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Kent State University at Kent
Kent, OH 19,134 Undergrads 63.7% Grad Rate
Total Cost
$29,345
Sticker Price
Avg Net Price
$19,614
After Aid
Median Earnings
$45,388
10yr Post-Entry
Vs. Peer Institutions
Net Price$19,614
Peer Midpoint: $19,729.5
Earnings (10yr)$45,388
Peer Midpoint: $53,747
Graduation Rate63.7%
Peer Midpoint: 58.5%
Socio-Economic Diversity
Pell Grant Recipients28.8%
Enrollment Status
Full-Time86.6%
Economic Outcomes
Earn More than HS68.0%
Admissions Profile
Acceptance
86.7%
SAT Avg
1,095
SAT Reading
25th: 50055575th: 620
SAT Math
25th: 50055075th: 610
ACT Composite
25th: 182275th: 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
+$400k
+$3k
-$85k
Median Cost$20k/yr
+$329k
-$67k
-$155k
Full Cost$29k/yr
+$294k
-$102k
-$190k
ROI Efficiency Metrics
Break-Even Age
Return on Inv. %
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
Never
-∞
Median Cost$20k/yr
Never
-220%
Full Cost$29k/yr
Never
-180%
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-220%
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-107%
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
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services
CertCIP: 1907
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$46,609
Lifetime Value Added
+$28k
Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language
CertCIP: 1314
Median Debt
$24,500
Earnings (5yr)
$35,508
Lifetime Value Added
-$91k
Associate's Degrees
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services
AssocCIP: 5108
Median Debt
$15,100
Earnings (5yr)
$46,534
Lifetime Value Added
-$31k
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions
AssocCIP: 5109
Median Debt
$17,500
Earnings (5yr)
$59,942
Lifetime Value Added
+$97k
Business/Commerce, General
AssocCIP: 5201
Median Debt
$17,942
Earnings (5yr)
$45,670
Lifetime Value Added
-$40k
Computer Programming
AssocCIP: 1102
Median Debt
$17,750
Earnings (5yr)
$40,794
Lifetime Value Added
-$88k
Criminal Justice and Corrections
AssocCIP: 4301
Median Debt
$19,501
Earnings (5yr)
$39,173
Lifetime Value Added
-$104k
Education, Other
AssocCIP: 1399
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$34,732
Lifetime Value Added
-$148k
Health and Medical Administrative Services
AssocCIP: 5107
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$36,373
Lifetime Value Added
-$132k
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities
AssocCIP: 2401
Median Debt
$18,977
Earnings (5yr)
$43,610
Lifetime Value Added
-$60k
Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians
AssocCIP: 1508
Median Debt
$17,500
Earnings (5yr)
$78,845
Lifetime Value Added
+$266k
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
AssocCIP: 5138
Median Debt
$21,000
Earnings (5yr)
$67,883
Lifetime Value Added
+$169k
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods
AssocCIP: 1312
Median Debt
$14,884
Earnings (5yr)
$28,922
Lifetime Value Added
-$207k
Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/Technicians
AssocCIP: 0183
Median Debt
$16,384
Earnings (5yr)
$34,149
Lifetime Value Added
-$154k
Bachelor's Degrees
Accounting and Related Services
BachCIP: 5203
Median Debt
$22,300
Earnings (5yr)
$72,738
Lifetime Value Added
+$69k
Air Transportation
BachCIP: 4901
Median Debt
$23,711
Earnings (5yr)
$78,760
Lifetime Value Added
+$114k
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions
BachCIP: 5109
Median Debt
$25,000
Earnings (5yr)
$57,289
Lifetime Value Added
-$50k
Anthropology
BachCIP: 4502
Median Debt
$25,425
Earnings (5yr)
$40,708
Lifetime Value Added
-$187k
Architecture
BachCIP: 0402
Median Debt
$25,250
Earnings (5yr)
$62,429
Lifetime Value Added
-$10k
Biology, General
BachCIP: 2601
Median Debt
$22,126
Earnings (5yr)
$57,546
Lifetime Value Added
-$48k
Business Administration, Management and Operations
BachCIP: 5202
Median Debt
$24,909
Earnings (5yr)
$59,986
Lifetime Value Added
-$29k
Business/Managerial Economics
BachCIP: 5206
Median Debt
$25,000
Earnings (5yr)
$65,906
Lifetime Value Added
+$17k
Chemistry
BachCIP: 4005
Median Debt
$24,892
Earnings (5yr)
$76,430
Lifetime Value Added
+$97k
Communication and Media Studies
BachCIP: 0901
Median Debt
$25,000
Earnings (5yr)
$48,898
Lifetime Value Added
-$119k
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services
BachCIP: 5102
Median Debt
$21,050
Earnings (5yr)
$51,854
Lifetime Value Added
-$94k
Computer and Information Sciences, General
BachCIP: 1101
Median Debt
$25,000
Earnings (5yr)
$62,175
Lifetime Value Added
-$12k
Computer Science
BachCIP: 1107
Median Debt
$22,500
Earnings (5yr)
$98,308
Lifetime Value Added
+$260k
Computer Systems Analysis
BachCIP: 1105
Median Debt
$23,625
Earnings (5yr)
$84,968
Lifetime Value Added
+$161k
Construction Management
BachCIP: 5220
Median Debt
$22,500
Earnings (5yr)
$75,683
Lifetime Value Added
+$91k
Crafts/Craft Design, Folk Art and Artisanry
BachCIP: 5002
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$18,309
Lifetime Value Added
-$370k
Criminal Justice and Corrections
BachCIP: 4301
Median Debt
$24,553
Earnings (5yr)
$47,159
Lifetime Value Added
-$133k
Design and Applied Arts
BachCIP: 5004
Median Debt
$25,000
Earnings (5yr)
$52,096
Lifetime Value Added
-$92k
Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services
BachCIP: 5131
Median Debt
$24,792
Earnings (5yr)
$50,119
Lifetime Value Added
-$109k
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft
BachCIP: 5005
Median Debt
$26,000
Earnings (5yr)
$30,381
Lifetime Value Added
-$275k
Education, General
BachCIP: 1301
Median Debt
$25,875
Earnings (5yr)
$44,468
Lifetime Value Added
-$156k
Engineering Technology, General
BachCIP: 1500
Median Debt
$26,975
Earnings (5yr)
$62,378
Lifetime Value Added
-$10k
English Language and Literature, General
BachCIP: 2301
Median Debt
$25,000
Earnings (5yr)
$36,870
Lifetime Value Added
-$220k
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations
BachCIP: 5207
Median Debt
$25,000
Earnings (5yr)
$71,620
Lifetime Value Added
+$61k
Finance and Financial Management Services
BachCIP: 5208
Median Debt
$24,758
Earnings (5yr)
$74,512
Lifetime Value Added
+$82k
Fine and Studio Arts
BachCIP: 5007
Median Debt
$26,899
Earnings (5yr)
$33,881
Lifetime Value Added
-$245k
Geography and Cartography
BachCIP: 4507
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$48,350
Lifetime Value Added
-$123k
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences
BachCIP: 4006
Median Debt
$25,000
Earnings (5yr)
$47,238
Lifetime Value Added
-$132k
Health and Physical Education/Fitness
BachCIP: 3105
Median Debt
$25,000
Earnings (5yr)
$57,369
Lifetime Value Added
-$50k
Health/Medical Preparatory Programs
BachCIP: 5111
Median Debt
$26,000
Earnings (5yr)
$58,519
Lifetime Value Added
-$40k
History
BachCIP: 5401
Median Debt
$25,125
Earnings (5yr)
$44,024
Lifetime Value Added
-$159k
Hospitality Administration/Management
BachCIP: 5209
Median Debt
$25,000
Earnings (5yr)
$45,417
Lifetime Value Added
-$148k
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services
BachCIP: 1907
Median Debt
$26,000
Earnings (5yr)
$40,893
Lifetime Value Added
-$186k
Industrial Engineering
BachCIP: 1435
Median Debt
$26,500
Earnings (5yr)
$76,477
Lifetime Value Added
+$97k
International Relations and National Security Studies
BachCIP: 4509
Median Debt
$25,500
Earnings (5yr)
$57,972
Lifetime Value Added
-$45k
Journalism
BachCIP: 0904
Median Debt
$25,000
Earnings (5yr)
$48,848
Lifetime Value Added
-$119k
Legal Support Services
BachCIP: 2203
Median Debt
$21,946
Earnings (2yr)
$36,668
Lifetime Value Added
-$202k
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities
BachCIP: 2401
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (5yr)
$50,733
Lifetime Value Added
-$104k
Marketing
BachCIP: 5214
Median Debt
$24,178
Earnings (5yr)
$64,923
Lifetime Value Added
+$10k
Mathematics
BachCIP: 2701
Median Debt
$19,250
Earnings (5yr)
$58,637
Lifetime Value Added
-$40k
Music
BachCIP: 5009
Median Debt
$28,000
Earnings (2yr)
$19,455
Lifetime Value Added
-$360k
Natural Resources Conservation and Research
BachCIP: 0301
Median Debt
$21,263
Earnings (5yr)
$39,120
Lifetime Value Added
-$201k
Parks, Recreation and Leisure Facilities Management
BachCIP: 3103
Median Debt
$19,500
Earnings (5yr)
$45,691
Lifetime Value Added
-$145k
Philosophy
BachCIP: 3801
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$33,176
Lifetime Value Added
-$234k
Political Science and Government
BachCIP: 4510
Median Debt
$21,400
Earnings (5yr)
$53,317
Lifetime Value Added
-$82k
Psychology, General
BachCIP: 4201
Median Debt
$25,000
Earnings (5yr)
$40,904
Lifetime Value Added
-$185k
Public Health
BachCIP: 5122
Median Debt
$26,000
Earnings (5yr)
$48,967
Lifetime Value Added
-$118k
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication
BachCIP: 0909
Median Debt
$24,417
Earnings (5yr)
$59,496
Lifetime Value Added
-$33k
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication
BachCIP: 0907
Median Debt
$23,500
Earnings (5yr)
$45,231
Lifetime Value Added
-$149k
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
BachCIP: 5138
Median Debt
$25,000
Earnings (5yr)
$70,845
Lifetime Value Added
+$55k
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
BachCIP: 1609
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$40,075
Lifetime Value Added
-$192k
Sociology
BachCIP: 4511
Median Debt
$23,250
Earnings (5yr)
$38,423
Lifetime Value Added
-$206k
Special Education and Teaching
BachCIP: 1310
Median Debt
$24,000
Earnings (5yr)
$45,441
Lifetime Value Added
-$147k
Specialized Sales, Merchandising and Marketing Operations
BachCIP: 5219
Median Debt
$25,000
Earnings (5yr)
$57,478
Lifetime Value Added
-$49k
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods
BachCIP: 1312
Median Debt
$25,000
Earnings (5yr)
$40,115
Lifetime Value Added
-$192k
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas
BachCIP: 1313
Median Debt
$25,000
Earnings (5yr)
$47,225
Lifetime Value Added
-$133k
Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language
BachCIP: 1314
Median Debt
$23,792
Earnings (5yr)
$29,911
Lifetime Value Added
-$279k
Zoology/Animal Biology
BachCIP: 2607
Median Debt
$25,000
Earnings (5yr)
$37,701
Lifetime Value Added
-$213k
Master's Degrees
Accounting and Related Services
MastCIP: 5203
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$86,024
Lifetime Value Added
+$283k
Architecture
MastCIP: 0402
Median Debt
$29,937
Earnings (5yr)
$68,448
Lifetime Value Added
+$132k
Business Administration, Management and Operations
MastCIP: 5202
Median Debt
$28,013
Earnings (5yr)
$96,226
Lifetime Value Added
+$371k
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology
MastCIP: 4228
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$64,534
Lifetime Value Added
+$98k
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services
MastCIP: 5102
Median Debt
$37,914
Earnings (5yr)
$57,828
Lifetime Value Added
+$37k
Curriculum and Instruction
MastCIP: 1303
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$41,193
Lifetime Value Added
-$96k
Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services
MastCIP: 5131
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$61,384
Lifetime Value Added
+$69k
Educational Administration and Supervision
MastCIP: 1304
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (5yr)
$50,354
Lifetime Value Added
-$33k
Educational/Instructional Media Design
MastCIP: 1305
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$45,128
Lifetime Value Added
-$56k
Engineering Technology, General
MastCIP: 1500
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$78,419
Lifetime Value Added
+$218k
Fine and Studio Arts
MastCIP: 5007
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$29,685
Lifetime Value Added
-$215k
Health and Physical Education/Fitness
MastCIP: 3105
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$59,552
Lifetime Value Added
+$53k
Information Science/Studies
MastCIP: 1104
Median Debt
$37,683
Earnings (5yr)
$98,947
Lifetime Value Added
+$394k
Journalism
MastCIP: 0904
Median Debt
$27,036
Earnings (5yr)
$71,715
Lifetime Value Added
+$160k
Library Science and Administration
MastCIP: 2501
Median Debt
$31,561
Earnings (5yr)
$47,256
Lifetime Value Added
-$62k
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services
MastCIP: 1601
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$62,618
Lifetime Value Added
+$81k
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions
MastCIP: 5115
Median Debt
$45,601
Earnings (5yr)
$49,500
Lifetime Value Added
-$41k
Music
MastCIP: 5009
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$35,959
Lifetime Value Added
-$172k
Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences
MastCIP: 2609
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$41,565
Lifetime Value Added
-$92k
Public Administration
MastCIP: 4404
Median Debt
$35,655
Earnings (5yr)
$68,525
Lifetime Value Added
+$133k
Public Health
MastCIP: 5122
Median Debt
$40,875
Earnings (5yr)
$60,397
Lifetime Value Added
+$60k
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
MastCIP: 5138
Median Debt
$37,500
Earnings (5yr)
$113,089
Lifetime Value Added
+$516k
Special Education and Teaching
MastCIP: 1310
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$55,492
Lifetime Value Added
+$15k
Student Counseling and Personnel Services
MastCIP: 1311
Median Debt
$36,900
Earnings (5yr)
$55,287
Lifetime Value Added
+$14k
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods
MastCIP: 1312
Median Debt
$25,900
Earnings (5yr)
$50,550
Lifetime Value Added
-$31k
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas
MastCIP: 1313
Median Debt
$30,947
Earnings (5yr)
$64,129
Lifetime Value Added
+$94k
Doctoral Degrees
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology
DocCIP: 4228
Median Debt
$37,087
Earnings (2yr)
$53,108
Lifetime Value Added
-$97k
Curriculum and Instruction
DocCIP: 1303
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$71,957
Lifetime Value Added
+$53k
Educational Administration and Supervision
DocCIP: 1304
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$69,338
Lifetime Value Added
+$33k
Student Counseling and Personnel Services
DocCIP: 1311
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$63,005
Lifetime Value Added
-$17k
Professional Degrees
Medicine
ProfCIP: 5112
Median Debt
$236,752
Earnings (5yr)
$137,517
Lifetime Value Added
+$497k
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.