$49,364
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Bastyr University is a private nonprofit 4-year college in Kenmore, Washington with 39 undergraduates and 695 graduate students. Former students earn a median $49,364 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $13,817 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
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A year, after grants
Tuition and fees
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Admission rate
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Completion rate
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Median debt
$13,817
About $146 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$49,364
Rank 1,527 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
- Students with a need-based grant
- 14%
- Students with federal loans
- 17%
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2015-16 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Dollars a year
Admission and students
- Undergraduates
- 39
- Graduate students
- 695
- Part-time students
- 23%
- Women
- 82%
- Students per teacher
- 12
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 20
- Endowment
- $762K
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
Median earnings 10 years after starting rank 1,527 of 5,094 US colleges and 42 of 87 in Washington (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | WA median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | - | $14,091 | $22,320 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | - | $8,256 | $31,170 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | - | 83% | 74% | 78% |
| Completion rate | - | 50% | 57% | 58% |
| Retention rate | - | 80% | 77% | 75% |
| Median debt | $13,817 | $13,653 | $24,287 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $46,867 | $42,696 | $44,392 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $49,364 | $47,869 | $52,928 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US private nonprofit 4-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 60% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 69% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
20 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alternative and Complementary Medicine and Medical SystemsProfessional | Professional | 115 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied PsychologyMaster's | Master's | 34 | $101,182 | $50,207 | $54,637 | $65,184 |
| Alternative and Complementary Medicine and Medical SystemsMaster's | Master's | 20 | $156,482 | $29,993 | $45,224 | $35,462 |
| Nutrition SciencesMaster's | Master's | 16 | $92,690 | $30,510 | $62,198 | $67,126 |
| Natural Resources Conservation and ResearchCertificate | Certificate | 14 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $51,561 |
| Psychology, OtherBachelor's | Bachelor's | 14 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $50,748 |
| Alternative and Complementary Medical Support ServicesMaster's | Master's | 13 | $193,322 | Withheld | $44,993 | $55,381 |
| Foods, Nutrition, and Related ServicesMaster's | Master's | 7 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $66,523 |
| Alternative and Complementary Medicine and Medical SystemsGraduate certificate | Graduate certificate | 7 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Energy and Biologically Based TherapiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 6 | $25,695 | Withheld | $50,826 | $51,128 |
| Public HealthMaster's | Master's | 5 | Withheld | Withheld | $49,183 | $82,751 |
| Nutrition SciencesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 3 | $20,000 | $28,998 | $44,584 | $60,053 |
| Nutrition SciencesGraduate certificate | Graduate certificate | 3 | - | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Human BiologyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 3 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $64,732 |
| Culinary Arts and Related ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 1 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $47,668 |
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | - | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $61,296 |
| Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition ServicesCertificate | Certificate | - | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $46,391 |
| Alternative and Complementary Medicine and Medical SystemsCertificate | Certificate | - | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $36,403 |
| Alternative and Complementary Medicine and Medical SystemsPost-bachelor certificate | Post-bachelor certificate | - | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $40,973 |
| Alternative and Complementary Medicine and Medical SystemsDoctoral | Doctoral | - | $300,530 | $38,078 | $53,515 | $45,167 |
In the area
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Questions and answers
How much do Bastyr University graduates earn?
$49,364 a year is the median pay of former Bastyr University students who work, 10 years after they started ($46,867 after 6 years). That ranks 1,527 of 5,094 US colleges and 42 of 87 in Washington. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology (Master's) at $50,207.
How much student debt do Bastyr University graduates have?
$13,817 is the median federal student loan debt of Bastyr University graduates, about $146 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 17% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What are the most popular majors at Bastyr University?
Alternative and Complementary Medicine and Medical Systems (115 professional graduates), Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology (34 master's graduates), Alternative and Complementary Medicine and Medical Systems (20 master's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 20 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.