10-YEAR PAYOFF CURVECumulative economic payoff after graduation
−$103,102at year 10Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
Benjamin Franklin Cummings Institute of Technology
⌖ Boston, MA · 6 reportable field-and-credential outcomes
MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff
−$103,102 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.
17.4 yrsModeled economic break-even
−43%Modeled 10-year ROI
$58,885Observed 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, debt, completion and earnings context
$15,488Average net price / year
$30,406Cost of attendance
$12,000Median federal student debt · completer borrowers
$127/moPublished 10-year payment estimate
$58,885Median earnings · year 5 after completion
45.8%Completion rate
Not availableAdmission rate
483Student 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
$38,105Year 1
$57,093Year 4
$58,885Year 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.
1Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians · Associate's Degree$76,6432Electrical and Power Transmission Installers · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$59,0243Ophthalmic and Optometric Support Services and Allied Professions · Associate's Degree$56,3064Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians · Associate's Degree$53,9755Computer Engineering Technologies/Technicians · Associate's Degree$50,2066Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR) · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$46,287Observed year-4 earnings · compare like fields and credentials before deciding
Comparable colleges in MA
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.
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Bay Path University
- Annual net price
- $14,271
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $53,900
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -62%
College of Our Lady of the Elms
- Annual net price
- $17,545
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $67,610
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -10%
Lasell University
- Annual net price
- $27,511
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $57,604
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -57%
Mount Holyoke College
- Annual net price
- $26,441
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $54,985
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -65%
Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes
| Federal field | Credential | Earnings, year 4 | Federal debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians | Associate's Degree | $76,643 | Not available |
| Electrical and Power Transmission Installers | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $59,024 | $8,663 |
| Ophthalmic and Optometric Support Services and Allied Professions | Associate's Degree | $56,306 | $19,899 |
| Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians | Associate's Degree | $53,975 | $13,375 |
| Computer Engineering Technologies/Technicians | Associate's Degree | $50,206 | $13,750 |
| Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR) | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $46,287 | $9,500 |
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.