Private nonprofit · COLLEGE PAYOFF

Maranatha Baptist University

⌖ Watertown, WI · 6 reportable field-and-credential outcomes

10-year estimate · Negative payoff

−$313,600 over 10 years

Modeled from observed year-5 institution earnings and the institution-wide average net price over four years.

With these assumptions, the added earnings do not recover the cost within ten years.

Not availableModeled economic break-even
−110%Modeled 10-year ROI
$42,042Observed earnings · year 5
Not reachedMaximum annual price for positive 10-year payoff
Includes direct price and earnings forgone while studying. Assumes $45,000 in alternative annual earnings and no wage growth. How we calculate it
A QUICK READ

What the numbers say about Maranatha Baptist University

What does Maranatha Baptist University cost?

Maranatha Baptist University reports an average annual net price of $26,005 after grants and scholarships. This is an institution-wide average, not an individual aid offer.

What do Maranatha Baptist University graduates earn?

The observed median earnings figure is $42,042 5 years after completion. It describes a federal cohort, not a guaranteed starting salary.

How much federal debt do Maranatha Baptist University graduates have?

Completer borrowers report median cumulative federal student debt of $14,143. Parent PLUS and private loans are not included.

Is every degree at Maranatha Baptist University worth the same?

No. DegreeVerdict currently shows 6 field-and-credential outcomes at Maranatha Baptist University; reported earnings and debt can differ substantially by program category.

ECONOMIC INVESTMENT → PAYBACK

Estimated payoff over ten years.

The scenario counts direct price and earnings forgone upfront, then applies the reported annual earnings premium.

10-YEAR PAYOFF CURVECumulative economic payoff after graduation
−$313,600at year 10
Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
−$284,0200
2
4
6
8
−$313,60010
Years after graduationBreak-even: years
FEDERAL COST DATA

Four ways to read college price.

Annual college-wide figures from the current College Scorecard release. Average net price covers full-time, first-time undergraduates receiving federal aid; public-college figures use in-state students. Program tuition and individual aid offers may differ.

Published in-state tuition$21,550
Sticker price
Published out-of-state tuition$21,550
Sticker price
Average net price$26,005
Title IV student average
Cost of attendance$37,092
Tuition + living budget
PRICE SOURCECollege reported · annual amount · federal dataset
PRICE SENSITIVITY

The price can change the verdict.

Hold observed earnings constant and see how the modeled ten-year payoff changes as annual price rises.

What stays fixed$42,042 observed annual earnings · 4 years of study · $45,000 alternative annual earnings · ten-year horizonThe marked price is this college’s institution-wide average net price, not your personal aid offer. This is a sensitivity test, not a tuition quote or earnings forecast.
COLLEGE AT A GLANCE

Institution details

Current federal characteristics describing the college, not the outcomes of a specific program.

Accreditor
Higher Learning Commission
Main award level
Bachelor’s degrees
Campus setting
Town
Admissions
Selective admission
Delivery
Campus or mixed delivery
Federal designation
No special designation reported
Sources: College Scorecard June 2026 release and IPEDS 2024 institutional characteristics.
OBSERVED FEDERAL MEASURES

Cost, debt, completion and earnings context

$26,005Average net price / year
$37,092Cost of attendance
$14,143Median federal student debt · completer borrowers
$150/moPublished 10-year payment estimate
$42,042Median earnings · year 5 after completion
63.6%Completion rate
71.9%Admission rate
541Student size

Institution debt covers federal student-loan borrowers who completed. Parent PLUS and private loans are excluded; missing and privacy-suppressed values remain unavailable.

PRICE BY FAMILY INCOME

Average net price is not one price

Federal averages for aided students in each family-income band. Your aid offer can differ.

$0–30k$24,786
$30–48k$22,995
$48–75k$23,908
$75–110k$30,314
$110k+$30,675
LONGER-TERM CONTEXT

What happens beyond the first earnings measure

Year 5$42,042
Year 6$40,403
Year 10$45,593
Full-time retention
88.2%
Part-time retention
80.0%
Completion within 200% of normal time
55.7%

Earnings timepoints may use different historical cohorts and should not be read as one group’s guaranteed salary growth.

WHO PAYS, WHO FINISHES, WHO EARNS

Outcomes are not the same for every family.

These federal cohorts add context that a single college average can hide. Missing figures remain unreported rather than estimated.

Pell Grant students62%

Complete within 150% of the expected time

60% received a Pell Grant within eight years
Parent borrowing$17,095

Median Parent PLUS debt

24 parent borrowers in the reported cohort
First-generation students$12,000

Median federal student debt

76% making progress in repayment after three years
Student family incomeMedian earnings after 10 yearsObserved federal cohorts
Lower income$42,440Earnings are not a guarantee
Middle income$45,778Earnings are not a guarantee
Higher income$53,454Earnings are not a guarantee
Three-year repayment progress
Lower income71%
Middle income80%
Higher income83%

Source: College Scorecard, June 2026 release. Parent PLUS debt belongs to parents; student-debt measures exclude Parent PLUS and private loans. Cohort definitions differ by measure.

NATIONAL CONTEXT

How this college compares

Percentiles compare this institution with currently operating colleges that report the same federal measure.

42thEarnings percentile
57thCompletion percentile
WHAT STANDS OUT

A faster read on this college

These summaries use only reportable field-and-credential records at this institution. They do not fill privacy-suppressed outcomes.

$50,521Median year-4 earnings across reportable program categories
Not availableMedian federal debt across categories that report debt
17%Of earnings-reporting categories above their same-field national benchmark
EARNINGS PATH

Reported earnings over time

$38,240Year 1
$49,529Year 4
$42,042Year 5

Separate federal cohorts may underlie different measurement years.

PROGRAM PAYOFF SPREAD

The college average is not the whole story.

Observed earnings vary substantially by field and credential at the same institution.

1Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing · Bachelor's Degree$67,5092Business Administration, Management and Operations · Bachelor's Degree$66,4513Bible/Biblical Studies · Bachelor's Degree$53,9664Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities · Bachelor's Degree$50,5215Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General · Bachelor's Degree$44,4556Pastoral Counseling and Specialized Ministries · Bachelor's Degree$36,728

Observed year-4 earnings · compare like fields and credentials before deciding

Strongest relative outcomes

Programs that stand out against the same-degree benchmark

This view rewards performance relative to the same field and credential, not simply majors that pay more everywhere.

1Bible/Biblical StudiesBachelor's Degree · $53,966 reported+21%vs same-degree national medianNot availablefederal debt2Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's Degree · $66,451 reported-3%vs same-degree national medianNot availablefederal debt3Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesBachelor's Degree · $50,521 reported-5%vs same-degree national medianNot availablefederal debt4Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, GeneralBachelor's Degree · $44,455 reported-12%vs same-degree national medianNot availablefederal debt5Pastoral Counseling and Specialized MinistriesBachelor's Degree · $36,728 reported-14%vs same-degree national medianNot availablefederal debt6Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBachelor's Degree · $67,509 reported-24%vs same-degree national medianNot availablefederal debt
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ALL REPORTABLE PROGRAM CATEGORIES

Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes

Federal fieldCredentialEarnings, year 4Federal debt2023–24 awards
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBachelor's Degree$67,509Not availableNot reported
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's Degree$66,451Not available2
Bible/Biblical StudiesBachelor's Degree$53,966Not availableNot reported
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesBachelor's Degree$50,521Not availableNot reported
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, GeneralBachelor's Degree$44,455Not availableNot reported
Pastoral Counseling and Specialized MinistriesBachelor's Degree$36,728Not available0

Awards use first-major IPEDS completions aggregated to the same four-digit field and credential.

Earnings, price, completion and enrollment are observed federal measures. ROI, payoff and break-even are modeled scenarios built from those measures and fixed assumptions. College payoff is not the payoff of every degree at this school; use the program table for a more precise comparison.