10-YEAR PAYOFF CURVECumulative economic payoff after graduation
−$200,434at year 10Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
CUNY Borough of Manhattan Community College
⌖ New York, NY · 25 reportable field-and-credential outcomes
MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff
−$200,434 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.
—Modeled economic break-even
−100%Modeled 10-year ROI
$44,947Observed 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
$4,976Average net price / year
$12,866Cost of attendance
$44,947Median earnings · year 5 after completion
24.7%Completion rate
Not availableAdmission rate
18,623Student 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
$25,604Year 1
$46,157Year 4
$44,947Year 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 · Associate's Degree$143,9562Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing · Associate's Degree$107,5343Engineering, General · Associate's Degree$58,3754Computer Science · Associate's Degree$57,6865Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General · Associate's Degree$54,5996Health and Medical Administrative Services · Associate's Degree$53,1287Business Administration, Management and Operations · Associate's Degree$52,8608Computer and Information Sciences, General · Associate's Degree$51,649Observed year-4 earnings · compare like fields and credentials before deciding
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Bronx, NY
CUNY Bronx Community College
- Annual net price
- $4,462
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $44,617
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -102%
CUNY Queensborough Community College
- Annual net price
- $4,458
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $44,240
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -104%
Monroe Community College
- Annual net price
- $6,353
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $44,873
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -101%
Fulton-Montgomery Community College
- Annual net price
- $6,696
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $44,675
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -102%
Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes
| Federal field | Credential | Earnings, year 4 | Federal debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions | Associate's Degree | $143,956 | $13,900 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing | Associate's Degree | $107,534 | $15,990 |
| Engineering, General | Associate's Degree | $58,375 | Not available |
| Computer Science | Associate's Degree | $57,686 | $10,500 |
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General | Associate's Degree | $54,599 | $6,442 |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services | Associate's Degree | $53,128 | Not available |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | Associate's Degree | $52,860 | $8,513 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General | Associate's Degree | $51,649 | $9,500 |
| Accounting and Related Services | Associate's Degree | $49,935 | $10,197 |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections | Associate's Degree | $47,356 | $6,500 |
| Sociology | Associate's Degree | $46,133 | $5,500 |
| Mathematics | Associate's Degree | $43,803 | Not available |
| Communication and Media Studies | Associate's Degree | $43,763 | $8,643 |
| Community Organization and Advocacy | Associate's Degree | $43,706 | $7,860 |
| Computer Software and Media Applications | Associate's Degree | $43,531 | $6,214 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities | Associate's Degree | $42,950 | $8,057 |
| Teaching Assistants/Aides | Associate's Degree | $41,043 | $9,500 |
| Psychology, General | Associate's Degree | $40,967 | $6,416 |
| Public Health | Associate's Degree | $40,539 | $5,500 |
| Physical Sciences, General | Associate's Degree | $40,438 | $9,000 |
| Audiovisual Communications Technologies/Technicians | Associate's Degree | $37,383 | $10,250 |
| English Language and Literature, General | Associate's Degree | $33,103 | $5,700 |
| Fine and Studio Arts | Associate's Degree | $32,956 | $9,500 |
| Graphic Communications | Associate's Degree | $23,713 | Not available |
| Visual and Performing Arts, General | Associate's Degree | Not available | $11,000 |
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.