After Diamonds College: graduation, pay and debt

Sherman, Texas · For-profit · 36 undergrads

The typical student earns $27,126 ten years after starting and graduates leave with $8,000 in federal loans at the median.

The short answers

$27.1k

median pay 10 years after starting college.

$8,000

median federal debt at graduation.

30%

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

All the federal numbers

Finished a two-year program within three yearsCollege Scorecard

59%

Median pay 6 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard

$20,361

Median pay 8 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard

$23,047

Median pay 10 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard

$27,126

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

$8,000

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

$5,500

Paying down their loans 3 years after leavingCollege Scorecard

30%

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

Where these numbers come from