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Herzing University-Nashville

Nashville, Tennessee

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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
$-78,153 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.

76.1 yrs
Break-even
-87%
10-year ROI
$46,183
Median earnings as of 2024
66% of Herzing University-Nashville 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

$20,537
Average net price / yr as of 2024
$46,183
Median earnings (5 yr) as of 2024
$40,675
Median earnings (1 yr) as of 2024
$21,500
Median debt at graduation as of 2024
Graduation rate as of 2024
66%
Earn more than a HS grad as of 2024
45%
Repaying their loans (3 yr) as of 2024
80%
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.

$-78,153
After 10 years
$-66,323
After 20 years
$-54,493
After 30 years
$-42,663
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
$35,601
Men
$43,307

18% gap between the two groups

By family-income background
From lower-income families
$33,117
From higher-income families
$54,047

39% gap between the two groups

By student status (FAFSA)
Dependent students
$36,894
Independent students
$36,906

Essentially no gap — the payoff is even

52%
First-generation students
93%
Take federal student loans
94%
Born in the U.S.
Who studies here
White 37%Hispanic 8%Asian 1%Black 49%Other 5%

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$19,220
$30k–$48k
$48k–$75k$19,608
$75k–$110k$24,661
$110k+$23,753

How Herzing University-Nashville compares

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

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Best-paying majors at Herzing University-Nashville

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$76,115$19,259+1,029%Strong return
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing AssistantsCertificate$67,146$14,375+759%Strong return
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingAssociate's$81,525$27,573+615%Strong return
Business Administration, Management and OperationsCertificate$54,354$41,000-4%Poor return
Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesCertificate$38,011$21,000-348%Poor return
Health and Medical Administrative ServicesCertificate$34,623$25,615-447%Poor return
Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesCertificate$33,717$18,701-513%Poor return
Health and Medical Administrative ServicesCertificate$32,536$18,240-559%Poor return

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ROI at Herzing University-Nashville

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

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Break-even
10-yr ROI

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Admissions & profile

94%
Admission rate
0
Average SAT
0
Median ACT
201
Undergraduates

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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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