The "lucky" few who do get to the finish line, leave the school with over $25,000 in debt which they have a hard time paying, with an average salary of only $24,000. The school was established in 1990, so it hasn't been around for very long. If youve got deep pockets, however, you could definitely do worse than this school which has a graduation rate of 79%. Then again, it is a community college, and thats sort of the whole point. Fayetteville State University 8. The graduation rate is just under 21%, and students tend to come away from their time at the school loaded up with debt over $30,000 and little else to show for it. { (Image via Facebook) } The school also has a low graduation rate at just over 47%. Students will graduate with an average debt of over $22,000 and make a salary of less than $35,000 more than six years after entry. Location: Los Angeles, California Stay far away from this private school in Los Angeles. The median salary just over $36,500 also doesnt fair very well against the high tuition, which is nearly $23,000 each year. DeVry University 2. Six years after the fact, the average salary a Peru State alumnus can expect to receive is around $37,000. The graduation rate is just a little above 42%, which is lower than the national average but much higher than those in the single digits or even in the teens and twenties. Culinary students interested in a top accredited culinary school with a variety of professional development experiences should consider Kirkwood Community College. The Central Falls School District, located just north of Providence, ranks as the worst school district in Rhode Island. Sewanee charges an average of over $54,000, but the median salary only ends up being around $45,500, and thats 10 years after entry. In 2018, however, it merged with the nearby (former) Lyndon State and became Northern Vermont University. But don't consider them the lucky ones, as years after their graduation, they only make about an average of $28,800. Location: San Diego, California This school, located in San Diego, has seen its fair share of controversy since opening its doors in 1996. Considering the number of debt students are left with after graduation compared with how much they earn per year on average, it's best to steer clear. Compared to some others, the difference is greater in those numbers, which is a good thing, but you should still keep searching. Graduates finish with over $30,000 in student loan debt. Location: St. Paul, Minnesota Save your money and keep looking for somewhere that offers a better median salary than Macalester College in St. Paul. One thing theyve got going for them is the low default rate, which is just over 5.5%. Location: Richmond, Indiana Earlham College is definitely not cheap to attend. California residents pay $15, 909 . Location: Norton, Massachusetts Students shell out an average of $52,626 per year to attend Wheaten College, but the return on investment just doesnt add up. But that doesnt compare to the fact they failed to distribute more than $16 million in federal loan funds, and the U.S Department of Education banned them from accessing any more funds in the future. Michigan Baker College in Flint Reason - You may have heard of Flint before due to their water crisis. In fact, its ranked at #272 so there are at least 271 better schools for you to choose from. But the median salary of an alum is just $46,800 something about that doesnt seem right, does it? Location: Bar Harbor, Maine This school has an absolutely stunning campus, located right on the water but they dont make it very affordable to have the privilege. But yea out of the entirety of the US, the only two medical schools I wouldn't ever attend are Liberty and Rocky Vista. Location: Ashland, Wisconsin The worst part about Northland is its graduates ten-year salary - $37, 400. The school was established in 1990, so it hasn't been around for very long. It has put out a list of what it says are the nation's worst colleges. and states with the best and worst schools tend to cluster . The "study" ranked 151 cities in seven . And the experiences some say theyve had dont seem fitting of the way youd expect to be treated when youre paying nearly $18,000/year. New Jersey. Location: Madison, Wisconsin Herzing University in Madison can be considered one of the best of the worst. If you search for reviews, youll find a lot of three-star ratings, mainly about how disorganized everything seems to be. Though its definitely not good by very many standards, either. After all, many Hawaiian college campuses are near the most beautiful scenery youll ever see in your life. Plus, their tuition runs each student nearly $39,000 per year. The school wound up being shut down and paying out more than $25 million to those who were duped by the operation. Location: New Mexico If you thought that 30% is a bad graduation rate, wait till you hear about this University's rate: 16%. Its already shut down multiple campuses, and in 2017, it failed the Department of Educations debt-to-income ratio test, one of just two local law schools to do so. That doesnt seem like a very good deal at all. Take for instance the average salary of an alum whos been out of school for six years: $35,000. They also have one of the worst median salaries for alumni less than $27,000 after six years. 7. Located in Manhattan, Barnard College is the top-rated women's college in America, according to Niche. In-state students pay just $3,306 per year, which is much lower than most of the other universities in the area, and in the Western world in general. One is its 29% graduation rate. Texas has the most with 109 and Oklahoma has the highest proportion of students attending All-American schools with 3.4%. We have considered list by Hollywood Reporter and American School Search to arrive at the top colleges and have rated them according to their affordability and tuitions. As in previous years, FIRE's 2022 "worst-of-the-worst" list is presented in no particular order, and both public and private colleges are featured. A degree from Goshen will cost you nearly $160,000 and dont expect your ROI to be sufficient, either, as it averages around -$30,000. Delhi High School, LA See the Top 100 Most Dangerous Cities in the U.S. Grambling State is ranked between number 96-122 among regional universities in the South alone. Take their average debt of nearly $26,0000 compared to the median salary of $38,300. Its really a wonder why the school has the first amendment written across one of its buildings. By 24/7 Wall St., Contributor Special Report Jan 26, 2017, 01:59 PM EST | Updated Jan 26, 2017 This post was published on the now-closed HuffPost Contributor platform. But thats only the beginning of the bad at Texas College. Well, despite the fact that New Rochelle graduates usually have an income of about $40,000, only 29% of those who attend get to graduate. Unfortunately, students who apply and make it in, which 94% do, wind up with a hefty load of student loan debt over $22,000. Location: Portland, Oregon Portland is a super liberal hipster area that attracts artsy types from all over the place. Location: Colorado According to its website, the Nazarene Bible College is a Christian school committed to both academic and practical programs. Their median salary of around $54,000 at 10 years after entry doesnt seem so bad. But its still not as bad as the shockingly low median salary of graduates more than five years after graduation. The school has an undergraduate enrollment of 14,163 and costs $23,769 to attend. I very skeptical of all the for-profit medical schools, including CNU and Rocky Vista. Oct 25, 2016. Location: Claremont, California Buyer beware before you throw your money at a degree from Scripps College in California. Then theres the pitiful average salary of under $30,000 six years after graduation. Location: Jackson, Mississippi Jackson State has had its fair share of negative press over the years, both for the actions of faculty and students alike. Location: Henderson, Nevada If you live near this school, you could do worse, but there are also much, much better schools than Nevada State College in the area. The 9 Worst Colleges in America Fayetteville State University Florida Memorial University Grambling State University Lindsey Wilson College Morris College University of the District of Columbia University of Montevallo University of South Carolina, Aiken Shaw University 1. South College 7. While the graduation rate itself is not bad, 46%, those who graduate don't usually make enough money to pay off their loans. Jones is on FIREs top ten list of the worst schools for free speech in the country. Vernon, the location of this school in Georgia, is a college town is an understatement. Just peruse the Better Business Bureaus website or the many lawsuits against the school to tell you everything you need to know. Location: Boston, Massachusetts Wheelock College is known for its renowned educational and human development programs. Plus, if youre looking for a school with any hint of party life this is not it, as it's basically situated in a retirement community. Location: Cincinnati, Ohio If youre looking to spend a ton of money on tuition with the possibility of not making nearly enough money over the next ten years or so to make a dent in your student loan debt go for it! But if all of that wasnt bad enough, graduates also get stuck with an average of nearly $37,000 in loan debt. When it comes to safety, Fort Pierce Westwood High School ranks as one of the worst-performing schools in Florida. That may not sound too shabby, but thats five years of experience plus a bachelors degree which should equal out to more than that. Frankford High School, PA. Harrisburg High School, PA. Massachusetts Montserrat College of Art Reason - Montserrat is going up against MIT and Harvard, so the bar is extremely high. About 36% of students complete their programs, which is fairly low on average especially considering how many undergraduates are accepted every year. But in order to attend, youve got to make it through their 20% acceptance rate and shell out nearly $49,000 per year. While the average earnings of the students who finish school are over $38,000, almost 15% of them still have a hard time paying their loans on time. The city, which is located on the border of Illinois and Indiana, is known for being an industrial town that can choke you with the thick smog from the factories or, the noxious petroleum odors that they emit, to be exact. Before the closure, the graduation rate was an embarrassing 6.2%. Texas College isnt one of them. The tuition isnt incredibly expensive, though it is higher than some other local schools at around $12,000/year. There are much better art schools in the area if youre going to spend $35,000 or more on tuition, anyway. Then again, everything in Hawaii is pretty expensive! #16. But that doesnt mean they dont have their issues. They can also have a hard time paying off those loans, due to the $32,000 median salary. Run away from Independence University. Location Beverly, Massachusetts This small art school outside of Boston only sees around 400 students per year in its halls. Location: New Jersey The good news is that out of the 30% of students who get to graduate from Bloomfield College, 92% find a job. Purdue Global, formerly the for-profit Kaplan University, is so bad that it actually makes students sign a waiver during the admissions process that waives their right to sue the school if (more like when) it becomes problematic. As many of the classes are online and can feel very impersonal. In this schools case, they made the list because of their annual cost of attendance compared to average annual earnings ten years after the fact. Now, its shut down all of its campuses in the United States and dropped nearly $495 million in loans a good thing for its former students, who were on the hook for all of that money after its closure. Cut to ten years after entry and many still arent even making that much. According to the statistics, it seems like you should stay far, far away from this school. 3,014. University of Alaska Anchorage 10. Location: Arkansas The good news about Philander Smith College is that unlike many other schools on this list, it won't break the bank to attend it. With an average student debt of $30,169, Florida Memorial University makes the list of worst colleges in America in 2020. Location: Raleigh, North Carolina This private Baptist liberal arts school in Raleigh, NC probably shouldnt be at the top of your list of choices for places to get a higher education. On average, students will also find themselves facing nearly $20,000 in loan debt. Concordia University School of Law. Johnson State College Location: Johnson, Vermont Johnson State was established back in 1828. Location: Sumter, SC Morris College seems to take more than it gives from its students and graduates. Theyre on the list because those who do graduate from SUNY wind up with a ridiculous amount of debt for little payoff. Kirkwood Community College. After that, everything went downhill until they completely ran out of money. But maybe it saves some people from having to drop nearly $125,000 for a degree for a return on investment of around -$70,000. In fact, the consensus on Yelp is a whopping two and a half stars. Location: Cheyenne, Wyoming One good thing about this school is the super low cost. Location: Wilberforce, Ohio If you live near Central State in Wilberforce, Ohio, and youre interested in sticking around, you should know what youll get yourself into if you choose to attend. Location: Fairfield, Alabama Miles College has some serious issues it needs to address. The average salary of a graduate is less than $29,000 six years after entry. The questionable experience of attending this college is still very expensive, costing at around $18,723 for an instate student per year. Location: St. Petersburg, Florida Although theyre located in a gorgeous area, this is another school that has an ROI thats just plain bad. There are plenty of other, better schools nearby. 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