10-YEAR PAYOFF CURVECumulative economic payoff after graduation
−$442,960at year 10Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
California Institute of the Arts
⌖ Valencia, CA · 9 reportable field-and-credential outcomes
MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff
−$442,960 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.
—Modeled economic break-even
−122%Modeled 10-year ROI
$37,136Observed 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
$46,080Average net price / year
$77,560Cost of attendance
$37,136Median earnings · year 5 after completion
66.7%Completion rate
32.3%Admission rate
860Student 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
$22,659Year 1
$35,256Year 4
$37,136Year 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.
1Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft · Master's Degree$57,9202Film/Video and Photographic Arts · Master's Degree$56,2073Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft · Bachelor's Degree$41,1924Music · Bachelor's Degree$40,2945Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies · Master's Degree$34,0266Music · Master's Degree$29,4947Film/Video and Photographic Arts · Bachelor's Degree$29,4268Fine and Studio Arts · Bachelor's Degree$28,617Observed year-4 earnings · compare like fields and credentials before deciding
Comparable colleges in CA
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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Southern California University of Health Sciences
- Annual net price
- $45,848
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $32,024
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -136%
Hypnosis Motivation Institute
- Annual net price
- $48,328
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $28,236
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -145%
San Francisco Conservatory of Music
- Annual net price
- $42,607
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $27,850
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -149%
Laguna College of Art and Design
- Annual net price
- $42,505
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $46,587
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -95%
Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes
| Federal field | Credential | Earnings, year 4 | Federal debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft | Master's Degree | $57,920 | Not available |
| Film/Video and Photographic Arts | Master's Degree | $56,207 | Not available |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft | Bachelor's Degree | $41,192 | $27,000 |
| Music | Bachelor's Degree | $40,294 | $23,125 |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies | Master's Degree | $34,026 | Not available |
| Music | Master's Degree | $29,494 | Not available |
| Film/Video and Photographic Arts | Bachelor's Degree | $29,426 | $27,000 |
| Fine and Studio Arts | Bachelor's Degree | $28,617 | $27,000 |
| Fine and Studio Arts | Master's Degree | $24,720 | Not available |
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.