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Human Services, General bachelor's degree outcomes at Lenoir-Rhyne University

Hickory, NC · Private nonprofit · Federal field 4400

Data scope

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The short version

The comparison evidence is incomplete.

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Debt pressure
Not available
Positive-payoff price ceiling
Not available: earnings are missing
10-year scenario
Not available: earnings are missing
Price evidence
College-wide context only
OUTCOME SIGNALS

Graduate outcomes from several angles.

Follow earnings over time and inspect the cohort behind each federal measure.

Not availableEarnings growth, year 1 → 5$32,732Not available
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
Not availableYear-5 earnings observationsCohort behind the year-5 median
25Borrowers 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
NEW FEDERAL PROGRAM CONTEXT

Size, aid and an earnings floor.

The Department of Education’s 2026 informational preview adds current program participation and a preliminary earnings comparison. It does not make a final eligibility determination.

27Students receiving federal aid2024–25 Title IV enrollment
Not reportedFederal-aid completers2024–25 program completers
15Pell Grant recipients2024–25 program count
20Federal loan borrowers2024–25 unduplicated count
Preliminary federal earnings benchmark$32,203Informational preview, not a final accountability result
Observed year-4 earningsNot availableA like-for-like comparison is unavailable

Source: U.S. Department of Education PPD:2026 informational preview. Program categories use OPEID, four-digit field and credential level; federal-aid counts do not represent every enrolled student.

01 · PRICE CONTEXT$20,689

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

02 · BORROWING$27,000

Median federal debt across schools attended at this academic level.

03 · EARNINGSNot available

Observed median earnings four full years after completion.

04 · REPAYMENT$286/mo

Estimated standard 10-year federal payment.

WHAT WILL IT COST?

Published college costs provide the starting point.

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AVERAGE NET PRICE$20,689Institution-wide annual figure
COST OF ATTENDANCE$44,621Institution-wide annual budget
ADMISSION RATE84.6%Institution context
COMPLETION RATE47.8%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.

$32,732Year 1
Not availableYear 4
Not availableYear 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 earningsNot available
Estimated loan payment$286
25borrowers represented where reported
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

Not available vs. $48,597

The like-for-like difference is unavailable.

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.
Social and Community Service Managers$79,590 median wageNC estimate · 4,970 jobs · 11-9151+7.2% projected U.S. growth · 18.5k openings/yrTypical entry: Bachelor's degreeCommunity and Social Service Specialists, All Other$54,820 median wageNC estimate · 3,460 jobs · 21-1099+5.5% projected U.S. growth · 11.6k openings/yrTypical entry: Bachelor's degreeSocial and Human Service Assistants$42,850 median wageNC estimate · 9,020 jobs · 21-1093+7.4% projected U.S. growth · 48.9k 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.

Banner Elk, NC

Lees-McRae College

$11,250 less debt

Earnings
$43,273
Debt
$15,750
Annual net price
$28,340
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Las Vegas, NV

University of Nevada-Las Vegas

$55 less debt · $10,330 lower annual net price

Earnings
$58,130
Debt
$26,945
Annual net price
$10,359
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Brooklyn, NY

CUNY New York City College of Technology

$18,000 less debt · $15,562 lower annual net price

Earnings
$56,827
Debt
$9,000
Annual net price
$5,127
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Seaside, CA

California State University, Monterey Bay

$12,520 less debt · $7,026 lower annual net price

Earnings
$56,719
Debt
$14,480
Annual net price
$13,663
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DATA QUALITY

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Not reported observations in the earnings cohort

June 10, 2026 College Scorecard release

Observed, estimated and contextual figures are labeled separately throughout this page

IS IT WORTH IT AT YOUR PRICE?

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