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William Carey University

⌖ Hattiesburg, MS · 16 reportable field-and-credential outcomes

MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff

−$233,062 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.

597.1 yrsModeled economic break-even
−98%Modeled 10-year ROI
$45,397Observed 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
−$233,062at year 10
Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
−$237,0320
2
4
6
8
−$233,06210
Years after graduationBreak-even: 597.1 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$15,480
Sticker price
Published out-of-state tuition$15,480
Sticker price
Average net price$14,258
Title IV student average
Cost of attendance$29,651
Tuition + living budget
PRICE SOURCECollege reported · annual amount · federal dataset
OBSERVED FEDERAL MEASURES

Cost, completion and earnings context

$14,258Average net price / year
$29,651Cost of attendance
$45,397Median earnings · year 5 after completion
59.8%Completion rate
60.3%Admission rate
2,201Student size
NATIONAL CONTEXT

How this college compares

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

50thEarnings percentile
52thCompletion percentile
EARNINGS PATH

Reported earnings over time

$41,135Year 1
$54,242Year 4
$45,397Year 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.

1Medicine · Doctoral Degree$211,1992Health Professions Education, Ethics, and Humanities · Doctoral Degree$111,0633Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing · Master's Degree$92,9034Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing · Bachelor's Degree$82,1475Educational Administration and Supervision · Doctoral Degree$70,3286Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas · Bachelor's Degree$61,9787Educational Administration and Supervision · Master's Degree$57,4328Special Education and Teaching · Master's Degree$54,194

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 fieldCredentialEarnings, year 4Federal debt
MedicineDoctoral Degree$211,199Not available
Health Professions Education, Ethics, and HumanitiesDoctoral Degree$111,063Not available
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingMaster's Degree$92,903Not available
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBachelor's Degree$82,147$31,000
Educational Administration and SupervisionDoctoral Degree$70,328Not available
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasBachelor's Degree$61,978$25,524
Educational Administration and SupervisionMaster's Degree$57,432Not available
Special Education and TeachingMaster's Degree$54,194Not available
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's Degree$51,866$24,249
Criminal Justice and CorrectionsBachelor's Degree$51,430$24,729
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessBachelor's Degree$47,152$22,916
Biology, GeneralBachelor's Degree$46,598$18,770
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsMaster's Degree$45,151Not available
Research and Experimental PsychologyMaster's Degree$42,822Not available
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsBachelor's Degree$42,389$20,754
Psychology, GeneralBachelor's Degree$38,325$32,693

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.