Private nonprofit · COLLEGE PAYOFF

Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences

Boston, MA · 20 reportable field-and-credential outcomes

MODELED SCENARIO · Positive payoff

+$60,440 over 10 years

Modeled from observed year-5 institution earnings and the institution-wide average net price over four years.

This is a positive modeled result. Price, time to finish and future earnings can still change the outcome.

8.5 yrsModeled economic break-even
+18%Modeled 10-year ROI
$84,862Observed 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
+$60,440at year 10
Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
−$338,1800
2
4
6
8
+$60,44010
Years after graduationBreak-even: 8.5 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$40,530
Sticker price
Published out-of-state tuition$40,530
Sticker price
Average net price$39,545
Title IV student average
Cost of attendance$65,022
Tuition + living budget
PRICE SOURCECollege reported · annual amount · federal dataset
OBSERVED FEDERAL MEASURES

Cost, completion and earnings context

$39,545Average net price / year
$65,022Cost of attendance
$84,862Median earnings · year 5 after completion
62.0%Completion rate
85.2%Admission rate
3,451Student size
NATIONAL CONTEXT

How this college compares

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

96thEarnings percentile
55thCompletion percentile
EARNINGS PATH

Reported earnings over time

$74,892Year 1
$93,192Year 4
$84,862Year 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.

1Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration · Master's Degree$147,7622Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration · First Professional Degree$141,8523Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions · Master's Degree$135,1004Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing · Master's Degree$132,3665Optometry · First Professional Degree$129,7526Health and Medical Administrative Services · Master's Degree$94,8557Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing · Bachelor's Degree$92,9608Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions · Bachelor's Degree$92,104

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

BUILD A REAL SHORTLIST

Comparable colleges in MA

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.

Medford, MA

Tufts University

Annual net price
$39,998
Observed earnings · year 5
$86,650
Modeled 10-year ROI
+23%
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Worcester, MA

College of the Holy Cross

Annual net price
$38,782
Observed earnings · year 5
$82,319
Modeled 10-year ROI
+11%
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Milton, MA

Laboure College of Healthcare

Annual net price
$36,863
Observed earnings · year 5
$83,261
Modeled 10-year ROI
+17%
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Chestnut Hill, MA

Boston College

Annual net price
$41,704
Observed earnings · year 5
$90,978
Modeled 10-year ROI
+33%
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ALL REPORTABLE PROGRAM CATEGORIES

Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes

Federal fieldCredentialEarnings, year 4Federal debt
Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and AdministrationMaster's Degree$147,762Not available
Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and AdministrationFirst Professional Degree$141,852Not available
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsMaster's Degree$135,100Not available
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingMaster's Degree$132,366Not available
OptometryFirst Professional Degree$129,752Not available
Health and Medical Administrative ServicesMaster's Degree$94,855Not available
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBachelor's Degree$92,960$34,000
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsBachelor's Degree$92,104$30,750
Health/Medical Preparatory ProgramsBachelor's Degree$90,224$27,000
Public HealthMaster's Degree$87,975Not available
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic ProfessionsFirst Professional Degree$84,530Not available
Dental Support Services and Allied ProfessionsBachelor's Degree$83,253$31,000
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic ProfessionsMaster's Degree$75,682Not available
Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and AdministrationBachelor's Degree$72,947$27,000
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, GeneralBachelor's Degree$67,637$30,750
Dental Support Services and Allied ProfessionsMaster's Degree$66,562Not available
Alternative and Complementary Medicine and Medical SystemsMaster's Degree$45,248Not available
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular BiologyBachelor's DegreeNot available$27,000
Clinical, Counseling and Applied PsychologyBachelor's DegreeNot available$27,000
Public HealthBachelor'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.