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title: Baldwin Wallace University — cost, debt & earnings (College Scorecard)
location: Berea, OH
control: Private nonprofit
source: U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard (2026-06-10 release)
sourceUrl: https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/
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# Baldwin Wallace University

Berea, OH · Private nonprofit · Bachelor-granting

> Federal College Scorecard institution **medians** — not a prediction of any one student's outcome, and not a figure for any single program. Earnings/debt cover federally-aided students.

## The bottom line

| Figure | Value | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Typical earnings, 10 yrs after entry | $54,122 | recorded |
| Earnings range (25th–75th pct) | $37,859 – $73,747 | recorded |
| Typical federal debt | $24,250 | recorded |
| Debt of students who withdrew | $11,000 | recorded |
| Completion rate | 67% | recorded |
| Average annual net cost | $55,606 | recorded |
| % earning above a $28k HS-grad wage | 81% | recorded |
| Debt ÷ a year's earnings | 0.45× | derived |
| Earnings premium vs $28k HS benchmark | $26,122 | derived |

**67% of students finish** — the loans are owed whether or not you graduate, so read every figure below next to this number.

Typical **federal** loan debt is $24,250 (≈ 45% of a year's typical earnings here). Note: this counts federal loans only — not private loans, Parent PLUS, or family savings — so true borrowing is usually higher; and because dropouts borrow less, low-completion schools can show a deceptively low debt figure.

## Earnings by major (the number that decides "worth it")

> **Different measure — read on its own terms.** These are median earnings **1 year after completing the program** (early career, graduates only) — NOT the 10-years-after-entry school-wide figure above. Do not compare a program figure to the school figure; compare majors to each other. The Dept. of Education omits programs with too few graduates.

By program, early-career pay ranges from $12,264 to $100,968 across 26 program(s).

| Major | Credential | Pay (1 yr out) | Median debt |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions. | Master's Degree | $100,968 | $97,220 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | Master's Degree | $81,706 | $31,500 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | Bachelor's Degree | $56,427 | $23,750 |
| Communication Disorders Sciences and Services. | Master's Degree | $53,943 | $101,403 |
| Accounting and Related Services. | Master's Degree | $53,875 | not reported |
| Special Education and Teaching. | Master's Degree | $48,673 | not reported |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas. | Master's Degree | $47,750 | not reported |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other. | Bachelor's Degree | $47,422 | not reported |
| Educational Administration and Supervision. | Master's Degree | $46,643 | $38,997 |
| Finance and Financial Management Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $46,262 | $27,000 |
| Accounting and Related Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $43,715 | $27,000 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | Bachelor's Degree | $42,653 | $27,000 |
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication. | Bachelor's Degree | $40,004 | $22,125 |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections. | Bachelor's Degree | $36,486 | $27,000 |
| Marketing. | Bachelor's Degree | $34,006 | $26,000 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness. | Bachelor's Degree | $32,807 | $27,000 |
| Design and Applied Arts. | Bachelor's Degree | $32,449 | not reported |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. | Bachelor's Degree | $31,997 | $26,250 |
| Biology, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $30,873 | $27,000 |
| Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences. | Bachelor's Degree | $30,752 | $26,722 |
| Psychology, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $29,514 | $26,970 |
| English Language and Literature, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $27,147 | $26,000 |
| Visual and Performing Arts, Other. | Bachelor's Degree | $25,829 | not reported |
| History. | Bachelor's Degree | $22,091 | $27,000 |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft. | Bachelor's Degree | $19,475 | $27,000 |
| Music. | Bachelor's Degree | $12,264 | $27,000 |

## What this is — and is NOT

Institution-wide medians from the U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard. **Not** a prediction of what you would earn or owe, **not** a figure for any single program (a CS and a fine-arts graduate of the same school diverge enormously), **not** proof the school caused the outcome (selection, not causation), and **not** a "best college" ranking. Explore Baldwin Wallace University by field of study at the official Scorecard: https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/school/?201195

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