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Webster University

⌖ Saint Louis, MO · 33 reportable field-and-credential outcomes

MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff

−$56,158 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.

12.4 yrsModeled economic break-even
−19%Modeled 10-year ROI
$68,203Observed 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
−$56,158at year 10
Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
−$288,1880
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4
6
8
−$56,15810
Years after graduationBreak-even: 12.4 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$31,750
Sticker price
Published out-of-state tuition$31,750
Sticker price
Average net price$27,047
Title IV student average
Cost of attendance$51,188
Tuition + living budget
PRICE SOURCECollege reported · annual amount · federal dataset
OBSERVED FEDERAL MEASURES

Cost, completion and earnings context

$27,047Average net price / year
$51,188Cost of attendance
$68,203Median earnings · year 5 after completion
64.4%Completion rate
86.2%Admission rate
2,304Student size
NATIONAL CONTEXT

How this college compares

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

89thEarnings percentile
59thCompletion percentile
EARNINGS PATH

Reported earnings over time

$56,006Year 1
$75,697Year 4
$68,203Year 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$201,2942Intelligence, Command Control and Information Operations · Master's Degree$113,3593Intelligence, Command Control and Information Operations · Graduate/Professional Certificate$106,5774Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management · Master's Degree$104,4455Finance and Financial Management Services · Master's Degree$97,1106Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services, Other · Master's Degree$95,0927Business Administration, Management and Operations · Master's Degree$90,9508Natural Resources Conservation and Research · Master's Degree$89,701

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

BUILD A REAL SHORTLIST

Comparable colleges in MO

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.

Kansas City, MO

Rockhurst University

Annual net price
$25,884
Observed earnings · year 5
$69,000
Modeled 10-year ROI
-15%
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Maryville University of Saint Louis

Annual net price
$22,066
Observed earnings · year 5
$68,337
Modeled 10-year ROI
-13%
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Saint Louis University

Annual net price
$24,398
Observed earnings · year 5
$71,900
Modeled 10-year ROI
-3%
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Southeast Missouri Hospital College of Nursing and Health Sciences

Annual net price
$19,390
Observed earnings · year 5
$65,625
Modeled 10-year ROI
-20%
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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$201,294Not available
Intelligence, Command Control and Information OperationsMaster's Degree$113,359Not available
Intelligence, Command Control and Information OperationsGraduate/Professional Certificate$106,577Not available
Computer/Information Technology Administration and ManagementMaster's Degree$104,445Not available
Finance and Financial Management ServicesMaster's Degree$97,110Not available
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services, OtherMaster's Degree$95,092Not available
Business Administration, Management and OperationsMaster's Degree$90,950Not available
Natural Resources Conservation and ResearchMaster's Degree$89,701Not available
International Relations and National Security StudiesMaster's Degree$88,756Not available
Accounting and Related ServicesMaster's Degree$85,203Not available
Business Administration, Management and OperationsGraduate/Professional Certificate$85,101Not available
Health and Medical Administrative ServicesMaster's Degree$79,567Not available
Human Resources Management and ServicesMaster's Degree$69,011Not available
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied CommunicationMaster's Degree$67,174Not available
Computer ScienceBachelor's Degree$66,113Not available
Accounting and Related ServicesBachelor's Degree$65,389Not available
Communication and Media StudiesMaster's Degree$65,188Not available
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasMaster's Degree$64,217Not available
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's Degree$62,567$28,093
Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign LanguageMaster's Degree$62,080Not available
Human Services, GeneralMaster's Degree$59,247Not available
Education, GeneralMaster's Degree$57,775Not available
Biology, GeneralBachelor's Degree$56,671$20,679
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied CommunicationBachelor's Degree$54,217Not available
Clinical, Counseling and Applied PsychologyMaster's Degree$54,077Not available
Audiovisual Communications Technologies/TechniciansBachelor's Degree$50,359Not available
Psychology, GeneralBachelor's Degree$48,689$25,889
Education, GeneralBachelor's Degree$45,411$27,100
Communication and Media StudiesBachelor's Degree$45,012$30,500
Design and Applied ArtsBachelor's Degree$40,397$25,550
Graphic CommunicationsBachelor's Degree$40,168Not available
Drama/Theatre Arts and StagecraftBachelor's Degree$39,604$26,000
Film/Video and Photographic ArtsBachelor's Degree$35,407$23,700

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.