10-YEAR PAYOFF CURVECumulative economic payoff after graduation
+$174,610at year 10Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
Wentworth Institute of Technology
⌖ Boston, MA · 19 reportable field-and-credential outcomes
MODELED SCENARIO · Positive payoff
+$174,610 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.
6.4 yrsModeled economic break-even
+55%Modeled 10-year ROI
$94,129Observed 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
$34,170Average net price / year
$61,096Cost of attendance
$94,129Median earnings · year 5 after completion
68.2%Completion rate
91.2%Admission rate
3,747Student 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
$77,159Year 1
$95,027Year 4
$94,129Year 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.
1Computer Science · Bachelor's Degree$121,6712Construction Management · Master's Degree$121,3663Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications · Bachelor's Degree$111,4134Construction Management · Bachelor's Degree$111,1955Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other · Bachelor's Degree$101,5806Electromechanical Engineering · Bachelor's Degree$100,0127Biomedical/Medical Engineering · Bachelor's Degree$99,6178Computer Engineering · Bachelor's Degree$99,093Observed year-4 earnings · compare like fields and credentials before deciding
Comparable colleges in MA
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.
Boston, MA
Northeastern University
- Annual net price
- $30,915
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $94,528
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- +63%
Boston College
- Annual net price
- $41,704
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $90,978
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- +33%
Tufts University
- Annual net price
- $39,998
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $86,650
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- +23%
Laboure College of Healthcare
- Annual net price
- $36,863
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $83,261
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- +17%
Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes
| Federal field | Credential | Earnings, year 4 | Federal debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Computer Science | Bachelor's Degree | $121,671 | $25,000 |
| Construction Management | Master's Degree | $121,366 | Not available |
| Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications | Bachelor's Degree | $111,413 | $27,000 |
| Construction Management | Bachelor's Degree | $111,195 | $27,000 |
| Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other | Bachelor's Degree | $101,580 | $27,000 |
| Electromechanical Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $100,012 | $31,000 |
| Biomedical/Medical Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $99,617 | $27,000 |
| Computer Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $99,093 | $27,000 |
| Information Science/Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $98,270 | $26,417 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | Bachelor's Degree | $97,183 | Not available |
| Mechanical Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $97,124 | $27,000 |
| Engineering, General | Bachelor's Degree | $96,695 | $27,000 |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $96,673 | $26,000 |
| Computer Engineering Technologies/Technicians | Bachelor's Degree | $95,526 | Not available |
| Civil Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $93,402 | $27,000 |
| Architecture | Master's Degree | $74,049 | Not available |
| Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians | Bachelor's Degree | $73,979 | Not available |
| Design and Applied Arts | Bachelor's Degree | $68,160 | $27,000 |
| Architecture | Bachelor's Degree | $67,122 | $25,000 |
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.