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

Hattiesburg, MS · 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 | $43,087 | recorded |
| Earnings range (25th–75th pct) | $26,279 – $65,483 | recorded |
| Typical federal debt | $15,796 | recorded |
| Debt of students who withdrew | $9,375 | recorded |
| Completion rate | 60% | recorded |
| Average annual net cost | $29,651 | recorded |
| % earning above a $28k HS-grad wage | 64% | recorded |
| Debt ÷ a year's earnings | 0.37× | derived |
| Earnings premium vs $28k HS benchmark | $15,087 | derived |

**60% 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 $15,796 (≈ 37% 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 $23,191 to $101,131 across 18 program(s).

| Major | Credential | Pay (1 yr out) | Median debt |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | Doctoral Degree | $101,131 | not reported |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | Master's Degree | $77,616 | not reported |
| Educational Administration and Supervision. | Doctoral Degree | $64,561 | $67,194 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | Bachelor's Degree | $57,753 | $20,832 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | Master's Degree | $53,290 | not reported |
| Educational Administration and Supervision. | Master's Degree | $46,204 | not reported |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. | Master's Degree | $39,610 | not reported |
| Special Education and Teaching. | Master's Degree | $39,378 | not reported |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology. | Master's Degree | $39,174 | not reported |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas. | Master's Degree | $39,136 | not reported |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas. | Bachelor's Degree | $36,616 | $21,875 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. | Bachelor's Degree | $33,940 | $19,687 |
| Research and Experimental Psychology. | Master's Degree | $33,634 | not reported |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | Bachelor's Degree | $33,475 | $18,707 |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections. | Bachelor's Degree | $33,244 | $23,500 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness. | Bachelor's Degree | $27,292 | $18,806 |
| Psychology, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $26,320 | $26,166 |
| Biology, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $23,191 | $15,961 |

## 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 William Carey University by field of study at the official Scorecard: https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/school/?176479

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