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title: Franklin University — cost, debt & earnings (College Scorecard)
location: Columbus, 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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# Franklin University

Columbus, 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 | $51,892 | recorded |
| Earnings range (25th–75th pct) | $30,415 – $78,104 | recorded |
| Typical federal debt | $14,238 | recorded |
| Debt of students who withdrew | $10,874 | recorded |
| Completion rate | 11% | recorded |
| Average annual net cost | $30,696 | recorded |
| % earning above a $28k HS-grad wage | 79% | recorded |
| Debt ÷ a year's earnings | 0.27× | derived |
| Earnings premium vs $28k HS benchmark | $23,892 | derived |

**11% 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 $14,238 (≈ 27% 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 $31,110 to $62,938 across 19 program(s).

| Major | Credential | Pay (1 yr out) | Median debt |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | Master's Degree | $62,938 | $34,168 |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services. | Master's Degree | $56,528 | $30,750 |
| Accounting and Related Services. | Master's Degree | $56,103 | $35,451 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $55,444 | $28,927 |
| Public Administration. | Master's Degree | $52,019 | $39,532 |
| Human Resources Management and Services. | Master's Degree | $51,243 | $41,000 |
| Marketing. | Master's Degree | $49,509 | $41,000 |
| Finance and Financial Management Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $49,343 | $19,169 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | Bachelor's Degree | $47,825 | $23,053 |
| Accounting and Related Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $47,252 | $19,792 |
| Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services, Other. | Bachelor's Degree | $44,823 | not reported |
| Human Resources Management and Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $44,697 | $23,536 |
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication. | Bachelor's Degree | $44,084 | $26,332 |
| Business/Commerce, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $43,002 | $19,350 |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $41,982 | $20,000 |
| Marketing. | Bachelor's Degree | $40,871 | $19,252 |
| Design and Applied Arts. | Bachelor's Degree | $38,327 | $28,205 |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections. | Bachelor's Degree | $37,442 | $26,767 |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology. | Bachelor's Degree | $31,110 | $23,593 |

## 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 Franklin University by field of study at the official Scorecard: https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/school/?202806

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