Private nonprofit · COLLEGE PAYOFF

New York Institute of Technology

Old Westbury, NY · 29 reportable field-and-credential outcomes

MODELED SCENARIO · Positive payoff

+$41,978 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.

8.7 yrsModeled economic break-even
+16%Modeled 10-year ROI
$76,175Observed 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
+$41,978at year 10
Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
−$269,7720
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4
6
8
+$41,97810
Years after graduationBreak-even: 8.7 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$46,560
Sticker price
Published out-of-state tuition$46,560
Sticker price
Average net price$22,443
Title IV student average
Cost of attendance$56,976
Tuition + living budget
PRICE SOURCECollege reported · annual amount · federal dataset
OBSERVED FEDERAL MEASURES

Cost, completion and earnings context

$22,443Average net price / year
$56,976Cost of attendance
$76,175Median earnings · year 5 after completion
58.8%Completion rate
81.0%Admission rate
3,440Student size
NATIONAL CONTEXT

How this college compares

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

94thEarnings percentile
50thCompletion percentile
EARNINGS PATH

Reported earnings over time

$52,731Year 1
$81,370Year 4
$76,175Year 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$148,9882Energy Systems Technologies/Technicians · Master's Degree$133,2983Medicine · First Professional Degree$126,6134Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing · Bachelor's Degree$117,4615Business Administration, Management and Operations · Master's Degree$101,0386Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering · Bachelor's Degree$99,4807Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering · Master's Degree$98,4748Education, Other · Master's Degree$93,561

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

BUILD A REAL SHORTLIST

Comparable colleges in NY

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.

Bronx, NY

University of Mount Saint Vincent

Annual net price
$21,696
Observed earnings · year 5
$73,472
Modeled 10-year ROI
+7%
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Buffalo, NY

D'Youville University

Annual net price
$20,433
Observed earnings · year 5
$74,733
Modeled 10-year ROI
+14%
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Newburgh, NY

Mount Saint Mary College

Annual net price
$25,522
Observed earnings · year 5
$72,592
Modeled 10-year ROI
-2%
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Clinton, NY

Hamilton College

Annual net price
$28,985
Observed earnings · year 5
$77,354
Modeled 10-year ROI
+9%
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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$148,988Not available
Energy Systems Technologies/TechniciansMaster's Degree$133,298Not available
MedicineFirst Professional Degree$126,613Not available
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBachelor's Degree$117,461$35,500
Business Administration, Management and OperationsMaster's Degree$101,038Not available
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications EngineeringBachelor's Degree$99,480$26,000
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications EngineeringMaster's Degree$98,474Not available
Education, OtherMaster's Degree$93,561Not available
Medical Clinical Sciences/Graduate Medical StudiesMaster's Degree$92,934Not available
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic ProfessionsDoctoral Degree$90,003Not available
Mechanical EngineeringBachelor's Degree$89,966$27,225
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic ProfessionsMaster's Degree$88,585Not available
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, OtherBachelor's Degree$84,250$26,000
Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralBachelor's Degree$83,710$24,817
Student Counseling and Personnel ServicesMaster's Degree$81,134Not available
Engineering Technologies/Technicians, GeneralBachelor's Degree$80,376$25,500
Biology, GeneralBachelor's Degree$80,208$19,500
Audiovisual Communications Technologies/TechniciansMaster's Degree$79,258Not available
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's Degree$73,851$21,375
Human Resources Management and ServicesMaster's Degree$70,305Not available
Architectural Sciences and TechnologyBachelor's Degree$69,776$29,000
Public HealthPost-baccalaureate Certificate$64,264Not available
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, OtherBachelor's Degree$62,365$25,058
Hospitality Administration/ManagementBachelor's Degree$59,490$21,750
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsMaster's Degree$47,285Not available
Radio, Television, and Digital CommunicationBachelor's Degree$37,095Not available
Design and Applied ArtsBachelor's Degree$36,864$23,500
Visual and Performing Arts, GeneralBachelor's Degree$34,055Not available
Communication and Media StudiesBachelor's Degree$32,748Not available

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.