10-YEAR PAYOFF CURVECumulative economic payoff after graduation
−$292,520at year 10Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
Bryant & Stratton College-Buffalo
⌖ Buffalo, NY · 27 reportable field-and-credential outcomes
10-year estimate · Negative payoff
−$292,520 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.
—Modeled economic break-even
−124%Modeled 10-year ROI
$39,402Observed earnings · year 5
Not reachedMaximum annual price for positive 10-year payoff
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
- Middle States Commission on Higher Education
- Main award level
- Associate degrees
- Campus setting
- City
- Admissions
- Open admission
- Delivery
- Campus or mixed delivery
- Federal designation
- No special designation reported
Cost, debt, completion and earnings context
$14,135Average net price / year
$24,969Cost of attendance
$21,549Median federal student debt · completer borrowers
$228/moPublished 10-year payment estimate
$39,402Median earnings · year 5 after completion
21.2%Completion rate
Not availableAdmission rate
743Student 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
$34,783Year 1
$43,374Year 4
$39,402Year 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.
1Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing · Bachelor's Degree$89,3362Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing · Associate's Degree$82,3173Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$69,4514Business Administration, Management and Operations · Bachelor's Degree$52,5565Human Resources Management and Services · Associate's Degree$50,6006Public Health · Bachelor's Degree$47,4377Accounting and Related Services · Associate's Degree$46,7098Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management · Associate's Degree$44,725Observed year-4 earnings · compare like fields and credentials before deciding
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.
1Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing AssistantsUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma · $69,451 reported+24%vs same-degree national median$25,967federal debt2Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingAssociate's Degree · $82,317 reported+2%vs same-degree national median$33,892federal debt3Health and Medical Administrative ServicesAssociate's Degree · $37,689 reported+2%vs same-degree national median$27,000federal debt4Human Services, GeneralAssociate's Degree · $39,830 reported+1%vs same-degree national median$29,279federal debt5Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBachelor's Degree · $89,336 reported+0%vs same-degree national median$40,664federal debt6Public HealthAssociate's Degree · $43,403 reported-1%vs same-degree national median$30,312federal debt
Comparable colleges in NY
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.
Orchard Park, NY
Bryant & Stratton College-Online
- Annual net price
- $15,187
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $39,402
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -123%
Bryant & Stratton College-Syracuse North
- Annual net price
- $15,217
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $39,402
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -123%
Bryant & Stratton College-Albany
- Annual net price
- $12,443
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $39,402
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -124%
Bryant & Stratton College-Greece
- Annual net price
- $11,503
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $39,402
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -125%
Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes
| Federal field | Credential | Earnings, year 4 | Federal debt | 2023–24 awards |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing | Bachelor's Degree | $89,336 | $40,664 | Not reported |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing | Associate's Degree | $82,317 | $33,892 | Not reported |
| Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $69,451 | $25,967 | Not reported |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | Bachelor's Degree | $52,556 | $45,243 | Not reported |
| Human Resources Management and Services | Associate's Degree | $50,600 | $27,901 | Not reported |
| Public Health | Bachelor's Degree | $47,437 | $52,060 | Not reported |
| Accounting and Related Services | Associate's Degree | $46,709 | $26,291 | Not reported |
| Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management | Associate's Degree | $44,725 | $23,137 | Not reported |
| Public Health | Associate's Degree | $43,403 | $30,312 | Not reported |
| Business/Commerce, General | Associate's Degree | $42,758 | $24,509 | Not reported |
| Hospitality Administration/Management | Associate's Degree | $40,680 | $26,508 | Not reported |
| Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services | Associate's Degree | $40,225 | $24,200 | Not reported |
| Legal Support Services | Associate's Degree | $40,003 | $25,524 | Not reported |
| Human Services, General | Associate's Degree | $39,830 | $29,279 | Not reported |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections | Associate's Degree | $39,586 | $22,960 | Not reported |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $39,411 | $14,860 | 24 |
| Accounting and Related Services | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $38,417 | Not available | 7 |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services | Associate's Degree | $37,689 | $27,000 | Not reported |
| Public Health | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $36,698 | $17,726 | 9 |
| Design and Applied Arts | Associate's Degree | $34,606 | $17,511 | Not reported |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $31,282 | $16,467 | 31 |
| Human Services, General | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $28,099 | $16,248 | Not reported |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Not available | $17,579 | 0 |
| Legal Support Services | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Not available | $18,335 | 14 |
| Business/Commerce, General | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Not available | $14,094 | 39 |
| Business Operations Support and Assistant Services | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Not available | $14,012 | 0 |
| Business Operations Support and Assistant Services | Associate's Degree | Not available | $27,300 | 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.