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Is Post University worth it?
A first pass affordability and outcome read for Post, using national average inputs. Run your own numbers for a personalized score.
Worth-It Score
Heavy lift
Post lands in the heavy lift band for a typical family. The combination of $20,694 in yearly net price and $31,125 in median debt asks a lot relative to median earnings of $44,639. For context, Post's net price is about 27% 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
$18,619
/yrAverage school like this
$25,582
/yrThis helps your Worth-It Score
You'd pay about $6,963 less per year than the typical student at a similar school. Over 4 years that's roughly $28,000 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 manageable, but it makes the aid offer matter a lot.
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
$20,694
Median earnings 10 years out
$44,639
Median debt at graduation
$31,125
Graduation rate
29%
At Post, a typical graduate carries about $31,125 in student debt and earns roughly $44,639 ten years after enrolling. On a standard 10-year repayment plan, that works out to about $354 per month, or 10% 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 $11,353 more than the typical working high school graduate in Connecticut ($33,286) ten years after entering this school. A federal rule finalized in July 2026 ties each undergraduate program's federal loan eligibility to a comparison like this one, with the first calculations expected in 2027.
The national figure is $31,269. The Department of Education uses it instead of the state figure when fewer than half of a school's students come from its state.
63% of former students here earned more than the typical high school graduate ten years after entry, by College Scorecard's own measure.
Context, not a federal determination. The benchmarks are the Department of Education's published thresholds (2024 notice, based on 2022 Census data); thresholds under the 2026 rule have not been released yet. The official test looks at each program's graduates four years after completion; our figure is College Scorecard's median for the whole school, ten years after entry. How this works
Program earnings vs. the federal benchmark
Median earnings of working graduates four years after finishing each undergraduate program, next to the benchmark the federal earnings test uses: the typical working high school graduate aged 25–34 in Connecticut ($33,286).
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services
Associate degree · 48 working graduates counted
$36,280
$2,994 above the benchmark
Legal Support Services
Certificate · 31 working graduates counted
$41,539
$8,253 above the benchmark
Non-Professional Legal Studies
Associate degree · 21 working graduates counted
$42,376
$9,090 above the benchmark
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services
Bachelor's degree · 71 working graduates counted
$44,643
$11,357 above the benchmark
Psychology, General
Bachelor's degree · 64 working graduates counted
$49,393
$16,107 above the benchmark
Human Services, General
Bachelor's degree · 68 working graduates counted
$51,181
$17,895 above the benchmark
Non-Professional Legal Studies
Bachelor's degree · 40 working graduates counted
$51,731
$18,445 above the benchmark
Criminal Justice and Corrections
Associate degree · 52 working graduates counted
$55,105
$21,819 above the benchmark
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness
Bachelor's degree · 35 working graduates counted
$55,606
$22,320 above the benchmark
Human Resources Management and Services
Certificate · 26 working graduates counted
$58,544
$25,258 above the benchmark
14 other undergraduate programs here have no four-year earnings figure, usually because too few graduates were counted to publish one. That says nothing about how those programs do. See every program on College Scorecard
An estimate, not an official determination. Under a federal rule taking effect July 1, 2027, programs below this benchmark in official results may face limits on federal student loans; Pell Grants are not affected. The official test uses finer program categories, different graduating classes and the Department's own records; its first results are expected in 2027. Programs that train for tipped jobs, such as cosmetology and massage, won't be rated on 2025 earnings, and the Department decides which programs qualify. Earnings: College Scorecard field-of-study data (released Oct 15, 2026). Benchmark: Department of Education published thresholds (2024 notice).
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What this means for your family
Post is a private for-profit school in Waterbury, CT. 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 Post
The median net price at Post is $20,694 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 →
What families actually paid
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All students who received aid
$20,694a year, on average
Average for first-time, full-time students who received federal financial aid, 2024-25. It does not include transfer or part-time students, and it is an average rather than a quote — what you pay depends on your own circumstances and the aid this school offers you. Source: U.S. Department of Education, IPEDS.
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