Private nonprofit · COLLEGE PAYOFF

Herzing University-New Orleans

Metairie, LA · 16 reportable field-and-credential outcomes

MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff

−$228,476 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.

72.4 yrsModeled economic break-even
−86%Modeled 10-year ROI
$48,660Observed 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
−$228,476at year 10
Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
−$265,0760
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4
6
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−$228,47610
Years after graduationBreak-even: 72.4 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$13,450
Sticker price
Published out-of-state tuition$13,450
Sticker price
Average net price$21,269
Title IV student average
Cost of attendance$28,414
Tuition + living budget
PRICE SOURCECollege reported · annual amount · federal dataset
OBSERVED FEDERAL MEASURES

Cost, completion and earnings context

$21,269Average net price / year
$28,414Cost of attendance
$48,660Median earnings · year 5 after completion
15.4%Completion rate
92.0%Admission rate
346Student size
NATIONAL CONTEXT

How this college compares

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

58thEarnings percentile
2thCompletion percentile
EARNINGS PATH

Reported earnings over time

$50,047Year 1
$58,575Year 4
$48,660Year 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$91,0102Computer Programming · Bachelor's Degree$78,4043Business Administration, Management and Operations · Master's Degree$70,8544Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management · Bachelor's Degree$70,6245Criminal Justice and Corrections · Bachelor's Degree$69,6016Business Administration, Management and Operations · Bachelor's Degree$66,3797Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions · Associate's Degree$57,7688Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications · Associate's Degree$55,935

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

BUILD A REAL SHORTLIST

Comparable colleges in LA

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.

New Orleans, LA

Dillard University

Annual net price
$22,094
Observed earnings · year 5
$46,668
Modeled 10-year ROI
-94%
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Shreveport, LA

Centenary College of Louisiana

Annual net price
$23,624
Observed earnings · year 5
$47,575
Modeled 10-year ROI
-91%
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New Orleans, LA

Xavier University of Louisiana

Annual net price
$17,127
Observed earnings · year 5
$48,357
Modeled 10-year ROI
-86%
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New Orleans, LA

Loyola University New Orleans

Annual net price
$23,696
Observed earnings · year 5
$53,140
Modeled 10-year ROI
-70%
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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$91,010$43,985
Computer ProgrammingBachelor's Degree$78,404$31,050
Business Administration, Management and OperationsMaster's Degree$70,854Not available
Computer/Information Technology Administration and ManagementBachelor's Degree$70,624$41,837
Criminal Justice and CorrectionsBachelor's Degree$69,601$28,399
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's Degree$66,379$46,792
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsAssociate's Degree$57,768$27,243
Computer Systems Networking and TelecommunicationsAssociate's Degree$55,935$30,649
Accounting and Related ServicesBachelor's Degree$54,345Not available
Criminal Justice and CorrectionsAssociate's Degree$54,084$18,188
Health and Medical Administrative ServicesBachelor's Degree$51,098$47,375
Legal Support ServicesAssociate's Degree$45,714$31,441
Accounting and Related ServicesAssociate's Degree$45,333Not available
Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesAssociate's Degree$44,890$29,500
Health and Medical Administrative ServicesAssociate's Degree$38,352$35,484
Business Administration, Management and OperationsAssociate's Degree$32,081$38,807

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.