10-YEAR PAYOFF CURVECumulative economic payoff after graduation
−$241,846at year 10Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
Mount Mary University
⌖ Milwaukee, WI · 9 reportable field-and-credential outcomes
10-year estimate · Negative payoff
−$241,846 over 10 years
Modeled from observed year-5 institution earnings and the institution-wide average net price over four years.
With these assumptions, the added earnings do not recover the cost within ten years.
139.1 yrsModeled economic break-even
−93%Modeled 10-year ROI
$46,873Observed earnings · year 5
Not reachedMaximum annual price for positive 10-year payoff
What the numbers say about Mount Mary University
What does Mount Mary University cost?
Mount Mary University reports an average annual net price of $20,144 after grants and scholarships. This is an institution-wide average, not an individual aid offer.
What do Mount Mary University graduates earn?
The observed median earnings figure is $46,873 5 years after completion. It describes a federal cohort, not a guaranteed starting salary.
How much federal debt do Mount Mary University graduates have?
Completer borrowers report median cumulative federal student debt of $25,288. Parent PLUS and private loans are not included.
Is every degree at Mount Mary University worth the same?
No. DegreeVerdict currently shows 9 field-and-credential outcomes at Mount Mary University; reported earnings and debt can differ substantially by program category.
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.
PRICE SENSITIVITY
The price can change the verdict.
Hold observed earnings constant and see how the modeled ten-year payoff changes as annual price rises.
← Negative payoff$0Positive payoff →
$0Annual price−$161,270
$8,000Annual price−$193,270
$16,000Annual price−$225,270
$20,000Current college-wide context−$241,270
$24,000Annual price−$257,270
$32,000Annual price−$289,270
$40,000Annual price−$321,270
COLLEGE AT A GLANCE
Institution details
Current federal characteristics describing the college, not the outcomes of a specific program.
- Accreditor
- Higher Learning Commission
- Main award level
- Bachelor’s degrees
- Campus setting
- City
- Admissions
- Selective admission
- Delivery
- Campus or mixed delivery
- Federal designation
- No special designation reported
Cost, debt, completion and earnings context
$20,144Average net price / year
$49,270Cost of attendance
$25,288Median federal student debt · completer borrowers
$268/moPublished 10-year payment estimate
$46,873Median earnings · year 5 after completion
43.0%Completion rate
62.3%Admission rate
631Student size
Institution debt covers federal student-loan borrowers who completed. Parent PLUS and private loans are excluded; missing and privacy-suppressed values remain unavailable.
WHO PAYS, WHO FINISHES, WHO EARNS
Outcomes are not the same for every family.
These federal cohorts add context that a single college average can hide. Missing figures remain unreported rather than estimated.
Complete within 150% of the expected time
66% received a Pell Grant within eight yearsMedian Parent PLUS debt
70 parent borrowers in the reported cohortMedian federal student debt
53% making progress in repayment after three yearsStudent family incomeMedian earnings after 10 yearsObserved federal cohorts
Lower income$44,826Earnings are not a guarantee
Middle income$48,488Earnings are not a guarantee
Higher income$62,071Earnings are not a guarantee
Three-year repayment progress
Lower income44%
Middle income57%
Higher income75%
Source: College Scorecard, June 2026 release. Parent PLUS debt belongs to parents; student-debt measures exclude Parent PLUS and private loans. Cohort definitions differ by measure.
NATIONAL CONTEXT
How this college compares
Percentiles compare this institution with currently operating colleges that report the same federal measure.
WHAT STANDS OUT
A faster read on this college
These summaries use only reportable field-and-credential records at this institution. They do not fill privacy-suppressed outcomes.
EARNINGS PATH
Reported earnings over time
$39,433Year 1
$54,418Year 4
$46,873Year 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.
1Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions · Doctoral Degree$86,8092Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology · Master's Degree$72,8603Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions · Master's Degree$67,5344Communication and Media Studies · Bachelor's Degree$56,7635Specialized Sales, Merchandising and Marketing Operations · Bachelor's Degree$55,2076Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods · Master's Degree$54,8567Design and Applied Arts · Bachelor's Degree$49,8818Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions · Bachelor's Degree$47,827Observed year-4 earnings · compare like fields and credentials before deciding
Programs that stand out against the same-degree benchmark
This view rewards performance relative to the same field and credential, not simply majors that pay more everywhere.
1Clinical, Counseling and Applied PsychologyMaster's Degree · $72,860 reported+12%vs same-degree national medianNot availablefederal debt2Rehabilitation and Therapeutic ProfessionsDoctoral Degree · $86,809 reported+5%vs same-degree national medianNot availablefederal debt3Communication and Media StudiesBachelor's Degree · $56,763 reported+1%vs same-degree national medianNot availablefederal debt4Design and Applied ArtsBachelor's Degree · $49,881 reported-3%vs same-degree national median$26,500federal debt5Rehabilitation and Therapeutic ProfessionsMaster's Degree · $67,534 reported-5%vs same-degree national medianNot availablefederal debt6Specialized Sales, Merchandising and Marketing OperationsBachelor's Degree · $55,207 reported-7%vs same-degree national median$25,000federal debt
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.
Brookfield, WI
Herzing University-Brookfield
- Annual net price
- $20,514
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $48,660
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -86%
Beloit College
- Annual net price
- $21,526
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $45,599
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -98%
Ripon College
- Annual net price
- $20,216
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $50,514
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -79%
Lawrence University
- Annual net price
- $23,401
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $47,380
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -91%
Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes
| Federal field | Credential | Earnings, year 4 | Federal debt | 2023–24 awards |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions | Doctoral Degree | $86,809 | Not available | 35 |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology | Master's Degree | $72,860 | Not available | 4 |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions | Master's Degree | $67,534 | Not available | 0 |
| Communication and Media Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $56,763 | Not available | 0 |
| Specialized Sales, Merchandising and Marketing Operations | Bachelor's Degree | $55,207 | $25,000 | 0 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods | Master's Degree | $54,856 | Not available | Not reported |
| Design and Applied Arts | Bachelor's Degree | $49,881 | $26,500 | 1 |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions | Bachelor's Degree | $47,827 | $27,000 | Not reported |
| Psychology, General | Bachelor's Degree | $45,377 | $26,987 | Not reported |
Awards use first-major IPEDS completions aggregated to the same four-digit field and credential.
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.