10-YEAR PAYOFF CURVECumulative economic payoff after graduation
−$143,936at year 10Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
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⌖ Savannah, GA · 21 reportable field-and-credential outcomes
MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff
−$143,936 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.
19.7 yrsModeled economic break-even
−49%Modeled 10-year ROI
$59,826Observed earnings · year 5
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.
Cost, completion and earnings context
$28,049Average net price / year
$34,298Cost of attendance
$59,826Median earnings · year 5 after completion
6.9%Completion rate
Not availableAdmission rate
6,433Student size
NATIONAL CONTEXT
How this college compares
Percentiles compare this institution with currently operating colleges that report the same federal measure.
EARNINGS PATH
Reported earnings over time
$55,439Year 1
$68,975Year 4
$59,826Year 5
Separate federal cohorts may underlie different measurement years.
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 · Graduate/Professional Certificate$120,2562Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing · Master's Degree$119,3073Health Professions Education, Ethics, and Humanities · Master's Degree$101,3004Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing · Bachelor's Degree$91,3635Information Science/Studies · Master's Degree$78,7826Business Administration, Management and Operations · Master's Degree$74,2097Public Health · Master's Degree$70,4648Health and Medical Administrative Services · Master's Degree$65,167Observed year-4 earnings · compare like fields and credentials before deciding
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South University-Savannah
- Annual net price
- $28,743
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $59,826
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -50%
DeVry University-Georgia
- Annual net price
- $28,229
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $63,561
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -37%
Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Atlanta
- Annual net price
- $27,365
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $52,209
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -75%
Strayer University-Georgia
- Annual net price
- $18,318
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $67,616
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -11%
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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.