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

Nashville, TN · 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 | $55,930 | recorded |
| Earnings range (25th–75th pct) | $32,026 – $84,814 | recorded |
| Typical federal debt | $17,500 | recorded |
| Debt of students who withdrew | $12,000 | recorded |
| Completion rate | 71% | recorded |
| Average annual net cost | $62,570 | recorded |
| % earning above a $28k HS-grad wage | 74% | recorded |
| Debt ÷ a year's earnings | 0.31× | derived |
| Earnings premium vs $28k HS benchmark | $27,930 | derived |

**71% 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 $17,500 (≈ 31% 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 $18,988 to $101,633 across 27 program(s).

| Major | Credential | Pay (1 yr out) | Median debt |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | Master's Degree | $101,633 | $57,147 |
| Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration. | Doctoral Degree | $100,913 | $224,812 |
| Business/Commerce, General. | Master's Degree | $77,539 | $53,160 |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions. | Master's Degree | $72,485 | $99,150 |
| Accounting and Related Services. | Master's Degree | $62,188 | not reported |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions. | Doctoral Degree | $61,328 | $145,000 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | Bachelor's Degree | $55,459 | $18,750 |
| Law. | Doctoral Degree | $51,042 | $101,152 |
| Marketing. | Bachelor's Degree | $41,597 | not reported |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. | Master's Degree | $41,451 | $32,700 |
| Business/Commerce, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $40,726 | $23,550 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | Bachelor's Degree | $40,319 | not reported |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. | Bachelor's Degree | $39,587 | $19,330 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness. | Master's Degree | $39,530 | $41,000 |
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication. | Bachelor's Degree | $37,073 | not reported |
| Communication and Media Studies. | Bachelor's Degree | $34,080 | $18,128 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas. | Bachelor's Degree | $32,590 | not reported |
| Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management. | Bachelor's Degree | $31,035 | $20,500 |
| Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations. | Bachelor's Degree | $30,024 | not reported |
| Psychology, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $28,781 | $18,000 |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other. | Bachelor's Degree | $27,943 | $20,250 |
| English Language and Literature, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $27,867 | $23,250 |
| Audiovisual Communications Technologies/Technicians. | Bachelor's Degree | $27,055 | $22,500 |
| Music. | Master's Degree | $23,031 | $51,250 |
| Film/Video and Photographic Arts. | Bachelor's Degree | $21,920 | $20,500 |
| Music. | Bachelor's Degree | $19,843 | $25,250 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness. | Bachelor's Degree | $18,988 | $15,000 |

## 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 Belmont University by field of study at the official Scorecard: https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/school/?219709

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