10-YEAR PAYOFF CURVECumulative economic payoff after graduation
−$149,924at year 10Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
Middle Georgia State University
⌖ Macon, GA · 22 reportable field-and-credential outcomes
10-year estimate · Negative payoff
−$149,924 over 10 years
Modeled from observed year-5 institution earnings and the institution-wide average net price over four years.
With these assumptions, the added earnings do not recover the cost within ten years.
28.9 yrsModeled economic break-even
−65%Modeled 10-year ROI
$52,952Observed earnings · year 5
Not reachedMaximum annual price for positive 10-year payoff
What the numbers say about Middle Georgia State University
What does Middle Georgia State University cost?
Middle Georgia State University reports an average annual net price of $12,361 after grants and scholarships. This is an institution-wide average, not an individual aid offer.
What do Middle Georgia State University graduates earn?
The observed median earnings figure is $52,952 5 years after completion. It describes a federal cohort, not a guaranteed starting salary.
How much federal debt do Middle Georgia State University graduates have?
Completer borrowers report median cumulative federal student debt of $19,000. Parent PLUS and private loans are not included.
Is every degree at Middle Georgia State University worth the same?
No. DegreeVerdict currently shows 22 field-and-credential outcomes at Middle Georgia State University; reported earnings and debt can differ substantially by program category.
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.
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−$100,480
$8,000Annual price−$132,480
$12,000Current college-wide context−$148,480
$16,000Annual price−$164,480
$24,000Annual price−$196,480
$32,000Annual price−$228,480
$40,000Annual price−$260,480
COLLEGE AT A GLANCE
Institution details
Current federal characteristics describing the college, not the outcomes of a specific program.
- Accreditor
- Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges
- Main award level
- Bachelor’s degrees
- Campus setting
- City
- Admissions
- Selective admission
- Delivery
- Campus or mixed delivery
- Federal designation
- No special designation reported
Cost, debt, completion and earnings context
$12,361Average net price / year
$19,617Cost of attendance
$19,000Median federal student debt · completer borrowers
$201/moPublished 10-year payment estimate
$52,952Median earnings · year 5 after completion
25.3%Completion rate
99.7%Admission rate
6,574Student size
Institution debt covers federal student-loan borrowers who completed. Parent PLUS and private loans are excluded; missing and privacy-suppressed values remain unavailable.
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
28% received a Pell Grant within eight yearsMedian Parent PLUS debt
914 parent borrowers in the reported cohortMedian federal student debt
31% making progress in repayment after three yearsStudent family incomeMedian earnings after 10 yearsObserved federal cohorts
Lower income$37,781Earnings are not a guarantee
Middle income$45,822Earnings are not a guarantee
Higher income$50,499Earnings are not a guarantee
Three-year repayment progress
Lower income26%
Middle income38%
Higher income56%
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.
INDEPENDENT CENSUS EARNINGS VIEW
How earnings develop by field
Privacy-protected Census employment records follow graduate cohorts one, five and ten years after completion. This source is kept separate from College Scorecard because its population and methodology differ.
Field and credentialYear 1Year 5Year 10
Air Transportation.Associate degree · Broad federal field 49
$35,145Year 1
$65,986Year 5
$111,872Year 10
Architectural Engineering Technologies/Technicians.Certificate, less than 1 year · Broad federal field 15
$55,665Year 1
$61,630Year 5
$85,664Year 10
Advanced/Graduate Dentistry and Oral Sciences.Bachelor’s degree · Broad federal field 51
$64,436Year 1
$69,584Year 5
$82,014Year 10
Advanced/Graduate Dentistry and Oral Sciences.Associate degree · Broad federal field 51
$62,298Year 1
$67,590Year 5
$79,913Year 10
Computer Programming.Bachelor’s degree · Broad federal field 11
$50,441Year 1
$67,104Year 5
$79,787Year 10
Accounting and Related Services.Bachelor’s degree · Broad federal field 52
$45,398Year 1
$59,105Year 5
$74,055Year 10
Accounting and Related Services.Certificate, 1–2 years · Broad federal field 52
Not availableYear 1
Not availableYear 5
$73,728Year 10
Computer Programming.Certificate, 1–2 years · Broad federal field 11
$49,171Year 1
$77,901Year 5
$69,154Year 10
Median annual earnings in 2023 dollars. Each time point may use a different pooled graduation cohort. Coverage is limited to institutions participating in the Census Post-Secondary Employment Outcomes program.
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 only reportable field-and-credential records at this institution. They do not fill privacy-suppressed outcomes.
EARNINGS PATH
Reported earnings over time
$50,221Year 1
$62,068Year 4
$52,952Year 5
Separate federal cohorts may underlie different measurement years.
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 · Master's Degree$124,9392Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services · Bachelor's Degree$96,1233Air Transportation · Bachelor's Degree$93,6274Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$91,9615Computer and Information Sciences, General · Master's Degree$89,8396Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing · Associate's Degree$75,0697Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing · Bachelor's Degree$72,2558Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians · Associate's Degree$68,083Observed year-4 earnings · compare like fields and credentials before deciding
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.
1Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma · $91,961 reported+78%vs same-degree national median$11,000federal debt2Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesBachelor's Degree · $96,123 reported+40%vs same-degree national medianNot availablefederal debt3Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansAssociate's Degree · $68,083 reported+17%vs same-degree national medianNot availablefederal debt4Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesAssociate's Degree · $49,180 reported+11%vs same-degree national median$18,250federal debt5Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/TechniciansUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma · $59,223 reported+10%vs same-degree national medianNot availablefederal debt6Air TransportationBachelor's Degree · $93,627 reported+9%vs same-degree national median$22,700federal debt
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- Modeled 10-year ROI
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Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes
Awards use first-major IPEDS completions aggregated to the same four-digit field and credential.
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.