+40%
Median federal debt at exit
Median federal debt at exit at University of Massachusetts Global rose 40% between 2006 and 2009 ($11.0k → $15.4k).
California · Public · Predominantly bachelor's
University of Massachusetts Global
Irvine, California. 4,902 undergraduate students. 50 programs in the federal Field-of-Study dataset.
ANOMALY ENGINE · NOTABLE SIGNALS
What the data flags at University of Massachusetts Global
Short-arc shifts (recent 3-year window), peer outliers, earnings trend breaks, completion drops, enrollment cliffs, and debt-to-earnings warnings — surfaced deterministically from the federal record. Multi-decade shifts are reported separately in the Long Arc section, since 25-year tuition drift isn't really an anomaly.
-100%
3-year cohort default rate
3-year cohort default rate at University of Massachusetts Global fell 100% between 2021 and 2024 (1.2% → 0.0%).
+12%
Undergraduate enrollment
Undergraduate enrollment at University of Massachusetts Global rose 12% between 2006 and 2009 (2.1k → 2.3k).
SECTION 01 · OUTCOMES SNAPSHOT
The numbers, vs. California
Each tile compares this institution to the California median for the same metric. Sub-line shows the comparison value, not an interpretation. Sparklines trace the federally available history.
$65,703+19% · 6→10y
California median $42,588$55,438
Treasury earnings · 6y post-entry—+92% · '97→'24
California median 61.3%$18,750+103% · '97→'09
At program completion4,902-4% · '96→'09
latest IPEDS42.3%
first-time, full-time—-7% · '13→'21
latest cohort$12,520
out-of-state $12,520SECTION 02 · EARNINGS HORIZONS
How earnings spread, 4 to 10 years after entry
Treasury tax-record earnings for federally aided students who first enrolled at this institution. Each point is a horizon from the most-recent vintage. Single median per horizon (no p25/p75 publishing).
Earnings widen with time post-entry. Selection: federal-aid recipients only — not all graduates.Methodology →
SECTION 03 · DEBT-TO-EARNINGS
What loans cost relative to earnings
Annual debt service as a share of median earnings 10 years after entry, computed under federal Direct loan terms (10-year fixed at 6%). The 8% line is the gainful-employment threshold from federal regulation; above 12% has historically been considered “failing” under prior rule cycles.
Institution-wide
3.8%Median federal debt $18,750 amortized over 10 years vs. median earnings $65,703 (10y after entry).
SECTION 04 · LONG ARC
Ten-plus year arc
Federally available history. Coverage varies by metric — IPEDS publishes some series only after 2009 and others only before.
Undergraduate enrollment.
150%-time completion rate.
Median federal student debt at exit.
+92%
University of Massachusetts Global · completion · 150% rose
22.3% → 42.9%
-100%
University of Massachusetts Global · completion · 100% fell
4.0% → 0.0%
+43%
University of Massachusetts Global · out-of-state tuition rose
$8,800 → $12,540
+103%
University of Massachusetts Global · median debt rose
$7,573 → $15,375
-100%
University of Massachusetts Global · cohort default rate fell
3.5% → 0.0%
SECTION 05 · PROGRAMS
Ranked by 5-year earnings
Each row is one (CIP × credential) program reported by the institution in College Scorecard's Field-of-Study data. Cohort floor is 30 students; below this, federal data is suppressed.
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.$155,615Business Administration, Management and Operations.$104,795Educational Administration and Supervision.$104,567Education, General.$91,259Human Resources Management and Services.$88,903Human Resources Management and Services.$79,997Human Resources Management and Services.$78,475Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods.$78,261Business Administration, Management and Operations.$77,949Psychology, General.$76,973Social Sciences, General.$65,739Criminology.$64,250Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities.$59,101Sociology.$56,285Psychology, General.$53,859Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods.$51,104Social Work.$46,024
SECTION 06 · BY CIP FAMILY
17 programs with earnings, grouped
Programs are grouped by 2-digit CIP family. Programs without reported earnings are hidden to keep the list focused.
EDUCATION · CIP 13
LIBERAL ARTS & GENERAL STUDIES · CIP 24
PSYCHOLOGY · CIP 42
PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION & SOCIAL SERVICES · CIP 44
SOCIAL SCIENCES · CIP 45
HEALTH PROFESSIONS · CIP 51
SECTION 07 · SIMILAR INSTITUTIONS
Same sector and degree mix in California
Picked by Carnegie sector × predominant credential level. These are not rankings — just nearest-neighbour surfaces for comparison.
CAUSAL DISCIPLINE
“University of Massachusetts Global graduates earn $X” — not “University of Massachusetts Global makes you earn $X”
Median earnings describe what cohorts earned. They do not describe what attending University of Massachusetts Global caused. Selection effects (who admits, who enrolls, who completes) are real. We publish federal data with strict descriptive phrasing — and link the methodology where you can read about the limitations directly.