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Lasell University

⌖ Newton, MA · 19 reportable field-and-credential outcomes

MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff

−$164,004 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.

23.0 yrsModeled economic break-even
−57%Modeled 10-year ROI
$57,604Observed 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
−$164,004at year 10
Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
−$290,0440
2
4
6
8
−$164,00410
Years after graduationBreak-even: 23.0 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$27,040
Sticker price
Published out-of-state tuition$27,040
Sticker price
Average net price$27,511
Title IV student average
Cost of attendance$42,434
Tuition + living budget
PRICE SOURCECollege reported · annual amount · federal dataset
OBSERVED FEDERAL MEASURES

Cost, completion and earnings context

$27,511Average net price / year
$42,434Cost of attendance
$57,604Median earnings · year 5 after completion
58.6%Completion rate
81.2%Admission rate
1,226Student size
NATIONAL CONTEXT

How this college compares

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

77thEarnings percentile
50thCompletion percentile
EARNINGS PATH

Reported earnings over time

$37,194Year 1
$58,411Year 4
$57,604Year 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.

1Criminology · Master's Degree$115,8092Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods · Master's Degree$85,8233Communication and Media Studies · Master's Degree$80,4494Finance and Financial Management Services · Bachelor's Degree$70,3045Specialized Sales, Merchandising and Marketing Operations · Bachelor's Degree$69,1566Hospitality Administration/Management · Bachelor's Degree$68,6937Accounting and Related Services · Bachelor's Degree$68,6778Marketing · Bachelor's Degree$67,400

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
CriminologyMaster's Degree$115,809Not available
Management Sciences and Quantitative MethodsMaster's Degree$85,823Not available
Communication and Media StudiesMaster's Degree$80,449Not available
Finance and Financial Management ServicesBachelor's Degree$70,304$26,500
Specialized Sales, Merchandising and Marketing OperationsBachelor's Degree$69,156$27,000
Hospitality Administration/ManagementBachelor's Degree$68,693$27,000
Accounting and Related ServicesBachelor's Degree$68,677$26,500
MarketingBachelor's Degree$67,400$26,500
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessMaster's Degree$60,963Not available
Special Education and TeachingMaster's Degree$59,783Not available
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsMaster's Degree$58,830Not available
CriminologyBachelor's Degree$56,766$27,000
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's Degree$55,572$27,000
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessBachelor's Degree$55,292$27,000
Psychology, GeneralBachelor's Degree$54,702$27,000
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsBachelor's Degree$54,185$27,000
Communication and Media StudiesBachelor's Degree$53,172$27,000
Curriculum and InstructionBachelor's Degree$46,378$26,000
Design and Applied ArtsBachelor's Degree$32,379$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.