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

Kenosha, WI · 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 | $56,950 | recorded |
| Earnings range (25th–75th pct) | $40,368 – $80,915 | recorded |
| Typical federal debt | $19,500 | recorded |
| Debt of students who withdrew | $7,625 | recorded |
| Completion rate | 64% | recorded |
| Average annual net cost | $50,822 | recorded |
| % earning above a $28k HS-grad wage | 77% | recorded |
| Debt ÷ a year's earnings | 0.34× | derived |
| Earnings premium vs $28k HS benchmark | $28,950 | derived |

**64% 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 $19,500 (≈ 34% 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 $18,975 to $56,636 across 18 program(s).

| Major | Credential | Pay (1 yr out) | Median debt |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Accounting and Related Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $56,636 | $22,250 |
| Finance and Financial Management Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $51,296 | $25,709 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | Bachelor's Degree | $46,987 | $27,000 |
| Marketing. | Bachelor's Degree | $43,583 | $26,697 |
| Special Education and Teaching. | Bachelor's Degree | $42,758 | $25,454 |
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication. | Bachelor's Degree | $42,342 | not reported |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. | Bachelor's Degree | $41,647 | $25,000 |
| Communication and Media Studies. | Bachelor's Degree | $36,255 | $25,125 |
| Design and Applied Arts. | Bachelor's Degree | $35,624 | $27,000 |
| Mathematics. | Bachelor's Degree | $33,792 | $26,000 |
| Neurobiology and Neurosciences. | Bachelor's Degree | $31,855 | $27,000 |
| Psychology, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $29,294 | $23,250 |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections. | Bachelor's Degree | $28,823 | $27,000 |
| Natural Resources Conservation and Research. | Bachelor's Degree | $27,928 | $27,000 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness. | Bachelor's Degree | $27,848 | $26,949 |
| Biology, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $24,906 | $23,250 |
| History. | Bachelor's Degree | $24,792 | not reported |
| English Language and Literature, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $18,975 | $26,634 |

## 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 Carthage College by field of study at the official Scorecard: https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/school/?238476

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