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Utah Tech University

Saint George, UT · 20 reportable field-and-credential outcomes

MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff

−$154,956 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.

27.4 yrsModeled economic break-even
−63%Modeled 10-year ROI
$53,920Observed earnings · year 5
Economic ROI includes direct price and earnings forgone during study · $45,000 comparison earnings · values held flat · see the formula
ECONOMIC INVESTMENT → PAYBACK

Estimated payoff over ten years.

The scenario counts direct price and earnings forgone upfront, then applies the reported annual earnings premium.

10-YEAR PAYOFF CURVECumulative economic payoff after graduation
−$154,956at year 10
Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
−$244,1560
2
4
6
8
−$154,95610
Years after graduationBreak-even: 27.4 years
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.

Published in-state tuition$6,306
Sticker price
Published out-of-state tuition$18,246
Sticker price
Average net price$16,039
Title IV student average
Cost of attendance$20,763
Tuition + living budget
PRICE SOURCECollege reported · annual amount · federal dataset
OBSERVED FEDERAL MEASURES

Cost, completion and earnings context

$16,039Average net price / year
$20,763Cost of attendance
$53,920Median earnings · year 5 after completion
38.4%Completion rate
Not availableAdmission rate
8,552Student size
NATIONAL CONTEXT

How this college compares

Percentiles compare this institution with currently operating colleges that report the same federal measure.

70thEarnings percentile
22thCompletion percentile
WHAT STANDS OUT

A faster read on this college

These summaries use only reportable field-and-credential records at this institution. They do not fill privacy-suppressed outcomes.

$52,975Median year-4 earnings across reportable program categories
$18,125Median federal debt across categories that report debt
21%Of earnings-reporting categories above their same-field national benchmark
EARNINGS PATH

Reported earnings over time

$41,494Year 1
$55,624Year 4
$53,920Year 5

Separate federal cohorts may underlie different measurement years.

PROGRAM PAYOFF SPREAD

The college average is not the whole story.

Observed earnings vary substantially by field and credential at the same institution.

1Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing · Bachelor's Degree$80,8522Finance and Financial Management Services · Bachelor's Degree$74,8433Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing · Associate's Degree$74,6394Accounting and Related Services · Bachelor's Degree$74,3985Business Administration, Management and Operations · Bachelor's Degree$64,0976Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions · Associate's Degree$62,8917Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods · Bachelor's Degree$57,7588Criminal Justice and Corrections · Bachelor's Degree$54,536

Observed year-4 earnings · compare like fields and credentials before deciding

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ALL REPORTABLE PROGRAM CATEGORIES

Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes

Federal fieldCredentialEarnings, year 4Federal debt
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBachelor's Degree$80,852$20,250
Finance and Financial Management ServicesBachelor's Degree$74,843Not available
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingAssociate's Degree$74,639$16,756
Accounting and Related ServicesBachelor's Degree$74,398$15,900
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's Degree$64,097$16,875
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsAssociate's Degree$62,891$20,125
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsBachelor's Degree$57,758$27,565
Criminal Justice and CorrectionsBachelor's Degree$54,536$17,399
Biology, GeneralBachelor's Degree$53,872$13,697
English Language and Literature, GeneralBachelor's Degree$52,975$16,530
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessBachelor's Degree$52,746$18,437
Communication and Media StudiesBachelor's Degree$50,755$20,500
Psychology, GeneralBachelor's Degree$49,965$21,000
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, GeneralBachelor's Degree$49,936$25,996
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, OtherBachelor's Degree$48,583Not available
Dental Support Services and Allied ProfessionsBachelor's Degree$48,576$12,450
Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesAssociate's Degree$46,255$18,125
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesAssociate's Degree$45,080$8,434
Fine and Studio ArtsBachelor's Degree$33,327$25,000
Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralBachelor's DegreeNot available$20,944

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.