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Ohio Media School-Columbus vs Northern Arizona University

Columbus, OH · Flagstaff, AZ · largest Scorecard gap: median debt at graduation

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Pair OH:AZ

MIXED-SECTOR · CROSS-STATE · NET-SPLIT · EARN-SPLIT · DEBT-SPLIT · COMPLETE-PAR · GAP-DEBT

  • MIXED-SECTOR Mixed sector
  • CROSS-STATE OH × AZ
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • COMPLETE-PAR Completion near-par
  • GAP-DEBT Largest gap · Median Debt at Graduation

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.

  • Ohio Media School-Columbus: average net price rose +25.8% from $20,197 (2013) to $25,406 (2023), r² 0.74.
  • Northern Arizona University: net price ranged $12,915–$15,533 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change -0.6% is not a trend (r² 0.03).
  • Ohio Media School-Columbus: enrollment ranged 43–277 (2013–2023, 11 points) without a stable fitted direction.
  • Northern Arizona University: enrollment ranged 22,011–26,974 (2013–2023, 11 points) without a stable fitted direction.

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

Cards ordered by relative gap on this pair. Teal = better side.

Largest gaps: Ohio Media School-Columbus vs Northern Arizona University

  1. MEDIAN-DEBT-AT-GRA Ohio Media School-Columbus leads on median debt at graduation ($9,500 vs $19,000 at Northern Arizona University)
  2. LOAN-REPAYMENT-RAT Northern Arizona University leads on loan repayment rate (completers) (68.6% vs 35.2% at Ohio Media School-Columbus)
  3. AVG-NET-PRICE Northern Arizona University leads on avg net price ($14,158 vs $24,913 at Ohio Media School-Columbus)

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Median Debt at Graduation and other Scorecard questions

On median debt at graduation, who leads between Ohio Media School-Columbus and Northern Arizona University?▼
Ohio Media School-Columbus leads on median debt at graduation at $9,500 versus $19,000 at Northern Arizona University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On loan repayment rate (completers), who leads between Ohio Media School-Columbus and Northern Arizona University?▼
Northern Arizona University leads on loan repayment rate (completers) at 68.6% versus 35.2% at Ohio Media School-Columbus. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On avg net price, who leads between Ohio Media School-Columbus and Northern Arizona University?▼
Northern Arizona University leads on avg net price at $14,158 versus $24,913 at Ohio Media School-Columbus. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard College Scorecard institution outcomes (earnings, completion, debt); median debt at graduation focus for this pair · 2025