10-YEAR PAYOFF CURVECumulative economic payoff after graduation
−$523,064at year 10Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
New York Film Academy
⌖ Burbank, CA · 7 reportable field-and-credential outcomes
10-year estimate · Negative payoff
−$523,064 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
−156%Modeled 10-year ROI
$26,298Observed 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
- Western Association of Schools and Colleges Senior Colleges and University Commission
- Main award level
- Bachelor’s degrees
- Campus setting
- City
- Admissions
- Open admission
- Delivery
- Campus or mixed delivery
- Federal designation
- No special designation reported
Cost, debt, completion and earnings context
$39,011Average net price / year
$62,210Cost of attendance
$16,000Median federal student debt · completer borrowers
$170/moPublished 10-year payment estimate
$26,298Median earnings · year 5 after completion
67.7%Completion rate
Not availableAdmission rate
849Student 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
$15,956Year 1
$29,902Year 4
$26,298Year 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.
1Film/Video and Photographic Arts · Master's Degree$38,9152Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft · Bachelor's Degree$32,0573Film/Video and Photographic Arts · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$31,7694Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft · Associate's Degree$30,7295Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft · Master's Degree$30,2626Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$28,8097Film/Video and Photographic Arts · Bachelor's Degree$28,275Observed 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.
1Film/Video and Photographic ArtsUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma · $31,769 reported-3%vs same-degree national median$9,500federal debt2Drama/Theatre Arts and StagecraftAssociate's Degree · $30,729 reported-3%vs same-degree national median$15,000federal debt3Drama/Theatre Arts and StagecraftUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma · $28,809 reported-8%vs same-degree national median$9,500federal debt4Drama/Theatre Arts and StagecraftBachelor's Degree · $32,057 reported-19%vs same-degree national median$27,000federal debt5Film/Video and Photographic ArtsMaster's Degree · $38,915 reported-24%vs same-degree national medianNot availablefederal debt6Film/Video and Photographic ArtsBachelor's Degree · $28,275 reported-35%vs same-degree national median$31,000federal debt
Comparable colleges in CA
Currently operating private for-profit institutions with the closest combination of annual net price and observed year-5 earnings. Similarity is descriptive—not a quality ranking.
San Diego, CA
Paul Mitchell the School-San Diego
- Annual net price
- $35,975
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $25,635
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -160%
National Holistic Institute
- Annual net price
- $33,287
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $23,235
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -170%
Paul Mitchell the School-East Bay
- Annual net price
- $30,680
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $27,463
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -158%
Los Angeles Film School
- Annual net price
- $30,980
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $27,993
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -156%
Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes
| Federal field | Credential | Earnings, year 4 | Federal debt | 2023–24 awards |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Film/Video and Photographic Arts | Master's Degree | $38,915 | Not available | Not reported |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft | Bachelor's Degree | $32,057 | $27,000 | Not reported |
| Film/Video and Photographic Arts | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $31,769 | $9,500 | 249 |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft | Associate's Degree | $30,729 | $15,000 | 5 |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft | Master's Degree | $30,262 | Not available | Not reported |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $28,809 | $9,500 | 225 |
| Film/Video and Photographic Arts | Bachelor's Degree | $28,275 | $31,000 | 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.