10-YEAR PAYOFF CURVECumulative economic payoff after graduation
−$144,176at year 10Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
Rowan College at Burlington County
⌖ Mount Laurel, NJ · 6 reportable field-and-credential outcomes
MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff
−$144,176 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.
35.2 yrsModeled economic break-even
−72%Modeled 10-year ROI
$50,720Observed 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
$5,344Average net price / year
$12,243Cost of attendance
$50,720Median earnings · year 5 after completion
35.9%Completion rate
Not availableAdmission rate
6,267Student 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
$33,825Year 1
$51,060Year 4
$50,720Year 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 · Associate's Degree$87,3422Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions · Associate's Degree$80,0853Criminal Justice and Corrections · Associate's Degree$54,7704Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities · Associate's Degree$48,9375Design and Applied Arts · Associate's Degree$29,790Observed year-4 earnings · compare like fields and credentials before deciding
Comparable colleges in NJ
Currently operating public institutions with the closest combination of annual net price and observed year-5 earnings. Similarity is descriptive—not a quality ranking.
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Camden County College
- Annual net price
- $5,996
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $51,149
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -70%
Warren County Community College
- Annual net price
- $5,726
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $47,963
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -85%
Middlesex College
- Annual net price
- $2,288
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $50,168
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -73%
Mercer County Community College
- Annual net price
- $5,279
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $54,390
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -53%
Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes
| Federal field | Credential | Earnings, year 4 | Federal debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing | Associate's Degree | $87,342 | $21,450 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions | Associate's Degree | $80,085 | Not available |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections | Associate's Degree | $54,770 | $10,000 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities | Associate's Degree | $48,937 | $9,500 |
| Design and Applied Arts | Associate's Degree | $29,790 | Not available |
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General | Associate's Degree | Not available | $9,000 |
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.