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

Omaha, NE · 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 | $73,911 | recorded |
| Earnings range (25th–75th pct) | $51,701 – $108,608 | recorded |
| Typical federal debt | $21,500 | recorded |
| Debt of students who withdrew | $8,755 | recorded |
| Completion rate | 83% | recorded |
| Average annual net cost | $63,423 | recorded |
| % earning above a $28k HS-grad wage | 87% | recorded |
| Debt ÷ a year's earnings | 0.29× | derived |
| Earnings premium vs $28k HS benchmark | $45,911 | derived |

**83% 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 $21,500 (≈ 29% 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 $15,648 to $121,422 across 28 program(s).

| Major | Credential | Pay (1 yr out) | Median debt |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Dentistry. | First Professional Degree | $121,422 | $297,323 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | First Professional Degree | $102,666 | $69,000 |
| Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration. | First Professional Degree | $99,830 | $214,367 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | Master's Degree | $98,049 | not reported |
| Educational Administration and Supervision. | Doctoral Degree | $95,121 | $68,437 |
| Business/Commerce, General. | Master's Degree | $82,510 | not reported |
| Finance and Financial Management Services. | Master's Degree | $74,432 | $40,450 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | Bachelor's Degree | $64,954 | $24,500 |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions. | First Professional Degree | $63,529 | $176,995 |
| Public Health. | Master's Degree | $60,783 | $53,500 |
| Accounting and Related Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $58,537 | $26,893 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $58,045 | not reported |
| Medicine. | First Professional Degree | $57,629 | $244,227 |
| Educational Administration and Supervision. | Graduate/Professional Certificate | $56,586 | $8,700 |
| Law. | First Professional Degree | $54,116 | $128,182 |
| Finance and Financial Management Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $54,080 | $26,975 |
| Marketing. | Bachelor's Degree | $51,497 | $24,250 |
| Student Counseling and Personnel Services. | Master's Degree | $50,507 | $27,920 |
| Educational Administration and Supervision. | Master's Degree | $50,312 | not reported |
| Economics. | Bachelor's Degree | $47,149 | $26,250 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | Bachelor's Degree | $46,316 | $27,000 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. | Master's Degree | $44,767 | not reported |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $40,253 | $24,427 |
| Journalism. | Bachelor's Degree | $32,614 | $27,000 |
| Psychology, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $24,111 | not reported |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness. | Bachelor's Degree | $23,398 | not reported |
| Chemistry. | Bachelor's Degree | $16,304 | $26,733 |
| Biology, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $15,648 | $25,250 |

## 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 Creighton University by field of study at the official Scorecard: https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/school/?181002

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