10-YEAR PAYOFF CURVECumulative economic payoff after graduation
−$231,382at year 10Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
Fort Valley State University
⌖ Fort Valley, GA · 14 reportable field-and-credential outcomes
MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff
−$231,382 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
−105%Modeled 10-year ROI
$43,997Observed 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
$10,338Average net price / year
$19,879Cost of attendance
$43,997Median earnings · year 5 after completion
41.1%Completion rate
65.9%Admission rate
2,684Student 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
$28,523Year 1
$44,844Year 4
$43,997Year 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.
1Student Counseling and Personnel Services · Master's Degree$68,4002Business Administration, Management and Operations · Bachelor's Degree$56,4113Public Health · Master's Degree$54,1444Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions · Master's Degree$49,3655Psychology, General · Bachelor's Degree$45,2926Criminal Justice and Corrections · Bachelor's Degree$45,0337Computer and Information Sciences, General · Bachelor's Degree$44,8818Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions · Master's Degree$42,601Observed year-4 earnings · compare like fields and credentials before deciding
Comparable colleges in GA
Currently operating public institutions with the closest combination of annual net price and observed year-5 earnings. Similarity is descriptive—not a quality ranking.
Barnesville, GA
Gordon State College
- Annual net price
- $8,105
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $44,842
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -101%
South Georgia State College
- Annual net price
- $8,767
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $45,912
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -96%
Albany State University
- Annual net price
- $11,898
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $46,266
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -94%
Georgia Highlands College
- Annual net price
- $6,928
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $43,383
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -108%
Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes
| Federal field | Credential | Earnings, year 4 | Federal debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Student Counseling and Personnel Services | Master's Degree | $68,400 | Not available |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | Bachelor's Degree | $56,411 | $31,937 |
| Public Health | Master's Degree | $54,144 | Not available |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions | Master's Degree | $49,365 | Not available |
| Psychology, General | Bachelor's Degree | $45,292 | $37,600 |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections | Bachelor's Degree | $45,033 | $34,625 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General | Bachelor's Degree | $44,881 | $41,000 |
| Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions | Master's Degree | $42,601 | Not available |
| Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General | Bachelor's Degree | $38,345 | $44,653 |
| Social Work | Bachelor's Degree | $37,564 | $37,875 |
| Communication and Media Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $26,285 | $34,000 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities | Bachelor's Degree | Not available | $39,693 |
| Biology, General | Bachelor's Degree | Not available | $27,000 |
| Political Science and Government | Bachelor's Degree | Not available | $31,250 |
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.