10-YEAR PAYOFF CURVECumulative economic payoff after graduation
−$181,104at year 10Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
Rocky Mountain College
⌖ Billings, MT · 6 reportable field-and-credential outcomes
MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff
−$181,104 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.
33.2 yrsModeled economic break-even
−70%Modeled 10-year ROI
$52,790Observed 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, completion and earnings context
$19,751Average net price / year
$46,093Cost of attendance
$52,790Median earnings · year 5 after completion
48.4%Completion rate
69.6%Admission rate
840Student size
NATIONAL CONTEXT
How this college compares
Percentiles compare this institution with currently operating colleges that report the same federal measure.
EARNINGS PATH
Reported earnings over time
$36,498Year 1
$60,523Year 4
$52,790Year 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.
1Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions · Master's Degree$137,7512Educational Administration and Supervision · Master's Degree$82,7693Air Transportation · Bachelor's Degree$77,3744Biology, General · Bachelor's Degree$60,3055Business Administration, Management and Operations · Bachelor's Degree$59,4996Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness · Bachelor's Degree$46,839Observed year-4 earnings · compare like fields and credentials before deciding
Comparable colleges in MT
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.
Great Falls, MT
University of Providence
- Annual net price
- $17,649
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $56,274
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -55%
Carroll College
- Annual net price
- $23,960
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $56,883
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -57%
Blackfeet Community College
- Annual net price
- $5,410
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $32,745
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -161%
Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes
| Federal field | Credential | Earnings, year 4 | Federal debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions | Master's Degree | $137,751 | Not available |
| Educational Administration and Supervision | Master's Degree | $82,769 | Not available |
| Air Transportation | Bachelor's Degree | $77,374 | $27,000 |
| Biology, General | Bachelor's Degree | $60,305 | $22,663 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | Bachelor's Degree | $59,499 | $26,000 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness | Bachelor's Degree | $46,839 | $27,000 |
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.