10-YEAR PAYOFF CURVECumulative economic payoff after graduation
+$13,950at year 10Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
Ohio University-Eastern Campus
⌖ Saint Clairsville, OH · 55 reportable field-and-credential outcomes
MODELED SCENARIO · Positive payoff
+$13,950 over 10 years
Modeled from observed year-5 institution earnings and the institution-wide average net price over four years.
This is a positive modeled result. Price, time to finish and future earnings can still change the outcome.
9.3 yrsModeled economic break-even
+7%Modeled 10-year ROI
$65,965Observed 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
$3,925Average net price / year
$10,777Cost of attendance
$65,965Median earnings · year 5 after completion
20.6%Completion rate
Not availableAdmission rate
298Student 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
$53,614Year 1
$70,528Year 4
$65,965Year 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.
1Air Transportation · Bachelor's Degree$99,7012Industrial Engineering · Bachelor's Degree$99,3643Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering · Bachelor's Degree$94,6734Management Information Systems and Services · Bachelor's Degree$93,7745Computer Science · Bachelor's Degree$93,2826Mechanical Engineering · Bachelor's Degree$91,2857Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing · Bachelor's Degree$87,3088Chemical Engineering · Bachelor's Degree$85,990Observed year-4 earnings · compare like fields and credentials before deciding
Comparable colleges in OH
Currently operating public institutions with the closest combination of annual net price and observed year-5 earnings. Similarity is descriptive—not a quality ranking.
Lancaster, OH
Ohio University-Lancaster Campus
- Annual net price
- $5,650
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $65,965
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- +3%
Ohio University-Zanesville Campus
- Annual net price
- $5,746
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $65,965
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- +3%
Ohio University-Chillicothe Campus
- Annual net price
- $5,755
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $65,965
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- +3%
Ohio University-Southern Campus
- Annual net price
- $5,993
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $65,965
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- +3%
Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes
| Federal field | Credential | Earnings, year 4 | Federal debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Air Transportation | Bachelor's Degree | $99,701 | $25,000 |
| Industrial Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $99,364 | $27,000 |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $94,673 | $24,978 |
| Management Information Systems and Services | Bachelor's Degree | $93,774 | $26,000 |
| Computer Science | Bachelor's Degree | $93,282 | $21,500 |
| Mechanical Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $91,285 | $27,000 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing | Bachelor's Degree | $87,308 | $29,454 |
| Chemical Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $85,990 | $23,250 |
| Accounting and Related Services | Bachelor's Degree | $84,002 | $26,000 |
| Finance and Financial Management Services | Bachelor's Degree | $81,299 | $25,000 |
| Civil Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $81,019 | $27,000 |
| Marketing | Bachelor's Degree | $78,506 | $25,000 |
| Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications | Bachelor's Degree | $77,401 | $19,500 |
| International Business | Bachelor's Degree | $73,640 | $27,000 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | Bachelor's Degree | $71,478 | $25,000 |
| Mathematics | Bachelor's Degree | $67,562 | Not available |
| Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences | Bachelor's Degree | $66,922 | $19,500 |
| Public Health | Bachelor's Degree | $62,153 | $27,000 |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services | Bachelor's Degree | $61,538 | $25,750 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General | Bachelor's Degree | $60,767 | $31,115 |
| Journalism | Bachelor's Degree | $59,276 | $24,208 |
| Political Science and Government | Bachelor's Degree | $58,907 | $24,625 |
| Apparel and Textiles | Bachelor's Degree | $58,647 | $24,750 |
| Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions | Bachelor's Degree | $57,998 | $26,000 |
| Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences | Bachelor's Degree | $57,479 | $26,786 |
| Communication Disorders Sciences and Services | Bachelor's Degree | $57,085 | $24,625 |
| Geography and Cartography | Bachelor's Degree | $56,381 | $26,000 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness | Bachelor's Degree | $55,867 | $25,000 |
| Zoology/Animal Biology | Bachelor's Degree | $55,352 | $25,210 |
| Communication and Media Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $54,695 | $24,063 |
| Chemistry | Bachelor's Degree | $54,576 | $25,751 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Bachelor's Degree | $54,184 | $27,000 |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections | Associate's Degree | $53,577 | $13,500 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities | Bachelor's Degree | $53,206 | $26,000 |
| Housing and Human Environments | Bachelor's Degree | $52,861 | $25,683 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions | Bachelor's Degree | $51,652 | $27,000 |
| Sociology | Bachelor's Degree | $51,312 | $25,000 |
| Special Education and Teaching | Bachelor's Degree | $51,258 | $26,950 |
| Social Work | Bachelor's Degree | $49,690 | $23,570 |
| Design and Applied Arts | Bachelor's Degree | $49,553 | $26,791 |
| Psychology, General | Bachelor's Degree | $49,399 | $25,000 |
| Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $49,369 | Not available |
| Radio, Television, and Digital Communication | Bachelor's Degree | $48,390 | $25,000 |
| History | Bachelor's Degree | $46,101 | $26,000 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities | Associate's Degree | $45,999 | $23,228 |
| Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services | Bachelor's Degree | $45,346 | $27,000 |
| Music | Bachelor's Degree | $44,593 | $27,000 |
| Anthropology | Bachelor's Degree | $44,327 | $27,000 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods | Bachelor's Degree | $43,893 | $23,050 |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft | Bachelor's Degree | $42,796 | $22,750 |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $40,479 | $26,500 |
| Fine and Studio Arts | Bachelor's Degree | $39,055 | $26,000 |
| English Language and Literature/Letters, Other | Bachelor's Degree | $37,785 | $25,500 |
| Economics | Bachelor's Degree | Not available | $19,750 |
| Business/Managerial Economics | Bachelor's Degree | Not available | $21,000 |
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.