10-YEAR PAYOFF CURVECumulative economic payoff after graduation
+$191,620at year 10Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
Northeastern University
⌖ Boston, MA · 82 reportable field-and-credential outcomes
MODELED SCENARIO · Positive payoff
+$191,620 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.
6.1 yrsModeled economic break-even
+63%Modeled 10-year ROI
$94,528Observed earnings · year 5
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.
Cost, debt, completion and earnings context
$30,915Average net price / year
$84,641Cost of attendance
$24,250Median federal student debt · completer borrowers
$257/moPublished 10-year payment estimate
$94,528Median earnings · year 5 after completion
90.5%Completion rate
5.2%Admission rate
17,326Student 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
$74,155Year 1
$101,903Year 4
$94,528Year 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.
1Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing · First Professional Degree$191,0832Finance and Financial Management Services · Master's Degree$169,2343Computer and Information Sciences, General · Bachelor's Degree$163,7084Computer Software and Media Applications · Master's Degree$158,5425Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering · Master's Degree$155,4836Business/Commerce, General · Master's Degree$148,4907Computer and Information Sciences, General · Master's Degree$145,9098Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration · First Professional Degree$145,722Observed year-4 earnings · compare like fields and credentials before deciding
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.
Boston, MA
Wentworth Institute of Technology
- Annual net price
- $34,170
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $94,129
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- +55%
Amherst College
- Annual net price
- $23,367
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $88,665
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- +60%
Boston College
- Annual net price
- $41,704
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $90,978
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- +33%
Tufts University
- Annual net price
- $39,998
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $86,650
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- +23%
Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes
| Federal field | Credential | Earnings, year 4 | Federal debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing | First Professional Degree | $191,083 | Not available |
| Finance and Financial Management Services | Master's Degree | $169,234 | Not available |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General | Bachelor's Degree | $163,708 | $23,001 |
| Computer Software and Media Applications | Master's Degree | $158,542 | Not available |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering | Master's Degree | $155,483 | Not available |
| Business/Commerce, General | Master's Degree | $148,490 | Not available |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General | Master's Degree | $145,909 | Not available |
| Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration | First Professional Degree | $145,722 | Not available |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing | Master's Degree | $143,345 | Not available |
| Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration | Bachelor's Degree | $142,985 | $31,000 |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering | Graduate/Professional Certificate | $138,018 | Not available |
| Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration | Master's Degree | $136,474 | Not available |
| Computer Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $135,416 | $25,005 |
| Legal Professions and Studies, Other | First Professional Degree | $133,189 | Not available |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions | Master's Degree | $125,862 | Not available |
| Biotechnology | Master's Degree | $125,179 | Not available |
| International Business | Bachelor's Degree | $125,162 | $25,729 |
| Mathematics | Bachelor's Degree | $125,084 | $21,750 |
| Mechanical Engineering | Master's Degree | $124,007 | Not available |
| Chemical Engineering | Master's Degree | $122,043 | Not available |
| Engineering, General | Master's Degree | $119,842 | Not available |
| Accounting and Related Services | Master's Degree | $118,744 | Not available |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $118,150 | $24,835 |
| Systems Engineering | Master's Degree | $117,700 | Not available |
| Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods | Master's Degree | $117,139 | Not available |
| Engineering, Other | Master's Degree | $116,924 | Not available |
| Law | First Professional Degree | $116,706 | Not available |
| Business/Commerce, General | Bachelor's Degree | $113,620 | $24,000 |
| Engineering, Other | Bachelor's Degree | $112,019 | $22,512 |
| Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology | Master's Degree | $111,725 | Not available |
| Industrial Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $111,430 | $25,000 |
| Education, General | First Professional Degree | $110,524 | Not available |
| Chemical Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $107,767 | $27,000 |
| Medical Illustration and Informatics | Master's Degree | $104,317 | Not available |
| Mechanical Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $103,384 | $25,893 |
| Economics | Bachelor's Degree | $101,423 | $24,500 |
| Civil Engineering | Master's Degree | $100,767 | Not available |
| Communication Disorders Sciences and Services | First Professional Degree | $100,761 | Not available |
| Civil Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $100,613 | $24,750 |
| Communication and Media Studies | Master's Degree | $97,115 | Not available |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections | Master's Degree | $93,210 | Not available |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing | Bachelor's Degree | $91,003 | $31,000 |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology | Bachelor's Degree | $90,612 | $23,250 |
| Homeland Security | Master's Degree | $90,323 | Not available |
| Chemistry | Bachelor's Degree | $88,364 | $24,500 |
| Public Administration | Master's Degree | $87,852 | Not available |
| Design and Applied Arts | Bachelor's Degree | $87,336 | $28,250 |
| International/Globalization Studies | Master's Degree | $85,630 | Not available |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | Master's Degree | $84,704 | Not available |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions | First Professional Degree | $84,174 | Not available |
| Finance and Financial Management Services | Bachelor's Degree | $83,023 | $38,115 |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions | Bachelor's Degree | $81,320 | $28,125 |
| Public Health | Master's Degree | $81,227 | Not available |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services | Bachelor's Degree | $80,233 | $28,607 |
| Communication and Media Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $80,191 | $23,250 |
| Biology, General | Bachelor's Degree | $78,327 | $25,000 |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections | Bachelor's Degree | $77,477 | $22,809 |
| Architecture | First Professional Degree | $77,290 | Not available |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology | Master's Degree | $76,859 | Not available |
| Education, General | Master's Degree | $75,769 | Not available |
| International Relations and National Security Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $74,816 | $21,125 |
| Journalism | Bachelor's Degree | $74,709 | $24,313 |
| Neurobiology and Neurosciences | Bachelor's Degree | $74,617 | $25,000 |
| Architecture | Bachelor's Degree | $74,540 | $27,500 |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology | Graduate/Professional Certificate | $74,263 | Not available |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness | Master's Degree | $73,724 | Not available |
| Political Science and Government | Bachelor's Degree | $73,539 | $22,579 |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies | Master's Degree | $72,910 | Not available |
| Communication Disorders Sciences and Services | Master's Degree | $70,914 | Not available |
| Natural Resources Conservation and Research | Bachelor's Degree | $70,272 | $23,430 |
| Human Services, General | Master's Degree | $69,886 | Not available |
| Sociology | Bachelor's Degree | $69,585 | $27,000 |
| English Language and Literature, General | Bachelor's Degree | $67,877 | $27,000 |
| Research and Experimental Psychology | Bachelor's Degree | $66,130 | $26,000 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods | Master's Degree | $65,134 | Not available |
| Nutrition Sciences | Master's Degree | $62,427 | Not available |
| Human Services, General | Bachelor's Degree | $61,152 | $26,000 |
| Music | Bachelor's Degree | $60,974 | $26,568 |
| Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology | Master's Degree | $53,164 | Not available |
| Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences | Bachelor's Degree | Not available | $22,156 |
| Physics | Bachelor's Degree | Not available | $26,797 |
| History | Bachelor's Degree | Not available | $24,250 |
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.