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University of Maryland Eastern Shore

⌖ Princess Anne, MD · 18 reportable field-and-credential outcomes

MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff

−$191,972 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.

56.4 yrsModeled economic break-even
−82%Modeled 10-year ROI
$49,138Observed 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
−$191,972at year 10
Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
−$233,3520
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4
6
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−$191,97210
Years after graduationBreak-even: 56.4 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$9,076
Sticker price
Published out-of-state tuition$20,122
Sticker price
Average net price$13,338
Title IV student average
Cost of attendance$25,941
Tuition + living budget
PRICE SOURCECollege reported · annual amount · federal dataset
OBSERVED FEDERAL MEASURES

Cost, completion and earnings context

$13,338Average net price / year
$25,941Cost of attendance
$49,138Median earnings · year 5 after completion
35.3%Completion rate
96.4%Admission rate
2,391Student size
NATIONAL CONTEXT

How this college compares

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

60thEarnings percentile
18thCompletion percentile
EARNINGS PATH

Reported earnings over time

$35,711Year 1
$55,733Year 4
$49,138Year 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$144,2012Computer and Information Sciences, General · Bachelor's Degree$89,9183Accounting and Related Services · Bachelor's Degree$78,4134Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians, Other · Bachelor's Degree$77,8995Civil Engineering Technologies/Technicians · Bachelor's Degree$72,6306Air Transportation · Bachelor's Degree$62,0807Biology, General · Bachelor's Degree$58,5808Business Administration, Management and Operations · Bachelor's Degree$56,691

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

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Currently operating public institutions with the closest combination of annual net price and observed year-5 earnings. Similarity is descriptive—not a quality ranking.

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Modeled 10-year ROI
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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$144,201Not available
Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralBachelor's Degree$89,918$31,000
Accounting and Related ServicesBachelor's Degree$78,413$24,750
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians, OtherBachelor's Degree$77,899Not available
Civil Engineering Technologies/TechniciansBachelor's Degree$72,630Not available
Air TransportationBachelor's Degree$62,080$27,000
Biology, GeneralBachelor's Degree$58,580$27,000
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's Degree$56,691$27,000
Hospitality Administration/ManagementBachelor's Degree$52,883$26,000
Criminal Justice and CorrectionsBachelor's Degree$52,398$28,027
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic ProfessionsBachelor's Degree$51,554$29,750
English Language and Literature, GeneralBachelor's Degree$48,475$28,000
SociologyBachelor's Degree$46,314$28,000
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, OtherBachelor's Degree$45,876Not available
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessBachelor's Degree$43,603$27,000
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, GeneralBachelor's Degree$43,492$28,000
Engineering, GeneralBachelor's DegreeNot available$18,166
Psychology, GeneralBachelor's DegreeNot available$28,250

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.