10-YEAR PAYOFF CURVECumulative economic payoff after graduation
−$343,650at year 10Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
Benedict College
⌖ Columbia, SC · 9 reportable field-and-credential outcomes
10-year estimate · Negative payoff
−$343,650 over 10 years
Modeled from observed year-5 institution earnings and the institution-wide average net price over four years.
With these assumptions, the added earnings do not recover the cost within ten years.
Not availableModeled economic break-even
−136%Modeled 10-year ROI
$35,935Observed earnings · year 5
Not reachedMaximum annual price for positive 10-year payoff
What the numbers say about Benedict College
What does Benedict College cost?
Benedict College reports an average annual net price of $18,250 after grants and scholarships. This is an institution-wide average, not an individual aid offer.
What do Benedict College graduates earn?
The observed median earnings figure is $35,935 5 years after completion. It describes a federal cohort, not a guaranteed starting salary.
How much federal debt do Benedict College graduates have?
Completer borrowers report median cumulative federal student debt of $32,500. Parent PLUS and private loans are not included.
Is every degree at Benedict College worth the same?
No. DegreeVerdict currently shows 9 field-and-credential outcomes at Benedict College; reported earnings and debt can differ substantially by program category.
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.
PRICE SENSITIVITY
The price can change the verdict.
Hold observed earnings constant and see how the modeled ten-year payoff changes as annual price rises.
← Negative payoff$0Positive payoff →
$0Annual price−$270,650
$8,000Annual price−$302,650
$16,000Annual price−$334,650
$18,000Current college-wide context−$342,650
$24,000Annual price−$366,650
$32,000Annual price−$398,650
$40,000Annual price−$430,650
COLLEGE AT A GLANCE
Institution details
Current federal characteristics describing the college, not the outcomes of a specific program.
- Accreditor
- Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges
- Main award level
- Bachelor’s degrees
- Campus setting
- City
- Admissions
- Selective admission
- Delivery
- Campus or mixed delivery
- Federal designation
- Historically Black college or university
Cost, debt, completion and earnings context
$18,250Average net price / year
$32,000Cost of attendance
$32,500Median federal student debt · completer borrowers
$345/moPublished 10-year payment estimate
$35,935Median earnings · year 5 after completion
24.3%Completion rate
95.7%Admission rate
1,536Student size
Institution debt covers federal student-loan borrowers who completed. Parent PLUS and private loans are excluded; missing and privacy-suppressed values remain unavailable.
NATIONAL CONTEXT
How this college compares
Percentiles compare this institution with currently operating colleges that report the same federal measure.
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.
EARNINGS PATH
Reported earnings over time
$26,936Year 1
$41,293Year 4
$35,935Year 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.
1Business Administration, Management and Operations · Bachelor's Degree$41,8112Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Studies · Bachelor's Degree$41,3723Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication · Bachelor's Degree$41,1584Criminal Justice and Corrections · Bachelor's Degree$39,3375Communication and Media Studies · Bachelor's Degree$37,6386Biology, General · Bachelor's Degree$36,9667Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services · Bachelor's Degree$34,129Observed year-4 earnings · compare like fields and credentials before deciding
Programs that stand out against the same-degree benchmark
This view rewards performance relative to the same field and credential, not simply majors that pay more everywhere.
1Parks, Recreation, and Leisure StudiesBachelor's Degree · $41,372 reported-19%vs same-degree national median$40,000federal debt2Criminal Justice and CorrectionsBachelor's Degree · $39,337 reported-29%vs same-degree national median$40,750federal debt3Human Development, Family Studies, and Related ServicesBachelor's Degree · $34,129 reported-30%vs same-degree national median$32,000federal debt4Communication and Media StudiesBachelor's Degree · $37,638 reported-33%vs same-degree national medianNot availablefederal debt5Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied CommunicationBachelor's Degree · $41,158 reported-35%vs same-degree national median$38,250federal debt6Biology, GeneralBachelor's Degree · $36,966 reported-35%vs same-degree national median$35,031federal debt
Comparable colleges in SC
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.
Orangeburg, SC
Claflin University
- Annual net price
- $17,800
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $40,384
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -118%
Morris College
- Annual net price
- $20,555
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $38,654
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -124%
Voorhees University
- Annual net price
- $13,335
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $37,074
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -134%
Spartanburg Methodist College
- Annual net price
- $14,580
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $32,679
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -152%
Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes
| Federal field | Credential | Earnings, year 4 | Federal debt | 2023–24 awards |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | Bachelor's Degree | $41,811 | $34,000 | Not reported |
| Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $41,372 | $40,000 | Not reported |
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication | Bachelor's Degree | $41,158 | $38,250 | Not reported |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections | Bachelor's Degree | $39,337 | $40,750 | Not reported |
| Communication and Media Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $37,638 | Not available | Not reported |
| Biology, General | Bachelor's Degree | $36,966 | $35,031 | Not reported |
| Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services | Bachelor's Degree | $34,129 | $32,000 | Not reported |
| Social Work | Bachelor's Degree | Not available | $39,200 | Not reported |
| Public Health | Bachelor's Degree | Not available | $39,254 | Not reported |
Awards use first-major IPEDS completions aggregated to the same four-digit field and credential.
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.