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Private for-profit · 4-year

Chamberlain University-Missouri

St. Louis, Missouri

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DR Rating
DegreeReturn Rating — Excellent value

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

Strong return
+$347,193 over 10 years

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

Graduate earnings clearly outpace the cost and debt — this degree pays back quickly.

2.7 yrs
Break-even
+266%
10-year ROI
$92,768
Median earnings as of 2024
86% of Chamberlain University-Missouri 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

$30,716
Average net price / yr as of 2024
$92,768
Median earnings (5 yr) as of 2024
$83,188
Median earnings (1 yr) as of 2024
$20,919
Median debt at graduation as of 2024
100%
Graduation rate as of 2024
86%
Earn more than a HS grad as of 2024
67%
Repaying their loans (3 yr) as of 2024
50%
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.

$347,193
After 10 years
$824,873
After 20 years
$1,302,553
After 30 years
$1,780,233
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
$91,622
Men
$104,160

12% gap between the two groups

By family-income background
From lower-income families
$83,327
From higher-income families
$99,184

16% gap between the two groups

By student status (FAFSA)
Dependent students
$77,050
Independent students
$94,993

19% gap between the two groups

47%
First-generation students
79%
Take federal student loans
94%
Born in the U.S.
Who studies here
White 47%Hispanic 3%Asian 2%Black 45%Other 3%

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$28,131
$30k–$48k$27,604
$48k–$75k
$75k–$110k$38,999
$110k+

How Chamberlain University-Missouri compares

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

Graduate earnings over time

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

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Best-paying majors at Chamberlain University-Missouri

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
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingAssociate's$92,768$22,213+587%Strong return

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Admissions & profile

87%
Admission rate
0
Average SAT
0
Median ACT
284
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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