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Herzing University-Birmingham

⌖ Birmingham, AL · 22 reportable field-and-credential outcomes

MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff

−$222,004 over 10 years

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

At these assumptions, the estimated earnings premium does not recover the modeled economic investment within ten years.

70.7 yrsModeled economic break-even
−86%Modeled 10-year ROI
$48,660Observed 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
−$222,004at year 10
Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
−$258,6040
2
4
6
8
−$222,00410
Years after graduationBreak-even: 70.7 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$13,450
Sticker price
Published out-of-state tuition$13,450
Sticker price
Average net price$19,651
Title IV student average
Cost of attendance$27,750
Tuition + living budget
PRICE SOURCECollege reported · annual amount · federal dataset
OBSERVED FEDERAL MEASURES

Cost, completion and earnings context

$19,651Average net price / year
$27,750Cost of attendance
$48,660Median earnings · year 5 after completion
12.5%Completion rate
93.3%Admission rate
442Student size
NATIONAL CONTEXT

How this college compares

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

58thEarnings percentile
2thCompletion percentile
EARNINGS PATH

Reported earnings over time

$50,047Year 1
$58,575Year 4
$48,660Year 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.

1Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing · Master's Degree$120,3382Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing · Associate's Degree$86,6323Computer Programming · Bachelor's Degree$78,4044Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$72,3845Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$71,7536Business Administration, Management and Operations · Master's Degree$70,8547Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management · Bachelor's Degree$70,6248Criminal Justice and Corrections · Bachelor's Degree$69,601

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

BUILD A REAL SHORTLIST

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ALL REPORTABLE PROGRAM CATEGORIES

Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes

Federal fieldCredentialEarnings, year 4Federal debt
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingMaster's Degree$120,338Not available
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingAssociate's Degree$86,632$31,509
Computer ProgrammingBachelor's Degree$78,404$31,050
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$72,384$7,195
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing AssistantsUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$71,753$22,586
Business Administration, Management and OperationsMaster's Degree$70,854Not available
Computer/Information Technology Administration and ManagementBachelor's Degree$70,624$41,837
Criminal Justice and CorrectionsBachelor's Degree$69,601$28,399
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's Degree$66,379$46,792
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsAssociate's Degree$57,768$27,243
Computer Systems Networking and TelecommunicationsAssociate's Degree$55,935$30,649
Accounting and Related ServicesBachelor's Degree$54,345Not available
Criminal Justice and CorrectionsAssociate's Degree$54,084$18,188
Health and Medical Administrative ServicesBachelor's Degree$51,098$47,375
Legal Support ServicesAssociate's Degree$45,714$31,441
Accounting and Related ServicesAssociate's Degree$45,333Not available
Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesAssociate's Degree$44,890$29,500
Health and Medical Administrative ServicesAssociate's Degree$38,352$35,484
Health and Medical Administrative ServicesUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$37,853$22,135
Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$36,188$24,721
Accounting and Related ServicesUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$32,931$24,252
Business Administration, Management and OperationsAssociate's Degree$32,081$38,807

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.