10-YEAR PAYOFF CURVECumulative economic payoff after graduation
−$93,058at year 10Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
University of Alaska Fairbanks
⌖ Fairbanks, AK · 13 reportable field-and-credential outcomes
MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff
−$93,058 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.
17.1 yrsModeled economic break-even
−42%Modeled 10-year ROI
$58,051Observed 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
$10,892Average net price / year
$22,407Cost of attendance
$58,051Median earnings · year 5 after completion
38.0%Completion rate
Not availableAdmission rate
4,207Student 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
$48,072Year 1
$67,252Year 4
$58,051Year 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 Administration, Management and Operations · Master's Degree$95,3982Mechanical Engineering · Bachelor's Degree$91,5223Civil Engineering · Bachelor's Degree$86,8194Business Administration, Management and Operations · Bachelor's Degree$70,5395Education, General · Master's Degree$67,0366Criminal Justice and Corrections · Bachelor's Degree$60,3067Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other · Bachelor's Degree$59,3488Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities · Associate's Degree$59,114Observed year-4 earnings · compare like fields and credentials before deciding
Comparable colleges in AK
Currently operating public institutions with the closest combination of annual net price and observed year-5 earnings. Similarity is descriptive—not a quality ranking.
Juneau, AK
University of Alaska Southeast
- Annual net price
- $12,357
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $59,401
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -37%
University of Alaska Anchorage
- Annual net price
- $15,301
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $63,190
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -25%
Ilisagvik College
- Annual net price
- $6,743
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $46,700
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -92%
Alaska Vocational Technical Center
- Annual net price
- $12,635
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $41,839
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -114%
Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes
| Federal field | Credential | Earnings, year 4 | Federal debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | Master's Degree | $95,398 | Not available |
| Mechanical Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $91,522 | $18,250 |
| Civil Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $86,819 | $13,750 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | Bachelor's Degree | $70,539 | $35,000 |
| Education, General | Master's Degree | $67,036 | Not available |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections | Bachelor's Degree | $60,306 | $24,125 |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other | Bachelor's Degree | $59,348 | $33,469 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities | Associate's Degree | $59,114 | $19,563 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods | Bachelor's Degree | $54,423 | $24,573 |
| Social Work | Bachelor's Degree | $53,559 | $28,750 |
| Psychology, General | Bachelor's Degree | $43,764 | $24,500 |
| Biology, General | Bachelor's Degree | $41,862 | $13,125 |
| Homeland Security | Bachelor's Degree | Not available | $22,722 |
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.