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After Chamberlain University-North Carolina: graduation, pay and debt

Charlotte, North Carolina · For-profit · 202 undergrads

The typical student earns $96,897 ten years after starting and graduates leave with $19,746 in federal loans at the median.

The short answers

$96.9k
median pay 10 years after starting college.
50%
of first-years come back for year two.
$19.7k
median federal debt at graduation.
60%
of borrowers were paying down their loans three years after leaving.
All the federal numbers

Finishing

Finished within six yearsCollege Scorecard, earlier release
50%
First-years who came back for year twoCollege Scorecard, fall 2024
50%

Pay after college

Median pay 6 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$92,614
Median pay 10 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard, 2022-23
$96,897
Earning more than $25,000 six years after startingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
91%

Pay is for students who got federal aid and are working, counted from the year they started college, whether or not they finished.

Debt and paying it back

Median federal debt, students who graduatedCollege Scorecard, 2024-25
$19,746
Median federal debt, everyone who borrowed (finished or not)College Scorecard, earlier release
$16,458
Median federal debt, students with a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard, earlier release
$16,750
Median federal debt, students without a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard, earlier release
$16,125
Paying down their loans 3 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, 2024-25
60%
Paying down their loans 5 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
65%
Paying down their loans 7 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
70%

Federal student loans only. Private loans and Parent PLUS loans aren't counted.

Where these numbers come from
  • Admit rate and applicants: IPEDS, fall 2024 (checked Oct 31, 2026)
  • Cost, pay and debt: College Scorecard, 2024-25 (checked Oct 31, 2026)

Updated Oct 31, 2026Spot a mistake?How we get our numbers