Private nonprofit · COLLEGE PAYOFF

Blue Mountain Christian University

Blue Mountain, MS · 3 reportable field-and-credential outcomes

MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff

−$329,654 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.

Modeled economic break-even
−119%Modeled 10-year ROI
$39,641Observed 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
−$329,654at year 10
Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
−$276,0640
2
4
6
8
−$329,65410
Years after graduationBreak-even: 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$20,180
Sticker price
Published out-of-state tuition$20,180
Sticker price
Average net price$24,016
Title IV student average
Cost of attendance$33,197
Tuition + living budget
PRICE SOURCECollege reported · annual amount · federal dataset
OBSERVED FEDERAL MEASURES

Cost, completion and earnings context

$24,016Average net price / year
$33,197Cost of attendance
$39,641Median earnings · year 5 after completion
54.8%Completion rate
88.9%Admission rate
498Student size
NATIONAL CONTEXT

How this college compares

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

38thEarnings percentile
45thCompletion percentile
EARNINGS PATH

Reported earnings over time

$36,158Year 1
$40,841Year 4
$39,641Year 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.

1Business Administration, Management and Operations · Bachelor's Degree$49,8052Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods · Bachelor's Degree$39,4403Psychology, General · Bachelor's Degree$33,003

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

BUILD A REAL SHORTLIST

Comparable colleges in MS

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.

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Tougaloo College

Annual net price
$17,043
Observed earnings · year 5
$37,855
Modeled 10-year ROI
-129%
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Annual net price
$12,587
Observed earnings · year 5
$38,792
Modeled 10-year ROI
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Annual net price
$27,712
Observed earnings · year 5
$51,279
Modeled 10-year ROI
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Hattiesburg, MS

William Carey University

Annual net price
$14,258
Observed earnings · year 5
$45,397
Modeled 10-year ROI
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ALL REPORTABLE PROGRAM CATEGORIES

Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes

Federal fieldCredentialEarnings, year 4Federal debt
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's Degree$49,805$19,875
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsBachelor's Degree$39,440$22,500
Psychology, GeneralBachelor's Degree$33,003$25,250

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.