Private nonprofit · COLLEGE PAYOFF

Queens University of Charlotte

Charlotte, NC · 17 reportable field-and-credential outcomes

MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff

−$151,618 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.

20.0 yrsModeled economic break-even
−50%Modeled 10-year ROI
$60,181Observed 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
−$151,618at year 10
Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
−$303,4280
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4
6
8
−$151,61810
Years after graduationBreak-even: 20.0 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$45,846
Sticker price
Published out-of-state tuition$45,846
Sticker price
Average net price$30,857
Title IV student average
Cost of attendance$65,742
Tuition + living budget
PRICE SOURCECollege reported · annual amount · federal dataset
OBSERVED FEDERAL MEASURES

Cost, completion and earnings context

$30,857Average net price / year
$65,742Cost of attendance
$60,181Median earnings · year 5 after completion
61.3%Completion rate
62.1%Admission rate
1,211Student size
NATIONAL CONTEXT

How this college compares

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

80thEarnings percentile
54thCompletion percentile
EARNINGS PATH

Reported earnings over time

$53,907Year 1
$70,176Year 4
$60,181Year 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$120,4052Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing · Master's Degree$114,5423Finance and Financial Management Services · Bachelor's Degree$94,7194Accounting and Related Services · Bachelor's Degree$88,2925Business Administration, Management and Operations · Bachelor's Degree$82,5726Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing · Bachelor's Degree$79,5867Communication and Media Studies · Master's Degree$76,2448Educational Administration and Supervision · Master's Degree$68,688

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

BUILD A REAL SHORTLIST

Comparable colleges in NC

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.

High Point, NC

High Point University

Annual net price
$38,707
Observed earnings · year 5
$59,043
Modeled 10-year ROI
-58%
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Banner Elk, NC

Lees-McRae College

Annual net price
$28,340
Observed earnings · year 5
$52,201
Modeled 10-year ROI
-75%
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Buies Creek, NC

Campbell University

Annual net price
$24,516
Observed earnings · year 5
$55,342
Modeled 10-year ROI
-63%
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Montreat, NC

Montreat College

Annual net price
$27,061
Observed earnings · year 5
$52,715
Modeled 10-year ROI
-73%
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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$120,405Not available
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingMaster's Degree$114,542Not available
Finance and Financial Management ServicesBachelor's Degree$94,719Not available
Accounting and Related ServicesBachelor's Degree$88,292Not available
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's Degree$82,572$23,250
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBachelor's Degree$79,586$31,757
Communication and Media StudiesMaster's Degree$76,244Not available
Educational Administration and SupervisionMaster's Degree$68,688Not available
Communication and Media StudiesBachelor's Degree$65,985$27,000
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasMaster's Degree$63,561Not available
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, GeneralBachelor's Degree$54,170$28,500
Design and Applied ArtsBachelor's Degree$52,870$27,000
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing StudiesMaster's Degree$47,447Not available
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessBachelor's Degree$41,303$26,748
Biology, GeneralBachelor's DegreeNot available$26,949
Physiology, Pathology and Related SciencesBachelor's DegreeNot available$27,000
Psychology, GeneralBachelor'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.