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title: Mount St. Mary's University — cost, debt & earnings (College Scorecard)
location: Emmitsburg, MD
control: Private nonprofit
source: U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard (2026-06-10 release)
sourceUrl: https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/
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# Mount St. Mary's University

Emmitsburg, MD · 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 | $64,072 | recorded |
| Earnings range (25th–75th pct) | $45,644 – $92,305 | recorded |
| Typical federal debt | $15,000 | recorded |
| Debt of students who withdrew | $5,500 | recorded |
| Completion rate | 65% | recorded |
| Average annual net cost | $63,731 | recorded |
| % earning above a $28k HS-grad wage | 83% | recorded |
| Debt ÷ a year's earnings | 0.23× | derived |
| Earnings premium vs $28k HS benchmark | $36,072 | derived |

**65% 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 $15,000 (≈ 23% 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 $28,932 to $67,674 across 15 program(s).

| Major | Credential | Pay (1 yr out) | Median debt |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | Master's Degree | $67,674 | $20,712 |
| Accounting and Related Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $53,097 | $19,500 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $48,900 | $22,870 |
| Business/Commerce, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $48,539 | $23,500 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. | Master's Degree | $46,757 | $31,066 |
| Theological and Ministerial Studies. | Master's Degree | $43,827 | not reported |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. | Bachelor's Degree | $42,777 | $23,250 |
| Criminology. | Bachelor's Degree | $38,014 | $27,000 |
| Sociology. | Bachelor's Degree | $36,241 | $27,000 |
| English Language and Literature, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $33,912 | not reported |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness. | Bachelor's Degree | $33,439 | not reported |
| Biology, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $32,444 | $24,250 |
| Research and Experimental Psychology. | Bachelor's Degree | $32,282 | $21,500 |
| History. | Bachelor's Degree | $29,329 | $27,000 |
| Communication and Media Studies. | Bachelor's Degree | $28,932 | $26,312 |

## 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 Mount St. Mary's University by field of study at the official Scorecard: https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/school/?163462

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