10-YEAR PAYOFF CURVECumulative economic payoff after graduation
−$445,916at year 10Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
School of Visual Arts
⌖ New York, NY · 11 reportable field-and-credential outcomes
10-year estimate · Negative payoff
−$445,916 over 10 years
Modeled from observed year-5 institution earnings and the institution-wide average net price over four years.
With these assumptions, the added earnings do not recover the cost within ten years.
Not availableModeled economic break-even
−108%Modeled 10-year ROI
$41,574Observed earnings · year 5
Not reachedMaximum annual price for positive 10-year payoff
What the numbers say about School of Visual Arts
What does School of Visual Arts cost?
School of Visual Arts reports an average annual net price of $57,914 after grants and scholarships. This is an institution-wide average, not an individual aid offer.
What do School of Visual Arts graduates earn?
The observed median earnings figure is $41,574 5 years after completion. It describes a federal cohort, not a guaranteed starting salary.
How much federal debt do School of Visual Arts graduates have?
Completer borrowers report median cumulative federal student debt of $27,000. Parent PLUS and private loans are not included.
Is every degree at School of Visual Arts worth the same?
No. DegreeVerdict currently shows 11 field-and-credential outcomes at School of Visual Arts; reported earnings and debt can differ substantially by program category.
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.
PRICE SENSITIVITY
The price can change the verdict.
Hold observed earnings constant and see how the modeled ten-year payoff changes as annual price rises.
← Negative payoff$0Positive payoff →
$0Annual price−$214,260
$16,000Annual price−$278,260
$32,000Annual price−$342,260
$48,000Annual price−$406,260
$58,000Current college-wide context−$446,260
$64,000Annual price−$470,260
$80,000Annual price−$534,260
COLLEGE AT A GLANCE
Institution details
Current federal characteristics describing the college, not the outcomes of a specific program.
- Accreditor
- Middle States Commission on Higher Education
- Main award level
- Bachelor’s degrees
- Campus setting
- City
- Admissions
- Selective admission
- Delivery
- Campus or mixed delivery
- Federal designation
- No special designation reported
Cost, debt, completion and earnings context
$57,914Average net price / year
$78,051Cost of attendance
$27,000Median federal student debt · completer borrowers
$286/moPublished 10-year payment estimate
$41,574Median earnings · year 5 after completion
75.7%Completion rate
92.6%Admission rate
3,244Student size
Institution debt covers federal student-loan borrowers who completed. Parent PLUS and private loans are excluded; missing and privacy-suppressed values remain unavailable.
NATIONAL CONTEXT
How this college compares
Percentiles compare this institution with currently operating colleges that report the same federal measure.
WHAT STANDS OUT
A faster read on this college
These summaries use only reportable field-and-credential records at this institution. They do not fill privacy-suppressed outcomes.
EARNINGS PATH
Reported earnings over time
$23,488Year 1
$42,822Year 4
$41,574Year 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.
1Human Computer Interaction · Master's Degree$157,3452Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication · Master's Degree$126,4483Computer Software and Media Applications · Bachelor's Degree$67,4834Design and Applied Arts · Master's Degree$65,1765Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions · Master's Degree$59,5116Fine and Studio Arts · Master's Degree$46,6097Film/Video and Photographic Arts · Bachelor's Degree$41,2718Film/Video and Photographic Arts · Master's Degree$39,654Observed year-4 earnings · compare like fields and credentials before deciding
Programs that stand out against the same-degree benchmark
This view rewards performance relative to the same field and credential, not simply majors that pay more everywhere.
1Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied CommunicationMaster's Degree · $126,448 reported+58%vs same-degree national medianNot availablefederal debt2Human Computer InteractionMaster's Degree · $157,345 reported+36%vs same-degree national medianNot availablefederal debt3Computer Software and Media ApplicationsBachelor's Degree · $67,483 reported+15%vs same-degree national median$27,000federal debt4Fine and Studio ArtsMaster's Degree · $46,609 reported-5%vs same-degree national medianNot availablefederal debt5Film/Video and Photographic ArtsBachelor's Degree · $41,271 reported-6%vs same-degree national median$27,000federal debt6Design and Applied ArtsMaster's Degree · $65,176 reported-7%vs same-degree national medianNot availablefederal debt
Comparable colleges in NY
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.
New York, NY
Pacific College of Health and Science
- Annual net price
- $57,004
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $21,046
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -159%
Ace Institute of Technology
- Annual net price
- $41,063
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $36,955
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -123%
Mandl School-The College of Allied Health
- Annual net price
- $35,578
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $40,689
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -113%
New York Medical Career Training Center
- Annual net price
- $28,089
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $42,084
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -110%
Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes
| Federal field | Credential | Earnings, year 4 | Federal debt | 2023–24 awards |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Human Computer Interaction | Master's Degree | $157,345 | Not available | Not reported |
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication | Master's Degree | $126,448 | Not available | Not reported |
| Computer Software and Media Applications | Bachelor's Degree | $67,483 | $27,000 | Not reported |
| Design and Applied Arts | Master's Degree | $65,176 | Not available | Not reported |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions | Master's Degree | $59,511 | Not available | Not reported |
| Fine and Studio Arts | Master's Degree | $46,609 | Not available | Not reported |
| Film/Video and Photographic Arts | Bachelor's Degree | $41,271 | $27,000 | Not reported |
| Film/Video and Photographic Arts | Master's Degree | $39,654 | Not available | Not reported |
| Fine and Studio Arts | Bachelor's Degree | $34,286 | $27,000 | Not reported |
| Design and Applied Arts | Bachelor's Degree | $33,288 | $27,000 | Not reported |
| Graphic Communications | Bachelor's Degree | $30,125 | $27,000 | Not reported |
Awards use first-major IPEDS completions aggregated to the same four-digit field and credential.
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.