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Eastern University

⌖ Saint Davids, PA · 20 reportable field-and-credential outcomes

MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff

−$200,778 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.

33.4 yrsModeled economic break-even
−70%Modeled 10-year ROI
$53,587Observed 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
−$200,778at year 10
Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
−$286,6480
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4
6
8
−$200,77810
Years after graduationBreak-even: 33.4 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$38,400
Sticker price
Published out-of-state tuition$38,400
Sticker price
Average net price$26,662
Title IV student average
Cost of attendance$55,001
Tuition + living budget
PRICE SOURCECollege reported · annual amount · federal dataset
OBSERVED FEDERAL MEASURES

Cost, completion and earnings context

$26,662Average net price / year
$55,001Cost of attendance
$53,587Median earnings · year 5 after completion
54.0%Completion rate
90.8%Admission rate
2,404Student size
NATIONAL CONTEXT

How this college compares

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

69thEarnings percentile
43thCompletion percentile
EARNINGS PATH

Reported earnings over time

$44,907Year 1
$54,681Year 4
$53,587Year 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.

1Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing · Bachelor's Degree$90,6972Business Administration, Management and Operations · Master's Degree$85,0153Health and Medical Administrative Services · Master's Degree$75,9294Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas · Master's Degree$73,1385Economics · Master's Degree$65,4646Marketing · Bachelor's Degree$63,8257Education, Other · Master's Degree$63,6348Special Education and Teaching · Master's Degree$62,741

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
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBachelor's Degree$90,697$30,311
Business Administration, Management and OperationsMaster's Degree$85,015Not available
Health and Medical Administrative ServicesMaster's Degree$75,929Not available
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasMaster's Degree$73,138Not available
EconomicsMaster's Degree$65,464Not available
MarketingBachelor's Degree$63,825$26,000
Education, OtherMaster's Degree$63,634Not available
Special Education and TeachingMaster's Degree$62,741Not available
Student Counseling and Personnel ServicesMaster's Degree$60,968Not available
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's Degree$60,237$30,607
Theological and Ministerial StudiesMaster's Degree$59,040Not available
Clinical, Counseling and Applied PsychologyMaster's Degree$58,560Not available
Communication and Media StudiesBachelor's Degree$58,371$26,000
CriminologyBachelor's Degree$56,695Not available
Psychology, GeneralBachelor's Degree$47,539$26,000
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsBachelor's Degree$46,736$40,160
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesAssociate's Degree$46,441$25,187
Social WorkBachelor's Degree$46,324$27,000
Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesAssociate's Degree$41,313Not available
MathematicsBachelor's DegreeNot available$25,990

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.