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

# Shenandoah University

Winchester, VA · 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 | $58,433 | recorded |
| Earnings range (25th–75th pct) | $38,172 – $90,361 | recorded |
| Typical federal debt | $19,500 | recorded |
| Debt of students who withdrew | $8,750 | recorded |
| Completion rate | 67% | recorded |
| Average annual net cost | $51,928 | recorded |
| % earning above a $28k HS-grad wage | 75% | recorded |
| Debt ÷ a year's earnings | 0.33× | derived |
| Earnings premium vs $28k HS benchmark | $30,433 | derived |

**67% 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 $19,500 (≈ 33% 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 $17,586 to $111,275 across 22 program(s).

| Major | Credential | Pay (1 yr out) | Median debt |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration. | First Professional Degree | $111,275 | $162,106 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | Master's Degree | $103,402 | $49,022 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | Graduate/Professional Certificate | $102,012 | $28,198 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions. | Master's Degree | $93,531 | $104,000 |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions. | Doctoral Degree | $73,152 | $114,000 |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions. | Master's Degree | $65,799 | $58,924 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | Bachelor's Degree | $63,690 | $25,000 |
| Education, General. | Master's Degree | $53,356 | $27,108 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | Master's Degree | $52,265 | $39,115 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. | Graduate/Professional Certificate | $46,828 | not reported |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. | Bachelor's Degree | $39,503 | not reported |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness. | Bachelor's Degree | $38,731 | $25,432 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | Bachelor's Degree | $37,313 | $25,000 |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections. | Bachelor's Degree | $32,138 | $23,250 |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions. | Bachelor's Degree | $31,452 | not reported |
| Music. | Master's Degree | $28,790 | not reported |
| Biology, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $28,506 | $20,706 |
| Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences. | Bachelor's Degree | $26,573 | $20,500 |
| Psychology, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $24,878 | $25,000 |
| Dance. | Bachelor's Degree | $23,306 | not reported |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft. | Bachelor's Degree | $22,164 | $27,000 |
| Music. | Bachelor's Degree | $17,586 | $25,500 |

## 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 Shenandoah University by field of study at the official Scorecard: https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/school/?233541

---

Structured data (JSON-LD), each figure labeled by epistemic status: `/education/shenandoah-university-va.jsonld` · all schools: `/education`