Graduates of Concordia University-Nebraska earn median 4-year earnings of $53,848, placing Concordia University-Nebraska in the 13.5 percentile for median earnings four years after enrollment among nonprofit four-year institutions. Graduates earn about $8,413 less than similar students at comparable institutions, placing Concordia University-Nebraska in the 25.2 percentile for earnings beyond expectations among nonprofit four-year institutions. Azimuth ranks Concordia University-Nebraska #1023 for return on investment among nonprofit four-year institutions. The earnings pattern reflects Concordia University-Nebraska's concentration in education and teaching-focused fields. Teacher Education is the largest program with 76 graduates earning median 4-year earnings of $45,047, representing 1.0x the national benchmark for the field. The Business/Commerce, General program graduates 39 students earning $60,031, while Biology, General and Psychology, General round out the top programs with 30 and 30 graduates respectively. These programs anchor Concordia University-Nebraska's mission-driven outcomes in fields where graduates move directly into stable, in-demand roles across the Midwest.
Graduates of Concordia University-Nebraska earn median 4-year earnings of $53,848, placing Concordia University-Nebraska in the 13.5 percentile for median earnings four years after enrollment among nonprofit four-year institutions. Graduates earn about $8,413 less than similar students at comparable institutions, placing Concordia University-Nebraska in the 25.2 percentile for earnings beyond expectations among nonprofit four-year institutions. Azimuth ranks Concordia University-Nebraska #1023 for return on investment among nonprofit four-year institutions. The earnings pattern reflects Concordia University-Nebraska's concentration in education and teaching-focused fields. Teacher Education is the largest program with 76 graduates earning median 4-year earnings of $45,047, representing 1.0x the national benchmark for the field. The Business/Commerce, General program graduates 39 students earning $60,031, while Biology, General and Psychology, General round out the top programs with 30 and 30 graduates respectively. These programs anchor Concordia University-Nebraska's mission-driven outcomes in fields where graduates move directly into stable, in-demand roles across the Midwest.
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Graduates of Concordia University-Nebraska earn median 4-year earnings of $53,848, placing Concordia University-Nebraska in the 13.5 percentile for median earnings four years after enrollment among nonprofit four-year institutions. Graduates earn about $8,413 less than similar students at comparable institutions, placing Concordia University-Nebraska in the 25.2 percentile for earnings beyond expectations among nonprofit four-year institutions. Azimuth ranks Concordia University-Nebraska #1023 for return on investment among nonprofit four-year institutions. The earnings pattern reflects Concordia University-Nebraska's concentration in education and teaching-focused fields. Teacher Education is the largest program with 76 graduates earning median 4-year earnings of $45,047, representing 1.0x the national benchmark for the field. The Business/Commerce, General program graduates 39 students earning $60,031, while Biology, General and Psychology, General round out the top programs with 30 and 30 graduates respectively. These programs anchor Concordia University-Nebraska's mission-driven outcomes in fields where graduates move directly into stable, in-demand roles across the Midwest.
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Graduates of Concordia University-Nebraska earn median 4-year earnings of $53,848, placing Concordia University-Nebraska in the 13.5 percentile for median earnings four years after enrollment among nonprofit four-year institutions. Graduates earn about $8,413 less than similar students at comparable institutions, placing Concordia University-Nebraska in the 25.2 percentile for earnings beyond expectations among nonprofit four-year institutions. Azimuth ranks Concordia University-Nebraska #1023 for return on investment among nonprofit four-year institutions. The earnings pattern reflects Concordia University-Nebraska's concentration in education and teaching-focused fields. Teacher Education is the largest program with 76 graduates earning median 4-year earnings of $45,047, representing 1.0x the national benchmark for the field. The Business/Commerce, General program graduates 39 students earning $60,031, while Biology, General and Psychology, General round out the top programs with 30 and 30 graduates respectively. These programs anchor Concordia University-Nebraska's mission-driven outcomes in fields where graduates move directly into stable, in-demand roles across the Midwest.
Program mix and student pathways explain much of the earnings story.
Concordia University-Nebraska's program mix centers on Education — a signature aligned with the institution's identity as a faith-based liberal arts university in the Great Plains. Teacher Education is the largest program with 76 graduates earning median earnings of $45,047, followed by Business/Commerce, General with 39 graduates earning $60,031, Biology, General with 30 graduates earning $47,419, Psychology, General with 30 graduates, and Behavioral Sciences with 22 graduates. Across 0 ranked programs serving roughly 318 students annually, several deliver solid four-year earnings outcomes. The highest-earning programs at Concordia University-Nebraska cluster in applied professional and health-adjacent fields. Business/Commerce, General leads with median earnings of $60,031 four years after enrollment from 39 graduates, followed by Religious Education with median earnings of $55,729 from 10 graduates and Kinesiology with median earnings of $48,490. Behavioral Sciences and Biology, General round out the earnings leaders, each delivering competitive four-year outcomes. The concentration of strength in Education and related applied fields reflects the institution's positioning as a professional-preparation-focused private university. Several of these programs represent grad-school-dependent pathways where four-year earnings undercount lifetime trajectory because graduates often continue to graduate or professional study — particularly in Education and related social-science fields. Others, such as business and health-related majors, are direct-to-workforce programs where four-year earnings reflect immediate labor-market outcomes. The supply and demand for college graduates provides context for how Concordia University-Nebraska's dominant program families align with regional and national labor-market demand.
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