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Concordia University-Nebraska

⌖ Seward, NE · 19 reportable field-and-credential outcomes

MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff

−$220,020 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.

49.4 yrsModeled economic break-even
−80%Modeled 10-year ROI
$50,584Observed 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
−$220,020at year 10
Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
−$275,8600
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4
6
8
−$220,02010
Years after graduationBreak-even: 49.4 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$40,640
Sticker price
Published out-of-state tuition$40,640
Sticker price
Average net price$23,965
Title IV student average
Cost of attendance$53,292
Tuition + living budget
PRICE SOURCECollege reported · annual amount · federal dataset
OBSERVED FEDERAL MEASURES

Cost, completion and earnings context

$23,965Average net price / year
$53,292Cost of attendance
$50,584Median earnings · year 5 after completion
64.9%Completion rate
85.7%Admission rate
1,283Student size
NATIONAL CONTEXT

How this college compares

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

63thEarnings percentile
59thCompletion percentile
EARNINGS PATH

Reported earnings over time

$43,591Year 1
$53,848Year 4
$50,584Year 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.

1Business/Commerce, General · Master's Degree$75,2892Educational Administration and Supervision · Master's Degree$74,8963Public Health · Master's Degree$73,2974Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness · Master's Degree$70,4325Curriculum and Instruction · Master's Degree$62,3196Business/Commerce, General · Bachelor's Degree$60,0317Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas · Master's Degree$59,9948Theological and Ministerial Studies · Bachelor's Degree$58,162

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

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ALL REPORTABLE PROGRAM CATEGORIES

Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes

Federal fieldCredentialEarnings, year 4Federal debt
Business/Commerce, GeneralMaster's Degree$75,289Not available
Educational Administration and SupervisionMaster's Degree$74,896Not available
Public HealthMaster's Degree$73,297Not available
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessMaster's Degree$70,432Not available
Curriculum and InstructionMaster's Degree$62,319Not available
Business/Commerce, GeneralBachelor's Degree$60,031$25,250
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasMaster's Degree$59,994Not available
Theological and Ministerial StudiesBachelor's Degree$58,162$27,750
Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign LanguageGraduate/Professional Certificate$58,159Not available
Special Education and TeachingMaster's Degree$56,495Not available
Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign LanguageMaster's Degree$56,149Not available
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsMaster's Degree$56,011Not available
Religious EducationBachelor's Degree$55,729$29,000
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessBachelor's Degree$48,490$27,000
Behavioral SciencesBachelor's Degree$48,215$26,865
Biology, GeneralBachelor's Degree$47,419$27,000
Psychology, GeneralBachelor's Degree$47,074$27,000
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsBachelor's Degree$45,047$27,000
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasBachelor's Degree$38,865$23,670

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.