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King's College

⌖ Wilkes-Barre, PA · 15 reportable field-and-credential outcomes

MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff

−$131,552 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.

19.3 yrsModeled economic break-even
−48%Modeled 10-year ROI
$59,082Observed 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
−$131,552at year 10
Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
−$272,3720
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4
6
8
−$131,55210
Years after graduationBreak-even: 19.3 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$44,100
Sticker price
Published out-of-state tuition$44,100
Sticker price
Average net price$23,093
Title IV student average
Cost of attendance$57,973
Tuition + living budget
PRICE SOURCECollege reported · annual amount · federal dataset
OBSERVED FEDERAL MEASURES

Cost, completion and earnings context

$23,093Average net price / year
$57,973Cost of attendance
$59,082Median earnings · year 5 after completion
59.9%Completion rate
93.1%Admission rate
1,484Student size
NATIONAL CONTEXT

How this college compares

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

79thEarnings percentile
52thCompletion percentile
EARNINGS PATH

Reported earnings over time

$40,139Year 1
$67,122Year 4
$59,082Year 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.

1Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions · Master's Degree$135,1452Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other · Bachelor's Degree$129,3973Neurobiology and Neurosciences · Bachelor's Degree$83,7054Accounting and Related Services · Bachelor's Degree$77,8925Marketing · Bachelor's Degree$69,0516Finance and Financial Management Services · Bachelor's Degree$67,4677Biology, General · Bachelor's Degree$63,6178Business Administration, Management and Operations · Bachelor's Degree$62,843

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
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsMaster's Degree$135,145Not available
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, OtherBachelor's Degree$129,397$27,000
Neurobiology and NeurosciencesBachelor's Degree$83,705$27,000
Accounting and Related ServicesBachelor's Degree$77,892$27,000
MarketingBachelor's Degree$69,051$26,775
Finance and Financial Management ServicesBachelor's Degree$67,467Not available
Biology, GeneralBachelor's Degree$63,617$27,000
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's Degree$62,843$27,000
Human Resources Management and ServicesBachelor's Degree$58,243Not available
Criminal Justice and CorrectionsBachelor's Degree$57,563$27,000
Natural Resources Conservation and ResearchBachelor's Degree$53,573Not available
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsBachelor's Degree$52,695$27,000
Psychology, GeneralBachelor's Degree$50,244$27,000
Communication and Media StudiesBachelor's Degree$49,930$27,000
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsBachelor's Degree$47,486$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.