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Walsh University

⌖ North Canton, OH · 18 reportable field-and-credential outcomes

MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff

−$107,222 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.

16.9 yrsModeled economic break-even
−41%Modeled 10-year ROI
$60,475Observed 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
−$107,222at year 10
Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
−$261,9720
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4
6
8
−$107,22210
Years after graduationBreak-even: 16.9 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$35,745
Sticker price
Published out-of-state tuition$35,745
Sticker price
Average net price$20,493
Title IV student average
Cost of attendance$47,575
Tuition + living budget
PRICE SOURCECollege reported · annual amount · federal dataset
OBSERVED FEDERAL MEASURES

Cost, completion and earnings context

$20,493Average net price / year
$47,575Cost of attendance
$60,475Median earnings · year 5 after completion
58.5%Completion rate
70.7%Admission rate
1,390Student size
NATIONAL CONTEXT

How this college compares

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

80thEarnings percentile
50thCompletion percentile
EARNINGS PATH

Reported earnings over time

$48,514Year 1
$63,410Year 4
$60,475Year 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 · Master's Degree$108,0722Business Administration, Management and Operations · Master's Degree$97,1843Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions · Doctoral Degree$82,3504Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing · Bachelor's Degree$81,5105Business Administration, Management and Operations · Bachelor's Degree$75,3646Accounting and Related Services · Bachelor's Degree$71,6047Human Resources Management and Services · Bachelor's Degree$71,2668Business/Corporate Communications · Bachelor's Degree$71,001

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

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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 NursingMaster's Degree$108,072Not available
Business Administration, Management and OperationsMaster's Degree$97,184Not available
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic ProfessionsDoctoral Degree$82,350Not available
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBachelor's Degree$81,510$28,000
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's Degree$75,364$32,000
Accounting and Related ServicesBachelor's Degree$71,604$27,600
Human Resources Management and ServicesBachelor's Degree$71,266$29,812
Business/Corporate CommunicationsBachelor's Degree$71,001$30,619
MarketingBachelor's Degree$68,678$27,000
Biology, GeneralBachelor's Degree$66,592$27,000
Education, OtherMaster's Degree$56,602Not available
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied ProfessionsMaster's Degree$56,229Not available
SociologyBachelor's Degree$55,867$28,000
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessBachelor's Degree$53,469$26,805
Psychology, GeneralBachelor's Degree$51,967$27,000
Communication and Media StudiesBachelor's Degree$46,374$27,000
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsBachelor's Degree$39,112$27,000
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasBachelor's DegreeNot available$27,000

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.