Public · COLLEGE PAYOFF

Harris-Stowe State University

Saint Louis, MO · 7 reportable field-and-credential outcomes

MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff

−$222,278 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
−101%Modeled 10-year ROI
$44,741Observed 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
−$222,278at year 10
Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
−$219,6880
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4
6
8
−$222,27810
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$7,008
Sticker price
Published out-of-state tuition$11,640
Sticker price
Average net price$9,922
Title IV student average
Cost of attendance$21,493
Tuition + living budget
PRICE SOURCECollege reported · annual amount · federal dataset
OBSERVED FEDERAL MEASURES

Cost, completion and earnings context

$9,922Average net price / year
$21,493Cost of attendance
$44,741Median earnings · year 5 after completion
27.6%Completion rate
Not availableAdmission rate
960Student size
NATIONAL CONTEXT

How this college compares

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

48thEarnings percentile
9thCompletion percentile
EARNINGS PATH

Reported earnings over time

$31,623Year 1
$46,752Year 4
$44,741Year 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.

1Marketing · Bachelor's Degree$53,8682Accounting and Related Services · Bachelor's Degree$50,7923Criminal Justice and Corrections · Bachelor's Degree$49,0104Biology, General · Bachelor's Degree$48,6945Education, General · Bachelor's Degree$40,247

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

BUILD A REAL SHORTLIST

Comparable colleges in MO

Currently operating public institutions with the closest combination of annual net price and observed year-5 earnings. Similarity is descriptive—not a quality ranking.

Bridgeton, MO

Saint Louis Community College

Annual net price
$8,440
Observed earnings · year 5
$43,709
Modeled 10-year ROI
-106%
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Trenton, MO

North Central Missouri College

Annual net price
$13,626
Observed earnings · year 5
$44,254
Modeled 10-year ROI
-103%
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Sedalia, MO

State Fair Community College

Annual net price
$7,985
Observed earnings · year 5
$41,663
Modeled 10-year ROI
-116%
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Kansas City, MO

Metropolitan Community College-Kansas City

Annual net price
$8,398
Observed earnings · year 5
$48,385
Modeled 10-year ROI
-84%
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ALL REPORTABLE PROGRAM CATEGORIES

Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes

Federal fieldCredentialEarnings, year 4Federal debt
MarketingBachelor's Degree$53,868Not available
Accounting and Related ServicesBachelor's Degree$50,792$35,584
Criminal Justice and CorrectionsBachelor's Degree$49,010$32,000
Biology, GeneralBachelor's Degree$48,694$31,600
Education, GeneralBachelor's Degree$40,247$35,478
SociologyBachelor's DegreeNot available$25,750
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's DegreeNot available$33,954

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.