Business Administration, Management and Operations at Huntington University

Spending $24,000 on an associate's degree that leads to $43,000 in first-year earnings looks reasonable on paper—until you recognize this entire picture is built on estimates. Both the debt figure and earnings projection come from peer programs rather than actual Huntington graduates, meaning you're making a significant financial commitment with very limited visibility into what this specific program actually delivers.

The estimated earnings align with Indiana's median for business associate's programs, which is encouraging, but look at the debt: $24,000 represents nearly double what Indiana students typically carry ($15,000) and 73% more than the national median for this degree. If those estimates hold, you're looking at a manageable debt-to-earnings ratio of 0.56, but that's a big "if" when the school's graduate sample is too small to generate actual outcomes data. Programs like Ivy Tech Community College report similar earnings with graduates carrying far less debt.

Without real data from Huntington's own graduates, you're essentially trusting that this private university's outcomes will mirror state averages while accepting that the debt load won't. That's a substantial gamble for what's typically a stepping-stone credential. Before committing, insist on speaking with recent graduates directly to understand whether the estimated $43,000 reflects their actual experience—or whether this program's real outcomes fall closer to the bottom of Indiana's wide range.