Private for-profit · COLLEGE PAYOFF

Pacific College of Health and Science

New York, NY · 2 reportable field-and-credential outcomes

10-year estimate · Negative payoff

−$647,556 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.

Not availableModeled economic break-even
−159%Modeled 10-year ROI
$21,046Observed earnings · year 5
Not reachedMaximum annual price for positive 10-year payoff
Includes direct price and earnings forgone while studying. Assumes $45,000 in alternative annual earnings and no wage growth. How we calculate it
A QUICK READ

What the numbers say about Pacific College of Health and Science

What does Pacific College of Health and Science cost?

Pacific College of Health and Science reports an average annual net price of $57,004 after grants and scholarships. This is an institution-wide average, not an individual aid offer.

What do Pacific College of Health and Science graduates earn?

The observed median earnings figure is $21,046 5 years after completion. It describes a federal cohort, not a guaranteed starting salary.

How much federal debt do Pacific College of Health and Science graduates have?

Completer borrowers report median cumulative federal student debt of $12,271. Parent PLUS and private loans are not included.

Is every degree at Pacific College of Health and Science worth the same?

No. DegreeVerdict currently shows 2 field-and-credential outcomes at Pacific College of Health and Science; reported earnings and debt can differ substantially by program category.

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
−$647,556at year 10
Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
−$408,0160
2
4
6
8
−$647,55610
Years after graduationBreak-even: 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$15,804
Sticker price
Published out-of-state tuition$15,804
Sticker price
Average net price$57,004
Title IV student average
Cost of attendance$59,356
Tuition + living budget
PRICE SOURCECollege reported · annual amount · federal dataset
PRICE SENSITIVITY

The price can change the verdict.

Hold observed earnings constant and see how the modeled ten-year payoff changes as annual price rises.

What stays fixed$21,046 observed annual earnings · 4 years of study · $45,000 alternative annual earnings · ten-year horizonThe marked price is this college’s institution-wide average net price, not your personal aid offer. This is a sensitivity test, not a tuition quote or earnings forecast.
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
Associate degrees
Campus setting
City
Admissions
Open admission
Delivery
Campus or mixed delivery
Federal designation
No special designation reported
Sources: College Scorecard June 2026 release and IPEDS 2024 institutional characteristics.
OBSERVED FEDERAL MEASURES

Cost, debt, completion and earnings context

$57,004Average net price / year
$59,356Cost of attendance
$12,271Median federal student debt · completer borrowers
$130/moPublished 10-year payment estimate
$21,046Median earnings · year 5 after completion
55.6%Completion rate
Not availableAdmission rate
330Student 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$57,004
$30–48k$57,008
$48–75k$57,002
$75–110k$57,004
$110k+Not available
LONGER-TERM CONTEXT

What happens beyond the first earnings measure

Year 5$21,046
Year 6$25,108
Year 10$26,209
Full-time retention
Not available
Part-time retention
60.0%
Completion within 200% of normal time
Not available

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.

7thEarnings percentile
46thCompletion 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.

$28,428Median year-4 earnings across reportable program categories
$26,712Median federal debt across categories that report debt
0%Of earnings-reporting categories above their same-field national benchmark
EARNINGS PATH

Reported earnings over time

$22,827Year 1
$34,536Year 4
$21,046Year 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.

1Somatic Bodywork and Related Therapeutic Services · Associate's Degree$28,9152Alternative and Complementary Medicine and Medical Systems · Master's Degree$28,428

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

Strongest relative outcomes

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.

1Somatic Bodywork and Related Therapeutic ServicesAssociate's Degree · $28,915 reported-3%vs same-degree national median$26,712federal debt2Alternative and Complementary Medicine and Medical SystemsMaster's Degree · $28,428 reported-20%vs same-degree national medianNot availablefederal debt
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ALL REPORTABLE PROGRAM CATEGORIES

Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes

Federal fieldCredentialEarnings, year 4Federal debt2023–24 awards
Somatic Bodywork and Related Therapeutic ServicesAssociate's Degree$28,915$26,712Not reported
Alternative and Complementary Medicine and Medical SystemsMaster's Degree$28,428Not availableNot 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.