Storm Lake, Iowa · Private Non-Profit
Human Services, General at Buena Vista University
Read the reported program-share signal, school-wide price, and outcome proxy before comparing peer schools in this field. The enrollment proxy is about 118 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
Program snapshot
8.7% reported share makes this a solid program signal in federal data.
This major
- Program signal
- 8.6%
- Enrollment proxy
- ~118
- Schools with reported signal
- 344
Admissions
- Acceptance rate (school)
- 77.6%
- Graduation rate
- 61.7%
Cost
- Avg net price (school)
- $18,846/yr
- 4-year cost (est.)
- $75,384
- Median debt
- $25,000
Outcomes
- Median earnings 10y
- $49,156/yr
- ROI grade (school)
- C
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 344 schools that report this field.
This page treats cost and earnings as school-wide context, not department-level outcomes. The reported share is 3.0x the national average concentration; the school-wide net price is higher than the peer average ($3,319 above), and ten-year median earnings are higher than the peer average ($1,653 above). That combination produces a C value grade and a top 68% 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.
San Joaquin Delta College Stockton, CA · 0.2% reported share · $2,407 net A+ CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice New York, NY · 1.5% reported share · $3,203 net A+ 
Modesto Junior College Modesto, CA · 0.9% reported share · $2,818 net A+ 
Shasta College Redding, CA · 0.1% reported share · $2,878 net A+ Questions about this program
How big is the program signal?
Human Services, General accounts for 8.7% of reported programs at Buena Vista University, which is bigger than 94% of schools in this field set and 3.0x the national average concentration. The enrollment proxy is about 118 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
How should I read the cost number?
Buena Vista University's average net price is $18,846 per year, about $75,384 over four years. That is $3,319 above the $15,527 peer average, before your own aid package changes the final bill.
Are the earnings major-specific?
No. The $49,156 median earnings figure is school-wide ten years after entry. It is $1,653 above the $47,503 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 Buena Vista University #234 of 344 schools in this field set by school-wide ROI proxy.