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Southeastern University

⌖ Lakeland, FL · 25 reportable field-and-credential outcomes

MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff

−$324,688 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.

—Modeled economic break-even
−105%Modeled 10-year ROI
$43,308Observed 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
−$324,688at year 10
Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
−$307,7680
2
4
6
8
−$324,68810
Years after graduationBreak-even: 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$32,950
Sticker price
Published out-of-state tuition$32,950
Sticker price
Average net price$31,942
Title IV student average
Cost of attendance$49,329
Tuition + living budget
PRICE SOURCECollege reported · annual amount · federal dataset
OBSERVED FEDERAL MEASURES

Cost, completion and earnings context

$31,942Average net price / year
$49,329Cost of attendance
$43,308Median earnings · year 5 after completion
42.5%Completion rate
53.0%Admission rate
4,813Student size
NATIONAL CONTEXT

How this college compares

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

45thEarnings percentile
28thCompletion 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.

$49,395Median year-4 earnings across reportable program categories
$25,000Median federal debt across categories that report debt
33%Of earnings-reporting categories above their same-field national benchmark
EARNINGS PATH

Reported earnings over time

$34,472Year 1
$50,572Year 4
$43,308Year 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.

1Educational Administration and Supervision · Doctoral Degree$83,2042Business Administration, Management and Operations · Master's Degree$76,9323Educational Administration and Supervision · Master's Degree$65,8494Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing · Bachelor's Degree$61,9095Social Work · Master's Degree$61,0536Business Administration, Management and Operations · Bachelor's Degree$55,8277Radio, Television, and Digital Communication · Bachelor's Degree$55,3188Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods · Master's Degree$54,928

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

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ALL REPORTABLE PROGRAM CATEGORIES

Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes

Federal fieldCredentialEarnings, year 4Federal debt
Educational Administration and SupervisionDoctoral Degree$83,204Not available
Business Administration, Management and OperationsMaster's Degree$76,932Not available
Educational Administration and SupervisionMaster's Degree$65,849Not available
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBachelor's Degree$61,909$26,763
Social WorkMaster's Degree$61,053Not available
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's Degree$55,827$24,886
Radio, Television, and Digital CommunicationBachelor's Degree$55,318$25,000
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsMaster's Degree$54,928Not available
Communication and Media StudiesBachelor's Degree$52,899$21,500
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasBachelor's Degree$52,697$26,000
Social WorkBachelor's Degree$52,194$24,923
Human Services, GeneralMaster's Degree$51,706Not available
Special Education and TeachingMaster's Degree$49,395Not available
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsBachelor's Degree$49,334$27,000
Missions/Missionary Studies and MissiologyBachelor's Degree$49,310$24,125
Criminal Justice and CorrectionsBachelor's Degree$48,343$26,000
Psychology, GeneralBachelor's Degree$48,011$25,000
Human Services, GeneralBachelor's Degree$48,006$26,121
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessBachelor's Degree$46,427$25,343
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesAssociate's Degree$46,267$12,000
Theological and Ministerial StudiesAssociate's Degree$45,142$16,000
Theological and Ministerial StudiesBachelor's Degree$44,106$23,218
Missions/Missionary Studies and MissiologyAssociate's Degree$41,803$14,894
Pastoral Counseling and Specialized MinistriesBachelor's Degree$30,430$26,000
Religious Music and WorshipBachelor's DegreeNot available$27,500

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.