10-YEAR PAYOFF CURVECumulative economic payoff after graduation
−$211,188at year 10Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
Private nonprofit · COLLEGE PAYOFF
Baker College
Owosso, MI · 46 field-and-degree records
Earnings reported for 46 · Federal debt reported for 32
Based onObserved earnings + college priceEstimate10-year payoff
Estimated 10-year payoff
Negative payoff
−$211,188 over 10 years
Modeled from observed year-5 institution earnings and the institution-wide average net price over four years.
108.5 yrsTime to earn back the modeled cost
−91%Estimated return after 10 years
$47,144Observed earnings · year 5
Not reachedHighest annual price before payoff reaches $0
Start with your question
What do you want to understand?
ECONOMIC INVESTMENT → PAYBACK
Estimated payoff over ten years.
The scenario counts direct price and earnings forgone upfront, then applies the reported annual earnings premium.
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 STUDENT BUDGET · 2024–25
What makes up the annual price?
Sticker-price components reported to IPEDS. Grants and scholarships are not subtracted here.
Living off campus: $8,800 housing and food allowance plus $5,300 in other expenses.
Do not confuse this with net price. Net price subtracts average grants and scholarships. DegreeVerdict continues to use the separately labeled average net price in its standard college ROI scenario.
PRICE SENSITIVITY
The price can change the verdict.
Hold observed earnings constant and see how the modeled ten-year payoff changes as annual price rises.
← Negative payoff$0Positive payoff →
$0Annual price−$158,560
$8,000Annual price−$190,560
$13,000Current college-wide context−$210,560
$16,000Annual price−$222,560
$24,000Annual price−$254,560
$32,000Annual price−$286,560
$40,000Annual price−$318,560
HOW STUDENTS ATTEND · 2023-24
Most students take at least some classes online.
IPEDS enrollment counts show course delivery across the whole institution. They do not indicate whether a specific degree can be completed online.
Institution-level attendance context from IPEDS. Program delivery is reported separately on degree pages and in the program directory. These figures do not enter ROI.
College identity and local contextAccreditation, institution type, dual enrollment and state prices
COLLEGE AT A GLANCE
Institution details
Current federal characteristics describing the college, not the outcomes of a specific program.
- Accreditor
- Higher Learning Commission
- Main award level
- Bachelor’s degrees
- Campus setting
- Town
- Admissions
- Selective admission
- Delivery
- Campus or mixed delivery
- Federal designation
- No special designation reported
DUAL-ENROLLMENT CONTEXT · 2024
577 high-school students took college courses.
IPEDS counts students enrolled in college credit while still in high school. A large dual-enrollment population can shape headline enrollment figures, especially at community colleges.
This is participation, not a college completion rate. It does not indicate how many students later enrolled after high school, earned a credential or entered the workforce.
STATE PRICE CONTEXT · 2024
Prices in Michigan run 4% below the U.S. level.
BEA Regional Price Parities compare price levels across states. A value of 100 equals the national average.
What it costs and what graduates earn
$13,157Average net price / year
$24,526Cost of attendance
$25,000Median federal student debt · completer borrowers
$265/moPublished 10-year payment estimate
$47,144Median earnings · year 5 after completion
35.8%Completion rate
81.9%Admission rate
1,080Average SAT score
3,026Student size
Debt covers federal student-loan borrowers who completed. It does not include Parent PLUS or private loans. We show admissions scores only when a valid federal value is available.
What the numbers say about Baker College
What does Baker College cost?
Baker College reports an average annual net price of $13,157 after grants and scholarships. This is an institution-wide average, not an individual aid offer.
What do Baker College graduates earn?
The observed median earnings figure is $47,144 5 years after completion. It describes a federal cohort, not a guaranteed starting salary.
How much federal debt do Baker College graduates have?
Completer borrowers report median cumulative federal student debt of $25,000. Parent PLUS and private loans are not included.
Is every degree at Baker College worth the same?
No. The current release contains 46 field-and-degree records for Baker College; 46 report year-4 earnings and 32 report federal debt. Outcomes can differ substantially by field and degree level.
DEBT AFTER COLLEGE
Are borrowers making progress?
Repayment progress, default and debt at exit describe different federal borrower cohorts. They are shown separately and do not change the ROI estimate.
Source: College Scorecard. Repayment progress is the share of borrowers who reduced principal by at least $1 at the stated measurement point. Debt covers federal student loans; Parent PLUS and private loans are excluded. Cohorts and reporting periods differ across measures.
Who studied here during the year
5,127Students enrolled at any point
4,702Undergraduate students
425Graduate students
Unduplicated students enrolled at any point from July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2025. This full-year measure is different from a fall headcount and does not enter ROI.
More student and earnings detailPrice by family income, retention, equity and common industries
WHO PAYS, WHO FINISHES, WHO EARNS
Outcomes are not the same for every family.
These federal cohorts add context that a single college average can hide. Missing figures remain unreported rather than estimated.
Complete within 150% of the expected time
25% received a Pell Grant within eight yearsMedian Parent PLUS debt
550 parent borrowers in the reported cohortMedian federal student debt
32% making progress in repayment after three yearsStudent family incomeMedian earnings after 10 yearsObserved federal cohorts
Lower income$31,260Earnings are not a guarantee
Middle income$43,548Earnings are not a guarantee
Higher income$46,570Earnings are not a guarantee
Three-year repayment progress
Lower income25%
Middle income43%
Higher income54%
Undergraduate student composition
White73%
Black11%
Hispanic6%
Asian2%
Source: College Scorecard, June 2026 release. Parent PLUS debt belongs to parents; student-debt measures exclude Parent PLUS and private loans. Cohort definitions differ by measure.
NATIONAL CONTEXT
How this college compares
Percentiles compare this institution with currently operating colleges that report the same federal measure.
WHAT STANDS OUT
A faster read on this college
These summaries use every reportable field-and-credential record at this institution. They do not fill privacy-suppressed outcomes.
EARNINGS OVER TIME
What graduates earned in later years
$44,126Year 1
$53,754Year 4
$47,144Year 5
Each year can represent a different federal cohort, so the points do not track the same people over time.
Your choice of degree can change the payoff.
Graduate earnings differ by field and credential, even within the same college.
1Management Information Systems and Services · Master's Degree$106,2912Business Administration, Management and Operations · Doctoral Degree$93,8103Human Resources Management and Services · Master's Degree$93,6934Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing · Associate's Degree$86,4475Health and Medical Administrative Services · Master's Degree$82,8336Computer Science · Bachelor's Degree$80,1797Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management · Bachelor's Degree$79,8058Business Administration, Management and Operations · Master's Degree$79,552Observed year-4 earnings · compare the same field and credential across colleges
Programs that stand out against the same-degree benchmark
This view rewards performance relative to the same field and credential, not simply majors that pay more everywhere.
1Graphic CommunicationsBachelor's Degree · $67,583 reported+56%vs same-degree national median$32,714federal debt2Precision Metal WorkingUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma · $57,680 reported+18%vs same-degree national medianNot availablefederal debt3Rehabilitation and Therapeutic ProfessionsBachelor's Degree · $65,981 reported+18%vs same-degree national median$41,000federal debt4Computer/Information Technology Administration and ManagementAssociate's Degree · $63,784 reported+17%vs same-degree national median$23,292federal debt5Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma · $59,535 reported+15%vs same-degree national median$5,500federal debt6Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansAssociate's Degree · $66,205 reported+13%vs same-degree national median$12,443federal debt
Comparable colleges in MI
Currently operating private nonprofit institutions with the closest combination of annual net price and observed year-5 earnings. Similarity is descriptive, not a quality ranking.
Grand Rapids, MI
Aquinas College
- Annual net price
- $16,626
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $52,194
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -71%
Grace Christian University
- Annual net price
- $12,404
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $38,877
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -127%
Rochester Christian University
- Annual net price
- $21,456
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $46,423
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -95%
Cornerstone University
- Annual net price
- $20,301
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $49,262
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -84%
Compare fields and degree levels
Showing the 40 highest-earning records from 46 field-and-degree records. Use the program directory to search the complete set.
| Major or field | Degree level | Earnings, year 4 | Federal debt | 2024–25 graduates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Management Information Systems and Services | Master's Degree | $106,291 | Not available | Not reported |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | Doctoral Degree | $93,810 | Not available | 4 |
| Human Resources Management and Services | Master's Degree | $93,693 | Not available | Not reported |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing | Associate's Degree | $86,447 | $32,561 | Not reported |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services | Master's Degree | $82,833 | Not available | Not reported |
| Computer Science | Bachelor's Degree | $80,179 | $38,134 | Not reported |
| Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management | Bachelor's Degree | $79,805 | $34,562 | Not reported |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | Master's Degree | $79,552 | Not available | Not reported |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing | Bachelor's Degree | $77,840 | $45,086 | Not reported |
| Finance and Financial Management Services | Bachelor's Degree | $71,345 | $31,822 | Not reported |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions | Master's Degree | $69,253 | Not available | Not reported |
| Graphic Communications | Bachelor's Degree | $67,583 | $32,714 | Not reported |
| Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians | Associate's Degree | $66,205 | $12,443 | Not reported |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions | Bachelor's Degree | $65,981 | $41,000 | Not reported |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | Bachelor's Degree | $65,591 | $35,710 | Not reported |
| Computer Programming | Associate's Degree | $64,120 | Not available | Not reported |
| Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management | Associate's Degree | $63,784 | $23,292 | Not reported |
| Accounting and Related Services | Bachelor's Degree | $63,286 | $42,556 | Not reported |
| Human Resources Management and Services | Bachelor's Degree | $61,954 | $35,821 | Not reported |
| Dental Support Services and Allied Professions | Associate's Degree | $60,868 | $25,879 | Not reported |
| Human Resources Management and Services | Associate's Degree | $60,626 | Not available | Not reported |
| Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $59,535 | $5,500 | 26 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities | Bachelor's Degree | $58,921 | $44,313 | Not reported |
| Computer Software and Media Applications | Bachelor's Degree | $58,655 | $49,189 | Not reported |
| Precision Metal Working | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $57,680 | Not available | Not reported |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections | Bachelor's Degree | $57,675 | $47,500 | Not reported |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions | Associate's Degree | $57,630 | $22,070 | Not reported |
| Radio, Television, and Digital Communication | Bachelor's Degree | $54,961 | Not available | Not reported |
| Marketing | Bachelor's Degree | $54,164 | $36,504 | Not reported |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services | Bachelor's Degree | $51,868 | $39,444 | Not reported |
| Agricultural Mechanization | Associate's Degree | $49,131 | Not available | Not reported |
| Accounting and Related Services | Associate's Degree | $48,701 | $26,067 | Not reported |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | Associate's Degree | $46,668 | $23,937 | Not reported |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods | Bachelor's Degree | $46,559 | $37,292 | Not reported |
| Psychology, General | Bachelor's Degree | $46,049 | $41,688 | Not reported |
| Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services | Bachelor's Degree | $45,610 | $43,076 | Not reported |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections | Associate's Degree | $43,240 | $18,298 | Not reported |
| Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services | Associate's Degree | $40,856 | $23,184 | Not reported |
| Legal Support Services | Associate's Degree | $40,538 | Not available | Not reported |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services | Associate's Degree | $40,535 | $22,555 | Not reported |
Graduate counts come from IPEDS and group related majors into the same federal field. Missing earnings or debt values remain labeled as unavailable.
Search every Baker College program record →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.