Public · COLLEGE PAYOFF

Oregon Institute of Technology

Klamath Falls, OR · 13 reportable field-and-credential outcomes

MODELED SCENARIO · Positive payoff

+$119,666 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.

6.7 yrsModeled economic break-even
+49%Modeled 10-year ROI
$81,249Observed 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
+$119,666at year 10
Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
−$242,8240
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4
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+$119,66610
Years after graduationBreak-even: 6.7 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$13,260
Sticker price
Published out-of-state tuition$37,196
Sticker price
Average net price$15,706
Title IV student average
Cost of attendance$27,524
Tuition + living budget
PRICE SOURCECollege reported · annual amount · federal dataset
OBSERVED FEDERAL MEASURES

Cost, completion and earnings context

$15,706Average net price / year
$27,524Cost of attendance
$81,249Median earnings · year 5 after completion
53.8%Completion rate
95.0%Admission rate
2,892Student size
NATIONAL CONTEXT

How this college compares

Percentiles compare this institution with currently operating colleges that report the same federal measure.

96thEarnings percentile
43thCompletion percentile
EARNINGS PATH

Reported earnings over time

$72,025Year 1
$87,138Year 4
$81,249Year 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.

1Computer Engineering Technologies/Technicians · Bachelor's Degree$112,1692Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering · Bachelor's Degree$101,5343Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions · Bachelor's Degree$98,5944Mechanical Engineering · Bachelor's Degree$95,4705Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions · Bachelor's Degree$89,8396Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians · Bachelor's Degree$88,0367Computer and Information Sciences, General · Bachelor's Degree$85,9008Engineering, Other · Bachelor's Degree$81,872

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

BUILD A REAL SHORTLIST

Comparable colleges in OR

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

Bend, OR

Oregon State University-Cascades Campus

Annual net price
$18,048
Observed earnings · year 5
$65,204
Modeled 10-year ROI
-20%
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Corvallis, OR

Oregon State University

Annual net price
$19,604
Observed earnings · year 5
$65,204
Modeled 10-year ROI
-22%
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The Dalles, OR

Columbia Gorge Community College

Annual net price
$10,416
Observed earnings · year 5
$59,867
Modeled 10-year ROI
-33%
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Eugene, OR

University of Oregon

Annual net price
$22,182
Observed earnings · year 5
$60,069
Modeled 10-year ROI
-44%
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ALL REPORTABLE PROGRAM CATEGORIES

Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes

Federal fieldCredentialEarnings, year 4Federal debt
Computer Engineering Technologies/TechniciansBachelor's Degree$112,169$31,000
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications EngineeringBachelor's Degree$101,534$27,000
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsBachelor's Degree$98,594$29,500
Mechanical EngineeringBachelor's Degree$95,470$26,258
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied ProfessionsBachelor's Degree$89,839$28,665
Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/TechniciansBachelor's Degree$88,036Not available
Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralBachelor's Degree$85,900$24,500
Engineering, OtherBachelor's Degree$81,872Not available
Health and Medical Administrative ServicesBachelor's Degree$80,944Not available
Dental Support Services and Allied ProfessionsBachelor's Degree$78,089$25,880
Civil EngineeringBachelor's Degree$76,642$19,833
Clinical, Counseling and Applied PsychologyBachelor's Degree$48,724$38,546
Biology, GeneralBachelor's DegreeNot available$24,328

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.