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Is West Coast University-Texas worth it?
A first pass affordability and outcome read for West Coast University-Texas, using national average inputs. Run your own numbers for a personalized score.
Worth-It Score
Stretch
West Coast University-Texas sits in the stretch band for a typical family. The long-run earnings picture at $102,672 helps, but median debt of $32,946 plus yearly net price of $53,020 creates a tighter path. For context, West Coast University-Texas's net price sits about 103% above the typical 4-year, private for-profit school and near the top of its sector range. 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
$51,992
/yrAverage school like this
$25,582
/yrThis significantly impacts your Worth-It Score
You'd pay about $26,411 more per year than the typical student at a similar school. Over 4 years that's roughly $106,000 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
$53,020
Median earnings 10 years out
$102,672
Median debt at graduation
$32,946
Graduation rate
47%
At West Coast University-Texas, a typical graduate carries about $32,946 in student debt and earns roughly $102,672 ten years after enrolling. On a standard 10-year repayment plan, that works out to about $375 per month, or 4% of pre-tax income. That sits inside a borrower comfort range for many graduates.
What this means for your family
West Coast University-Texas is a private for-profit school in Richardson, TX. 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 West Coast University-Texas
The median net price at West Coast University-Texas is $53,020 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 →