10-YEAR PAYOFF CURVECumulative economic payoff after graduation
+$21,824at year 10Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Mont Alto
⌖ Mont Alto, PA · 18 reportable field-and-credential outcomes
MODELED SCENARIO · Positive payoff
+$21,824 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.
9.2 yrsModeled economic break-even
+8%Modeled 10-year ROI
$72,964Observed earnings · year 5
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.
Cost, completion and earnings context
$19,454Average net price / year
$28,841Cost of attendance
$72,964Median earnings · year 5 after completion
33.7%Completion rate
98.2%Admission rate
559Student size
NATIONAL CONTEXT
How this college compares
Percentiles compare this institution with currently operating colleges that report the same federal measure.
EARNINGS PATH
Reported earnings over time
$54,468Year 1
$76,659Year 4
$72,964Year 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.
1Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$108,2642Information Science/Studies · Bachelor's Degree$91,6713Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing · Bachelor's Degree$91,0324Management Information Systems and Services · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$81,7945Business Administration, Management and Operations · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$79,2926Health and Medical Administrative Services · Bachelor's Degree$75,3967Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods · Bachelor's Degree$73,3088Information Science/Studies · Associate's Degree$69,394Observed year-4 earnings · compare like fields and credentials before deciding
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Pennsylvania State University-World Campus
- Annual net price
- $19,550
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $72,964
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- +8%
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Schuylkill
- Annual net price
- $19,659
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $72,964
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- +8%
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State York
- Annual net price
- $19,047
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $72,964
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- +9%
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State New Kensington
- Annual net price
- $18,305
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $72,964
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- +10%
Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes
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.