Bethel University

Bethel University is a private nonprofit college in McKenzie, TN. Its average net price is $13,267 a year - and the price families actually pay swings a lot by income, as the receipt below shows.

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Money

Tuition and room and board for the 2025-26 academic year

Average Net Price by Family Income

Family IncomeAverage Net Price
$0 to $30,000$12,551
$30,001 to $48,000$13,382
$48,001 to $75,000$10,783
$75,001 to $110,000$13,710
$110,001 and up$17,465
$18,712Tuition 2025-26, In-State
$18,712Tuition 2025-26, Out-of-State
$13,267Average Net Price
$11,056Room and Board 2025-26, On-Campus
$1,295Books and Supplies
$1,920Other Expenses
31.0%Students on Pell Grants
33.4%Students With Federal Loans

Admissions

60.2%Acceptance Rate
410 to 570SAT Reading, Middle Half
420 to 550SAT Math, Middle Half
15 to 21ACT, Middle Half

Outcomes

HorizonMedian Earnings
6 years after entry$44,283
8 years after entry$46,179
10 years after entry$49,011
29.0%Graduation Rate
53.9%Retention Rate
$27,000Median Debt at Graduation

Campus Facts

McKenzie, TNLocation
Distant townSetting
1,547Undergraduate Enrollment
Private nonprofitControl

Programs and What They Pay

Each figure prints the sample size behind it. A college figure appears only when at least 30 graduates sit behind it; smaller programs show the national median for the major instead. Read Why We Show Sample Sizes.

MajorMedian EarningsMedian Debt
Accounting$60,798 National median for this major n=44,210Not published
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions$69,634 National median for this major n=9,921Not published
Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management$37,052 National median for this major n=3,388Not published
Audiovisual Communications Technologies/Technicians$34,374 National median for this major n=1,637Not published
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology$43,049 National median for this major n=8,694Not published
Biology$36,562 National median for this major n=68,911Not published
Business Administration, Management and Operations$53,649 n=228$47,853 n=186
Business and Commerce$54,795 National median for this major n=25,511Not published
Chemistry$47,486 National median for this major n=10,597Not published
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology$40,105 National median for this major n=4,106Not published
Criminal Justice$56,099 n=132$33,575 n=118
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft$29,768 National median for this major n=14,923Not published
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology$34,501 National median for this major n=3,700Not published
English Language and Literature, General$36,147 National median for this major n=27,468Not published
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General$40,940 National median for this major n=14,722Not published
Health/Medical Preparatory Programs$36,985 National median for this major n=2,289Not published
History$38,156 National median for this major n=20,617Not published
Homeland Security$68,233 Small program - rough guide n=32Not published
Human Services, General$41,637 National median for this major n=5,838Not published
Liberal Arts$42,801 National median for this major n=38,048Not published
Management Information Systems and Services$65,673 National median for this major n=9,101Not published
Mathematics$52,843 National median for this major n=13,762Not published
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other$47,819 National median for this major n=24,237Not published
Music$33,156 National median for this major n=13,251Not published
Psychology$37,251 National median for this major n=100,431Not published
Psychology, Other$40,236 National median for this major n=621Not published
Registered Nursing$84,093 National median for this major n=221,244Not published
Religion/Religious Studies$28,307 National median for this major n=4,315Not published
Religious Music and Worship$35,829 National median for this major n=364Not published
Sociology$40,712 National median for this major n=29,430Not published
Special Education and Teaching$46,673 National median for this major n=10,747Not published
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness$37,216 National median for this major n=38,400$28,500 Small program - rough guide n=46
Studio Art$31,108 National median for this major n=25,748Not published
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas$45,328 National median for this major n=22,650Not published
Teaching$44,159 National median for this major n=58,872Not published

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