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Georgia College & State University

⌖ Milledgeville, GA · 33 reportable field-and-credential outcomes

MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff

−$118,174 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.

18.2 yrsModeled economic break-even
−45%Modeled 10-year ROI
$59,457Observed 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
−$118,174at year 10
Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
−$262,7440
2
4
6
8
−$118,17410
Years after graduationBreak-even: 18.2 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$9,186
Sticker price
Published out-of-state tuition$29,512
Sticker price
Average net price$20,686
Title IV student average
Cost of attendance$30,258
Tuition + living budget
PRICE SOURCECollege reported · annual amount · federal dataset
OBSERVED FEDERAL MEASURES

Cost, debt, completion and earnings context

$20,686Average net price / year
$30,258Cost of attendance
$22,250Median federal student debt · completer borrowers
$236/moPublished 10-year payment estimate
$59,457Median earnings · year 5 after completion
63.6%Completion rate
78.2%Admission rate
5,947Student 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$15,396
$30–48k$16,772
$48–75k$19,179
$75–110k$22,294
$110k+$23,216
LONGER-TERM CONTEXT

What happens beyond the first earnings measure

Year 5$59,457
Year 6$50,644
Year 10$58,140
Full-time retention
82.3%
Part-time retention
100.0%
Completion within 200% of normal time
62.9%

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.

79thEarnings percentile
58thCompletion 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.

$62,386Median year-4 earnings across reportable program categories
$25,000Median federal debt across categories that report debt
39%Of earnings-reporting categories above their same-field national benchmark
EARNINGS PATH

Reported earnings over time

$46,362Year 1
$62,852Year 4
$59,457Year 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 · Master's Degree$113,2212Business Administration, Management and Operations · Master's Degree$98,2713Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management · Bachelor's Degree$97,6534Computer Science · Bachelor's Degree$96,3355Business/Commerce, General · Master's Degree$94,4686Accounting and Related Services · Master's Degree$90,4117Business/Managerial Economics · Bachelor's Degree$86,8948Physics · Bachelor's Degree$85,089

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

BUILD A REAL SHORTLIST

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.

Statesboro, GA

Georgia Southern University

Annual net price
$15,267
Observed earnings · year 5
$57,677
Modeled 10-year ROI
-47%
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Georgia State University

Annual net price
$15,931
Observed earnings · year 5
$56,218
Modeled 10-year ROI
-54%
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Kennesaw State University

Annual net price
$15,048
Observed earnings · year 5
$62,098
Modeled 10-year ROI
-29%
Open college profile →Augusta, GA

Augusta University

Annual net price
$13,787
Observed earnings · year 5
$57,868
Modeled 10-year ROI
-45%
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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 NursingMaster's Degree$113,221Not available
Business Administration, Management and OperationsMaster's Degree$98,271Not available
Computer/Information Technology Administration and ManagementBachelor's Degree$97,653$20,740
Computer ScienceBachelor's Degree$96,335$23,219
Business/Commerce, GeneralMaster's Degree$94,468Not available
Accounting and Related ServicesMaster's Degree$90,411Not available
Business/Managerial EconomicsBachelor's Degree$86,894Not available
PhysicsBachelor's Degree$85,089Not available
Educational Administration and SupervisionMaster's Degree$83,893Not available
Public AdministrationMaster's Degree$83,890Not available
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBachelor's Degree$83,058$25,000
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's Degree$71,795$23,611
MarketingBachelor's Degree$71,560$24,000
Accounting and Related ServicesBachelor's Degree$69,875$22,425
MathematicsBachelor's Degree$67,340Not available
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasMaster's Degree$62,561Not available
Public HealthBachelor's Degree$62,386$27,000
Special Education and TeachingMaster's Degree$61,269Not available
Political Science and GovernmentBachelor's Degree$61,009$21,965
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsMaster's Degree$59,425Not available
Biology, GeneralBachelor's Degree$58,522$25,000
JournalismBachelor's Degree$57,843$25,000
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessBachelor's Degree$55,817$25,000
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsBachelor's Degree$54,927Not available
Research and Experimental PsychologyBachelor's Degree$54,441$24,500
Special Education and TeachingBachelor's Degree$54,380$26,000
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsBachelor's Degree$52,509$26,000
Natural Resources Conservation and ResearchBachelor's Degree$52,478$23,114
Criminal Justice and CorrectionsBachelor's Degree$52,062$25,000
English Language and Literature, GeneralBachelor's Degree$44,931$25,250
HistoryBachelor's Degree$44,795$25,000
Fine and Studio ArtsBachelor's Degree$37,109$26,000
Drama/Theatre Arts and StagecraftBachelor's Degree$33,965Not 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.