Is Midway University Worth It?

Midway University gives you a mixed financial return that depends almost entirely on your major. The median graduate earns $44,246 ten years out, which sits just above the $23,863 yearly net price but leaves little cushion once you account for four years of paying it. Median debt of $21,301 is manageable if you finish, but the 46.4% graduation rate and 68.83% retention rate mean a real chance you leave with debt and no degree.

Nursing is the clear payoff here. At $66,244, it earns nearly $21,000 more than the business program and roughly double what the education tracks pay. If you come to Midway for nursing, the numbers work. Business and health administration land in the low-to-mid $40,000s and $39,000s, decent but not enough to make the price feel cheap.

The teaching programs are where you should stop and think. Special education pays $32,925 and health and physical education pays $33,993, both below what the median graduate earns. Kentucky teaching salaries anchor these low, and borrowing over $20,000 for a job in the low $30,000s puts your debt-to-income ratio in tight territory.

The net price tiers hold a warning for middle-income families. If your household earns $75,000 to $110,000, you pay $27,318, more than families earning under $30,000 who pay $22,513. Aid thins out fast as income rises, so the sticker discount you might expect at that income does not fully materialize.

Come here if you want nursing and plan to graduate. Look elsewhere if you want to teach and would need to borrow the full amount, or if you are a middle-income family paying near the top tier for a degree outside nursing.