After Messenger College: graduation, pay and debt

Bedford, Texas · Private · 24 undergrads

The typical student earns $42,383 ten years after starting and graduates leave with $27,000 in federal loans at the median.

The short answers

$42.4k

median pay 10 years after starting college.

57%

of first-years come back for year two.

$27k

median federal debt at graduation.

34%

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

All the federal numbers

Finished within six yearsCollege Scorecard, earlier release

33%

First-years who came back for year twoCollege Scorecard, fall 2024

57%

Median pay 10 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard, 2022-23

$42,383

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

$27,000

Paying down their loans 3 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, 2024-25

34%

Paying down their loans 5 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, earlier release

47%

Paying down their loans 7 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, earlier release

54%

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

Where these numbers come from