Four years after completing a degree, federally aided graduates who are working and not enrolled earn a median of $72,880, at the 80th percentile. That is $4,630 above the $68,250 median for comparable institutions (same type and size).
Azimuth places the university at the 74th percentile for return among nonprofit four-year institutions. Graduates earn about $7,113 more than the model expects for similar students.
That puts the gap at the 77th percentile. The part the model attributes to the factors it measures adds $1,098. The part it attributes to a remainder it does not explain adds $6,015.
At Point Loma Nazarene University, the median earnings for federally aided graduates four years after completion is $72,880. That is $4,630 above the $68,250 median for comparable institutions (same type and size), placing the university in the 80th percentile among nonprofit four-year institutions.
Graduates earn about $7,113 more than the model expects for similar students. The gap between what graduates earn and what the model expects for similar students sits at the 77th percentile.
Earnings scenarios based on the program mix put the typical outcome at $72,880, with a downside scenario of $46,400 and an upside scenario of $104,672. An estimated 26.2% of graduates continue to graduate study, based on the program mix, so the four-year earnings picture captures most but not all completers.
At Point Loma Nazarene University, federally aided graduates who are working and not enrolled earn a median of $72,880 four years after completing a degree, in the 80th percentile. The peer median is the middle value for comparable institutions (same type and size), and the university is $4,630 above that $68,250 figure.
Azimuth ranks the university #384 for return among nonprofit four-year institutions. Graduates earn about $7,113 more than the model expects for similar students.
That puts the gap at the 77th percentile. The part the model attributes to the factors it measures (field of study, enrollment and the local labor market) adds $1,098.
The part it attributes to a remainder it does not explain adds $6,015. Within the measured factors, the STEM component adds $367, a small share of the overall attribution.
The degrees awarded cluster in health, business, and the social sciences, with nursing and business administration the largest programs. Earnings scenarios, estimated from the program mix rather than observed groups, range from $46,400 to $104,672.
An estimated 26.2% of graduates continue to graduate study, based on the program mix.
Earnings four years after completion vary widely by field at Point Loma Nazarene University, and the variation reflects the university's program mix. The downside scenario sits at $46,400, while the upside scenario reaches $104,672 — a spread across the university's 10 programs with published earnings data.
At the top, Nursing completers earn a median of $114,919, and Business Administration and Management graduates reach $74,495. Further down the range, Biology completers earn $65,365, showing that even the third-highest-earning field lands well above the downside scenario.
Graduates of Point Loma Nazarene University earn about $7,113 more than the model expects for similar students. The median federal student debt for borrowers who complete a degree is $22,990, which runs below the $24,199 median for comparable institutions (same type and size).
That debt corresponds to an estimated payment of $261 a month if repaid over ten years. Parent PLUS borrowers, a separate population, carry a median of $38,376.
The average net price—what aid recipients pay after grants and scholarships—is $38,729, which is above the peer median of $27,371 by $11,358. The spread between the lowest and highest income bands is $10,681, with average net prices ranging from $30,999 for families earning under $30,000 to $41,680 for families earning over $110,000.
Aid covers about 36% of the published cost for the average aid recipient. Above-expected earnings and a debt figure that sits below the peer median point the same way.
The net price runs above the peer median, though, so the value picture depends on how much aid a family receives and which program a student pursues.