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Husson University

⌖ Bangor, ME · 23 reportable field-and-credential outcomes

MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff

−$170,340 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.

28.2 yrsModeled economic break-even
−65%Modeled 10-year ROI
$54,368Observed 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
−$170,340at year 10
Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
−$264,0200
2
4
6
8
−$170,34010
Years after graduationBreak-even: 28.2 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$23,304
Sticker price
Published out-of-state tuition$23,304
Sticker price
Average net price$21,005
Title IV student average
Cost of attendance$35,852
Tuition + living budget
PRICE SOURCECollege reported · annual amount · federal dataset
OBSERVED FEDERAL MEASURES

Cost, completion and earnings context

$21,005Average net price / year
$35,852Cost of attendance
$54,368Median earnings · year 5 after completion
59.4%Completion rate
81.0%Admission rate
2,618Student size
NATIONAL CONTEXT

How this college compares

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

71thEarnings percentile
51thCompletion percentile
EARNINGS PATH

Reported earnings over time

$47,273Year 1
$62,950Year 4
$54,368Year 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.

1Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration · Doctoral Degree$134,2242Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing · Master's Degree$131,4093Business Administration, Management and Operations · Master's Degree$83,3934Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing · Bachelor's Degree$78,1675Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions · Doctoral Degree$74,8206Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions · Bachelor's Degree$71,5297Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions · Master's Degree$68,2928Accounting and Related Services · Bachelor's Degree$65,815

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

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ALL REPORTABLE PROGRAM CATEGORIES

Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes

Federal fieldCredentialEarnings, year 4Federal debt
Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and AdministrationDoctoral Degree$134,224Not available
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingMaster's Degree$131,409Not available
Business Administration, Management and OperationsMaster's Degree$83,393Not available
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBachelor's Degree$78,167$29,000
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic ProfessionsDoctoral Degree$74,820Not available
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic ProfessionsBachelor's Degree$71,529$27,000
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic ProfessionsMaster's Degree$68,292Not available
Accounting and Related ServicesBachelor's Degree$65,815$27,375
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's Degree$62,059$27,000
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, GeneralBachelor's Degree$61,215$27,000
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessBachelor's Degree$56,244$28,769
Clinical, Counseling and Applied PsychologyBachelor's Degree$55,648Not available
Criminal Justice and CorrectionsBachelor's Degree$55,315$27,178
Hospitality Administration/ManagementBachelor's Degree$51,833$26,963
Security Science and TechnologyBachelor's Degree$51,772Not available
Homeland SecurityUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$51,559Not available
Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralBachelor's Degree$50,096Not available
Audiovisual Communications Technologies/TechniciansBachelor's Degree$48,777$27,000
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesBachelor's Degree$48,241$31,000
Psychology, GeneralBachelor's Degree$45,390$29,000
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsBachelor's Degree$40,445$27,000
Radio, Television, and Digital CommunicationUndergraduate Certificate or DiplomaNot available$27,000
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied CommunicationBachelor'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.