After MiraCosta College – San Elijo Campus: graduation, pay and debt
The typical student earns $43,845 ten years after starting and graduates leave with $9,000 in federal loans at the median.
The short answers
$43.8k
median pay 10 years after starting college.
$9,000
median federal debt at graduation.
44%
of borrowers were paying down their loans three years after leaving.
All the federal numbers
Pay after college
Median pay 6 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$37,965
Median pay 8 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$40,003
Median pay 10 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$43,845
Earning more than $25,000 six years after startingCollege Scorecard
43%
Debt and paying it back
Median federal debt, students who graduatedCollege Scorecard
$9,000
Median federal debt, everyone who borrowed (finished or not)College Scorecard
$9,488
Median federal debt, students with a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard
$9,500
Median federal debt, students without a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard
$6,300
Paying down their loans 3 years after leavingCollege Scorecard
44%
Paying down their loans 5 years after leavingCollege Scorecard
51%
Paying down their loans 7 years after leavingCollege Scorecard
55%
Where these numbers come from
Federal college data (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Updated May 7, 2026Spot a mistake?How we get our numbers