University of
Massachusetts Global
Public College in Aliso Viejo, CA. Six-year graduation rate 43%. Median 10-year earnings $65,703.
A decade after enrolling, the median University of Massachusetts Global student earns $65,703 — comfortably above what the typical bachelor's-granting institution returns. 43% finish within six years — respectable, though a meaningful share still leave without a credential. Debt at graduation runs to a median of $24,276, neither a bargain nor a burden.
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
Academics
Completion is middling: 43% finish inside six years. Retention of 62% means a meaningful slice of each entering class does not return. Retention and graduation track closely, so most of the attrition shows up in the first year rather than after it. The part-time picture is harder: 41% return, against 62% full-time. The 24:1 student-faculty ratio is high, so large classes and limited faculty contact should be the expectation.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 4,902 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
Students pay $30,523 a year on average after aid, a premium price that the earnings data has to justify. Net price varies modestly by income — $31,963 at $0–30k against $35,325 at $110k+ — so the average is a fair guide for most families. About 69% get grants averaging $4,028, so plan on the possibility of paying closer to full price. Federal borrowing reaches 26% of students.
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 · 78 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 | $31,963 |
| $30–48k | $31,782 |
| $48–75k | $33,209 |
| $75–110k | $35,325 |
| $110k+ | $35,325 |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Federal student loans went to 1,269 of these 4,902 students, totalling $12,044,565 — an average of $9,491 each.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (Orange 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)