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Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences Business Services bachelor's degree outcomes at Bradley University

Peoria, IL · Private nonprofit · Federal field 1902

Data scope

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The short version

Reported earnings trail the same-degree benchmark.

$8,437 below the national median for the same field and credential.

Debt pressure
Not available
Positive-payoff price ceiling
Not reached
10-year scenario
−58% · Negative payoff
Price evidence
College-wide context only
PRICE SENSITIVITY

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What stays fixed$56,489 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 the exact price of this program category. This is a sensitivity test, not a tuition quote or earnings forecast.
OUTCOME SIGNALS

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+23%Earnings growth, year 1 → 5$39,563$48,471
Not availableEarn above high-school thresholdGraduate count in the year-4 cohort
Not availableWorking in the college’s stateGraduate count in the year-4 cohort
20Year-5 earnings observationsCohort behind the year-5 median
Not availableBorrowers representedCohort behind the debt median
Not availableAwarding-school debtDebt attributed to the college granting the credential
Not availableRecent awardsIPEDS 2023–24 first-major completions in this field and credential
01 · PRICE CONTEXT$22,719

Institution-wide annual average net price, not this program’s price.

02 · BORROWINGNot available

Median federal debt across schools attended at this academic level.

03 · EARNINGS$56,489

Observed median earnings four full years after completion.

04 · REPAYMENTNot available

Estimated standard 10-year federal payment.

WHAT WILL IT COST?

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AVERAGE NET PRICE$22,719Institution-wide annual figure
COST OF ATTENDANCE$54,730Institution-wide annual budget
ADMISSION RATE76.8%Institution context
COMPLETION RATE76.2%Institution-wide completion rate
WHAT DO GRADUATES EARN?

Reported earnings after completion.

Each point may represent a different federal cohort. A missing bar means the figure was unavailable or suppressed.

$39,563Year 1
$56,489Year 4
$48,471Year 5
CAN THE EARNINGS SUPPORT THE DEBT?

Repayment pressure is not available

Estimated monthly payment divided by observed gross monthly earnings. This excludes taxes, other debts and income-driven repayment.

Gross monthly earnings$4,707
Estimated loan paymentNot available
Not availableborrowers represented where reported
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

$56,489 vs. $64,926

$8,437 below the national median for the same field and credential.

Same-field national median
WHAT WORK CAN IT LEAD TO?

Related occupations, wages and outlook.

Official CIP–SOC links show careers the curriculum may prepare students for, not observed jobs held by this school’s graduates. BLS wages describe everyone working in an occupation.

BLS May 2025 wage estimates and 2025–35 employment projections.
Family and Consumer Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary$80,220 median wageIL estimate · 140 jobs · 25-1192+2.4% projected U.S. growth · 0.2k openings/yrTypical entry: Doctoral or professional degreeFarm and Home Management Educators$60,220 median wageU.S. estimate · 8,220 jobs · 25-9021-3.2% projected U.S. growth · 0.8k openings/yrTypical entry: Master's degreeMarketing Managers$162,860 median wageIL estimate · 21,140 jobs · 11-2021+6.9% projected U.S. growth · 34k openings/yrTypical entry: Bachelor's degreeSales Managers$155,280 median wageIL estimate · 32,240 jobs · 11-2022+4.5% projected U.S. growth · 47.3k openings/yrTypical entry: Bachelor's degreeTechnical Writers$88,700 median wageIL estimate · 1,040 jobs · 27-3042+0.8% projected U.S. growth · 3.2k openings/yrTypical entry: Bachelor's degreeMarket Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists$79,120 median wageIL estimate · 40,560 jobs · 13-1161+7.0% projected U.S. growth · 82k openings/yrTypical entry: Bachelor's degreePublic Relations Specialists$76,380 median wageIL estimate · 6,200 jobs · 27-3031+1.8% projected U.S. growth · 23k openings/yrTypical entry: Bachelor's degreeWriters and Authors$68,220 median wageIL estimate · 2,640 jobs · 27-3043-0.3% projected U.S. growth · 11.9k openings/yrTypical entry: Bachelor's degreeFirst-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers$47,990 median wageIL estimate · 36,940 jobs · 41-1011-3.7% projected U.S. growth · 113.5k openings/yrTypical entry: High school diploma or equivalent
Possible alternatives

Same degree, stronger on at least one reported measure.

Every option below reports higher earnings, lower federal debt or a lower college-wide net price. Same-state options appear first.

West Lafayette, IN

Purdue University-Main Campus

$12,757 higher earnings · $8,119 lower annual net price

Earnings
$69,246
Debt
$19,500
Annual net price
$14,600
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Corvallis, OR

Oregon State University

$311 higher earnings · $3,115 lower annual net price

Earnings
$56,800
Debt
$24,938
Annual net price
$19,604
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Bend, OR

Oregon State University-Cascades Campus

$311 higher earnings · $4,671 lower annual net price

Earnings
$56,800
Debt
$24,938
Annual net price
$18,048
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Savannah, GA

Savannah College of Art and Design

$72,111 higher earnings

Earnings
$128,600
Debt
Not available
Annual net price
$49,430
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DATA QUALITY

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20 observations in the earnings cohort

June 10, 2026 College Scorecard release

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