10-YEAR PAYOFF CURVECumulative economic payoff after graduation
−$226,850at year 10Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
Milligan University
⌖ Milligan, TN · 11 reportable field-and-credential outcomes
MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff
−$226,850 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.
68.8 yrsModeled economic break-even
−85%Modeled 10-year ROI
$48,861Observed 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
$21,365Average net price / year
$52,511Cost of attendance
$48,861Median earnings · year 5 after completion
63.4%Completion rate
72.3%Admission rate
818Student 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
$39,739Year 1
$55,216Year 4
$48,861Year 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.
1Business Administration, Management and Operations · Master's Degree$92,5942Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing · Bachelor's Degree$82,9613Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions · Master's Degree$68,3504Business Administration, Management and Operations · Bachelor's Degree$59,6055Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness · Bachelor's Degree$55,8666Education, General · Master's Degree$48,7947Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions · Master's Degree$47,5668Psychology, General · Bachelor's Degree$46,990Observed year-4 earnings · compare like fields and credentials before deciding
Comparable colleges in TN
Currently operating private nonprofit institutions with the closest combination of annual net price and observed year-5 earnings. Similarity is descriptive—not a quality ranking.
Nashville, TN
Herzing University-Nashville
- Annual net price
- $20,537
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $48,660
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -86%
Tusculum University
- Annual net price
- $21,131
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $47,539
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -90%
Maryville College
- Annual net price
- $19,360
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $49,016
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -84%
Carson-Newman University
- Annual net price
- $20,251
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $47,783
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -89%
Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes
| Federal field | Credential | Earnings, year 4 | Federal debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | Master's Degree | $92,594 | Not available |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing | Bachelor's Degree | $82,961 | $27,000 |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions | Master's Degree | $68,350 | Not available |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | Bachelor's Degree | $59,605 | $27,000 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness | Bachelor's Degree | $55,866 | $23,601 |
| Education, General | Master's Degree | $48,794 | Not available |
| Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions | Master's Degree | $47,566 | Not available |
| Psychology, General | Bachelor's Degree | $46,990 | Not available |
| Communication and Media Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $44,175 | Not available |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods | Bachelor's Degree | $44,167 | $27,000 |
| Theological and Ministerial Studies | Master's Degree | $43,743 | Not 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.