10-YEAR PAYOFF CURVECumulative economic payoff after graduation
−$5,200at year 10Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
University of Utah
⌖ Salt Lake City, UT · 82 reportable field-and-credential outcomes
MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff
−$5,200 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
$68,960Observed 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
$16,200Average net price / year
$25,557Cost of attendance
$68,960Median earnings · year 5 after completion
65.0%Completion rate
86.0%Admission rate
27,264Student 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
$52,685Year 1
$75,345Year 4
$68,960Year 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.
1Dentistry · First Professional Degree$153,7142Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration · Doctoral Degree$149,6523Business Administration, Management and Operations · Master's Degree$144,6804Medical Illustration and Informatics · Master's Degree$137,4245Computer Science · Bachelor's Degree$137,3296Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing · Doctoral Degree$133,0197Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions · Master's Degree$129,2338Information Science/Studies · Master's Degree$127,158Observed year-4 earnings · compare like fields and credentials before deciding
Comparable colleges in UT
Currently operating public institutions with the closest combination of annual net price and observed year-5 earnings. Similarity is descriptive—not a quality ranking.
Ogden, UT
Weber State University
- Annual net price
- $10,258
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $64,264
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -13%
Utah State University
- Annual net price
- $14,936
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $58,651
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -43%
Utah Tech University
- Annual net price
- $16,039
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $53,920
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -63%
Utah Valley University
- Annual net price
- $6,376
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $61,664
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -19%
Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes
| Federal field | Credential | Earnings, year 4 | Federal debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dentistry | First Professional Degree | $153,714 | Not available |
| Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration | Doctoral Degree | $149,652 | Not available |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | Master's Degree | $144,680 | Not available |
| Medical Illustration and Informatics | Master's Degree | $137,424 | Not available |
| Computer Science | Bachelor's Degree | $137,329 | $19,947 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing | Doctoral Degree | $133,019 | Not available |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions | Master's Degree | $129,233 | Not available |
| Information Science/Studies | Master's Degree | $127,158 | Not available |
| Real Estate | Master's Degree | $122,525 | Not available |
| Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods | Master's Degree | $115,739 | Not available |
| Computer Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $114,197 | $19,375 |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services | Master's Degree | $114,128 | Not available |
| Law | First Professional Degree | $113,168 | Not available |
| Accounting and Related Services | Master's Degree | $109,883 | Not available |
| Mechanical Engineering | Master's Degree | $106,317 | Not available |
| Information Science/Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $105,127 | $24,041 |
| Medicine | First Professional Degree | $103,469 | Not available |
| Finance and Financial Management Services | Bachelor's Degree | $100,793 | $18,850 |
| Chemical Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $98,215 | $22,750 |
| Biomedical/Medical Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $96,353 | $19,476 |
| Accounting and Related Services | Bachelor's Degree | $94,253 | $20,759 |
| Computer Software and Media Applications | Master's Degree | $93,475 | Not available |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $91,361 | $24,477 |
| Mechanical Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $91,127 | $22,400 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing | Bachelor's Degree | $86,243 | $22,106 |
| Civil Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $85,097 | $24,426 |
| Economics | Bachelor's Degree | $84,146 | $16,642 |
| Architecture | Master's Degree | $83,978 | Not available |
| Marketing | Bachelor's Degree | $83,511 | $20,632 |
| Communication Disorders Sciences and Services | Doctoral Degree | $82,597 | Not available |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | Bachelor's Degree | $81,252 | $21,500 |
| Public Administration | Master's Degree | $80,501 | Not available |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology | Master's Degree | $80,164 | Not available |
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions | Bachelor's Degree | $78,989 | $25,000 |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions | Doctoral Degree | $78,651 | Not available |
| Physics | Bachelor's Degree | $77,158 | $21,990 |
| Urban Studies/Affairs | Master's Degree | $76,906 | Not available |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $75,686 | Not available |
| Educational Administration and Supervision | Master's Degree | $75,629 | Not available |
| Nutrition Sciences | Master's Degree | $74,055 | Not available |
| Special Education and Teaching | Master's Degree | $73,872 | Not available |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions | Master's Degree | $72,964 | Not available |
| Chemistry | Bachelor's Degree | $71,276 | $18,375 |
| Mathematics | Bachelor's Degree | $71,059 | $24,625 |
| Public Health | Master's Degree | $70,327 | Not available |
| Communication Disorders Sciences and Services | Master's Degree | $70,303 | Not available |
| Family and Consumer Economics and Related Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $69,027 | Not available |
| Urban Studies/Affairs | Bachelor's Degree | $68,928 | Not available |
| Political Science and Government | Bachelor's Degree | $68,490 | $18,370 |
| Architecture | Bachelor's Degree | $67,987 | Not available |
| Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education | Master's Degree | $67,488 | Not available |
| Social Work | Master's Degree | $67,368 | Not available |
| International/Globalization Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $65,703 | $25,611 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Bachelor's Degree | $64,568 | Not available |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness | Bachelor's Degree | $64,356 | $19,500 |
| Communication and Media Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $63,309 | $18,017 |
| Biology, General | Bachelor's Degree | $62,950 | $21,000 |
| Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences | Bachelor's Degree | $62,867 | Not available |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods | Bachelor's Degree | $61,081 | $25,472 |
| Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $59,855 | $22,982 |
| Social Work | Bachelor's Degree | $59,551 | $15,038 |
| Social Sciences, General | Bachelor's Degree | $57,708 | $22,442 |
| Public Health | Bachelor's Degree | $55,200 | $14,500 |
| Geography and Cartography | Bachelor's Degree | $54,757 | $12,373 |
| Psychology, General | Bachelor's Degree | $52,440 | $23,500 |
| Fine and Studio Arts | Bachelor's Degree | $50,166 | $23,506 |
| Sociology | Bachelor's Degree | $50,087 | $15,071 |
| Film/Video and Photographic Arts | Bachelor's Degree | $49,841 | $24,063 |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft | Bachelor's Degree | $49,802 | $20,316 |
| Music | Bachelor's Degree | $49,240 | $16,500 |
| English Language and Literature, General | Bachelor's Degree | $47,005 | $20,000 |
| History | Bachelor's Degree | $46,896 | $22,250 |
| Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services | Bachelor's Degree | $46,411 | $15,500 |
| Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services | Bachelor's Degree | $44,336 | $21,715 |
| Anthropology | Bachelor's Degree | $43,492 | $22,887 |
| Computer Software and Media Applications | Bachelor's Degree | Not available | $23,250 |
| Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, Other | Bachelor's Degree | Not available | $22,855 |
| Sustainability Studies | Bachelor's Degree | Not available | $23,000 |
| Research and Experimental Psychology | Bachelor's Degree | Not available | $21,314 |
| Dance | Bachelor's Degree | Not available | $17,269 |
| Design and Applied Arts | Bachelor's Degree | Not available | $16,344 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions | Bachelor's Degree | Not available | $25,496 |
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.