10-YEAR PAYOFF CURVECumulative economic payoff after graduation
−$182,110at year 10Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
Champlain College
⌖ Burlington, VT · 34 reportable field-and-credential outcomes
10-year estimate · Negative payoff
−$182,110 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.
22.9 yrsModeled economic break-even
−56%Modeled 10-year ROI
$59,133Observed 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
- New England Commission on Higher Education
- Main award level
- Bachelor’s degrees
- Campus setting
- City
- Admissions
- Selective admission
- Delivery
- Campus or mixed delivery
- Federal designation
- No special designation reported
Cost, debt, completion and earnings context
$35,860Average net price / year
$65,009Cost of attendance
$26,814Median federal student debt · completer borrowers
$284/moPublished 10-year payment estimate
$59,133Median earnings · year 5 after completion
65.2%Completion rate
82.9%Admission rate
2,752Student 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
$49,559Year 1
$71,587Year 4
$59,133Year 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/Information Technology Administration and Management · Master's Degree$145,0092Security Science and Technology · Master's Degree$134,8533Business Administration, Management and Operations · Graduate/Professional Certificate$115,1194Business Administration, Management and Operations · Master's Degree$113,2535Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management · Bachelor's Degree$112,2826Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$108,9947Human Resources Management and Services · Graduate/Professional Certificate$103,5928Security Science and Technology · Bachelor's Degree$101,401Observed 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.
1Computer/Information Technology Administration and ManagementUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma · $108,994 reported+107%vs same-degree national median$27,500federal debt2Health and Medical Administrative ServicesUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma · $71,568 reported+102%vs same-degree national median$35,559federal debt3Accounting and Related ServicesUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma · $83,719 reported+88%vs same-degree national median$34,000federal debt4Computer ProgrammingUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma · $101,091 reported+79%vs same-degree national median$26,437federal debt5Security Science and TechnologyBachelor's Degree · $101,401 reported+75%vs same-degree national median$29,080federal debt6Security Science and TechnologyUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma · $93,975 reported+73%vs same-degree national median$30,666federal debt
Comparable colleges in VT
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.
Colchester, VT
Saint Michael's College
- Annual net price
- $25,239
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $56,162
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -60%
Middlebury College
- Annual net price
- $31,483
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $77,212
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- +5%
Norwich University
- Annual net price
- $22,257
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $73,483
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- +6%
Bennington College
- Annual net price
- $30,947
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $34,772
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -134%
Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes
| Federal field | Credential | Earnings, year 4 | Federal debt | 2023–24 awards |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management | Master's Degree | $145,009 | Not available | Not reported |
| Security Science and Technology | Master's Degree | $134,853 | Not available | Not reported |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | Graduate/Professional Certificate | $115,119 | Not available | 8 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | Master's Degree | $113,253 | Not available | Not reported |
| Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management | Bachelor's Degree | $112,282 | $27,000 | 10 |
| Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $108,994 | $27,500 | 126 |
| Human Resources Management and Services | Graduate/Professional Certificate | $103,592 | Not available | 11 |
| Security Science and Technology | Bachelor's Degree | $101,401 | $29,080 | 9 |
| Computer Programming | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $101,091 | $26,437 | 59 |
| Computer Science | Bachelor's Degree | $97,753 | $27,000 | Not reported |
| Security Science and Technology | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $93,975 | $30,666 | 78 |
| Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies | Graduate/Professional Certificate | $93,818 | Not available | Not reported |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services | Master's Degree | $93,792 | Not available | Not reported |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities | Bachelor's Degree | $91,533 | $23,949 | Not reported |
| Accounting and Related Services | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $83,719 | $34,000 | 28 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $79,323 | $27,773 | 50 |
| Human Resources Management and Services | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $78,545 | $28,983 | 0 |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $71,568 | $35,559 | 15 |
| Business/Commerce, General | Associate's Degree | $70,296 | $24,625 | Not reported |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | Bachelor's Degree | $69,076 | $26,000 | 32 |
| Accounting and Related Services | Bachelor's Degree | $68,274 | $27,000 | 0 |
| Computer Software and Media Applications | Bachelor's Degree | $67,795 | $27,000 | Not reported |
| Marketing | Bachelor's Degree | $60,198 | $24,125 | 0 |
| Visual and Performing Arts, General | Bachelor's Degree | $57,883 | $27,000 | Not reported |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods | Master's Degree | $57,381 | Not available | Not reported |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology | Bachelor's Degree | $55,701 | $23,269 | Not reported |
| Design and Applied Arts | Bachelor's Degree | $54,561 | $26,885 | Not reported |
| Communication and Media Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $49,508 | Not available | Not reported |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections | Bachelor's Degree | $48,349 | $25,000 | Not reported |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $47,141 | $26,000 | Not reported |
| Radio, Television, and Digital Communication | Bachelor's Degree | $45,620 | Not available | Not reported |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods | Bachelor's Degree | $43,734 | $27,000 | Not reported |
| Film/Video and Photographic Arts | Bachelor's Degree | $35,945 | $27,000 | Not reported |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services | Bachelor's Degree | Not available | $34,304 | 5 |
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.