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University of Pittsburgh-Titusville

Titusville, PA · 1 reportable field-and-credential outcomes

MODELED SCENARIO · Positive payoff

+$22,940 over 10 years

Modeled from observed year-5 institution earnings and the institution-wide average net price over four years.

This is a positive modeled result. Price, time to finish and future earnings can still change the outcome.

9.1 yrsModeled economic break-even
+10%Modeled 10-year ROI
$69,754Observed 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
+$22,940at year 10
Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
−$224,6000
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4
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+$22,94010
Years after graduationBreak-even: 9.1 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$11,918
Sticker price
Published out-of-state tuition$22,210
Sticker price
Average net price$11,150
Title IV student average
Cost of attendance$25,231
Tuition + living budget
PRICE SOURCECollege reported · annual amount · federal dataset
OBSERVED FEDERAL MEASURES

Cost, completion and earnings context

$11,150Average net price / year
$25,231Cost of attendance
$69,754Median earnings · year 5 after completion
0.0%Completion rate
34.8%Admission rate
33Student size
NATIONAL CONTEXT

How this college compares

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

90thEarnings percentile
1thCompletion percentile
EARNINGS PATH

Reported earnings over time

$49,721Year 1
$73,701Year 4
$69,754Year 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.

1Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing · Associate's Degree$74,745

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

BUILD A REAL SHORTLIST

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Annual net price
$15,350
Observed earnings · year 5
$69,754
Modeled 10-year ROI
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Annual net price
$14,596
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Modeled 10-year ROI
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Greensburg, PA

University of Pittsburgh-Greensburg

Annual net price
$17,945
Observed earnings · year 5
$69,754
Modeled 10-year ROI
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Johnstown, PA

University of Pittsburgh-Johnstown

Annual net price
$18,202
Observed earnings · year 5
$69,754
Modeled 10-year ROI
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ALL REPORTABLE PROGRAM CATEGORIES

Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes

Federal fieldCredentialEarnings, year 4Federal debt
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingAssociate's Degree$74,745$24,000

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.