Private nonprofit · COLLEGE PAYOFF

Milwaukee School of Engineering

Milwaukee, WI · 13 reportable field-and-credential outcomes

MODELED SCENARIO · Positive payoff

+$161,548 over 10 years

Modeled from observed year-5 institution earnings and the institution-wide average net price over four years.

This is a positive modeled result. Price, time to finish and future earnings can still change the outcome.

6.3 yrsModeled economic break-even
+60%Modeled 10-year ROI
$88,136Observed 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
+$161,548at year 10
Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
−$269,8120
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4
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+$161,54810
Years after graduationBreak-even: 6.3 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$50,480
Sticker price
Published out-of-state tuition$50,480
Sticker price
Average net price$22,453
Title IV student average
Cost of attendance$62,648
Tuition + living budget
PRICE SOURCECollege reported · annual amount · federal dataset
OBSERVED FEDERAL MEASURES

Cost, completion and earnings context

$22,453Average net price / year
$62,648Cost of attendance
$88,136Median earnings · year 5 after completion
67.1%Completion rate
58.9%Admission rate
2,654Student size
NATIONAL CONTEXT

How this college compares

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

97thEarnings percentile
63thCompletion percentile
EARNINGS PATH

Reported earnings over time

$73,300Year 1
$90,607Year 4
$88,136Year 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$113,2532Computer Engineering · Bachelor's Degree$103,3603Construction Management · Bachelor's Degree$95,1474Civil Engineering · Master's Degree$94,0255Biomedical/Medical Engineering · Bachelor's Degree$93,2296Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering · Bachelor's Degree$93,2017Civil Engineering · Bachelor's Degree$92,8098Architectural Engineering · Bachelor's Degree$88,756

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

BUILD A REAL SHORTLIST

Comparable colleges in WI

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.

Milwaukee, WI

Marquette University

Annual net price
$31,487
Observed earnings · year 5
$76,036
Modeled 10-year ROI
+1%
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La Crosse, WI

Viterbo University

Annual net price
$21,260
Observed earnings · year 5
$65,556
Modeled 10-year ROI
-22%
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Milwaukee, WI

Alverno College

Annual net price
$22,540
Observed earnings · year 5
$63,593
Modeled 10-year ROI
-31%
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Green Bay, WI

Bellin College

Annual net price
$37,408
Observed earnings · year 5
$74,427
Modeled 10-year ROI
-11%
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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$113,253Not available
Computer EngineeringBachelor's Degree$103,360$27,000
Construction ManagementBachelor's Degree$95,147Not available
Civil EngineeringMaster's Degree$94,025Not available
Biomedical/Medical EngineeringBachelor's Degree$93,229$27,000
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications EngineeringBachelor's Degree$93,201$27,000
Civil EngineeringBachelor's Degree$92,809Not available
Architectural EngineeringBachelor's Degree$88,756Not available
Industrial EngineeringBachelor's Degree$87,279$27,000
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's Degree$86,550Not available
Mechanical EngineeringBachelor's Degree$85,791$27,000
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBachelor's Degree$82,822$31,666
Chemical EngineeringBachelor's Degree$81,935$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.