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

Saint Louis, MO · 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 | $50,876 | recorded |
| Earnings range (25th–75th pct) | $32,114 – $75,788 | recorded |
| Typical federal debt | $18,500 | recorded |
| Debt of students who withdrew | $12,000 | recorded |
| Completion rate | 64% | recorded |
| Average annual net cost | $51,188 | recorded |
| % earning above a $28k HS-grad wage | 73% | recorded |
| Debt ÷ a year's earnings | 0.36× | derived |
| Earnings premium vs $28k HS benchmark | $22,876 | derived |

**64% 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 $18,500 (≈ 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 $17,798 to $151,455 across 32 program(s).

| Major | Credential | Pay (1 yr out) | Median debt |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | Master's Degree | $151,455 | $177,721 |
| Intelligence, Command Control and Information Operations. | Master's Degree | $88,832 | $34,926 |
| Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management. | Master's Degree | $82,947 | $36,427 |
| Intelligence, Command Control and Information Operations. | Graduate/Professional Certificate | $74,848 | $38,744 |
| Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services, Other. | Master's Degree | $73,191 | not reported |
| Natural Resources Conservation and Research. | Master's Degree | $71,774 | not reported |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | Master's Degree | $66,597 | $50,555 |
| International Relations and National Security Studies. | Master's Degree | $65,496 | $41,000 |
| Finance and Financial Management Services. | Master's Degree | $63,067 | $61,500 |
| Computer Science. | Bachelor's Degree | $59,608 | not reported |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | Graduate/Professional Certificate | $58,428 | $48,869 |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services. | Master's Degree | $57,593 | $40,294 |
| Human Resources Management and Services. | Master's Degree | $51,784 | $54,686 |
| Educational/Instructional Media Design. | Master's Degree | $50,768 | not reported |
| Communication and Media Studies. | Master's Degree | $49,299 | $48,635 |
| Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language. | Master's Degree | $47,685 | not reported |
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication. | Master's Degree | $46,749 | $59,664 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas. | Master's Degree | $45,058 | $19,696 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | Bachelor's Degree | $43,327 | $22,950 |
| Gerontology. | Master's Degree | $40,828 | not reported |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology. | Master's Degree | $39,619 | $61,283 |
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication. | Bachelor's Degree | $36,745 | not reported |
| Communication and Media Studies. | Bachelor's Degree | $34,469 | $22,250 |
| Education, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $31,112 | $24,714 |
| Psychology, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $30,328 | $25,000 |
| English Language and Literature, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $29,245 | not reported |
| Audiovisual Communications Technologies/Technicians. | Bachelor's Degree | $27,336 | not reported |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft. | Bachelor's Degree | $25,533 | $26,000 |
| Biology, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $23,250 | $20,500 |
| Music. | Bachelor's Degree | $19,120 | not reported |
| Fine and Studio Arts. | Bachelor's Degree | $18,783 | not reported |
| Film/Video and Photographic Arts. | Bachelor's Degree | $17,798 | $22,475 |

## 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 Webster University by field of study at the official Scorecard: https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/school/?179894

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