Private for-profit · COLLEGE PAYOFF

Augusta School of Massage

Evans, GA · 1 reportable field-and-credential outcomes

10-year estimate · Negative payoff

−$479,338 over 10 years

Modeled from observed year-5 institution earnings and the institution-wide average net price over four years.

With these assumptions, the added earnings do not recover the cost within ten years.

Not availableModeled economic break-even
−203%Modeled 10-year ROI
$20,623Observed earnings · year 5
Not reachedMaximum annual price for positive 10-year payoff
Includes direct price and earnings forgone while studying. Assumes $45,000 in alternative annual earnings and no wage growth. How we calculate it
A QUICK READ

What the numbers say about Augusta School of Massage

What does Augusta School of Massage cost?

Augusta School of Massage reports an average annual net price of $13,892 after grants and scholarships. This is an institution-wide average, not an individual aid offer.

What do Augusta School of Massage graduates earn?

The observed median earnings figure is $20,623 5 years after completion. It describes a federal cohort, not a guaranteed starting salary.

How much federal debt do Augusta School of Massage graduates have?

Median federal debt for completer borrowers is not reportable in the current record.

Is every degree at Augusta School of Massage worth the same?

No. DegreeVerdict currently shows 1 field-and-credential outcomes at Augusta School of Massage; reported earnings and debt can differ substantially by program category.

ECONOMIC INVESTMENT → PAYBACK

Estimated payoff over ten years.

The scenario counts direct price and earnings forgone upfront, then applies the reported annual earnings premium.

10-YEAR PAYOFF CURVECumulative economic payoff after graduation
−$479,338at year 10
Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
−$235,5680
2
4
6
8
−$479,33810
Years after graduationBreak-even: years
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.

Published in-state tuitionNot available
Sticker price
Published out-of-state tuitionNot available
Sticker price
Average net price$13,892
Title IV student average
Cost of attendance$18,188
Tuition + living budget
PRICE SOURCECollege reported · annual amount · federal dataset
PRICE SENSITIVITY

The price can change the verdict.

Hold observed earnings constant and see how the modeled ten-year payoff changes as annual price rises.

What stays fixed$20,623 observed annual earnings · 4 years of study · $45,000 alternative annual earnings · ten-year horizonThe marked price is this college’s institution-wide average net price, not your personal aid offer. This is a sensitivity test, not a tuition quote or earnings forecast.
COLLEGE AT A GLANCE

Institution details

Current federal characteristics describing the college, not the outcomes of a specific program.

Accreditor
Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges
Main award level
Certificates
Campus setting
Suburban
Admissions
Open admission
Delivery
Campus or mixed delivery
Federal designation
No special designation reported
Sources: College Scorecard June 2026 release and IPEDS 2024 institutional characteristics.
OBSERVED FEDERAL MEASURES

Cost, debt, completion and earnings context

$13,892Average net price / year
$18,188Cost of attendance
Not availableMedian federal student debt · completer borrowers
Not availablePublished 10-year payment estimate
$20,623Median earnings · year 5 after completion
80.8%Completion rate
Not availableAdmission rate
34Student size

Institution debt covers federal student-loan borrowers who completed. Parent PLUS and private loans are excluded; missing and privacy-suppressed values remain unavailable.

PRICE BY FAMILY INCOME

Average net price is not one price

Federal averages for aided students in each family-income band. Your aid offer can differ.

$0–30k$13,892
$30–48kNot available
$48–75kNot available
$75–110kNot available
$110k+Not available
LONGER-TERM CONTEXT

What happens beyond the first earnings measure

Year 5$20,623
Year 6$26,185
Year 10$25,408
Full-time retention
Not available
Part-time retention
Not available
Completion within 200% of normal time
79.3%

Earnings timepoints may use different historical cohorts and should not be read as one group’s guaranteed salary growth.

NATIONAL CONTEXT

How this college compares

Percentiles compare this institution with currently operating colleges that report the same federal measure.

6thEarnings percentile
82thCompletion percentile
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.

$24,684Median year-4 earnings across reportable program categories
$9,542Median federal debt across categories that report debt
0%Of earnings-reporting categories above their same-field national benchmark
EARNINGS PATH

Reported earnings over time

$16,848Year 1
$24,044Year 4
$20,623Year 5

Separate federal cohorts may underlie different measurement years.

PROGRAM PAYOFF SPREAD

The college average is not the whole story.

Observed earnings vary substantially by field and credential at the same institution.

1Somatic Bodywork and Related Therapeutic Services · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$24,684

Observed year-4 earnings · compare like fields and credentials before deciding

Strongest relative outcomes

Programs that stand out against the same-degree benchmark

This view rewards performance relative to the same field and credential, not simply majors that pay more everywhere.

1Somatic Bodywork and Related Therapeutic ServicesUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma · $24,684 reported-17%vs same-degree national median$9,542federal debt
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ALL REPORTABLE PROGRAM CATEGORIES

Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes

Federal fieldCredentialEarnings, year 4Federal debt2023–24 awards
Somatic Bodywork and Related Therapeutic ServicesUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$24,684$9,542Not 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.