Social Sciences at Union Adventist University

A debt load of $27,000 against first-year earnings around $36,000 positions this program near the middle of the national pack for social sciences degrees. Based on comparable programs nationwide, graduates typically earn enough to manage their debt burden—the 0.74 ratio falls within the workable range, though it leaves little cushion for financial missteps early in a career.

What makes this estimate harder to interpret is the lack of Nebraska-specific comparison points. With only three schools in the state offering bachelor's-level social sciences programs and none reporting actual outcomes data, we can't tell whether Union Adventist's trajectory aligns with regional employment realities or sits at odds with them. The national benchmark of $36,279 might translate very differently in Lincoln's job market than in coastal cities where many social sciences graduates cluster.

The 100% admission rate and modest Pell Grant enrollment (24%) suggest a relatively accessible institution, but without actual outcomes data from this program or its Nebraska peers, you're essentially betting on the national average. If your child thrives in small cohorts where individual attention might compensate for limited institutional resources, that could justify the uncertainty. But understand you're making this decision with significantly less information than you'd have at schools where the DOE can report actual graduate outcomes.