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Miami University-Middletown

⌖ Middletown, OH · 18 reportable field-and-credential outcomes

MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff

−$20,506 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.

11.0 yrsModeled economic break-even
−9%Modeled 10-year ROI
$65,273Observed 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
−$20,506at year 10
Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
−$223,2360
2
4
6
8
−$20,50610
Years after graduationBreak-even: 11.0 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$7,491
Sticker price
Published out-of-state tuition$19,407
Sticker price
Average net price$10,809
Title IV student average
Cost of attendance$14,890
Tuition + living budget
PRICE SOURCECollege reported · annual amount · federal dataset
OBSERVED FEDERAL MEASURES

Cost, completion and earnings context

$10,809Average net price / year
$14,890Cost of attendance
$65,273Median earnings · year 5 after completion
31.8%Completion rate
Not availableAdmission rate
837Student size
NATIONAL CONTEXT

How this college compares

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

86thEarnings percentile
14thCompletion percentile
EARNINGS PATH

Reported earnings over time

$49,538Year 1
$70,785Year 4
$65,273Year 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.

1Computer and Information Sciences, General · Bachelor's Degree$94,0012Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General · Bachelor's Degree$89,8623Marketing · Bachelor's Degree$86,9194Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians · Associate's Degree$86,5375Radio, Television, and Digital Communication · Bachelor's Degree$82,4116Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication · Bachelor's Degree$79,7107Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing · Bachelor's Degree$77,4518Health/Medical Preparatory Programs · Bachelor's Degree$72,484

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

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Annual net price
$11,286
Observed earnings · year 5
$65,273
Modeled 10-year ROI
-10%
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Annual net price
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ALL REPORTABLE PROGRAM CATEGORIES

Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes

Federal fieldCredentialEarnings, year 4Federal debt
Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralBachelor's Degree$94,001$26,495
Engineering Technologies/Technicians, GeneralBachelor's Degree$89,862$26,325
MarketingBachelor's Degree$86,919$21,963
Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/TechniciansAssociate's Degree$86,537Not available
Radio, Television, and Digital CommunicationBachelor's Degree$82,411$24,250
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied CommunicationBachelor's Degree$79,710$25,000
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBachelor's Degree$77,451$27,000
Health/Medical Preparatory ProgramsBachelor's Degree$72,484$23,562
Biology, GeneralBachelor's Degree$72,037$25,368
Entrepreneurial and Small Business OperationsBachelor's Degree$67,193$23,350
Data ProcessingAssociate's Degree$62,707$21,031
Psychology, GeneralBachelor's Degree$58,255$24,094
Criminal Justice and CorrectionsBachelor's Degree$57,868$23,505
Business Administration, Management and OperationsAssociate's Degree$56,692$12,000
Communication and Media StudiesBachelor's Degree$55,919$21,500
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesBachelor's Degree$51,919$31,000
English Language and Literature, GeneralBachelor's Degree$46,269$27,000
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesAssociate's Degree$45,250$17,500

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.