10-YEAR PAYOFF CURVECumulative economic payoff after graduation
+$1,510at year 10Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
Private nonprofit · COLLEGE PAYOFF
Quinnipiac University
Hamden, CT · 48 field-and-degree records
Earnings reported for 45 · Federal debt reported for 27
Based onObserved earnings + college priceEstimate10-year payoff
Estimated 10-year payoff
Positive payoff
+$1,510 over 10 years
Modeled from observed year-5 institution earnings and the institution-wide average net price over four years.
10.0 yrsTime to earn back the modeled cost
+0%Estimated return after 10 years
$79,421Observed earnings · year 5
$41,053Highest annual price before payoff reaches $0
The price benchmark is $378 per year below this threshold.
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What do you want to understand?
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.
PUBLISHED STUDENT BUDGET · 2024–25
What makes up the annual price?
Sticker-price components reported to IPEDS. Grants and scholarships are not subtracted here.
Living off campus: $16,086 housing and food allowance plus $3,160 in other expenses.
Do not confuse this with net price. Net price subtracts average grants and scholarships. DegreeVerdict continues to use the separately labeled average net price in its standard college ROI scenario.
PRICE SENSITIVITY
The price can change the verdict.
Hold observed earnings constant and see how the modeled ten-year payoff changes as annual price rises.
← Negative payoff$0Positive payoff →
$0Annual price+$164,210
$12,000Annual price+$116,210
$24,000Annual price+$68,210
$36,000Annual price+$20,210
$41,000Current college-wide context+$210
$48,000Annual price−$27,790
$60,000Annual price−$75,790
HOW STUDENTS ATTEND · 2023-24
Online study is a meaningful part of the student experience.
IPEDS enrollment counts show course delivery across the whole institution. They do not indicate whether a specific degree can be completed online.
Institution-level attendance context from IPEDS. Program delivery is reported separately on degree pages and in the program directory. These figures do not enter ROI.
College identity and local contextAccreditation, institution type, dual enrollment and state prices
COLLEGE AT A GLANCE
Institution details
Current federal characteristics describing the college, not the outcomes of a specific program.
- Accreditor
- New England Commission on Higher Education
- Main award level
- Bachelor’s degrees
- Campus setting
- Suburban
- Admissions
- Selective admission
- Delivery
- Campus or mixed delivery
- Federal designation
- No special designation reported
DUAL-ENROLLMENT CONTEXT · 2024
238 high-school students took college courses.
IPEDS counts students enrolled in college credit while still in high school. A large dual-enrollment population can shape headline enrollment figures, especially at community colleges.
This is participation, not a college completion rate. It does not indicate how many students later enrolled after high school, earned a credential or entered the workforce.
STATE PRICE CONTEXT · 2024
Prices in Connecticut run 4% above the U.S. level.
BEA Regional Price Parities compare price levels across states. A value of 100 equals the national average.
What it costs and what graduates earn
$40,675Average net price / year
$72,215Cost of attendance
$26,000Median federal student debt · completer borrowers
$276/moPublished 10-year payment estimate
$79,421Median earnings · year 5 after completion
75.7%Completion rate
72.2%Admission rate
1,242Average SAT score
6,531Student size
Debt covers federal student-loan borrowers who completed. It does not include Parent PLUS or private loans. We show admissions scores only when a valid federal value is available.
What the numbers say about Quinnipiac University
What does Quinnipiac University cost?
Quinnipiac University reports an average annual net price of $40,675 after grants and scholarships. This is an institution-wide average, not an individual aid offer.
What do Quinnipiac University graduates earn?
The observed median earnings figure is $79,421 5 years after completion. It describes a federal cohort, not a guaranteed starting salary.
How much federal debt do Quinnipiac University graduates have?
Completer borrowers report median cumulative federal student debt of $26,000. Parent PLUS and private loans are not included.
Is every degree at Quinnipiac University worth the same?
No. The current release contains 48 field-and-degree records for Quinnipiac University; 45 report year-4 earnings and 27 report federal debt. Outcomes can differ substantially by field and degree level.
DEBT AFTER COLLEGE
Are borrowers making progress?
Repayment progress, default and debt at exit describe different federal borrower cohorts. They are shown separately and do not change the ROI estimate.
Source: College Scorecard. Repayment progress is the share of borrowers who reduced principal by at least $1 at the stated measurement point. Debt covers federal student loans; Parent PLUS and private loans are excluded. Cohorts and reporting periods differ across measures.
Who studied here during the year
10,728Students enrolled at any point
7,291Undergraduate students
3,437Graduate students
Unduplicated students enrolled at any point from July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2025. This full-year measure is different from a fall headcount and does not enter ROI.
More student and earnings detailPrice by family income, retention, equity and common industries
WHO PAYS, WHO FINISHES, WHO EARNS
Outcomes are not the same for every family.
These federal cohorts add context that a single college average can hide. Missing figures remain unreported rather than estimated.
Complete within 150% of the expected time
69% received a Pell Grant within eight yearsMedian Parent PLUS debt
860 parent borrowers in the reported cohortMedian federal student debt
77% making progress in repayment after three yearsStudent family incomeMedian earnings after 10 yearsObserved federal cohorts
Lower income$74,793Earnings are not a guarantee
Middle income$78,299Earnings are not a guarantee
Higher income$86,442Earnings are not a guarantee
Three-year repayment progress
Lower income65%
Middle income78%
Higher income87%
Undergraduate student composition
White74%
Black4%
Hispanic12%
Asian3%
Source: College Scorecard, June 2026 release. Parent PLUS debt belongs to parents; student-debt measures exclude Parent PLUS and private loans. Cohort definitions differ by measure.
INDEPENDENT CENSUS EARNINGS VIEW
How earnings develop by field
Privacy-protected Census employment records follow graduate cohorts one, five and ten years after completion. This source is kept separate from College Scorecard because its population and methodology differ.
Field and credentialYear 1Year 5Year 10
Accounting and Related Services.Bachelor’s degree · Broad federal field 52
$54,993Year 1
$96,533Year 5
$136,625Year 10
Computer Programming.Bachelor’s degree · Broad federal field 11
$64,175Year 1
$96,490Year 5
$118,654Year 10
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology.Bachelor’s degree · Broad federal field 26
$36,609Year 1
$70,184Year 5
$118,589Year 10
Advanced/Graduate Dentistry and Oral Sciences.Bachelor’s degree · Broad federal field 51
$76,584Year 1
$88,052Year 5
$101,733Year 10
Communication and Media Studies.Bachelor’s degree · Broad federal field 09
$45,023Year 1
$70,713Year 5
$99,994Year 10
Law.Bachelor’s degree · Broad federal field 22
$49,399Year 1
$85,965Year 5
$93,187Year 10
Anthropology.Bachelor’s degree · Broad federal field 45
$46,161Year 1
$82,167Year 5
$92,787Year 10
Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management.Bachelor’s degree · Broad federal field 50
$41,775Year 1
$60,961Year 5
$86,622Year 10
Median annual earnings in 2023 dollars. Each time point may use a different pooled graduation cohort. Coverage is limited to institutions participating in the Census Post-Secondary Employment Outcomes program.
NATIONAL CONTEXT
How this college compares
Percentiles compare this institution with currently operating colleges that report the same federal measure.
WHAT STANDS OUT
A faster read on this college
These summaries use every reportable field-and-credential record at this institution. They do not fill privacy-suppressed outcomes.
EARNINGS OVER TIME
What graduates earned in later years
$56,569Year 1
$84,363Year 4
$79,421Year 5
Each year can represent a different federal cohort, so the points do not track the same people over time.
Your choice of degree can change the payoff.
Graduate earnings differ by field and credential, even within the same college.
1Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing · Doctoral Degree$144,2242Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods · Master's Degree$144,1603Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions · Master's Degree$140,8224Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences · Master's Degree$121,7415Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services · Master's Degree$115,6696Business Administration, Management and Operations · Master's Degree$109,3847Medicine · Doctoral Degree$108,3628Accounting and Related Services · Bachelor's Degree$103,533Observed year-4 earnings · compare the same field and credential across colleges
Programs that stand out against the same-degree benchmark
This view rewards performance relative to the same field and credential, not simply majors that pay more everywhere.
1Physiology, Pathology and Related SciencesMaster's Degree · $121,741 reported+80%vs same-degree national medianNot availablefederal debt2Entrepreneurial and Small Business OperationsBachelor's Degree · $91,828 reported+50%vs same-degree national median$27,000federal debt3Criminal Justice and CorrectionsBachelor's Degree · $79,098 reported+43%vs same-degree national median$27,000federal debt4Accounting and Related ServicesBachelor's Degree · $103,533 reported+36%vs same-degree national median$24,000federal debt5Biology, GeneralMaster's Degree · $94,066 reported+35%vs same-degree national medianNot availablefederal debt6Educational/Instructional Media DesignMaster's Degree · $93,639 reported+33%vs same-degree national medianNot availablefederal debt
Comparable colleges in CT
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.
Hartford, CT
Trinity College
- Annual net price
- $34,832
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $79,872
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- +9%
Sacred Heart University
- Annual net price
- $46,174
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $73,671
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -21%
Fairfield University
- Annual net price
- $48,095
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $88,011
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- +16%
Wesleyan University
- Annual net price
- $30,177
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $73,142
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -6%
Compare fields and degree levels
Showing the 40 highest-earning records from 48 field-and-degree records. Use the program directory to search the complete set.
| Major or field | Degree level | Earnings, year 4 | Federal debt | 2024–25 graduates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing | Doctoral Degree | $144,224 | Not available | 37 |
| Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods | Master's Degree | $144,160 | Not available | Not reported |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions | Master's Degree | $140,822 | Not available | Not reported |
| Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences | Master's Degree | $121,741 | Not available | Not reported |
| Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services | Master's Degree | $115,669 | Not available | Not reported |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | Master's Degree | $109,384 | Not available | Not reported |
| Medicine | Doctoral Degree | $108,362 | Not available | 83 |
| Accounting and Related Services | Bachelor's Degree | $103,533 | $24,000 | Not reported |
| Human Resources Management and Services | Master's Degree | $100,421 | Not available | Not reported |
| Economics | Bachelor's Degree | $100,141 | $25,000 | Not reported |
| Law | First Professional Degree | $100,096 | Not available | Not reported |
| Educational Administration and Supervision | Graduate/Professional Certificate | $99,431 | Not available | Not reported |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing | Bachelor's Degree | $98,641 | $27,000 | Not reported |
| Management Information Systems and Services | Bachelor's Degree | $95,200 | $20,500 | Not reported |
| Biology, General | Master's Degree | $94,066 | Not available | Not reported |
| Educational/Instructional Media Design | Master's Degree | $93,639 | Not available | Not reported |
| Information Science/Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $93,037 | Not available | Not reported |
| Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations | Bachelor's Degree | $91,828 | $27,000 | Not reported |
| Mechanical Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $89,732 | $27,000 | Not reported |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions | Doctoral Degree | $89,505 | Not available | 82 |
| Finance and Financial Management Services | Bachelor's Degree | $86,474 | $26,000 | Not reported |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions | Bachelor's Degree | $86,337 | $26,731 | 3 |
| Marketing | Bachelor's Degree | $83,258 | $26,000 | Not reported |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | Bachelor's Degree | $82,357 | $25,000 | Not reported |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions | Master's Degree | $80,998 | Not available | Not reported |
| Radio, Television, and Digital Communication | Master's Degree | $80,508 | Not available | Not reported |
| Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other | Bachelor's Degree | $80,374 | $26,000 | Not reported |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections | Bachelor's Degree | $79,098 | $27,000 | Not reported |
| International Business | Bachelor's Degree | $77,823 | $26,000 | Not reported |
| Computer Science | Bachelor's Degree | $77,324 | Not available | Not reported |
| Non-Professional Legal Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $74,835 | $27,000 | Not reported |
| Political Science and Government | Bachelor's Degree | $73,833 | $27,000 | Not reported |
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication | Bachelor's Degree | $73,547 | $23,250 | Not reported |
| Social Work | Master's Degree | $71,091 | Not available | Not reported |
| Biology, General | Bachelor's Degree | $70,632 | $27,000 | Not reported |
| Sociology | Bachelor's Degree | $67,262 | Not available | Not reported |
| Special Education and Teaching | Master's Degree | $64,220 | Not available | Not reported |
| Communication and Media Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $63,012 | $26,000 | Not reported |
| Journalism | Bachelor's Degree | $61,819 | $24,500 | Not reported |
| Psychology, General | Bachelor's Degree | $61,510 | $26,672 | Not reported |
Graduate counts come from IPEDS and group related majors into the same federal field. Missing earnings or debt values remain labeled as unavailable.
Search every Quinnipiac University program record →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.