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ECPI University

⌖ Virginia Beach, VA · 31 reportable field-and-credential outcomes

MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff

−$234,620 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.

73.0 yrsModeled economic break-even
−86%Modeled 10-year ROI
$48,724Observed 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
−$234,620at year 10
Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
−$271,8600
2
4
6
8
−$234,62010
Years after graduationBreak-even: 73.0 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$18,484
Sticker price
Published out-of-state tuition$18,484
Sticker price
Average net price$22,965
Title IV student average
Cost of attendance$30,055
Tuition + living budget
PRICE SOURCECollege reported · annual amount · federal dataset
OBSERVED FEDERAL MEASURES

Cost, debt, completion and earnings context

$22,965Average net price / year
$30,055Cost of attendance
$20,000Median federal student debt · completer borrowers
$212/moPublished 10-year payment estimate
$48,724Median earnings · year 5 after completion
42.5%Completion rate
74.5%Admission rate
12,090Student size

Institution debt covers federal student-loan borrowers who completed. Parent PLUS and private loans are excluded; missing and privacy-suppressed values remain unavailable.

PRICE BY FAMILY INCOME

Average net price is not one price

Federal averages for aided students in each family-income band. Your aid offer can differ.

$0–30k$21,807
$30–48k$22,649
$48–75k$23,467
$75–110k$25,439
$110k+$28,701
LONGER-TERM CONTEXT

What happens beyond the first earnings measure

Year 5$48,724
Year 6$41,278
Year 10$42,837
Full-time retention
56.5%
Part-time retention
Not available
Completion within 200% of normal time
42.4%

Earnings timepoints may use different historical cohorts and should not be read as one group’s guaranteed salary growth.

NATIONAL CONTEXT

How this college compares

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

59thEarnings percentile
27thCompletion percentile
WHAT STANDS OUT

A faster read on this college

These summaries use only reportable field-and-credential records at this institution. They do not fill privacy-suppressed outcomes.

$55,339Median year-4 earnings across reportable program categories
$27,979Median federal debt across categories that report debt
32%Of earnings-reporting categories above their same-field national benchmark
EARNINGS PATH

Reported earnings over time

$45,216Year 1
$54,409Year 4
$48,724Year 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.

1Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management · Master's Degree$93,1882Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing · Bachelor's Degree$91,0923Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing · Associate's Degree$83,4144Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians · Bachelor's Degree$80,3045Computer Engineering Technologies/Technicians · Bachelor's Degree$76,9006Management Information Systems and Services · Bachelor's Degree$73,3277Business Administration, Management and Operations · Master's Degree$70,9328Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management · Bachelor's Degree$69,646

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

BUILD A REAL SHORTLIST

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ALL REPORTABLE PROGRAM CATEGORIES

Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes

Federal fieldCredentialEarnings, year 4Federal debt
Computer/Information Technology Administration and ManagementMaster's Degree$93,188Not available
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBachelor's Degree$91,092$29,145
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingAssociate's Degree$83,414$35,425
Electromechanical Technologies/TechniciansBachelor's Degree$80,304$37,952
Computer Engineering Technologies/TechniciansBachelor's Degree$76,900$36,956
Management Information Systems and ServicesBachelor's Degree$73,327$36,786
Business Administration, Management and OperationsMaster's Degree$70,932Not available
Computer/Information Technology Administration and ManagementBachelor's Degree$69,646$38,120
Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralBachelor's Degree$66,214$39,069
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsAssociate's Degree$65,541$26,505
Computer Engineering Technologies/TechniciansAssociate's Degree$62,762$26,460
Computer/Information Technology Administration and ManagementNon-Credential Program (Preparatory Coursework/Teacher Certification)$62,540Not available
Computer ProgrammingBachelor's Degree$62,392$38,078
Computer/Information Technology Administration and ManagementAssociate's Degree$59,743$23,817
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing AssistantsUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$55,339$25,250
Criminal Justice and CorrectionsBachelor's Degree$54,649$29,903
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's Degree$54,098$36,525
Computer ProgrammingAssociate's Degree$52,761$26,878
Health and Medical Administrative ServicesBachelor's Degree$51,316$45,110
Hospitality Administration/ManagementBachelor's Degree$49,834$30,138
Accounting and Related ServicesBachelor's Degree$49,541$40,701
Health and Medical Administrative ServicesAssociate's Degree$43,150$21,670
Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesAssociate's Degree$38,663$17,966
Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$38,062$15,307
Culinary Arts and Related ServicesAssociate's Degree$36,225$18,043
Dental Support Services and Allied ProfessionsAssociate's Degree$36,143$16,000
Somatic Bodywork and Related Therapeutic ServicesAssociate's Degree$34,557$16,700
Culinary Arts and Related ServicesUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$32,654$9,445
Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/TechniciansAssociate's DegreeNot available$29,810
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsBachelor's DegreeNot available$27,979
Somatic Bodywork and Related Therapeutic ServicesUndergraduate Certificate or DiplomaNot available$7,916

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.