10-YEAR PAYOFF CURVECumulative economic payoff after graduation
−$341,570at year 10Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
Savannah College of Art and Design
⌖ Savannah, GA · 25 reportable field-and-credential outcomes
MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff
−$341,570 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.
104.5 yrsModeled economic break-even
−90%Modeled 10-year ROI
$48,615Observed 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
$49,430Average net price / year
$63,627Cost of attendance
$48,615Median earnings · year 5 after completion
69.4%Completion rate
83.0%Admission rate
15,243Student 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
$25,862Year 1
$47,980Year 4
$48,615Year 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.
1Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences Business Services · Bachelor's Degree$128,6002Human Computer Interaction · Bachelor's Degree$113,3973Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management · Master's Degree$103,6504Radio, Television, and Digital Communication · Master's Degree$81,8145Architectural Sciences and Technology · Master's Degree$77,9176Apparel and Textiles · Master's Degree$72,4907Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies · Master's Degree$66,6258Design and Applied Arts · Master's Degree$65,866Observed year-4 earnings · compare like fields and credentials before deciding
Comparable colleges in GA
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.
Atlanta, GA
Clark Atlanta University
- Annual net price
- $37,702
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $46,256
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -96%
Spelman College
- Annual net price
- $38,967
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $57,376
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -63%
Gupton Jones College of Funeral Service
- Annual net price
- $29,047
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $45,374
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -99%
Morehouse College
- Annual net price
- $39,013
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $62,234
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -49%
Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes
| Federal field | Credential | Earnings, year 4 | Federal debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences Business Services | Bachelor's Degree | $128,600 | Not available |
| Human Computer Interaction | Bachelor's Degree | $113,397 | $24,500 |
| Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management | Master's Degree | $103,650 | Not available |
| Radio, Television, and Digital Communication | Master's Degree | $81,814 | Not available |
| Architectural Sciences and Technology | Master's Degree | $77,917 | Not available |
| Apparel and Textiles | Master's Degree | $72,490 | Not available |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies | Master's Degree | $66,625 | Not available |
| Design and Applied Arts | Master's Degree | $65,866 | Not available |
| Radio, Television, and Digital Communication | Bachelor's Degree | $64,076 | $27,000 |
| Architectural Sciences and Technology | Bachelor's Degree | $64,052 | $24,643 |
| Historic Preservation and Conservation | Master's Degree | $61,169 | Not available |
| Audiovisual Communications Technologies/Technicians | Master's Degree | $56,591 | Not available |
| Apparel and Textiles | Bachelor's Degree | $55,925 | $26,916 |
| Film/Video and Photographic Arts | Master's Degree | $53,996 | Not available |
| Graphic Communications | Master's Degree | $51,962 | Not available |
| Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management | Master's Degree | $51,406 | Not available |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $48,189 | $26,000 |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft | Master's Degree | $47,617 | Not available |
| Design and Applied Arts | Bachelor's Degree | $45,923 | $27,000 |
| Graphic Communications | Bachelor's Degree | $43,058 | $26,748 |
| Film/Video and Photographic Arts | Bachelor's Degree | $41,651 | $27,000 |
| Fine and Studio Arts | Bachelor's Degree | $41,153 | $27,000 |
| Fine and Studio Arts | Master's Degree | $40,129 | Not available |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft | Bachelor's Degree | $35,177 | $27,000 |
| Audiovisual Communications Technologies/Technicians | Bachelor's Degree | $26,064 | $26,000 |
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.