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Valdosta State University

⌖ Valdosta, GA · 42 reportable field-and-credential outcomes

MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff

−$180,450 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.

51.6 yrsModeled economic break-even
−81%Modeled 10-year ROI
$49,333Observed 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
−$180,450at year 10
Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
−$223,7800
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4
6
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−$180,45010
Years after graduationBreak-even: 51.6 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$6,124
Sticker price
Published out-of-state tuition$17,836
Sticker price
Average net price$10,945
Title IV student average
Cost of attendance$20,801
Tuition + living budget
PRICE SOURCECollege reported · annual amount · federal dataset
OBSERVED FEDERAL MEASURES

Cost, completion and earnings context

$10,945Average net price / year
$20,801Cost of attendance
$49,333Median earnings · year 5 after completion
42.4%Completion rate
72.3%Admission rate
6,622Student size
NATIONAL CONTEXT

How this college compares

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

60thEarnings percentile
27thCompletion percentile
EARNINGS PATH

Reported earnings over time

$38,761Year 1
$56,067Year 4
$49,333Year 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.

1Accounting and Related Services · Master's Degree$86,9272Business Administration, Management and Operations · Master's Degree$84,9183Educational Administration and Supervision · Master's Degree$81,1954Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing · Bachelor's Degree$77,8905Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas · Master's Degree$76,1196Computer and Information Sciences, General · Bachelor's Degree$75,3107Student Counseling and Personnel Services · Master's Degree$71,4498Information Science/Studies · Bachelor's Degree$71,257

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
Accounting and Related ServicesMaster's Degree$86,927Not available
Business Administration, Management and OperationsMaster's Degree$84,918Not available
Educational Administration and SupervisionMaster's Degree$81,195Not available
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBachelor's Degree$77,890$27,301
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasMaster's Degree$76,119Not available
Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralBachelor's Degree$75,310$28,500
Student Counseling and Personnel ServicesMaster's Degree$71,449Not available
Information Science/StudiesBachelor's Degree$71,257$25,500
Educational/Instructional Media DesignMaster's Degree$71,246Not available
Finance and Financial Management ServicesBachelor's Degree$68,453$26,562
Public AdministrationMaster's Degree$68,427Not available
Psychology, GeneralMaster's Degree$65,472Not available
Special Education and TeachingMaster's Degree$63,814Not available
Social WorkMaster's Degree$63,609Not available
International BusinessBachelor's Degree$63,072Not available
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsMaster's Degree$62,044Not available
Accounting and Related ServicesBachelor's Degree$60,751$25,419
Business Operations Support and Assistant ServicesBachelor's Degree$60,715$40,347
MarketingBachelor's Degree$59,865$27,500
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessBachelor's Degree$58,630$27,000
Communication Disorders Sciences and ServicesMaster's Degree$56,636Not available
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's Degree$56,047$30,000
Communication Disorders Sciences and ServicesBachelor's Degree$55,426$26,000
Library Science and AdministrationMaster's Degree$53,915Not available
Health and Medical Administrative ServicesBachelor's Degree$53,281$31,000
Biology, GeneralBachelor's Degree$51,991$28,500
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasBachelor's Degree$51,863Not available
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied ProfessionsMaster's Degree$50,995Not available
Communication and Media StudiesBachelor's Degree$47,880$29,000
HistoryBachelor's Degree$47,595$28,125
Psychology, GeneralBachelor's Degree$47,285$27,000
Political Science and GovernmentBachelor's Degree$47,035$25,100
Criminal Justice and CorrectionsBachelor's Degree$46,593$27,250
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsBachelor's Degree$46,155$26,750
English Language and Literature, GeneralBachelor's Degree$41,622$27,998
Sociology and AnthropologyBachelor's Degree$41,619$37,249
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesBachelor's Degree$40,044$31,000
American Sign LanguageBachelor's Degree$39,516Not available
Fine and Studio ArtsBachelor's Degree$31,539$27,290
MusicBachelor's Degree$27,357Not available
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, GeneralBachelor's DegreeNot available$31,000
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsBachelor's DegreeNot available$26,478

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.