Four years after completing a degree, federally aided graduates who are working and not enrolled earn a median of $52,371, which ranks in the 24th percentile. That is $4,930 below the $57,301 median for comparable institutions (same type and size).
Azimuth places the return pillar at the 40th percentile among nonprofit four-year institutions. Graduates earn about $1,404 more than the model expects for similar students.
That gap sits at the 60th percentile. The part the model attributes to the factors it measures (field of study, enrollment and the local labor market) subtracts $1,991.
The part it attributes to a remainder it does not explain adds $3,395. Within the measured factors, the STEM component adds $984.
Norfolk State University graduates earn a median of $52,371 four years after completion, based on an earnings cohort of 866 federally aided completers who are working and not enrolled. Azimuth places that figure in the 24th percentile among nonprofit four-year institutions.
Graduates earn about $1,404 more than the model expects for similar students. That puts the gap at the 60th percentile.
Earnings scenarios, estimated from the program mix, show a range from $48,563 on the downside to $80,045 on the upside, with a typical scenario of $52,371. An estimated 32.3% of graduates continue to graduate study, based on the program mix.
The return picture at Norfolk State University is mixed overall: median earnings sit below the peer median, yet graduates still out-earn what the model predicts for similar students. The median for federally aided graduates who are working and not enrolled four years after completion is $52,371, at the 24th percentile.
That amount is $4,930 below the $57,301 median for comparable institutions (same type and size). Azimuth places Norfolk State University at #883 for return among nonprofit four-year institutions.
Federally aided graduates earn about $1,404 more than the model expects for similar students. That places the result at the 60th percentile among nonprofit four-year institutions.
The part the model attributes to the factors it measures (field of study, enrollment and the local labor market) subtracts $1,991. The part it attributes to a remainder it does not explain adds $3,395.
Within the measured factors, the STEM component by itself adds $984. The largest fields are business, social sciences and health professions, with STEM fields also represented.
Earnings scenarios estimated from the program mix show a downside of $48,563, a typical level of $52,371 and an upside of $80,045. An estimated 32.3% of graduates continue on to graduate study, based on the overall program mix.
The earnings scenarios show a wide spread: $48,563 on the downside against $80,045 on the upside. The typical earnings scenario sits at $52,371.
These are earnings scenarios, not observed groups of graduates. The upside figure shows the higher-earning program clusters in the university's mix, while the downside shows the lower-earning ones.
The earnings picture at Norfolk State University requires a close look at costs. Graduates earn about $1,404 more than the model expects for similar students, but the median federal student loan debt for borrowers who finish is $29,000.
That is $7,771 above the peer median of $21,229 for comparable institutions (same type and size). That debt corresponds to an estimated payment of $330 a month if repaid over ten years.
Parents who borrow hold a separate median of $19,245 in Parent PLUS loans. The average net price, what aid recipients pay after grants and scholarships, is $15,282.
Aid covers about 43% of the published cost for the average aid recipient, but this is an average rather than a personal quote.