10-YEAR PAYOFF CURVECumulative economic payoff after graduation
+$401,652at year 10Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences
⌖ Albany, NY · 3 reportable field-and-credential outcomes
MODELED SCENARIO · Strong payoff
+$401,652 over 10 years
Modeled from observed year-5 institution earnings and the institution-wide average net price over four years.
Observed earnings clearly outpace the comparison earnings and estimated education cost in this scenario.
4.3 yrsModeled economic break-even
+134%Modeled 10-year ROI
$115,118Observed earnings · year 5
ECONOMIC INVESTMENT → PAYBACK
Estimated payoff over ten years.
The scenario counts direct price and earnings forgone upfront, then applies the reported annual earnings premium.
FEDERAL COST DATA
Four ways to read college price.
Annual college-wide figures from the current College Scorecard release. Average net price covers full-time, first-time undergraduates receiving federal aid; public-college figures use in-state students. Program tuition and individual aid offers may differ.
Cost, completion and earnings context
$29,882Average net price / year
$54,899Cost of attendance
$115,118Median earnings · year 5 after completion
67.5%Completion rate
52.7%Admission rate
481Student size
NATIONAL CONTEXT
How this college compares
Percentiles compare this institution with currently operating colleges that report the same federal measure.
EARNINGS PATH
Reported earnings over time
$62,685Year 1
$113,282Year 4
$115,118Year 5
Separate federal cohorts may underlie different measurement years.
The college average is not the whole story.
Observed earnings vary substantially by field and credential at the same institution.
1Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration · First Professional Degree$139,2492Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration · Bachelor's Degree$84,4233Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions · Master's Degree$80,596Observed year-4 earnings · compare like fields and credentials before deciding
Comparable colleges in NY
Currently operating private nonprofit institutions with the closest combination of annual net price and observed year-5 earnings. Similarity is descriptive—not a quality ranking.
New York, NY
Columbia University in the City of New York
- Annual net price
- $21,590
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $112,647
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- +154%
Cornell University
- Annual net price
- $28,690
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $104,057
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- +100%
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
- Annual net price
- $36,228
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $102,764
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- +78%
Helene Fuld College of Nursing
- Annual net price
- $47,181
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $106,863
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- +68%
Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes
| Federal field | Credential | Earnings, year 4 | Federal debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration | First Professional Degree | $139,249 | Not available |
| Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration | Bachelor's Degree | $84,423 | $27,000 |
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions | Master's Degree | $80,596 | Not available |
Earnings, price, completion and enrollment are observed federal measures. ROI, payoff and break-even are modeled scenarios built from those measures and fixed assumptions. College payoff is not the payoff of every degree at this school; use the program table for a more precise comparison.