Master's · San Diego, California
Is Education, General at Northcentral University worth it?
High confidence High confidence: 100+ graduates behind the earnings figures.
The verdict · all families, in-state, half paid with loans
Graduates typically don't earn back the cost within 20 years, compared with the no-degree baseline.
- Earnings 1 year after graduating
- $64,380
- Treasury AY2020-21, AY2021-22 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
- Earnings 4 years after graduating
- $64,052
- Treasury AY2017-2018, AY2018-2019 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
- Typical federal debt at graduation
- $35,852
- NSLDS pooled AY2022-23, AY2023-24 cohort
- Typical borrowing (no graduate net price is published)
- $38k (likely $38k – $38k)
- AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
- Earnings bump, year 4
- −$5k a year vs bachelor's graduates 4 years out in CA
- 2023 ACS 5-year pooled, adjusted to 2024 dollars
- Payback
- Not within 20 years in most scenarios
- Bump vs net cost plus loan interest
- 10-year net return
- −$266k (likely −$311k – −$231k)
- Today's dollars
- 20-year net return
- −$359k (likely −$431k – −$293k)
- Today's dollars
- Borrowers making progress / in default, 2 years in
- ≤ 20% / ≤ 20%
- NSLDS AY2016-17, AY2017-18 pooled cohorts measured in 2018-19, 2019-20
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Scorecard reports no net price for graduate programs; cost is based on what graduates typically borrowed.
Other majors at Northcentral University
- Business Administration, Management and Operations (Doctoral)$105,744
- Educational Administration and Supervision (Doctoral)$93,408
- Computer and Information Sciences, General (Master's)$91,608
- Psychology, General (Doctoral)$85,657
- Education, General (Doctoral)$80,493
- Psychology, General (Graduate certificate)$77,318
- Business Administration, Management and Operations (Master's)$73,426
- Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions (Doctoral)$70,989
- Human Resources Management and Services (Master's)$66,156
- Public Administration (Master's)$66,025
- Educational Administration and Supervision (Master's)$62,023
- Education, General (Graduate certificate)$61,131
Education, General at other schools in California
- California State University-Sacramento$102,444
- California State Polytechnic University-Pomona$95,883
- California State University-San Marcos$95,348
- California State University-Bakersfield$92,010
- University of Massachusetts Global$91,710
- University of San Diego$91,474
- California State University-East Bay$91,220
- Stanford University$88,065
- Sonoma State University$87,304
- Notre Dame de Namur University$86,768