10-YEAR PAYOFF CURVECumulative economic payoff after graduation
−$200,778at year 10Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
Eastern University
⌖ Saint Davids, PA · 20 reportable field-and-credential outcomes
10-year estimate · Negative payoff
−$200,778 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.
33.4 yrsModeled economic break-even
−70%Modeled 10-year ROI
$53,587Observed 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
- Suburban
- Admissions
- Selective admission
- Delivery
- Campus or mixed delivery
- Federal designation
- No special designation reported
Cost, debt, completion and earnings context
$26,662Average net price / year
$55,001Cost of attendance
$25,000Median federal student debt · completer borrowers
$265/moPublished 10-year payment estimate
$53,587Median earnings · year 5 after completion
54.0%Completion rate
90.8%Admission rate
2,404Student 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
$44,907Year 1
$54,681Year 4
$53,587Year 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 · Bachelor's Degree$90,6972Business Administration, Management and Operations · Master's Degree$85,0153Health and Medical Administrative Services · Master's Degree$75,9294Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas · Master's Degree$73,1385Economics · Master's Degree$65,4646Marketing · Bachelor's Degree$63,8257Education, Other · Master's Degree$63,6348Special Education and Teaching · Master's Degree$62,741Observed 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.
1Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasMaster's Degree · $73,138 reported+15%vs same-degree national medianNot availablefederal debt2Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesAssociate's Degree · $46,441 reported+5%vs same-degree national median$25,187federal debt3Communication and Media StudiesBachelor's Degree · $58,371 reported+4%vs same-degree national median$26,000federal debt4CriminologyBachelor's Degree · $56,695 reported+2%vs same-degree national medianNot availablefederal debt5Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBachelor's Degree · $90,697 reported+2%vs same-degree national median$30,311federal debt6Student Counseling and Personnel ServicesMaster's Degree · $60,968 reported+1%vs same-degree national medianNot availablefederal 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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Messiah University
- Annual net price
- $26,502
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $54,275
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -68%
Chestnut Hill College
- Annual net price
- $27,970
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $53,896
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -70%
Delaware Valley University
- Annual net price
- $28,278
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $53,756
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -70%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing | Bachelor's Degree | $90,697 | $30,311 | Not reported |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | Master's Degree | $85,015 | Not available | 12 |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services | Master's Degree | $75,929 | Not available | Not reported |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas | Master's Degree | $73,138 | Not available | Not reported |
| Economics | Master's Degree | $65,464 | Not available | Not reported |
| Marketing | Bachelor's Degree | $63,825 | $26,000 | Not reported |
| Education, Other | Master's Degree | $63,634 | Not available | Not reported |
| Special Education and Teaching | Master's Degree | $62,741 | Not available | Not reported |
| Student Counseling and Personnel Services | Master's Degree | $60,968 | Not available | 5 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | Bachelor's Degree | $60,237 | $30,607 | Not reported |
| Theological and Ministerial Studies | Master's Degree | $59,040 | Not available | Not reported |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology | Master's Degree | $58,560 | Not available | 20 |
| Communication and Media Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $58,371 | $26,000 | Not reported |
| Criminology | Bachelor's Degree | $56,695 | Not available | Not reported |
| Psychology, General | Bachelor's Degree | $47,539 | $26,000 | Not reported |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods | Bachelor's Degree | $46,736 | $40,160 | Not reported |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities | Associate's Degree | $46,441 | $25,187 | Not reported |
| Social Work | Bachelor's Degree | $46,324 | $27,000 | Not reported |
| Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services | Associate's Degree | $41,313 | Not available | Not reported |
| Mathematics | Bachelor's Degree | Not available | $25,990 | 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.