10-YEAR PAYOFF CURVECumulative economic payoff after graduation
−$7,154at year 10Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
Brandeis University
⌖ Waltham, MA · 25 reportable field-and-credential outcomes
MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff
−$7,154 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.
10.2 yrsModeled economic break-even
−2%Modeled 10-year ROI
$76,579Observed 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
$35,736Average net price / year
$86,448Cost of attendance
$76,579Median earnings · year 5 after completion
86.0%Completion rate
40.5%Admission rate
3,618Student 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
$44,493Year 1
$76,742Year 4
$76,579Year 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$159,1372Computer Science · Bachelor's Degree$123,4603Business/Commerce, General · Bachelor's Degree$108,4054Business Administration, Management and Operations · Master's Degree$102,8435Economics · Bachelor's Degree$95,8726Economics · Master's Degree$87,3547Mathematics · Bachelor's Degree$85,6818Public Policy Analysis · Master's Degree$79,908Observed 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.
Milton, MA
Laboure College of Healthcare
- Annual net price
- $36,863
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $83,261
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- +17%
Anna Maria College
- Annual net price
- $28,333
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $75,529
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- +4%
College of the Holy Cross
- Annual net price
- $38,782
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $82,319
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- +11%
Stonehill College
- Annual net price
- $33,016
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $69,740
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -21%
Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes
| Federal field | Credential | Earnings, year 4 | Federal debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Computer and Information Sciences, General | Master's Degree | $159,137 | Not available |
| Computer Science | Bachelor's Degree | $123,460 | $26,142 |
| Business/Commerce, General | Bachelor's Degree | $108,405 | $26,000 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | Master's Degree | $102,843 | Not available |
| Economics | Bachelor's Degree | $95,872 | $25,295 |
| Economics | Master's Degree | $87,354 | Not available |
| Mathematics | Bachelor's Degree | $85,681 | $26,559 |
| Public Policy Analysis | Master's Degree | $79,908 | Not available |
| Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services | Bachelor's Degree | $78,746 | Not available |
| Public Policy Analysis | Bachelor's Degree | $75,580 | $25,000 |
| Political Science and Government | Bachelor's Degree | $74,018 | $23,333 |
| Natural Resources Conservation and Research | Bachelor's Degree | $73,936 | Not available |
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $73,256 | $24,226 |
| Neurobiology and Neurosciences | Bachelor's Degree | $68,179 | $26,499 |
| Research and Experimental Psychology | Bachelor's Degree | $67,838 | $26,787 |
| International/Globalization Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $66,366 | $25,694 |
| Sociology | Bachelor's Degree | $65,481 | $27,000 |
| English Language and Literature, General | Bachelor's Degree | $62,291 | $26,000 |
| History | Bachelor's Degree | $59,426 | $23,250 |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft | Bachelor's Degree | $58,676 | Not available |
| Biology, General | Bachelor's Degree | $58,384 | $25,484 |
| Anthropology | Bachelor's Degree | $57,423 | $26,000 |
| Area Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $54,306 | $26,000 |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology | Bachelor's Degree | Not available | $27,000 |
| Chemistry | Bachelor's Degree | Not available | $25,484 |
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.