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Chadron State College

⌖ Chadron, NE · 14 reportable field-and-credential outcomes

MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff

−$176,306 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.

42.7 yrsModeled economic break-even
−77%Modeled 10-year ROI
$50,389Observed 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
−$176,306at year 10
Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
−$230,1960
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4
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−$176,30610
Years after graduationBreak-even: 42.7 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$8,290
Sticker price
Published out-of-state tuition$8,290
Sticker price
Average net price$12,549
Title IV student average
Cost of attendance$21,132
Tuition + living budget
PRICE SOURCECollege reported · annual amount · federal dataset
OBSERVED FEDERAL MEASURES

Cost, completion and earnings context

$12,549Average net price / year
$21,132Cost of attendance
$50,389Median earnings · year 5 after completion
50.4%Completion rate
Not availableAdmission rate
1,540Student size
NATIONAL CONTEXT

How this college compares

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

63thEarnings percentile
38thCompletion percentile
EARNINGS PATH

Reported earnings over time

$41,458Year 1
$51,820Year 4
$50,389Year 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 · Master's Degree$89,9082Educational Administration and Supervision · Master's Degree$69,1513Curriculum and Instruction · Master's Degree$65,6444Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General · Bachelor's Degree$64,7385Human Resources Management and Services · Master's Degree$62,0326Student Counseling and Personnel Services · Master's Degree$61,0767Business Administration, Management and Operations · Bachelor's Degree$58,2638Plant Sciences · Bachelor's Degree$53,484

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

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Comparable colleges in NE

Currently operating public 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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Peru State College

Annual net price
$11,632
Observed earnings · year 5
$50,192
Modeled 10-year ROI
-77%
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Annual net price
$9,171
Observed earnings · year 5
$49,900
Modeled 10-year ROI
-77%
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Wayne State College

Annual net price
$15,360
Observed earnings · year 5
$48,470
Modeled 10-year ROI
-86%
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University of Nebraska at Kearney

Annual net price
$16,242
Observed earnings · year 5
$54,319
Modeled 10-year ROI
-62%
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ALL REPORTABLE PROGRAM CATEGORIES

Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes

Federal fieldCredentialEarnings, year 4Federal debt
Business Administration, Management and OperationsMaster's Degree$89,908Not available
Educational Administration and SupervisionMaster's Degree$69,151Not available
Curriculum and InstructionMaster's Degree$65,644Not available
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, GeneralBachelor's Degree$64,738Not available
Human Resources Management and ServicesMaster's Degree$62,032Not available
Student Counseling and Personnel ServicesMaster's Degree$61,076Not available
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's Degree$58,263$24,791
Plant SciencesBachelor's Degree$53,484$15,989
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasBachelor's Degree$50,643$24,943
Criminal Justice and CorrectionsBachelor's Degree$46,495$20,250
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, Fitness, and Kinesiology, OtherBachelor's Degree$46,183$26,117
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsBachelor's Degree$45,577$21,750
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, OtherBachelor's Degree$44,030$25,000
Psychology, GeneralBachelor's Degree$40,919$24,455

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.