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

San Diego, CA · 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 | $67,548 | recorded |
| Earnings range (25th–75th pct) | $42,112 – $100,253 | recorded |
| Typical federal debt | $18,750 | recorded |
| Debt of students who withdrew | $10,500 | recorded |
| Completion rate | 43% | recorded |
| Average annual net cost | $33,978 | recorded |
| % earning above a $28k HS-grad wage | 81% | recorded |
| Debt ÷ a year's earnings | 0.28× | derived |
| Earnings premium vs $28k HS benchmark | $39,548 | derived |

**43% 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 $18,750 (≈ 28% 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 $35,518 to $94,452 across 49 program(s).

| Major | Credential | Pay (1 yr out) | Median debt |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions. | Bachelor's Degree | $94,452 | not reported |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | Master's Degree | $91,418 | $99,114 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | Bachelor's Degree | $85,563 | $33,928 |
| Educational Administration and Supervision. | Master's Degree | $84,898 | $23,388 |
| Computer Science. | Master's Degree | $80,729 | $37,950 |
| Construction Engineering. | Bachelor's Degree | $79,856 | not reported |
| Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management. | Master's Degree | $77,429 | $40,950 |
| Management Information Systems and Services. | Master's Degree | $74,022 | $20,500 |
| Homeland Security. | Bachelor's Degree | $71,714 | $23,437 |
| Educational/Instructional Media Design. | Master's Degree | $71,709 | $23,284 |
| Computer Science. | Bachelor's Degree | $69,756 | $31,812 |
| Statistics. | Master's Degree | $68,438 | not reported |
| Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians. | Master's Degree | $67,865 | not reported |
| Public Administration. | Master's Degree | $67,545 | $33,712 |
| Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management. | Bachelor's Degree | $65,610 | $32,813 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | Master's Degree | $63,716 | $39,365 |
| Medical Illustration and Informatics. | Master's Degree | $63,715 | $36,894 |
| Management Information Systems and Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $63,126 | $28,687 |
| Special Education and Teaching. | Master's Degree | $62,820 | $53,471 |
| English Language and Literature, General. | Master's Degree | $61,524 | $32,416 |
| Public Administration. | Bachelor's Degree | $61,249 | $29,181 |
| Education, General. | Master's Degree | $58,901 | $41,000 |
| Human Resources Management and Services. | Master's Degree | $55,949 | $36,708 |
| Student Counseling and Personnel Services. | Master's Degree | $55,273 | $46,814 |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology. | Master's Degree | $55,141 | $28,854 |
| Business/Corporate Communications. | Bachelor's Degree | $54,414 | not reported |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | Bachelor's Degree | $54,361 | $28,125 |
| Accounting and Related Services. | Master's Degree | $54,100 | $41,000 |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections. | Bachelor's Degree | $53,819 | $25,000 |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services. | Master's Degree | $52,576 | $51,272 |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft. | Master's Degree | $51,396 | not reported |
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions. | Bachelor's Degree | $51,109 | $27,906 |
| Public Health. | Master's Degree | $50,622 | $49,563 |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies. | Master's Degree | $49,812 | $40,760 |
| Communication and Media Studies. | Master's Degree | $49,269 | $28,604 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. | Master's Degree | $48,771 | $28,854 |
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $47,121 | $28,334 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness. | Master's Degree | $47,043 | $41,000 |
| Psychology, General. | Master's Degree | $46,907 | $36,048 |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $46,892 | $35,147 |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections. | Master's Degree | $45,879 | $35,759 |
| History. | Bachelor's Degree | $44,540 | $29,687 |
| Accounting and Related Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $43,957 | $31,249 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. | Associate's Degree | $40,395 | $10,500 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. | Bachelor's Degree | $39,572 | $31,250 |
| Public Health. | Bachelor's Degree | $37,604 | $34,156 |
| Psychology, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $36,571 | $28,062 |
| Sociology. | Bachelor's Degree | $35,735 | $27,687 |
| Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $35,518 | $31,250 |

## 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 National University by field of study at the official Scorecard: https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/school/?119605

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