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

Bourbonnais, IL · 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 | $53,213 | recorded |
| Earnings range (25th–75th pct) | $34,206 – $80,621 | recorded |
| Typical federal debt | $19,313 | recorded |
| Debt of students who withdrew | $9,500 | recorded |
| Completion rate | 61% | recorded |
| Average annual net cost | $51,981 | recorded |
| % earning above a $28k HS-grad wage | 69% | recorded |
| Debt ÷ a year's earnings | 0.36× | derived |
| Earnings premium vs $28k HS benchmark | $25,213 | derived |

**61% 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 $19,313 (≈ 36% 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 $21,015 to $94,037 across 23 program(s).

| Major | Credential | Pay (1 yr out) | Median debt |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | Master's Degree | $94,037 | $42,454 |
| Education, Other. | Doctoral Degree | $72,457 | not reported |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | Bachelor's Degree | $62,658 | $26,248 |
| Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language. | Graduate/Professional Certificate | $62,031 | not reported |
| Engineering, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $61,282 | $27,000 |
| Curriculum and Instruction. | Master's Degree | $55,994 | $14,593 |
| Accounting and Related Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $53,595 | $27,000 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | Master's Degree | $53,203 | $31,367 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas. | Master's Degree | $52,504 | $15,938 |
| Pastoral Counseling and Specialized Ministries. | Master's Degree | $47,300 | not reported |
| Economics. | Bachelor's Degree | $45,757 | $26,991 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | Bachelor's Degree | $40,707 | $23,818 |
| Marketing. | Bachelor's Degree | $40,474 | $26,500 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas. | Bachelor's Degree | $38,114 | $27,000 |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections. | Bachelor's Degree | $36,059 | $26,000 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. | Bachelor's Degree | $34,669 | $25,182 |
| Social Work. | Bachelor's Degree | $29,995 | $25,750 |
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication. | Bachelor's Degree | $28,800 | not reported |
| Biology, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $26,868 | $24,535 |
| Psychology, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $26,012 | $27,000 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness. | Bachelor's Degree | $25,732 | $25,000 |
| Fine and Studio Arts. | Bachelor's Degree | $22,951 | $27,000 |
| Zoology/Animal Biology. | Bachelor's Degree | $21,015 | 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 Olivet Nazarene University by field of study at the official Scorecard: https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/school/?147828

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