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Palm Beach Atlantic University

⌖ West Palm Beach, FL · 17 reportable field-and-credential outcomes

MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff

−$255,286 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.

77.0 yrsModeled economic break-even
−87%Modeled 10-year ROI
$48,813Observed 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
−$255,286at year 10
Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
−$293,4160
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4
6
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−$255,28610
Years after graduationBreak-even: 77.0 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$40,650
Sticker price
Published out-of-state tuition$40,650
Sticker price
Average net price$28,354
Title IV student average
Cost of attendance$53,827
Tuition + living budget
PRICE SOURCECollege reported · annual amount · federal dataset
OBSERVED FEDERAL MEASURES

Cost, completion and earnings context

$28,354Average net price / year
$53,827Cost of attendance
$48,813Median earnings · year 5 after completion
55.3%Completion rate
82.0%Admission rate
2,603Student size
NATIONAL CONTEXT

How this college compares

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

59thEarnings percentile
45thCompletion percentile
EARNINGS PATH

Reported earnings over time

$39,993Year 1
$54,983Year 4
$48,813Year 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.

1Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration · Doctoral Degree$132,0632Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing · Doctoral Degree$116,0953Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing · Bachelor's Degree$76,0084Business Administration, Management and Operations · Master's Degree$72,9255Finance and Financial Management Services · Bachelor's Degree$66,6896Human Resources Management and Services · Bachelor's Degree$60,3797Student Counseling and Personnel Services · Master's Degree$59,9548Business Administration, Management and Operations · Bachelor's Degree$59,081

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

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ALL REPORTABLE PROGRAM CATEGORIES

Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes

Federal fieldCredentialEarnings, year 4Federal debt
Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and AdministrationDoctoral Degree$132,063Not available
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingDoctoral Degree$116,095Not available
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBachelor's Degree$76,008$25,348
Business Administration, Management and OperationsMaster's Degree$72,925Not available
Finance and Financial Management ServicesBachelor's Degree$66,689Not available
Human Resources Management and ServicesBachelor's Degree$60,379$33,695
Student Counseling and Personnel ServicesMaster's Degree$59,954Not available
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's Degree$59,081$19,401
Biology, GeneralBachelor's Degree$56,258$19,250
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied ProfessionsMaster's Degree$54,393Not available
MarketingBachelor's Degree$53,668$24,861
Theological and Ministerial StudiesBachelor's Degree$53,398$25,750
Psychology, GeneralBachelor's Degree$51,530$25,281
Communication and Media StudiesBachelor's Degree$47,847Not available
Missions/Missionary Studies and MissiologyBachelor's Degree$42,589Not available
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsBachelor's DegreeNot available$24,500
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessBachelor's DegreeNot available$25,000

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.