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Johnson & Wales University-Charlotte

⌖ Charlotte, NC · 14 reportable field-and-credential outcomes

MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff

−$296,744 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.

—Modeled economic break-even
−102%Modeled 10-year ROI
$44,296Observed 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
−$296,744at year 10
Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
−$289,7040
2
4
6
8
−$296,74410
Years after graduationBreak-even: 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$42,419
Sticker price
Published out-of-state tuition$42,419
Sticker price
Average net price$27,426
Title IV student average
Cost of attendance$58,022
Tuition + living budget
PRICE SOURCECollege reported · annual amount · federal dataset
OBSERVED FEDERAL MEASURES

Cost, completion and earnings context

$27,426Average net price / year
$58,022Cost of attendance
$44,296Median earnings · year 5 after completion
49.0%Completion rate
79.9%Admission rate
1,184Student size
NATIONAL CONTEXT

How this college compares

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

47thEarnings percentile
36thCompletion percentile
EARNINGS PATH

Reported earnings over time

$33,862Year 1
$54,530Year 4
$44,296Year 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.

1Business Administration, Management and Operations · Master's Degree$73,8212Accounting and Related Services · Bachelor's Degree$73,4763Marketing · Bachelor's Degree$64,3214Business Administration, Management and Operations · Bachelor's Degree$59,1865Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Facilities Management · Bachelor's Degree$56,2416Hospitality Administration/Management · Bachelor's Degree$55,7907Culinary Arts and Related Services · Bachelor's Degree$55,0568Specialized Sales, Merchandising and Marketing Operations · Bachelor's Degree$53,539

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

BUILD A REAL SHORTLIST

Comparable colleges in NC

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.

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$43,341
Modeled 10-year ROI
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Modeled 10-year ROI
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Annual net price
$20,828
Observed earnings · year 5
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ALL REPORTABLE PROGRAM CATEGORIES

Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes

Federal fieldCredentialEarnings, year 4Federal debt
Business Administration, Management and OperationsMaster's Degree$73,821Not available
Accounting and Related ServicesBachelor's Degree$73,476$27,000
MarketingBachelor's Degree$64,321$26,675
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's Degree$59,186$27,000
Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Facilities ManagementBachelor's Degree$56,241$27,000
Hospitality Administration/ManagementBachelor's Degree$55,790$26,175
Culinary Arts and Related ServicesBachelor's Degree$55,056$27,000
Specialized Sales, Merchandising and Marketing OperationsBachelor's Degree$53,539$27,000
Communication and Media StudiesBachelor's Degree$51,247$25,125
Foods, Nutrition, and Related ServicesBachelor's Degree$50,571$27,000
Entrepreneurial and Small Business OperationsBachelor's Degree$47,042$25,500
Culinary Arts and Related ServicesAssociate's Degree$42,395$14,745
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesBachelor's DegreeNot available$28,090
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, GeneralBachelor'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.