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Emporia State University

⌖ Emporia, KS · 33 reportable field-and-credential outcomes

MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff

−$192,174 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.

46.3 yrsModeled economic break-even
−78%Modeled 10-year ROI
$50,287Observed 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
−$192,174at year 10
Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
−$245,0440
2
4
6
8
−$192,17410
Years after graduationBreak-even: 46.3 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$7,106
Sticker price
Published out-of-state tuition$15,419
Sticker price
Average net price$16,261
Title IV student average
Cost of attendance$21,967
Tuition + living budget
PRICE SOURCECollege reported · annual amount · federal dataset
OBSERVED FEDERAL MEASURES

Cost, debt, completion and earnings context

$16,261Average net price / year
$21,967Cost of attendance
$19,500Median federal student debt · completer borrowers
$207/moPublished 10-year payment estimate
$50,287Median earnings · year 5 after completion
56.1%Completion rate
97.7%Admission rate
2,239Student size

Institution debt covers federal student-loan borrowers who completed. Parent PLUS and private loans are excluded; missing and privacy-suppressed values remain unavailable.

PRICE BY FAMILY INCOME

Average net price is not one price

Federal averages for aided students in each family-income band. Your aid offer can differ.

$0–30k$11,452
$30–48k$11,905
$48–75k$14,229
$75–110k$18,994
$110k+$19,531
LONGER-TERM CONTEXT

What happens beyond the first earnings measure

Year 5$50,287
Year 6$41,389
Year 10$47,601
Full-time retention
76.8%
Part-time retention
66.7%
Completion within 200% of normal time
52.6%

Earnings timepoints may use different historical cohorts and should not be read as one group’s guaranteed salary growth.

NATIONAL CONTEXT

How this college compares

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

63thEarnings percentile
47thCompletion percentile
WHAT STANDS OUT

A faster read on this college

These summaries use only reportable field-and-credential records at this institution. They do not fill privacy-suppressed outcomes.

$54,843Median year-4 earnings across reportable program categories
$23,480Median federal debt across categories that report debt
18%Of earnings-reporting categories above their same-field national benchmark
EARNINGS PATH

Reported earnings over time

$44,153Year 1
$53,751Year 4
$50,287Year 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.

1Business Administration, Management and Operations · Master's Degree$89,5552Educational Administration and Supervision · Master's Degree$80,1683Accounting and Related Services · Master's Degree$78,9564Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing · Bachelor's Degree$71,0025Mathematics · Master's Degree$70,1336Human Resources Management and Services · Bachelor's Degree$68,5687Information Science/Studies · Bachelor's Degree$67,2638Accounting and Related Services · Bachelor's Degree$65,271

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

BUILD A REAL SHORTLIST

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Modeled 10-year ROI
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ALL REPORTABLE PROGRAM CATEGORIES

Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes

Federal fieldCredentialEarnings, year 4Federal debt
Business Administration, Management and OperationsMaster's Degree$89,555Not available
Educational Administration and SupervisionMaster's Degree$80,168Not available
Accounting and Related ServicesMaster's Degree$78,956Not available
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBachelor's Degree$71,002$24,440
MathematicsMaster's Degree$70,133Not available
Human Resources Management and ServicesBachelor's Degree$68,568$21,257
Information Science/StudiesBachelor's Degree$67,263$19,237
Accounting and Related ServicesBachelor's Degree$65,271$20,000
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasMaster's Degree$65,259Not available
Biology, GeneralBachelor's Degree$65,043$22,895
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's Degree$60,719$16,938
Student Counseling and Personnel ServicesMaster's Degree$60,355Not available
Curriculum and InstructionMaster's Degree$59,568Not available
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesGraduate/Professional Certificate$59,455Not available
Special Education and TeachingMaster's Degree$58,389Not available
MarketingBachelor's Degree$55,527$27,000
Library Science and AdministrationMaster's Degree$54,843Not available
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsMaster's Degree$53,602Not available
Psychology, GeneralBachelor's Degree$53,022$19,500
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied ProfessionsMaster's Degree$52,486Not available
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic ProfessionsMaster's Degree$51,820Not available
Clinical, Counseling and Applied PsychologyMaster's Degree$51,389Not available
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesBachelor's Degree$50,717$26,492
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasBachelor's Degree$50,458$22,500
Criminal Justice and CorrectionsBachelor's Degree$48,574$23,480
Public HealthBachelor's Degree$48,325$24,250
Parks, Recreation, and Leisure StudiesBachelor's Degree$46,887Not available
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic ProfessionsBachelor's Degree$46,445Not available
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsBachelor's Degree$46,195$23,976
SociologyBachelor's Degree$45,661$27,000
English Language and Literature, GeneralBachelor's Degree$45,292Not available
Communication and Media StudiesBachelor's Degree$45,003$26,000
Fine and Studio ArtsBachelor's Degree$34,355$25,129

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.