Carrington College-Mesa
Mesa, Arizona
A 0–100 composite of ROI, graduate earnings, net price, debt and graduation rate. How it’s scored.
Estimated for a typical student paying the average net price over 2 years.
On these figures the cost and debt outweigh the earnings premium.
The numbers behind the verdict
Lifetime ROI: the long view
Cumulative net gain over a high-school-only earner at different career lengths, with tuition and debt interest already subtracted. Built on IRS-verified federal earnings — not self-reported surveys.
Conservative: holds year-5 earnings flat (no raises). Adjust the assumptions, or see the highest 20-year ROI colleges.
Equity & access
Who the college serves and whether the payoff reaches everyone — earnings ten years after starting (IRS-linked), with access measures from federal enrollment data.
14% gap between the two groups
36% gap between the two groups
Essentially no gap — the payoff is even
Undergraduate enrollment by race/ethnicity. Federal data does not report earnings by race.
Net price by family income
What students actually pay after grants and scholarships, by household income as of 2024.
| Family income | Average net price / yr |
|---|---|
| Family income $0–$30k | $48,159 |
| $30k–$48k | $48,325 |
| $48k–$75k | $47,072 |
| $75k–$110k | $49,758 |
| $110k+ | $52,531 |
How Carrington College-Mesa compares
This college against the Arizona and national averages — higher earnings and lower cost/debt are better.
Graduate earnings over time
Median earnings of Carrington College-Mesa students 10 years after entering, by cohort year as of 2024.
Best-paying majors at Carrington College-Mesa
Fields of study ranked by their own ROI — earnings five years after graduating against the cost and debt. Click a major for the deep dive.
| Major | Credential | Earnings (5 yr) | Median debt | 10-yr ROI | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing | Certificate | $84,782 | $32,311 | +556% | Strong return |
| Dental Support Services and Allied Professions | Certificate | $64,122 | $27,688 | +224% | Strong return |
| Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services | Certificate | $62,764 | $28,291 | +200% | Strong return |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services | Certificate | $36,496 | $9,431 | -263% | Poor return |
| Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services | Certificate | $32,835 | $8,958 | -333% | Poor return |
| Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/Technicians | Certificate | $32,522 | $7,186 | -342% | Poor return |
| Dental Support Services and Allied Professions | Certificate | $31,832 | $8,789 | -353% | Poor return |
| Health Aides/Attendants/Orderlies | Certificate | $30,608 | $7,222 | -379% | Poor return |
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ROI at Carrington College-Mesa
Estimates from federal data; your result will vary. How this works.
Admissions & profile
Location
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard. ROI is computed by Degree Return — see how. Read the methodology. Data as of 2024.
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