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Belhaven University

⌖ Jackson, MS · 23 reportable field-and-credential outcomes

MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff

−$208,364 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.

70.7 yrsModeled economic break-even
−86%Modeled 10-year ROI
$48,434Observed 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
−$208,364at year 10
Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
−$242,7040
2
4
6
8
−$208,36410
Years after graduationBreak-even: 70.7 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$30,250
Sticker price
Published out-of-state tuition$30,250
Sticker price
Average net price$15,676
Title IV student average
Cost of attendance$39,793
Tuition + living budget
PRICE SOURCECollege reported · annual amount · federal dataset
OBSERVED FEDERAL MEASURES

Cost, completion and earnings context

$15,676Average net price / year
$39,793Cost of attendance
$48,434Median earnings · year 5 after completion
48.5%Completion rate
49.8%Admission rate
1,471Student size
NATIONAL CONTEXT

How this college compares

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

57thEarnings percentile
35thCompletion percentile
EARNINGS PATH

Reported earnings over time

$38,216Year 1
$51,795Year 4
$48,434Year 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.

1Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing · Bachelor's Degree$79,0982Business Administration, Management and Operations · Master's Degree$62,7803Business Administration, Management and Operations · Bachelor's Degree$62,0424Business Administration, Management and Operations · Graduate/Professional Certificate$61,3075Health and Medical Administrative Services · Master's Degree$60,6926Accounting and Related Services · Bachelor's Degree$60,2477Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness · Master's Degree$56,7568Health and Medical Administrative Services · Graduate/Professional Certificate$55,675

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
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBachelor's Degree$79,098$27,706
Business Administration, Management and OperationsMaster's Degree$62,780Not available
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's Degree$62,042$37,624
Business Administration, Management and OperationsGraduate/Professional Certificate$61,307Not available
Health and Medical Administrative ServicesMaster's Degree$60,692Not available
Accounting and Related ServicesBachelor's Degree$60,247$29,000
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessMaster's Degree$56,756Not available
Health and Medical Administrative ServicesGraduate/Professional Certificate$55,675Not available
Human Resources Management and ServicesGraduate/Professional Certificate$53,958Not available
Education, GeneralMaster's Degree$52,725Not available
Public AdministrationMaster's Degree$52,369Not available
Health and Medical Administrative ServicesBachelor's Degree$51,594$44,259
Educational Administration and SupervisionMaster's Degree$51,210Not available
Bible/Biblical StudiesBachelor's Degree$48,516$38,582
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessBachelor's Degree$48,349$26,750
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasMaster's Degree$47,959Not available
Business Administration, Management and OperationsAssociate's Degree$45,933$26,735
Clinical, Counseling and Applied PsychologyBachelor's Degree$45,213$41,825
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesAssociate's Degree$40,751$34,907
Drama/Theatre Arts and StagecraftBachelor's Degree$39,109Not available
Social WorkBachelor's Degree$35,263Not available
Social Sciences, GeneralBachelor's Degree$33,423$46,098
DanceBachelor's Degree$32,324$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.