After University of Massachusetts Global: graduation, pay and debt

Aliso Viejo, California · Public · 4,491 undergrads

The typical student earns $68,286 ten years after starting and graduates leave with $23,000 in federal loans at the median.

The short answers

$68.3k

median pay 10 years after starting college.

62%

of first-years come back for year two.

$23k

median federal debt at graduation.

50%

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

All the federal numbers

Finished within six yearsCollege Scorecard, earlier release

13%

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

62%

Median pay 6 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard

$61,561

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

$68,286

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, 2024-25

$23,000

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

$18,750

Median federal debt, students with a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard, earlier release

$21,000

Median federal debt, students without a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard, earlier release

$14,000

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

50%

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

59%

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

Where these numbers come from