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Is Berkeley College-New York worth it?
A first pass affordability and outcome read for Berkeley College-New York, using national average inputs. Run your own numbers for a personalized score.
Worth-It Score
Heavy lift
Berkeley College-New York lands in the heavy lift band for a typical family. The combination of $34,124 in yearly net price and $30,426 in median debt asks a lot relative to median earnings of $45,884. For context, Berkeley College-New York's net price is about 8% above the typical 4-year, private for-profit school. This does not make the school wrong for every student, but it does mean the price deserves a closer test.
Is the price fair?
Compared to 186 similar 4-year, private for-profit schools
This school
$27,509
/yrAverage school like this
$25,582
/yrNet price is slightly above average
You'd pay about $1,928 more per year than the typical student at a similar school. Over 4 years that's roughly $8,000 in extra cost.
Score breakdown
The public version of the score weighs affordability, after graduation outcomes, and repayment burden.
Affordability
40% weight
The yearly net price is doing real work against the score and raises the financing burden quickly.
Outcome
40% weight
The outcome data does not create enough margin to fully offset the cost.
Repayment
20% weight
Median debt stays in a more comfortable repayment range for a typical graduate.
The numbers behind the score
Median net price per year
$34,124
Median earnings 10 years out
$45,884
Median debt at graduation
$30,426
Graduation rate
42%
At Berkeley College-New York, a typical graduate carries about $30,426 in student debt and earns roughly $45,884 ten years after enrolling. On a standard 10-year repayment plan, that works out to about $346 per month, or 9% of pre-tax income. That sits at the tighter end of a workable borrower range.
What this means for your family
Berkeley College-New York is a private for-profit school in New York, NY. In this category, families usually need to look especially hard at debt, repayment room, and whether the long-run earnings picture justifies the price.
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Common questions about Berkeley College-New York
The median net price at Berkeley College-New York is $34,124 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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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 →