$35,639
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Beal University is a for-profit 4-year college in Bangor, Maine with 484 undergraduates and 17 graduate students. Its average net price after grants is $40,109 a year. 36% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $35,639 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $19,500 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$40,109
US median $17,138
Tuition and fees
-
Admission rate
Open
Completion rate
36%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$19,500
About $207 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$35,639
Rank 3,380 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
Net price by family income
Average yearly cost after grants, for students who get aid
- Net price
- $40,109
- Cost of attendance
- $44,477
- Students with a need-based grant
- 54%
- Students with federal loans
- 65%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $37,660
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $37,580
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $41,605
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $43,903
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $42,643
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, completion and retention
Share of applicants admitted, of students who finish and of first-year students who come back
Admission and students
- Admission rate
- Open admission
- Undergraduates
- 484
- Graduate students
- 17
- Part-time students
- 0%
- Women
- 77%
- Students per teacher
- 14
- Completion rate
- 36%
- Retention rate
- 25%
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 30
- Other
- Open admission
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 3,380 of 5,094 US colleges and 28 of 32 in Maine (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | ME median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $40,109 | $17,510 | $28,553 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | - | $12,983 | $17,408 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | - | 80% | 91% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 36% | 55% | 50% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 25% | 74% | 67% | 75% |
| Median debt | $19,500 | $19,328 | $20,899 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $40,158 | $40,444 | $36,954 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $35,639 | $43,890 | $40,092 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US for-profit 4-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 34% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 61% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
30 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingAssociate's | Associate's | 63 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Precision Metal WorkingCertificate | Certificate | 18 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Mental and Social Health Services and Allied ProfessionsOnlineCertificate | Certificate | 17 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $43,365 |
| Mental and Social Health Services and Allied ProfessionsOnlineAssociate's | Associate's | 7 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $40,734 |
| Health and Medical Administrative ServicesOnlineAssociate's | Associate's | 5 | $16,790 | $35,481 | $45,283 | $37,073 |
| Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesAssociate's | Associate's | 5 | $17,676 | $38,540 | $44,691 | $42,269 |
| Precision Metal WorkingOnlineAssociate's | Associate's | 4 | $12,270 | $44,690 | $61,300 | $56,451 |
| Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesCertificate | Certificate | 4 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, GeneralOnlineAssociate's | Associate's | 3 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Mental and Social Health Services and Allied ProfessionsOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 3 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsOnlineAssociate's | Associate's | 2 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $48,733 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesOnlineAssociate's | Associate's | 2 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $47,660 |
| Health and Medical Administrative ServicesOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 1 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingMaster's | Master's | 1 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Agricultural Business and ManagementOnlineCertificate | Certificate | 0 | - | - | Withheld | - |
| Plant SciencesOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 0 | - | - | Withheld | - |
| Biology, GeneralOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 0 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Biology/Biotechnology Technologies/TechniciansOnlineAssociate's | Associate's | 0 | - | - | Withheld | - |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied PsychologyOnlineMaster's | Master's | 0 | - | - | Withheld | - |
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, GeneralOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 0 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 0 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 0 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsOnlineMaster's | Master's | 0 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Hospitality Administration/ManagementOnlineAssociate's | Associate's | 0 | - | - | Withheld | - |
| Human Resources Management and ServicesOnlineAssociate's | Associate's | 0 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $54,425 |
In the area
- Jobs, pay and new homes: the county of Bangor and Maine on Local Economy
- More colleges: All colleges in Maine
- Homes: Homes for sale in Maine
Questions and answers
How much does Beal University cost?
$40,109 a year is the average net price at Beal University after grants and scholarships., and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $44,477. Families earning under $30,000 pay $37,660 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Beal University?
Beal University has open admission: it accepts students who meet its basic requirements, such as a high school diploma.
How much do Beal University graduates earn?
$35,639 a year is the median pay of former Beal University students who work, 10 years after they started ($40,158 after 6 years). That ranks 3,380 of 5,094 US colleges and 28 of 32 in Maine. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Precision Metal Working (Associate's) at $44,690.
How much student debt do Beal University graduates have?
$19,500 is the median federal student loan debt of Beal University graduates, about $207 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 65% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Beal University?
36% of first-time, full-time students at Beal University finish within 6 years. 25% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of for-profit 4-year colleges is 50%.
What are the most popular majors at Beal University?
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (63 associate's graduates), Precision Metal Working (18 certificate graduates), Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions (17 certificate graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 30 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.