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Trevecca Nazarene University

⌖ Nashville, TN · 20 reportable field-and-credential outcomes

MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff

−$186,802 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.

40.9 yrsModeled economic break-even
−76%Modeled 10-year ROI
$51,045Observed 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
−$186,802at year 10
Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
−$247,2520
2
4
6
8
−$186,80210
Years after graduationBreak-even: 40.9 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$31,300
Sticker price
Published out-of-state tuition$31,300
Sticker price
Average net price$16,813
Title IV student average
Cost of attendance$41,548
Tuition + living budget
PRICE SOURCECollege reported · annual amount · federal dataset
OBSERVED FEDERAL MEASURES

Cost, completion and earnings context

$16,813Average net price / year
$41,548Cost of attendance
$51,045Median earnings · year 5 after completion
53.1%Completion rate
69.4%Admission rate
1,737Student size
NATIONAL CONTEXT

How this college compares

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

64thEarnings percentile
42thCompletion percentile
EARNINGS PATH

Reported earnings over time

$43,262Year 1
$64,175Year 4
$51,045Year 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$116,6552Educational Administration and Supervision · Doctoral Degree$87,8503Business Administration, Management and Operations · Master's Degree$80,2664Educational Administration and Supervision · Master's Degree$67,1035Educational/Instructional Media Design · Master's Degree$64,0486Health and Medical Administrative Services · Bachelor's Degree$62,2597Business Administration, Management and Operations · Bachelor's Degree$62,1978Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language · Master's Degree$56,423

Observed year-4 earnings · compare like fields and credentials before deciding

BUILD A REAL SHORTLIST

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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$116,655Not available
Educational Administration and SupervisionDoctoral Degree$87,850Not available
Business Administration, Management and OperationsMaster's Degree$80,266Not available
Educational Administration and SupervisionMaster's Degree$67,103Not available
Educational/Instructional Media DesignMaster's Degree$64,048Not available
Health and Medical Administrative ServicesBachelor's Degree$62,259$27,000
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's Degree$62,197$24,798
Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign LanguageMaster's Degree$56,423Not available
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsMaster's Degree$55,646Not available
Clinical, Counseling and Applied PsychologyMaster's Degree$55,646Not available
Social WorkBachelor's Degree$51,512$21,500
Psychology, GeneralBachelor's Degree$49,989$21,375
Arts, Entertainment, and Media ManagementBachelor's Degree$49,184Not available
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied ProfessionsMaster's Degree$48,819Not available
Theology and Religious Vocations, OtherBachelor's Degree$46,332$33,727
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsBachelor's Degree$42,332Not available
Theological and Ministerial StudiesMaster's Degree$40,491Not available
Communication and Media StudiesBachelor's Degree$36,070$21,625
Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralBachelor's DegreeNot available$24,920
Business Administration, Management and OperationsAssociate's DegreeNot available$24,750

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.