North Newton, Kansas · Private Non-Profit
Communication and Media Studies at Bethel College-North Newton
Read the reported program-share signal, school-wide price, and outcome proxy before comparing peer schools in this field. The enrollment proxy is about 21 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
Program snapshot
4.1% reported share makes this a focused program signal in federal data.
This major
- Program signal
- 4.1%
- Enrollment proxy
- ~21
- Schools with reported signal
- 1,208
Admissions
- Acceptance rate (school)
- 93.5%
- Graduation rate
- 41.1%
Cost
- Avg net price (school)
- $32,917/yr
- 4-year cost (est.)
- $131,668
- Median debt
- $24,000
Outcomes
- Median earnings 10y
- $49,898/yr
- ROI grade (school)
- D
College Scorecard reports school-wide earnings and price, not per-major outcomes for individual colleges. Program share is a concentration signal, not a promise of department quality. Use it as a proxy, then verify department-level outcomes with the school.
Value among peer schools
Compared with 1,208 schools that report this field.
This page treats cost and earnings as school-wide context, not department-level outcomes. The reported share is 1.7x the national average concentration; the school-wide net price is higher than the peer average ($14,039 above), and ten-year median earnings are lower than the peer average ($5,032 below). That combination produces a D value grade and a top 98% ROI position within this field set.
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Peer schools below also report a positive program-share signal and are sorted by value grade.
College of San Mateo San Mateo, CA · 5.4% reported share · $536 net A+ 
San Diego Christian College Santee, CA · 9.5% reported share · $992 net A+ Skyline College San Bruno, CA · 2.3% reported share · $1,738 net A+ Imperial Valley College Imperial, CA · 0.2% reported share · $1,115 net A+ Macomb Community College Warren, MI · 0.1% reported share · $1,618 net A+ 
CUNY Bernard M Baruch College New York, NY · 1.5% reported share · $3,033 net A+ 
Irvine Valley College Irvine, CA · 0.8% reported share · $2,090 net A+ Questions about this program
How big is the program signal?
Communication and Media Studies accounts for 4.1% of reported programs at Bethel College-North Newton, which is bigger than 86% of schools in this field set and 1.7x the national average concentration. The enrollment proxy is about 21 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
How should I read the cost number?
Bethel College-North Newton's average net price is $32,917 per year, about $131,668 over four years. That is $14,039 above the $18,878 peer average, before your own aid package changes the final bill.
Are the earnings major-specific?
No. The $49,898 median earnings figure is school-wide ten years after entry. It is $5,032 below the $54,930 average among schools reporting this field, so treat it as an outcomes proxy rather than a department guarantee.
What should I compare next?
Start with program share, net price after aid, graduation rate, location, and whether the department publishes placement or licensure outcomes. EduGradify ranks Bethel College-North Newton #1,179 of 1,208 schools in this field set by school-wide ROI proxy.