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Drexel University

⌖ Philadelphia, PA · 103 reportable field-and-credential outcomes

MODELED SCENARIO · Positive payoff

+$108,384 over 10 years

Modeled from observed year-5 institution earnings and the institution-wide average net price over four years.

This is a positive modeled result. Price, time to finish and future earnings can still change the outcome.

7.6 yrsModeled economic break-even
+32%Modeled 10-year ROI
$89,242Observed 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
+$108,384at year 10
Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
−$334,0360
2
4
6
8
+$108,38410
Years after graduationBreak-even: 7.6 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$62,412
Sticker price
Published out-of-state tuition$62,412
Sticker price
Average net price$38,509
Title IV student average
Cost of attendance$76,835
Tuition + living budget
PRICE SOURCECollege reported · annual amount · federal dataset
OBSERVED FEDERAL MEASURES

Cost, debt, completion and earnings context

$38,509Average net price / year
$76,835Cost of attendance
$25,325Median federal student debt · completer borrowers
$268/moPublished 10-year payment estimate
$89,242Median earnings · year 5 after completion
78.2%Completion rate
79.4%Admission rate
13,233Student size

Institution debt covers federal student-loan borrowers who completed. Parent PLUS and private loans are excluded; missing and privacy-suppressed values remain unavailable.

PRICE BY FAMILY INCOME

Average net price is not one price

Federal averages for aided students in each family-income band. Your aid offer can differ.

$0–30k$28,055
$30–48k$29,435
$48–75k$34,970
$75–110k$37,842
$110k+$48,089
LONGER-TERM CONTEXT

What happens beyond the first earnings measure

Year 5$89,242
Year 6$69,063
Year 10$84,648
Full-time retention
89.5%
Part-time retention
84.4%
Completion within 200% of normal time
79.2%

Earnings timepoints may use different historical cohorts and should not be read as one group’s guaranteed salary growth.

NATIONAL CONTEXT

How this college compares

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

97thEarnings percentile
79thCompletion percentile
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.

$93,638Median year-4 earnings across reportable program categories
$28,956Median federal debt across categories that report debt
79%Of earnings-reporting categories above their same-field national benchmark
EARNINGS PATH

Reported earnings over time

$71,209Year 1
$91,041Year 4
$89,242Year 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.

1Computer Science · Master's Degree$188,5502Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods · Master's Degree$155,0263Computer Engineering · Master's Degree$154,6484Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing · Doctoral Degree$146,2095Business/Commerce, General · Master's Degree$142,8436Optometry · First Professional Degree$139,1027Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions · Master's Degree$137,2328Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General · Master's Degree$135,982

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
Computer ScienceMaster's Degree$188,550Not available
Management Sciences and Quantitative MethodsMaster's Degree$155,026Not available
Computer EngineeringMaster's Degree$154,648Not available
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingDoctoral Degree$146,209Not available
Business/Commerce, GeneralMaster's Degree$142,843Not available
OptometryFirst Professional Degree$139,102Not available
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsMaster's Degree$137,232Not available
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, GeneralMaster's Degree$135,982Not available
Engineering-Related FieldsMaster's Degree$132,745Not available
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications EngineeringMaster's Degree$127,488Not available
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingMaster's Degree$126,827Not available
Finance and Financial Management ServicesBachelor's Degree$121,832Not available
Construction ManagementMaster's Degree$121,599Not available
Mechanical EngineeringMaster's Degree$121,560Not available
Business Administration, Management and OperationsMaster's Degree$120,812Not available
Computer EngineeringBachelor's Degree$117,537$28,166
Chemical EngineeringMaster's Degree$116,242Not available
Alternative and Complementary Medicine and Medical SystemsGraduate/Professional Certificate$116,187Not available
Computer ScienceBachelor's Degree$113,610$29,333
Psychology, GeneralDoctoral Degree$111,849Not available
Educational Administration and SupervisionDoctoral Degree$111,846Not available
Engineering-Related FieldsGraduate/Professional Certificate$111,648Not available
Information Science/StudiesMaster's Degree$109,576Not available
Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesMaster's Degree$105,989Not available
Construction ManagementBachelor's Degree$105,887$31,000
Biomedical/Medical EngineeringMaster's Degree$104,990Not available
Management Sciences and Quantitative MethodsBachelor's Degree$104,599$28,750
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications EngineeringBachelor's Degree$102,978$29,986
Management Information Systems and ServicesBachelor's Degree$101,790$29,933
Computer/Information Technology Administration and ManagementBachelor's Degree$101,488$31,000
Biomedical/Medical EngineeringBachelor's Degree$101,362$30,697
Biology, GeneralMaster's Degree$100,989Not available
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBachelor's Degree$100,646$30,750
Accounting and Related ServicesBachelor's Degree$100,317$28,832
Chemical EngineeringBachelor's Degree$99,338$30,860
Health and Medical Administrative ServicesMaster's Degree$98,899Not available
MathematicsBachelor's Degree$98,709$30,899
Information Science/StudiesBachelor's Degree$98,548$29,125
EconomicsBachelor's Degree$98,178$29,000
Microbiological Sciences and ImmunologyMaster's Degree$98,009Not available
Engineering Technologies/Technicians, GeneralBachelor's Degree$97,379$31,000
LawFirst Professional Degree$95,933Not available
Educational Administration and SupervisionGraduate/Professional Certificate$95,622Not available
MedicineFirst Professional Degree$95,437Not available
Health/Medical Preparatory ProgramsBachelor's Degree$95,081$24,030
Materials EngineeringBachelor's Degree$94,694$31,000
International BusinessBachelor's Degree$94,595$28,667
Legal Professions and Studies, OtherBachelor's Degree$93,811Not available
Mechanical EngineeringBachelor's Degree$93,638$31,000
Civil EngineeringMaster's Degree$93,155Not available
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, OtherBachelor's Degree$92,778$25,878
MarketingBachelor's Degree$89,486$27,000
Communication Disorders Sciences and ServicesDoctoral Degree$89,233Not available
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population BiologyMaster's Degree$89,003Not available
Human Resources Management and ServicesMaster's Degree$87,564Not available
Legal Research and Advanced Professional StudiesBachelor's Degree$87,416$27,978
Business/Commerce, GeneralBachelor's Degree$86,878Not available
Architectural EngineeringBachelor's Degree$85,839$31,000
Civil EngineeringBachelor's Degree$84,992$31,000
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic ProfessionsDoctoral Degree$84,960Not available
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesBachelor's Degree$84,166$27,154
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's Degree$84,040$27,000
ChemistryBachelor's Degree$82,185$29,667
Environmental/Environmental Health EngineeringMaster's Degree$81,578Not available
Design and Applied ArtsMaster's Degree$80,986Not available
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessMaster's Degree$79,407Not available
Educational Administration and SupervisionMaster's Degree$78,176Not available
Public HealthMaster's Degree$76,628Not available
Clinical, Counseling and Applied PsychologyMaster's Degree$73,898Not available
Nutrition SciencesMaster's Degree$73,186Not available
ArchitectureBachelor's Degree$72,915$31,000
Public HealthBachelor's Degree$72,736$27,000
International/Globalization StudiesBachelor's Degree$72,375$29,046
Biology, GeneralBachelor's Degree$72,197$27,000
Communication Disorders Sciences and ServicesMaster's Degree$71,853Not available
Entrepreneurial and Small Business OperationsBachelor's Degree$71,613Not available
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied CommunicationMaster's Degree$70,518Not available
Legal Research and Advanced Professional StudiesMaster's Degree$67,634Not available
Political Science and GovernmentBachelor's Degree$66,756Not available
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied CommunicationBachelor's Degree$66,750$27,000
Design and Applied ArtsBachelor's Degree$66,294$27,000
Health and Medical Administrative ServicesBachelor's Degree$65,999$30,811
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied ProfessionsMaster's Degree$65,325Not available
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic ProfessionsMaster's Degree$64,317Not available
Psychology, GeneralBachelor's Degree$63,287$30,000
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasMaster's Degree$62,786Not available
Arts, Entertainment, and Media ManagementMaster's Degree$59,030Not available
CriminologyBachelor's Degree$58,751$27,000
Natural Resources Conservation and ResearchBachelor's Degree$58,495$28,956
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessBachelor's Degree$58,488$27,672
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied ProfessionsMaster's Degree$57,006Not available
Library Science and AdministrationMaster's Degree$56,671Not available
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsBachelor's Degree$54,571$32,375
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied ProfessionsBachelor's Degree$54,395$27,000
Arts, Entertainment, and Media ManagementBachelor's Degree$54,328$25,468
Culinary Arts and Related ServicesBachelor's Degree$48,094Not available
Film/Video and Photographic ArtsBachelor's Degree$42,980$25,379
Environmental/Environmental Health EngineeringBachelor's DegreeNot available$30,983
Romance Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsPost-baccalaureate CertificateNot available$28,000
English Language and Literature/Letters, OtherBachelor's DegreeNot available$27,000
Leisure and Recreational ActivitiesBachelor's DegreeNot available$27,000
PhysicsBachelor's DegreeNot available$30,847
Visual and Performing Arts, GeneralBachelor's DegreeNot available$27,000

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.