10-YEAR PAYOFF CURVECumulative economic payoff after graduation
−$111,944at year 10Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
University of Nebraska at Omaha
⌖ Omaha, NE · 47 reportable field-and-credential outcomes
MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff
−$111,944 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.
19.2 yrsModeled economic break-even
−48%Modeled 10-year ROI
$57,182Observed 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
$13,441Average net price / year
$21,120Cost of attendance
$57,182Median earnings · year 5 after completion
47.1%Completion rate
87.0%Admission rate
11,488Student 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
$44,873Year 1
$60,448Year 4
$57,182Year 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.
1Computer Systems Analysis · Post-baccalaureate Certificate$118,8362Information Science/Studies · Master's Degree$118,4463Business Administration, Management and Operations · Master's Degree$114,5824Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management · Bachelor's Degree$114,5045Computer Science · Bachelor's Degree$107,2486Educational Administration and Supervision · Doctoral Degree$96,7107Construction Management · Bachelor's Degree$95,6828Accounting and Related Services · Master's Degree$95,194Observed year-4 earnings · compare like fields and credentials before deciding
Comparable colleges in NE
Currently operating public institutions with the closest combination of annual net price and observed year-5 earnings. Similarity is descriptive—not a quality ranking.
Curtis, NE
Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture
- Annual net price
- $14,639
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $59,589
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -39%
University of Nebraska at Kearney
- Annual net price
- $16,242
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $54,319
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -62%
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
- Annual net price
- $17,747
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $59,589
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -42%
Chadron State College
- Annual net price
- $12,549
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $50,389
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -77%
Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes
| Federal field | Credential | Earnings, year 4 | Federal debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Computer Systems Analysis | Post-baccalaureate Certificate | $118,836 | Not available |
| Information Science/Studies | Master's Degree | $118,446 | Not available |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | Master's Degree | $114,582 | Not available |
| Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management | Bachelor's Degree | $114,504 | $10,500 |
| Computer Science | Bachelor's Degree | $107,248 | $21,595 |
| Educational Administration and Supervision | Doctoral Degree | $96,710 | Not available |
| Construction Management | Bachelor's Degree | $95,682 | $24,670 |
| Accounting and Related Services | Master's Degree | $95,194 | Not available |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $92,565 | $26,042 |
| Architectural Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $84,938 | $19,630 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $83,720 | $19,875 |
| Information Science/Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $82,883 | $21,147 |
| Civil Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $78,663 | $23,891 |
| Public Administration | Master's Degree | $75,913 | Not available |
| Air Transportation | Bachelor's Degree | $75,314 | $21,000 |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections | Master's Degree | $68,898 | Not available |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | Bachelor's Degree | $68,065 | $20,500 |
| Mathematics | Bachelor's Degree | $65,245 | $26,069 |
| Homeland Security | Bachelor's Degree | $64,061 | $21,465 |
| Biology, General | Bachelor's Degree | $62,982 | $21,250 |
| Communication and Media Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $61,220 | $23,250 |
| Social Work | Master's Degree | $60,739 | Not available |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas | Master's Degree | $60,488 | Not available |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness | Master's Degree | $59,904 | Not available |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods | Master's Degree | $58,846 | Not available |
| Special Education and Teaching | Master's Degree | $58,383 | Not available |
| Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other | Bachelor's Degree | $58,250 | $22,576 |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections | Bachelor's Degree | $57,957 | $22,561 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness | Bachelor's Degree | $56,027 | $25,661 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities | Bachelor's Degree | $55,947 | $26,310 |
| Special Education and Teaching | Bachelor's Degree | $55,665 | $22,860 |
| Student Counseling and Personnel Services | Master's Degree | $55,390 | Not available |
| Neurobiology and Neurosciences | Bachelor's Degree | $55,043 | $16,885 |
| Public Health | Bachelor's Degree | $54,228 | $21,328 |
| Political Science and Government | Bachelor's Degree | $52,331 | $22,119 |
| Psychology, General | Bachelor's Degree | $50,826 | $21,783 |
| Social Work | Bachelor's Degree | $50,169 | $19,930 |
| Natural Resources Conservation and Research | Bachelor's Degree | $48,942 | $22,639 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods | Bachelor's Degree | $48,486 | $24,000 |
| English Language and Literature, General | Bachelor's Degree | $48,296 | $17,500 |
| Sociology | Bachelor's Degree | $47,763 | $26,750 |
| Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services | Bachelor's Degree | $46,595 | $12,000 |
| International/Globalization Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $44,945 | $20,527 |
| Fine and Studio Arts | Bachelor's Degree | $44,386 | $26,202 |
| History | Bachelor's Degree | $44,068 | $21,500 |
| Music | Bachelor's Degree | $42,768 | Not available |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $37,986 | $24,825 |
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.