Private nonprofit · COLLEGE PAYOFF

Bellevue University

Bellevue, NE · 37 reportable field-and-credential outcomes

MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff

−$8,410 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.

10.3 yrsModeled economic break-even
−3%Modeled 10-year ROI
$69,179Observed earnings · year 5
Economic ROI includes direct price and earnings forgone during study · $45,000 comparison earnings · values held flat · see the formula
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
−$8,410at year 10
Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
−$250,2000
2
4
6
8
−$8,41010
Years after graduationBreak-even: 10.3 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 tuition$9,903
Sticker price
Published out-of-state tuition$9,903
Sticker price
Average net price$17,550
Title IV student average
Cost of attendance$23,531
Tuition + living budget
PRICE SOURCECollege reported · annual amount · federal dataset
OBSERVED FEDERAL MEASURES

Cost, completion and earnings context

$17,550Average net price / year
$23,531Cost of attendance
$69,179Median earnings · year 5 after completion
33.0%Completion rate
Not availableAdmission rate
10,220Student size
NATIONAL CONTEXT

How this college compares

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

89thEarnings percentile
15thCompletion percentile
EARNINGS PATH

Reported earnings over time

$58,937Year 1
$71,325Year 4
$69,179Year 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.

1Computer and Information Sciences, General · Master's Degree$136,5232Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management · Master's Degree$126,2923Information Science/Studies · Master's Degree$102,1184General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations · Bachelor's Degree$98,4875Business Administration, Management and Operations · Master's Degree$94,3706Education, General · Bachelor's Degree$93,6887Criminal Justice and Corrections · Master's Degree$92,2308Computer Programming · Bachelor's Degree$90,435

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

BUILD A REAL SHORTLIST

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Observed earnings · year 5
$68,740
Modeled 10-year ROI
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Clarkson College

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ALL REPORTABLE PROGRAM CATEGORIES

Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes

Federal fieldCredentialEarnings, year 4Federal debt
Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralMaster's Degree$136,523Not available
Computer/Information Technology Administration and ManagementMaster's Degree$126,292Not available
Information Science/StudiesMaster's Degree$102,118Not available
General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing OperationsBachelor's Degree$98,487$24,810
Business Administration, Management and OperationsMaster's Degree$94,370Not available
Education, GeneralBachelor's Degree$93,688$26,556
Criminal Justice and CorrectionsMaster's Degree$92,230Not available
Computer ProgrammingBachelor's Degree$90,435$26,108
Health and Medical Administrative ServicesMaster's Degree$89,671Not available
Computer/Information Technology Administration and ManagementBachelor's Degree$84,901$24,694
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's Degree$84,019$28,380
Business Operations Support and Assistant ServicesBachelor's Degree$83,581$25,000
Management Information Systems and ServicesBachelor's Degree$82,946$27,965
Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralBachelor's Degree$80,378$29,513
Public AdministrationMaster's Degree$78,464Not available
Human Resources Management and ServicesMaster's Degree$78,226Not available
Accounting and Related ServicesMaster's Degree$76,877Not available
MarketingMaster's Degree$76,788Not available
Management Sciences and Quantitative MethodsMaster's Degree$75,660Not available
Business/Commerce, GeneralBachelor's Degree$71,128$27,025
MarketingBachelor's Degree$68,500$27,750
Human Resources Management and ServicesBachelor's Degree$66,702$31,062
Health and Medical Administrative ServicesBachelor's Degree$65,242$30,935
Accounting and Related ServicesBachelor's Degree$62,349$40,350
Communication and Media StudiesBachelor's Degree$61,294Not available
Criminal Justice and CorrectionsBachelor's Degree$57,178Not available
Psychology, GeneralBachelor's Degree$56,540$28,833
Social Sciences, GeneralMaster's Degree$56,332Not available
Legal Professions and Studies, OtherBachelor's Degree$56,136$30,148
Biology, GeneralBachelor's Degree$54,821$28,031
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessBachelor's Degree$54,444Not available
Non-Professional Legal StudiesBachelor's Degree$54,320$37,250
Social Sciences, GeneralBachelor's Degree$49,304$34,734
Security Science and TechnologyBachelor's Degree$49,052$18,750
Design and Applied ArtsBachelor's Degree$48,632$29,688
Human Services, GeneralBachelor's Degree$36,592$10,312
Clinical, Counseling and Applied PsychologyBachelor's DegreeNot available$24,846

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.