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Delta State University

⌖ Cleveland, MS · 19 reportable field-and-credential outcomes

MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff

−$226,610 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.

310.1 yrsModeled economic break-even
−97%Modeled 10-year ROI
$45,755Observed 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
−$226,610at year 10
Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
−$234,1600
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4
6
8
−$226,61010
Years after graduationBreak-even: 310.1 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$8,605
Sticker price
Published out-of-state tuition$8,605
Sticker price
Average net price$13,540
Title IV student average
Cost of attendance$22,445
Tuition + living budget
PRICE SOURCECollege reported · annual amount · federal dataset
OBSERVED FEDERAL MEASURES

Cost, completion and earnings context

$13,540Average net price / year
$22,445Cost of attendance
$45,755Median earnings · year 5 after completion
48.1%Completion rate
100.0%Admission rate
1,620Student size
NATIONAL CONTEXT

How this college compares

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

50thEarnings percentile
35thCompletion percentile
EARNINGS PATH

Reported earnings over time

$37,687Year 1
$47,248Year 4
$45,755Year 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$76,0312Educational Administration and Supervision · First Professional Degree$58,1363Business Administration, Management and Operations · Bachelor's Degree$55,4244Business Administration, Management and Operations · Master's Degree$53,0825Student Counseling and Personnel Services · Master's Degree$52,7356Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods · Master's Degree$48,0997Social Work · Bachelor's Degree$47,1968Biology, General · Bachelor's Degree$46,266

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.

Alcorn State, MS

Alcorn State University

Annual net price
$13,265
Observed earnings · year 5
$49,285
Modeled 10-year ROI
-82%
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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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Meridian Community College

Annual net price
$6,351
Observed earnings · year 5
$42,319
Modeled 10-year ROI
-113%
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University of Mississippi

Annual net price
$13,314
Observed earnings · year 5
$56,853
Modeled 10-year ROI
-49%
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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$76,031$23,590
Educational Administration and SupervisionFirst Professional Degree$58,136Not available
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's Degree$55,424$19,183
Business Administration, Management and OperationsMaster's Degree$53,082Not available
Student Counseling and Personnel ServicesMaster's Degree$52,735Not available
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsMaster's Degree$48,099Not available
Social WorkBachelor's Degree$47,196$25,000
Biology, GeneralBachelor's Degree$46,266$22,601
Business/Commerce, GeneralBachelor's Degree$45,058$15,000
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasBachelor's Degree$43,300$22,500
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, GeneralBachelor's Degree$41,285$26,979
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsBachelor's Degree$41,177$19,500
Psychology, GeneralBachelor's Degree$37,868$19,625
Arts, Entertainment, and Media ManagementBachelor's Degree$36,216$28,196
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesBachelor's DegreeNot available$29,250
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, OtherBachelor's DegreeNot available$29,291
Criminal Justice and CorrectionsBachelor's DegreeNot available$25,896
Air TransportationBachelor's DegreeNot available$21,500
Visual and Performing Arts, GeneralBachelor's DegreeNot available$23,375

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.