10-YEAR PAYOFF CURVECumulative economic payoff after graduation
−$169,532at year 10Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
Marywood University
⌖ Scranton, PA · 25 reportable field-and-credential outcomes
10-year estimate · Negative payoff
−$169,532 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.
26.3 yrsModeled economic break-even
−62%Modeled 10-year ROI
$55,402Observed 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
- Middle States Commission on Higher Education
- 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
$23,388Average net price / year
$55,582Cost of attendance
$26,186Median federal student debt · completer borrowers
$278/moPublished 10-year payment estimate
$55,402Median earnings · year 5 after completion
71.7%Completion rate
60.6%Admission rate
1,784Student 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.
WHAT STANDS OUT
A faster read on this college
These summaries use only reportable field-and-credential records at this institution. They do not fill privacy-suppressed outcomes.
EARNINGS PATH
Reported earnings over time
$43,928Year 1
$60,125Year 4
$55,402Year 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.
1Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other · Bachelor's Degree$130,6822Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions · Master's Degree$130,6213Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing · Bachelor's Degree$92,9154Communication Disorders Sciences and Services · Master's Degree$73,5005Business Administration, Management and Operations · Bachelor's Degree$70,4566Communication Disorders Sciences and Services · Bachelor's Degree$69,8727Architecture · Bachelor's Degree$67,1788Finance and Financial Management Services · Master's Degree$64,701Observed year-4 earnings · compare like fields and credentials before deciding
Programs that stand out against the same-degree benchmark
This view rewards performance relative to the same field and credential—not simply majors that pay more everywhere.
1Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, OtherBachelor's Degree · $130,682 reported+91%vs same-degree national median$25,125federal debt2Communication Disorders Sciences and ServicesBachelor's Degree · $69,872 reported+19%vs same-degree national median$24,187federal debt3Communication Disorders Sciences and ServicesMaster's Degree · $73,500 reported+10%vs same-degree national medianNot availablefederal debt4Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBachelor's Degree · $92,915 reported+5%vs same-degree national median$36,489federal debt5Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsBachelor's Degree · $49,229 reported+4%vs same-degree national median$27,000federal debt6Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's Degree · $70,456 reported+3%vs same-degree national median$26,773federal debt
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- Observed earnings · year 5
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- Modeled 10-year ROI
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Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes
| Federal field | Credential | Earnings, year 4 | Federal debt | 2023–24 awards |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other | Bachelor's Degree | $130,682 | $25,125 | Not reported |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions | Master's Degree | $130,621 | Not available | Not reported |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing | Bachelor's Degree | $92,915 | $36,489 | Not reported |
| Communication Disorders Sciences and Services | Master's Degree | $73,500 | Not available | Not reported |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | Bachelor's Degree | $70,456 | $26,773 | Not reported |
| Communication Disorders Sciences and Services | Bachelor's Degree | $69,872 | $24,187 | Not reported |
| Architecture | Bachelor's Degree | $67,178 | $31,000 | Not reported |
| Finance and Financial Management Services | Master's Degree | $64,701 | Not available | Not reported |
| Social Work | Master's Degree | $61,536 | Not available | Not reported |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology | Master's Degree | $60,829 | Not available | Not reported |
| Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services | Master's Degree | $60,190 | Not available | Not reported |
| Accounting and Related Services | Bachelor's Degree | $59,776 | Not available | Not reported |
| Student Counseling and Personnel Services | Master's Degree | $58,825 | Not available | Not reported |
| Biology, General | Bachelor's Degree | $57,765 | $27,000 | Not reported |
| Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services | Bachelor's Degree | $56,476 | $27,000 | Not reported |
| Marketing | Bachelor's Degree | $55,906 | Not available | Not reported |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods | Master's Degree | $55,421 | Not available | Not reported |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections | Bachelor's Degree | $54,861 | Not available | Not reported |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions | Master's Degree | $50,310 | Not available | Not reported |
| Interior Architecture | Bachelor's Degree | $50,266 | Not available | Not reported |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods | Bachelor's Degree | $49,229 | $27,000 | Not reported |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions | Bachelor's Degree | $49,106 | $26,996 | Not reported |
| Psychology, General | Bachelor's Degree | $45,088 | $27,000 | Not reported |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas | Bachelor's Degree | Not available | $27,000 | Not reported |
| Design and Applied Arts | Bachelor's Degree | Not available | $27,362 | 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.