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Private nonprofit · 4-year

Bryan College of Health Sciences

Lincoln, Nebraska

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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
+$936,989 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.

1.1 yrs
Break-even
+802%
10-year ROI
$150,377
Median earnings as of 2024
90% of Bryan College of Health Sciences 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

$26,919
Average net price / yr as of 2024
$150,377
Median earnings (5 yr) as of 2024
$73,124
Median earnings (1 yr) as of 2024
$24,985
Median debt at graduation as of 2024
70%
Graduation rate as of 2024
90%
Earn more than a HS grad as of 2024
90%
Repaying their loans (3 yr) as of 2024
71%
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.

$936,989
After 10 years
$1,990,759
After 20 years
$3,044,529
After 30 years
$4,098,299
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
$70,974
Men
$70,978

Essentially no gap — the payoff is even

By family-income background
From lower-income families
$69,095
From higher-income families
$65,148

6% gap between the two groups

By student status (FAFSA)
Dependent students
$67,696
Independent students
$79,386

15% gap between the two groups

First-generation students
64%
Take federal student loans
96%
Born in the U.S.
Who studies here
White 81%Hispanic 4%Asian 1%Black 2%Other 13%

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$23,196
$30k–$48k$25,806
$48k–$75k$24,353
$75k–$110k$31,262
$110k+$29,816

How Bryan College of Health Sciences compares

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

Graduate earnings over time

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

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Best-paying majors at Bryan College of Health Sciences

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 NursingCertificate$229,080+1,610%Strong return
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingAssociate's$71,673$26,270+321%Strong return

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ROI at Bryan College of Health Sciences

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Admissions & profile

67%
Admission rate
0
Average SAT
0
Median ACT
553
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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