Degree Programs Overview

Bethel University offers 108 degree programs through Associate's, Bachelor's, Master's, Doctorate, Post-Graduate Certificate programs. Of that, 29 programs can be conferred by distance learning.

A total of 948 students completed certificate or degree programs between July 1, 2022 and June 30, 2023 at Bethel. 546 students completed bachelor's programs and 280 completed master's programs.

The following table summarizes the number of major programs by offered degrees with number of completers( graduates ) at Bethel. It only includes students who completed a program as the first major.

Total Number of Programs and Completers By Degree
Total ProgramsOnline ProgramsCompleters
TotalMenWomen
Associate's22341321
Bachelor's666546187359
Master's191028071209
Doctor's7NOT OFFERED381622
Post-Graduate Certificate129351718
At least 12-weeks but less than 1-Year Certificate2215312

Programs with Highest Earning After Graduation

The following table lists the best programs with the highest salary after graduation from Bethel University. Note that the average salary and debt is based on 2020 data from College Scorecard.

The Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing program has the highest salary ($70,318) after graduation and the Human Resources Management and Services program is reported as the second-highest earning program with a $63,253 average salary.

Bachelor Programs - Highest Earning After Graduation
Field of StudyAverage Salary (2020)Average Loan Debt
YearlyMonthlyYearlyMonthly
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing $70,318$5,860$22,500$239
Human Resources Management and Services $63,253$5,271$25,000$265
Business Administration, Management and Operations $53,686$4,474$22,500$239
Communication $44,013$3,668$23,702$251
Biology, General $43,301$3,608$23,026$244
Social Work $40,570$3,381$22,500$239
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas $40,153$3,346$21,500$228
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods $39,441$3,287$25,500$270
Health and Physical Education/Fitness $37,233$3,103$23,000$244
Psychology, General $36,899$3,075$20,500$217
Social Sciences, General $31,037$2,586--
Master Programs - Highest Earning After Graduation
Field of StudyAverage Salary (2020)Average Loan Debt
YearlyMonthlyYearlyMonthly
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions $114,186$9,516$74,078$843
Business Administration, Management and Operations $99,647$8,304--
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing $97,047$8,087$48,091$547
Human Resources Management and Services $61,022$5,085$37,584$428
Special Education and Teaching $56,122$4,677--
Education, General $55,588$4,632$23,241$264
Theological and Ministerial Studies $51,683$4,307$54,666$622
Pastoral Counseling and Specialized Ministries $47,638$3,970$44,884$511
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology $42,077$3,506--

Popular Programs with Most Completers

Following programs are popular with most enrolled students at Bethel University.

At the school, the Business Administration and Management Bachelor program has the most completers of 99 and the Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse Bachelor program has the second most completers of 91 students.

Field of Study by Degree and Number of Completers

Below tables describes the major programs by offered degrees. You can check the online learning availability of each programs with number of completers. By expanding each table, you can view the major programs in the area of study that you select.

CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Environmental StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 1NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Environmental ScienceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 4NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
CommunicationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 21NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
JournalismNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Computer and Information SciencesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 9NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
EducationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED16 NOT OFFERED 0
Educational Leadership and AdministrationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED 3 NOT OFFERED
Educational, Instructional, and Curriculum SupervisionNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED14ONLINE NOT OFFERED 0
Higher Education/Higher Education AdministrationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED 6 NOT OFFERED
Elementary and Middle School Administration/PrincipalshipNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED 13 NOT OFFERED
Special Education and TeachingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 1752 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Education/Teaching of Individuals with AutismNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0
Elementary Education and TeachingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 25NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
International Teaching and LearningNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 24ONLINE
Art Teacher EducationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
English/Language Arts Teacher EducationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Health Teacher EducationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Mathematics Teacher EducationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 3NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Music Teacher EducationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 1NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Physical Education Teaching and CoachingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher EducationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 2NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Social Studies Teacher EducationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 3NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Biology Teacher EducationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Chemistry Teacher EducationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Physics Teacher EducationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Spanish Language Teacher EducationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Communication Arts and Literature Teacher EducationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 3NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language InstructorNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 5NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Electrical and Electronics EngineeringNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 4NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Engineering ScienceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Mechanical EngineeringNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 9NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Spanish Language and LiteratureNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 1NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
English Language and LiteratureNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
WritingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal StudiesNOT OFFERED 33ONLINE NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Biology/Biological SciencesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 27NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Biochemistry and Molecular BiologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 14NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
NeuroscienceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 10NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
MathematicsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 2NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Peace Studies and Conflict ResolutionNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 1NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Digital HumanitiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 1NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Data Science, GeneralNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 2NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 6NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Kinesiology and Exercise ScienceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 37NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
PhilosophyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 4NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Religion/Religious StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED9ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Bible/Biblical StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 4NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 5ONLINE
Missions/Missionary Studies and MissiologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED 0 NOT OFFERED
Religious EducationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED11 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Theology/Theological StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED7ONLINE NOT OFFERED 1ONLINE
Divinity/MinistryNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED16ONLINE 9 0
Theological and Ministerial Studies (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED5 4 NOT OFFERED
Pastoral Studies/CounselingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED18 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Lay MinistryNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 9NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Theology and Religious Vocations (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 11ONLINENOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
ChemistryNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 7NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
PhysicsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 19NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
PsychologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 36ONLINENOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Counseling PsychologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED0 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Clinical Child PsychologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Social WorkNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 170 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Social SciencesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 3NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
EconomicsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 5NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
International Relations and AffairsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Political Science and GovernmentNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 3NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
SociologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Graphic DesignNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 11NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre ArtsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Art/Art StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 1NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Fine/Studio ArtsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 2NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
MusicNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Music PerformanceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 2NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Long Term Care Administration/Management6ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Physician AssistantNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED31 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling9ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Community Health Services/Liaison/CounselingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 8NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Mental Health Counseling/CounselorNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED24 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Art Therapy/TherapistNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 1NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Play Therapy/TherapistNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 5
Nursing EducationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED4ONLINE NOT OFFERED 0
Registered Nursing/Registered NurseNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 91NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Nursing AdministrationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED0 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Nurse Midwife/Nursing MidwiferyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED17 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Nursing PracticeNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED 3 NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Business Administration and ManagementNOT OFFERED 1ONLINE 9936ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Organizational LeadershipNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED0 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
AccountingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Accounting and FinanceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 9NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
FinanceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 2ONLINENOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Organizational Behavior StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 15ONLINE23ONLINE NOT OFFERED 0
Management Information SystemsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Business Administration and ManagementNOT OFFERED 1ONLINE 9936ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Organizational LeadershipNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED0 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
AccountingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Accounting and FinanceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 9NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
FinanceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 2ONLINENOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Organizational Behavior StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 15ONLINE23ONLINE NOT OFFERED 0
Management Information SystemsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
HistoryNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 2NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED

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