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

Boiling Springs, NC · 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 | $48,039 | recorded |
| Earnings range (25th–75th pct) | $33,281 – $70,715 | recorded |
| Typical federal debt | $16,453 | recorded |
| Debt of students who withdrew | $5,500 | recorded |
| Completion rate | 55% | recorded |
| Average annual net cost | $47,091 | recorded |
| % earning above a $28k HS-grad wage | 71% | recorded |
| Debt ÷ a year's earnings | 0.34× | derived |
| Earnings premium vs $28k HS benchmark | $20,039 | derived |

**55% 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 $16,453 (≈ 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 $20,427 to $97,737 across 22 program(s).

| Major | Credential | Pay (1 yr out) | Median debt |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions. | Master's Degree | $97,737 | $118,500 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | Doctoral Degree | $93,103 | $32,492 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | Master's Degree | $86,811 | $41,319 |
| Educational Administration and Supervision. | Doctoral Degree | $73,422 | $62,630 |
| Curriculum and Instruction. | Doctoral Degree | $62,530 | $63,824 |
| Accounting and Related Services. | Master's Degree | $60,717 | $29,937 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | Bachelor's Degree | $60,377 | $18,875 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | Master's Degree | $59,451 | $27,409 |
| Educational Administration and Supervision. | Master's Degree | $49,446 | $27,882 |
| Curriculum and Instruction. | Master's Degree | $45,936 | $27,860 |
| Computer Science. | Bachelor's Degree | $39,768 | not reported |
| Accounting and Related Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $38,814 | $24,511 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | Bachelor's Degree | $36,537 | $26,980 |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $36,154 | $24,289 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. | Bachelor's Degree | $35,826 | $27,000 |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections. | Bachelor's Degree | $33,111 | $24,580 |
| Biology, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $29,954 | $27,000 |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology. | Bachelor's Degree | $28,865 | $25,886 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness. | Bachelor's Degree | $27,205 | not reported |
| Psychology, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $22,845 | $21,375 |
| Communication and Media Studies. | Bachelor's Degree | $21,270 | not reported |
| Religion/Religious Studies. | Bachelor's Degree | $20,427 | not reported |

## 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 Gardner-Webb University by field of study at the official Scorecard: https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/school/?198561

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