10-YEAR PAYOFF CURVECumulative economic payoff after graduation
−$183,238at year 10Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
Cambridge College
⌖ Boston, MA · 10 reportable field-and-credential outcomes
MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff
−$183,238 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.
25.1 yrsModeled economic break-even
−60%Modeled 10-year ROI
$57,105Observed 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
$31,072Average net price / year
$34,072Cost of attendance
$57,105Median earnings · year 5 after completion
11.1%Completion rate
Not availableAdmission rate
532Student 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
$57,241Year 1
$61,712Year 4
$57,105Year 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.
1Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology · Master's Degree$85,5692Education, General · Master's Degree$82,9413Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions · Graduate/Professional Certificate$70,1344Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods · Master's Degree$66,8615Business Administration, Management and Operations · Master's Degree$66,3606Business Administration, Management and Operations · Bachelor's Degree$56,3327Human Services, General · Bachelor's Degree$55,0388Special Education and Teaching · Master's Degree$48,826Observed 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.
Springfield, MA
Springfield College
- Annual net price
- $30,587
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $55,341
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -66%
Lasell University
- Annual net price
- $27,511
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $57,604
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -57%
Wheaton College (Massachusetts)
- Annual net price
- $29,822
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $60,135
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -49%
Lesley University
- Annual net price
- $31,152
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $52,205
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -76%
Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes
| Federal field | Credential | Earnings, year 4 | Federal debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology | Master's Degree | $85,569 | Not available |
| Education, General | Master's Degree | $82,941 | Not available |
| Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions | Graduate/Professional Certificate | $70,134 | Not available |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods | Master's Degree | $66,861 | Not available |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | Master's Degree | $66,360 | Not available |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | Bachelor's Degree | $56,332 | $27,083 |
| Human Services, General | Bachelor's Degree | $55,038 | $32,524 |
| Special Education and Teaching | Master's Degree | $48,826 | Not available |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas | Master's Degree | $36,538 | Not available |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods | Bachelor's Degree | Not available | $29,721 |
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.