Marketing at Benedictine College

Benedictine's marketing program trails the state's flagship universities by $5,000-$8,000 in first-year earnings, ranking in the 40th percentile among Kansas schools. While the $42,772 starting salary sits below both the state and national medians, the $25,701 in debt is manageable—translating to a 0.60 ratio that most graduates should be able to handle. Kansas State and KU graduates start with notably higher earnings, but Benedictine's outcomes roughly match what you'd see at mid-tier regional universities.

The modest 16% Pell enrollment suggests this is primarily a full-pay school, meaning families are likely covering costs beyond just federal loans. For a selective-admission private college, these earnings don't command a premium over what public universities deliver. If your child is considering Benedictine for reasons beyond ROI—campus culture, small class sizes, or specific faculty—the financial picture won't sink them. But purely as a marketing credential, you're paying private school prices for outcomes that Kansas public universities achieve at lower cost. The small sample size (under 30 graduates) adds uncertainty to these figures.

For anxious parents focused on financial returns, this comes down to whether Benedictine's intangibles justify the gap. The debt load won't be crushing, but the earnings won't substantially outpace what state schools deliver either.