After Pearl River Community College: graduation, pay and debt
Poplarville, Mississippi · Public · 5,620 undergrads
The typical student earns $33,019 ten years after starting and graduates leave with $9,750 in federal loans at the median.
The short answers
$33k
median pay 10 years after starting college.
$9,750
median federal debt at graduation.
44%
of borrowers were paying down their loans three years after leaving.
All the federal numbers
Finishing
Finished a two-year program within three yearsCollege Scorecard
38%
Earned a degree or certificate here within eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
36%
Still enrolled here after eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
24%
Students in that eight-year groupIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
1,120
Transferred to another collegeCollege Scorecard
14%
Pay after college
Median pay 6 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$28,592
Median pay 8 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$31,344
Median pay 10 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$33,019
Earning more than $25,000 six years after startingCollege Scorecard
43%
Debt and paying it back
Median federal debt, students who graduatedCollege Scorecard
$9,750
Median federal debt, everyone who borrowed (finished or not)College Scorecard
$6,250
Median federal debt, students with a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard
$6,200
Median federal debt, students without a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard
$6,434
Paying down their loans 3 years after leavingCollege Scorecard
44%
Paying down their loans 5 years after leavingCollege Scorecard
41%
Paying down their loans 7 years after leavingCollege Scorecard
47%
Where these numbers come from
- Cost, pay and debt: College Scorecard (checked May 7, 2026)
Updated May 8, 2026Spot a mistake?How we get our numbers