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Eastern Florida State College
Melbourne, FL 10,490 Undergrads 46.4% Grad Rate
Total Cost
$11,966
Sticker Price
Avg Net Price
$6,440
After Aid
Median Earnings
$49,053
4yr Post-Grad
Vs. Peer Institutions
Net Price$6,440
Peer Midpoint: $9,847
Earnings (4yr Post-Grad)$49,053
Peer Midpoint: $50,127.5
Graduation Rate46.4%
Peer Midpoint: 34.6%
Socio-Economic Diversity
Pell Grant Recipients38.5%
Enrollment Status
Full-Time40.4%
Economic Outcomes
Earn More than HS54.4%
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
+$523k
+$8k
+$39k
Median Cost$6k/yr
+$511k
-$4k
+$27k
Full Cost$12k/yr
+$501k
-$14k
+$17k
ROI Efficiency Metrics
Break-Even Age
Return on Inv. %
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
33
∞
Median Cost$6k/yr
38
227%
Full Cost$12k/yr
44
76%
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 Return264%
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 Return32%
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
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services
CertCIP: 5108
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$34,838
Natl Median: $34,272
Lifetime Value Added
-$86k
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions
CertCIP: 5109
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$62,988
Natl Median: $57,584
Lifetime Value Added
+$221k
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)
-
Natl Median: $32,681
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions
CertCIP: 5110
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $38,675
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
-
Earnings (5yr)
$14,516
Natl Median: $26,307
Lifetime Value Added
-$311k
Criminal Justice and Corrections
CertCIP: 4301
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$56,068
Natl Median: $57,702
Lifetime Value Added
+$150k
Culinary Arts and Related Services
CertCIP: 1205
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $30,572
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
Energy Systems Technologies/Technicians
CertCIP: 1517
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,796
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations
CertCIP: 5207
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $50,211
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Film/Video and Photographic Arts
CertCIP: 5006
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $32,800
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Fire Protection
CertCIP: 4302
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$55,414
Natl Median: $62,436
Lifetime Value Added
+$143k
Health and Medical Administrative Services
CertCIP: 5107
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$26,933
Natl Median: $35,447
Lifetime Value Added
-$154k
Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR)
CertCIP: 4702
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$47,782
Natl Median: $48,148
Lifetime Value Added
+$63k
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions
CertCIP: 5115
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $43,365
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Physical Science Technologies/Technicians
CertCIP: 4103
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $68,527
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants
CertCIP: 5139
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$43,973
Natl Median: $56,073
Lifetime Value Added
+$21k
Precision Metal Working
CertCIP: 4805
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$50,029
Natl Median: $48,702
Lifetime Value Added
+$86k
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians
CertCIP: 4706
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$68,047
Natl Median: $51,586
Lifetime Value Added
+$271k
Associate's Degrees
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services
AssocCIP: 5108
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$53,597
Natl Median: $42,269
Lifetime Value Added
+$71k
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions
AssocCIP: 5109
Median Debt
$15,000
Earnings (4yr)
$54,622
Natl Median: $65,389
Lifetime Value Added
+$81k
Business Administration, Management and Operations
AssocCIP: 5202
Median Debt
$19,500
Earnings (4yr)
$42,613
Natl Median: $48,733
Lifetime Value Added
-$37k
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions
AssocCIP: 5110
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$67,936
Natl Median: $57,472
Lifetime Value Added
+$206k
Computer and Information Sciences, General
AssocCIP: 1101
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$43,767
Natl Median: $54,246
Lifetime Value Added
-$34k
Computer Programming
AssocCIP: 1102
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $58,070
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Computer Software and Media Applications
AssocCIP: 1108
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$20,824
Natl Median: $41,737
Lifetime Value Added
-$252k
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management
AssocCIP: 1110
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $54,726
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Criminal Justice and Corrections
AssocCIP: 4301
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$43,285
Natl Median: $46,706
Lifetime Value Added
-$30k
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)
$69,083
Natl Median: $61,982
Lifetime Value Added
+$216k
Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians
AssocCIP: 1513
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$53,643
Natl Median: $55,895
Lifetime Value Added
+$62k
Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General
AssocCIP: 1500
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $62,343
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Fire Protection
AssocCIP: 4302
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $73,589
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General
AssocCIP: 5100
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $51,180
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Legal Support Services
AssocCIP: 2203
Median Debt
$16,140
Earnings (4yr)
$33,748
Natl Median: $44,669
Lifetime Value Added
-$127k
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities
AssocCIP: 2401
Median Debt
$8,557
Earnings (4yr)
$42,428
Natl Median: $44,125
Lifetime Value Added
-$39k
Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians
AssocCIP: 1508
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$48,432
Natl Median: $64,773
Lifetime Value Added
+$40k
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions
AssocCIP: 5115
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $40,734
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Physical Science Technologies/Technicians
AssocCIP: 4103
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$44,840
Natl Median: $80,768
Lifetime Value Added
-$24k
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication
AssocCIP: 0907
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $36,074
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
AssocCIP: 5138
Median Debt
$17,118
Earnings (4yr)
$77,667
Natl Median: $80,813
Lifetime Value Added
+$293k
Security Science and Technology
AssocCIP: 4304
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $43,839
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods
AssocCIP: 1312
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $37,656
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/Technicians
AssocCIP: 0183
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$37,600
Natl Median: $41,460
Lifetime Value Added
-$95k
Bachelor's Degrees
Business Administration, Management and Operations
BachCIP: 5202
Median Debt
$18,751
Earnings (4yr)
$54,133
Natl Median: $68,257
Lifetime Value Added
-$20k
Information Science/Studies
BachCIP: 1104
Median Debt
$16,964
Earnings (4yr)
$70,869
Natl Median: $85,294
Lifetime Value Added
+$113k
Public Health
BachCIP: 5122
Median Debt
$21,379
Earnings (4yr)
$53,408
Natl Median: $58,808
Lifetime Value Added
-$26k
Other Programs
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities
DegCIP: 2401
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $56,308
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.