Gardner-Webb University Programs, Ranked by Graduate Pay and Debt
- Private nonprofit university
- Boiling Springs, NC
- 1,856 undergraduates
College Scorecard June 2026 release
The short answer
7 Gardner-Webb University bachelor's programs report what graduates earn. Nursing pays the most in the first year ($71,337), and Clinical and Counseling Psychology the least ($34,491). The median program pays $39,850. Gardner-Webb University also has one associate's program that reports pay.
All 7 bachelor's programs, ranked
Each figure is the median for the program's graduates. "Rank in North Carolina" compares first-year pay with the same field's bachelor's programs across North Carolina. Programs that don't report a figure are listed last when you sort by it.
Program names link to the program's own page, and North Carolina ranks link to the full ranking for the field. A program gets its own page when it reports both pay and debt and at least five North Carolina programs in the field do too.
Some nursing bachelor's programs are for nurses who are already licensed and working (RN-to-BSN). College Scorecard counts them with programs for new students, and their graduates' pay reflects years of nursing experience, so high pay at a program here may not mean higher starting pay for a new nurse.
3 more bachelor's programs report debt but not pay, so they aren't listed.
One associate's program
Each figure is the median for the program's graduates. "Rank in North Carolina" compares first-year pay with the same field's associate's programs across North Carolina.
Program names link to the program's own page, and North Carolina ranks link to the full ranking for the field.
Quick picks: bachelor's programs
Highest first-year pay
- Nursing$71,337
- Accounting$44,261
- Business Administration$42,840
- Teacher Education$39,850
- Health and Medical Administration$39,472
Lowest median debt
- Health and Medical Administration$24,312
- Nursing$24,922
- Criminal Justice$25,000
- Accounting$27,000
- Business Administration$27,000
Largest programs
- NursingAbout 74 graduates a year
- Clinical and Counseling PsychologyAbout 39 graduates a year
- Business AdministrationAbout 37 graduates a year
- Teacher EducationAbout 35 graduates a year
- Criminal JusticeAbout 25 graduates a year
Common questions
Nursing graduates earn a median of $71,337 in their first year, the most of 7 Gardner-Webb University bachelor's programs that report pay.
Health and Medical Administration graduates leave with a median of $24,312 in federal loans, the lowest among 7 Gardner-Webb University bachelor's programs that report debt.
Tuition and fees are $34,760 a year for all students. After grants and scholarships, the average net price is $17,674 a year.
7 bachelor's programs and one associate's program at Gardner-Webb University report first-year pay, and all of them also report federal debt.
About this data
- Earnings and debt only include students who received federal financial aid, and earnings only count graduates who were working and not enrolled in more school.
- Debt only includes federal loans. Private loans and credit cards are not counted.
- Tuition, net price, graduation rate, and admission rate are for the whole school, not one program.
- Some schools with several campuses report one combined figure for all of them. We count each of those schools once, and leave them out of North Carolina rankings when their main campus is in another state.
- Scorecard figures describe graduating classes from several years ago.
Sources
- U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, field of study and institution files, June 2026 release
- NCES, IPEDS tuition and fees, 2023-24, for in-district tuition labels