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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 $21,634 in yearly net price and $30,157 in median debt asks a lot relative to median earnings of $38,696. 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 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
$21,634
Median earnings 10 years out
$38,696
Median debt at graduation
$30,157
Graduation rate
29%
At Post, a typical graduate carries about $30,157 in student debt and earns roughly $38,696 ten years after enrolling. On a standard 10-year repayment plan, that works out to about $343 per month, or 11% of pre-tax income. That sits at the tighter end of a workable borrower range.
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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Worth-It Score: 28/100
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Worth-It Score: 69/100
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Worth-It Score: 23/100
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Common questions about Post
The median net price at Post is $21,634 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 →