East Mississippi Community College

Scooba, MS 2,838 Undergrads 38.3% Grad Rate

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Total Cost

$11,353

Sticker Price

Avg Net Price

$4,608

After Aid

Median Earnings

$42,022

4yr Post-Grad

Vs. Peer Institutions

Net Price$4,608

Peer Midpoint: $9,847

Earnings (4yr Post-Grad)$42,022

Peer Midpoint: $50,127.5

Graduation Rate38.3%

Peer Midpoint: 34.6%

Socio-Economic Diversity

Pell Grant Recipients56.6%

Enrollment Status

Full-Time81.3%

Economic Outcomes

Earn More than HS47.4%

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)

Institution Lifetime NPV

Vs Median Peer

Vs HS Grad

Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0

+$453k

-$63k

-$31k

Median Cost$5k/yr

+$445k

-$71k

-$40k

Full Cost$11k/yr

+$432k

-$83k

-$52k

ROI Efficiency Metrics

Break-Even Age

Return on Inv. %

Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0

Never

-∞

Median Cost$5k/yr

Never

-470%

Full Cost$11k/yr

Never

-250%

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-330%

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-96%

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

Certificates

Accounting and Related Services

CertCIP: 5203

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $44,589

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Agriculture, General

CertCIP: 0100

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $55,006

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions

CertCIP: 5109

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $57,584

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Animal Sciences

CertCIP: 0109

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $32,878

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Applied Horticulture and Horticultural Business Services

CertCIP: 0106

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $37,705

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Biology, General

CertCIP: 2601

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $52,278

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Business Administration, Management and Operations

CertCIP: 5202

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $47,440

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Business Operations Support and Assistant Services

CertCIP: 5204

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

$33,346

Natl Median: $32,681

Lifetime Value Added

-$93k

Business/Commerce, General

CertCIP: 5201

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

$36,377

Natl Median: $60,097

Lifetime Value Added

-$60k

Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions

CertCIP: 5110

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $38,675

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Communication and Media Studies

CertCIP: 0901

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $43,761

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Communication Disorders Sciences and Services

CertCIP: 5102

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $54,143

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Computer and Information Sciences, General

CertCIP: 1101

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $50,984

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications

CertCIP: 1109

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $50,162

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management

CertCIP: 1110

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $52,615

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services

CertCIP: 1204

Median Debt

$5,500

Earnings (4yr)

$17,654

Natl Median: $26,307

Lifetime Value Added

-$270k

Criminal Justice and Corrections

CertCIP: 4301

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $57,702

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Culinary Arts and Related Services

CertCIP: 1205

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $30,572

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Dental Support Services and Allied Professions

CertCIP: 5106

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $33,673

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians

CertCIP: 1513

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $53,359

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Electrical and Power Transmission Installers

CertCIP: 4603

Median Debt

$4,015

Earnings (4yr)

$72,520

Natl Median: $53,078

Lifetime Value Added

+$316k

Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians

CertCIP: 1504

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $65,202

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Engineering, General

CertCIP: 1401

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $79,019

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Engineering, Other

CertCIP: 1499

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $88,441

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

English Language and Literature, General

CertCIP: 2301

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $29,202

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Forestry

CertCIP: 0305

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $51,345

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Funeral Service and Mortuary Science

CertCIP: 1203

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $47,296

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Health and Medical Administrative Services

CertCIP: 5107

Median Debt

$6,019

Earnings (4yr)

$27,992

Natl Median: $35,447

Lifetime Value Added

-$153k

Health/Medical Preparatory Programs

CertCIP: 5111

Median Debt

$6,472

Earnings (4yr)

$36,210

Natl Median: $54,229

Lifetime Value Added

-$62k

Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/Technicians

CertCIP: 4703

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

$67,478

Natl Median: $62,199

Lifetime Value Added

+$267k

History

CertCIP: 5401

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $53,929

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Hospitality Administration/Management

CertCIP: 5209

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $40,962

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services

CertCIP: 1907

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $31,135

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians

CertCIP: 1506

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $57,294

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Journalism

CertCIP: 0904

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $55,137

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Legal Support Services

CertCIP: 2203

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $49,747

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities

CertCIP: 2401

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

$33,834

Natl Median: $44,906

Lifetime Value Added

-$88k

Marketing

CertCIP: 5214

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $49,757

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Music

CertCIP: 5009

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $33,318

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Ophthalmic and Optometric Support Services and Allied Professions

CertCIP: 5118

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $38,061

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Physics

CertCIP: 4008

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $78,502

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Political Science and Government

CertCIP: 4510

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $72,399

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants

CertCIP: 5139

Median Debt

$11,500

Earnings (4yr)

$53,561

Natl Median: $56,073

Lifetime Value Added

+$126k

Precision Metal Working

CertCIP: 4805

Median Debt

$5,500

Earnings (4yr)

$50,571

Natl Median: $48,702

Lifetime Value Added

+$94k

Psychology, General

CertCIP: 4201

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $45,285

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing

CertCIP: 5138

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $80,020

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Security Science and Technology

CertCIP: 4304

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $54,296

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Social Sciences, General

CertCIP: 4501

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $51,219

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Social Work

CertCIP: 4407

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $43,190

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Sociology

CertCIP: 4511

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $50,205

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Special Education and Teaching

CertCIP: 1310

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $48,019

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness

CertCIP: 3105

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $37,647

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods

CertCIP: 1312

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

$36,650

Natl Median: $34,631

Lifetime Value Added

-$57k

Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas

CertCIP: 1313

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $44,570

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians

CertCIP: 4706

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

$49,893

Natl Median: $51,586

Lifetime Value Added

+$87k

Visual and Performing Arts, General

CertCIP: 5001

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $40,600

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Wildlife and Wildlands Science and Management

CertCIP: 0306

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $44,424

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Associate's Degrees

Accounting and Related Services

AssocCIP: 5203

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $47,660

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Agriculture, General

AssocCIP: 0100

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $45,683

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions

AssocCIP: 5109

Median Debt

Earnings (5yr)

$36,470

Natl Median: $65,389

Lifetime Value Added

-$103k

Animal Sciences

AssocCIP: 0109

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $38,658

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Applied Horticulture and Horticultural Business Services

AssocCIP: 0106

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $45,283

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Biology, General

AssocCIP: 2601

Median Debt

Earnings (5yr)

$33,121

Natl Median: $44,758

Lifetime Value Added

-$137k

Business Operations Support and Assistant Services

AssocCIP: 5204

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $37,587

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Business/Commerce, General

AssocCIP: 5201

Median Debt

Earnings (5yr)

$36,470

Natl Median: $49,927

Lifetime Value Added

-$103k

Chemistry

AssocCIP: 4005

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $51,597

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions

AssocCIP: 5110

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $57,472

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Communication and Media Studies

AssocCIP: 0901

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $43,243

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Communication Disorders Sciences and Services

AssocCIP: 5102

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $40,082

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Computer and Information Sciences, General

AssocCIP: 1101

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $54,246

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications

AssocCIP: 1109

Median Debt

Earnings (5yr)

$54,700

Natl Median: $54,971

Lifetime Value Added

+$75k

Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management

AssocCIP: 1110

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $54,726

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Culinary Arts and Related Services

AssocCIP: 1205

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $39,605

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Dental Support Services and Allied Professions

AssocCIP: 5106

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $61,982

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians

AssocCIP: 1513

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $55,895

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Electrical and Power Transmission Installers

AssocCIP: 4603

Median Debt

Earnings (2yr)

$61,020

Natl Median: $70,808

Lifetime Value Added

+$168k

Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians

AssocCIP: 1504

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $73,046

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Engineering, General

AssocCIP: 1401

Median Debt

Earnings (5yr)

$70,376

Natl Median: $72,916

Lifetime Value Added

+$219k

English Language and Literature, General

AssocCIP: 2301

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $36,134

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Forestry

AssocCIP: 0305

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $48,725

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Funeral Service and Mortuary Science

AssocCIP: 1203

Median Debt

Earnings (2yr)

$30,228

Natl Median: $52,962

Lifetime Value Added

-$147k

Health and Medical Administrative Services

AssocCIP: 5107

Median Debt

Earnings (5yr)

$28,363

Natl Median: $37,073

Lifetime Value Added

-$185k

Health/Medical Preparatory Programs

AssocCIP: 5111

Median Debt

Earnings (5yr)

$34,866

Natl Median: $49,661

Lifetime Value Added

-$119k

Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/Technicians

AssocCIP: 4703

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $69,017

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

History

AssocCIP: 5401

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $38,929

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Hospitality Administration/Management

AssocCIP: 5209

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $41,099

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services

AssocCIP: 1907

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $34,184

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians

AssocCIP: 1506

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $73,593

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Journalism

AssocCIP: 0904

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $41,496

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities

AssocCIP: 2401

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

$36,204

Natl Median: $44,125

Lifetime Value Added

-$99k

Marketing

AssocCIP: 5214

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $44,264

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Music

AssocCIP: 5009

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $34,056

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Ophthalmic and Optometric Support Services and Allied Professions

AssocCIP: 5118

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $48,724

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Physics

AssocCIP: 4008

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $63,321

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Political Science and Government

AssocCIP: 4510

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $45,147

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Precision Metal Working

AssocCIP: 4805

Median Debt

Earnings (5yr)

$56,427

Natl Median: $56,451

Lifetime Value Added

+$91k

Psychology, General

AssocCIP: 4201

Median Debt

Earnings (5yr)

$36,243

Natl Median: $39,288

Lifetime Value Added

-$105k

Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing

AssocCIP: 5138

Median Debt

Earnings (5yr)

$65,915

Natl Median: $80,813

Lifetime Value Added

+$179k

Social Work

AssocCIP: 4407

Median Debt

Earnings (5yr)

$28,415

Natl Median: $39,409

Lifetime Value Added

-$184k

Special Education and Teaching

AssocCIP: 1310

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $37,614

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness

AssocCIP: 3105

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $40,162

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods

AssocCIP: 1312

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

$33,030

Natl Median: $37,656

Lifetime Value Added

-$131k

Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians

AssocCIP: 4706

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $58,424

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Visual and Performing Arts, General

AssocCIP: 5001

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $32,799

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Wildlife and Wildlands Science and Management

AssocCIP: 0306

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $37,155

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 (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.