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

Pittsburgh, PA · 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 | $52,410 | recorded |
| Earnings range (25th–75th pct) | $32,348 – $80,486 | recorded |
| Typical federal debt | $18,326 | recorded |
| Debt of students who withdrew | $7,500 | recorded |
| Completion rate | 63% | recorded |
| Average annual net cost | $61,261 | recorded |
| % earning above a $28k HS-grad wage | 68% | recorded |
| Debt ÷ a year's earnings | 0.35× | derived |
| Earnings premium vs $28k HS benchmark | $24,410 | derived |

**63% 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 $18,326 (≈ 35% 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 $29,438 to $123,476 across 10 program(s).

| Major | Credential | Pay (1 yr out) | Median debt |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | Doctoral Degree | $123,476 | $30,489 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions. | Master's Degree | $97,610 | $136,482 |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions. | Doctoral Degree | $70,724 | $71,750 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | Bachelor's Degree | $63,779 | $14,093 |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions. | Master's Degree | $56,023 | $69,017 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. | Master's Degree | $46,275 | not reported |
| Biology, General. | Master's Degree | $37,710 | $41,271 |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology. | Master's Degree | $37,176 | $61,500 |
| Biology, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $31,644 | $24,563 |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies. | Master's Degree | $29,438 | $37,450 |

## 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 Chatham University by field of study at the official Scorecard: https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/school/?211556

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