10-YEAR PAYOFF CURVECumulative economic payoff after graduation
−$144,966at year 10Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
Kent State University at Geauga
⌖ Burton, OH · 13 reportable field-and-credential outcomes
MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff
−$144,966 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.
27.4 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
$12,044Average net price / year
$16,480Cost of attendance
$53,321Median earnings · year 5 after completion
20.3%Completion rate
Not availableAdmission rate
1,601Student 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
$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 · Bachelor's Degree$78,2632Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing · Associate's Degree$75,2963Public Health · Master's Degree$68,3204Business Administration, Management and Operations · Bachelor's Degree$62,2655Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities · Bachelor's Degree$53,8336Liberal 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.
Ashtabula, OH
Kent State University at Ashtabula
- Annual net price
- $12,205
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $53,321
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -64%
Clark State College
- Annual net price
- $12,135
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $52,964
- 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%
Kent State University at Trumbull
- Annual net price
- $11,135
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $53,321
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -63%
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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.