Private nonprofit · COLLEGE PAYOFF

Anna Maria College

Paxton, MA · 10 reportable field-and-credential outcomes

MODELED SCENARIO · Positive payoff

+$11,958 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.

9.6 yrsModeled economic break-even
+4%Modeled 10-year ROI
$75,529Observed 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
+$11,958at year 10
Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
−$293,3320
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4
6
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+$11,95810
Years after graduationBreak-even: 9.6 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$44,571
Sticker price
Published out-of-state tuition$44,571
Sticker price
Average net price$28,333
Title IV student average
Cost of attendance$61,888
Tuition + living budget
PRICE SOURCECollege reported · annual amount · federal dataset
OBSERVED FEDERAL MEASURES

Cost, completion and earnings context

$28,333Average net price / year
$61,888Cost of attendance
$75,529Median earnings · year 5 after completion
46.2%Completion rate
50.3%Admission rate
906Student size
NATIONAL CONTEXT

How this college compares

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

94thEarnings percentile
32thCompletion percentile
EARNINGS PATH

Reported earnings over time

$61,575Year 1
$74,347Year 4
$75,529Year 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.

1Public Administration · Master's Degree$123,2072Fire Protection · Bachelor's Degree$110,0443Business Administration, Management and Operations · Master's Degree$99,0754Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing · Bachelor's Degree$88,5545Criminal Justice and Corrections · Bachelor's Degree$76,0136Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology · Master's Degree$72,8317Social Work · Bachelor's Degree$61,6528Social Work · Master's Degree$57,935

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

BUILD A REAL SHORTLIST

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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.

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Annual net price
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Observed earnings · year 5
$73,893
Modeled 10-year ROI
-0%
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Boston, MA

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Annual net price
$24,402
Observed earnings · year 5
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ALL REPORTABLE PROGRAM CATEGORIES

Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes

Federal fieldCredentialEarnings, year 4Federal debt
Public AdministrationMaster's Degree$123,207Not available
Fire ProtectionBachelor's Degree$110,044$22,875
Business Administration, Management and OperationsMaster's Degree$99,075Not available
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBachelor's Degree$88,554$30,954
Criminal Justice and CorrectionsBachelor's Degree$76,013$27,000
Clinical, Counseling and Applied PsychologyMaster's Degree$72,831Not available
Social WorkBachelor's Degree$61,652$27,000
Social WorkMaster's Degree$57,935Not available
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's Degree$56,774$25,575
Community Organization and AdvocacyBachelor's DegreeNot 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.