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UEI College-Oceanside

Oceanside, California

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DR Rating
DegreeReturn Rating — Poor value

A 0–100 composite of ROI, graduate earnings, net price, debt and graduation rate. How it’s scored.

Poor return
$-176,055 over 10 years

Estimated for a typical student paying the average net price over 1 years.

On these figures the cost and debt outweigh the earnings premium.

Never
Break-even
-538%
10-year ROI
$30,666
Median earnings as of 2024
44% of UEI College-Oceanside students earn more than a typical U.S. high-school graduate (about $28,000/yr) ten years after starting — measured from IRS tax records, not surveys.

The numbers behind the verdict

$29,253
Average net price / yr as of 2024
$30,666
Median earnings (5 yr) as of 2024
$25,094
Median earnings (1 yr) as of 2024
$9,500
Median debt at graduation as of 2024
Graduation rate as of 2024
44%
Earn more than a HS grad as of 2024
27%
Repaying their loans (3 yr) as of 2024
Retention rate as of 2024

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.

$-176,055
After 10 years
$-319,395
After 20 years
$-462,735
After 30 years
$-606,075
After 40 years

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.

By gender
Women
$28,968
Men
$36,819

21% gap between the two groups

By family-income background
From lower-income families
$29,747
From higher-income families
$38,651

23% gap between the two groups

By student status (FAFSA)
Dependent students
$32,834
Independent students
$30,048

8% gap between the two groups

63%
First-generation students
64%
Take federal student loans
65%
Born in the U.S.
Who studies here
White 7%Hispanic 29%Asian 2%Black 3%Other 60%

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 incomeAverage net price / yr
Family income $0–$30k$28,621
$30k–$48k$28,953
$48k–$75k$29,972
$75k–$110k$33,819
$110k+$33,743

How UEI College-Oceanside compares

This college against the California and national averages — higher earnings and lower cost/debt are better.

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Best-paying majors at UEI College-Oceanside

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.

MajorCredentialEarnings (5 yr)Median debt10-yr ROIVerdict
Criminal Justice and CorrectionsCertificate$33,255$9,500-459%Poor return
Health and Medical Administrative ServicesCertificate$32,397$9,500-485%Poor return
Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesCertificate$30,666$9,500-538%Poor return
Business Operations Support and Assistant ServicesCertificate$28,439$9,500-606%Poor return
Dental Support Services and Allied ProfessionsCertificate$25,872$9,500-685%Poor return

Calculate your own ROI

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ROI at UEI College-Oceanside

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Estimates from federal data; your result will vary. How this works.

10-yr net gain
Break-even
10-yr ROI

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Admissions & profile

Admission rate
0
Average SAT
0
Median ACT
814
Undergraduates

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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