10-YEAR PAYOFF CURVECumulative economic payoff after graduation
−$98,440at year 10Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
Morgan State University
⌖ Baltimore, MD · 34 reportable field-and-credential outcomes
MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff
−$98,440 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.
17.0 yrsModeled economic break-even
−41%Modeled 10-year ROI
$59,150Observed earnings · year 5
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.
Cost, completion and earnings context
$14,985Average net price / year
$25,413Cost of attendance
$59,150Median earnings · year 5 after completion
40.9%Completion rate
82.2%Admission rate
9,019Student size
NATIONAL CONTEXT
How this college compares
Percentiles compare this institution with currently operating colleges that report the same federal measure.
EARNINGS PATH
Reported earnings over time
$41,247Year 1
$62,308Year 4
$59,150Year 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.
1Engineering, General · Master's Degree$101,7192Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering · Bachelor's Degree$98,6403Computer Science · Bachelor's Degree$90,1834Business Administration, Management and Operations · Master's Degree$89,8925Civil Engineering · Bachelor's Degree$88,8706Educational Administration and Supervision · Doctoral Degree$84,8797Information Science/Studies · Bachelor's Degree$83,3318Industrial Engineering · Bachelor's Degree$81,416Observed year-4 earnings · compare like fields and credentials before deciding
Comparable colleges in MD
Currently operating public institutions with the closest combination of annual net price and observed year-5 earnings. Similarity is descriptive—not a quality ranking.
Arnold, MD
Anne Arundel Community College
- Annual net price
- $14,915
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $56,144
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -54%
Salisbury University
- Annual net price
- $17,743
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $60,422
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -39%
Howard Community College
- Annual net price
- $11,133
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $60,385
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -31%
Frostburg State University
- Annual net price
- $16,715
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $55,552
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -57%
Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes
| Federal field | Credential | Earnings, year 4 | Federal debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Engineering, General | Master's Degree | $101,719 | Not available |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $98,640 | $31,000 |
| Computer Science | Bachelor's Degree | $90,183 | Not available |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | Master's Degree | $89,892 | Not available |
| Civil Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $88,870 | $26,500 |
| Educational Administration and Supervision | Doctoral Degree | $84,879 | Not available |
| Information Science/Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $83,331 | $26,750 |
| Industrial Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $81,416 | $30,500 |
| Construction Management | Bachelor's Degree | $80,260 | $26,500 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing | Bachelor's Degree | $78,700 | Not available |
| Educational Administration and Supervision | Master's Degree | $77,140 | Not available |
| Public Health | Master's Degree | $75,793 | Not available |
| Social Work | Master's Degree | $70,545 | Not available |
| Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services | Bachelor's Degree | $64,007 | $34,537 |
| Accounting and Related Services | Bachelor's Degree | $63,979 | $25,000 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | Bachelor's Degree | $61,527 | $31,000 |
| Social Work | Bachelor's Degree | $60,082 | $35,000 |
| Architecture | Bachelor's Degree | $59,586 | $30,500 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities | Bachelor's Degree | $58,788 | $32,512 |
| Marketing | Bachelor's Degree | $56,767 | $30,856 |
| Psychology, General | Bachelor's Degree | $56,741 | $31,000 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods | Bachelor's Degree | $55,837 | $30,604 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas | Bachelor's Degree | $55,716 | $33,869 |
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication | Bachelor's Degree | $55,169 | $31,875 |
| Biology, General | Bachelor's Degree | $53,617 | $29,000 |
| Sociology | Bachelor's Degree | $52,116 | $27,000 |
| Political Science and Government | Bachelor's Degree | $50,791 | $29,750 |
| Journalism | Bachelor's Degree | $50,700 | $30,896 |
| Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General | Bachelor's Degree | $49,198 | $31,000 |
| Hospitality Administration/Management | Bachelor's Degree | $46,441 | $30,375 |
| Music | Bachelor's Degree | $34,725 | $31,000 |
| Graphic Communications | Bachelor's Degree | Not available | $31,000 |
| Fine and Studio Arts | Bachelor's Degree | Not available | $30,000 |
| Finance and Financial Management Services | Bachelor's Degree | Not available | $30,000 |
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.