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Career OutcomesAzimuth ranks Heritage University #213 for overall value on Azimuth's composite among nonprofit four-year institutions. Heritage University sits in the 33.8 percentile for mobility among nonprofit four-year institutions, the institution's strongest-performing pillar. Azimuth ranks Heritage University #163 for access among nonprofit four-year institutions. Heritage University's composite standing is anchored by mobility and access working in tandem — a small private nonprofit in Toppenish that opens its doors widely and moves students toward meaningful career outcomes in public service and community-facing fields. The institution's strongest signals are its mobility and access rankings among nonprofit four-year institutions, reflecting a mission-driven model built around the students it serves rather than the selectivity it pursues.
Azimuth ranks Heritage University #207 for overall value on Azimuth's composite among nonprofit four-year institutions, in the 86.1 percentile. The current structured profile shows retention at 56.8% and a six-year graduation rate of 53.7%. Return on investment ranks #264, with graduates earning median 4-year earnings of $62,898. Graduates earn about $22,354 more than similar students at comparable institutions, placing the institution in the 97.0 percentile for earnings beyond expectations among nonprofit four-year institutions. Affordability sits in the 87.6 percentile; published cost of attendance is $31,209, and the middle-income net price is $14,119. Access sits in the 89.0 percentile, with 66.7% receiving Pell Grants and 63.4% first-generation.
Heritage University's published cost of attendance is $31,209, and need-based aid shapes what families across the income spectrum actually pay. Low-income families see a net price of approximately $15,114, while middle-income families pay around $14,119, and higher-income families pay approximately $20,749. Azimuth ranks Heritage University #178 for post-graduation affordability among nonprofit four-year institutions. Net prices by income band are medians within those bands; individual aid packages vary, so some families in each band pay more and some less than the figures shown. Heritage University participates in federal, state, and institutional aid programs, including Pell Grants and Direct Loans, and families apply for need-based aid using the FAFSA. As a small private nonprofit institution serving a predominantly rural community in Washington state, Heritage draws a high share of students who depend on need-based assistance to make attendance possible — meaning the gap between sticker price and net price is a meaningful part of the affordability story for most enrolled families. Understanding how net price and sticker price differ is especially important here, where published costs can look daunting before aid is applied. Median federal student loan debt at graduation is $14,573, and families using Parent PLUS borrow a median of $18,542; private or institutional loans may add further borrowing that falls outside these federal-only figures — see the Parent PLUS risk framework for how household context shapes PLUS decisions. For a graduate at the institution's median four-year earnings of $62,898, median federal debt of $14,573 projects to a monthly payment of about $165 under standard ten-year repayment. For personalized projections across earnings scenarios — including Parent PLUS planning — use Azimuth's Financial GPS tool.
Heritage University is a private university in Toppenish, WA, with a program mix concentrated in Public Administration and related public-service fields — a strong fit for students drawn to careers in government, community services, and social work who want to serve the region they come from. The earnings case is modest but meaningful in context. Graduates earn median $62,898, placing Heritage University in the 63.0 percentile for median earnings four years after enrollment among nonprofit four-year institutions, and Heritage University sits in the 97.0 percentile for earnings beyond expectations among nonprofit four-year institutions — graduates earn about $22,354 more than similar students at comparable institutions relative to similar students at comparable institutions. The access profile is a defining feature. 66.7% of undergraduates receive Pell Grants and 63.4% are first-generation college students, making Heritage University one of the more accessible private nonprofit institutions in the West for students from low-income and first-generation backgrounds. Heritage University sits in the 6.2 percentile for low-income graduate earnings among nonprofit four-year institutions — a historical 10-year Scorecard measure not yet updated to the 4-year horizon — reflecting the institution's orientation toward public-service career pathways rather than high-wage private-sector fields. Fit depends on two realistic filters: students whose goals align with public administration, education, or community-facing careers in WA will find the program mix well matched to those paths, while students seeking high private-sector earnings or broad national career mobility may find stronger options elsewhere given the institution's regional labor-market orientation and median debt of $14,573.
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Based on federal data for students receiving aid. Actual costs may vary.
Heritage University's published cost of attendance is $31,209, and need-based aid shapes what families across the income spectrum actually pay. Low-income families see a net price of approximately $15,114, while middle-income families pay around $14,119, and higher-income families pay approximately $20,749.
Azimuth ranks Heritage University #178 for post-graduation affordability among nonprofit four-year institutions. Net prices by income band are medians within those bands; individual aid packages vary, so some families in each band pay more and some less than the figures shown.
Heritage University participates in federal, state, and institutional aid programs, including Pell Grants and Direct Loans, and families apply for need-based aid using the FAFSA. As a small private nonprofit institution serving a predominantly rural community in Washington state, Heritage draws a high share of students who depend on need-based assistance to make attendance possible — meaning the gap between sticker price and net price is a meaningful part of the affordability story for most enrolled families.
Understanding how [net price and sticker price differ](/analysis/is-college-worth-it-part-1-the-net-price-illusion/) is especially important here, where published costs can look daunting before aid is applied. Median federal student loan debt at graduation is $14,573, and families using Parent PLUS borrow a median of $18,542; private or institutional loans may add further borrowing that falls outside these federal-only figures — see the [Parent PLUS risk framework](/analysis/ou-what-happens-when-parents-borrow-too/) for how household context shapes PLUS decisions.
For a graduate at the institution's median four-year earnings of $62,898, median federal debt of $14,573 projects to a monthly payment of about $165 under standard ten-year repayment. For personalized projections across earnings scenarios — including Parent PLUS planning — use [Azimuth's Financial GPS tool](/analysis/financial-gps-framework/).
Graduates of Heritage University earn median 4-year earnings of $62,898, placing Heritage University in the 63.0 percentile for median earnings four years after enrollment among nonprofit four-year institutions. Graduates earn about $22,354 more than similar students at comparable institutions, placing the institution in the 97.0 percentile for earnings beyond expectations among nonprofit four-year institutions.
Azimuth ranks Heritage University #264 for return on investment among nonprofit four-year institutions. Program outcomes vary by major.
Social Work reports 61 graduates and median 4-year earnings of $58,634, ranked #8 nationally in its major. Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods reports 35 graduates and median 4-year earnings of $60,999, ranked #14 nationally in its major.
Business Administration, Management and Operations reports 20 graduates and median 4-year earnings of $52,449, ranked #314 nationally in its major. Criminal Justice and Corrections reports 17 graduates and median 4-year earnings of $55,375, ranked #114 nationally in its major.
Adult and Continuing Education and Teaching
35 graduates
Forensic Social Work
61 graduates
Psychology, General
12 graduates
Corrections Administration
17 graduates
Business Administration and Management, General
20 graduates
Heritage University's program mix is centered on Public Administration and applied social-service fields — a signature consistent with a small nonprofit institution serving a rural community in Washington's Yakima Valley. Education accounts for 18% of graduates and Business accounts for 15%, together defining the institution's academic identity.
Social Work is the largest program with 61 graduates, followed by Teacher Education with 35 graduates, Nursing with 21 graduates, Business Administration with 20 graduates, and Criminal Justice with 17 graduates. The strongest earnings outcomes cluster in social-work and education-adjacent fields.
Azimuth ranks Teacher Education #20 among nonprofit four-year institutions for median earnings four years after enrollment, with graduates earning $60,999. Azimuth ranks Social Work #6 among nonprofit four-year institutions for median earnings four years after enrollment, with graduates earning $58,634.
Many of Heritage University's dominant programs — particularly Business Administration and Criminal Justice — feed directly into local-labor careers in education and social services, where graduates serve the surrounding community rather than relocating nationally. Teacher Education represents a grad-school-dependent pathway where four-year earnings may undercount lifetime trajectory for graduates who continue to advanced clinical practice.
