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

Searcy, AR · 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 | $52,876 | recorded |
| Earnings range (25th–75th pct) | $34,804 – $76,562 | recorded |
| Typical federal debt | $21,601 | recorded |
| Debt of students who withdrew | $10,644 | recorded |
| Completion rate | 69% | recorded |
| Average annual net cost | $39,534 | recorded |
| % earning above a $28k HS-grad wage | 71% | recorded |
| Debt ÷ a year's earnings | 0.41× | derived |
| Earnings premium vs $28k HS benchmark | $24,876 | derived |

**69% 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 $21,601 (≈ 41% 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 $25,296 to $117,748 across 29 program(s).

| Major | Credential | Pay (1 yr out) | Median debt |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Health/Medical Preparatory Programs. | First Professional Degree | $117,748 | $221,398 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions. | Master's Degree | $101,011 | $127,251 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | Master's Degree | $88,618 | $57,907 |
| Computer Science. | Bachelor's Degree | $72,335 | $24,149 |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions. | First Professional Degree | $69,415 | not reported |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | Bachelor's Degree | $57,642 | $29,000 |
| Communication Disorders Sciences and Services. | Master's Degree | $57,466 | $54,982 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | Master's Degree | $56,933 | $25,230 |
| Mechanical Engineering. | Bachelor's Degree | $56,533 | $27,000 |
| Accounting and Related Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $56,219 | $27,000 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $53,156 | $19,338 |
| Finance and Financial Management Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $50,124 | $27,250 |
| Educational Administration and Supervision. | Master's Degree | $48,088 | not reported |
| Design and Applied Arts. | Bachelor's Degree | $42,621 | not reported |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. | Master's Degree | $41,788 | $30,750 |
| Student Counseling and Personnel Services. | Master's Degree | $41,163 | not reported |
| Marketing. | Bachelor's Degree | $40,928 | $27,000 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas. | Master's Degree | $40,320 | not reported |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections. | Bachelor's Degree | $38,120 | $24,955 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | Bachelor's Degree | $38,116 | $27,500 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas. | Bachelor's Degree | $36,408 | $27,000 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. | Bachelor's Degree | $34,503 | $26,687 |
| Journalism. | Bachelor's Degree | $33,893 | not reported |
| Psychology, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $28,811 | $27,000 |
| Bible/Biblical Studies. | Bachelor's Degree | $28,728 | $19,913 |
| Social Work. | Bachelor's Degree | $28,183 | $29,000 |
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication. | Bachelor's Degree | $27,920 | $26,767 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. | Bachelor's Degree | $25,870 | $26,829 |
| Communication Disorders Sciences and Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $25,296 | $23,418 |

## 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 Harding University by field of study at the official Scorecard: https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/school/?107044

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