10-YEAR PAYOFF CURVECumulative economic payoff after graduation
−$150,358at year 10Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
Kent State University at East Liverpool
⌖ East Liverpool, OH · 12 reportable field-and-credential outcomes
MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff
−$150,358 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.
28.1 yrsModeled economic break-even
−64%Modeled 10-year ROI
$53,321Observed 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
$13,392Average net price / year
$18,635Cost of attendance
$53,321Median earnings · year 5 after completion
26.3%Completion rate
Not availableAdmission rate
797Student size
NATIONAL CONTEXT
How this college compares
Percentiles compare this institution with currently operating colleges that report the same federal measure.
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.
EARNINGS PATH
Reported earnings over time
$40,674Year 1
$56,839Year 4
$53,321Year 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.
1Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing · Associate's Degree$75,2962Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities · Bachelor's Degree$53,8333Accounting and Related Services · Associate's Degree$51,4454Communication and Media Studies · Bachelor's Degree$49,3755Criminal Justice and Corrections · Bachelor's Degree$48,5696Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities · Associate's Degree$48,5107Business/Commerce, General · Associate's Degree$47,5018Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services · Associate's Degree$47,406Observed year-4 earnings · compare like fields and credentials before deciding
Comparable colleges in OH
Currently operating public institutions with the closest combination of annual net price and observed year-5 earnings. Similarity is descriptive—not a quality ranking.
Salem, OH
Kent State University at Salem
- Annual net price
- $13,799
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $53,321
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -65%
Kent State University at Tuscarawas
- Annual net price
- $12,542
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $53,321
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -64%
Youngstown State University
- Annual net price
- $12,767
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $52,832
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -66%
Kent State University at Ashtabula
- Annual net price
- $12,205
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $53,321
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -64%
Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes
| Federal field | Credential | Earnings, year 4 | Federal debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing | Associate's Degree | $75,296 | $31,000 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities | Bachelor's Degree | $53,833 | $31,963 |
| Accounting and Related Services | Associate's Degree | $51,445 | Not available |
| Communication and Media Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $49,375 | $26,000 |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections | Bachelor's Degree | $48,569 | $25,937 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities | Associate's Degree | $48,510 | $20,500 |
| Business/Commerce, General | Associate's Degree | $47,501 | $20,565 |
| Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services | Associate's Degree | $47,406 | $28,878 |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections | Associate's Degree | $47,306 | $19,748 |
| Computer Programming | Associate's Degree | $45,424 | $20,729 |
| Psychology, General | Bachelor's Degree | $42,328 | $25,000 |
| English Language and Literature, General | Bachelor's Degree | $36,241 | $26,000 |
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.