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# Anderson University (IN) Career Outcomes & Earnings

Updated September 27, 2026

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## How much do Anderson University (IN) graduates earn?

The reported median is $54,833 four years after completion. The peer comparison uses $55,915 as its benchmark; the difference is \-$1,082 per year.

At Anderson University, return measures show graduate earnings below both model expectations and comparable-school medians. Azimuth puts the return pillar in the 29th percentile among nonprofit four-year institutions.

Graduates earn about $7,275 less than the model expects for similar students. [Earnings beyond expectations](/analysis/a-value-added-approach-to-college-outcomes/), the gap between what graduates earn and what the model expects for similar students, sits in the 28th percentile among nonprofit four-year institutions.

The part the model attributes to the factors it measures (field of study, enrollment and the local labor market) subtracts $536. The part it attributes to a remainder it does not explain subtracts $6,739.

Within the measured factors, the STEM component adds $1,383. Median earnings four years after completion are $54,833, in the 32nd percentile.

The peer median, the middle value for comparable institutions (same type and size), is $55,915; the university's figure is $1,082 below it. The model and peer comparison point in the same direction.

At Anderson University, the program-mix model spans markedly different earnings scenarios. Its downside scenario is $44,382 four years after completion, and its upside scenario is $83,541; both are earnings scenarios rather than observed graduate groups.

Among individual fields, Nursing has median earnings of $81,507 four years after completion, Accounting has $74,525, and Marketing has $68,644. These field figures show different earnings levels within the university’s program offerings.

Four-year earnings require some context about further study. An estimated 29.2% of graduates continue to graduate study, a figure estimated from the program mix rather than observed enrollment.

Because the earnings measure covers completers who are working and not enrolled, those pursuing graduate study are outside that snapshot.

**Median earnings · four years after completion**
$54,833

**Rank for difference from expectations**
28th percentile

Four-year median earnings against two benchmarks

**Anderson University (IN) reported median**
$54,833

**Peer schools comparable schools · $1,082 above Anderson University (IN)**
$55,915

**Model expectation what similar students would be expected to earn · $7,275 above Anderson University (IN)**
$62,108

School and program earnings use pooled 2017–18 and 2018–19 completion cohorts, measured in 2022 and 2023 and expressed in 2024 dollars. Peer comparisons and model expectations are different benchmarks. [How the model works](/analysis/a-value-added-approach-to-college-outcomes/).

## How could earnings differ from the median?

The planning scenarios range from $44,382 to $83,541, around the reported median of $54,833. Compare the lower scenario with [Anderson University (IN) borrowing and monthly payments](/school/anderson-university-in/cost/) to see how a smaller income could change your plan.

Modeled from the school’s program mix; not salary percentiles or a forecast for one graduate.

Earnings four years after completion

Planning rangeReported median

**Lower estimate**
$44,382

**Median · reported**
$54,833

**Higher estimate**
$83,541

Downside shows a lower-earning scenario based on the college’s mix of programs; upside shows a higher-earning scenario. Typical is the school’s reported median four years after completion. These are planning scenarios, not a forecast of your salary or percentiles of individual graduates.

[Why the downside matters](/analysis/median-roi-hides-a-harsh-reality/) explores the risk hidden by medians, using older ten-year entrant data. [Read about the move to four-year earnings](/analysis/college-scorecard-2026-4-year-vs-10-year-earnings-2-2/).

## Do Anderson University (IN) graduates earn more than expected?

Azimuth models what we would expect graduates to earn based on who the college enrolls, how selective it is and its local economy. The difference between that expectation and reported earnings is what Azimuth calls [value added](/methodology/#value-added).

Anderson University (IN) graduates’ reported earnings are $7,275 below that expectation, the 28th percentile for this measure. Unlike a peer comparison, it adjusts for who enrolls.

The breakdown separates the contribution attributed to observed factors from the remaining difference. Neither component establishes how much attending Anderson University (IN) caused a student to earn. [Read how expected earnings are estimated](/analysis/a-value-added-approach-to-college-outcomes/).

What explains value-added earnings?

**Program & institutional factors The part attributed to observed institutional characteristics.**
\-$536

**Unexplained remainder What remains after the model’s observed factors.**
\-$6,739

**Total modeled value added The modeled difference from expected earnings.**
\-$7,275

These are statistical model components, not proven causal effects; the remainder is not a direct measure of teaching quality.

## Which fields at Anderson University (IN) report the highest earnings?

At Anderson University, four-year earnings span a higher-earning pair and more moderate options. Nursing had median earnings of $81,507 four years after completion, with 41 degrees awarded.

Accounting posted $74,525 across 5 degrees awarded. The more moderate side includes Business Administration and Management, at $55,736 with 20 degrees awarded.

Psychology recorded $48,181 with 21 degrees awarded. The contrast between the two higher-earning fields and the more moderate pair shows that field choice matters when reading earnings four years after completion.

At Anderson University, program choice matters because published earnings vary across the fields with available results. Nursing awarded 41 degrees, and its completers had median earnings of $81,507 four years after completion.

Accounting awarded 5 degrees and had median earnings of $74,525 four years after completion. Marketing awarded 17 degrees, with median earnings of $68,644 four years after completion.

Business Administration and Management awarded 20 degrees and had median earnings of $55,736 four years after completion. The available figures place health and business-oriented choices beside one another, with distinct earnings results to weigh field by field.

The chart shows up to eight fields with the highest reported median earnings four years after completion. Compare the field names as well as the amounts: the school-wide median can conceal substantial differences between programs.

Highest reported four-year program earnings

**Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing**
$81,507

**Accounting and Related Services**
$74,525

**Marketing**
$68,644

**Business Administration, Management and Operations**
$55,736

**Social Work**
$51,748

**Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions**
$51,172

**Psychology, General**
$48,181

**Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods**
$47,968

[Explore Anderson University (IN) program cohorts and field ranks](/school/anderson-university-in/majors/#largest-cohorts) for more context.

## Further analysis

Earnings scenarios grounded in the program mix range from $44,382 in the downside scenario to $54,833 in the typical scenario and $83,541 in the upside scenario. Nursing reaches $81,507 four years after completion, whereas Kinesiology and Physical Education, the lowest-earning among the largest programs, is at $46,029. The spread shows substantial variation by field.

The earnings record at Anderson University starts with median earnings of $54,833 four years after completion for federally aided completers who are working and not enrolled. Azimuth places that measure in the 32nd percentile among nonprofit four-year institutions, based on an earnings cohort of 539 completers.

The typical scenario matches the schoolwide earnings figure already stated, while modeled downside and upside scenarios run from $44,382 to $83,541 four years after completion. These are scenarios based on the program mix, not observed groups of graduates.

[Earnings beyond expectations](/analysis/a-value-added-approach-to-college-outcomes/), the gap between what graduates earn and what the model expects for similar students, adds a second measure. Graduates earn about $7,275 less than the model expects for similar students.

An estimated 29.2% of graduates continue to graduate study, a figure estimated from the program mix. The earnings percentile and below-expected earnings point in the same direction.

## Data & methodology

A missing figure does not mean zero. Sources and reporting periods: [methodology](/methodology/).

Analysis and methodology by [Daniel Rogers](/about/#founder), founder of College Azimuth.

Explanatory text is AI-assisted drafting checked against those figures; it is not an additional data source.

Figure notes link to sources and limitations. [About College Azimuth](/about/).