10-YEAR PAYOFF CURVECumulative economic payoff after graduation
−$176,248at year 10Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
Concordia College at Moorhead
⌖ Moorhead, MN · 17 reportable field-and-credential outcomes
MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff
−$176,248 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.
27.1 yrsModeled economic break-even
−63%Modeled 10-year ROI
$55,336Observed 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
$24,902Average net price / year
$45,942Cost of attendance
$55,336Median earnings · year 5 after completion
61.1%Completion rate
62.6%Admission rate
1,829Student 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
$45,161Year 1
$56,802Year 4
$55,336Year 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.
1Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing · Bachelor's Degree$83,4522Accounting and Related Services · Bachelor's Degree$82,7713Biology, General · Bachelor's Degree$65,0254Business Administration, Management and Operations · Bachelor's Degree$63,9105Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics · Bachelor's Degree$53,7326Communication and Media Studies · Bachelor's Degree$52,2487Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas · Bachelor's Degree$51,8408Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness · Bachelor's Degree$50,597Observed year-4 earnings · compare like fields and credentials before deciding
Comparable colleges in MN
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.
Northfield, MN
St Olaf College
- Annual net price
- $23,874
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $59,029
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -49%
Hamline University
- Annual net price
- $20,744
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $56,415
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -57%
Augsburg University
- Annual net price
- $23,873
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $60,664
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -43%
College of Saint Benedict
- Annual net price
- $26,640
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $60,000
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -48%
Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes
| Federal field | Credential | Earnings, year 4 | Federal debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing | Bachelor's Degree | $83,452 | $27,000 |
| Accounting and Related Services | Bachelor's Degree | $82,771 | $26,500 |
| Biology, General | Bachelor's Degree | $65,025 | $26,500 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | Bachelor's Degree | $63,910 | $26,854 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Bachelor's Degree | $53,732 | $27,000 |
| Communication and Media Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $52,248 | $25,250 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas | Bachelor's Degree | $51,840 | $27,000 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness | Bachelor's Degree | $50,597 | Not available |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods | Bachelor's Degree | $49,551 | $27,000 |
| Political Science and Government | Bachelor's Degree | $48,014 | $27,000 |
| International/Globalization Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $45,904 | $27,000 |
| Psychology, General | Bachelor's Degree | $44,399 | $26,899 |
| Music | Bachelor's Degree | $35,351 | $27,000 |
| Mathematics | Bachelor's Degree | Not available | $24,187 |
| Chemistry | Bachelor's Degree | Not available | $27,000 |
| Social Work | Bachelor's Degree | Not available | $27,000 |
| Fine and Studio Arts | Bachelor's Degree | Not available | $27,000 |
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.