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

West Palm Beach, FL · 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 | $49,232 | recorded |
| Earnings range (25th–75th pct) | $29,283 – $76,114 | recorded |
| Typical federal debt | $13,816 | recorded |
| Debt of students who withdrew | $8,250 | recorded |
| Completion rate | 55% | recorded |
| Average annual net cost | $53,827 | recorded |
| % earning above a $28k HS-grad wage | 70% | recorded |
| Debt ÷ a year's earnings | 0.28× | derived |
| Earnings premium vs $28k HS benchmark | $21,232 | 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 $13,816 (≈ 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 $19,724 to $95,539 across 13 program(s).

| Major | Credential | Pay (1 yr out) | Median debt |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration. | Doctoral Degree | $95,539 | $228,375 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | Bachelor's Degree | $62,359 | $24,979 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | Master's Degree | $56,430 | $33,225 |
| Marketing. | Bachelor's Degree | $43,750 | $22,750 |
| Human Resources Management and Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $36,924 | $28,089 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | Bachelor's Degree | $33,875 | $19,303 |
| Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions. | Master's Degree | $33,527 | $51,043 |
| Communication and Media Studies. | Bachelor's Degree | $27,547 | not reported |
| Theological and Ministerial Studies. | Bachelor's Degree | $26,858 | $25,279 |
| Missions/Missionary Studies and Missiology. | Bachelor's Degree | $22,852 | not reported |
| Biology, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $22,836 | $19,500 |
| Psychology, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $21,579 | $22,844 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness. | Bachelor's Degree | $19,724 | $25,000 |

## 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 Palm Beach Atlantic University by field of study at the official Scorecard: https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/school/?136330

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