10-YEAR PAYOFF CURVECumulative economic payoff after graduation
−$324,544at year 10Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
The New School
⌖ New York, NY · 30 reportable field-and-credential outcomes
10-year estimate · Negative payoff
−$324,544 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.
45.9 yrsModeled economic break-even
−78%Modeled 10-year ROI
$54,042Observed earnings · year 5
Not reachedMaximum annual price for positive 10-year payoff
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.
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
$58,741Average net price / year
$88,284Cost of attendance
$22,266Median federal student debt · completer borrowers
$236/moPublished 10-year payment estimate
$54,042Median earnings · year 5 after completion
69.4%Completion rate
63.5%Admission rate
6,563Student 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
$26,730Year 1
$56,719Year 4
$54,042Year 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.
1Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology · Doctoral Degree$128,5752Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management · Master's Degree$120,4713Computer Software and Media Applications · Master's Degree$113,3154Business Administration, Management and Operations · Master's Degree$90,4105Public Policy Analysis · Master's Degree$89,7136Design and Applied Arts · Master's Degree$86,4737Radio, Television, and Digital Communication · Master's Degree$81,8328Sustainability Studies · Master's Degree$81,540Observed 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.
1Arts, Entertainment, and Media ManagementMaster's Degree · $120,471 reported+102%vs same-degree national medianNot availablefederal debt2Design and Applied ArtsAssociate's Degree · $66,896 reported+75%vs same-degree national median$21,211federal debt3Arts, Entertainment, and Media ManagementBachelor's Degree · $74,936 reported+55%vs same-degree national median$25,000federal debt4Specialized Sales, Merchandising and Marketing OperationsAssociate's Degree · $72,595 reported+37%vs same-degree national medianNot availablefederal debt5Clinical, Counseling and Applied PsychologyDoctoral Degree · $128,575 reported+29%vs same-degree national medianNot availablefederal debt6Computer Software and Media ApplicationsBachelor's Degree · $75,792 reported+29%vs same-degree national median$25,489federal debt
Comparable colleges in NY
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.
Brooklyn, NY
Pratt Institute-Main
- Annual net price
- $52,659
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $57,597
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -68%
Vassar College
- Annual net price
- $39,343
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $58,396
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -60%
Marymount Manhattan College
- Annual net price
- $36,861
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $49,734
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -86%
Sarah Lawrence College
- Annual net price
- $41,437
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $42,787
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -106%
Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes
| Federal field | Credential | Earnings, year 4 | Federal debt | 2023–24 awards |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology | Doctoral Degree | $128,575 | Not available | 18 |
| Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management | Master's Degree | $120,471 | Not available | Not reported |
| Computer Software and Media Applications | Master's Degree | $113,315 | Not available | Not reported |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | Master's Degree | $90,410 | Not available | Not reported |
| Public Policy Analysis | Master's Degree | $89,713 | Not available | Not reported |
| Design and Applied Arts | Master's Degree | $86,473 | Not available | Not reported |
| Radio, Television, and Digital Communication | Master's Degree | $81,832 | Not available | Not reported |
| Sustainability Studies | Master's Degree | $81,540 | Not available | Not reported |
| Computer Software and Media Applications | Bachelor's Degree | $75,792 | $25,489 | Not reported |
| Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management | Bachelor's Degree | $74,936 | $25,000 | Not reported |
| Communication and Media Studies | Master's Degree | $73,507 | Not available | Not reported |
| Specialized Sales, Merchandising and Marketing Operations | Associate's Degree | $72,595 | Not available | Not reported |
| International Relations and National Security Studies | Master's Degree | $70,655 | Not available | Not reported |
| Psychology, General | Master's Degree | $68,160 | Not available | Not reported |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies | Master's Degree | $67,958 | Not available | Not reported |
| Design and Applied Arts | Associate's Degree | $66,896 | $21,211 | Not reported |
| Radio, Television, and Digital Communication | Bachelor's Degree | $64,018 | $22,375 | 7 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities | Bachelor's Degree | $62,976 | $26,750 | Not reported |
| Design and Applied Arts | Bachelor's Degree | $56,838 | $26,000 | Not reported |
| International/Globalization Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $53,917 | $22,792 | Not reported |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft | Master's Degree | $51,836 | Not available | Not reported |
| Fine and Studio Arts | Master's Degree | $51,394 | Not available | Not reported |
| Communication and Media Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $49,489 | $23,241 | Not reported |
| Film/Video and Photographic Arts | Bachelor's Degree | $48,557 | $25,829 | 7 |
| Fine and Studio Arts | Bachelor's Degree | $42,798 | $25,000 | Not reported |
| Literature | Bachelor's Degree | $42,674 | $23,750 | Not reported |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft | Bachelor's Degree | $39,248 | $25,000 | Not reported |
| Psychology, General | Bachelor's Degree | $38,181 | $26,000 | Not reported |
| Music | Bachelor's Degree | $32,930 | $24,000 | 22 |
| Music | Master's Degree | $26,925 | Not available | 0 |
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.