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Western New England University

⌖ Springfield, MA · 23 reportable field-and-credential outcomes

MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff

−$230 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.

10.0 yrsModeled economic break-even
−0%Modeled 10-year ROI
$73,893Observed 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
−$230at year 10
Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
−$289,1600
2
4
6
8
−$23010
Years after graduationBreak-even: 10.0 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$47,820
Sticker price
Published out-of-state tuition$47,820
Sticker price
Average net price$27,290
Title IV student average
Cost of attendance$60,262
Tuition + living budget
PRICE SOURCECollege reported · annual amount · federal dataset
OBSERVED FEDERAL MEASURES

Cost, completion and earnings context

$27,290Average net price / year
$60,262Cost of attendance
$73,893Median earnings · year 5 after completion
64.0%Completion rate
83.5%Admission rate
2,603Student size
NATIONAL CONTEXT

How this college compares

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

93thEarnings percentile
58thCompletion percentile
EARNINGS PATH

Reported earnings over time

$53,402Year 1
$76,928Year 4
$73,893Year 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.

1Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration · Doctoral Degree$142,8752Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration · Master's Degree$136,4863Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration · Bachelor's Degree$129,1384Business Administration, Management and Operations · Master's Degree$105,7025Computer Science · Bachelor's Degree$100,0556Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering · Bachelor's Degree$96,8417Mechanical Engineering · Bachelor's Degree$93,5418Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians · Bachelor's Degree$89,642

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
Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and AdministrationDoctoral Degree$142,875Not available
Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and AdministrationMaster's Degree$136,486Not available
Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and AdministrationBachelor's Degree$129,138$19,500
Business Administration, Management and OperationsMaster's Degree$105,702Not available
Computer ScienceBachelor's Degree$100,055$26,659
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications EngineeringBachelor's Degree$96,841$26,000
Mechanical EngineeringBachelor's Degree$93,541Not available
Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/TechniciansBachelor's Degree$89,642$27,000
Management Information Systems and ServicesBachelor's Degree$89,255Not available
Biomedical/Medical EngineeringBachelor's Degree$87,838$27,000
Civil EngineeringBachelor's Degree$86,375$27,000
LawDoctoral Degree$79,692Not available
Clinical, Counseling and Applied PsychologyMaster's Degree$77,984Not available
Accounting and Related ServicesBachelor's Degree$75,649$22,400
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's Degree$70,525Not available
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasMaster's Degree$64,875Not available
Biology, GeneralBachelor's Degree$62,871$27,000
Criminal Justice and CorrectionsBachelor's Degree$60,486$26,399
Psychology, GeneralBachelor's Degree$57,681$26,000
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessBachelor's Degree$55,629$27,000
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, GeneralBachelor's DegreeNot available$27,000
Finance and Financial Management ServicesBachelor's DegreeNot available$21,375
MarketingBachelor's DegreeNot available$26,949

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.