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University of Montevallo

⌖ Montevallo, AL · 19 reportable field-and-credential outcomes

MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff

−$252,382 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.

—Modeled economic break-even
−101%Modeled 10-year ROI
$44,835Observed 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
−$252,382at year 10
Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
−$250,7320
2
4
6
8
−$252,38210
Years after graduationBreak-even: 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$13,948
Sticker price
Published out-of-state tuition$26,968
Sticker price
Average net price$17,683
Title IV student average
Cost of attendance$27,398
Tuition + living budget
PRICE SOURCECollege reported · annual amount · federal dataset
OBSERVED FEDERAL MEASURES

Cost, completion and earnings context

$17,683Average net price / year
$27,398Cost of attendance
$44,835Median earnings · year 5 after completion
54.1%Completion rate
53.8%Admission rate
2,151Student size
NATIONAL CONTEXT

How this college compares

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

48thEarnings percentile
44thCompletion percentile
EARNINGS PATH

Reported earnings over time

$32,438Year 1
$46,262Year 4
$44,835Year 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.

1Business Administration, Management and Operations · Master's Degree$67,2002Accounting and Related Services · Bachelor's Degree$57,7473Communication Disorders Sciences and Services · Master's Degree$56,7834Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods · Master's Degree$54,4765Marketing · Bachelor's Degree$53,4926Student Counseling and Personnel Services · Master's Degree$51,7757Radio, Television, and Digital Communication · Bachelor's Degree$50,4978Communication Disorders Sciences and Services · Bachelor's Degree$49,979

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

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Comparable colleges in AL

Currently operating public institutions with the closest combination of annual net price and observed year-5 earnings. Similarity is descriptive—not a quality ranking.

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$20,435
Observed earnings · year 5
$43,913
Modeled 10-year ROI
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Annual net price
$14,557
Observed earnings · year 5
$46,063
Modeled 10-year ROI
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Annual net price
$15,996
Observed earnings · year 5
$47,659
Modeled 10-year ROI
-89%
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Annual net price
$13,170
Observed earnings · year 5
$45,791
Modeled 10-year ROI
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ALL REPORTABLE PROGRAM CATEGORIES

Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes

Federal fieldCredentialEarnings, year 4Federal debt
Business Administration, Management and OperationsMaster's Degree$67,200Not available
Accounting and Related ServicesBachelor's Degree$57,747Not available
Communication Disorders Sciences and ServicesMaster's Degree$56,783Not available
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsMaster's Degree$54,476Not available
MarketingBachelor's Degree$53,492Not available
Student Counseling and Personnel ServicesMaster's Degree$51,775Not available
Radio, Television, and Digital CommunicationBachelor's Degree$50,497Not available
Communication Disorders Sciences and ServicesBachelor's Degree$49,979$24,250
Finance and Financial Management ServicesBachelor's Degree$48,160Not available
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsBachelor's Degree$47,823$24,750
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing StudiesBachelor's Degree$46,767Not available
Drama/Theatre Arts and StagecraftBachelor's Degree$44,624Not available
HistoryBachelor's Degree$44,563Not available
Social WorkBachelor's Degree$43,388$27,500
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, GeneralBachelor's Degree$42,038Not available
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessBachelor's Degree$41,758$25,000
Psychology, GeneralBachelor's Degree$40,809$23,077
Fine and Studio ArtsBachelor's Degree$35,921$26,000
English Language and Literature, GeneralBachelor's Degree$35,858Not available

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.