10-YEAR PAYOFF CURVECumulative economic payoff after graduation
+$348,454at year 10Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
Maine Maritime Academy
⌖ Castine, ME · 6 reportable field-and-credential outcomes
MODELED SCENARIO · Strong payoff
+$348,454 over 10 years
Modeled from observed year-5 institution earnings and the institution-wide average net price over four years.
Observed earnings clearly outpace the comparison earnings and estimated education cost in this scenario.
4.4 yrsModeled economic break-even
+127%Modeled 10-year ROI
$107,211Observed earnings · year 5
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.
Cost, completion and earnings context
$23,414Average net price / year
$31,046Cost of attendance
$107,211Median earnings · year 5 after completion
58.2%Completion rate
54.1%Admission rate
942Student size
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
$93,824Year 1
$113,298Year 4
$107,211Year 5
Separate federal cohorts may underlie different measurement years.
The college average is not the whole story.
Observed earnings vary substantially by field and credential at the same institution.
1Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering · Bachelor's Degree$137,3522Business Administration, Management and Operations · Bachelor's Degree$123,1553Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians, Other · Bachelor's Degree$112,2464Marine Transportation · Bachelor's Degree$103,4175Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other · Master's Degree$102,4256International Business · Bachelor's Degree$77,641Observed year-4 earnings · compare like fields and credentials before deciding
Comparable colleges in ME
Currently operating public institutions with the closest combination of annual net price and observed year-5 earnings. Similarity is descriptive—not a quality ranking.
Orono, ME
University of Maine
- Annual net price
- $17,510
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $57,355
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -51%
University of Southern Maine
- Annual net price
- $13,596
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $56,117
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -53%
University of Maine at Fort Kent
- Annual net price
- $7,482
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $60,664
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -25%
University of Maine at Farmington
- Annual net price
- $16,857
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $43,862
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -105%
Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes
| Federal field | Credential | Earnings, year 4 | Federal debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $137,352 | $27,000 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | Bachelor's Degree | $123,155 | $27,000 |
| Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians, Other | Bachelor's Degree | $112,246 | $27,000 |
| Marine Transportation | Bachelor's Degree | $103,417 | $27,000 |
| Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other | Master's Degree | $102,425 | Not available |
| International Business | Bachelor's Degree | $77,641 | $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.