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York College of Pennsylvania

⌖ York, PA · 31 reportable field-and-credential outcomes

MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff

−$86,224 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.

15.1 yrsModeled economic break-even
−34%Modeled 10-year ROI
$61,800Observed 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
−$86,224at year 10
Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
−$254,2240
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4
6
8
−$86,22410
Years after graduationBreak-even: 15.1 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$25,588
Sticker price
Published out-of-state tuition$25,588
Sticker price
Average net price$18,556
Title IV student average
Cost of attendance$37,319
Tuition + living budget
PRICE SOURCECollege reported · annual amount · federal dataset
OBSERVED FEDERAL MEASURES

Cost, completion and earnings context

$18,556Average net price / year
$37,319Cost of attendance
$61,800Median earnings · year 5 after completion
64.1%Completion rate
73.7%Admission rate
3,265Student size
NATIONAL CONTEXT

How this college compares

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

82thEarnings percentile
58thCompletion percentile
EARNINGS PATH

Reported earnings over time

$50,261Year 1
$65,789Year 4
$61,800Year 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$159,2092Business Administration, Management and Operations · Master's Degree$118,5103Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering · Bachelor's Degree$103,3544Computer Science · Bachelor's Degree$100,0445Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing · Bachelor's Degree$91,0526Mechanical Engineering · Bachelor's Degree$89,9957Finance and Financial Management Services · Bachelor's Degree$79,4448Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions · Bachelor's Degree$77,358

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$159,209Not available
Business Administration, Management and OperationsMaster's Degree$118,510Not available
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications EngineeringBachelor's Degree$103,354Not available
Computer ScienceBachelor's Degree$100,044$27,000
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBachelor's Degree$91,052$27,000
Mechanical EngineeringBachelor's Degree$89,995$27,000
Finance and Financial Management ServicesBachelor's Degree$79,444$25,812
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsBachelor's Degree$77,358$26,000
Management Information Systems and ServicesBachelor's Degree$77,328$27,000
Education, GeneralMaster's Degree$72,408Not available
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's Degree$69,548$26,395
MarketingBachelor's Degree$69,407$26,043
Biology, GeneralBachelor's Degree$67,444$26,912
Accounting and Related ServicesBachelor's Degree$67,405$27,000
Hospitality Administration/ManagementBachelor's Degree$64,754$26,000
Criminal Justice and CorrectionsBachelor's Degree$60,275$26,000
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessBachelor's Degree$57,918$27,000
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied CommunicationBachelor's Degree$55,197$25,724
Psychology, GeneralBachelor's Degree$53,927$27,000
Design and Applied ArtsBachelor's Degree$52,222Not available
Political Science and GovernmentBachelor's Degree$52,133$27,000
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related ServicesBachelor's Degree$50,652$26,920
Behavioral SciencesBachelor's Degree$50,634Not available
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsBachelor's Degree$49,654$27,000
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasBachelor's Degree$47,667$27,000
Entrepreneurial and Small Business OperationsBachelor's Degree$47,046Not available
Communication and Media StudiesBachelor's Degree$46,976$26,000
HistoryBachelor's Degree$45,569Not available
Parks, Recreation, and Leisure StudiesBachelor's Degree$40,692Not available
Special Education and TeachingBachelor's DegreeNot available$27,000
Intelligence, Command Control and Information OperationsBachelor's DegreeNot available$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.