- Texas Tech University$58,375
- The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley$58,060
- University of North Texas$55,562
- The University of Texas at Arlington$54,975
- Texas State University$54,099