FEDERAL OUTCOMES, CLEARLY COMPARED

Compare what college costs
with what graduates earn.

Explore earnings, debt and price for the same field and credential across U.S. colleges.

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Same formula.
Different college payoff.

Observed institution earnings and annual net price feed the same modeled ten-year scenario.

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Compare Computer Science colleges
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College payoff

Understand institution-wide costs and outcomes without presenting them as program facts.

02

Program payoff

Compare observed earnings and debt for institution + federal field + credential.

03

Degree payoff

Benchmark the same field and degree level across colleges nationwide.

READ THE PAYOFF AT A GLANCE

See the pattern before you read the table.

Every chart keeps the field, credential, college and reporting period attached to the number.

Earnings Debt
PAYMENT PRESSURE

Debt as a share of earnings

5.3%MIT CS debt ÷
year-4 earnings
Federal debt$12,000
Year-4 earnings$225,141
Est. payment$127/mo

Debt and earnings use separate scales. This chart does not calculate ROI.

DATABASE LAYERS

One decision, three lenses

6,734institutions
60,266reportable outcomes
2,740degree benchmarks
868linked occupations

Hosted index excludes records where both earnings and debt are suppressed

THE QUESTIONS BEHIND THE DECISION

What DegreeVerdict helps you answer.

Start with observed evidence, add your actual price, then compare realistic alternatives.

Model my payoff →
01

What will it really cost?

Separate college-wide price context from your program price, grants and living costs.

02

How much debt will I carry?

See reported federal debt, estimated payment and the number of borrowers represented.

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What did graduates earn?

Follow observed earnings at available years after completion—not advertised salaries.

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Can earnings support repayment?

Compare estimated payments with gross monthly observed earnings.

05

What does the degree add?

Benchmark the exact field and credential against like-for-like national outcomes.

06

When could I break even?

Use your price and current salary to model a transparent scenario.

07

What is the completion risk?

Keep institution-level completion context visible without calling it a program rate.

08

What work can it lead to?

Connect fields to related occupations using the official CIP–SOC crosswalk.

09

Is there a better route?

Find comparable programs with stronger observed earnings and debt relationships.

10

Can I trust the evidence?

See cohorts, release dates, missing values and whether each figure is observed or estimated.

EXPLORE THE NATIONAL DATA

Programs worth comparing

60,266 matching federal field-and-credential records · Page 1 of 2,512

Washington, DC · Private nonprofit

Georgetown University

Business Administration, Management and Operations · Master’s

Earnings, year 4$188,160
Federal debtNot available
Est. paymentNot available
4-year earnings
Federal debt
Same-field national median$103,485
Explore observed outcomes →
New York, NY · Private nonprofit

New York University

Social Work · Master’s

Earnings, year 4$72,690
Federal debtNot available
Est. paymentNot available
4-year earnings
Federal debt
Same-field national median$65,123
Explore observed outcomes →
Pittsburgh, PA · Private nonprofit

Carnegie Mellon University

Computer Science · Bachelor’s

Earnings, year 4$268,121
Federal debt$21,442
Est. payment$227/mo
4-year earnings
Federal debt
Same-field national median$107,009
Explore observed outcomes →
Cambridge, MA · Private nonprofit

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Computer Science · Bachelor’s

Earnings, year 4$225,141
Federal debt$12,000
Est. payment$127/mo
4-year earnings
Federal debt
Same-field national median$107,009
Explore observed outcomes →
Berkeley, CA · Public

University of California, Berkeley

Computer Science · Bachelor’s

Earnings, year 4$204,379
Federal debt$13,900
Est. payment$147/mo
4-year earnings
Federal debt
Same-field national median$107,009
Explore observed outcomes →
Brooklyn, NY · Public

CUNY Medgar Evers College

Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing · Bachelor’s

Earnings, year 4$125,792
Federal debt$21,213
Est. payment$225/mo
4-year earnings
Federal debt
Same-field national median$88,910
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New York, NY · Private nonprofit

New York University

Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing · Bachelor’s

Earnings, year 4$118,433
Federal debt$25,500
Est. payment$270/mo
4-year earnings
Federal debt
Same-field national median$88,910
Explore observed outcomes →
New York, NY · Public

CUNY Hunter College

Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing · Bachelor’s

Earnings, year 4$116,361
Federal debt$16,944
Est. payment$180/mo
4-year earnings
Federal debt
Same-field national median$88,910
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A CLEARER PAYOFF PATH

Observed facts, then your assumptions.

1YOUR INPUT

Cost

Enter expected net cost
2FEDERAL DATA

Debt

$21,442 median
3FEDERAL DATA

Earnings

$268,121 in year 4
4ESTIMATE

Payment

$227 / month

Federal data group programs by field of study and credential level. A category may include more than one program or concentration offered by a school.

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SOURCE-LINKED & TRANSPARENT

Built on U.S. Department of Education data.

Outcomes describe federally aided completers from past cohorts. Earnings are measured four full years after completion, are not starting salaries, and do not guarantee an individual result.

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