10-YEAR PAYOFF CURVECumulative economic payoff after graduation
−$111,432at year 10Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
Salem University
⌖ Salem, WV · 8 reportable field-and-credential outcomes
MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff
−$111,432 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.
19.5 yrsModeled economic break-even
−49%Modeled 10-year ROI
$56,778Observed 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
$12,303Average net price / year
$18,650Cost of attendance
$56,778Median earnings · year 5 after completion
19.9%Completion rate
Not availableAdmission rate
892Student 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
$45,415Year 1
$62,274Year 4
$56,778Year 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.
1Computer and Information Sciences, General · Bachelor's Degree$74,7722Educational Administration and Supervision · Post-baccalaureate Certificate$67,7813Educational Administration and Supervision · Graduate/Professional Certificate$66,0724Business Administration, Management and Operations · Master's Degree$64,9975Curriculum and Instruction · Master's Degree$60,1856Business Administration, Management and Operations · Bachelor's Degree$55,5837Criminal Justice and Corrections · Bachelor's Degree$53,027Observed year-4 earnings · compare like fields and credentials before deciding
Comparable colleges in WV
Currently operating private for-profit institutions with the closest combination of annual net price and observed year-5 earnings. Similarity is descriptive—not a quality ranking.
Charles Town, WV
American Public University System
- Annual net price
- $9,597
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $67,627
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- +4%
West Virginia Junior College-Charleston
- Annual net price
- $12,887
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $30,204
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -164%
West Virginia Junior College-Morgantown
- Annual net price
- $15,520
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $32,387
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -152%
Ross Medical Education Center-Charleston
- Annual net price
- $17,821
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $29,587
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -161%
Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes
| Federal field | Credential | Earnings, year 4 | Federal debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Computer and Information Sciences, General | Bachelor's Degree | $74,772 | $27,037 |
| Educational Administration and Supervision | Post-baccalaureate Certificate | $67,781 | $17,125 |
| Educational Administration and Supervision | Graduate/Professional Certificate | $66,072 | Not available |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | Master's Degree | $64,997 | Not available |
| Curriculum and Instruction | Master's Degree | $60,185 | Not available |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | Bachelor's Degree | $55,583 | $31,000 |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections | Bachelor's Degree | $53,027 | $30,949 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing | Associate's Degree | Not available | $37,874 |
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.