10-yr median earnings
$21,783
Federal aid recipients only
Private Nonprofit · Huntington, West Virginia
Ameritas College
Ameritas College is a private nonprofit institution in Huntington, West Virginia. as a private nonprofit, published Scorecard outcomes cover federal-aid recipients at this campus — endowment and sticker price sit outside those cohort fields.
- $21,783
- 10-yr median earnings
- $9,422
- Avg net price / yr
- 16.7%
- 150%-time completion
The verdict
Ameritas College posts modest former-student earnings.
According to the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard.
- 5th pct.
- former-student earnings, US
- 16.7%
- 150%-time completion
- +21%
- earnings, 6→10 yrs
City: Small
Carnegie: Special Focus (2yr)
Institution data retrieved July 2026; field-of-study data retrieved March 2026.
How to read this Ameritas College profile
Figures above come from IPEDS institution records published through the College Scorecard (retrieved July 2026 for institution fields; March 2026 for field-of-study). Peer groups and cost cohorts follow IPEDS ownership sector, Carnegie class ("Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions"), and locale, not an editorial shortlist.
Average net price subtracts grant and scholarship aid from cost of attendance for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV recipients. It is a defined cohort average, not a personalized price; income-band fields add context but do not replace the school's current net-price calculator.
Earnings use Treasury-linked records for federally aided former students who were working and not enrolled in the measurement year (completers and noncompleters). IPEDS completion and retention use separate first-time, full-time cohorts, so those denominators are not the earnings cohort. Read cost, completion, and earnings as distinct historical measures, not a causal verdict or individual forecast.
College Value Score
F
College Value Score
27/100
Ameritas College
A 6-metric composite of earnings, cost, and completion outcomes benchmarked against every reporting US college, not a ranking of teaching quality, campus life, or fit for any individual student. See the full methodology.
Earnings F
$21,783
10-year median former-student earnings
Net Price B+
$9,422
Average annual cost after grants and aid
Completion Rate F
16.7%
Completion within 150% of normal time
Debt F
$21,604
Median federal debt at graduation
Loan Repayment F
31.9%
Borrowers repaying loans within 3 years
Retention N/A
N/A
First-year students returning for year two
Each axis is the percentile score shown in the breakdown at left; the shape shows this school's overall profile at a glance.
Avg net price
$9,422
After grants and scholarships
150%-time completion
16.7%
Full-time, first-time cohort
150%-time completion vs portal median (57.1%) 16.7%
Less-than-four-year-institution cohort
College ROI Quadrant - Ameritas College vs peers
Each dot is a college plotted by 10-year median earnings (x-axis) vs average net price (y-axis), colored by completion within 150% of normal time. Bottom-right = high earnings/lower price; top-left = lower earnings/higher price.
How Ameritas College ranks nationally
Where this school's former-student earnings fall within the full national distribution of every US college that reports to the College Scorecard, not just its peer set.
Ameritas College: former-student earnings vs. every US college
10-year median earnings, College Scorecard
$21,783 5th percentile higher than 5% of 5,103 US colleges
Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more US colleges. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard · Mar–Jul 2026 retrievals
| Metric | Ameritas College | National rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-yr median earnings | $21,783 | #4838 of 5103 | 5th |
| Average net price | $9,422 | #1042 of 5020 | 79th (lower is better) |
| 150%-time completion | 16.7% | #4749 of 4858 | 2nd |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 181 | #3746 of 5462 | 31st |
National ranks count every operating US college reporting each metric to the College Scorecard, separate from the earnings histogram above.
Quick Facts
181
Undergraduate enrollment
-
Acceptance rate
-
SAT average
16.7%
150%-time completion
$21,783
10-yr median earnings
-
First-year retention
How Ameritas College ranks in West Virginia
State rank among 59 reporting West Virginia colleges with College Scorecard data, a separate lens from the national distribution above.
| Metric | Ameritas College | State rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-yr median earnings | $21,783 | #56 of 59 | 5th |
| Average net price | $9,422 | #28 of 61 | 54th (lower is better) |
| 150%-time completion | 16.7% | #56 of 56 | 0th |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 181 | #33 of 64 | 48th |
Highest former-student earnings in West Virginia
| # | School | 10-yr earnings | Net price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | West Virginia University Hospital Departments of Rad Tech and Nutrition | $69,666 | - |
| 2 | Wheeling University | $57,949 | $20,503 |
| 3 | West Virginia University | $55,939 | $15,634 |
| 4 | West Virginia University Institute of Technology | $55,939 | $9,337 |
| 5 | Potomac State College of West Virginia University | $55,939 | $9,197 |
| 6 | University of Charleston | $55,774 | $22,107 |
| 7 | West Virginia Wesleyan College | $51,593 | $18,083 |
| 8 | Ralph R Willis Career and Technical Center | $51,465 | -$767 |
| 9 | Shepherd University | $49,358 | $11,363 |
| 10 | United Technical Center | $49,130 | $3,461 |
| 11 | Fairmont State University | $46,857 | $9,032 |
| 12 | Marshall University | $46,354 | $7,502 |
| 56 | Ameritas CollegeThis school | $21,783 | $9,422 |
Costs & Financial Aid
Net price by family income at Ameritas College
Average annual net price after grants; Title IV recipient cohort by income bracket
- $0 – $30k
$0 – $30k
$9,503 net price / yr
- $30k – $48k
$30k – $48k
$7,016 net price / yr
- $48k – $75k
$48k – $75k
$12,706 net price / yr
What this shows Need-based aid pulls net price down at lower brackets at Ameritas College - compare the bar for your income band, not the overall average alone.
Tuition & Net Price
| In-State Tuition | $10,050 |
| Out-of-State Tuition | $10,050 |
| Average Net Price | $9,422 |
90.4%
Pell Grant Rate
75.1%
Federal Loan Rate
$21,604
Median Debt
$229/mo
Monthly Payment
What students pay at Ameritas College rose +35.7% since 2013
Average net price for the reported Title IV-recipient cohort went from $7,905 in 2013 to $10,729 in 2023, a rise of $2,824 in nominal dollars. Across the 4,315 colleges measured over the same 2013–2023 span, the median change was +14.6%.
11 reported years. Nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation.
2013 · $7,9052023 · $10,729
Over the same years, enrollment went -69.4% (682 → 209 students).
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, per-year fields (2013–2023). Net price is the average cost after grant and scholarship aid for federally-aided undergraduates.
Student Demographics
Race & ethnicity
Student body at a glance
66.0%
Female
61.8%
First Generation
Outcomes
$18,035
Median Earnings (6yr)
23.8%
Earning Over $25K
31.9%
Loan Repayment, Completers (3yr)
Outcomes & debt snapshot
| Measure | Cohort / horizon | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Completion within 150% of normal time | First-time, full-time | 16.7% |
| Median earnings | 6 years after entry | $18,035 |
| Median earnings | 10 years after entry | $21,783 |
| Share earning over $25,000 | Working, not enrolled | 23.8% |
| Loan repayment rate | Completers, 3 years after leaving | 31.9% |
| Median federal student debt | At completion | $21,604 |
| Estimated monthly payment | Standard 10-year plan | $229/mo |
Programs & Earnings
| Program | Credential | Completers | Median Earnings | Median Debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations | Associate's | - | $29,609 | $22,912 |
| Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services | Associate's | 6 | $29,469 | $19,395 |
| Dental Support Services and Allied Professions | Associate's | 5 | $25,395 | - |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services | Associate's | 15 | - | - |
| Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions | Associate's | 11 | - | $22,213 |
| Business Operations Support and Assistant Services | Associate's | 3 | - | - |
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Collins Career Technical Center
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Frequently Asked Questions
What are the admissions statistics for Ameritas College? ▼
Ameritas College is a private nonprofit institution in Huntington, West Virginia. Undergraduate enrollment is 181 students.
How much do Ameritas College former students earn? ▼
Federally aided former students at Ameritas College who were working and not enrolled had median earnings of $21,783 ten years after entry; the cohort is not limited to graduates. Six years after entry, the corresponding median is $18,035.
How much does Ameritas College cost? ▼
The average net price at Ameritas College is $9,422. In-state tuition is $10,050 and out-of-state tuition is $10,050. Median student debt at graduation is $21,604.
What is the graduation rate at Ameritas College? ▼
Ameritas College has a 16.7% completion rate within 150% of normal program time at a less-than-four-year institution.
Is Ameritas College worth the student debt? ▼
The median student debt at Ameritas College is $21,604, while former students earn a median of $21,783 ten years after enrollment. That debt represents about 99% of those annual earnings. Among borrowers who completed their program, 31.9% are repaying their loans within 3 years. Estimated monthly loan payment is $229.
Sources & methodology
Private-nonprofit profiles emphasize Scorecard cost-after-aid and completion alongside IPEDS Carnegie class. Endowment, gifts, and sticker price are not Scorecard fields on this page.
Figures are the Mar–Jul 2026 federal retrievals. Nonprofit campuses vary widely in aid practice — net price here is the Title-IV-recipient cohort average, not an individual award letter. Read the full methodology for how the data is sourced, computed, and verified.
- College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education - former-student earnings, cost & completion (collegescorecard.ed.gov).
- IPEDS, National Center for Education Statistics - enrollment, admissions, Carnegie class & demographics (nces.ed.gov/ipeds).
- U.S. Treasury / IRS earnings linkage - median earnings 6 & 10 years after enrollment for federal-aid recipients (irs.gov).
- College Scorecard, Field of Study - program-level (credential) earnings & debt (collegescorecard.ed.gov).
- Federal Student Aid (Title IV / NSLDS) - U.S. Department of Education - net price, student debt & aid-recipient repayment outcomes (studentaid.gov).
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Nonprofit Scorecard medians describe federal-aid recipients who were working and not enrolled — they are not sticker-price ROI and not advice.
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