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Private for-profit · 4-year

Galen Health Institutes-Dallas

Richardson, Texas

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DR Rating
DegreeReturn Rating — Strong value

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

Strong return
+$255,112 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.

3.4 yrs
Break-even
+192%
10-year ROI
$83,791
Median earnings as of 2024
72% of Galen Health Institutes-Dallas 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

$30,998
Average net price / yr as of 2024
$83,791
Median earnings (5 yr) as of 2024
$72,174
Median earnings (1 yr) as of 2024
$24,166
Median debt at graduation as of 2024
Graduation rate as of 2024
72%
Earn more than a HS grad as of 2024
46%
Repaying their loans (3 yr) as of 2024
48%
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.

$255,112
After 10 years
$643,022
After 20 years
$1,030,932
After 30 years
$1,418,842
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
$60,125
Men
$69,868

14% gap between the two groups

By family-income background
From lower-income families
$57,776
From higher-income families
$69,047

16% gap between the two groups

By student status (FAFSA)
Dependent students
$57,282
Independent students
$62,503

8% gap between the two groups

49%
First-generation students
82%
Take federal student loans
92%
Born in the U.S.
Who studies here
White 15%Hispanic 3%Asian 5%Black 53%Other 25%

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$30,548
$30k–$48k$31,437
$48k–$75k$32,469
$75k–$110k$35,565
$110k+$35,565

How Galen Health Institutes-Dallas compares

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

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Best-paying majors at Galen Health Institutes-Dallas

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$78,480$24,808+736%Strong return
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingAssociate's$89,101$36,303+486%Strong return

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ROI at Galen Health Institutes-Dallas

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Break-even
10-yr ROI

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Admissions & profile

Admission rate
0
Average SAT
0
Median ACT
1,153
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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