10-YEAR PAYOFF CURVECumulative economic payoff after graduation
−$103,234at year 10Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
Utah State University
⌖ Logan, UT · 76 reportable field-and-credential outcomes
MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff
−$103,234 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.
17.6 yrsModeled economic break-even
−43%Modeled 10-year ROI
$58,651Observed 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
$14,936Average net price / year
$21,654Cost of attendance
$58,651Median earnings · year 5 after completion
59.1%Completion rate
92.5%Admission rate
20,272Student 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
$45,312Year 1
$63,484Year 4
$58,651Year 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.
1Human Resources Management and Services · Master's Degree$116,7722Business Administration, Management and Operations · Master's Degree$112,0703Computer Engineering · Bachelor's Degree$111,5274Information Science/Studies · Master's Degree$111,3845Computer and Information Sciences, General · Bachelor's Degree$110,4146Mechanical Engineering · Master's Degree$107,5447Air Transportation · Bachelor's Degree$103,9898Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering · Bachelor's Degree$94,576Observed year-4 earnings · compare like fields and credentials before deciding
Comparable colleges in UT
Currently operating public institutions with the closest combination of annual net price and observed year-5 earnings. Similarity is descriptive—not a quality ranking.
Saint George, UT
Utah Tech University
- Annual net price
- $16,039
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $53,920
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -63%
Salt Lake Community College
- Annual net price
- $9,804
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $54,066
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -59%
Southern Utah University
- Annual net price
- $10,462
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $53,250
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -63%
Weber State University
- Annual net price
- $10,258
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $64,264
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -13%
Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes
| Federal field | Credential | Earnings, year 4 | Federal debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Human Resources Management and Services | Master's Degree | $116,772 | Not available |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | Master's Degree | $112,070 | Not available |
| Computer Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $111,527 | Not available |
| Information Science/Studies | Master's Degree | $111,384 | Not available |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General | Bachelor's Degree | $110,414 | $17,996 |
| Mechanical Engineering | Master's Degree | $107,544 | Not available |
| Air Transportation | Bachelor's Degree | $103,989 | $25,500 |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $94,576 | $14,500 |
| Physics | Bachelor's Degree | $93,461 | Not available |
| Public Health | Bachelor's Degree | $93,161 | Not available |
| Accounting and Related Services | Master's Degree | $92,333 | Not available |
| Civil Engineering | Master's Degree | $90,415 | Not available |
| Mechanical Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $89,901 | $13,654 |
| Information Science/Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $88,289 | $14,413 |
| Marketing | Bachelor's Degree | $87,905 | $13,801 |
| Accounting and Related Services | Bachelor's Degree | $87,050 | $12,000 |
| Statistics | Bachelor's Degree | $86,262 | Not available |
| Educational/Instructional Media Design | Master's Degree | $86,107 | Not available |
| Civil Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $85,815 | $17,225 |
| Economics | Bachelor's Degree | $85,136 | $15,250 |
| Finance and Financial Management Services | Bachelor's Degree | $84,633 | $9,720 |
| International Business | Bachelor's Degree | $83,992 | $16,472 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | Bachelor's Degree | $79,875 | $14,000 |
| Biological/Biosystems Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $78,233 | $12,000 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas | Master's Degree | $78,061 | Not available |
| Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services | Master's Degree | $77,930 | Not available |
| Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy | Master's Degree | $76,391 | Not available |
| Apparel and Textiles | Bachelor's Degree | $74,686 | $16,125 |
| Special Education and Teaching | Bachelor's Degree | $74,535 | $18,125 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing | Associate's Degree | $72,628 | $18,900 |
| Political Science and Government | Bachelor's Degree | $70,711 | $17,581 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods | Master's Degree | $70,374 | Not available |
| Psychology, General | Master's Degree | $69,115 | Not available |
| Engineering-Related Fields | Bachelor's Degree | $66,613 | $13,988 |
| Social Work | Master's Degree | $66,536 | Not available |
| Mechanics and Repairers, General | Associate's Degree | $66,300 | $9,857 |
| Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $65,825 | $14,000 |
| Landscape Architecture | Bachelor's Degree | $64,621 | Not available |
| Design and Applied Arts | Bachelor's Degree | $64,175 | Not available |
| Journalism | Bachelor's Degree | $61,724 | $16,710 |
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication | Bachelor's Degree | $61,674 | Not available |
| Agricultural Production Operations | Bachelor's Degree | $61,639 | Not available |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $60,940 | Not available |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other | Bachelor's Degree | $58,711 | $21,932 |
| Communication and Media Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $58,672 | $14,750 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Bachelor's Degree | $57,992 | $20,500 |
| Agricultural Business and Management | Bachelor's Degree | $57,744 | $11,500 |
| Communication Disorders Sciences and Services | Bachelor's Degree | $57,140 | $17,479 |
| Biology, General | Bachelor's Degree | $55,716 | $15,750 |
| Communication Disorders Sciences and Services | Master's Degree | $54,756 | Not available |
| History | Bachelor's Degree | $54,370 | $25,237 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas | Bachelor's Degree | $53,822 | $14,757 |
| Area Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $53,200 | $13,000 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods | Bachelor's Degree | $51,874 | $16,574 |
| Psychology, General | Bachelor's Degree | $51,111 | $18,461 |
| English Language and Literature, General | Bachelor's Degree | $50,708 | $19,500 |
| Environmental Design | Bachelor's Degree | $50,685 | Not available |
| Sociology | Bachelor's Degree | $49,861 | $18,450 |
| Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology | Bachelor's Degree | $49,758 | Not available |
| Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services | Bachelor's Degree | $48,270 | $9,718 |
| Fine and Studio Arts | Bachelor's Degree | $48,180 | $17,500 |
| Social Work | Bachelor's Degree | $47,699 | $16,132 |
| Wildlife and Wildlands Science and Management | Bachelor's Degree | $45,120 | $21,000 |
| Music | Bachelor's Degree | $44,898 | $13,500 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities | Associate's Degree | $44,401 | $11,000 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities | Bachelor's Degree | $43,313 | $20,917 |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft | Bachelor's Degree | $40,338 | $15,601 |
| Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $39,091 | Not available |
| Animal Sciences | Bachelor's Degree | $39,041 | $17,449 |
| Anthropology | Bachelor's Degree | $38,051 | $21,000 |
| Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services | Bachelor's Degree | $35,341 | $16,573 |
| Agriculture, General | Associate's Degree | Not available | $12,000 |
| Natural Resources Conservation and Research | Bachelor's Degree | Not available | $17,750 |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology | Bachelor's Degree | Not available | $16,750 |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections | Associate's Degree | Not available | $11,700 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing | Bachelor's Degree | Not available | $21,265 |
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.