10-YEAR PAYOFF CURVECumulative economic payoff after graduation
−$518,812at year 10Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
Southwest Institute of Healing Arts
⌖ Tempe, AZ · 6 reportable field-and-credential outcomes
MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff
−$518,812 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.
—Modeled economic break-even
−146%Modeled 10-year ROI
$28,672Observed 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
$43,883Average net price / year
$45,279Cost of attendance
$28,672Median earnings · year 5 after completion
66.6%Completion rate
Not availableAdmission rate
534Student 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
$25,843Year 1
$32,631Year 4
$28,672Year 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.
1Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$41,0662Movement and Mind-Body Therapies and Education · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$39,1113Alternative and Complementary Medicine and Medical Systems · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$36,3604Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$32,6675Alternative and Complementary Medicine and Medical Systems · Associate's Degree$28,7876Somatic Bodywork and Related Therapeutic Services · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$26,608Observed year-4 earnings · compare like fields and credentials before deciding
Comparable colleges in AZ
Currently operating private for-profit institutions with the closest combination of annual net price and observed year-5 earnings. Similarity is descriptive—not a quality ranking.
Scottsdale, AZ
Arizona Culinary Institute
- Annual net price
- $38,815
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $33,781
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -133%
UEI College-Mesa
- Annual net price
- $35,391
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $31,471
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -142%
Carrington College-Mesa
- Annual net price
- $48,877
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $35,466
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -125%
Arizona College of Nursing-Tucson
- Annual net price
- $37,136
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $34,040
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -133%
Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes
| Federal field | Credential | Earnings, year 4 | Federal debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $41,066 | $12,363 |
| Movement and Mind-Body Therapies and Education | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $39,111 | $13,007 |
| Alternative and Complementary Medicine and Medical Systems | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $36,360 | $12,125 |
| Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $32,667 | $9,500 |
| Alternative and Complementary Medicine and Medical Systems | Associate's Degree | $28,787 | $19,250 |
| Somatic Bodywork and Related Therapeutic Services | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $26,608 | $9,500 |
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.