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Is ECPI University worth it?
A first pass affordability and outcome read for ECPI, using national average inputs. Run your own numbers for a personalized score.
Worth-It Score
Stretch
ECPI sits in the stretch band for a typical family. The long-run earnings picture at $42,837 helps, but median debt of $20,000 plus yearly net price of $22,965 creates a tighter path. For context, ECPI's net price is about 22% below the typical 4-year, private for-profit school. It can work, but the financing plan has to be deliberate.
Is the price fair?
Compared to 186 similar 4-year, private for-profit schools
This school
$20,051
/yrAverage school like this
$25,582
/yrThis helps your Worth-It Score
You'd pay about $5,531 less per year than the typical student at a similar school. Over 4 years that's roughly $22,000 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
Median debt stays in a more comfortable repayment range for a typical graduate.
The numbers behind the score
Median net price per year
$22,965
Median earnings 10 years out
$42,837
Median debt at graduation
$20,000
Graduation rate
44%
At ECPI, a typical graduate carries about $20,000 in student debt and earns roughly $42,837 ten years after enrolling. On a standard 10-year repayment plan, that works out to about $227 per month, or 6% of pre-tax income. That sits inside a borrower comfort range for many graduates.
What this means for your family
ECPI is a two year school in Virginia Beach, VA. 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 ECPI
The median net price at ECPI is $22,965 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 →