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Seton Hill University

⌖ Greensburg, PA · 19 reportable field-and-credential outcomes

MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff

−$206,946 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.

43.4 yrsModeled economic break-even
−77%Modeled 10-year ROI
$51,187Observed 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
−$206,946at year 10
Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
−$268,8160
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−$206,94610
Years after graduationBreak-even: 43.4 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$42,944
Sticker price
Published out-of-state tuition$42,944
Sticker price
Average net price$22,204
Title IV student average
Cost of attendance$56,183
Tuition + living budget
PRICE SOURCECollege reported · annual amount · federal dataset
OBSERVED FEDERAL MEASURES

Cost, completion and earnings context

$22,204Average net price / year
$56,183Cost of attendance
$51,187Median earnings · year 5 after completion
67.4%Completion rate
79.5%Admission rate
1,492Student size
NATIONAL CONTEXT

How this college compares

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

65thEarnings percentile
63thCompletion percentile
EARNINGS PATH

Reported earnings over time

$37,278Year 1
$53,942Year 4
$51,187Year 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.

1Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions · Master's Degree$117,5922Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions · Bachelor's Degree$112,7933Business Administration, Management and Operations · Master's Degree$79,7224Business Administration, Management and Operations · Bachelor's Degree$74,6755Biology, General · Bachelor's Degree$70,8486Accounting and Related Services · Bachelor's Degree$66,2767Human Resources Management and Services · Bachelor's Degree$65,3888Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness · Bachelor's Degree$59,841

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
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsMaster's Degree$117,592Not available
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsBachelor's Degree$112,793$27,000
Business Administration, Management and OperationsMaster's Degree$79,722Not available
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's Degree$74,675Not available
Biology, GeneralBachelor's Degree$70,848$25,000
Accounting and Related ServicesBachelor's Degree$66,276Not available
Human Resources Management and ServicesBachelor's Degree$65,388$26,000
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessBachelor's Degree$59,841$27,000
MarketingBachelor's Degree$57,156$26,000
Criminal Justice and CorrectionsBachelor's Degree$56,609Not available
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic ProfessionsMaster's Degree$52,992Not available
Special Education and TeachingMaster's Degree$51,666Not available
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsNon-Credential Program (Preparatory Coursework/Teacher Certification)$47,479Not available
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsBachelor's Degree$47,328$27,000
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsMaster's Degree$47,088Not available
Psychology, GeneralBachelor's Degree$43,426$27,000
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing StudiesMaster's Degree$42,032Not available
Drama/Theatre Arts and StagecraftBachelor's Degree$34,890$27,000
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, 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.