Private nonprofit · COLLEGE PAYOFF

Wagner College

Staten Island, NY · 13 reportable field-and-credential outcomes

MODELED SCENARIO · Positive payoff

+$60,066 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.

8.3 yrsModeled economic break-even
+21%Modeled 10-year ROI
$80,303Observed 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
+$60,066at year 10
Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
−$292,9640
2
4
6
8
+$60,06610
Years after graduationBreak-even: 8.3 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$53,200
Sticker price
Published out-of-state tuition$53,200
Sticker price
Average net price$28,241
Title IV student average
Cost of attendance$65,574
Tuition + living budget
PRICE SOURCECollege reported · annual amount · federal dataset
OBSERVED FEDERAL MEASURES

Cost, completion and earnings context

$28,241Average net price / year
$65,574Cost of attendance
$80,303Median earnings · year 5 after completion
65.1%Completion rate
88.0%Admission rate
1,651Student size
NATIONAL CONTEXT

How this college compares

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

95thEarnings percentile
60thCompletion percentile
EARNINGS PATH

Reported earnings over time

$68,466Year 1
$85,313Year 4
$80,303Year 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$160,4952Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions · Bachelor's Degree$156,9823Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing · Master's Degree$145,9874Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing · Bachelor's Degree$113,7285Accounting and Related Services · Master's Degree$85,8666Business Administration, Management and Operations · Master's Degree$83,8527Business Administration, Management and Operations · Bachelor's Degree$80,9278Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods · Master's Degree$75,353

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

BUILD A REAL SHORTLIST

Comparable colleges in NY

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

New York, NY

Barnard College

Annual net price
$28,800
Observed earnings · year 5
$79,860
Modeled 10-year ROI
+18%
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Hamilton, NY

Colgate University

Annual net price
$28,786
Observed earnings · year 5
$78,336
Modeled 10-year ROI
+13%
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New York, NY

Pace University

Annual net price
$30,892
Observed earnings · year 5
$79,270
Modeled 10-year ROI
+13%
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Clinton, NY

Hamilton College

Annual net price
$28,985
Observed earnings · year 5
$77,354
Modeled 10-year ROI
+9%
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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$160,495Not available
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsBachelor's Degree$156,982$27,000
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingMaster's Degree$145,987Not available
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBachelor's Degree$113,728$27,000
Accounting and Related ServicesMaster's Degree$85,866Not available
Business Administration, Management and OperationsMaster's Degree$83,852Not available
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's Degree$80,927$27,000
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsMaster's Degree$75,353Not available
SociologyBachelor's Degree$67,061Not available
Arts, Entertainment, and Media ManagementBachelor's Degree$65,373$27,000
Psychology, GeneralBachelor's Degree$58,724$27,000
Drama/Theatre Arts and StagecraftBachelor's Degree$39,664$27,000
Biology, GeneralBachelor's DegreeNot available$26,980

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.