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Coppin State University
Baltimore, MD 1,844 Undergrads 38.8% Grad Rate
Total Cost
$23,748
Sticker Price
Avg Net Price
$9,977
After Aid
Median Earnings
$63,359
4yr Post-Grad
Vs. Peer Institutions
Net Price$9,977
Peer Midpoint: $20,080.5
Earnings (10yr)$63,359
Peer Midpoint: $60,428
Graduation Rate38.8%
Peer Midpoint: 58.9%
Socio-Economic Diversity
Pell Grant Recipients55.0%
Enrollment Status
Full-Time84.0%
Economic Outcomes
Earn More than HS66.5%
Admissions Profile
Acceptance
45.8%
SAT Avg
975
SAT Reading
25th: 46047075th: 510
SAT Math
25th: 42045075th: 510
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)
Institution Lifetime NPV
Vs Median Peer
Vs HS Grad
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
+$556k
+$96k
+$78k
Median Cost$10k/yr
+$520k
+$60k
+$42k
Full Cost$24k/yr
+$470k
+$10k
-$7k
ROI Efficiency Metrics
Break-Even Age
Return on Inv. %
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
34
∞
Median Cost$10k/yr
42
118%
Full Cost$24k/yr
Never
-9%
Analysis Assumptions:
- Starting Salary: Estimated from the 10-year median earnings (assuming 2% annual growth from graduation).
- 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
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 Return79%
Gov. Pell Grant ROINew
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-31%
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
Bachelor's Degrees
Accounting and Related Services
BachCIP: 5203
Median Debt
-
Earnings
-
Nat: $76,194
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Biology, General
BachCIP: 2601
Median Debt
$20,017
Earnings (2yr)
$38,289
Nat: $57,214
Lifetime Value Added
-$154k
Business Administration, Management and Operations
BachCIP: 5202
Median Debt
-
Earnings
-
Nat: $68,257
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Chemistry
BachCIP: 4005
Median Debt
-
Earnings
-
Nat: $65,120
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Computer Science
BachCIP: 1107
Median Debt
-
Earnings
-
Nat: $107,009
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Criminal Justice and Corrections
BachCIP: 4301
Median Debt
$25,000
Earnings (4yr)
$58,110
Nat: $55,378
Lifetime Value Added
-$9k
Dance
BachCIP: 5003
Median Debt
-
Earnings
-
Nat: $39,980
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
English Language and Literature/Letters, Other
BachCIP: 2399
Median Debt
-
Earnings
-
Nat: $46,634
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Health and Medical Administrative Services
BachCIP: 5107
Median Debt
$29,982
Earnings (4yr)
$56,774
Nat: $58,716
Lifetime Value Added
-$19k
Health Professions Education, Ethics, and Humanities
BachCIP: 5132
Median Debt
-
Earnings
-
Nat: $87,441
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Health/Medical Preparatory Programs
BachCIP: 5111
Median Debt
$25,500
Earnings (4yr)
$64,090
Nat: $61,911
Lifetime Value Added
+$39k
History
BachCIP: 5401
Median Debt
-
Earnings
-
Nat: $50,680
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Information Science/Studies
BachCIP: 1104
Median Debt
-
Earnings
-
Nat: $85,294
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities
BachCIP: 2401
Median Debt
$35,250
Earnings (4yr)
$60,410
Nat: $53,072
Lifetime Value Added
+$10k
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods
BachCIP: 5213
Median Debt
$32,595
Earnings (2yr)
$29,685
Nat: $86,176
Lifetime Value Added
-$232k
Marketing
BachCIP: 5214
Median Debt
-
Earnings
-
Nat: $69,303
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Mathematics
BachCIP: 2701
Median Debt
-
Earnings
-
Nat: $69,562
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Political Science and Government
BachCIP: 4510
Median Debt
-
Earnings
-
Nat: $63,293
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Psychology, General
BachCIP: 4201
Median Debt
$27,046
Earnings (4yr)
$49,542
Nat: $50,706
Lifetime Value Added
-$79k
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
BachCIP: 5138
Median Debt
$23,000
Earnings (4yr)
$102,720
Nat: $88,910
Lifetime Value Added
+$330k
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions
BachCIP: 5123
Median Debt
-
Earnings
-
Nat: $55,792
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Social Sciences, General
BachCIP: 4501
Median Debt
-
Earnings
-
Nat: $53,366
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Social Work
BachCIP: 4407
Median Debt
$25,000
Earnings (4yr)
$56,599
Nat: $51,790
Lifetime Value Added
-$21k
Sociology
BachCIP: 4511
Median Debt
-
Earnings
-
Nat: $52,657
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Special Education and Teaching
BachCIP: 1310
Median Debt
-
Earnings
-
Nat: $50,499
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness
BachCIP: 3105
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$56,399
Nat: $54,562
Lifetime Value Added
-$22k
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods
BachCIP: 1312
Median Debt
$30,500
Earnings (4yr)
$55,944
Nat: $47,382
Lifetime Value Added
-$26k
Urban Studies/Affairs
BachCIP: 4512
Median Debt
-
Earnings
-
Nat: $62,532
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Master's Degrees
Criminal Justice and Corrections
MastCIP: 4301
Median Debt
-
Earnings
-
Nat: $66,714
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Educational Administration and Supervision
MastCIP: 1304
Median Debt
-
Earnings
-
Nat: $71,685
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions
MastCIP: 5115
Median Debt
$61,500
Earnings
-
Nat: $59,571
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
MastCIP: 5138
Median Debt
-
Earnings
-
Nat: $120,193
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions
MastCIP: 5123
Median Debt
$68,598
Earnings (4yr)
$68,817
Nat: $71,416
Lifetime Value Added
+$155k
Social Sciences, Other
MastCIP: 4599
Median Debt
$47,114
Earnings (4yr)
$72,178
Nat: $64,286
Lifetime Value Added
+$184k
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas
MastCIP: 1313
Median Debt
-
Earnings
-
Nat: $63,707
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Graduate Certificates
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other
Gr-CertCIP: 3099
Median Debt
-
Earnings
-
Nat: $72,899
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Doctoral Degrees
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
DocCIP: 5138
Median Debt
-
Earnings
-
Nat: $138,131
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Note: Lifetime Value Added is the Net Present Value (NPV) of estimated career earnings relative to a median high school graduate, 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 degree decision moving forward. These Lifetime Value Added results should not be compared with those Undergraduate Certificates, Associates or Bachelors starting at age 18.