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Is Ameritas College worth it?
A first pass affordability and outcome read for Ameritas, using national average inputs. Run your own numbers for a personalized score.
Worth-It Score
Stretch
Ameritas sits in the stretch band for a typical family. The long-run earnings picture at $21,783 helps, but median debt of $21,604 plus yearly net price of $9,422 creates a tighter path. For context, Ameritas's net price is about 50% below the typical 2-year, private nonprofit school. It can work, but the financing plan has to be deliberate.
Is the price fair?
Compared to 76 similar 2-year, private nonprofit schools
This school
$10,729
/yrAverage school like this
$21,342
/yrThis helps your Worth-It Score
You'd pay about $10,613 less per year than the typical student at a similar school. Over 4 years that's roughly $42,000 in savings.
Score breakdown
The public version of the score weighs affordability, after graduation outcomes, and repayment burden.
Affordability
40% weight
The yearly net price sits in a range that leaves more room for family cash flow and lower borrowing.
Outcome
40% weight
The outcome data does not create enough margin to fully offset the cost.
Repayment
20% weight
Repayment looks feasible, but not roomy.
The numbers behind the score
Median net price per year
$9,422
Median earnings 10 years out
$21,783
Median debt at graduation
$21,604
Graduation rate
17%
At Ameritas, a typical graduate carries about $21,604 in student debt and earns roughly $21,783 ten years after enrolling. On a standard 10-year repayment plan, that works out to about $246 per month, or 14% of pre-tax income. That sits at the tighter end of a workable borrower range.
How earnings compare to a high school diploma
Graduates earn $20,017 less than the typical high school graduate ($41,800) ten years after entering this school. A federal rule finalized in July 2026 ties undergraduate student-loan eligibility to a comparison like this one, with the first calculations expected in 2027.
34% of former students here out-earned that benchmark ten years after entry, per College Scorecard.
Context, not a federal determination: the official test will use earnings measured four years after completion and thresholds the Department of Education has not yet published, which may vary by state. Our figure is College Scorecard median earnings ten years after entry. How this works
What this means for your family
Ameritas is a two year school in Huntington, WV. For many families, the real question is not just sticker price but what this path unlocks next, whether that is direct employment, transfer, or a lower cost route into a four year degree.
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Common questions about Ameritas
The median net price at Ameritas is $9,422 per year. That is the average yearly price after typical grant aid for students in the public federal data, not the published sticker price.
Get your personalized Worth-It score
National averages are a starting point. Plug in your actual aid offer, intended major, and family situation to get a score that reflects your specific picture.
The Worth-It Score weighs affordability (40%), after graduation outcomes (40%), and repayment burden (20%). Underlying data points come from publicly available federal higher education reporting. See full methodology →
Now work out how to pay for it, cheapest money first.
A Worth-It Score tells you whether the price is justified. The 2026-27 funding guide covers the borrowing order, what changed on July 1, 2026, and the current limits.
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