10-YEAR PAYOFF CURVECumulative economic payoff after graduation
−$269,498at year 10Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
Nelson University
⌖ Waxahachie, TX · 15 reportable field-and-credential outcomes
10-year estimate · Negative payoff
−$269,498 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
−101%Modeled 10-year ROI
$44,715Observed 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
- Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges
- Main award level
- Bachelor’s degrees
- Campus setting
- Suburban
- Admissions
- Selective admission
- Delivery
- Campus or mixed delivery
- Federal designation
- No special designation reported
Cost, debt, completion and earnings context
$21,662Average net price / year
$34,504Cost of attendance
$24,725Median federal student debt · completer borrowers
$262/moPublished 10-year payment estimate
$44,715Median earnings · year 5 after completion
41.6%Completion rate
89.0%Admission rate
1,479Student 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
$33,834Year 1
$46,199Year 4
$44,715Year 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.
1Marketing · Bachelor's Degree$66,4772Business Administration, Management and Operations · Master's Degree$62,2643Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology · Master's Degree$55,0004Psychology, General · Associate's Degree$54,7505Business Administration, Management and Operations · Associate's Degree$53,2756Theological and Ministerial Studies · Master's Degree$53,1507Business Administration, Management and Operations · Bachelor's Degree$52,2298Education, General · Bachelor's Degree$50,491Observed 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.
1Psychology, GeneralAssociate's Degree · $54,750 reported+39%vs same-degree national medianNot availablefederal debt2Missions/Missionary Studies and MissiologyAssociate's Degree · $40,202 reported+13%vs same-degree national medianNot availablefederal debt3Business Administration, Management and OperationsAssociate's Degree · $53,275 reported+9%vs same-degree national median$30,480federal debt4Bible/Biblical StudiesAssociate's Degree · $45,704 reported+9%vs same-degree national median$27,000federal debt5Education, GeneralBachelor's Degree · $50,491 reported+1%vs same-degree national median$27,500federal debt6Religion/Religious StudiesAssociate's Degree · $46,892 reported+0%vs same-degree national median$26,500federal debt
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- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -95%
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- Annual net price
- $24,906
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- $48,562
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- Annual net price
- $14,140
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $44,742
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -101%
Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes
| Federal field | Credential | Earnings, year 4 | Federal debt | 2023–24 awards |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marketing | Bachelor's Degree | $66,477 | Not available | Not reported |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | Master's Degree | $62,264 | Not available | Not reported |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology | Master's Degree | $55,000 | Not available | Not reported |
| Psychology, General | Associate's Degree | $54,750 | Not available | Not reported |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | Associate's Degree | $53,275 | $30,480 | Not reported |
| Theological and Ministerial Studies | Master's Degree | $53,150 | Not available | Not reported |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | Bachelor's Degree | $52,229 | $27,000 | Not reported |
| Education, General | Bachelor's Degree | $50,491 | $27,500 | Not reported |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities | Bachelor's Degree | $47,277 | $29,875 | Not reported |
| Religion/Religious Studies | Associate's Degree | $46,892 | $26,500 | Not reported |
| Bible/Biblical Studies | Associate's Degree | $45,704 | $27,000 | Not reported |
| Bible/Biblical Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $43,808 | $30,875 | Not reported |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections | Bachelor's Degree | $43,110 | Not available | Not reported |
| Missions/Missionary Studies and Missiology | Associate's Degree | $40,202 | Not available | Not reported |
| Pastoral Counseling and Specialized Ministries | Bachelor's Degree | $39,707 | $26,750 | 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.