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Northern Arizona University

⌖ Flagstaff, AZ · 84 reportable field-and-credential outcomes

MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff

−$109,812 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.

18.7 yrsModeled economic break-even
−46%Modeled 10-year ROI
$57,682Observed 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
−$109,812at year 10
Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
−$236,6320
2
4
6
8
−$109,81210
Years after graduationBreak-even: 18.7 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$13,009
Sticker price
Published out-of-state tuition$29,881
Sticker price
Average net price$14,158
Title IV student average
Cost of attendance$29,933
Tuition + living budget
PRICE SOURCECollege reported · annual amount · federal dataset
OBSERVED FEDERAL MEASURES

Cost, debt, completion and earnings context

$14,158Average net price / year
$29,933Cost of attendance
$19,000Median federal student debt · completer borrowers
$201/moPublished 10-year payment estimate
$57,682Median earnings · year 5 after completion
61.3%Completion rate
89.6%Admission rate
22,903Student 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$9,709
$30–48k$10,398
$48–75k$13,330
$75–110k$18,050
$110k+$20,686
LONGER-TERM CONTEXT

What happens beyond the first earnings measure

Year 5$57,682
Year 6$47,308
Year 10$54,384
Full-time retention
75.5%
Part-time retention
25.7%
Completion within 200% of normal time
60.5%

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.

77thEarnings percentile
54thCompletion 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.

$58,054Median year-4 earnings across reportable program categories
$21,333Median federal debt across categories that report debt
47%Of earnings-reporting categories above their same-field national benchmark
EARNINGS PATH

Reported earnings over time

$45,100Year 1
$60,629Year 4
$57,682Year 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.

1Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions · Master's Degree$123,4002Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing · Master's Degree$117,1103Educational Administration and Supervision · Doctoral Degree$102,7604Computer Science · Bachelor's Degree$99,0675Construction Management · Bachelor's Degree$99,0156Computer Systems Analysis · Bachelor's Degree$97,5117Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering · Bachelor's Degree$95,3888Mechanical Engineering · Bachelor's Degree$91,941

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

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ALL REPORTABLE PROGRAM CATEGORIES

Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes

Federal fieldCredentialEarnings, year 4Federal debt
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsMaster's Degree$123,400Not available
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingMaster's Degree$117,110Not available
Educational Administration and SupervisionDoctoral Degree$102,760Not available
Computer ScienceBachelor's Degree$99,067$27,000
Construction ManagementBachelor's Degree$99,015$23,700
Computer Systems AnalysisBachelor's Degree$97,511Not available
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications EngineeringBachelor's Degree$95,388$20,500
Mechanical EngineeringBachelor's Degree$91,941$24,409
Civil EngineeringBachelor's Degree$88,184$28,000
Business Administration, Management and OperationsMaster's Degree$86,375Not available
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBachelor's Degree$84,996$24,276
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic ProfessionsDoctoral Degree$82,299Not available
Finance and Financial Management ServicesUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$81,688$20,594
Accounting and Related ServicesBachelor's Degree$81,144$19,450
Special Education and TeachingGraduate/Professional Certificate$80,727Not available
Environmental/Environmental Health EngineeringBachelor's Degree$78,955$27,000
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied CommunicationUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$78,057Not available
Finance and Financial Management ServicesBachelor's Degree$77,855$20,594
Management Information Systems and ServicesBachelor's Degree$76,041$25,000
Communication Disorders Sciences and ServicesMaster's Degree$74,354Not available
Clinical, Counseling and Applied PsychologyMaster's Degree$73,940Not available
Business/Managerial EconomicsUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$72,971$21,367
MarketingBachelor's Degree$69,834$21,500
MarketingUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$69,605$18,500
Dental Support Services and Allied ProfessionsBachelor's Degree$68,917$26,169
Educational Administration and SupervisionMaster's Degree$67,995Not available
Management Information Systems and ServicesUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$67,306$21,750
Educational Administration and SupervisionGraduate/Professional Certificate$66,646Not available
Special Education and TeachingMaster's Degree$66,606Not available
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's Degree$66,376$20,500
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasMaster's Degree$65,758Not available
Business/Managerial EconomicsBachelor's Degree$63,605$23,021
Public HealthBachelor's Degree$61,757$24,250
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessBachelor's Degree$61,250$19,650
Student Counseling and Personnel ServicesMaster's Degree$60,735Not available
ChemistryBachelor's Degree$60,630$21,500
International Relations and National Security StudiesBachelor's Degree$60,448$20,632
Geological and Earth Sciences/GeosciencesBachelor's Degree$60,402$22,000
Hospitality Administration/ManagementBachelor's Degree$58,857$20,046
Political Science and GovernmentBachelor's Degree$58,571$19,500
Microbiological Sciences and ImmunologyBachelor's Degree$58,491$24,000
ForestryUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$58,054$20,923
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsMaster's Degree$58,007Not available
JournalismBachelor's Degree$57,868$18,062
AnthropologyMaster's Degree$57,283Not available
Bilingual, Multilingual, and Multicultural EducationMaster's Degree$57,142Not available
Romance Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsBachelor's Degree$57,004$20,000
CriminologyBachelor's Degree$56,676$20,000
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing StudiesMaster's Degree$56,638Not available
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesBachelor's Degree$56,433$21,600
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied CommunicationBachelor's Degree$55,863$21,625
Biology, GeneralBachelor's Degree$55,446$20,500
Science Technologies/Technicians, OtherBachelor's Degree$54,507$22,918
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and ServicesBachelor's Degree$54,276$20,500
MathematicsBachelor's Degree$54,149$19,468
Social WorkBachelor's Degree$54,000$20,500
Special Education and TeachingBachelor's Degree$53,619$23,000
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasBachelor's Degree$53,246$22,009
Business Administration, Management and OperationsUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$53,149Not available
Communication and Media StudiesBachelor's Degree$52,957$19,375
Public AdministrationBachelor's Degree$52,834Not available
ForestryBachelor's Degree$52,191$22,698
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$52,015$18,700
Hospitality Administration/ManagementUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$51,008$16,930
English Language and Literature, GeneralUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$50,851$18,712
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsBachelor's Degree$50,738$18,500
Parks, Recreation, and Leisure StudiesBachelor's Degree$50,501$21,500
Psychology, GeneralBachelor's Degree$50,448$22,492
Radio, Television, and Digital CommunicationBachelor's Degree$50,233$25,935
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, GeneralBachelor's Degree$49,080$26,899
Film/Video and Photographic ArtsBachelor's Degree$48,800$19,000
Design and Applied ArtsBachelor's Degree$48,764$23,245
Natural Resources Conservation and ResearchBachelor's Degree$48,321$21,333
Communication Disorders Sciences and ServicesUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$47,223$20,192
English Language and Literature, GeneralBachelor's Degree$45,915$19,250
HistoryBachelor's Degree$45,795$21,250
SociologyBachelor's Degree$44,082$25,000
MusicBachelor's Degree$43,792Not available
Wildlife and Wildlands Science and ManagementUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$43,223$20,000
AnthropologyBachelor's Degree$39,597$21,819
Drama/Theatre Arts and StagecraftBachelor's Degree$38,380$21,966
Cultural Studies/Critical Theory and AnalysisBachelor's Degree$37,350$21,125
Fine and Studio ArtsBachelor's Degree$34,073$18,665
Communication Disorders Sciences and ServicesPost-baccalaureate CertificateNot available$21,407

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.