Public · COLLEGE PAYOFF

Rowan College of South Jersey-Gloucester Campus

Sewell, NJ · 20 reportable field-and-credential outcomes

MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff

−$216,902 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.

182.0 yrsModeled economic break-even
−95%Modeled 10-year ROI
$46,261Observed 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
−$216,902at year 10
Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
−$229,5120
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4
6
8
−$216,90210
Years after graduationBreak-even: 182.0 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$5,160
Sticker price
Published out-of-state tuition$6,000
Sticker price
Average net price$12,378
Title IV student average
Cost of attendance$16,151
Tuition + living budget
PRICE SOURCECollege reported · annual amount · federal dataset
OBSERVED FEDERAL MEASURES

Cost, completion and earnings context

$12,378Average net price / year
$16,151Cost of attendance
$46,261Median earnings · year 5 after completion
38.7%Completion rate
Not availableAdmission rate
4,234Student size
NATIONAL CONTEXT

How this college compares

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

52thEarnings percentile
22thCompletion percentile
EARNINGS PATH

Reported earnings over time

$33,995Year 1
$48,576Year 4
$46,261Year 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 · Associate's Degree$89,9742Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions · Associate's Degree$79,8123Engineering, General · Associate's Degree$72,5024Business Administration, Management and Operations · Associate's Degree$55,7205Business Administration, Management and Operations · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$55,5356Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians · Associate's Degree$54,8757Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness · Associate's Degree$50,5618Social Work · Associate's Degree$49,880

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
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingAssociate's Degree$89,974$17,125
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsAssociate's Degree$79,812$15,437
Engineering, GeneralAssociate's Degree$72,502Not available
Business Administration, Management and OperationsAssociate's Degree$55,720$11,460
Business Administration, Management and OperationsUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$55,535Not available
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansAssociate's Degree$54,875Not available
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessAssociate's Degree$50,561Not available
Social WorkAssociate's Degree$49,880$15,803
Biology, GeneralAssociate's Degree$48,136$9,500
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, GeneralAssociate's Degree$47,381$15,195
Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralAssociate's Degree$46,180Not available
Criminal Justice and CorrectionsAssociate's Degree$44,481$12,000
Criminal Justice and CorrectionsUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$44,362$11,862
MathematicsAssociate's Degree$43,325Not available
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied ProfessionsUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$42,549Not available
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesAssociate's Degree$41,244$11,084
Education, GeneralAssociate's Degree$39,731$10,987
Computer Software and Media ApplicationsAssociate's Degree$33,043Not available
Business Operations Support and Assistant ServicesAssociate's Degree$32,768Not available
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing AssistantsUndergraduate Certificate or DiplomaNot available$15,145

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.