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Alcorn State University

⌖ Alcorn State, MS · 18 reportable field-and-credential outcomes

MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff

−$190,210 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.

54.4 yrsModeled economic break-even
−82%Modeled 10-year ROI
$49,285Observed 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
−$190,210at year 10
Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
−$233,0600
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4
6
8
−$190,21010
Years after graduationBreak-even: 54.4 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$8,785
Sticker price
Published out-of-state tuition$8,785
Sticker price
Average net price$13,265
Title IV student average
Cost of attendance$23,751
Tuition + living budget
PRICE SOURCECollege reported · annual amount · federal dataset
OBSERVED FEDERAL MEASURES

Cost, completion and earnings context

$13,265Average net price / year
$23,751Cost of attendance
$49,285Median earnings · year 5 after completion
57.4%Completion rate
45.3%Admission rate
2,363Student size
NATIONAL CONTEXT

How this college compares

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

60thEarnings percentile
49thCompletion percentile
EARNINGS PATH

Reported earnings over time

$32,210Year 1
$45,495Year 4
$49,285Year 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 · Bachelor's Degree$93,1592Agricultural Business and Management · Bachelor's Degree$62,4993Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions · Bachelor's Degree$59,2144Business Administration, Management and Operations · Master's Degree$59,0855Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods · Master's Degree$47,9856Social Work · Bachelor's Degree$46,1577Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities · Bachelor's Degree$42,3218Criminal Justice and Corrections · Bachelor's Degree$41,908

Observed year-4 earnings · compare like fields and credentials before deciding

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Comparable colleges in MS

Currently operating public institutions with the closest combination of annual net price and observed year-5 earnings. Similarity is descriptive—not a quality ranking.

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Delta State University

Annual net price
$13,540
Observed earnings · year 5
$45,755
Modeled 10-year ROI
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Annual net price
$13,314
Observed earnings · year 5
$56,853
Modeled 10-year ROI
-49%
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University of Southern Mississippi

Annual net price
$21,708
Observed earnings · year 5
$46,681
Modeled 10-year ROI
-94%
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Mississippi University for Women

Annual net price
$12,411
Observed earnings · year 5
$59,745
Modeled 10-year ROI
-36%
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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 NursingBachelor's Degree$93,159$28,100
Agricultural Business and ManagementBachelor's Degree$62,499$25,125
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsBachelor's Degree$59,214$29,969
Business Administration, Management and OperationsMaster's Degree$59,085Not available
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsMaster's Degree$47,985Not available
Social WorkBachelor's Degree$46,157$31,900
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesBachelor's Degree$42,321$39,250
Criminal Justice and CorrectionsBachelor's Degree$41,908$28,065
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessBachelor's Degree$41,403$29,000
Biology, GeneralBachelor's Degree$40,379$30,500
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's Degree$39,841$27,954
Basic Skills and Developmental/Remedial EducationMaster's Degree$37,690Not available
Psychology, GeneralBachelor's Degree$35,015$27,563
Agriculture, GeneralBachelor's DegreeNot available$27,000
Communication and Media StudiesBachelor's DegreeNot available$29,600
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related ServicesBachelor's DegreeNot available$31,822
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingAssociate's DegreeNot available$21,266
Accounting and Related ServicesBachelor's DegreeNot available$38,000

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.