10-YEAR PAYOFF CURVECumulative economic payoff after graduation
−$55,152at year 10Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
Suffolk University
⌖ Boston, MA · 33 reportable field-and-credential outcomes
MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff
−$55,152 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.
12.3 yrsModeled economic break-even
−18%Modeled 10-year ROI
$69,332Observed 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
$29,618Average net price / year
$65,281Cost of attendance
$69,332Median earnings · year 5 after completion
60.9%Completion rate
82.3%Admission rate
4,268Student 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
$47,267Year 1
$74,456Year 4
$69,332Year 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.
1Business/Managerial Economics · Master's Degree$195,0722Business Administration, Management and Operations · Master's Degree$125,5423Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies · Doctoral Degree$123,1994Taxation · Master's Degree$114,7315Accounting and Related Services · Master's Degree$107,2366Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods · Master's Degree$104,1097Law · Doctoral Degree$103,9698Health and Medical Administrative Services · Master's Degree$99,661Observed year-4 earnings · compare like fields and credentials before deciding
Comparable colleges in MA
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.
Milton, MA
Curry College
- Annual net price
- $29,207
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $71,303
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -11%
Assumption University
- Annual net price
- $29,498
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $65,990
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -30%
Regis College
- Annual net price
- $27,477
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $67,681
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -22%
Stonehill College
- Annual net price
- $33,016
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $69,740
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -21%
Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes
| Federal field | Credential | Earnings, year 4 | Federal debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Business/Managerial Economics | Master's Degree | $195,072 | Not available |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | Master's Degree | $125,542 | Not available |
| Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies | Doctoral Degree | $123,199 | Not available |
| Taxation | Master's Degree | $114,731 | Not available |
| Accounting and Related Services | Master's Degree | $107,236 | Not available |
| Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods | Master's Degree | $104,109 | Not available |
| Law | Doctoral Degree | $103,969 | Not available |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services | Master's Degree | $99,661 | Not available |
| Public Administration | Master's Degree | $92,015 | Not available |
| Finance and Financial Management Services | Bachelor's Degree | $90,090 | $27,000 |
| Information Science/Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $86,406 | $27,000 |
| Accounting and Related Services | Bachelor's Degree | $86,396 | $27,000 |
| Marketing | Master's Degree | $85,595 | Not available |
| Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions | Master's Degree | $76,289 | Not available |
| Political Science and Government | Bachelor's Degree | $73,484 | $27,000 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | Bachelor's Degree | $71,855 | $27,000 |
| Marketing | Bachelor's Degree | $71,855 | $27,000 |
| Economics | Bachelor's Degree | $70,886 | Not available |
| Non-Professional Legal Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $70,274 | $27,000 |
| Educational Administration and Supervision | Master's Degree | $69,052 | Not available |
| Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations | Bachelor's Degree | $68,752 | $27,000 |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other | Bachelor's Degree | $67,779 | $24,485 |
| Biology, General | Bachelor's Degree | $67,377 | $27,000 |
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication | Bachelor's Degree | $66,709 | $27,000 |
| Sociology | Bachelor's Degree | $61,032 | $27,000 |
| Design and Applied Arts | Bachelor's Degree | $60,159 | $27,000 |
| Journalism | Bachelor's Degree | $57,220 | $27,000 |
| Psychology, General | Bachelor's Degree | $54,117 | $27,000 |
| Communication and Media Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $52,398 | Not available |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft | Bachelor's Degree | $43,553 | $27,000 |
| English Language and Literature/Letters, Other | Bachelor's Degree | $38,139 | $23,250 |
| Computer Science | Bachelor's Degree | Not available | $27,000 |
| International Relations and National Security Studies | Bachelor's Degree | Not available | $26,990 |
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.