10-YEAR PAYOFF CURVECumulative economic payoff after graduation
−$135,226at year 10Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania
⌖ Bloomsburg, PA · 55 reportable field-and-credential outcomes
10-year estimate · Negative payoff
−$135,226 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.
22.6 yrsModeled economic break-even
−56%Modeled 10-year ROI
$55,757Observed 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
- Town
- Admissions
- Selective admission
- Delivery
- Campus or mixed delivery
- Federal designation
- No special designation reported
Cost, debt, completion and earnings context
$15,699Average net price / year
$25,161Cost of attendance
$26,000Median federal student debt · completer borrowers
$276/moPublished 10-year payment estimate
$55,757Median earnings · year 5 after completion
54.5%Completion rate
93.1%Admission rate
9,210Student 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
$43,429Year 1
$58,676Year 4
$55,757Year 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 · Master's Degree$129,2022Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions · Master's Degree$123,3853Accounting and Related Services · Master's Degree$97,2524Business Administration, Management and Operations · Master's Degree$92,1905Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing · Bachelor's Degree$89,9586Communication Disorders Sciences and Services · Doctoral Degree$86,0417Computer Science · Bachelor's Degree$85,3538Educational/Instructional Media Design · Master's Degree$83,710Observed 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.
1American Sign LanguageBachelor's Degree · $59,134 reported+31%vs same-degree national median$27,000federal debt2Public HealthBachelor's Degree · $75,679 reported+29%vs same-degree national medianNot availablefederal debt3Security Science and TechnologyBachelor's Degree · $73,289 reported+27%vs same-degree national median$25,800federal debt4Health/Medical Preparatory ProgramsBachelor's Degree · $73,383 reported+19%vs same-degree national median$27,000federal debt5Educational/Instructional Media DesignMaster's Degree · $83,710 reported+18%vs same-degree national medianNot availablefederal debt6Criminal Justice and CorrectionsAssociate's Degree · $54,803 reported+17%vs same-degree national medianNot availablefederal debt
Comparable colleges in PA
Currently operating public institutions with the closest combination of annual net price and observed year-5 earnings. Similarity is descriptive—not a quality ranking.
Indiana, PA
Indiana University of Pennsylvania
- Annual net price
- $16,804
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $54,876
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -60%
Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology
- Annual net price
- $14,104
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $56,820
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -50%
East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania
- Annual net price
- $18,134
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $54,545
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -62%
Chester County Intermediate Unit
- Annual net price
- $14,441
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $58,995
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -41%
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 | Master's Degree | $129,202 | Not available | 0 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions | Master's Degree | $123,385 | Not available | Not reported |
| Accounting and Related Services | Master's Degree | $97,252 | Not available | Not reported |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | Master's Degree | $92,190 | Not available | Not reported |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing | Bachelor's Degree | $89,958 | $27,000 | 0 |
| Communication Disorders Sciences and Services | Doctoral Degree | $86,041 | Not available | 6 |
| Computer Science | Bachelor's Degree | $85,353 | $27,000 | Not reported |
| Educational/Instructional Media Design | Master's Degree | $83,710 | Not available | Not reported |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing | Associate's Degree | $76,001 | Not available | Not reported |
| Public Health | Bachelor's Degree | $75,679 | Not available | Not reported |
| Communication Disorders Sciences and Services | Master's Degree | $73,986 | Not available | Not reported |
| Physics | Bachelor's Degree | $73,703 | Not available | Not reported |
| Health/Medical Preparatory Programs | Bachelor's Degree | $73,383 | $27,000 | Not reported |
| Security Science and Technology | Bachelor's Degree | $73,289 | $25,800 | Not reported |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions | Associate's Degree | $71,444 | Not available | Not reported |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions | Bachelor's Degree | $70,181 | $27,516 | 0 |
| Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management | Bachelor's Degree | $69,048 | $27,622 | Not reported |
| Communication Disorders Sciences and Services | Bachelor's Degree | $66,538 | $26,371 | Not reported |
| Accounting and Related Services | Bachelor's Degree | $66,300 | $27,000 | Not reported |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General | Bachelor's Degree | $64,063 | Not available | Not reported |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | Bachelor's Degree | $64,030 | $26,356 | 2 |
| Chemistry | Bachelor's Degree | $63,088 | Not available | 0 |
| Economics | Bachelor's Degree | $62,798 | Not available | Not reported |
| Mathematics | Bachelor's Degree | $62,779 | $24,293 | Not reported |
| Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences | Bachelor's Degree | $60,075 | $29,725 | Not reported |
| Curriculum and Instruction | Master's Degree | $59,912 | Not available | Not reported |
| American Sign Language | Bachelor's Degree | $59,134 | $27,000 | Not reported |
| Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions | Master's Degree | $57,554 | Not available | 0 |
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication | Bachelor's Degree | $56,381 | $26,000 | Not reported |
| Special Education and Teaching | Master's Degree | $56,241 | Not available | Not reported |
| Political Science and Government | Bachelor's Degree | $56,161 | $29,025 | Not reported |
| Natural Resources Conservation and Research | Bachelor's Degree | $56,107 | Not available | Not reported |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections | Bachelor's Degree | $55,909 | $27,000 | Not reported |
| Educational Administration and Supervision | Master's Degree | $55,584 | Not available | Not reported |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness | Master's Degree | $55,315 | Not available | Not reported |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections | Associate's Degree | $54,803 | Not available | Not reported |
| Biology, General | Bachelor's Degree | $53,988 | $26,000 | Not reported |
| Anthropology | Bachelor's Degree | $53,927 | $26,000 | Not reported |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness | Bachelor's Degree | $53,736 | $26,167 | Not reported |
| Communication and Media Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $52,825 | $27,000 | Not reported |
| Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Facilities Management | Bachelor's Degree | $52,571 | Not available | Not reported |
| Special Education and Teaching | Bachelor's Degree | $51,949 | $27,000 | Not reported |
| Sociology | Bachelor's Degree | $50,984 | $29,119 | Not reported |
| Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services | Bachelor's Degree | $50,836 | Not available | Not reported |
| Psychology, General | Bachelor's Degree | $49,137 | $27,000 | Not reported |
| Education, General | Bachelor's Degree | $48,795 | Not available | Not reported |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods | Bachelor's Degree | $48,662 | $27,000 | Not reported |
| Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services | Bachelor's Degree | $48,495 | $27,000 | Not reported |
| Social Work | Bachelor's Degree | $48,454 | $27,000 | Not reported |
| English Language and Literature, General | Bachelor's Degree | $46,990 | $29,725 | Not reported |
| History | Bachelor's Degree | $46,133 | $27,000 | Not reported |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities | Bachelor's Degree | $46,030 | Not available | Not reported |
| Music | Bachelor's Degree | $42,481 | Not available | Not reported |
| Fine and Studio Arts | Bachelor's Degree | $33,682 | $25,000 | Not reported |
| Social Sciences, Other | Bachelor's Degree | Not available | $31,000 | 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.