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Is Provo College worth it?
A first pass affordability and outcome read for Provo, using national average inputs. Run your own numbers for a personalized score.
Worth-It Score
Heavy lift
Provo lands in the heavy lift band for a typical family. The combination of $26,863 in yearly net price and $30,144 in median debt asks a lot relative to median earnings of $42,739. For context, Provo's net price is about 6% 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
$27,159
/yrAverage school like this
$25,582
/yrNet price is slightly above average
You'd pay about $1,578 more per year than the typical student at a similar school. Over 4 years that's roughly $6,000 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
$26,863
Median earnings 10 years out
$42,739
Median debt at graduation
$30,144
Graduation rate
56%
At Provo, a typical graduate carries about $30,144 in student debt and earns roughly $42,739 ten years after enrolling. On a standard 10-year repayment plan, that works out to about $343 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 $7,944 more than the typical working high school graduate in Utah ($34,795) 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 Utah ($34,795).
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services
Certificate · 27 working graduates counted
$33,437
$1,358 below the benchmark
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services
Associate degree · 39 working graduates counted
$51,241
$16,446 above the benchmark
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Bachelor's degree · 66 working graduates counted
$79,485
$44,690 above the benchmark
1 other undergraduate program here has no four-year earnings figure, usually because too few graduates were counted to publish one. That says nothing about how that program does. 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
Provo is a private for-profit school in Provo, UT. 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 Provo
The median net price at Provo is $26,863 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
$26,863a 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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