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Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Prescott

⌖ Prescott, AZ · 14 reportable field-and-credential outcomes

MODELED SCENARIO · Positive payoff

+$107,242 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
+31%Modeled 10-year ROI
$89,839Observed 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
+$107,242at year 10
Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
−$341,1480
2
4
6
8
+$107,24210
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$44,149
Sticker price
Published out-of-state tuition$44,149
Sticker price
Average net price$40,287
Title IV student average
Cost of attendance$62,798
Tuition + living budget
PRICE SOURCECollege reported · annual amount · federal dataset
OBSERVED FEDERAL MEASURES

Cost, completion and earnings context

$40,287Average net price / year
$62,798Cost of attendance
$89,839Median earnings · year 5 after completion
67.8%Completion rate
76.6%Admission rate
3,218Student size
NATIONAL CONTEXT

How this college compares

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

97thEarnings percentile
64thCompletion percentile
EARNINGS PATH

Reported earnings over time

$67,135Year 1
$93,582Year 4
$89,839Year 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.

1Security Science and Technology · Master's Degree$145,2402Air Transportation · Master's Degree$113,1613Computer Engineering · Bachelor's Degree$105,5274Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering · Bachelor's Degree$99,4505Security Science and Technology · Bachelor's Degree$98,9966Mechanical Engineering · Bachelor's Degree$96,3317Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering · Bachelor's Degree$95,5528Air Transportation · Bachelor's Degree$90,495

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

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Prescott College

Annual net price
$22,583
Observed earnings · year 5
$38,252
Modeled 10-year ROI
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ALL REPORTABLE PROGRAM CATEGORIES

Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes

Federal fieldCredentialEarnings, year 4Federal debt
Security Science and TechnologyMaster's Degree$145,240Not available
Air TransportationMaster's Degree$113,161Not available
Computer EngineeringBachelor's Degree$105,527$26,146
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications EngineeringBachelor's Degree$99,450$25,000
Security Science and TechnologyBachelor's Degree$98,996$19,500
Mechanical EngineeringBachelor's Degree$96,331$27,000
Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space EngineeringBachelor's Degree$95,552$26,995
Air TransportationBachelor's Degree$90,495$22,000
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's Degree$83,749$20,508
Clinical, Counseling and Applied PsychologyBachelor's Degree$82,023$24,620
International Relations and National Security StudiesMaster's Degree$81,886Not available
Atmospheric Sciences and MeteorologyBachelor's Degree$76,421$25,500
International Relations and National Security StudiesBachelor's Degree$75,520$22,901
Astronomy and AstrophysicsBachelor'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.