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North Carolina Central University

⌖ Durham, NC · 35 reportable field-and-credential outcomes

MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff

−$227,886 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.

178.2 yrsModeled economic break-even
−94%Modeled 10-year ROI
$46,355Observed 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
−$227,886at year 10
Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
−$241,4360
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4
6
8
−$227,88610
Years after graduationBreak-even: 178.2 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$6,699
Sticker price
Published out-of-state tuition$19,735
Sticker price
Average net price$15,359
Title IV student average
Cost of attendance$26,556
Tuition + living budget
PRICE SOURCECollege reported · annual amount · federal dataset
OBSERVED FEDERAL MEASURES

Cost, debt, completion and earnings context

$15,359Average net price / year
$26,556Cost of attendance
$28,250Median federal student debt · completer borrowers
$299/moPublished 10-year payment estimate
$46,355Median earnings · year 5 after completion
41.6%Completion rate
87.0%Admission rate
6,081Student 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$13,032
$30–48k$13,882
$48–75k$17,527
$75–110k$22,401
$110k+$23,658
LONGER-TERM CONTEXT

What happens beyond the first earnings measure

Year 5$46,355
Year 6$35,967
Year 10$42,968
Full-time retention
72.7%
Part-time retention
30.0%
Completion within 200% of normal time
46.1%

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
26thCompletion 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.

$54,659Median year-4 earnings across reportable program categories
$31,000Median federal debt across categories that report debt
15%Of earnings-reporting categories above their same-field national benchmark
EARNINGS PATH

Reported earnings over time

$35,242Year 1
$50,812Year 4
$46,355Year 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.

1Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing · Bachelor's Degree$90,7602Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration · Bachelor's Degree$88,4543Computer and Information Sciences, General · Bachelor's Degree$88,0534Law · First Professional Degree$83,3615Accounting and Related Services · Bachelor's Degree$78,0486Information Science/Studies · Master's Degree$77,4407Business Administration, Management and Operations · Master's Degree$74,7248Educational Administration and Supervision · Master's Degree$72,023

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

BUILD A REAL SHORTLIST

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Currently operating public institutions with the closest combination of annual net price and observed year-5 earnings. Similarity is descriptive—not a quality ranking.

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Observed earnings · year 5
$46,705
Modeled 10-year ROI
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Annual net price
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Modeled 10-year ROI
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Annual net price
$10,965
Observed earnings · year 5
$48,436
Modeled 10-year ROI
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Annual net price
$12,250
Observed earnings · year 5
$42,931
Modeled 10-year ROI
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ALL REPORTABLE PROGRAM CATEGORIES

Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes

Federal fieldCredentialEarnings, year 4Federal debt
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBachelor's Degree$90,760$40,000
Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and AdministrationBachelor's Degree$88,454$30,000
Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralBachelor's Degree$88,053$31,375
LawFirst Professional Degree$83,361Not available
Accounting and Related ServicesBachelor's Degree$78,048$27,000
Information Science/StudiesMaster's Degree$77,440Not available
Business Administration, Management and OperationsMaster's Degree$74,724Not available
Educational Administration and SupervisionMaster's Degree$72,023Not available
Communication Disorders Sciences and ServicesMaster's Degree$65,600Not available
Public AdministrationMaster's Degree$65,374Not available
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied ProfessionsMaster's Degree$59,513Not available
Psychology, GeneralMaster's Degree$57,573Not available
Student Counseling and Personnel ServicesMaster's Degree$57,412Not available
Social WorkMaster's Degree$57,082Not available
Library Science and AdministrationMaster's Degree$56,291Not available
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's Degree$54,999$30,518
Criminal Justice and CorrectionsMaster's Degree$54,659Not available
Biology, GeneralBachelor's Degree$54,192$30,420
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsBachelor's Degree$53,794$31,880
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, GeneralMaster's Degree$51,714Not available
Social WorkBachelor's Degree$49,856$31,000
Criminal Justice and CorrectionsBachelor's Degree$48,443$29,500
HistoryBachelor's Degree$48,047$31,236
Political Science and GovernmentBachelor's Degree$47,317$31,000
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasBachelor's Degree$47,124Not available
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, GeneralBachelor's Degree$46,136$31,976
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessBachelor's Degree$44,678$33,770
Psychology, GeneralBachelor's Degree$44,053$29,727
Social Sciences, GeneralBachelor's Degree$43,859$34,562
Communication and Media StudiesBachelor's Degree$43,230$29,662
Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Facilities ManagementBachelor's Degree$42,426$31,000
Hospitality Administration/ManagementBachelor's Degree$42,085$29,000
Fine and Studio ArtsBachelor's Degree$42,067$31,000
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesBachelor's DegreeNot available$29,000
Public HealthBachelor's DegreeNot available$31,000

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.