Private nonprofit · COLLEGE PAYOFF

Fisher College

Boston, MA · 11 reportable field-and-credential outcomes

MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff

−$215,676 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.

40.4 yrsModeled economic break-even
−75%Modeled 10-year ROI
$52,092Observed 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
−$215,676at year 10
Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
−$286,5960
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4
6
8
−$215,67610
Years after graduationBreak-even: 40.4 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$35,689
Sticker price
Published out-of-state tuition$35,689
Sticker price
Average net price$26,649
Title IV student average
Cost of attendance$53,921
Tuition + living budget
PRICE SOURCECollege reported · annual amount · federal dataset
OBSERVED FEDERAL MEASURES

Cost, completion and earnings context

$26,649Average net price / year
$53,921Cost of attendance
$52,092Median earnings · year 5 after completion
27.8%Completion rate
70.7%Admission rate
1,167Student size
NATIONAL CONTEXT

How this college compares

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

66thEarnings percentile
9thCompletion percentile
EARNINGS PATH

Reported earnings over time

$42,580Year 1
$57,557Year 4
$52,092Year 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.

1Business Administration, Management and Operations · Master's Degree$90,5842Accounting and Related Services · Bachelor's Degree$85,1993Criminal Justice and Corrections · Bachelor's Degree$80,1364Business Administration, Management and Operations · Bachelor's Degree$69,5765Health and Medical Administrative Services · Bachelor's Degree$63,5056Health and Medical Administrative Services · Associate's Degree$63,1477Communication and Media Studies · Bachelor's Degree$50,5358Human Services, General · Bachelor's Degree$48,902

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

BUILD A REAL SHORTLIST

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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.

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Annual net price
$24,883
Observed earnings · year 5
$53,021
Modeled 10-year ROI
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Annual net price
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Observed earnings · year 5
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Modeled 10-year ROI
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Annual net price
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Annual net price
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ALL REPORTABLE PROGRAM CATEGORIES

Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes

Federal fieldCredentialEarnings, year 4Federal debt
Business Administration, Management and OperationsMaster's Degree$90,584Not available
Accounting and Related ServicesBachelor's Degree$85,199Not available
Criminal Justice and CorrectionsBachelor's Degree$80,136$27,000
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's Degree$69,576$31,375
Health and Medical Administrative ServicesBachelor's Degree$63,505$36,000
Health and Medical Administrative ServicesAssociate's Degree$63,147$21,913
Communication and Media StudiesBachelor's Degree$50,535$27,625
Human Services, GeneralBachelor's Degree$48,902$29,935
Psychology, GeneralBachelor's Degree$41,644$27,000
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsAssociate's Degree$36,272Not available
Specialized Sales, Merchandising and Marketing OperationsBachelor's DegreeNot available$27,875

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.