San Luis Obispo, CA
Monthly budget after graduation — Computer Engineering.
Taxes
$2,634/mo
28.3% effective
Student Loan
$222/mo
10yr at 5%
Rent
$1,847/mo
Metro median
Food, Transport, Savings
$4,593/mo
49% of gross
If you graduate
+443%
ROI
Expected (85% grad)
+370%
ROI
Completion risk costs 72 points. Most students finish, but the 15% who don't face debt without the earnings premium.
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After Loan Payments, Graduates Earn
$7,564/mo earnings
− $222/mo loan payment
Median earnings 1 year after graduation. ROI = (Earnings - Debt) / Debt.
~92 graduates/year
~191 graduates/year
~27 graduates/year
~20 graduates/year
~10 graduates/year
~17 graduates/year
~68 graduates/year
+2 more programs in Education
~158 graduates/year
~21 graduates/year
~35 graduates/year
~130 graduates/year
~29 graduates/year
+12 more programs in Engineering
~65 graduates/year
~56 graduates/year
~108 graduates/year
~37 graduates/year
~27 graduates/year
~197 graduates/year
~42 graduates/year
~40 graduates/year
~20 graduates/year
~60 graduates/year
~81 graduates/year
~94 graduates/year
~37 graduates/year
~38 graduates/year
~12 graduates/year
~124 graduates/year
~10 graduates/year
~52 graduates/year
~70 graduates/year
~69 graduates/year
~37 graduates/year
~59 graduates/year
~30 graduates/year
~94 graduates/year
~654 graduates/year
~30 graduates/year
+2 more programs in Business
~64 graduates/year
~17 graduates/year
~27 graduates/year
~65 graduates/year
~24 graduates/year
~162 graduates/year
+2 more programs in Other
~64 graduates/year
~74 graduates/year
~31 graduates/year
~126 graduates/year
~25 graduates/year
~18 graduates/year
~14 graduates/year
~31 graduates/year
~90 graduates/year
How to read this: If a program shows $50,000/yr earnings and +150% ROI, graduates earn $50k one year out, and that's 2.5x their student debt. Higher ROI = better return on your education investment.
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Statistics from College Scorecard (U.S. Department of Education). Veteran data estimated from Scorecard demographics. Prosperity Gauge uses federal tax estimates, standard 10-year loan amortization at 5%, and state-level rent data. See our methodology.