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Fairleigh Dickinson University-Florham Campus

⌖ Madison, NJ · 32 reportable field-and-credential outcomes

MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff

−$111,186 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.

16.9 yrsModeled economic break-even
−41%Modeled 10-year ROI
$61,013Observed 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
−$111,186at year 10
Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
−$271,3160
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4
6
8
−$111,18610
Years after graduationBreak-even: 16.9 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$38,004
Sticker price
Published out-of-state tuition$38,004
Sticker price
Average net price$22,829
Title IV student average
Cost of attendance$54,204
Tuition + living budget
PRICE SOURCECollege reported · annual amount · federal dataset
OBSERVED FEDERAL MEASURES

Cost, completion and earnings context

$22,829Average net price / year
$54,204Cost of attendance
$61,013Median earnings · year 5 after completion
66.6%Completion rate
95.2%Admission rate
1,990Student size
NATIONAL CONTEXT

How this college compares

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

81thEarnings percentile
61thCompletion percentile
EARNINGS PATH

Reported earnings over time

$45,202Year 1
$68,049Year 4
$61,013Year 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 · Master's Degree$145,1052Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration · First Professional Degree$144,1923Business Administration, Management and Operations · Master's Degree$120,1314Accounting and Related Services · Master's Degree$108,8035Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing · Bachelor's Degree$98,5856Accounting and Related Services · Bachelor's Degree$87,7537Public Administration · Master's Degree$87,3098Finance and Financial Management Services · Bachelor's Degree$84,606

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 NursingMaster's Degree$145,105Not available
Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and AdministrationFirst Professional Degree$144,192Not available
Business Administration, Management and OperationsMaster's Degree$120,131Not available
Accounting and Related ServicesMaster's Degree$108,803Not available
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBachelor's Degree$98,585$26,500
Accounting and Related ServicesBachelor's Degree$87,753$25,000
Public AdministrationMaster's Degree$87,309Not available
Finance and Financial Management ServicesBachelor's Degree$84,606$25,000
Clinical, Counseling and Applied PsychologyMaster's Degree$80,630Not available
Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralBachelor's Degree$76,778$25,000
MarketingBachelor's Degree$75,172$25,000
MathematicsBachelor's Degree$74,192Not available
Hospitality Administration/ManagementBachelor's Degree$71,188$25,000
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing StudiesMaster's Degree$67,441Not available
Educational Administration and SupervisionMaster's Degree$66,997Not available
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's Degree$65,593$25,798
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsMaster's Degree$64,376Not available
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessMaster's Degree$64,298Not available
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesBachelor's Degree$60,525$26,000
Communication and Media StudiesBachelor's Degree$57,829$25,000
English Language and Literature, GeneralBachelor's Degree$56,969$25,500
Biology, GeneralBachelor's Degree$56,559$25,000
Psychology, GeneralBachelor's Degree$55,977$24,966
Political Science and GovernmentBachelor's Degree$54,888Not available
HistoryBachelor's Degree$53,737$25,125
CriminologyBachelor's Degree$53,055$25,000
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, GeneralBachelor's Degree$48,292$25,000
Film/Video and Photographic ArtsBachelor's Degree$45,958$25,000
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesAssociate's Degree$41,796$12,000
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing StudiesBachelor's Degree$35,169$26,000
Drama/Theatre Arts and StagecraftBachelor's Degree$33,749$25,139
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular BiologyBachelor's DegreeNot 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.