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Widener University

⌖ Chester, PA · 36 reportable field-and-credential outcomes

MODELED SCENARIO · Positive payoff

+$58,164 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.

8.3 yrsModeled economic break-even
+21%Modeled 10-year ROI
$79,120Observed 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
+$58,164at year 10
Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
−$283,0360
2
4
6
8
+$58,16410
Years after graduationBreak-even: 8.3 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$55,730
Sticker price
Published out-of-state tuition$55,730
Sticker price
Average net price$25,759
Title IV student average
Cost of attendance$70,621
Tuition + living budget
PRICE SOURCECollege reported · annual amount · federal dataset
OBSERVED FEDERAL MEASURES

Cost, completion and earnings context

$25,759Average net price / year
$70,621Cost of attendance
$79,120Median earnings · year 5 after completion
68.3%Completion rate
70.9%Admission rate
2,951Student size
NATIONAL CONTEXT

How this college compares

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

95thEarnings percentile
65thCompletion 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.

$78,817Median year-4 earnings across reportable program categories
$27,000Median federal debt across categories that report debt
50%Of earnings-reporting categories above their same-field national benchmark
EARNINGS PATH

Reported earnings over time

$65,589Year 1
$80,946Year 4
$79,120Year 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 · Master's Degree$124,4832Business Administration, Management and Operations · Master's Degree$103,7703Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies · Master's Degree$100,3974Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services · Bachelor's Degree$98,7775Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology · Master's Degree$98,4026Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing · Bachelor's Degree$98,2727Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other · Master's Degree$98,2518Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology · Doctoral Degree$96,854

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 NursingMaster's Degree$124,483Not available
Business Administration, Management and OperationsMaster's Degree$103,770Not available
Legal Research and Advanced Professional StudiesMaster's Degree$100,397Not available
Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesBachelor's Degree$98,777$26,739
Clinical, Counseling and Applied PsychologyMaster's Degree$98,402Not available
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBachelor's Degree$98,272$27,000
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, OtherMaster's Degree$98,251Not available
Clinical, Counseling and Applied PsychologyDoctoral Degree$96,854Not available
Computer ScienceBachelor's Degree$96,427$27,000
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications EngineeringBachelor's Degree$95,901$26,500
Educational Administration and SupervisionDoctoral Degree$95,230Not available
Chemical EngineeringBachelor's Degree$91,145$27,000
Biomedical/Medical EngineeringBachelor's Degree$89,794$27,000
Mechanical EngineeringBachelor's Degree$88,358$27,000
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic ProfessionsDoctoral Degree$87,889Not available
LawFirst Professional Degree$83,799Not available
Civil EngineeringBachelor's Degree$80,117$27,000
Psychology, OtherBachelor's Degree$79,923$27,000
Finance and Financial Management ServicesBachelor's Degree$78,817$26,980
Accounting and Related ServicesBachelor's Degree$77,426$27,000
Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesAssociate's Degree$76,784$19,000
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group StudiesDoctoral Degree$74,436Not available
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, OtherBachelor's Degree$73,790$27,000
Biology, GeneralBachelor's Degree$73,535$26,999
Social WorkMaster's Degree$67,786Not available
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group StudiesMaster's Degree$63,673Not available
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's Degree$62,434Not available
Psychology, GeneralBachelor's Degree$61,205$27,000
Criminal Justice and CorrectionsBachelor's Degree$60,555$27,000
Social WorkBachelor's Degree$59,654$30,750
Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralBachelor's Degree$58,159Not available
Hospitality Administration/ManagementBachelor's Degree$56,345$23,250
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsBachelor's Degree$54,136$27,000
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied CommunicationBachelor's Degree$53,906Not available
JournalismBachelor's Degree$53,724Not available
Political Science and GovernmentBachelor's Degree$52,765$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.