10-YEAR PAYOFF CURVECumulative economic payoff after graduation
−$111,766at year 10Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
Tulane University of Louisiana
⌖ New Orleans, LA · 42 reportable field-and-credential outcomes
MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff
−$111,766 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.
14.9 yrsModeled economic break-even
−33%Modeled 10-year ROI
$67,803Observed 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
$39,949Average net price / year
$87,004Cost of attendance
$67,803Median earnings · year 5 after completion
86.1%Completion rate
14.0%Admission rate
7,767Student 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
$46,903Year 1
$73,816Year 4
$67,803Year 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.
1Finance and Financial Management Services · Bachelor's Degree$129,8502Business Administration, Management and Operations · Master's Degree$124,0143Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods · Master's Degree$122,2304Finance and Financial Management Services · Master's Degree$120,9045Computer Science · Bachelor's Degree$118,9316Business/Commerce, General · Master's Degree$113,6727Biomedical/Medical Engineering · Bachelor's Degree$112,9148Legal Professions and Studies, Other · Master's Degree$100,322Observed year-4 earnings · compare like fields and credentials before deciding
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Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady University
- Annual net price
- $18,552
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $72,865
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- +10%
Loyola University New Orleans
- Annual net price
- $23,696
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $53,140
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -70%
University of Holy Cross
- Annual net price
- $15,635
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $59,096
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -42%
Centenary College of Louisiana
- Annual net price
- $23,624
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $47,575
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -91%
Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes
| Federal field | Credential | Earnings, year 4 | Federal debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Finance and Financial Management Services | Bachelor's Degree | $129,850 | $21,500 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | Master's Degree | $124,014 | Not available |
| Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods | Master's Degree | $122,230 | Not available |
| Finance and Financial Management Services | Master's Degree | $120,904 | Not available |
| Computer Science | Bachelor's Degree | $118,931 | $19,000 |
| Business/Commerce, General | Master's Degree | $113,672 | Not available |
| Biomedical/Medical Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $112,914 | $23,760 |
| Legal Professions and Studies, Other | Master's Degree | $100,322 | Not available |
| Marketing | Bachelor's Degree | $98,503 | $19,500 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | Bachelor's Degree | $95,966 | $19,250 |
| Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services, Other | Master's Degree | $89,707 | Not available |
| Public Health | Master's Degree | $81,964 | Not available |
| Economics | Bachelor's Degree | $79,957 | $19,500 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Bachelor's Degree | $79,925 | $20,500 |
| International Relations and National Security Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $77,300 | $20,500 |
| Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology | Master's Degree | $77,285 | Not available |
| Communication and Media Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $76,945 | $23,082 |
| Architecture | Master's Degree | $72,973 | Not available |
| Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other | Bachelor's Degree | $71,325 | $19,500 |
| Political Science and Government | Bachelor's Degree | $71,160 | $19,500 |
| Computer Programming | Bachelor's Degree | $67,047 | $38,293 |
| Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services, Other | Bachelor's Degree | $64,914 | $28,000 |
| Psychology, General | Bachelor's Degree | $60,260 | $22,250 |
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication | Bachelor's Degree | $58,507 | $30,354 |
| English Language and Literature, General | Bachelor's Degree | $57,752 | $20,652 |
| Anthropology | Bachelor's Degree | $56,847 | $19,500 |
| Social Work | Master's Degree | $55,716 | Not available |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities | Master's Degree | $55,438 | Not available |
| Public Health | Graduate/Professional Certificate | $55,423 | Not available |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other | Bachelor's Degree | $52,535 | $19,250 |
| Social Sciences, General | Bachelor's Degree | $51,290 | $47,000 |
| Sociology | Bachelor's Degree | $50,847 | $12,000 |
| Neurobiology and Neurosciences | Bachelor's Degree | $48,464 | $19,500 |
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General | Bachelor's Degree | $47,791 | $29,937 |
| Biology, General | Bachelor's Degree | $47,777 | $13,875 |
| Natural Resources Conservation and Research | Bachelor's Degree | $47,709 | $19,500 |
| Radio, Television, and Digital Communication | Bachelor's Degree | $40,169 | Not available |
| Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences | Bachelor's Degree | Not available | $15,500 |
| Mathematics | Bachelor's Degree | Not available | $14,957 |
| Philosophy | Bachelor's Degree | Not available | $20,000 |
| International Business | Bachelor's Degree | Not available | $21,500 |
| History | Bachelor's Degree | Not available | $22,580 |
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.