Private nonprofit · COLLEGE PAYOFF
Western Seminary
Portland, OR · 2 field-and-degree records
Earnings reported for 2 · Federal debt reported for 0
Based onFederal evidence is incompleteEstimateNot enough data
Estimated 10-year payoff
Price unavailable
Payoff needs a reliable price
Observed year-4 earnings are available, but the current federal record does not provide a usable institution-wide average net price.
Not availableTime to earn back the modeled cost
Not availableEstimated return after 10 years
$73,446Observed earnings · year 4
Not availableHighest annual price before payoff reaches $0
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No payoff curve is shown.
Observed year-4 earnings are available, but the current federal record does not provide a usable institution-wide average net price.
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.
HOW STUDENTS ATTEND · 2023-24
Online study is a meaningful part of the student experience.
IPEDS enrollment counts show course delivery across the whole institution. They do not indicate whether a specific degree can be completed online.
Institution-level attendance context from IPEDS. Program delivery is reported separately on degree pages and in the program directory. These figures do not enter ROI.
College identity and local contextAccreditation, institution type, dual enrollment and state prices
COLLEGE AT A GLANCE
Institution details
Current federal characteristics describing the college, not the outcomes of a specific program.
- Accreditor
- Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities
- Main award level
- Graduate degrees
- Campus setting
- City
- Admissions
- Not reported
- Delivery
- Campus or mixed delivery
- Federal designation
- No special designation reported
STATE PRICE CONTEXT · 2024
Prices in Oregon run 3% above the U.S. level.
BEA Regional Price Parities compare price levels across states. A value of 100 equals the national average.
What it costs and what graduates earn
Not availableAverage net price / year
Not availableCost of attendance
Not availableMedian federal student debt · completer borrowers
Not availablePublished 10-year payment estimate
$73,446Median earnings · year 4 after completion
Not availableCompletion rate
Not availableAdmission rate
Not availableStudent size
Debt covers federal student-loan borrowers who completed. It does not include Parent PLUS or private loans. We show admissions scores only when a valid federal value is available.
What the numbers say about Western Seminary
What does Western Seminary cost?
The current federal record does not provide a reliable average net price for Western Seminary.
What do Western Seminary graduates earn?
The observed median earnings figure is $73,446 4 years after completion. It describes a federal cohort, not a guaranteed starting salary.
How much federal debt do Western Seminary graduates have?
Median federal debt for completer borrowers is not reportable in the current record.
Is every degree at Western Seminary worth the same?
No. The current release contains 2 field-and-degree records for Western Seminary; 2 report year-4 earnings and 0 report federal debt. Outcomes can differ substantially by field and degree level.
DEBT AFTER COLLEGE
Are borrowers making progress?
Repayment progress, default and debt at exit describe different federal borrower cohorts. They are shown separately and do not change the ROI estimate.
Source: College Scorecard. Repayment progress is the share of borrowers who reduced principal by at least $1 at the stated measurement point. Debt covers federal student loans; Parent PLUS and private loans are excluded. Cohorts and reporting periods differ across measures.
Who studied here during the year
933Students enrolled at any point
Not availableUndergraduate students
933Graduate students
Unduplicated students enrolled at any point from July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2025. This full-year measure is different from a fall headcount and does not enter ROI.
More student and earnings detailPrice by family income, retention, equity and common industries
NATIONAL CONTEXT
How this college compares
Percentiles compare this institution with currently operating colleges that report the same federal measure.
WHAT STANDS OUT
A faster read on this college
These summaries use every reportable field-and-credential record at this institution. They do not fill privacy-suppressed outcomes.
EARNINGS OVER TIME
What graduates earned in later years
$48,151Year 1
$73,446Year 4
Not availableYear 5
Each year can represent a different federal cohort, so the points do not track the same people over time.
Your choice of degree can change the payoff.
Graduate earnings differ by field and credential, even within the same college.
1Theological and Ministerial Studies · Master's Degree$61,0702Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions · Master's Degree$53,660Observed year-4 earnings · compare the same field and credential across colleges
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.
Comparable colleges in OR
Currently operating private nonprofit institutions with the closest combination of annual net price and observed year-5 earnings. Similarity is descriptive, not a quality ranking.
Portland, OR
University of Portland
- Annual net price
- $28,210
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $79,327
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- +17%
Linfield University
- Annual net price
- $26,536
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $83,072
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- +33%
Bushnell University
- Annual net price
- $20,789
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $54,483
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -64%
Warner Pacific University
- Annual net price
- $25,629
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $58,144
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -53%
Compare fields and degree levels
Showing all 2 field-and-degree records in the current release.
| Major or field | Degree level | Earnings, year 4 | Federal debt | 2024–25 graduates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Theological and Ministerial Studies | Master's Degree | $61,070 | Not available | Not reported |
| Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions | Master's Degree | $53,660 | Not available | Not reported |
Graduate counts come from IPEDS and group related majors into the same federal field. Missing earnings or debt values remain labeled as unavailable.
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.