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Pair MA:CA
PRIVATE-NP-PAIR · CROSS-STATE · NET-PAR · EARN-SPLIT · DEBT-SPLIT · COMPLETE-GAP · GAP-EARN
- PRIVATE-NP-PAIR Private nonprofit pair
- CROSS-STATE MA × CA
- NET-PAR Net near-par
- EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
- DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
- COMPLETE-GAP Completion gap
- GAP-EARN Largest gap · Median Earnings (6 yr)
Instrument codes from this pair's College Scorecard ownership, geography, acceptance, net price, earnings, debt, and completion, plus the NET-SPLIT · 2013–2023 decade-path stamp below, not a ranking or recommendation.
Decade path · College Scorecard
Net-price paths do not share a shape
NET-SPLIT · 2013–2023
One school has a directional average-net-price path over 2013–2023; the other sits in a measured range (or the two move opposite ways). Cost gaps on this board are moving targets.
- Montserrat College of Art: average net price rose +61.4% from $21,510 (2013) to $34,725 (2023), r² 0.91.
- University of Southern California: net price ranged $25,972–$32,569 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change +12.6% is not a trend (r² 0.08).
- Montserrat College of Art: enrollment shrank -31.0% over 2013–2023; fitted -9 students/yr fitted, r² 0.68.
- University of Southern California: enrollment grew +15.1% over 2013–2023; fitted +285 students/yr fitted, r² 0.94.
College Scorecard institution series; dollars are nominal. Direction claims require r² ≥ 0.40 on the fitted annual slope, otherwise the page reports the observed range. Descriptive history, not a recommendation.
Scorecard metrics
Location
Undergraduate Enrollment
Median Earnings (6 yr)
Median Earnings (10 yr)
In-State Tuition
Out-of-State Tuition
150%-Time Completion
Median Debt at Graduation
Loan Repayment Rate (Completers)
Retention Rate
Cards ordered by relative gap on this pair. Teal = better side.
| Metric | Montserrat College of Art Beverly, MA | University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA |
| Location | Beverly, MA | Los Angeles, CA |
| Undergraduate Enrollment | 226 | 20,443 |
| Median Earnings (6 yr) | $24,780 | $74,461 |
| Median Earnings (10 yr) | $33,022 | $92,498 |
| In-State Tuition | $40,690 | $72,097 |
| Out-of-State Tuition | $40,690 | $72,097 |
| 150%-Time Completion | 57.3% | 91.9% |
| Median Debt at Graduation | $27,000 | $18,000 |
| Loan Repayment Rate (Completers) | 59.3% | 83.9% |
| Retention Rate | 90.9% | 95.9% |
Rows ordered by relative gap on this pair. Teal = better side. College Scorecard.
Largest gaps: Montserrat College of Art vs University of Southern California
- MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(6 University of Southern California leads on median earnings (6 yr) ($74,461 vs $24,780 at Montserrat College of Art)
- MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(1 University of Southern California leads on median earnings (10 yr) ($92,498 vs $33,022 at Montserrat College of Art)
- IN-STATE-TUITION Montserrat College of Art leads on in-state tuition ($40,690 vs $72,097 at University of Southern California)
Montserrat College of Art profile · University of Southern California profile · Compare other colleges
Median Earnings (6 yr) and other Scorecard questions
On median earnings (6 yr), who leads between Montserrat College of Art and University of Southern California?▼
University of Southern California leads on median earnings (6 yr) at $74,461 versus $24,780 at Montserrat College of Art. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (10 yr), who leads between Montserrat College of Art and University of Southern California?▼
University of Southern California leads on median earnings (10 yr) at $92,498 versus $33,022 at Montserrat College of Art. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On in-state tuition, who leads between Montserrat College of Art and University of Southern California?▼
Montserrat College of Art leads on in-state tuition at $40,690 versus $72,097 at University of Southern California. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.