10-YEAR PAYOFF CURVECumulative economic payoff after graduation
−$618,530at year 10Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
Los Angeles College of Music
⌖ Pasadena, CA · 1 reportable field-and-credential outcomes
10-year estimate · Negative payoff
−$618,530 over 10 years
Modeled from observed year-5 institution earnings and the institution-wide average net price over four years.
With these assumptions, the added earnings do not recover the cost within ten years.
—Modeled economic break-even
−175%Modeled 10-year ROI
$18,583Observed earnings · year 5
Not reachedMaximum annual price for positive 10-year payoff
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.
COLLEGE AT A GLANCE
Institution details
Current federal characteristics describing the college—not the outcomes of a specific program.
- Accreditor
- National Association of Schools of Music
- Main award level
- Bachelor’s degrees
- Campus setting
- City
- Admissions
- Selective admission
- Delivery
- Campus or mixed delivery
- Federal designation
- No special designation reported
Cost, debt, completion and earnings context
$43,590Average net price / year
$49,705Cost of attendance
$27,938Median federal student debt · completer borrowers
$296/moPublished 10-year payment estimate
$18,583Median earnings · year 5 after completion
41.3%Completion rate
87.7%Admission rate
227Student 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.
EARNINGS PATH
Reported earnings over time
$24,384Year 1
$33,938Year 4
$18,583Year 5
Separate federal cohorts may underlie different measurement years.
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Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes
| Federal field | Credential | Earnings, year 4 | Federal debt | 2023–24 awards |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Music | Bachelor's Degree | Not available | $37,296 | 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.