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Kennesaw State University
Kennesaw, GA 39,503 Undergrads 51.6% Grad Rate
Total Cost
$24,618
Sticker Price
Avg Net Price
$16,972
After Aid
Median Earnings
$57,552
10yr Post-Entry
Vs. Peer Institutions
Net Price$16,972
Peer Midpoint: $19,729.5
Earnings (10yr)$57,552
Peer Midpoint: $53,747
Graduation Rate51.6%
Peer Midpoint: 58.5%
Socio-Economic Diversity
Pell Grant Recipients36.7%
Enrollment Status
Full-Time75.9%
Economic Outcomes
Earn More than HS73.8%
Admissions Profile
Acceptance
69.2%
SAT Avg
1,120
SAT Reading
25th: 52058075th: 620
SAT Math
25th: 50057075th: 600
ACT Composite
25th: 192375th: 25
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
+$498k
+$101k
+$13k
Median Cost$17k/yr
+$437k
+$40k
-$48k
Full Cost$25k/yr
+$409k
+$13k
-$75k
ROI Efficiency Metrics
Break-Even Age
Return on Inv. %
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
50
∞
Median Cost$17k/yr
Never
-78%
Full Cost$25k/yr
Never
-85%
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 Return-54%
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-64%
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
$24,892
Earnings (5yr)
$71,209
Lifetime Value Added
+$67k
Anthropology
BachCIP: 4502
Median Debt
$21,500
Earnings (2yr)
$20,687
Lifetime Value Added
-$339k
Architecture
BachCIP: 0402
Median Debt
$31,000
Earnings (5yr)
$71,660
Lifetime Value Added
+$70k
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology
BachCIP: 2602
Median Debt
$23,625
Earnings (5yr)
$57,736
Lifetime Value Added
-$37k
Biology, General
BachCIP: 2601
Median Debt
$24,968
Earnings (5yr)
$56,720
Lifetime Value Added
-$45k
Business Administration, Management and Operations
BachCIP: 5202
Median Debt
$25,000
Earnings (5yr)
$60,145
Lifetime Value Added
-$18k
Business/Managerial Economics
BachCIP: 5206
Median Debt
$19,750
Earnings (5yr)
$74,345
Lifetime Value Added
+$90k
Chemistry
BachCIP: 4005
Median Debt
$19,901
Earnings (5yr)
$68,353
Lifetime Value Added
+$45k
Civil Engineering
BachCIP: 1408
Median Debt
$24,493
Earnings (5yr)
$86,768
Lifetime Value Added
+$183k
Communication and Media Studies
BachCIP: 0901
Median Debt
$26,988
Earnings (5yr)
$53,962
Lifetime Value Added
-$68k
Computer and Information Sciences, General
BachCIP: 1101
Median Debt
$24,976
Earnings (5yr)
$96,325
Lifetime Value Added
+$255k
Computer Engineering Technologies/Technicians
BachCIP: 1512
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$85,792
Lifetime Value Added
+$176k
Computer Engineering
BachCIP: 1409
Median Debt
$23,250
Earnings (5yr)
$99,785
Lifetime Value Added
+$281k
Computer Programming
BachCIP: 1102
Median Debt
$24,862
Earnings (5yr)
$70,704
Lifetime Value Added
+$63k
Computer Science
BachCIP: 1107
Median Debt
$20,125
Earnings (5yr)
$106,400
Lifetime Value Added
+$330k
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management
BachCIP: 1110
Median Debt
$25,000
Earnings (5yr)
$106,304
Lifetime Value Added
+$330k
Construction Management
BachCIP: 5220
Median Debt
$26,000
Earnings (5yr)
$100,339
Lifetime Value Added
+$285k
Criminal Justice and Corrections
BachCIP: 4301
Median Debt
$21,128
Earnings (5yr)
$52,211
Lifetime Value Added
-$82k
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft
BachCIP: 5005
Median Debt
$24,980
Earnings (5yr)
$28,021
Lifetime Value Added
-$286k
Electrical Engineering Technologies/Technicians
BachCIP: 1503
Median Debt
$29,375
Earnings (5yr)
$87,240
Lifetime Value Added
+$187k
Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering
BachCIP: 1410
Median Debt
$26,041
Earnings (5yr)
$89,755
Lifetime Value Added
+$206k
Engineering Technology, General
BachCIP: 1500
Median Debt
$28,801
Earnings (5yr)
$89,552
Lifetime Value Added
+$204k
English Language and Literature, General
BachCIP: 2301
Median Debt
$24,562
Earnings (5yr)
$44,112
Lifetime Value Added
-$149k
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations
BachCIP: 5207
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$55,143
Lifetime Value Added
-$58k
Finance and Financial Management Services
BachCIP: 5208
Median Debt
$24,355
Earnings (5yr)
$74,005
Lifetime Value Added
+$88k
Fine and Studio Arts
BachCIP: 5007
Median Debt
$22,312
Earnings (5yr)
$34,990
Lifetime Value Added
-$226k
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other
BachCIP: 1699
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$49,808
Lifetime Value Added
-$102k
General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations
BachCIP: 5218
Median Debt
$19,375
Earnings (5yr)
$111,624
Lifetime Value Added
+$369k
Geography and Cartography
BachCIP: 4507
Median Debt
$35,625
Earnings (5yr)
$61,548
Lifetime Value Added
-$7k
Health and Physical Education/Fitness
BachCIP: 3105
Median Debt
$22,091
Earnings (5yr)
$51,863
Lifetime Value Added
-$85k
History
BachCIP: 5401
Median Debt
$25,500
Earnings (5yr)
$46,025
Lifetime Value Added
-$133k
Human Services, General
BachCIP: 4400
Median Debt
$26,955
Earnings (5yr)
$43,865
Lifetime Value Added
-$151k
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians
BachCIP: 1506
Median Debt
$28,500
Earnings (2yr)
$33,993
Lifetime Value Added
-$217k
Information Science/Studies
BachCIP: 1104
Median Debt
$23,877
Earnings (5yr)
$83,632
Lifetime Value Added
+$160k
International Business
BachCIP: 5211
Median Debt
$26,000
Earnings (5yr)
$68,027
Lifetime Value Added
+$43k
International Relations and National Security Studies
BachCIP: 4509
Median Debt
$21,500
Earnings (5yr)
$55,715
Lifetime Value Added
-$53k
Marketing
BachCIP: 5214
Median Debt
$22,211
Earnings (5yr)
$67,292
Lifetime Value Added
+$37k
Mathematics
BachCIP: 2701
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$74,379
Lifetime Value Added
+$91k
Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians
BachCIP: 1508
Median Debt
$23,000
Earnings (5yr)
$81,882
Lifetime Value Added
+$147k
Mechanical Engineering
BachCIP: 1419
Median Debt
$24,962
Earnings (5yr)
$86,737
Lifetime Value Added
+$183k
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other
BachCIP: 3099
Median Debt
$24,340
Earnings (5yr)
$51,641
Lifetime Value Added
-$87k
Music
BachCIP: 5009
Median Debt
$24,200
Earnings (5yr)
$29,106
Lifetime Value Added
-$277k
Political Science and Government
BachCIP: 4510
Median Debt
$23,850
Earnings (5yr)
$53,529
Lifetime Value Added
-$71k
Psychology, General
BachCIP: 4201
Median Debt
$24,000
Earnings (5yr)
$51,136
Lifetime Value Added
-$91k
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication
BachCIP: 0909
Median Debt
$22,660
Earnings (2yr)
$33,565
Lifetime Value Added
-$221k
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
BachCIP: 5138
Median Debt
$18,750
Earnings (5yr)
$83,064
Lifetime Value Added
+$156k
Sociology
BachCIP: 4511
Median Debt
$27,250
Earnings (5yr)
$46,359
Lifetime Value Added
-$130k
Systems Engineering
BachCIP: 1427
Median Debt
$21,571
Earnings (2yr)
$61,020
Lifetime Value Added
+$18k
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods
BachCIP: 1312
Median Debt
$25,000
Earnings (5yr)
$49,356
Lifetime Value Added
-$105k
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas
BachCIP: 1313
Median Debt
$24,357
Earnings (5yr)
$51,577
Lifetime Value Added
-$87k
Visual and Performing Arts, General
BachCIP: 5001
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$48,436
Lifetime Value Added
-$113k
Master's Degrees
Accounting and Related Services
MastCIP: 5203
Median Debt
$20,500
Earnings (5yr)
$92,022
Lifetime Value Added
+$340k
Business Administration, Management and Operations
MastCIP: 5202
Median Debt
$40,225
Earnings (5yr)
$124,663
Lifetime Value Added
+$619k
Communication and Media Studies
MastCIP: 0901
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$76,078
Lifetime Value Added
+$203k
Computer and Information Sciences, General
MastCIP: 1101
Median Debt
$41,000
Earnings (5yr)
$98,191
Lifetime Value Added
+$393k
Computer Engineering
MastCIP: 1409
Median Debt
$35,556
Earnings (2yr)
$77,401
Lifetime Value Added
+$255k
Computer Science
MastCIP: 1107
Median Debt
$41,000
Earnings (2yr)
$81,969
Lifetime Value Added
+$296k
Educational Administration and Supervision
MastCIP: 1304
Median Debt
$36,750
Earnings (5yr)
$70,439
Lifetime Value Added
+$154k
Educational/Instructional Media Design
MastCIP: 1305
Median Debt
$33,950
Earnings (5yr)
$70,273
Lifetime Value Added
+$153k
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations
MastCIP: 5207
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$95,063
Lifetime Value Added
+$366k
Information Science/Studies
MastCIP: 1104
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$71,015
Lifetime Value Added
+$196k
International Relations and National Security Studies
MastCIP: 4509
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$55,132
Lifetime Value Added
+$48k
Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution
MastCIP: 3005
Median Debt
$30,750
Earnings (5yr)
$94,498
Lifetime Value Added
+$361k
Public Administration
MastCIP: 4404
Median Debt
$38,500
Earnings (5yr)
$67,177
Lifetime Value Added
+$126k
Quality Control and Safety Technologies/Technicians
MastCIP: 1507
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$90,947
Lifetime Value Added
+$330k
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
MastCIP: 5138
Median Debt
$30,750
Earnings (5yr)
$124,846
Lifetime Value Added
+$621k
Social Work
MastCIP: 4407
Median Debt
$41,000
Earnings (5yr)
$57,548
Lifetime Value Added
+$39k
Statistics
MastCIP: 2705
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$119,338
Lifetime Value Added
+$574k
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods
MastCIP: 1312
Median Debt
$25,750
Earnings (5yr)
$59,930
Lifetime Value Added
+$61k
Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language
MastCIP: 1314
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$50,105
Lifetime Value Added
-$1k
Doctoral Degrees
Business Administration, Management and Operations
DocCIP: 5202
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$132,957
Lifetime Value Added
+$474k
Curriculum and Instruction
DocCIP: 1303
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$66,821
Lifetime Value Added
+$23k
Educational Administration and Supervision
DocCIP: 1304
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$95,775
Lifetime Value Added
+$204k
Educational/Instructional Media Design
DocCIP: 1305
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$75,285
Lifetime Value Added
+$55k
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods
DocCIP: 1312
Median Debt
$61,813
Earnings (2yr)
$73,446
Lifetime Value Added
+$74k
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.