Which Nelson University bachelor's program has the lowest debt?

Pastoral Counseling and Ministries graduates leave with a median of $26,750 in federal loans, the lowest among 5 Nelson University bachelor's programs that report debt.

How much does Nelson University cost?

Tuition and fees are $25,064 a year for all students. After grants and scholarships, the average net price is $21,662 a year.

How many Nelson University programs report graduate pay?

6 bachelor's programs and 3 associate's programs at Nelson University report first-year pay, and 8 of them also report federal debt.

Nelson University Programs, Ranked by Graduate Pay and Debt

Private nonprofit university
Waxahachie, TX
1,479 undergraduates

College Scorecard June 2026 release

The short answer

6 Nelson University bachelor's programs report what graduates earn. Education pays the most in the first year ($47,921), and Pastoral Counseling and Ministries the least ($30,910). The median program pays $35,141. Nelson University also has 3 associate's programs that report pay.

Tuition and fees$25,064Per year, for all students

Average net price after aid$21,662Per year

Graduation rate42%Within 6 years

Admission rate89%Of applicants

All 6 bachelor's programs, ranked

Each figure is the median for the program's graduates. "Rank in Texas" compares first-year pay with the same field's bachelor's programs across Texas. Programs that don't report a figure are listed last when you sort by it.

#	Program	Year 1 pay	Year 5 pay	Debt	Rank in Texas
1	EducationAbout 2 graduates a year	$47,921	$46,333	$27,500	3rd of 4
2	Criminal JusticeAbout 6 graduates a year	$35,708	Not reported	Not reported	21st of 39
3	Business AdministrationAbout 32 graduates a year	$35,482	$52,521	$27,000	55th of 63
4	Liberal Arts and General StudiesAbout 40 graduates a year	$34,800	$64,702	$29,875	20th of 25
5	Bible StudiesAbout 15 graduates a year	$33,918	$47,625	$30,875	2nd of 2
6	Pastoral Counseling and MinistriesAbout 57 graduates a year	$30,910	$38,540	$26,750	2nd of 2

Program names link to the program's own page, and Texas 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 Texas programs in the field do too.

All 3 associate's programs, ranked

Each figure is the median for the program's graduates. "Rank in Texas" compares first-year pay with the same field's associate's programs across Texas. Programs that don't report a figure are listed last when you sort by it.

#	Program	Year 1 pay	Year 5 pay	Debt	Rank in Texas
1	Bible StudiesAbout 65 graduates a year	$34,645	$46,944	$27,000	1st of 1
2	Business AdministrationAbout 7 graduates a year	$32,751	Not reported	$30,480	12th of 19
3	Religious StudiesAbout 111 graduates a year	$31,593	Not reported	$26,500	1st of 1

Quick picks: bachelor's programs

Highest first-year pay

Education$47,921
Criminal Justice$35,708
Business Administration$35,482
Liberal Arts and General Studies$34,800
Bible Studies$33,918

Lowest median debt

Pastoral Counseling and Ministries$26,750
Business Administration$27,000
Education$27,500
Liberal Arts and General Studies$29,875
Bible Studies$30,875

Largest programs

Pastoral Counseling and MinistriesAbout 57 graduates a year
Liberal Arts and General StudiesAbout 40 graduates a year
Business AdministrationAbout 32 graduates a year
Bible StudiesAbout 15 graduates a year
Criminal JusticeAbout 6 graduates a year

Common questions

Education graduates earn a median of $47,921 in their first year, the most of 6 Nelson University bachelor's programs that report pay.

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 Texas 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