The Master's
University and Seminary
Private College in Santa Clarita, CA. Six-year graduation rate 68%. Median 10-year earnings $57,106.
Students who entered The Master's University and Seminary land at a median of $57,106 a decade later, close to what most four-year schools deliver. The six-year graduation rate of 68% is well above average and the clearest sign this school holds onto its students. Median debt at graduation is $20,500, roughly typical for an undergraduate degree.
Earnings: College Scorecard, median ten years after entry across students who received federal aid — completers and non-completers alike.
- ✓ 3-year loan default 0.0% — below national benchmark
Admissions
84% of applicants get in, so the odds favor most reasonably prepared students. The applicant pool is small at 1,051, which makes year-over-year comparisons unreliable. A 46% yield rate puts this school in the upper range for admits who follow through.
Test score bands (middle 50% of submitters)
These bands describe the enrolled first-years who submitted a score, not the entering class. Where most students apply test-optional the submitters are a self-selected, higher-scoring group.
| Test | 25th–75th percentile | Submitted |
|---|---|---|
| SAT Evidence-Based Reading | — | — |
| SAT Math | — | |
| ACT Composite | — | — |
IPEDS Admissions · 2024
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Six-year completion runs to 68% — students who start here overwhelmingly finish here. Retention is strong at 85%, and first-year attrition is where most degrees are lost. Retention and completion are close, which places the gap between entering and finishing almost entirely in year one. A 13:1 ratio points to small classes and accessible faculty. As a private nonprofit four-year college, the relevant comparison is other four-year schools rather than the national average across all institutions.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 1,594 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
Students pay $37,919 a year on average after aid, a premium price that the earnings data has to justify. The income table below is the number that matters — $24,624 at $0–30k versus $36,535 at $110k+. Grant aid is widespread — 85% of students receive it, averaging $19,563. 45% of students take federal loans, a middling borrowing rate.
Entering first-year students
A different, smaller group than the rates above: full-time students in their first year of college anywhere. The grant series here also excludes the "other sources" counted in the all-undergraduate figure, so the two are not comparable.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · 275 students
Net price by family income
The same students as the headline above, limited to those who received Title IV federal aid — a narrower group, with a lower overall average. IPEDS publishes no combined figure across these bands, so they should not be averaged into one.
| Family income band | Average net price |
|---|---|
| $0–30k | $24,624 |
| $30–48k | $25,104 |
| $48–75k | $27,712 |
| $75–110k | $31,542 |
| $110k+ | $36,535 |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Federal student loans went to 725 of these 1,594 students, totalling $4,711,507 — an average of $6,499 each.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (Los Angeles County) — budget these against any cost-of-attendance housing estimate.
HUD Fair Market Rents (40th-percentile gross rent incl. utilities) · FY2026
Veterans & GI Bill
VA GI Bill Comparison Tool (Veterans Affairs GIDS)