10-YEAR PAYOFF CURVECumulative economic payoff after graduation
−$202,920at year 10Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
Chestnut Hill College
⌖ Philadelphia, PA · 15 reportable field-and-credential outcomes
10-year estimate · Negative payoff
−$202,920 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.
32.8 yrsModeled economic break-even
−70%Modeled 10-year ROI
$53,896Observed 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
- 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
$27,970Average net price / year
$58,168Cost of attendance
$26,389Median federal student debt · completer borrowers
$280/moPublished 10-year payment estimate
$53,896Median earnings · year 5 after completion
48.8%Completion rate
74.5%Admission rate
815Student 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
$41,084Year 1
$55,964Year 4
$53,896Year 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.
1Educational Administration and Supervision · Master's Degree$95,6502Accounting and Related Services · Bachelor's Degree$80,5793Business Administration, Management and Operations · Bachelor's Degree$66,8854Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology · Doctoral Degree$65,7565Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods · Master's Degree$62,8146Security Science and Technology · Bachelor's Degree$60,7447Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology · Master's Degree$59,5888Human Services, General · Master's Degree$59,051Observed 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.
1Educational Administration and SupervisionMaster's Degree · $95,650 reported+33%vs same-degree national medianNot availablefederal debt2Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsBachelor's Degree · $51,339 reported+8%vs same-degree national median$27,000federal debt3Accounting and Related ServicesBachelor's Degree · $80,579 reported+6%vs same-degree national median$27,000federal debt4Security Science and TechnologyBachelor's Degree · $60,744 reported+5%vs same-degree national median$35,000federal debt5Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsMaster's Degree · $62,814 reported+5%vs same-degree national medianNot availablefederal debt6Criminal Justice and CorrectionsBachelor's Degree · $57,831 reported+4%vs same-degree national median$37,125federal debt
Comparable colleges in PA
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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Delaware Valley University
- Annual net price
- $28,278
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $53,756
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -70%
Eastern University
- Annual net price
- $26,662
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $53,587
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -70%
Messiah University
- Annual net price
- $26,502
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $54,275
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -68%
Juniata College
- Annual net price
- $23,988
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $53,474
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -69%
Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes
| Federal field | Credential | Earnings, year 4 | Federal debt | 2023–24 awards |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Educational Administration and Supervision | Master's Degree | $95,650 | Not available | Not reported |
| Accounting and Related Services | Bachelor's Degree | $80,579 | $27,000 | Not reported |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | Bachelor's Degree | $66,885 | $27,000 | Not reported |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology | Doctoral Degree | $65,756 | Not available | 14 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods | Master's Degree | $62,814 | Not available | Not reported |
| Security Science and Technology | Bachelor's Degree | $60,744 | $35,000 | Not reported |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology | Master's Degree | $59,588 | Not available | 2 |
| Human Services, General | Master's Degree | $59,051 | Not available | Not reported |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections | Bachelor's Degree | $57,831 | $37,125 | Not reported |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods | Bachelor's Degree | $51,339 | $27,000 | Not reported |
| Business/Corporate Communications | Bachelor's Degree | $48,643 | Not available | Not reported |
| Human Services, General | Bachelor's Degree | $48,375 | $43,125 | 0 |
| Psychology, General | Bachelor's Degree | $47,591 | $27,166 | Not reported |
| Communication and Media Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $43,323 | $27,000 | Not reported |
| Biology, General | Bachelor's Degree | Not available | $27,000 | 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.