Bethel University

What are the graduation rates for students at Bethel University?

About 71% of Bethel's first-time, full-time bachelor's degree students completed within six years in the reported graduation-rate cohort. About 63% completed within four years. These measures follow an entering group over time; they are not the percentage of all currently enrolled students graduating in a given year.

The reported six-year rate exceeds the corresponding national average in the comparison data, while Bethel's first-year retention rate is 86%. Retention means students returned for a subsequent year, not that they eventually earned a degree. The standard first-time, full-time graduation measure also does not describe the outcomes of transfer students or everyone enrolled in adult and graduate programs.

For planning purposes, the gap between the four- and six-year figures matters: an additional term can change a student's total tuition, living costs, and borrowing even when the degree is ultimately completed.

What is the earning potential for graduates at Bethel University?

College Scorecard field-of-study figures offer a limited view of earnings roughly one year after program completion for graduates included in its federal-aid-based data. They are not starting-salary offers, predictions for an individual student, or earnings for everyone who studied a subject.

In the reported figures, the one-year amount is $62,998 for registered nursing and $53,484 for accounting. Business administration is reported at $50,180, while social work is $42,826. These are field-of-study measures, so applicants should check the associated credential level and program definition before comparing them with a particular Bethel degree.

Early earnings reflect more than the education itself. Full-time versus part-time work, location, further schooling, licensure, and the number of graduates captured can all affect a figure. Earnings data can help frame questions about a program, but it does not measure job satisfaction, long-term advancement, or the cost of obtaining the credential.