10-YEAR PAYOFF CURVECumulative economic payoff after graduation
−$239,126at year 10Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
American InterContinental University-Houston
⌖ Houston, TX · 11 reportable field-and-credential outcomes
MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff
−$239,126 over 10 years
Modeled from observed year-5 institution earnings and the institution-wide average net price over four years.
At these assumptions, the estimated earnings premium does not recover the modeled economic investment within ten years.
119.3 yrsModeled economic break-even
−92%Modeled 10-year ROI
$47,187Observed 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.
COLLEGE AT A GLANCE
Institution details
Current federal characteristics describing the college—not the outcomes of a specific program.
- Accreditor
- Higher Learning Commission
- Main award level
- Bachelor’s degrees
- Campus setting
- City
- Admissions
- Open admission
- Delivery
- Campus or mixed delivery
- Federal designation
- No special designation reported
Cost, debt, completion and earnings context
$20,249Average net price / year
$26,087Cost of attendance
$31,000Median federal student debt · completer borrowers
$329/moPublished 10-year payment estimate
$47,187Median earnings · year 5 after completion
4.5%Completion rate
Not availableAdmission rate
94Student size
Institution debt covers federal student-loan borrowers who completed. Parent PLUS and private loans are excluded; missing and privacy-suppressed values remain unavailable.
NATIONAL CONTEXT
How this college compares
Percentiles compare this institution with currently operating colleges that report the same federal measure.
WHAT STANDS OUT
A faster read on this college
These summaries use only reportable field-and-credential records at this institution. They do not fill privacy-suppressed outcomes.
EARNINGS PATH
Reported earnings over time
$40,254Year 1
$50,399Year 4
$47,187Year 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.
1Computer and Information Sciences, General · Master's Degree$83,6572Computer and Information Sciences, General · Bachelor's Degree$71,4863Health and Medical Administrative Services · Master's Degree$65,1554Business Administration, Management and Operations · Master's Degree$60,4345Business Administration, Management and Operations · Bachelor's Degree$53,9596Accounting and Related Services · Bachelor's Degree$53,9567Health and Medical Administrative Services · Bachelor's Degree$47,0838Criminal Justice and Corrections · Bachelor's Degree$45,672Observed year-4 earnings · compare like fields and credentials before deciding
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- Annual net price
- $19,500
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $44,608
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -102%
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- Annual net price
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- $47,174
- Modeled 10-year ROI
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- Annual net price
- $25,299
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $43,960
- Modeled 10-year ROI
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Center for Advanced Legal Studies
- Annual net price
- $13,959
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $44,983
- Modeled 10-year ROI
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Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes
| Federal field | Credential | Earnings, year 4 | Federal debt | 2023–24 awards |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Computer and Information Sciences, General | Master's Degree | $83,657 | Not available | Not reported |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General | Bachelor's Degree | $71,486 | $45,606 | Not reported |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services | Master's Degree | $65,155 | Not available | Not reported |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | Master's Degree | $60,434 | Not available | Not reported |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | Bachelor's Degree | $53,959 | $49,961 | Not reported |
| Accounting and Related Services | Bachelor's Degree | $53,956 | $51,848 | Not reported |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services | Bachelor's Degree | $47,083 | $52,813 | Not reported |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections | Bachelor's Degree | $45,672 | $47,500 | Not reported |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections | Associate's Degree | $38,683 | $27,750 | Not reported |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | Associate's Degree | $38,042 | $27,875 | Not reported |
| Music | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $36,639 | $9,500 | Not reported |
Awards use first-major IPEDS completions aggregated to the same four-digit field and credential.
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.