Monthly budget after graduation — Architecture.
Taxes
$1,334/mo
22.9% effective
Student Loan
$698/mo
10yr at 5%
Rent
$1,859/mo
Metro median
Food, Transport, Savings
$1,921/mo
33% of gross
If you graduate
+8%
ROI
Expected (31% grad)
-32%
ROI
Completion risk costs 40 points. With a 31% graduation rate, more than half of students don't finish.
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After Loan Payments, Graduates Earn
$5,177/mo earnings
− $698/mo loan payment
Median earnings 1 year after graduation. ROI = (Earnings - Debt) / Debt.
~2 graduates/year
~1 graduates/year
~3 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.