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South Georgia State College

⌖ Douglas, GA · 4 reportable field-and-credential outcomes

MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff

−$205,948 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.

235.8 yrsModeled economic break-even

−96%Modeled 10-year ROI

$45,912Observed 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

−$205,948at year 10

Net gainInvestment not yet recovered

NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED

−$215,0680

−$205,94810

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$3,314

Sticker price

Published out-of-state tuition$10,274

Sticker price

Average net price$8,767

Title IV student average

Cost of attendance$16,177

Tuition + living budget

OBSERVED FEDERAL MEASURES

Cost, debt, completion and earnings context

$8,767Average net price / year

$16,177Cost of attendance

$11,500Median federal student debt · completer borrowers

$122/moPublished 10-year payment estimate

$45,912Median earnings · year 5 after completion

16.2%Completion rate

Not availableAdmission rate

1,466Student size

Institution debt covers federal student-loan borrowers who completed. Parent PLUS and private loans are excluded; missing and privacy-suppressed values remain unavailable.

PRICE BY FAMILY INCOME

Average net price is not one price

Federal averages for aided students in each family-income band. Your aid offer can differ.

$0–30k$7,553

$30–48k$7,603

$48–75k$9,823

$75–110k$11,781

$110k+$13,749

LONGER-TERM CONTEXT

What happens beyond the first earnings measure

Year 5$45,912

Year 6$30,570

Year 10$35,697

Full-time retention: 38.9%
Part-time retention: 0.0%
Completion within 200% of normal time: Not available

Earnings timepoints may use different historical cohorts and should not be read as one group’s guaranteed salary growth.

NATIONAL CONTEXT

How this college compares

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

51thEarnings percentile

3thCompletion percentile

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.

$70,034Median year-4 earnings across reportable program categories

$18,500Median federal debt across categories that report debt

0%Of earnings-reporting categories above their same-field national benchmark

EARNINGS PATH

Reported earnings over time

$41,229Year 1

$44,925Year 4

$45,912Year 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.

1Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing · Bachelor's Degree$77,175 2Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing · Associate's Degree$70,034 3Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities · Associate's Degree$37,621

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

BUILD A REAL SHORTLIST

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ALL REPORTABLE PROGRAM CATEGORIES

Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes

Federal field	Credential	Earnings, year 4	Federal debt
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	Bachelor's Degree	$77,175	$19,740
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	Associate's Degree	$70,034	$18,500
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities	Associate's Degree	$37,621	$11,500
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other	Bachelor's Degree	Not available	$20,333

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.