10-yr median earnings
$48,414
Federal aid recipients only
Private Nonprofit · San Diego, California
Northcentral University
Northcentral University is a private nonprofit institution in San Diego, California. as a private nonprofit, published Scorecard outcomes cover federal-aid recipients at this campus — endowment and sticker price sit outside those cohort fields.
- $48,414
- 10-yr median earnings
The verdict
Northcentral University posts above-median former-student earnings.
According to the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard.
- Top 32%
- former-student earnings, US
- +4%
- earnings, 6→10 yrs
City: Large
Carnegie: Doctoral/Prof
Institution data retrieved July 2026; field-of-study data retrieved March 2026.
How to read this Northcentral University 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 ("Doctoral/Professional Universities"), 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
C
College Value Score
58/100
Northcentral University
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 B-
$48,414
10-year median former-student earnings
Net Price N/A
N/A
Average annual cost after grants and aid
Completion Rate N/A
N/A
Completion within 150% of normal time
Debt C
$12,500
Median federal debt at graduation
Loan Repayment D
53.5%
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
Not reported
After grants and scholarships
150%-time completion
Not reported
Full-time, first-time cohort
College ROI Quadrant - Northcentral University 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 Northcentral University 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.
Northcentral University: former-student earnings vs. every US college
10-year median earnings, College Scorecard
$48,414 Top 32% higher than 68% 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 | Northcentral University | National rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-yr median earnings | $48,414 | #1609 of 5103 | 68th |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 60 | #4785 of 5462 | 12th |
National ranks count every operating US college reporting each metric to the College Scorecard, separate from the earnings histogram above.
Quick Facts
60
Undergraduate enrollment
-
Acceptance rate
-
SAT average
-
150%-time completion
$48,414
10-yr median earnings
-
First-year retention
How Northcentral University ranks in California
State rank among 493 reporting California colleges with College Scorecard data, a separate lens from the national distribution above.
| Metric | Northcentral University | State rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-yr median earnings | $48,414 | #173 of 493 | 65th |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 60 | #496 of 553 | 10th |
Highest former-student earnings in California
| # | School | 10-yr earnings | Net price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Samuel Merritt University | $143,238 | - |
| 2 | Harvey Mudd College | $138,687 | $35,924 |
| 3 | California Institute of Technology | $128,566 | $16,075 |
| 4 | Stanford University | $124,080 | $13,807 |
| 5 | Los Angeles County College of Nursing and Allied Health | $115,318 | - |
| 6 | Gnomon | $114,785 | $51,949 |
| 7 | Santa Clara University | $109,183 | $50,062 |
| 8 | Jesuit School of Theology of Santa Clara University | $109,183 | - |
| 9 | Touro University California | $104,805 | - |
| 10 | Claremont McKenna College | $104,736 | $28,849 |
| 11 | West Coast University-Anaheim-Orange County | $102,672 | $32,879 |
| 12 | West Coast University-Ontario | $102,672 | $49,590 |
| 173 | Northcentral UniversityThis school | $48,414 | - |
Student Demographics
Race & ethnicity
Student body at a glance
81.6%
Female
44.4%
First Generation
Outcomes
$46,759
Median Earnings (6yr)
53.5%
Loan Repayment, Completers (3yr)
Outcomes & debt snapshot
| Measure | Cohort / horizon | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Median earnings | 6 years after entry | $46,759 |
| Median earnings | 10 years after entry | $48,414 |
| Loan repayment rate | Completers, 3 years after leaving | 53.5% |
| Median federal student debt | At completion | $12,500 |
| Estimated monthly payment | Standard 10-year plan | $133/mo |
Programs & Earnings
Field-of-study summary by credential
| Credential | Programs | Award count | Avg earnings | Top earnings | Avg debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Master's | 6 | 931 | $60,232 | $73,426 | $37,930 |
| Graduate Certificate | 4 | 192 | $61,131 | $61,131 | $41,872 |
| Doctoral | 3 | 609 | $90,631 | $105,744 | $78,817 |
| Bachelor's | 3 | 64 | - | - | $11,962 |
Top programs at Northcentral University by completer earnings
Median earnings of program completers, College Scorecard field-of-study file
- Business Administration, M…
Business Administration, Management and Operations
$105,744 median earnings
- Psychology, General
Psychology, General
$85,657 median earnings
- Education, General
Education, General
$80,493 median earnings
- Business Administration, M…
Business Administration, Management and Operations
$73,426 median earnings
- Education, General
Education, General
$61,131 median earnings
- Education, General
Education, General
$59,632 median earnings
- Psychology, General
Psychology, General
$59,004 median earnings
- Mental and Social Health S…
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions
$57,016 median earnings
What this shows The highest-earning programs at a school are not necessarily its most popular ones - a small specialized program can post strong median earnings without reflecting the outcome most students here actually see.
| Program | Credential | Completers | Median Earnings | Median Debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | Doctoral | 216 | $105,744 | $79,172 |
| Psychology, General | Doctoral | 55 | $85,657 | $84,513 |
| Education, General | Doctoral | 338 | $80,493 | $72,765 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | Master's | 271 | $73,426 | $37,054 |
| Education, General | Graduate Certificate | 130 | $61,131 | $42,085 |
| Education, General | Master's | 205 | $59,632 | $36,166 |
| Psychology, General | Master's | 93 | $59,004 | $40,548 |
| Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions | Master's | 181 | $57,016 | $50,963 |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology | Master's | 164 | $52,083 | $30,160 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General | Master's | 17 | - | $32,688 |
| Education, General | Bachelor's | 8 | - | - |
| Psychology, General | Bachelor's | 16 | - | $11,962 |
| Psychology, General | Graduate Certificate | 23 | - | $36,966 |
| Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions | Graduate Certificate | 29 | - | $35,490 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | Bachelor's | 40 | - | - |
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Frequently Asked Questions
What are the admissions statistics for Northcentral University? ▼
Northcentral University is a private nonprofit institution in San Diego, California. Undergraduate enrollment is 60 students.
How much do Northcentral University former students earn? ▼
Federally aided former students at Northcentral University who were working and not enrolled had median earnings of $48,414 ten years after entry; the cohort is not limited to graduates. Six years after entry, the corresponding median is $46,759.
Is Northcentral University worth the student debt? ▼
The median student debt at Northcentral University is $12,500, while former students earn a median of $48,414 ten years after enrollment. That debt represents about 26% of those annual earnings. Among borrowers who completed their program, 53.5% are repaying their loans within 3 years. Estimated monthly loan payment is $133.
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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