10-YEAR PAYOFF CURVECumulative economic payoff after graduation
+$76,508at year 10Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
Tufts University
⌖ Medford, MA · 43 reportable field-and-credential outcomes
MODELED SCENARIO · Positive payoff
+$76,508 over 10 years
Modeled from observed year-5 institution earnings and the institution-wide average net price over four years.
This is a positive modeled result. Price, time to finish and future earnings can still change the outcome.
8.2 yrsModeled economic break-even
+23%Modeled 10-year ROI
$86,650Observed 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
$39,998Average net price / year
$88,300Cost of attendance
$86,650Median earnings · year 5 after completion
93.5%Completion rate
11.5%Admission rate
7,061Student 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
$63,641Year 1
$97,474Year 4
$86,650Year 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.
1Advanced/Graduate Dentistry and Oral Sciences · Graduate/Professional Certificate$296,3312Dentistry · First Professional Degree$175,0483Engineering-Related Fields · Master's Degree$162,5024Computer Science · Bachelor's Degree$156,3435Veterinary Medicine · First Professional Degree$145,2376Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions · Master's Degree$139,1067International Business · Master's Degree$137,2308Cognitive Science · Bachelor's Degree$130,801Observed 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.
Boston, MA
Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences
- Annual net price
- $39,545
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $84,862
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- +18%
College of the Holy Cross
- Annual net price
- $38,782
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $82,319
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- +11%
Boston College
- Annual net price
- $41,704
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $90,978
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- +33%
Laboure College of Healthcare
- Annual net price
- $36,863
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $83,261
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- +17%
Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes
| Federal field | Credential | Earnings, year 4 | Federal debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Advanced/Graduate Dentistry and Oral Sciences | Graduate/Professional Certificate | $296,331 | Not available |
| Dentistry | First Professional Degree | $175,048 | Not available |
| Engineering-Related Fields | Master's Degree | $162,502 | Not available |
| Computer Science | Bachelor's Degree | $156,343 | $15,500 |
| Veterinary Medicine | First Professional Degree | $145,237 | Not available |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions | Master's Degree | $139,106 | Not available |
| International Business | Master's Degree | $137,230 | Not available |
| Cognitive Science | Bachelor's Degree | $130,801 | $18,000 |
| Economics | Bachelor's Degree | $123,809 | $17,850 |
| International Relations and National Security Studies | Master's Degree | $108,836 | Not available |
| Public Health | Master's Degree | $106,072 | Not available |
| Medicine | First Professional Degree | $104,668 | Not available |
| Mechanical Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $101,196 | $16,500 |
| Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology | Master's Degree | $89,553 | Not available |
| Civil Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $88,924 | Not available |
| Urban Studies/Affairs | Master's Degree | $83,598 | Not available |
| Nutrition Sciences | Master's Degree | $80,997 | Not available |
| Veterinary Biomedical and Clinical Sciences | Master's Degree | $80,661 | Not available |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions | Master's Degree | $80,073 | Not available |
| Research and Experimental Psychology | Bachelor's Degree | $79,571 | $15,875 |
| Biology, General | Master's Degree | $79,163 | Not available |
| Political Science and Government | Bachelor's Degree | $78,180 | $17,725 |
| International Relations and National Security Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $77,998 | $16,375 |
| Natural Resources Conservation and Research | Bachelor's Degree | $77,753 | $18,050 |
| Biology, General | Bachelor's Degree | $76,782 | $16,250 |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology | Master's Degree | $75,517 | Not available |
| Public Health | Bachelor's Degree | $75,448 | $18,250 |
| Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services | Master's Degree | $74,319 | Not available |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Bachelor's Degree | $70,767 | $14,935 |
| English Language and Literature, General | Bachelor's Degree | $69,475 | $14,670 |
| Area Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $69,037 | Not available |
| History | Bachelor's Degree | $65,540 | $15,750 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods | Master's Degree | $61,904 | Not available |
| Sociology | Bachelor's Degree | $61,719 | $15,000 |
| Film/Video and Photographic Arts | Bachelor's Degree | $59,960 | Not available |
| Fine and Studio Arts | Master's Degree | $54,491 | Not available |
| Museology/Museum Studies | Master's Degree | $51,775 | Not available |
| Public Administration and Social Service Professions, Other | Master's Degree | $49,863 | Not available |
| Fine and Studio Arts | Bachelor's Degree | $41,365 | $25,250 |
| Biomedical/Medical Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | Not available | $15,500 |
| Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services | Bachelor's Degree | Not available | $16,170 |
| Mathematics | Bachelor's Degree | Not available | $17,750 |
| Biopsychology | Bachelor's Degree | Not available | $19,000 |
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.