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East Central University
Ada, OK 2,467 Undergrads 37.7% Grad Rate
Total Cost
$18,459
Sticker Price
Avg Net Price
$8,683
After Aid
Median Earnings
$53,649
4yr Post-Grad
Vs. Peer Institutions
Net Price$8,683
Peer Midpoint: $20,080.5
Earnings (4yr Post-Grad)$53,649
Peer Midpoint: $60,428
Graduation Rate37.7%
Peer Midpoint: 58.9%
Socio-Economic Diversity
Pell Grant Recipients44.6%
Enrollment Status
Full-Time85.5%
Economic Outcomes
Earn More than HS68.4%
Admissions Profile
Acceptance
58.1%
SAT Avg
1,049
SAT Reading
25th: 46042475th: 560
SAT Math
25th: 44049775th: 560
ACT Composite
25th: 172075th: 24
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
+$484k
+$17k
-$432
Median Cost$9k/yr
+$453k
-$14k
-$32k
Full Cost$18k/yr
+$418k
-$49k
-$67k
ROI Efficiency Metrics
Break-Even Age
Return on Inv. %
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
Never
-∞
Median Cost$9k/yr
Never
-101%
Full Cost$18k/yr
Never
-101%
Analysis Assumptions:
- Starting Salary: Estimated from the 4-year post-graduation 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 Return-74%
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-60%
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
$15,250
Earnings (4yr)
$66,711
Natl Median: $76,194
Lifetime Value Added
+$73k
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions
BachCIP: 5109
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $70,786
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Biology, General
BachCIP: 2601
Median Debt
$20,424
Earnings (4yr)
$49,124
Natl Median: $57,214
Lifetime Value Added
-$69k
Business Administration, Management and Operations
BachCIP: 5202
Median Debt
$18,000
Earnings (4yr)
$52,488
Natl Median: $68,257
Lifetime Value Added
-$41k
Chemistry
BachCIP: 4005
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $65,120
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions
BachCIP: 5110
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $75,975
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Communication and Media Studies
BachCIP: 0901
Median Debt
$22,250
Earnings (4yr)
$36,280
Natl Median: $56,359
Lifetime Value Added
-$179k
Computer and Information Sciences, General
BachCIP: 1101
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$67,666
Natl Median: $92,374
Lifetime Value Added
+$80k
Criminal Justice and Corrections
BachCIP: 4301
Median Debt
$15,955
Earnings (4yr)
$51,120
Natl Median: $55,378
Lifetime Value Added
-$53k
English Language and Literature, General
BachCIP: 2301
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$40,890
Natl Median: $48,590
Lifetime Value Added
-$139k
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies
BachCIP: 0502
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $51,710
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 (2yr)
$23,113
Natl Median: $41,367
Lifetime Value Added
-$286k
Geography and Cartography
BachCIP: 4507
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $57,853
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
History
BachCIP: 5401
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $50,680
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services
BachCIP: 1907
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $48,568
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Human Services, General
BachCIP: 4400
Median Debt
$22,500
Earnings (4yr)
$44,238
Natl Median: $48,597
Lifetime Value Added
-$111k
Legal Support Services
BachCIP: 2203
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$26,353
Natl Median: $53,266
Lifetime Value Added
-$257k
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities
BachCIP: 2401
Median Debt
$19,004
Earnings (2yr)
$42,682
Natl Median: $53,072
Lifetime Value Added
-$109k
Mathematics
BachCIP: 2701
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$53,460
Natl Median: $69,562
Lifetime Value Added
-$42k
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other
BachCIP: 3099
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,693
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Music
BachCIP: 5009
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $42,892
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Physics
BachCIP: 4008
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $76,786
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Political Science and Government
BachCIP: 4510
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $63,293
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Psychology, General
BachCIP: 4201
Median Debt
$13,000
Earnings (4yr)
$42,253
Natl Median: $50,706
Lifetime Value Added
-$128k
Public Health
BachCIP: 5122
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $58,808
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
BachCIP: 5138
Median Debt
$15,000
Earnings (4yr)
$78,578
Natl Median: $88,910
Lifetime Value Added
+$164k
Social Work
BachCIP: 4407
Median Debt
$19,947
Earnings (4yr)
$59,384
Natl Median: $51,790
Lifetime Value Added
+$15k
Sociology
BachCIP: 4511
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $52,657
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Special Education and Teaching
BachCIP: 1310
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $50,499
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness
BachCIP: 3105
Median Debt
$17,068
Earnings (4yr)
$46,698
Natl Median: $54,562
Lifetime Value Added
-$90k
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods
BachCIP: 1312
Median Debt
$18,618
Earnings (4yr)
$41,552
Natl Median: $47,382
Lifetime Value Added
-$134k
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas
BachCIP: 1313
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$48,995
Natl Median: $51,389
Lifetime Value Added
-$79k
Master's Degrees
Accounting and Related Services
MastCIP: 5203
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $95,833
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Educational Administration and Supervision
MastCIP: 1304
Median Debt
$19,874
Earnings (4yr)
$69,951
Natl Median: $71,685
Lifetime Value Added
-$39k
Human Services, General
MastCIP: 4400
Median Debt
$40,270
Earnings (4yr)
$61,077
Natl Median: $57,050
Lifetime Value Added
-$119k
Psychology, Other
MastCIP: 4299
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$71,570
Natl Median: $61,796
Lifetime Value Added
-$25k
Special Education and Teaching
MastCIP: 1310
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $64,397
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Student Counseling and Personnel Services
MastCIP: 1311
Median Debt
$16,750
Earnings (4yr)
$53,243
Natl Median: $60,111
Lifetime Value Added
-$192k
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods
MastCIP: 1312
Median Debt
$23,400
Earnings (4yr)
$55,007
Natl Median: $59,916
Lifetime Value Added
-$175k
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas
MastCIP: 1313
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$36,312
Natl Median: $63,707
Lifetime Value Added
-$343k
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 degree decision moving forward. These Lifetime Value Added results for graduate degrees should not be compared with those for Undergraduate Certificates, Associates or Bachelors.