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Chadron State College
Chadron, NE 1,540 Undergrads 46.1% Grad Rate
Total Cost
$21,132
Sticker Price
Avg Net Price
$12,549
After Aid
Median Earnings
$51,820
4yr Post-Grad
Vs. Peer Institutions
Net Price$12,549
Peer Midpoint: $20,081
Earnings (4yr Post-Grad)Completers only after graduation
$51,820Peer Midpoint: $60,428
Earnings (10yr Post-Enroll)All enrolled after enrollment
$47,002Peer Midpoint: $53,763
Graduation Rate46.1%
Peer Midpoint: 58.9%
Warning: The majority of students at this institution do not graduate. Non-completers typically earn significantly less and face higher debt risks.
Average Starting Age23.2
Warning: High average starting age indicates non-traditional students with prior work experience, which may inflate the median earnings shown.
Socio-Economic Diversity
Pell Grant Recipients39.8%
Enrollment Status
Full-Time88.9%
Economic Outcomes
Earn More than HS69.0%
Admissions Profile
Acceptance
100.0%
SAT Avg
-
SAT Reading
25th: --75th: -
SAT Math
25th: --75th: -
ACT Composite
25th: --75th: -
ROI Sensitivity Analysis
This analysis tests three cost scenarios (Scholarship, Average Net Price, Full Sticker Price) to show how college costs impact your long-term return compared to the average student and a high school graduate.
Lifetime Value Added (NPV)⚠️ Caution: Underlying earnings data reflects graduates only. This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate this ROI.
⚠️ Caution: Underlying earnings data reflects graduates only. This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate this ROI.
Institution Lifetime NPV
Vs Median Peer
Vs HS Grad
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
+$469k
+$2k
-$16k
Median Cost$13k/yr
+$424k
-$43k
-$61k
Full Cost$21k/yr
+$393k
-$74k
-$92k
ROI Efficiency Metrics⚠️ Caution: Underlying earnings data reflects graduates only. This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate this ROI.
⚠️ Caution: Underlying earnings data reflects graduates only. This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate this ROI.
Break-Even Age
Return on Inv. %
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
Never
-∞
Median Cost$13k/yr
Never
-135%
Full Cost$21k/yr
Never
-121%
Analysis Assumptions:
- Starting Salary: Estimated from the 4-year post-graduation median earnings (assuming 2% annual growth from graduation).⚠️ Warning: The high average starting age or low completion rate may inflate the Median earnings and ROI shown.
- Comparisons: "Vs Median Peer" compares to the median student nationwide in a similar level program. "Vs HS Grad" compares to a median high school graduate.
- Break-Even: The age at which the college investment net income exceeds the median high school graduate's lifetime earnings.
- NPV: Net Present Value of all future earnings minus costs and taxes, discounted at 7.8%.
Social Impact ROINew⚠️ Caution: Underlying earnings data reflects graduates only. This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate this ROI.
⚠️ Caution: Underlying earnings data reflects graduates only. This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate this ROI.
Measures the societal return on a donor's investment. Calculated as the incremental pre-tax lifetime earnings vs. HS grad, divided by the tax-adjusted donation cost.
Donor Return-112%
Gov. Pell Grant ROINew⚠️ Caution: Underlying earnings data reflects graduates only. This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate this ROI.
⚠️ Caution: Underlying earnings data reflects graduates only. This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate this ROI.
Measures the government's return on Pell Grants via increased tax revenue. Calculated as the portion of incremental lifetime taxes (discounted at 5.4%) attributed to the Pell Grant investment.
Taxpayer Return-74%
Important Note: Your ROI with any major will depend on the cost you pay to attend the program, and your starting salary. Both vary significantly across institutions. We encourage you to explore the ROI of a specific program variant by selecting the Program title of the credential level you are interested in. You will then have a more detailed return analysis for programs at specific institutions. We also encourage you to use the ROI calculator with your specific estimates of cost and salary.
Program ROI Analysis⚠️ Caution: Underlying earnings data reflects graduates only. This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate this ROI.
⚠️ Caution: Underlying earnings data reflects graduates only. This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate this ROI.
Bachelor's Degrees
Biology, General
BachCIP: 2601
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$66,970
Natl Median: $57,214
Lifetime Value Added
+$51k
Business Administration, Management and Operations
BachCIP: 5202
Median Debt
$20,250
Earnings (4yr)
$58,263
Natl Median: $68,257
Lifetime Value Added
-$8k
Communication and Media Studies
BachCIP: 0901
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $56,359
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Criminal Justice and Corrections
BachCIP: 4301
Median Debt
$19,800
Earnings (4yr)
$46,495
Natl Median: $55,378
Lifetime Value Added
-$105k
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft
BachCIP: 5005
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $39,775
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
English Language and Literature, General
BachCIP: 2301
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $48,590
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General
BachCIP: 1901
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $48,460
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Fine and Studio Arts
BachCIP: 5007
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $41,367
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Health/Medical Preparatory Programs
BachCIP: 5111
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $61,911
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
History
BachCIP: 5401
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $50,680
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Mathematics
BachCIP: 2701
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $69,562
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General
BachCIP: 3000
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$64,738
Natl Median: $50,532
Lifetime Value Added
+$44k
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other
BachCIP: 3099
Median Debt
$14,980
Earnings (4yr)
$44,030
Natl Median: $55,693
Lifetime Value Added
-$126k
Music
BachCIP: 5009
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $42,892
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, Fitness, and Kinesiology, Other
BachCIP: 3199
Median Debt
$24,125
Earnings (4yr)
$46,183
Natl Median: $42,573
Lifetime Value Added
-$108k
Physical Sciences, General
BachCIP: 4001
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $68,944
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Plant Sciences
BachCIP: 0111
Median Debt
$14,513
Earnings (4yr)
$53,484
Natl Median: $56,567
Lifetime Value Added
-$47k
Psychology, General
BachCIP: 4201
Median Debt
$23,250
Earnings (4yr)
$40,919
Natl Median: $50,706
Lifetime Value Added
-$153k
Social Work
BachCIP: 4407
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $51,790
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Special Education and Teaching
BachCIP: 1310
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $50,499
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods
BachCIP: 1312
Median Debt
$18,186
Earnings (4yr)
$45,577
Natl Median: $47,382
Lifetime Value Added
-$113k
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas
BachCIP: 1313
Median Debt
$21,975
Earnings (4yr)
$50,643
Natl Median: $51,389
Lifetime Value Added
-$71k
Master's Degrees
Business Administration, Management and Operations
MastCIP: 5202
Median Debt
$21,466
Earnings (4yr)
$89,908
Natl Median: $103,485
Lifetime Value Added
+$129k
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology
MastCIP: 4228
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$47,260
Natl Median: $65,184
Lifetime Value Added
-$238k
Curriculum and Instruction
MastCIP: 1303
Median Debt
$18,555
Earnings (4yr)
$65,644
Natl Median: $63,399
Lifetime Value Added
-$84k
Educational Administration and Supervision
MastCIP: 1304
Median Debt
$19,829
Earnings (4yr)
$69,151
Natl Median: $71,685
Lifetime Value Added
-$53k
Human Resources Management and Services
MastCIP: 5210
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$62,032
Natl Median: $83,558
Lifetime Value Added
-$117k
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities
MastCIP: 2401
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $65,716
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Student Counseling and Personnel Services
MastCIP: 1311
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$61,076
Natl Median: $60,111
Lifetime Value Added
-$126k
Note: Lifetime Value Added is the Net Present Value (NPV) of estimated career earnings relative to a median high school graduate (for undergraduate programs) or a median bachelor's degree holder (for graduate programs), accounting for this institution's average cost and taxes. Computed over a career to retirement age.
For graduate programs (Master's, Doctoral, etc.), the calculation assumes a starting age of 22 (after undergraduate completion) and does not include the sunk costs of prior degrees. It represents the value added of the graduate decision moving forward. These Lifetime Value Added results for graduate degrees should not be compared with those for Undergraduate Certificates, Associates or Bachelors.
Completers Only: Federal median earnings data strictly reflects outcomes for students who successfully graduated. Students who do not complete their degree typically earn significantly less and face higher risks of debt default.