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Strayer University-Tennessee

⌖ Nashville, TN · 17 reportable field-and-credential outcomes

MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff

−$420 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.

10.0 yrsModeled economic break-even
−0%Modeled 10-year ROI
$67,616Observed 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
−$420at year 10
Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
−$226,5800
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4
6
8
−$42010
Years after graduationBreak-even: 10.0 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$13,920
Sticker price
Published out-of-state tuition$13,920
Sticker price
Average net price$11,645
Title IV student average
Cost of attendance$25,158
Tuition + living budget
PRICE SOURCECollege reported · annual amount · federal dataset
OBSERVED FEDERAL MEASURES

Cost, completion and earnings context

$11,645Average net price / year
$25,158Cost of attendance
$67,616Median earnings · year 5 after completion
Not availableCompletion rate
Not availableAdmission rate
1,784Student size
NATIONAL CONTEXT

How this college compares

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

88thEarnings percentile
EARNINGS PATH

Reported earnings over time

$60,341Year 1
$68,449Year 4
$67,616Year 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.

1Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing · Bachelor's Degree$105,7032Information Science/Studies · Master's Degree$98,4013Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management · Master's Degree$96,9614Information Science/Studies · Bachelor's Degree$87,4135Computer and Information Sciences, General · Bachelor's Degree$82,3046Accounting and Related Services · Master's Degree$77,4937Business Administration, Management and Operations · Master's Degree$76,0808Accounting and Related Services · Bachelor's Degree$66,108

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

BUILD A REAL SHORTLIST

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ALL REPORTABLE PROGRAM CATEGORIES

Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes

Federal fieldCredentialEarnings, year 4Federal debt
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBachelor's Degree$105,703$34,040
Information Science/StudiesMaster's Degree$98,401Not available
Computer/Information Technology Administration and ManagementMaster's Degree$96,961Not available
Information Science/StudiesBachelor's Degree$87,413$53,250
Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralBachelor's Degree$82,304$50,737
Accounting and Related ServicesMaster's Degree$77,493Not available
Business Administration, Management and OperationsMaster's Degree$76,080Not available
Accounting and Related ServicesBachelor's Degree$66,108$54,989
Business/Commerce, GeneralBachelor's Degree$64,016$56,517
Human Resources Management and ServicesMaster's Degree$63,742Not available
Public AdministrationMaster's Degree$62,227Not available
Computer/Information Technology Administration and ManagementAssociate's Degree$61,319$28,174
Business/Commerce, GeneralAssociate's Degree$59,021$32,810
Health and Medical Administrative ServicesMaster's Degree$58,850Not available
Educational Administration and SupervisionMaster's Degree$56,068Not available
Accounting and Related ServicesAssociate's Degree$55,081Not available
Criminal Justice and CorrectionsBachelor's Degree$53,916$56,937

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.