Master's · Waxahachie, Texas
Is Theological and Ministerial Studies 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
Graduates typically don't earn back the cost within 20 years, compared with the no-degree baseline.
- Earnings 1 year after graduating
- $58,805
- Treasury AY2020-21, AY2021-22 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
- Earnings 4 years after graduating
- $57,090
- Treasury AY2017-2018, AY2018-2019 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
- Typical federal debt at graduation
- $44,779
- NSLDS pooled AY2022-23, AY2023-24 cohort
- Typical borrowing (no graduate net price is published)
- $47k (likely $47k – $47k)
- AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
- Earnings bump, year 4
- −$6k a year vs bachelor's graduates 4 years out in TX
- 2023 ACS 5-year pooled, adjusted to 2024 dollars
- Payback
- Not within 20 years in most scenarios
- Bump vs net cost plus loan interest
- 10-year net return
- −$279k (likely −$356k – −$193k)
- Today's dollars
- 20-year net return
- −$374k (likely −$516k – −$215k)
- Today's dollars
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Scorecard reports no net price for graduate programs; cost is based on what graduates typically borrowed.
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
- Business Administration, Management and Operations (Bachelor's)$52,229
- Education, General (Bachelor's)$50,491
- Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (Bachelor's)$47,277
- 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
Theological and Ministerial Studies at other schools in Texas
- The King's University$100,714
- Episcopal Theological Seminary of the Southwest$91,825
- Dallas Theological Seminary$69,603
- Hardin-Simmons University$65,147
- Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary$62,778
- Texas Christian University$59,368
- Brite Divinity School$59,368
- Houston Christian University$59,295
- Baylor University$58,391
- Southern Methodist University$55,347