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Mississippi Christian University

⌖ Clinton, MS · 28 reportable field-and-credential outcomes

MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff

−$228,058 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.

46.3 yrsModeled economic break-even
−78%Modeled 10-year ROI
$51,279Observed 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
−$228,058at year 10
Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
−$290,8480
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4
6
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−$228,05810
Years after graduationBreak-even: 46.3 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$23,500
Sticker price
Published out-of-state tuition$23,500
Sticker price
Average net price$27,712
Title IV student average
Cost of attendance$41,214
Tuition + living budget
PRICE SOURCECollege reported · annual amount · federal dataset
OBSERVED FEDERAL MEASURES

Cost, completion and earnings context

$27,712Average net price / year
$41,214Cost of attendance
$51,279Median earnings · year 5 after completion
59.3%Completion rate
29.1%Admission rate
2,518Student size
NATIONAL CONTEXT

How this college compares

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

65thEarnings percentile
51thCompletion percentile
EARNINGS PATH

Reported earnings over time

$42,805Year 1
$55,434Year 4
$51,279Year 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.

1Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions · Master's Degree$132,3862Business Administration, Management and Operations · Master's Degree$81,9633Accounting and Related Services · Master's Degree$81,7084Educational Administration and Supervision · Doctoral Degree$81,6325Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing · Bachelor's Degree$77,3746Public Health · Master's Degree$77,1377Law · First Professional Degree$70,3528Accounting and Related Services · Bachelor's Degree$63,885

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

BUILD A REAL SHORTLIST

Comparable colleges in MS

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.

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Annual net price
$26,034
Observed earnings · year 5
$61,535
Modeled 10-year ROI
-42%
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Annual net price
$15,676
Observed earnings · year 5
$48,434
Modeled 10-year ROI
-86%
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Blue Mountain Christian University

Annual net price
$24,016
Observed earnings · year 5
$39,641
Modeled 10-year ROI
-119%
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William Carey University

Annual net price
$14,258
Observed earnings · year 5
$45,397
Modeled 10-year ROI
-98%
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ALL REPORTABLE PROGRAM CATEGORIES

Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes

Federal fieldCredentialEarnings, year 4Federal debt
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsMaster's Degree$132,386Not available
Business Administration, Management and OperationsMaster's Degree$81,963Not available
Accounting and Related ServicesMaster's Degree$81,708Not available
Educational Administration and SupervisionDoctoral Degree$81,632Not available
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBachelor's Degree$77,374$27,000
Public HealthMaster's Degree$77,137Not available
LawFirst Professional Degree$70,352Not available
Accounting and Related ServicesBachelor's Degree$63,885$21,500
Biology, GeneralMaster's Degree$60,416Not available
Student Counseling and Personnel ServicesMaster's Degree$56,778Not available
Criminal Justice and CorrectionsBachelor's Degree$55,832$27,000
Curriculum and InstructionMaster's Degree$54,632Not available
Educational Administration and SupervisionMaster's Degree$53,983Not available
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessMaster's Degree$53,308Not available
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's Degree$52,789$27,000
Social WorkBachelor's Degree$51,605$29,000
Biology, GeneralBachelor's Degree$49,370$25,000
Special Education and TeachingMaster's Degree$49,246Not available
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessBachelor's Degree$48,861$24,625
MarketingBachelor's Degree$46,780Not available
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied ProfessionsMaster's Degree$45,215Not available
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsMaster's Degree$44,867Not available
Communication and Media StudiesBachelor's Degree$44,779$24,463
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasBachelor's Degree$44,329$26,000
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsBachelor's Degree$42,673$23,021
Religion/Religious StudiesBachelor's Degree$40,506Not available
Psychology, GeneralBachelor's Degree$39,933$26,000
Design and Applied ArtsBachelor's Degree$39,178Not 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.