10-YEAR PAYOFF CURVECumulative economic payoff after graduation
−$92,616at year 10Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
Westminster University
⌖ Salt Lake City, UT · 20 reportable field-and-credential outcomes
MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff
−$92,616 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.
14.7 yrsModeled economic break-even
−32%Modeled 10-year ROI
$64,576Observed 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
$27,094Average net price / year
$57,616Cost of attendance
$64,576Median earnings · year 5 after completion
63.8%Completion rate
66.6%Admission rate
823Student 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
$49,080Year 1
$72,401Year 4
$64,576Year 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.
1Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing · Master's Degree$127,6682Business Administration, Management and Operations · Master's Degree$119,2693Accounting and Related Services · Master's Degree$96,5424Business Administration, Management and Operations · Bachelor's Degree$92,5485Finance and Financial Management Services · Bachelor's Degree$91,9676Accounting and Related Services · Bachelor's Degree$85,6647Communication and Media Studies · Master's Degree$83,8718Air Transportation · Bachelor's Degree$83,574Observed year-4 earnings · compare like fields and credentials before deciding
Comparable colleges in UT
Currently operating private nonprofit institutions with the closest combination of annual net price and observed year-5 earnings. Similarity is descriptive—not a quality ranking.
Provo, UT
Brigham Young University
- Annual net price
- $15,564
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $74,621
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- +22%
Ensign College
- Annual net price
- $10,824
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $51,815
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -69%
Western Governors University
- Annual net price
- $12,548
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $83,319
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- +66%
Midwives College of Utah
- Annual net price
- $37,278
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $36,482
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -126%
Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes
| Federal field | Credential | Earnings, year 4 | Federal debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing | Master's Degree | $127,668 | Not available |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | Master's Degree | $119,269 | Not available |
| Accounting and Related Services | Master's Degree | $96,542 | Not available |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | Bachelor's Degree | $92,548 | $22,000 |
| Finance and Financial Management Services | Bachelor's Degree | $91,967 | $18,071 |
| Accounting and Related Services | Bachelor's Degree | $85,664 | Not available |
| Communication and Media Studies | Master's Degree | $83,871 | Not available |
| Air Transportation | Bachelor's Degree | $83,574 | Not available |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing | Bachelor's Degree | $80,037 | $26,875 |
| Marketing | Bachelor's Degree | $68,786 | $19,500 |
| Education, General | Master's Degree | $66,484 | Not available |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities | Non-Credential Program (Preparatory Coursework/Teacher Certification) | $66,163 | Not available |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology | Master's Degree | $62,906 | Not available |
| Communication and Media Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $59,676 | $24,454 |
| Public Health | Bachelor's Degree | $58,974 | $24,656 |
| Natural Resources Conservation and Research | Bachelor's Degree | $53,132 | Not available |
| Education, General | Non-Credential Program (Preparatory Coursework/Teacher Certification) | $48,358 | Not available |
| Research and Experimental Psychology | Bachelor's Degree | $44,695 | $24,500 |
| English Language and Literature, General | Bachelor's Degree | Not available | $26,750 |
| Biology, General | Bachelor's Degree | Not available | $21,000 |
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.