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Is Maranatha Baptist University worth it?
A first pass affordability and outcome read for Maranatha Baptist, using national average inputs. Run your own numbers for a personalized score.
Worth-It Score
Heavy lift
Maranatha Baptist lands in the heavy lift band for a typical family. The combination of $26,005 in yearly net price and $14,143 in median debt asks a lot relative to median earnings of $45,593. For context, Maranatha Baptist's net price is about 14% above the typical 4-year, private nonprofit school. This does not make the school wrong for every student, but it does mean the price deserves a closer test.
Is the price fair?
Compared to 1237 similar 4-year, private nonprofit schools
This school
$26,001
/yrAverage school like this
$22,837
/yrNet price is slightly above average
You'd pay about $3,164 more per year than the typical student at a similar school. Over 4 years that's roughly $13,000 in extra cost.
Score breakdown
The public version of the score weighs affordability, after graduation outcomes, and repayment burden.
Affordability
40% weight
The yearly net price is doing real work against the score and raises the financing burden quickly.
Outcome
40% weight
The outcome data does not create enough margin to fully offset the cost.
Repayment
20% weight
Median debt stays in a more comfortable repayment range for a typical graduate.
The numbers behind the score
Median net price per year
$26,005
Median earnings 10 years out
$45,593
Median debt at graduation
$14,143
Graduation rate
65%
At Maranatha Baptist, a typical graduate carries about $14,143 in student debt and earns roughly $45,593 ten years after enrolling. On a standard 10-year repayment plan, that works out to about $161 per month, or 4% of pre-tax income. That sits inside a borrower comfort range for many graduates.
What this means for your family
Maranatha Baptist is a private nonprofit four year school in Watertown, WI. Private pricing can swing more dramatically based on aid, so your personalized score matters more here than the national average view alone.
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Common questions about Maranatha Baptist
The median net price at Maranatha Baptist is $26,005 per year. That is the average yearly price after typical grant aid for students in the public federal data, not the published sticker price.
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The Worth-It Score weighs affordability (40%), after graduation outcomes (40%), and repayment burden (20%). Underlying data points come from publicly available federal higher education reporting. See full methodology →