Business Administration, Management and Operations at Bethany College

In Kansas, business management programs produce widely varying outcomes—from nearly $60,000 at schools like Southwestern College to closer to $50,000 at others. Bethany College's estimated figures, drawn from the state median of 19 Kansas programs, land at $51,627 in first-year earnings with approximately $27,000 in debt. That debt-to-earnings ratio of 0.52 suggests graduates could reasonably manage repayment, though they'd likely start several thousand dollars behind peers at the state's top programs.

The challenge here is evaluating whether Bethany's specific program delivers value comparable to that state median, or whether its 79% admission rate and smaller scale place it closer to the lower end of Kansas outcomes. With 43% of students receiving Pell grants, financial accessibility matters—but so does employment preparation. The debt load itself is manageable nationally, matching the median for business programs across the country. The question is whether first-year earnings hold steady or whether graduates struggle to reach even that $51,000 benchmark.

For families, this uncertainty around actual outcomes at Bethany means weighing the school's fit and support systems heavily. If your child thrives in smaller environments and Bethany's career services actively connect students to Kansas employers, the estimated numbers could work. But if they're equally comfortable at larger Kansas institutions with documented stronger earnings, those few extra thousand dollars annually add up significantly over a career.