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Ohio State University-Newark Campus

Newark, OH · 8 reportable field-and-credential outcomes

MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff

−$27,928 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.

11.3 yrsModeled economic break-even
−12%Modeled 10-year ROI
$66,114Observed 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
−$27,928at year 10
Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
−$239,0680
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−$27,92810
Years after graduationBreak-even: 11.3 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$9,488
Sticker price
Published out-of-state tuition$36,266
Sticker price
Average net price$14,767
Title IV student average
Cost of attendance$22,063
Tuition + living budget
PRICE SOURCECollege reported · annual amount · federal dataset
OBSERVED FEDERAL MEASURES

Cost, completion and earnings context

$14,767Average net price / year
$22,063Cost of attendance
$66,114Median earnings · year 5 after completion
29.1%Completion rate
Not availableAdmission rate
2,396Student size
NATIONAL CONTEXT

How this college compares

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

87thEarnings percentile
11thCompletion percentile
EARNINGS PATH

Reported earnings over time

$49,087Year 1
$70,682Year 4
$66,114Year 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.

1Business/Commerce, General · Bachelor's Degree$65,3742Psychology, General · Bachelor's Degree$54,1823Social Work · Bachelor's Degree$50,5964History · Bachelor's Degree$49,9865English Language and Literature, General · Bachelor's Degree$48,3016Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities · Associate's Degree$47,5837Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods · Bachelor's Degree$45,9698Educational Administration and Supervision · Bachelor's Degree$42,187

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

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$66,114
Modeled 10-year ROI
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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
Business/Commerce, GeneralBachelor's Degree$65,374$19,900
Psychology, GeneralBachelor's Degree$54,182$22,145
Social WorkBachelor's Degree$50,596$26,970
HistoryBachelor's Degree$49,986$21,500
English Language and Literature, GeneralBachelor's Degree$48,301$23,500
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesAssociate's Degree$47,583$14,000
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsBachelor's Degree$45,969$25,432
Educational Administration and SupervisionBachelor's Degree$42,187$23,000

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.