Northwest Mississippi Community College

Senatobia, MS 5,452 Undergrads 30.7% Grad Rate

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Total Cost

$13,857

Sticker Price

Avg Net Price

$7,911

After Aid

Median Earnings

$42,368

4yr Post-Grad

Vs. Peer Institutions

Net Price$7,911

Peer Midpoint: $9,847

Earnings (4yr Post-Grad)$42,368

Peer Midpoint: $50,127.5

Graduation Rate30.7%

Peer Midpoint: 34.6%

Socio-Economic Diversity

Pell Grant Recipients44.4%

Enrollment Status

Full-Time84.8%

Economic Outcomes

Earn More than HS51.9%

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

+$457k

-$59k

-$28k

Median Cost$8k/yr

+$442k

-$74k

-$42k

Full Cost$14k/yr

+$431k

-$84k

-$53k

ROI Efficiency Metrics

Break-Even Age

Return on Inv. %

Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0

Never

-∞

Median Cost$8k/yr

Never

-292%

Full Cost$14k/yr

Never

-209%

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-264%

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-91%

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

Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions

CertCIP: 5109

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $57,584

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

Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services

CertCIP: 1204

Median Debt

$5,112

Earnings (4yr)

$22,529

Natl Median: $26,307

Lifetime Value Added

-$217k

Ground Transportation

CertCIP: 4902

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $52,118

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Legal Support Services

CertCIP: 2203

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $49,747

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants

CertCIP: 5139

Median Debt

$7,005

Earnings (4yr)

$37,580

Natl Median: $56,073

Lifetime Value Added

-$50k

Precision Metal Working

CertCIP: 4805

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

$41,922

Natl Median: $48,702

Lifetime Value Added

-$2k

Precision Production, Other

CertCIP: 4899

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $42,999

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians

CertCIP: 4706

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $51,586

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Associate's Degrees

Accounting and Related Services

AssocCIP: 5203

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

$43,668

Natl Median: $47,660

Lifetime Value Added

-$29k

Agricultural Mechanization

AssocCIP: 0102

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

$72,802

Natl Median: $61,712

Lifetime Value Added

+$247k

Agriculture/Veterinary Preparatory Programs

AssocCIP: 0113

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $37,245

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions

AssocCIP: 5109

Median Debt

$9,808

Earnings (4yr)

$53,008

Natl Median: $65,389

Lifetime Value Added

+$63k

Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management

AssocCIP: 5010

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $35,370

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Biology, General

AssocCIP: 2601

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $44,758

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Business Administration, Management and Operations

AssocCIP: 5202

Median Debt

$8,003

Earnings (4yr)

$47,322

Natl Median: $48,733

Lifetime Value Added

+$7k

Business Operations Support and Assistant Services

AssocCIP: 5204

Median Debt

Earnings (2yr)

$18,315

Natl Median: $37,587

Lifetime Value Added

-$282k

Civil Engineering Technologies/Technicians

AssocCIP: 1502

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $64,519

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 Disorders Sciences and Services

AssocCIP: 5102

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $40,082

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Computer Programming

AssocCIP: 1102

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $58,070

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Computer Science

AssocCIP: 1107

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $62,283

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Criminal Justice and Corrections

AssocCIP: 4301

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

$44,237

Natl Median: $46,706

Lifetime Value Added

-$24k

Dental Support Services and Allied Professions

AssocCIP: 5106

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $61,982

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Design and Applied Arts

AssocCIP: 5004

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $38,127

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft

AssocCIP: 5005

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $31,773

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Electrical/Electronics Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians

AssocCIP: 4701

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $63,241

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Engineering, General

AssocCIP: 1401

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $72,916

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Fine and Studio Arts

AssocCIP: 5007

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $31,650

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Funeral Service and Mortuary Science

AssocCIP: 1203

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $52,962

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Health and Medical Administrative Services

AssocCIP: 5107

Median Debt

Earnings (5yr)

$35,321

Natl Median: $37,073

Lifetime Value Added

-$121k

Health/Medical Preparatory Programs

AssocCIP: 5111

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

$48,468

Natl Median: $51,711

Lifetime Value Added

+$18k

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

Information Science/Studies

AssocCIP: 1104

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

$62,032

Natl Median: $56,799

Lifetime Value Added

+$149k

Legal Support Services

AssocCIP: 2203

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $44,669

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities

AssocCIP: 2401

Median Debt

$5,952

Earnings (4yr)

$36,723

Natl Median: $44,125

Lifetime Value Added

-$99k

Marketing

AssocCIP: 5214

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $44,264

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Precision Metal Working

AssocCIP: 4805

Median Debt

Earnings (2yr)

$40,647

Natl Median: $56,451

Lifetime Value Added

-$43k

Psychology, General

AssocCIP: 4201

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $39,288

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing

AssocCIP: 5138

Median Debt

$12,149

Earnings (4yr)

$80,955

Natl Median: $80,813

Lifetime Value Added

+$320k

Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions

AssocCIP: 5123

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $43,854

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Social Work

AssocCIP: 4407

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

$30,126

Natl Median: $39,409

Lifetime Value Added

-$167k

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)

$38,015

Natl Median: $37,656

Lifetime Value Added

-$86k

Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas

AssocCIP: 1313

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $35,702

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians

AssocCIP: 4706

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $58,424

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/Technicians

AssocCIP: 0183

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $41,460

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.