10-YEAR PAYOFF CURVECumulative economic payoff after graduation
−$412,866at year 10Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
Maryland Institute College of Art
⌖ Baltimore, MD · 6 reportable field-and-credential outcomes
MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff
−$412,866 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.
—Modeled economic break-even
−118%Modeled 10-year ROI
$38,805Observed 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
$42,729Average net price / year
$76,860Cost of attendance
$38,805Median earnings · year 5 after completion
72.2%Completion rate
76.8%Admission rate
1,189Student 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
$23,881Year 1
$42,353Year 4
$38,805Year 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.
1Design and Applied Arts · Master's Degree$73,3482Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas · Master's Degree$60,0173Fine and Studio Arts · Master's Degree$51,8204Design and Applied Arts · Bachelor's Degree$45,4365Film/Video and Photographic Arts · Bachelor's Degree$43,2276Fine and Studio Arts · Bachelor's Degree$34,283Observed year-4 earnings · compare like fields and credentials before deciding
Comparable colleges in MD
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.
Annapolis, MD
St. John's College
- Annual net price
- $45,597
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $42,565
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -107%
Goucher College
- Annual net price
- $22,470
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $54,736
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -64%
Washington College
- Annual net price
- $27,898
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $62,222
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -41%
McDaniel College
- Annual net price
- $21,916
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $59,050
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -48%
Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes
| Federal field | Credential | Earnings, year 4 | Federal debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Design and Applied Arts | Master's Degree | $73,348 | Not available |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas | Master's Degree | $60,017 | Not available |
| Fine and Studio Arts | Master's Degree | $51,820 | Not available |
| Design and Applied Arts | Bachelor's Degree | $45,436 | $27,000 |
| Film/Video and Photographic Arts | Bachelor's Degree | $43,227 | $27,000 |
| Fine and Studio Arts | Bachelor's Degree | $34,283 | $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.