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Bentley University

⌖ Waltham, MA · 23 reportable field-and-credential outcomes

MODELED SCENARIO · Positive payoff

+$272,790 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.

5.5 yrsModeled economic break-even
+82%Modeled 10-year ROI
$105,451Observed 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
+$272,790at year 10
Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
−$331,7200
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4
6
8
+$272,79010
Years after graduationBreak-even: 5.5 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$61,000
Sticker price
Published out-of-state tuition$61,000
Sticker price
Average net price$37,930
Title IV student average
Cost of attendance$79,548
Tuition + living budget
PRICE SOURCECollege reported · annual amount · federal dataset
OBSERVED FEDERAL MEASURES

Cost, completion and earnings context

$37,930Average net price / year
$79,548Cost of attendance
$105,451Median earnings · year 5 after completion
86.8%Completion rate
45.1%Admission rate
4,474Student size
NATIONAL CONTEXT

How this college compares

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

99thEarnings percentile
89thCompletion percentile
EARNINGS PATH

Reported earnings over time

$71,978Year 1
$108,577Year 4
$105,451Year 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.

1Human Computer Interaction · Master's Degree$161,8482Business Administration, Management and Operations · Master's Degree$156,0613Non-Professional Legal Studies · Bachelor's Degree$148,0874Finance and Financial Management Services · Master's Degree$131,9935Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods · Master's Degree$130,9756Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management · Bachelor's Degree$122,0757Taxation · Master's Degree$119,3028Accounting and Related Services · Master's Degree$115,201

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

BUILD A REAL SHORTLIST

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ALL REPORTABLE PROGRAM CATEGORIES

Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes

Federal fieldCredentialEarnings, year 4Federal debt
Human Computer InteractionMaster's Degree$161,848Not available
Business Administration, Management and OperationsMaster's Degree$156,061Not available
Non-Professional Legal StudiesBachelor's Degree$148,087$27,000
Finance and Financial Management ServicesMaster's Degree$131,993Not available
Management Sciences and Quantitative MethodsMaster's Degree$130,975Not available
Computer/Information Technology Administration and ManagementBachelor's Degree$122,075$24,747
TaxationMaster's Degree$119,302Not available
Accounting and Related ServicesMaster's Degree$115,201Not available
Finance and Financial Management ServicesBachelor's Degree$113,795$26,000
Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralBachelor's Degree$111,853$26,000
Management Sciences and Quantitative MethodsBachelor's Degree$111,433$25,000
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, OtherBachelor's Degree$109,922$26,000
Business/Managerial EconomicsBachelor's Degree$108,886$27,000
Accounting and Related ServicesBachelor's Degree$108,343$27,000
Accounting and Related ServicesPost-baccalaureate Certificate$107,384Not available
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesBachelor's Degree$105,183$26,000
MathematicsBachelor's Degree$101,971$19,334
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's Degree$99,514$25,000
MarketingBachelor's Degree$88,461$26,000
Business/Corporate CommunicationsBachelor's Degree$80,781$25,000
Natural Resources Conservation and ResearchBachelor's DegreeNot available$27,000
Romance Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsBachelor's DegreeNot available$26,887
International/Globalization StudiesBachelor's DegreeNot available$23,625

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.