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DeVry University-Ohio

⌖ Columbus, OH · 23 reportable field-and-credential outcomes

MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff

−$94,394 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.

15.1 yrsModeled economic break-even
−34%Modeled 10-year ROI
$63,561Observed 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
−$94,394at year 10
Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
−$280,0040
2
4
6
8
−$94,39410
Years after graduationBreak-even: 15.1 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$17,408
Sticker price
Published out-of-state tuition$17,408
Sticker price
Average net price$25,001
Title IV student average
Cost of attendance$34,318
Tuition + living budget
PRICE SOURCECollege reported · annual amount · federal dataset
OBSERVED FEDERAL MEASURES

Cost, completion and earnings context

$25,001Average net price / year
$34,318Cost of attendance
$63,561Median earnings · year 5 after completion
38.9%Completion rate
100.0%Admission rate
210Student size
NATIONAL CONTEXT

How this college compares

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

84thEarnings percentile
23thCompletion percentile
EARNINGS PATH

Reported earnings over time

$49,188Year 1
$63,172Year 4
$63,561Year 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.

1Management Information Systems and Services · Master's Degree$93,6422Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications · Master's Degree$92,6093Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications · Graduate/Professional Certificate$91,2714Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians · Bachelor's Degree$88,9115Business Administration, Management and Operations · Graduate/Professional Certificate$88,5946Business Administration, Management and Operations · Master's Degree$87,0247Computer Engineering · Bachelor's Degree$86,6458Accounting and Related Services · Graduate/Professional Certificate$84,386

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
Management Information Systems and ServicesMaster's Degree$93,642Not available
Computer Systems Networking and TelecommunicationsMaster's Degree$92,609Not available
Computer Systems Networking and TelecommunicationsGraduate/Professional Certificate$91,271Not available
Electromechanical Technologies/TechniciansBachelor's Degree$88,911$52,062
Business Administration, Management and OperationsGraduate/Professional Certificate$88,594Not available
Business Administration, Management and OperationsMaster's Degree$87,024Not available
Computer EngineeringBachelor's Degree$86,645Not available
Accounting and Related ServicesGraduate/Professional Certificate$84,386Not available
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/TechniciansBachelor's Degree$83,322$53,062
Accounting and Related ServicesMaster's Degree$80,445Not available
Computer Engineering Technologies/TechniciansBachelor's Degree$79,501$55,425
Human Resources Management and ServicesMaster's Degree$75,225Not available
Computer Systems Networking and TelecommunicationsBachelor's Degree$73,884$48,014
Computer Systems AnalysisBachelor's Degree$71,675$46,000
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/TechniciansAssociate's Degree$68,934$28,782
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's Degree$68,231$46,797
Business/Commerce, GeneralBachelor's Degree$68,126$47,236
Human Resources Management and ServicesGraduate/Professional Certificate$66,776Not available
Computer Systems Networking and TelecommunicationsAssociate's Degree$58,586$32,882
Computer Software and Media ApplicationsBachelor's Degree$47,440$48,849
Health and Medical Administrative ServicesAssociate's Degree$45,431$37,717
Computer Software and Media ApplicationsAssociate's Degree$38,361Not available
Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralAssociate's DegreeNot available$29,500

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.