10-YEAR PAYOFF CURVECumulative economic payoff after graduation
+$30,194at year 10Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
Florida Institute of Technology
⌖ Melbourne, FL · 39 reportable field-and-credential outcomes
MODELED SCENARIO · Positive payoff
+$30,194 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.
9.1 yrsModeled economic break-even
+9%Modeled 10-year ROI
$80,275Observed earnings · year 5
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.
Cost, completion and earnings context
$35,639Average net price / year
$62,440Cost of attendance
$80,275Median earnings · year 5 after completion
63.5%Completion rate
57.7%Admission rate
3,404Student size
NATIONAL CONTEXT
How this college compares
Percentiles compare this institution with currently operating colleges that report the same federal measure.
EARNINGS PATH
Reported earnings over time
$69,606Year 1
$90,403Year 4
$80,275Year 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.
1Systems Engineering · Master's Degree$149,2912Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management · Master's Degree$144,2183Information Science/Studies · Master's Degree$139,1744Engineering-Related Fields · Master's Degree$131,9195Military Applied Sciences · Master's Degree$130,1976Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering · Master's Degree$130,0167Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods · Master's Degree$125,1978Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology · Doctoral Degree$114,742Observed year-4 earnings · compare like fields and credentials before deciding
Comparable colleges in FL
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.
Coral Gables, FL
University of Miami
- Annual net price
- $37,244
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $73,338
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -14%
AdventHealth University
- Annual net price
- $30,135
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $75,791
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- +2%
Jacksonville University
- Annual net price
- $25,180
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $78,212
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- +18%
Nova Southeastern University
- Annual net price
- $30,371
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $71,403
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -12%
Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes
| Federal field | Credential | Earnings, year 4 | Federal debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Systems Engineering | Master's Degree | $149,291 | Not available |
| Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management | Master's Degree | $144,218 | Not available |
| Information Science/Studies | Master's Degree | $139,174 | Not available |
| Engineering-Related Fields | Master's Degree | $131,919 | Not available |
| Military Applied Sciences | Master's Degree | $130,197 | Not available |
| Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering | Master's Degree | $130,016 | Not available |
| Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods | Master's Degree | $125,197 | Not available |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology | Doctoral Degree | $114,742 | Not available |
| Management Information Systems and Services | Master's Degree | $107,902 | Not available |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | Master's Degree | $107,776 | Not available |
| Computer Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $106,431 | $25,125 |
| Chemical Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $99,312 | $27,000 |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $98,505 | Not available |
| Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $97,015 | $26,982 |
| Mechanical Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $92,753 | $27,000 |
| Computer Science | Bachelor's Degree | $91,606 | $27,000 |
| Biomedical/Medical Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $88,120 | $27,000 |
| Civil Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $86,536 | $23,000 |
| Information Science/Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $85,906 | $54,375 |
| Accounting and Related Services | Master's Degree | $85,593 | Not available |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services | Master's Degree | $84,170 | Not available |
| Air Transportation | Bachelor's Degree | $83,243 | $27,000 |
| Ocean Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $80,836 | $27,000 |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology | Master's Degree | $77,258 | Not available |
| Human Resources Management and Services | Master's Degree | $75,661 | Not available |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | Bachelor's Degree | $72,717 | $38,097 |
| Accounting and Related Services | Bachelor's Degree | $67,417 | $42,124 |
| Research and Experimental Psychology | Bachelor's Degree | $66,923 | Not available |
| Marketing | Bachelor's Degree | $62,019 | $31,000 |
| Accounting and Related Services | Associate's Degree | $61,624 | Not available |
| Psychology, General | Bachelor's Degree | $61,516 | Not available |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | Associate's Degree | $56,184 | Not available |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology | Bachelor's Degree | $55,282 | $32,000 |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services | Bachelor's Degree | $51,753 | $53,313 |
| Information Science/Studies | Associate's Degree | $51,539 | $26,875 |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services | Associate's Degree | $50,488 | Not available |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology | Associate's Degree | $41,767 | Not available |
| Biology, General | Bachelor's Degree | Not available | $24,250 |
| Management Information Systems and Services | Bachelor's Degree | Not available | $38,907 |
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.