What do graduates from Bellevue earn?

The median earnings figure for Bellevue is $56,310 ten years after enrolling. This page uses that long-run earnings marker as the default earnings input for the public score.

What is the debt-to-income ratio for Bellevue graduates?

Using the median debt level of $12,375 and a standard 10-year repayment plan, repayment takes about 3% of pre-tax income at the median earnings level. That is one of the strongest signals in the Worth-It Score.

How does Bellevue compare to similar schools?

Bellevue is worth comparing with Clark, Whatcom Community, Yakima Valley, which sit in a similar price or school-type neighborhood. The right answer often becomes clearer when you compare aid and borrowing side by side.

Is Bellevue worth the cost?

Bellevue currently scores 61 out of 100 in the default Worth-It model and lands in the stretch band. That is a starting point built from public averages. Your own aid offer, intended major, and family plan can move the answer substantially.

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Is Bellevue College worth it?

A first pass affordability and outcome read for Bellevue, using national average inputs. Run your own numbers for a personalized score.

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Worth-It Score

61/100

Stretch

Bellevue sits in the stretch band for a typical family. The long-run earnings picture at $56,310 helps, but median debt of $12,375 plus yearly net price of $11,430 creates a tighter path. For context, Bellevue's net price is about 9% below the typical 4-year, public school. It can work, but the financing plan has to be deliberate.

Is the price fair?

Compared to 774 similar 4-year, public schools

9% below average

This school

$11,926

/yr

Average school like this

$13,155

/yr

Lowest costAverageHighest cost

$6,216$21,615

This helps your Worth-It Score

You'd pay about $1,229 less per year than the typical student at a similar school. Over 4 years that's roughly $5,000 in savings.

Score breakdown

The public version of the score weighs affordability, after graduation outcomes, and repayment burden.

Affordability

40% weight

100/100

The yearly net price sits in a range that leaves more room for family cash flow and lower borrowing.

Outcome

40% weight

2/100

The outcome data does not create enough margin to fully offset the cost.

Repayment

20% weight

100/100

Median debt stays in a more comfortable repayment range for a typical graduate.

The numbers behind the score

Median net price per year

$11,430

Median earnings 10 years out

$56,310

Median debt at graduation

$12,375

Graduation rate

35%

At Bellevue, a typical graduate carries about $12,375 in student debt and earns roughly $56,310 ten years after enrolling. On a standard 10-year repayment plan, that works out to about $141 per month, or 3% of pre-tax income. That sits inside a borrower comfort range for many graduates.

How earnings compare to a high school diploma

Graduates earn $14,510 more 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.

Median net price: $12,210

Common questions about Bellevue

The median net price at Bellevue is $11,430 per year. That is the average yearly price after typical grant aid for students in the public federal data, not the published sticker price.

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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.

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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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