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Is Eastern International College-Jersey City worth it?
A first pass affordability and outcome read for Eastern International College-Jersey City, using national average inputs. Run your own numbers for a personalized score.
Worth-It Score
Heavy lift
Eastern International College-Jersey City lands in the heavy lift band for a typical family. The combination of $21,111 in yearly net price and $24,751 in median debt asks a lot relative to median earnings of $35,008. For context, Eastern International College-Jersey City's net price is about 8% below 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
$23,532
/yrAverage school like this
$25,582
/yrThis helps your Worth-It Score
You'd pay about $2,050 less per year than the typical student at a similar school. Over 4 years that's roughly $8,000 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 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
$21,111
Median earnings 10 years out
$35,008
Median debt at graduation
$24,751
Graduation rate
31%
At Eastern International College-Jersey City, a typical graduate carries about $24,751 in student debt and earns roughly $35,008 ten years after enrolling. On a standard 10-year repayment plan, that works out to about $281 per month, or 10% of pre-tax income. That sits at the tighter end of a workable borrower range.
What this means for your family
Eastern International College-Jersey City is a private for-profit school in Jersey City, NJ. 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 Eastern International College-Jersey City
The median net price at Eastern International College-Jersey City is $21,111 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 →