Four years after completion, federally aided graduates who are working and not enrolled show a median of $50,812. This places North Carolina Central University in the 20th percentile among nonprofit four-year institutions.
This median is $6,489 below the $57,301 figure for comparable institutions (same type and size). Azimuth places the return pillar at the 28th percentile.
Graduates earn about $1,364 less than the model expects for similar students. The gap lands in the 50th percentile.
The part the model attributes to the factors it measures (field of study, enrollment and the local labor market) adds $4,191. The part it attributes to a remainder it does not explain subtracts $5,555. Within the measured factors, the STEM component adds $296.
Among federally aided graduates of North Carolina Central University who are working and not enrolled, the median four years after completion is $50,812, measured from 1,566 completers. That is $6,489 below the $57,301 median for comparable institutions (same type and size).
That median sits at the 20th percentile among nonprofit four-year institutions. Graduates earn about $1,364 less than the model expects for similar students.
That result sits at the 50th percentile. Estimated from the program mix, the earnings scenarios are $43,397 on the downside, $50,812 in a typical case and $74,787 on the upside.
An estimated 28.9% of graduates continue to graduate study, based on the program mix. The typical scenario is below the peer median and the model's expectation, yet the upside scenario and graduate-school estimate indicate varied paths.
At North Carolina Central University, return is the weakest of the four pillars, and the earnings figures bear that out. Federally aided graduates who are working and not enrolled earn a median of $50,812 four years after completion, sitting at the 20th percentile among nonprofit four-year institutions.
That median falls $6,489 below the $57,301 median for comparable institutions (same type and size). Azimuth ranks North Carolina Central University #1,058 for return among nonprofit four-year institutions.
Graduates earn about $1,364 less than the model expects for similar students. That result places the earnings gap at the 50th percentile among nonprofit four-year institutions nationally.
The part the model attributes to the factors it measures (field of study, enrollment and the local labor market) adds $4,191. The part it attributes to a remainder it does not explain subtracts $5,555.
Within the measured factors, the STEM component adds $296. The degrees cluster in Social Sciences, Business, and Security & Protective Services.
Earnings scenarios estimated from the program mix range from $43,397 on the downside to $74,787 on the upside. An estimated 28.9% of graduates continue on to graduate study, based on the program mix.
The earnings scenarios show a wide range, from $43,397 on the downside to $74,787 on the upside. These are scenarios estimated from the program mix, not observed groups of graduates.
At the upper end, Nursing graduates earn $90,760 four years after completion, and Computer and Information Sciences graduates earn $88,053. The largest program, Criminal Justice, posts median earnings of $48,443.
Graduates of North Carolina Central University earn about $1,364 less than the model expects for similar students. The median federal student loan debt for borrowers who finish is $28,250, which is $7,021 above the peer median of $21,229 for comparable institutions (same type and size).
That debt corresponds to an estimated payment of $321 a month if repaid over ten years. Parents who borrow hold a separate median of $19,245 in Parent PLUS loans.
The return picture is mixed: earnings sit below the peer median, and the debt load is higher than at comparable institutions. A student's outcome here depends heavily on the program they choose.