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Ottawa University-Surprise

⌖ Surprise, AZ · 13 reportable field-and-credential outcomes

MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff

−$206,762 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.

29.4 yrsModeled economic break-even
−66%Modeled 10-year ROI
$55,681Observed 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
−$206,762at year 10
Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
−$313,5720
2
4
6
8
−$206,76210
Years after graduationBreak-even: 29.4 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$35,880
Sticker price
Published out-of-state tuition$35,880
Sticker price
Average net price$33,393
Title IV student average
Cost of attendance$52,170
Tuition + living budget
PRICE SOURCECollege reported · annual amount · federal dataset
OBSERVED FEDERAL MEASURES

Cost, completion and earnings context

$33,393Average net price / year
$52,170Cost of attendance
$55,681Median earnings · year 5 after completion
18.2%Completion rate
78.1%Admission rate
836Student size
NATIONAL CONTEXT

How this college compares

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

74thEarnings percentile
3thCompletion percentile
EARNINGS PATH

Reported earnings over time

$49,101Year 1
$62,228Year 4
$55,681Year 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$84,0832Health and Medical Administrative Services · Bachelor's Degree$82,3173Accounting and Related Services · Bachelor's Degree$72,3684Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology · Master's Degree$67,7275Human Resources Management and Services · Bachelor's Degree$66,7596Business Administration, Management and Operations · Bachelor's Degree$64,7987Student Counseling and Personnel Services · Master's Degree$62,4558Communication and Media Studies · Bachelor's Degree$59,445

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

BUILD A REAL SHORTLIST

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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$84,083Not available
Health and Medical Administrative ServicesBachelor's Degree$82,317$29,198
Accounting and Related ServicesBachelor's Degree$72,368$35,854
Clinical, Counseling and Applied PsychologyMaster's Degree$67,727Not available
Human Resources Management and ServicesBachelor's Degree$66,759$30,736
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's Degree$64,798$27,000
Student Counseling and Personnel ServicesMaster's Degree$62,455Not available
Communication and Media StudiesBachelor's Degree$59,445$27,000
Human Services, GeneralBachelor's Degree$52,309$39,775
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsBachelor's Degree$50,010$25,583
Psychology, GeneralBachelor's Degree$43,959$27,562
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasBachelor's DegreeNot available$30,125
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessBachelor's DegreeNot available$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.