10-YEAR PAYOFF CURVECumulative economic payoff after graduation
+$96,304at year 10Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine
⌖ Scranton, PA · 3 reportable field-and-credential outcomes
10-year estimate · Positive payoff
+$96,304 over 10 years
Modeled from observed year-4 institution earnings and the institution-wide average net price over four years.
The estimate clears the cost within ten years, though your price and time to finish may change the result.
7.4 yrsModeled economic break-even
+35%Modeled 10-year ROI
$81,984Observed earnings · year 4
$47,460Maximum annual price for positive 10-year payoff
The price benchmark is $24,076 per year below this threshold.
Includes direct price and earnings forgone while studying. Assumes $45,000 in alternative annual earnings and no wage growth. How we calculate itWhat the numbers say about Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine
What does Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine cost?
Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine reports an average annual net price of $23,384 after grants and scholarships. This is an institution-wide average, not an individual aid offer.
What do Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine graduates earn?
The observed median earnings figure is $81,984 4 years after completion. It describes a federal cohort, not a guaranteed starting salary.
How much federal debt do Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine graduates have?
Median federal debt for completer borrowers is not reportable in the current record.
Is every degree at Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine worth the same?
No. DegreeVerdict currently shows 3 field-and-credential outcomes at Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine; reported earnings and debt can differ substantially by program category.
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.
PRICE SENSITIVITY
The price can change the verdict.
Hold observed earnings constant and see how the modeled ten-year payoff changes as annual price rises.
← Negative payoff$0Positive payoff →
$0Annual price+$189,840
$14,000Annual price+$133,840
$23,000Current college-wide context+$97,840
$28,000Annual price+$77,840
$42,000Annual price+$21,840
$56,000Annual price−$34,160
$70,000Annual price−$90,160
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
- Associate degrees
- Campus setting
- City
- Admissions
- Open admission
- Delivery
- Campus or mixed delivery
- Federal designation
- No special designation reported
Cost, debt, completion and earnings context
$23,384Average net price / year
$25,845Cost of attendance
Not availableMedian federal student debt · completer borrowers
Not availablePublished 10-year payment estimate
$81,984Median earnings · year 4 after completion
Not availableCompletion rate
Not availableAdmission rate
88Student 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
Not availableYear 1
$81,984Year 4
Not availableYear 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.
1Medicine · Doctoral Degree$116,8492Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$84,7393Biology, General · Master's Degree$50,630Observed 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.
1Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma · $84,739 reported+6%vs same-degree national medianNot availablefederal debt2MedicineDoctoral Degree · $116,849 reported-1%vs same-degree national medianNot availablefederal debt3Biology, GeneralMaster's Degree · $50,630 reported-27%vs same-degree national medianNot availablefederal debt
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- Annual net price
- $24,258
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $79,232
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- +24%
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- Observed earnings · year 5
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- Modeled 10-year ROI
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- Annual net price
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- Observed earnings · year 5
- $79,120
- Modeled 10-year ROI
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- Annual net price
- $27,483
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $80,331
- Modeled 10-year ROI
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Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes
| Federal field | Credential | Earnings, year 4 | Federal debt | 2023–24 awards |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Medicine | Doctoral Degree | $116,849 | Not available | 115 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $84,739 | Not available | 29 |
| Biology, General | Master's Degree | $50,630 | Not available | 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.