10-YEAR PAYOFF CURVECumulative economic payoff after graduation
−$169,180at year 10Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
Carthage College
⌖ Kenosha, WI · 26 reportable field-and-credential outcomes
MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff
−$169,180 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.
24.4 yrsModeled economic break-even
−59%Modeled 10-year ROI
$56,708Observed 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
$26,565Average net price / year
$50,822Cost of attendance
$56,708Median earnings · year 5 after completion
64.3%Completion rate
87.1%Admission rate
2,660Student 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
$42,860Year 1
$59,751Year 4
$56,708Year 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.
1Computer and Information Sciences, General · Bachelor's Degree$106,6112Finance and Financial Management Services · Bachelor's Degree$86,9523Accounting and Related Services · Bachelor's Degree$86,5614Business Administration, Management and Operations · Bachelor's Degree$72,4685Mathematics · Bachelor's Degree$72,1606Business Administration, Management and Operations · Master's Degree$71,0997Educational Administration and Supervision · Master's Degree$71,0948Marketing · Bachelor's Degree$69,045Observed year-4 earnings · compare like fields and credentials before deciding
Comparable colleges in WI
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.
De Pere, WI
Saint Norbert College
- Annual net price
- $26,172
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $54,386
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -67%
Lakeland University
- Annual net price
- $24,212
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $58,016
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -53%
Edgewood University
- Annual net price
- $26,113
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $60,485
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -46%
Wisconsin Lutheran College
- Annual net price
- $23,245
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $59,482
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -47%
Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes
| Federal field | Credential | Earnings, year 4 | Federal debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Computer and Information Sciences, General | Bachelor's Degree | $106,611 | Not available |
| Finance and Financial Management Services | Bachelor's Degree | $86,952 | $26,000 |
| Accounting and Related Services | Bachelor's Degree | $86,561 | $27,000 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | Bachelor's Degree | $72,468 | $27,000 |
| Mathematics | Bachelor's Degree | $72,160 | $27,000 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | Master's Degree | $71,099 | Not available |
| Educational Administration and Supervision | Master's Degree | $71,094 | Not available |
| Marketing | Bachelor's Degree | $69,045 | $27,000 |
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication | Bachelor's Degree | $68,708 | Not available |
| Economics | Bachelor's Degree | $67,703 | $19,500 |
| Neurobiology and Neurosciences | Bachelor's Degree | $65,733 | $27,000 |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections | Bachelor's Degree | $60,633 | $27,000 |
| Communication and Media Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $55,654 | $26,000 |
| Biology, General | Bachelor's Degree | $55,576 | $23,250 |
| Social Work | Bachelor's Degree | $54,975 | $26,449 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness | Bachelor's Degree | $54,832 | $27,000 |
| Psychology, General | Bachelor's Degree | $54,636 | $23,250 |
| Natural Resources Conservation and Research | Bachelor's Degree | $48,562 | $27,000 |
| Design and Applied Arts | Bachelor's Degree | $48,431 | $27,000 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods | Bachelor's Degree | $48,349 | $25,954 |
| English Language and Literature, General | Bachelor's Degree | $47,935 | $26,269 |
| Special Education and Teaching | Bachelor's Degree | Not available | $25,954 |
| Chemistry | Bachelor's Degree | Not available | $27,000 |
| Political Science and Government | Bachelor's Degree | Not available | $19,190 |
| Music | Bachelor's Degree | Not available | $27,000 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing | Bachelor's Degree | Not available | $26,758 |
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.