10-YEAR PAYOFF CURVECumulative economic payoff after graduation
−$238,024at year 10Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
Drury University-College of Continuing Professional Studies
⌖ Springfield, MO · 15 reportable field-and-credential outcomes
MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff
−$238,024 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.
—Modeled economic break-even
−107%Modeled 10-year ROI
$43,424Observed earnings · year 5
ECONOMIC INVESTMENT → PAYBACK
Estimated payoff over ten years.
The scenario counts direct price and earnings forgone upfront, then applies the reported annual earnings premium.
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.
Cost, completion and earnings context
$10,566Average net price / year
$19,698Cost of attendance
$43,424Median earnings · year 5 after completion
43.2%Completion rate
Not availableAdmission rate
632Student size
NATIONAL CONTEXT
How this college compares
Percentiles compare this institution with currently operating colleges that report the same federal measure.
EARNINGS PATH
Reported earnings over time
$37,849Year 1
$47,568Year 4
$43,424Year 5
Separate federal cohorts may underlie different measurement years.
The college average is not the whole story.
Observed earnings vary substantially by field and credential at the same institution.
1Business Administration, Management and Operations · Bachelor's Degree$52,2862Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies · Bachelor's Degree$50,2873Biology, General · Bachelor's Degree$49,3874Business Administration, Management and Operations · Associate's Degree$48,2815Criminal Justice and Corrections · Bachelor's Degree$47,6956Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities · Bachelor's Degree$47,1607Criminal Justice and Corrections · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$47,0068Sociology · Bachelor's Degree$43,676Observed year-4 earnings · compare like fields and credentials before deciding
Comparable colleges in MO
Currently operating private nonprofit institutions with the closest combination of annual net price and observed year-5 earnings. Similarity is descriptive—not a quality ranking.
Point Lookout, MO
College of the Ozarks
- Annual net price
- $6,100
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $40,407
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -122%
Cottey College
- Annual net price
- $13,805
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $38,805
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -126%
Missouri Valley College
- Annual net price
- $18,086
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $41,909
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -112%
Evangel University
- Annual net price
- $18,669
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $44,610
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -102%
Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes
| Federal field | Credential | Earnings, year 4 | Federal debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | Bachelor's Degree | $52,286 | $27,000 |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $50,287 | $23,094 |
| Biology, General | Bachelor's Degree | $49,387 | $26,688 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | Associate's Degree | $48,281 | $20,250 |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections | Bachelor's Degree | $47,695 | $34,000 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities | Bachelor's Degree | $47,160 | Not available |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $47,006 | $8,265 |
| Sociology | Bachelor's Degree | $43,676 | $33,900 |
| Psychology, General | Bachelor's Degree | $42,425 | $27,937 |
| History | Bachelor's Degree | $41,996 | $31,615 |
| Human Services, General | Bachelor's Degree | $39,257 | $33,492 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods | Bachelor's Degree | $37,713 | $26,262 |
| English Language and Literature, General | Bachelor's Degree | $35,543 | $26,215 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities | Associate's Degree | $33,531 | Not available |
| Psychology, General | Associate's Degree | $30,595 | Not available |
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.