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Monroe University

⌖ Bronx, NY · 26 reportable field-and-credential outcomes

MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff

−$226,488 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.

205.2 yrsModeled economic break-even

−95%Modeled 10-year ROI

$46,160Observed 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

−$226,488at year 10

Net gainInvestment not yet recovered

NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED

−$238,0880

−$226,48810

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$18,464

Sticker price

Published out-of-state tuition$18,464

Sticker price

Average net price$14,522

Title IV student average

Cost of attendance$28,285

Tuition + living budget

OBSERVED FEDERAL MEASURES

Cost, debt, completion and earnings context

$14,522Average net price / year

$28,285Cost of attendance

$18,818Median federal student debt · completer borrowers

$200/moPublished 10-year payment estimate

$46,160Median earnings · year 5 after completion

56.5%Completion rate

67.5%Admission rate

5,701Student size

Institution debt covers federal student-loan borrowers who completed. Parent PLUS and private loans are excluded; missing and privacy-suppressed values remain unavailable.

PRICE BY FAMILY INCOME

Average net price is not one price

Federal averages for aided students in each family-income band. Your aid offer can differ.

$0–30k$14,058

$30–48k$13,671

$48–75k$14,847

$75–110k$18,981

$110k+$18,837

LONGER-TERM CONTEXT

What happens beyond the first earnings measure

Year 5$46,160

Year 6$36,973

Year 10$41,236

Full-time retention: 66.5%
Part-time retention: 51.0%
Completion within 200% of normal time: 70.4%

Earnings timepoints may use different historical cohorts and should not be read as one group’s guaranteed salary growth.

NATIONAL CONTEXT

How this college compares

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

52thEarnings percentile

47thCompletion percentile

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.

$54,205Median year-4 earnings across reportable program categories

$16,000Median federal debt across categories that report debt

35%Of earnings-reporting categories above their same-field national benchmark

EARNINGS PATH

Reported earnings over time

$34,511Year 1

$48,907Year 4

$46,160Year 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.

1Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$111,045 2Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing · Bachelor's Degree$109,427 3Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing · Associate's Degree$109,287 4Accounting and Related Services · Master's Degree$85,673 5Public Health · Master's Degree$79,573 6Business Administration, Management and Operations · Master's Degree$78,148 7Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods · Bachelor's Degree$73,537 8Criminal Justice and Corrections · Master's Degree$68,809

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

BUILD A REAL SHORTLIST

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ALL REPORTABLE PROGRAM CATEGORIES

Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes

Federal field	Credential	Earnings, year 4	Federal debt
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$111,045	$9,468
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	Bachelor's Degree	$109,427	$33,217
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	Associate's Degree	$109,287	$23,003
Accounting and Related Services	Master's Degree	$85,673	Not available
Public Health	Master's Degree	$79,573	Not available
Business Administration, Management and Operations	Master's Degree	$78,148	Not available
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	Bachelor's Degree	$73,537	$21,450
Criminal Justice and Corrections	Master's Degree	$68,809	Not available
Computer and Information Sciences, General	Bachelor's Degree	$63,796	$27,012
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions	Associate's Degree	$59,309	$15,250
Accounting and Related Services	Bachelor's Degree	$57,514	$27,569
Public Health	Bachelor's Degree	$56,526	$30,904
Human Services, General	Bachelor's Degree	$56,245	$31,000
Computer and Information Sciences, General	Associate's Degree	$54,205	$14,864
Business Administration, Management and Operations	Bachelor's Degree	$51,137	$30,185
Accounting and Related Services	Associate's Degree	$50,837	$15,435
Criminal Justice and Corrections	Bachelor's Degree	$50,142	$27,000
Health and Medical Administrative Services	Associate's Degree	$45,965	$15,977
Human Services, General	Associate's Degree	$45,208	$16,000
Hospitality Administration/Management	Bachelor's Degree	$43,575	$27,000
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services	Associate's Degree	$42,139	$13,900
Criminal Justice and Corrections	Associate's Degree	$41,866	$14,949
Business Administration, Management and Operations	Associate's Degree	$39,809	$15,250
Hospitality Administration/Management	Associate's Degree	$38,163	$18,500
Culinary Arts and Related Services	Associate's Degree	$36,798	$13,364
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness	Associate's Degree	$31,845	$14,122

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.