10-YEAR PAYOFF CURVECumulative economic payoff after graduation
−$66,700at year 10Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
College of Saint Mary
⌖ Omaha, NE · 8 reportable field-and-credential outcomes
MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff
−$66,700 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.
13.7 yrsModeled economic break-even
−27%Modeled 10-year ROI
$62,966Observed 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
$16,590Average net price / year
$35,971Cost of attendance
$62,966Median earnings · year 5 after completion
60.5%Completion rate
44.6%Admission rate
445Student 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
$55,378Year 1
$64,669Year 4
$62,966Year 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.
1Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions · Master's Degree$126,9062Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing · Bachelor's Degree$73,8013Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions · Master's Degree$67,2534Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions · Bachelor's Degree$64,4015Business Administration, Management and Operations · Master's Degree$61,9386Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$55,6977Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods · Master's Degree$53,694Observed year-4 earnings · compare like fields and credentials before deciding
Comparable colleges in NE
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.
Bellevue, NE
Bellevue University
- Annual net price
- $17,550
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $69,179
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -3%
Nebraska Wesleyan University
- Annual net price
- $18,327
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $56,972
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -53%
Union Adventist University
- Annual net price
- $23,716
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $61,829
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -39%
Nebraska Methodist College of Nursing & Allied Health
- Annual net price
- $21,863
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $68,740
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -11%
Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes
| Federal field | Credential | Earnings, year 4 | Federal debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions | Master's Degree | $126,906 | Not available |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing | Bachelor's Degree | $73,801 | $37,668 |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions | Master's Degree | $67,253 | Not available |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions | Bachelor's Degree | $64,401 | $28,000 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | Master's Degree | $61,938 | Not available |
| Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $55,697 | $15,489 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods | Master's Degree | $53,694 | Not available |
| Biology, General | Bachelor's Degree | Not available | $21,000 |
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.