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Southeast Missouri State University

⌖ Cape Girardeau, MO · 42 reportable field-and-credential outcomes

MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff

−$202,058 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.

58.7 yrsModeled economic break-even
−83%Modeled 10-year ROI
$49,147Observed 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
−$202,058at year 10
Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
−$243,5280
2
4
6
8
−$202,05810
Years after graduationBreak-even: 58.7 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$9,903
Sticker price
Published out-of-state tuition$9,903
Sticker price
Average net price$15,882
Title IV student average
Cost of attendance$25,177
Tuition + living budget
PRICE SOURCECollege reported · annual amount · federal dataset
OBSERVED FEDERAL MEASURES

Cost, debt, completion and earnings context

$15,882Average net price / year
$25,177Cost of attendance
$21,500Median federal student debt · completer borrowers
$228/moPublished 10-year payment estimate
$49,147Median earnings · year 5 after completion
57.9%Completion rate
73.5%Admission rate
6,373Student 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$12,704
$30–48k$13,342
$48–75k$15,338
$75–110k$17,395
$110k+$21,267
LONGER-TERM CONTEXT

What happens beyond the first earnings measure

Year 5$49,147
Year 6$38,150
Year 10$44,030
Full-time retention
75.8%
Part-time retention
34.6%
Completion within 200% of normal time
58.0%

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.

60thEarnings percentile
49thCompletion 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.

$50,835Median year-4 earnings across reportable program categories
$23,188Median federal debt across categories that report debt
14%Of earnings-reporting categories above their same-field national benchmark
EARNINGS PATH

Reported earnings over time

$38,184Year 1
$51,502Year 4
$49,147Year 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/Information Technology Administration and Management · Bachelor's Degree$106,7972Business Administration, Management and Operations · Master's Degree$102,8773Computer and Information Sciences, General · Bachelor's Degree$93,7954Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing · Bachelor's Degree$85,1555Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians · Bachelor's Degree$80,8206Finance and Financial Management Services · Bachelor's Degree$78,4077Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology · Master's Degree$71,8398Accounting and Related Services · Bachelor's Degree$69,868

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

BUILD A REAL SHORTLIST

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$16,244
Observed earnings · year 5
$49,670
Modeled 10-year ROI
-81%
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Annual net price
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Observed earnings · year 5
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Modeled 10-year ROI
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Annual net price
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Modeled 10-year ROI
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Cape Girardeau Career and Technology Center

Annual net price
$17,598
Observed earnings · year 5
$47,947
Modeled 10-year ROI
-88%
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ALL REPORTABLE PROGRAM CATEGORIES

Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes

Federal fieldCredentialEarnings, year 4Federal debt
Computer/Information Technology Administration and ManagementBachelor's Degree$106,797$24,250
Business Administration, Management and OperationsMaster's Degree$102,877Not available
Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralBachelor's Degree$93,795$22,948
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBachelor's Degree$85,155$26,000
Industrial Production Technologies/TechniciansBachelor's Degree$80,820$24,489
Finance and Financial Management ServicesBachelor's Degree$78,407$21,591
Clinical, Counseling and Applied PsychologyMaster's Degree$71,839Not available
Accounting and Related ServicesBachelor's Degree$69,868$19,250
Political Science and GovernmentBachelor's Degree$66,799$19,500
Agricultural Business and ManagementBachelor's Degree$63,078$14,000
Engineering Technologies/Technicians, GeneralBachelor's Degree$62,781$23,458
Student Counseling and Personnel ServicesMaster's Degree$61,570Not available
MarketingBachelor's Degree$61,400$20,678
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's Degree$59,834$22,988
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied CommunicationBachelor's Degree$58,082$25,000
Health and Medical Administrative ServicesBachelor's Degree$57,260$27,176
Plant SciencesBachelor's Degree$56,265$15,789
Educational Administration and SupervisionMaster's Degree$54,344Not available
Hospitality Administration/ManagementBachelor's Degree$53,527$18,750
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessBachelor's Degree$51,828$22,572
Communication Disorders Sciences and ServicesBachelor's Degree$51,817$17,781
Communication Disorders Sciences and ServicesMaster's Degree$50,835Not available
Criminal Justice and CorrectionsBachelor's Degree$47,934$26,625
Communication and Media StudiesBachelor's Degree$47,813$24,500
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsMaster's Degree$47,332Not available
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesBachelor's Degree$45,383$26,875
Biology, GeneralBachelor's Degree$45,207$21,519
Psychology, GeneralBachelor's Degree$44,580$23,188
Social WorkBachelor's Degree$43,260$25,433
Social Sciences, GeneralBachelor's Degree$42,761$34,390
Animal SciencesBachelor's Degree$41,706Not available
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, GeneralBachelor's Degree$41,619$25,000
International/Globalization StudiesBachelor's Degree$41,481$25,000
Special Education and TeachingBachelor's Degree$41,163$25,000
Special Education and TeachingMaster's Degree$40,985Not available
Parks, Recreation, and Leisure StudiesBachelor's Degree$40,266Not available
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsBachelor's Degree$37,245$22,995
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasBachelor's Degree$37,112$21,748
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related ServicesAssociate's Degree$36,776Not available
Fine and Studio ArtsBachelor's Degree$36,531$19,000
English Language and Literature, GeneralBachelor's Degree$36,356$31,000
Visual and Performing Arts, GeneralBachelor's Degree$33,293$26,750

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.