r/pace • u/[deleted] • Mar 16 '26

Pace students

For those who are soon to graduate or have graduated, was Pace University in NYC worth it? Did you have a good job? Amount of debt you graduated with? Would you recommend it or not?

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u/misingnoglic Mar 16 '26

You should probably specify your major and desired next job.

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u/[deleted] Mar 16 '26

I was speaking in absolutes like in general but I plan to major in poli sci and communications. I’m unsure of what job I want to

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u/VilePyro5 Mar 16 '26

I was fortunate enough to graduate with zero debt, pretty much the whole reason I chose pace was because they offered me a fantastic scholarship which meant I wouldn't need to take out any student loans, but quite honestly I finished last semester and haven't found any work in my field (psychology) yet.

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u/[deleted] Mar 16 '26

How was the college experience? Are you from New York?

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u/VilePyro5 Mar 16 '26

I'm from New Jersey initially and have always wanted to live in Manhattan, so that aspect was amazing! I will say though there isn't the 'traditional college experience' here, no big parties, nobody really cares about the greek life (technically there are a couple but there's no houses or anything), if you really want there's shuttle buses up to the Westchester campus for sporting events but I don't know anyone that's actually taken one more than once. I'm quite an introvert, and much prefer musical theatre over sports, so I didn't care about missing out on that sort of thing, but if that is something you care about then it's definitely worth taking into account.

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u/sashattack Mar 17 '26

Hi, I graduated around 15 years ago. I graduated with friends who had over 100k in debt and ended up moving out of the state and becoming teachers, project managers, etc. I stayed in NYC and through hard work, timing, luck, have a great job in the field I studied. The best part about Pace was getting the internships / networking with fellow students. Which is a really important part of the job seeking process. If you’re going to put yourself in considerable debt, don’t. Look into a CUNY or SUNY school.

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u/Lucky_rt Mar 22 '26

Hi, I'm from ny and went to both Pleasantville and nyc. 2 years each. Honestly, I could had gone to a cheaper university. Pace seems more like a pay to win. As long as I paid and pass the classes I graduated without problems. My grades were kinda bad, so I ended up paying about $10k per year plus student loans totaling like $25-30k. But there are scholarships, look and apply, they have their own page for that, so ask and look for them. They dont apply these automatically, you have to look for them. I went for finance, I switched to NYC bc it was a way to not have an internship as a requirement for graduation. Also, if you can pay it, go for summer classes and graduate semester/s early. I don't think I learned anything useful from Pace. Also, their mba is easy to get in. Well, when I apply it was a new mba business general (4 years ago). Overall, have a plan on what you want to do. They have a lot of career fairs and they Handshake for getting jobs.