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Piedmont University

⌖ Demorest, GA · 12 reportable field-and-credential outcomes

MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff

−$156,266 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.

24.7 yrsModeled economic break-even
−60%Modeled 10-year ROI
$55,613Observed 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
−$156,266at year 10
Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
−$262,3960
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4
6
8
−$156,26610
Years after graduationBreak-even: 24.7 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$31,700
Sticker price
Published out-of-state tuition$31,700
Sticker price
Average net price$20,599
Title IV student average
Cost of attendance$46,801
Tuition + living budget
PRICE SOURCECollege reported · annual amount · federal dataset
OBSERVED FEDERAL MEASURES

Cost, completion and earnings context

$20,599Average net price / year
$46,801Cost of attendance
$55,613Median earnings · year 5 after completion
47.4%Completion rate
93.3%Admission rate
1,117Student size
NATIONAL CONTEXT

How this college compares

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

73thEarnings percentile
34thCompletion percentile
EARNINGS PATH

Reported earnings over time

$51,333Year 1
$65,743Year 4
$55,613Year 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.

1Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing · Bachelor's Degree$79,5522Curriculum and Instruction · Master's Degree$75,5653Curriculum and Instruction · First Professional Degree$73,7184Business Administration, Management and Operations · Master's Degree$69,4595Special Education and Teaching · Master's Degree$65,9196Natural Sciences · Master's Degree$65,5987Business Administration, Management and Operations · Bachelor's Degree$65,5648Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods · Master's Degree$63,728

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
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBachelor's Degree$79,552$29,875
Curriculum and InstructionMaster's Degree$75,565Not available
Curriculum and InstructionFirst Professional Degree$73,718Not available
Business Administration, Management and OperationsMaster's Degree$69,459Not available
Special Education and TeachingMaster's Degree$65,919Not available
Natural SciencesMaster's Degree$65,598Not available
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's Degree$65,564$27,000
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsMaster's Degree$63,728Not available
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasMaster's Degree$62,811Not available
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsBachelor's Degree$45,643$30,026
Criminal Justice and CorrectionsBachelor's Degree$43,125Not available
Psychology, GeneralBachelor's DegreeNot available$33,000

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.