10-YEAR PAYOFF CURVECumulative economic payoff after graduation
+$370,766at year 10Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus
⌖ Atlanta, GA · 39 reportable field-and-credential outcomes
MODELED SCENARIO · Strong payoff
+$370,766 over 10 years
Modeled from observed year-5 institution earnings and the institution-wide average net price over four years.
Observed earnings clearly outpace the comparison earnings and estimated education cost in this scenario.
3.8 yrsModeled economic break-even
+162%Modeled 10-year ROI
$104,923Observed 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
$12,116Average net price / year
$28,167Cost of attendance
$104,923Median earnings · year 5 after completion
94.0%Completion rate
14.1%Admission rate
18,785Student 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
$87,556Year 1
$119,180Year 4
$104,923Year 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.
1Computer and Information Sciences, General · Master's Degree$195,6222Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods · Master's Degree$180,5303Business Administration, Management and Operations · Master's Degree$178,4844Computer Science · Master's Degree$169,6895Systems Engineering · Master's Degree$168,4076Industrial Engineering · Master's Degree$164,4277Computer and Information Sciences, General · Bachelor's Degree$150,6288Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering · Master's Degree$143,627Observed year-4 earnings · compare like fields and credentials before deciding
Comparable colleges in GA
Currently operating public institutions with the closest combination of annual net price and observed year-5 earnings. Similarity is descriptive—not a quality ranking.
Athens, GA
University of Georgia
- Annual net price
- $13,936
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $66,487
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -9%
Kennesaw State University
- Annual net price
- $15,048
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $62,098
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -29%
Augusta University
- Annual net price
- $13,787
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $57,868
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -45%
Georgia State University-Perimeter College
- Annual net price
- $11,453
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $56,218
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -50%
Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes
| Federal field | Credential | Earnings, year 4 | Federal debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Computer and Information Sciences, General | Master's Degree | $195,622 | Not available |
| Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods | Master's Degree | $180,530 | Not available |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | Master's Degree | $178,484 | Not available |
| Computer Science | Master's Degree | $169,689 | Not available |
| Systems Engineering | Master's Degree | $168,407 | Not available |
| Industrial Engineering | Master's Degree | $164,427 | Not available |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General | Bachelor's Degree | $150,628 | $21,125 |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering | Master's Degree | $143,627 | Not available |
| Chemistry | Doctoral Degree | $137,217 | Not available |
| Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering | Doctoral Degree | $134,630 | Not available |
| Computer Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $128,497 | $25,399 |
| Industrial Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $128,003 | $21,750 |
| Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering | Master's Degree | $126,979 | Not available |
| Biomedical/Medical Engineering | Master's Degree | $123,746 | Not available |
| Mechanical Engineering | Master's Degree | $123,205 | Not available |
| Mathematics | Bachelor's Degree | $122,099 | Not available |
| Nuclear Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $114,772 | $24,879 |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $111,655 | $27,000 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | Bachelor's Degree | $106,155 | $23,000 |
| Chemical Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $104,104 | $27,000 |
| Biomedical/Medical Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $102,755 | $22,750 |
| Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $102,415 | $22,750 |
| Mechanical Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $99,955 | $27,000 |
| Radio, Television, and Digital Communication | Bachelor's Degree | $99,915 | $28,350 |
| Civil Engineering | Master's Degree | $99,226 | Not available |
| Design and Applied Arts | Bachelor's Degree | $95,697 | $26,354 |
| Materials Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $92,260 | $17,123 |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions | Master's Degree | $88,100 | Not available |
| City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning | Master's Degree | $85,806 | Not available |
| Civil Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $85,133 | $22,957 |
| Architectural Sciences and Technology | Master's Degree | $85,081 | Not available |
| Research and Experimental Psychology | Bachelor's Degree | $83,012 | Not available |
| Physics | Bachelor's Degree | $82,431 | $21,831 |
| Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $81,818 | $27,250 |
| International Relations and National Security Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $79,264 | Not available |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology | Bachelor's Degree | $72,940 | $22,250 |
| Architecture | Bachelor's Degree | $71,292 | $28,192 |
| Science, Technology and Society | Bachelor's Degree | $65,454 | $24,125 |
| Biology, General | Bachelor's Degree | Not available | $25,375 |
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.