After Bethesda University: graduation, pay and debt
Anaheim, California · Private · 205 undergrads
18% of Bethesda University students finish within six years, the typical student earns $51,202 ten years after starting and graduates leave with $12,250 in federal loans at the median.
The short answers
$51.2k
median pay 10 years after starting college.
18%
finish within six years.
6.8%
finish in four years.
45%
of first-years come back for year two.
$12.3k
median federal debt at graduation.
38%
of borrowers were paying down their loans three years after leaving.
All the federal numbers
Finishing
Finished in four yearsIPEDS, fall 2023
6.8%
Finished within six yearsIPEDS, fall 2023
18%
First-years who came back for year twoCollege Scorecard, fall 2024
45%
Men who finished within six yearsIPEDS, students who started in 2017
15%
Students in that six-year groupIPEDS, students who started in 2017
44
Earned a degree or certificate here within eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
15%
Still enrolled here after eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
1%
Students in that eight-year groupIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
102
Transferred to another collegeCollege Scorecard, earlier release
2.3%
Pay after college
Median pay 6 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$31,147
Median pay 10 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard, 2022-23
$51,202
Debt and paying it back
Median federal debt, students who graduatedCollege Scorecard, 2024-25
$12,250
Median federal debt, everyone who borrowed (finished or not)College Scorecard, earlier release
$7,648
Paying down their loans 3 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, 2024-25
38%
Paying down their loans 5 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
50%
Where these numbers come from
- Cost, pay and debt: College Scorecard, 2024-25 (checked Oct 31, 2026)
Updated Oct 31, 2026Spot a mistake?How we get our numbers