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Concordia University-Irvine

⌖ Irvine, CA · 18 reportable field-and-credential outcomes

MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff

−$55,550 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.

12.3 yrsModeled economic break-even
−19%Modeled 10-year ROI
$68,691Observed earnings · year 5
Economic ROI includes direct price and earnings forgone during study · $45,000 comparison earnings · values held flat · see the formula
ECONOMIC INVESTMENT → PAYBACK

Estimated payoff over ten years.

The scenario counts direct price and earnings forgone upfront, then applies the reported annual earnings premium.

10-YEAR PAYOFF CURVECumulative economic payoff after graduation
−$55,550at year 10
Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
−$292,4600
2
4
6
8
−$55,55010
Years after graduationBreak-even: 12.3 years
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.

Published in-state tuition$43,480
Sticker price
Published out-of-state tuition$43,480
Sticker price
Average net price$28,115
Title IV student average
Cost of attendance$58,682
Tuition + living budget
PRICE SOURCECollege reported · annual amount · federal dataset
OBSERVED FEDERAL MEASURES

Cost, completion and earnings context

$28,115Average net price / year
$58,682Cost of attendance
$68,691Median earnings · year 5 after completion
58.3%Completion rate
66.0%Admission rate
1,536Student size
NATIONAL CONTEXT

How this college compares

Percentiles compare this institution with currently operating colleges that report the same federal measure.

89thEarnings percentile
50thCompletion percentile
EARNINGS PATH

Reported earnings over time

$62,033Year 1
$83,064Year 4
$68,691Year 5

Separate federal cohorts may underlie different measurement years.

PROGRAM PAYOFF SPREAD

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$109,7142Health and Medical Administrative Services · Master's Degree$107,6883Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing · Bachelor's Degree$105,6574Educational/Instructional Media Design · Master's Degree$102,8965Curriculum and Instruction · Master's Degree$100,0386Student Counseling and Personnel Services · Master's Degree$91,5537Business Administration, Management and Operations · Master's Degree$82,6918Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness · Master's Degree$71,776

Observed year-4 earnings · compare like fields and credentials before deciding

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ALL REPORTABLE PROGRAM CATEGORIES

Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes

Federal fieldCredentialEarnings, year 4Federal debt
Educational Administration and SupervisionMaster's Degree$109,714Not available
Health and Medical Administrative ServicesMaster's Degree$107,688Not available
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBachelor's Degree$105,657$30,500
Educational/Instructional Media DesignMaster's Degree$102,896Not available
Curriculum and InstructionMaster's Degree$100,038Not available
Student Counseling and Personnel ServicesMaster's Degree$91,553Not available
Business Administration, Management and OperationsMaster's Degree$82,691Not available
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessMaster's Degree$71,776Not available
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's Degree$68,635$26,822
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessBachelor's Degree$59,648$27,000
Communication and Media StudiesBachelor's Degree$56,388$25,000
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesBachelor's Degree$51,206$26,000
International/Globalization StudiesMaster's Degree$50,990Not available
Psychology, GeneralBachelor's Degree$49,593$25,000
Behavioral SciencesBachelor's Degree$46,098$24,583
English Language and Literature, GeneralBachelor's DegreeNot available$22,500
Biology, GeneralBachelor's DegreeNot available$27,000
HistoryBachelor's DegreeNot available$26,445

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.