After Charles A Jones Career and Education Center: graduation, pay and debt

Sacramento, California · Public · 90 undergrads

The typical student earns $41,047 ten years after starting and graduates leave with $5,512 in federal loans at the median.

The short answers

$41k

median pay 10 years after starting college.

$5,512

median federal debt at graduation.

62%

of borrowers were paying down their loans three years after leaving.

All the federal numbers

Finished a two-year program within three yearsCollege Scorecard

55%

Median pay 6 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard

$38,231

Median pay 8 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard

$40,835

Median pay 10 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard

$41,047

Earning more than $25,000 six years after startingCollege Scorecard

42%

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

Median federal debt, students who graduatedCollege Scorecard

$5,512

Median federal debt, everyone who borrowed (finished or not)College Scorecard

$5,308

Paying down their loans 3 years after leavingCollege Scorecard

62%

Paying down their loans 5 years after leavingCollege Scorecard

68%

Paying down their loans 7 years after leavingCollege Scorecard

62%

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

Where these numbers come from