10-YEAR PAYOFF CURVECumulative economic payoff after graduation
−$19,192at year 10Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
Creighton University
⌖ Omaha, NE · 37 reportable field-and-credential outcomes
MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff
−$19,192 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.
10.7 yrsModeled economic break-even
−6%Modeled 10-year ROI
$73,708Observed 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
$31,568Average net price / year
$63,423Cost of attendance
$73,708Median earnings · year 5 after completion
83.4%Completion rate
79.8%Admission rate
4,348Student 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
$61,547Year 1
$81,178Year 4
$73,708Year 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.
1Dentistry · First Professional Degree$181,0682Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration · First Professional Degree$137,7593Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing · First Professional Degree$135,3404Finance and Financial Management Services · Master's Degree$125,7335Business/Commerce, General · Master's Degree$122,1056Business Administration, Management and Operations · Master's Degree$121,8647Educational Administration and Supervision · Doctoral Degree$115,3948Medicine · First Professional Degree$109,700Observed 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.
Lincoln, NE
Bryan College of Health Sciences
- Annual net price
- $26,919
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $71,823
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -7%
Clarkson College
- Annual net price
- $19,241
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $72,890
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- +9%
Nebraska Methodist College of Nursing & Allied Health
- Annual net price
- $21,863
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $68,740
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -11%
Bellevue University
- Annual net price
- $17,550
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $69,179
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -3%
Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes
| Federal field | Credential | Earnings, year 4 | Federal debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dentistry | First Professional Degree | $181,068 | Not available |
| Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration | First Professional Degree | $137,759 | Not available |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing | First Professional Degree | $135,340 | Not available |
| Finance and Financial Management Services | Master's Degree | $125,733 | Not available |
| Business/Commerce, General | Master's Degree | $122,105 | Not available |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | Master's Degree | $121,864 | Not available |
| Educational Administration and Supervision | Doctoral Degree | $115,394 | Not available |
| Medicine | First Professional Degree | $109,700 | Not available |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General | Bachelor's Degree | $104,314 | Not available |
| Accounting and Related Services | Bachelor's Degree | $95,837 | $26,893 |
| Finance and Financial Management Services | Bachelor's Degree | $89,079 | $26,975 |
| Law | First Professional Degree | $86,665 | Not available |
| Marketing | Bachelor's Degree | $85,891 | $24,250 |
| Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods | Bachelor's Degree | $85,268 | $24,951 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing | Bachelor's Degree | $84,294 | $27,000 |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services | Bachelor's Degree | $79,977 | $24,327 |
| Dispute Resolution | Master's Degree | $79,798 | Not available |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions | First Professional Degree | $79,362 | Not available |
| Educational Administration and Supervision | Master's Degree | $77,948 | Not available |
| Economics | Bachelor's Degree | $75,602 | $26,250 |
| Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences | Bachelor's Degree | $74,391 | $27,000 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | Bachelor's Degree | $73,110 | $27,000 |
| Educational Administration and Supervision | Graduate/Professional Certificate | $72,115 | Not available |
| Public Health | Master's Degree | $71,414 | Not available |
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General | Master's Degree | $70,777 | Not available |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness | Bachelor's Degree | $69,590 | Not available |
| Journalism | Bachelor's Degree | $67,808 | $27,000 |
| Social Work | Bachelor's Degree | $61,829 | Not available |
| Student Counseling and Personnel Services | Master's Degree | $59,783 | Not available |
| Psychology, General | Bachelor's Degree | $55,422 | Not available |
| Political Science and Government | Bachelor's Degree | $51,993 | $24,625 |
| Biology, General | Bachelor's Degree | $51,544 | $26,959 |
| Computer Science | Bachelor's Degree | Not available | $21,875 |
| Neurobiology and Neurosciences | Bachelor's Degree | Not available | $25,000 |
| Chemistry | Bachelor's Degree | Not available | $26,733 |
| Research and Experimental Psychology | Bachelor's Degree | Not available | $25,292 |
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General | 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.