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Southern Illinois University-Carbondale

⌖ Carbondale, IL · 79 reportable field-and-credential outcomes

MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff

−$126,518 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.

21.9 yrsModeled economic break-even
−54%Modeled 10-year ROI
$55,667Observed 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
−$126,518at year 10
Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
−$233,1880
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4
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−$126,51810
Years after graduationBreak-even: 21.9 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$13,334
Sticker price
Published out-of-state tuition$13,334
Sticker price
Average net price$13,297
Title IV student average
Cost of attendance$28,329
Tuition + living budget
PRICE SOURCECollege reported · annual amount · federal dataset
OBSERVED FEDERAL MEASURES

Cost, completion and earnings context

$13,297Average net price / year
$28,329Cost of attendance
$55,667Median earnings · year 5 after completion
62.4%Completion rate
86.9%Admission rate
8,494Student size
NATIONAL CONTEXT

How this college compares

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

73thEarnings percentile
56thCompletion percentile
EARNINGS PATH

Reported earnings over time

$42,911Year 1
$61,484Year 4
$55,667Year 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$125,3362Fire Protection · Bachelor's Degree$108,1353Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians · Master's Degree$107,4554Medicine · First Professional Degree$107,2675Business Administration, Management and Operations · Master's Degree$103,8606Air Transportation · Associate's Degree$103,6067Computer Science · Bachelor's Degree$91,2998Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians · Bachelor's Degree$87,442

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

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Modeled 10-year ROI
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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$125,336Not available
Fire ProtectionBachelor's Degree$108,135$17,725
Industrial Production Technologies/TechniciansMaster's Degree$107,455Not available
MedicineFirst Professional Degree$107,267Not available
Business Administration, Management and OperationsMaster's Degree$103,860Not available
Air TransportationAssociate's Degree$103,606$21,000
Computer ScienceBachelor's Degree$91,299$27,000
Industrial Production Technologies/TechniciansBachelor's Degree$87,442$22,000
Mechanical EngineeringBachelor's Degree$86,238$24,250
Computer EngineeringBachelor's Degree$85,056$24,500
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications EngineeringBachelor's Degree$83,853$19,750
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/TechniciansBachelor's Degree$82,901Not available
Civil EngineeringBachelor's Degree$81,888$19,781
Accounting and Related ServicesMaster's Degree$81,655Not available
Air TransportationBachelor's Degree$81,394$20,500
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsBachelor's Degree$80,220$24,470
LawFirst Professional Degree$79,658Not available
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsAssociate's Degree$79,580$17,500
Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/TechniciansBachelor's Degree$79,299$19,187
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansBachelor's Degree$78,712Not available
ArchitectureMaster's Degree$78,062Not available
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's Degree$78,040$27,500
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic ProfessionsMaster's Degree$74,909Not available
Soil SciencesBachelor's Degree$74,026Not available
Agricultural Business and ManagementBachelor's Degree$71,910$15,000
Public HealthMaster's Degree$70,711Not available
Accounting and Related ServicesBachelor's Degree$70,478$23,251
Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralBachelor's Degree$69,552$29,553
Communication and Media StudiesBachelor's Degree$69,034$26,543
Dental Support Services and Allied ProfessionsBachelor's Degree$68,609$27,000
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasBachelor's Degree$67,961$21,182
Finance and Financial Management ServicesBachelor's Degree$67,349$20,447
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasMaster's Degree$67,101Not available
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, OtherBachelor's Degree$66,130Not available
ArchitectureBachelor's Degree$63,104$25,000
Health and Medical Administrative ServicesBachelor's Degree$61,807$25,000
Design and Applied ArtsBachelor's Degree$61,493Not available
Health and Medical Administrative ServicesMaster's Degree$60,911Not available
EconomicsBachelor's Degree$60,612$25,049
Funeral Service and Mortuary ScienceBachelor's Degree$60,203$31,000
MarketingBachelor's Degree$58,934$25,000
Agriculture, GeneralBachelor's Degree$57,596$18,000
Management Sciences and Quantitative MethodsBachelor's Degree$56,680$27,000
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing StudiesBachelor's Degree$56,632Not available
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessMaster's Degree$56,368Not available
Political Science and GovernmentBachelor's Degree$55,544$26,171
Nutrition SciencesBachelor's Degree$55,329$22,750
Communication Disorders Sciences and ServicesBachelor's Degree$55,217$22,225
Educational Administration and SupervisionMaster's Degree$55,054Not available
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessBachelor's Degree$55,039$22,750
Social WorkMaster's Degree$54,200Not available
Hospitality Administration/ManagementBachelor's Degree$53,392$27,000
CriminologyBachelor's Degree$52,916$24,000
HistoryBachelor's Degree$52,900$25,937
Biology, GeneralBachelor's Degree$51,947$27,000
ForestryBachelor's Degree$50,394$21,512
Social WorkBachelor's Degree$49,952$27,000
JournalismBachelor's Degree$49,880$25,500
Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesAssociate's Degree$49,469$17,000
Psychology, GeneralBachelor's Degree$48,728$24,000
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsBachelor's Degree$48,127$21,944
Parks, Recreation, and Leisure StudiesMaster's Degree$47,469Not available
Parks, Recreation, and Leisure StudiesBachelor's Degree$45,623$20,525
Applied Horticulture and Horticultural Business ServicesBachelor's Degree$45,177Not available
Fine and Studio ArtsBachelor's Degree$44,902$26,500
Apparel and TextilesBachelor's Degree$43,823$31,000
Legal Support ServicesBachelor's Degree$43,654$28,000
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesBachelor's Degree$43,236$28,544
Zoology/Animal BiologyBachelor's Degree$43,207$21,717
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and ServicesBachelor's Degree$42,905$24,500
Radio, Television, and Digital CommunicationBachelor's Degree$42,113$25,025
Animal SciencesBachelor's Degree$41,932$21,936
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic ProfessionsBachelor's Degree$41,835$26,000
AnthropologyBachelor's Degree$41,242$25,000
Film/Video and Photographic ArtsBachelor's Degree$40,592$19,500
Drama/Theatre Arts and StagecraftBachelor's Degree$39,926$23,500
English Language and Literature, GeneralBachelor's Degree$37,786$26,500
Special Education and TeachingBachelor's DegreeNot available$22,875
Physiology, Pathology and Related SciencesBachelor's DegreeNot available$22,500

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.