10-YEAR PAYOFF CURVECumulative economic payoff after graduation
−$219,614at year 10Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
Public · COLLEGE PAYOFF
Stark State College
North Canton, OH · 25 field-and-degree records
Earnings reported for 23 · Federal debt reported for 17
Based onObserved earnings + college priceEstimate10-year payoff
Estimated 10-year payoff
Negative payoff
−$219,614 over 10 years
Modeled from observed year-5 institution earnings and the institution-wide average net price over four years.
Not availableTime to earn back the modeled cost
−108%Estimated return after 10 years
$43,433Observed earnings · year 5
Not reachedHighest annual price before payoff reaches $0
Start with your question
What do you want to understand?
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.
PUBLISHED STUDENT BUDGET · 2024–25
What makes up the annual price?
Sticker-price components reported to IPEDS. Grants and scholarships are not subtracted here.
Living off campus: $9,384 housing and food allowance plus $2,722 in other expenses.
Do not confuse this with net price. Net price subtracts average grants and scholarships. DegreeVerdict continues to use the separately labeled average net price in its standard college ROI scenario.
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−$195,670
$6,000Current college-wide context−$219,670
$8,000Annual price−$227,670
$16,000Annual price−$259,670
$24,000Annual price−$291,670
$32,000Annual price−$323,670
$40,000Annual price−$355,670
HOW STUDENTS ATTEND · 2023-24
Online study is a meaningful part of the student experience.
IPEDS enrollment counts show course delivery across the whole institution. They do not indicate whether a specific degree can be completed online.
Institution-level attendance context from IPEDS. Program delivery is reported separately on degree pages and in the program directory. These figures do not enter ROI.
College identity and local contextAccreditation, institution type, dual enrollment and state prices
COLLEGE AT A GLANCE
Institution details
Current federal characteristics describing the college, not the outcomes of a specific program.
- Accreditor
- Higher Learning Commission
- Main award level
- Certificates
- Campus setting
- Suburban
- Admissions
- Open admission
- Delivery
- Campus or mixed delivery
- Federal designation
- No special designation reported
DUAL-ENROLLMENT CONTEXT · 2024
4,550 high-school students took college courses.
IPEDS counts students enrolled in college credit while still in high school. A large dual-enrollment population can shape headline enrollment figures, especially at community colleges.
This is participation, not a college completion rate. It does not indicate how many students later enrolled after high school, earned a credential or entered the workforce.
STATE PRICE CONTEXT · 2024
Prices in Ohio run 7% below the U.S. level.
BEA Regional Price Parities compare price levels across states. A value of 100 equals the national average.
What it costs and what graduates earn
$5,986Average net price / year
$10,755Cost of attendance
$13,786Median federal student debt · completer borrowers
$146/moPublished 10-year payment estimate
$43,433Median earnings · year 5 after completion
23.0%Completion rate
Not availableAdmission rate
5,749Student size
Debt covers federal student-loan borrowers who completed. It does not include Parent PLUS or private loans. We show admissions scores only when a valid federal value is available.
What the numbers say about Stark State College
What does Stark State College cost?
Stark State College reports an average annual net price of $5,986 after grants and scholarships. This is an institution-wide average, not an individual aid offer.
What do Stark State College graduates earn?
The observed median earnings figure is $43,433 5 years after completion. It describes a federal cohort, not a guaranteed starting salary.
How much federal debt do Stark State College graduates have?
Completer borrowers report median cumulative federal student debt of $13,786. Parent PLUS and private loans are not included.
Is every degree at Stark State College worth the same?
No. The current release contains 25 field-and-degree records for Stark State College; 23 report year-4 earnings and 17 report federal debt. Outcomes can differ substantially by field and degree level.
DEBT AFTER COLLEGE
Are borrowers making progress?
Repayment progress, default and debt at exit describe different federal borrower cohorts. They are shown separately and do not change the ROI estimate.
Source: College Scorecard. Repayment progress is the share of borrowers who reduced principal by at least $1 at the stated measurement point. Debt covers federal student loans; Parent PLUS and private loans are excluded. Cohorts and reporting periods differ across measures.
Who studied here during the year
12,384Students enrolled at any point
12,384Undergraduate students
Not availableGraduate students
Unduplicated students enrolled at any point from July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2025. This full-year measure is different from a fall headcount and does not enter ROI.
More student and earnings detailPrice by family income, retention, equity and common industries
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
24% received a Pell Grant within eight yearsMedian Parent PLUS debt
49 parent borrowers in the reported cohortMedian federal student debt
23% making progress in repayment after three yearsStudent family incomeMedian earnings after 10 yearsObserved federal cohorts
Lower income$29,203Earnings are not a guarantee
Middle income$45,515Earnings are not a guarantee
Higher income$46,250Earnings are not a guarantee
Three-year repayment progress
Lower income17%
Middle income41%
Higher income52%
Undergraduate student composition
White67%
Black18%
Hispanic5%
Asian4%
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
Criminal Justice and Corrections.Associate degree · Broad federal field 43
$44,767Year 1
$56,312Year 5
$84,761Year 10
Architectural Engineering Technologies/Technicians.Associate degree · Broad federal field 15
$48,665Year 1
$62,574Year 5
$74,207Year 10
Architectural Engineering Technologies/Technicians.Certificate, 1–2 years · Broad federal field 15
$60,015Year 1
$73,872Year 5
$67,887Year 10
Computer Programming.Associate degree · Broad federal field 11
$35,940Year 1
$50,251Year 5
$65,986Year 10
Advanced/Graduate Dentistry and Oral Sciences.Associate degree · Broad federal field 51
$49,506Year 1
$56,273Year 5
$63,253Year 10
Accounting and Related Services.Associate degree · Broad federal field 52
$38,279Year 1
$46,839Year 5
$52,727Year 10
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities.Associate degree · Broad federal field 24
$30,129Year 1
$40,893Year 5
$52,354Year 10
Accounting and Related Services.Certificate, 1–2 years · Broad federal field 52
$35,940Year 1
$36,634Year 5
$44,276Year 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 every reportable field-and-credential record at this institution. They do not fill privacy-suppressed outcomes.
EARNINGS OVER TIME
What graduates earned in later years
$39,757Year 1
$49,440Year 4
$43,433Year 5
Each year can represent a different federal cohort, so the points do not track the same people over time.
Your choice of degree can change the payoff.
Graduate earnings differ by field and credential, even within the same college.
1Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians · Associate's Degree$128,5902Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing · Associate's Degree$73,2323Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions · Associate's Degree$67,0444Mechanical Engineering · Associate's Degree$61,2445Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions · Associate's Degree$58,1926Dental Support Services and Allied Professions · Associate's Degree$57,5277Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$53,7878Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications · Associate's Degree$52,850Observed year-4 earnings · compare the same field and credential across colleges
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.
1Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/TechniciansAssociate's Degree · $128,590 reported+90%vs same-degree national median$11,083federal debt2Dental Support Services and Allied ProfessionsUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma · $43,568 reported+29%vs same-degree national median$10,563federal debt3Health and Medical Administrative ServicesUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma · $39,571 reported+12%vs same-degree national median$17,025federal debt4Business Administration, Management and OperationsAssociate's Degree · $51,648 reported+6%vs same-degree national median$16,650federal debt5Accounting and Related ServicesAssociate's Degree · $50,158 reported+5%vs same-degree national median$19,455federal debt6Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsAssociate's Degree · $67,044 reported+3%vs same-degree national median$17,860federal debt
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.
Dayton, OH
Sinclair Community College
- Annual net price
- $5,992
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $45,851
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -96%
Washington State College of Ohio
- Annual net price
- $7,714
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $42,437
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -112%
Belmont College
- Annual net price
- $6,995
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $41,531
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -117%
Southern State Community College
- Annual net price
- $9,674
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $43,442
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -107%
Compare fields and degree levels
Showing all 25 field-and-degree records in the current release.
| Major or field | Degree level | Earnings, year 4 | Federal debt | 2024–25 graduates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians | Associate's Degree | $128,590 | $11,083 | Not reported |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing | Associate's Degree | $73,232 | $26,871 | Not reported |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions | Associate's Degree | $67,044 | $17,860 | Not reported |
| Mechanical Engineering | Associate's Degree | $61,244 | Not available | Not reported |
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions | Associate's Degree | $58,192 | Not available | Not reported |
| Dental Support Services and Allied Professions | Associate's Degree | $57,527 | $17,750 | Not reported |
| Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $53,787 | Not available | 26 |
| Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications | Associate's Degree | $52,850 | Not available | Not reported |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | Associate's Degree | $51,648 | $16,650 | Not reported |
| Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $50,226 | Not available | 100 |
| Accounting and Related Services | Associate's Degree | $50,158 | $19,455 | Not reported |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities | Associate's Degree | $45,189 | $14,200 | Not reported |
| Computer Engineering Technologies/Technicians | Associate's Degree | $44,203 | $12,747 | Not reported |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections | Associate's Degree | $43,706 | $16,350 | Not reported |
| Dental Support Services and Allied Professions | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $43,568 | $10,563 | 23 |
| Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians | Associate's Degree | $39,983 | Not available | Not reported |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $39,571 | $17,025 | 31 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods | Associate's Degree | $36,493 | Not available | Not reported |
| Culinary Arts and Related Services | Associate's Degree | $36,018 | Not available | Not reported |
| Social Work | Associate's Degree | $35,009 | $25,177 | Not reported |
| Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services | Associate's Degree | $34,844 | $20,364 | Not reported |
| Computer Software and Media Applications | Associate's Degree | $34,518 | $6,881 | Not reported |
| Education, General | Associate's Degree | $31,527 | $15,957 | Not reported |
| Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Not available | $30,000 | 44 |
| Psychology, General | Associate's Degree | Not available | $16,000 | Not reported |
Graduate counts come from IPEDS and group related majors into the same federal field. Missing earnings or debt values remain labeled as unavailable.
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.