10-YEAR PAYOFF CURVECumulative economic payoff after graduation
−$128,526at year 10Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
Private nonprofit · COLLEGE PAYOFF
Thomas University
Thomasville, GA · 14 field-and-degree records
Earnings reported for 10 · Federal debt reported for 8
Based onObserved earnings + college priceEstimate10-year payoff
Estimated 10-year payoff
Negative payoff
−$128,526 over 10 years
Modeled from observed year-5 institution earnings and the institution-wide average net price over four years.
20.2 yrsTime to earn back the modeled cost
−51%Estimated return after 10 years
$57,547Observed earnings · year 5
Not reachedHighest annual price before payoff reaches $0
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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: $9,900 housing and food allowance plus $12,060 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−$54,530
$8,000Annual price−$86,530
$16,000Annual price−$118,530
$18,000Current college-wide context−$126,530
$24,000Annual price−$150,530
$32,000Annual price−$182,530
$40,000Annual price−$214,530
HOW STUDENTS ATTEND · 2023-24
Most students take at least some classes online.
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
- Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges
- Main award level
- Bachelor’s degrees
- Campus setting
- Town
- Admissions
- Selective admission
- Delivery
- Campus or mixed delivery
- Federal designation
- No special designation reported
DUAL-ENROLLMENT CONTEXT · 2024
41 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 Georgia run 4% 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
$18,499Average net price / year
$23,079Cost of attendance
$21,198Median federal student debt · completer borrowers
$225/moPublished 10-year payment estimate
$57,547Median earnings · year 5 after completion
27.5%Completion rate
38.3%Admission rate
1,072Average SAT score
20ACT midpoint
998Student 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 Thomas University
What does Thomas University cost?
Thomas University reports an average annual net price of $18,499 after grants and scholarships. This is an institution-wide average, not an individual aid offer.
What do Thomas University graduates earn?
The observed median earnings figure is $57,547 5 years after completion. It describes a federal cohort, not a guaranteed starting salary.
How much federal debt do Thomas University graduates have?
Completer borrowers report median cumulative federal student debt of $21,198. Parent PLUS and private loans are not included.
Is every degree at Thomas University worth the same?
No. The current release contains 14 field-and-degree records for Thomas University; 10 report year-4 earnings and 8 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
1,883Students enrolled at any point
1,085Undergraduate students
798Graduate 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
37% received a Pell Grant within eight yearsMedian Parent PLUS debt
41 parent borrowers in the reported cohortMedian federal student debt
41% making progress in repayment after three yearsStudent family incomeMedian earnings after 10 yearsObserved federal cohorts
Lower income$43,132Earnings are not a guarantee
Middle income$59,185Earnings are not a guarantee
Higher income$65,229Earnings are not a guarantee
Three-year repayment progress
Lower income31%
Middle income51%
Higher income60%
Undergraduate student composition
White34%
Black39%
Hispanic6%
Asian2%
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.
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
$47,749Year 1
$63,556Year 4
$57,547Year 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.
1Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing · Bachelor's Degree$92,1162Educational Administration and Supervision · First Professional Degree$79,1473Educational Administration and Supervision · Graduate/Professional Certificate$77,6604Curriculum and Instruction · Master's Degree$70,1895Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods · Master's Degree$64,3306Criminal Justice and Corrections · Bachelor's Degree$61,2957Business Administration, Management and Operations · Bachelor's Degree$54,4038Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions · Master's Degree$51,467Observed 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.
1Curriculum and InstructionMaster's Degree · $70,189 reported+11%vs same-degree national medianNot availablefederal debt2Criminal Justice and CorrectionsBachelor's Degree · $61,295 reported+11%vs same-degree national median$45,464federal debt3Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsMaster's Degree · $64,330 reported+7%vs same-degree national medianNot availablefederal debt4Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBachelor's Degree · $92,116 reported+4%vs same-degree national median$31,188federal debt5Educational Administration and SupervisionFirst Professional Degree · $79,147 reported+1%vs same-degree national medianNot availablefederal debt6Educational Administration and SupervisionGraduate/Professional Certificate · $77,660 reported-10%vs same-degree national medianNot availablefederal debt
Comparable colleges in GA
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.
Gainesville, GA
Brenau University
- Annual net price
- $18,924
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $57,264
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -52%
LaGrange College
- Annual net price
- $20,875
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $56,632
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -56%
Piedmont University
- Annual net price
- $20,599
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $55,613
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -60%
Oglethorpe University
- Annual net price
- $19,509
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $53,234
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -68%
Compare fields and degree levels
Showing all 14 field-and-degree records in the current release.
| Major or field | Degree level | Earnings, year 4 | Federal debt | 2024–25 graduates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing | Bachelor's Degree | $92,116 | $31,188 | Not reported |
| Educational Administration and Supervision | First Professional Degree | $79,147 | Not available | Not reported |
| Educational Administration and Supervision | Graduate/Professional Certificate | $77,660 | Not available | Not reported |
| Curriculum and Instruction | Master's Degree | $70,189 | Not available | Not reported |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods | Master's Degree | $64,330 | Not available | Not reported |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections | Bachelor's Degree | $61,295 | $45,464 | Not reported |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | Bachelor's Degree | $54,403 | $26,125 | Not reported |
| Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions | Master's Degree | $51,467 | Not available | Not reported |
| Psychology, General | Bachelor's Degree | $43,219 | Not available | Not reported |
| Social Work | Bachelor's Degree | $40,565 | $29,000 | Not reported |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections | Associate's Degree | Not available | $22,231 | Not reported |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods | Bachelor's Degree | Not available | $28,500 | 0 |
| Biology, General | Bachelor's Degree | Not available | $22,127 | Not reported |
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions | Bachelor's Degree | Not available | $23,000 | 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.