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Private for-profit · 4-year

Bryan University

Springfield, Missouri

28
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DR Rating
DegreeReturn Rating — Poor value

A 0–100 composite of ROI, graduate earnings, net price, debt and graduation rate. How it’s scored.

Poor return
$-228,017 over 10 years

Estimated for a typical student paying the average net price over 4 years.

On these figures the cost and debt outweigh the earnings premium.

Never
Break-even
-258%
10-year ROI
$31,049
Median earnings as of 2024
45% of Bryan University students earn more than a typical U.S. high-school graduate (about $28,000/yr) ten years after starting — measured from IRS tax records, not surveys.

The numbers behind the verdict

$20,053
Average net price / yr as of 2024
$31,049
Median earnings (5 yr) as of 2024
$24,928
Median earnings (1 yr) as of 2024
$22,764
Median debt at graduation as of 2024
90%
Graduation rate as of 2024
45%
Earn more than a HS grad as of 2024
26%
Repaying their loans (3 yr) as of 2024
Retention rate as of 2024

Lifetime ROI: the long view

Cumulative net gain over a high-school-only earner at different career lengths, with tuition and debt interest already subtracted. Built on IRS-verified federal earnings — not self-reported surveys.

$-228,017
After 10 years
$-367,527
After 20 years
$-507,037
After 30 years
$-646,547
After 40 years

Conservative: holds year-5 earnings flat (no raises). Adjust the assumptions, or see the highest 20-year ROI colleges.

Equity & access

Who the college serves and whether the payoff reaches everyone — earnings ten years after starting (IRS-linked), with access measures from federal enrollment data.

By gender
Women
$27,867
Men
$35,595

22% gap between the two groups

By student status (FAFSA)
Dependent students
$32,877
Independent students
$28,517

13% gap between the two groups

60%
First-generation students
78%
Take federal student loans
97%
Born in the U.S.
Who studies here
White 67%Hispanic 3%Asian 1%Black 24%Other 4%

Undergraduate enrollment by race/ethnicity. Federal data does not report earnings by race.

Net price by family income

What students actually pay after grants and scholarships, by household income as of 2024.

Family incomeAverage net price / yr
Family income $0–$30k$20,053
$30k–$48k
$48k–$75k
$75k–$110k
$110k+

How Bryan University compares

This college against the Missouri and national averages — higher earnings and lower cost/debt are better.

Graduate earnings over time

Median earnings of Bryan University students 10 years after entering, by cohort year as of 2024.

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Best-paying majors at Bryan University

Fields of study ranked by their own ROI — earnings five years after graduating against the cost and debt. Click a major for the deep dive.

MajorCredentialEarnings (5 yr)Median debt10-yr ROIVerdict
Business Administration, Management and OperationsAssociate's$35,943-326%Poor return
Health and Medical Administrative ServicesAssociate's$35,305-342%Poor return
Business/Commerce, GeneralCertificate$34,078$23,449-482%Poor return
Health and Medical Administrative ServicesCertificate$29,794$22,042-641%Poor return
Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesCertificate$28,476$21,913-689%Poor return
Criminal Justice and CorrectionsCertificate$32,304-733%Poor return
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessCertificate$27,047-995%Poor return
Business/Commerce, GeneralCertificate$26,107-1,042%Poor return

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ROI at Bryan University

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Estimates from federal data; your result will vary. How this works.

10-yr net gain
Break-even
10-yr ROI

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Admissions & profile

Admission rate
0
Average SAT
0
Median ACT
144
Undergraduates

Location

Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard. ROI is computed by Degree Return — see how. Read the methodology. Data as of 2024.

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