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Thomas Jefferson University

⌖ Philadelphia, PA · 26 reportable field-and-credential outcomes

MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff

−$6,602 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.

10.2 yrsModeled economic break-even
−2%Modeled 10-year ROI
$73,911Observed 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
−$6,602at year 10
Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
−$295,7120
2
4
6
8
−$6,60210
Years after graduationBreak-even: 10.2 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$47,505
Sticker price
Published out-of-state tuition$47,505
Sticker price
Average net price$28,928
Title IV student average
Cost of attendance$64,197
Tuition + living budget
PRICE SOURCECollege reported · annual amount · federal dataset
OBSERVED FEDERAL MEASURES

Cost, completion and earnings context

$28,928Average net price / year
$64,197Cost of attendance
$73,911Median earnings · year 5 after completion
68.6%Completion rate
81.0%Admission rate
3,755Student size
NATIONAL CONTEXT

How this college compares

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

93thEarnings percentile
65thCompletion percentile
EARNINGS PATH

Reported earnings over time

$68,709Year 1
$87,195Year 4
$73,911Year 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.

1Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration · Doctoral Degree$144,2792Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions · Master's Degree$133,0963Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing · Master's Degree$119,9294Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions · Bachelor's Degree$106,2255Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing · Bachelor's Degree$99,8396Health and Medical Administrative Services · Master's Degree$98,5977Medicine · First Professional Degree$96,3298Business Administration, Management and Operations · Master's Degree$92,407

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
Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and AdministrationDoctoral Degree$144,279Not available
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsMaster's Degree$133,096Not available
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingMaster's Degree$119,929Not available
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsBachelor's Degree$106,225$25,000
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBachelor's Degree$99,839$30,000
Health and Medical Administrative ServicesMaster's Degree$98,597Not available
MedicineFirst Professional Degree$96,329Not available
Business Administration, Management and OperationsMaster's Degree$92,407Not available
Public HealthMaster's Degree$90,156Not available
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic ProfessionsDoctoral Degree$85,394Not available
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied ProfessionsBachelor's Degree$83,402Not available
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic ProfessionsMaster's Degree$77,121Not available
Specialized Sales, Merchandising and Marketing OperationsMaster's Degree$76,575Not available
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's Degree$74,992$36,625
Accounting and Related ServicesBachelor's Degree$72,558Not available
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, GeneralBachelor's Degree$71,608$31,000
Architectural Sciences and TechnologyBachelor's Degree$68,760$31,000
Interior ArchitectureBachelor's Degree$68,753$27,000
Design and Applied ArtsBachelor's Degree$59,731$27,000
Specialized Sales, Merchandising and Marketing OperationsBachelor's Degree$57,815$26,750
Clinical, Counseling and Applied PsychologyMaster's Degree$56,450Not available
Clinical, Counseling and Applied PsychologyBachelor's Degree$56,119$47,976
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic ProfessionsAssociate's Degree$56,009$35,437
Health and Medical Administrative ServicesBachelor's Degree$55,383$37,024
Psychology, GeneralBachelor's Degree$55,371Not available
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied ProfessionsMaster's Degree$54,574Not available

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.