10-YEAR PAYOFF CURVECumulative economic payoff after graduation
+$39,586at year 10Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
University of California, Irvine
⌖ Irvine, CA · 65 reportable field-and-credential outcomes
MODELED SCENARIO · Positive payoff
+$39,586 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.
8.6 yrsModeled economic break-even
+17%Modeled 10-year ROI
$72,659Observed 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
$14,251Average net price / year
$38,632Cost of attendance
$72,659Median earnings · year 5 after completion
86.9%Completion rate
28.6%Admission rate
30,197Student 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
$40,474Year 1
$74,438Year 4
$72,659Year 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.
1Health and Medical Administrative Services · Master's Degree$215,2772Computer Science · Master's Degree$175,9223Human Computer Interaction · Master's Degree$175,3074Law · First Professional Degree$153,3075Business Administration, Management and Operations · Master's Degree$148,4116Medicine · First Professional Degree$143,5307Computer Engineering · Bachelor's Degree$132,3578Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing · Master's Degree$128,924Observed year-4 earnings · compare like fields and credentials before deciding
Comparable colleges in CA
Currently operating public institutions with the closest combination of annual net price and observed year-5 earnings. Similarity is descriptive—not a quality ranking.
Davis, CA
University of California, Davis
- Annual net price
- $14,741
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $75,091
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- +26%
University of California, Santa Barbara
- Annual net price
- $16,109
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $71,288
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- +8%
California State Polytechnic University-Pomona
- Annual net price
- $11,531
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $70,795
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- +14%
California State University, East Bay
- Annual net price
- $9,320
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $73,481
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- +31%
Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes
| Federal field | Credential | Earnings, year 4 | Federal debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health and Medical Administrative Services | Master's Degree | $215,277 | Not available |
| Computer Science | Master's Degree | $175,922 | Not available |
| Human Computer Interaction | Master's Degree | $175,307 | Not available |
| Law | First Professional Degree | $153,307 | Not available |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | Master's Degree | $148,411 | Not available |
| Medicine | First Professional Degree | $143,530 | Not available |
| Computer Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $132,357 | $19,233 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing | Master's Degree | $128,924 | Not available |
| Computer Science | Bachelor's Degree | $127,404 | $15,500 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing | Bachelor's Degree | $119,502 | $13,400 |
| Chemistry | Doctoral Degree | $117,395 | Not available |
| Management Information Systems and Services | Bachelor's Degree | $108,038 | $16,500 |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $106,871 | $19,000 |
| Materials Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $106,547 | $9,987 |
| Accounting and Related Services | Master's Degree | $104,422 | Not available |
| Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $100,537 | $18,950 |
| Mechanical Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $99,111 | $14,500 |
| Education, General | Doctoral Degree | $98,554 | Not available |
| Chemical Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $97,656 | $18,500 |
| Biomedical/Medical Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $96,874 | $17,390 |
| Civil Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $96,354 | $19,700 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General | Bachelor's Degree | $96,347 | $20,000 |
| Physics | Bachelor's Degree | $96,215 | $15,000 |
| Public Health | Master's Degree | $95,681 | Not available |
| Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology | Doctoral Degree | $90,675 | Not available |
| City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning | Master's Degree | $87,944 | Not available |
| Economics | Bachelor's Degree | $83,937 | $15,499 |
| Criminology | Master's Degree | $83,175 | Not available |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | Bachelor's Degree | $80,755 | $13,000 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods | Master's Degree | $79,921 | Not available |
| Business/Managerial Economics | Bachelor's Degree | $77,807 | $15,000 |
| Mathematics | Bachelor's Degree | $77,472 | $19,000 |
| Public Policy Analysis | Master's Degree | $75,045 | Not available |
| Chemistry | Bachelor's Degree | $74,810 | $13,276 |
| Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences | Bachelor's Degree | $70,820 | $15,000 |
| Computer Software and Media Applications | Bachelor's Degree | $69,981 | $21,650 |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology | Master's Degree | $68,705 | Not available |
| Urban Studies/Affairs | Bachelor's Degree | $63,819 | $15,000 |
| Political Science and Government | Bachelor's Degree | $63,318 | $16,293 |
| Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration | Bachelor's Degree | $61,034 | $15,026 |
| Public Health | Bachelor's Degree | $60,430 | $17,285 |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other | Bachelor's Degree | $60,242 | $16,332 |
| Natural Resources Conservation and Research | Bachelor's Degree | $59,908 | $12,477 |
| Criminology | Bachelor's Degree | $57,935 | $15,865 |
| Journalism | Bachelor's Degree | $57,492 | $16,900 |
| International/Globalization Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $57,116 | $15,250 |
| Sociology | Bachelor's Degree | $56,457 | $15,000 |
| Psychology, General | Bachelor's Degree | $56,380 | $14,883 |
| Biology, General | Bachelor's Degree | $56,273 | $15,767 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Bachelor's Degree | $55,360 | $9,500 |
| Education, General | Bachelor's Degree | $54,356 | $15,575 |
| Research and Experimental Psychology | Bachelor's Degree | $54,323 | $13,000 |
| English Language and Literature, General | Bachelor's Degree | $54,299 | $18,176 |
| History | Bachelor's Degree | $53,481 | $15,929 |
| Film/Video and Photographic Arts | Bachelor's Degree | $51,423 | $16,300 |
| Anthropology | Bachelor's Degree | $50,850 | $16,667 |
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $47,471 | $18,998 |
| Music | Bachelor's Degree | $43,120 | Not available |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft | Bachelor's Degree | $40,773 | $17,862 |
| Dance | Bachelor's Degree | $40,466 | $20,080 |
| Fine and Studio Arts | Bachelor's Degree | $39,010 | $17,635 |
| Neurobiology and Neurosciences | Bachelor's Degree | Not available | $20,500 |
| Human Biology | Bachelor's Degree | Not available | $20,900 |
| Philosophy | Bachelor's Degree | Not available | $23,705 |
| Social Sciences, General | Bachelor's Degree | Not available | $16,338 |
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.