10-YEAR PAYOFF CURVECumulative economic payoff after graduation
−$198,400at year 10Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
University of Wisconsin-Superior
⌖ Superior, WI · 14 reportable field-and-credential outcomes
MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff
−$198,400 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.
75.1 yrsModeled economic break-even
−87%Modeled 10-year ROI
$48,048Observed 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
$12,220Average net price / year
$19,860Cost of attendance
$48,048Median earnings · year 5 after completion
41.9%Completion rate
93.0%Admission rate
1,807Student 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
$41,285Year 1
$50,018Year 4
$48,048Year 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.
1Educational Administration and Supervision · Master's Degree$77,5872Accounting and Related Services · Bachelor's Degree$60,6443Student Counseling and Personnel Services · Master's Degree$58,3944Criminal Justice and Corrections · Bachelor's Degree$58,1675Special Education and Teaching · Master's Degree$58,0706Business Administration, Management and Operations · Bachelor's Degree$56,8637Social Work · Bachelor's Degree$54,1958Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other · Bachelor's Degree$50,950Observed year-4 earnings · compare like fields and credentials before deciding
Comparable colleges in WI
Currently operating public institutions with the closest combination of annual net price and observed year-5 earnings. Similarity is descriptive—not a quality ranking.
Kenosha, WI
Gateway Technical College
- Annual net price
- $12,928
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $47,155
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -91%
Northcentral Technical College
- Annual net price
- $10,303
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $48,116
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -86%
Western Technical College
- Annual net price
- $11,008
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $48,996
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -82%
Mid-State Technical College
- Annual net price
- $10,873
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $46,675
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -93%
Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes
| Federal field | Credential | Earnings, year 4 | Federal debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Educational Administration and Supervision | Master's Degree | $77,587 | Not available |
| Accounting and Related Services | Bachelor's Degree | $60,644 | Not available |
| Student Counseling and Personnel Services | Master's Degree | $58,394 | Not available |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections | Bachelor's Degree | $58,167 | $26,175 |
| Special Education and Teaching | Master's Degree | $58,070 | Not available |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | Bachelor's Degree | $56,863 | $24,158 |
| Social Work | Bachelor's Degree | $54,195 | $29,166 |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other | Bachelor's Degree | $50,950 | $31,000 |
| Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences | Bachelor's Degree | $50,144 | Not available |
| Communication and Media Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $45,014 | $28,500 |
| Biology, General | Bachelor's Degree | $44,617 | $27,000 |
| Psychology, General | Bachelor's Degree | $44,116 | $24,833 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods | Bachelor's Degree | $43,561 | $32,774 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness | Bachelor's Degree | Not available | $27,000 |
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.