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Sacred Heart University

⌖ Fairfield, CT · 38 reportable field-and-credential outcomes

MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff

−$77,986 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.

12.7 yrsModeled economic break-even
−21%Modeled 10-year ROI
$73,671Observed 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
−$77,986at year 10
Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
−$364,6960
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4
6
8
−$77,98610
Years after graduationBreak-even: 12.7 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$50,404
Sticker price
Published out-of-state tuition$50,404
Sticker price
Average net price$46,174
Title IV student average
Cost of attendance$69,289
Tuition + living budget
PRICE SOURCECollege reported · annual amount · federal dataset
OBSERVED FEDERAL MEASURES

Cost, completion and earnings context

$46,174Average net price / year
$69,289Cost of attendance
$73,671Median earnings · year 5 after completion
73.5%Completion rate
65.4%Admission rate
7,087Student size
NATIONAL CONTEXT

How this college compares

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

93thEarnings percentile
73thCompletion percentile
EARNINGS PATH

Reported earnings over time

$56,028Year 1
$79,431Year 4
$73,671Year 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$145,9642Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing · Master's Degree$125,9043Accounting and Related Services · Master's Degree$117,4574Security Science and Technology · Master's Degree$113,1995Human Resources Management and Services · Master's Degree$109,5456Educational Administration and Supervision · Graduate/Professional Certificate$103,9987Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing · Bachelor's Degree$103,2448Business Administration, Management and Operations · Master's Degree$100,796

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

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Comparable colleges in CT

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.

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Quinnipiac University

Annual net price
$40,675
Observed earnings · year 5
$79,421
Modeled 10-year ROI
+0%
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Fairfield University

Annual net price
$48,095
Observed earnings · year 5
$88,011
Modeled 10-year ROI
+16%
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Wesleyan University

Annual net price
$30,177
Observed earnings · year 5
$73,142
Modeled 10-year ROI
-6%
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Connecticut College

Annual net price
$36,175
Observed earnings · year 5
$66,752
Modeled 10-year ROI
-33%
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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$145,964Not available
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingMaster's Degree$125,904Not available
Accounting and Related ServicesMaster's Degree$117,457Not available
Security Science and TechnologyMaster's Degree$113,199Not available
Human Resources Management and ServicesMaster's Degree$109,545Not available
Educational Administration and SupervisionGraduate/Professional Certificate$103,998Not available
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBachelor's Degree$103,244$27,000
Business Administration, Management and OperationsMaster's Degree$100,796Not available
Finance and Financial Management ServicesBachelor's Degree$94,733$27,000
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingAssociate's Degree$93,380$31,400
Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralBachelor's Degree$93,209$26,908
Accounting and Related ServicesBachelor's Degree$91,777$27,000
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic ProfessionsFirst Professional Degree$85,946Not available
EconomicsBachelor's Degree$80,970$23,250
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic ProfessionsMaster's Degree$80,626Not available
Criminal Justice and CorrectionsMaster's Degree$80,320Not available
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsAssociate's Degree$79,048$19,625
Psychology, OtherMaster's Degree$78,644Not available
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsBachelor's Degree$76,507$26,000
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's Degree$74,883$25,000
MarketingBachelor's Degree$73,514$26,434
Biology, GeneralBachelor's Degree$72,404$23,250
Communication Disorders Sciences and ServicesMaster's Degree$71,882Not available
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied CommunicationMaster's Degree$71,686Not available
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesBachelor's Degree$68,092$27,000
Communication and Media StudiesMaster's Degree$66,974Not available
Political Science and GovernmentBachelor's Degree$65,879$20,750
Fine and Studio ArtsBachelor's Degree$61,998Not available
Physiology, Pathology and Related SciencesMaster's Degree$61,642Not available
Psychology, GeneralBachelor's Degree$61,373$26,000
Education, GeneralMaster's Degree$59,601Not available
Communication and Media StudiesBachelor's Degree$59,068$26,399
Social WorkMaster's Degree$59,036Not available
Social WorkBachelor's Degree$58,384$26,950
Criminal Justice and CorrectionsBachelor's Degree$55,710$27,000
English Language and Literature, GeneralBachelor's Degree$55,399$27,000
SociologyBachelor's Degree$54,183Not available
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, GeneralBachelor's DegreeNot available$26,831

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.