Private nonprofit · COLLEGE PAYOFF

Muskingum University

New Concord, OH · 11 reportable field-and-credential outcomes

MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff

−$214,958 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.

59.8 yrsModeled economic break-even
−83%Modeled 10-year ROI
$49,317Observed 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
−$214,958at year 10
Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
−$258,1280
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4
6
8
−$214,95810
Years after graduationBreak-even: 59.8 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$32,665
Sticker price
Published out-of-state tuition$32,665
Sticker price
Average net price$19,532
Title IV student average
Cost of attendance$44,658
Tuition + living budget
PRICE SOURCECollege reported · annual amount · federal dataset
OBSERVED FEDERAL MEASURES

Cost, completion and earnings context

$19,532Average net price / year
$44,658Cost of attendance
$49,317Median earnings · year 5 after completion
56.4%Completion rate
81.8%Admission rate
1,376Student size
NATIONAL CONTEXT

How this college compares

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

60thEarnings percentile
47thCompletion percentile
EARNINGS PATH

Reported earnings over time

$36,592Year 1
$50,429Year 4
$49,317Year 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.

1Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing · Bachelor's Degree$78,9942Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other · Bachelor's Degree$64,8053Business Administration, Management and Operations · Bachelor's Degree$60,9014Marketing · Bachelor's Degree$60,4515Criminal Justice and Corrections · Bachelor's Degree$51,4456Biology, General · Bachelor's Degree$48,9177Psychology, General · Bachelor's Degree$48,0018Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness · Bachelor's Degree$47,117

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

BUILD A REAL SHORTLIST

Comparable colleges in OH

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.

Bluffton, OH

Bluffton University

Annual net price
$19,943
Observed earnings · year 5
$48,492
Modeled 10-year ROI
-87%
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Akron, OH

Herzing University-Akron

Annual net price
$18,934
Observed earnings · year 5
$48,660
Modeled 10-year ROI
-86%
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Canton, OH

Malone University

Annual net price
$20,948
Observed earnings · year 5
$50,448
Modeled 10-year ROI
-79%
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Tiffin, OH

Heidelberg University

Annual net price
$20,556
Observed earnings · year 5
$51,076
Modeled 10-year ROI
-77%
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ALL REPORTABLE PROGRAM CATEGORIES

Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes

Federal fieldCredentialEarnings, year 4Federal debt
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBachelor's Degree$78,994$27,500
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, OtherBachelor's Degree$64,805Not available
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's Degree$60,901$26,975
MarketingBachelor's Degree$60,451$27,000
Criminal Justice and CorrectionsBachelor's Degree$51,445$27,000
Biology, GeneralBachelor's Degree$48,917$27,000
Psychology, GeneralBachelor's Degree$48,001$27,625
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessBachelor's Degree$47,117$27,000
HistoryBachelor's Degree$42,785$27,000
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsBachelor's Degree$42,152$25,215
English Language and Literature, GeneralBachelor's Degree$37,439$27,000

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.