Ottawa University-Online

Overland Park, KS 259 Undergrads 51.3% Grad Rate

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Total Cost

Sticker Price

Avg Net Price

After Aid

Median Earnings

$62,228

4yr Post-Grad

Vs. Peer Institutions

Net Price-

Peer Midpoint: $20,080.5

Earnings (10yr)$62,228

Peer Midpoint: $60,428

Graduation Rate51.3%

Peer Midpoint: 58.9%

Socio-Economic Diversity

Pell Grant Recipients47.5%

Enrollment Status

Full-Time30.1%

Economic Outcomes

Earn More than HS76.0%

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

+$547k

+$87k

+$69k

Median CostN/A

N/A

Full CostN/A

N/A

ROI Efficiency Metrics

Break-Even Age

Return on Inv. %

Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0

∞

Median CostN/A

N/A

Full CostN/A

N/A

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%.

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

$20,696

Earnings (4yr)

$72,368

Nat: $76,194

Lifetime Value Added

+$139k

Business Administration, Management and Operations

BachCIP: 5202

Median Debt

$20,000

Earnings (4yr)

$64,798

Nat: $68,257

Lifetime Value Added

+$81k

Business/Managerial Economics

BachCIP: 5206

Median Debt

Earnings

Nat: $77,981

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Communication and Media Studies

BachCIP: 0901

Median Debt

$22,500

Earnings (4yr)

$59,445

Nat: $56,359

Lifetime Value Added

+$38k

Criminal Justice and Corrections

BachCIP: 4301

Median Debt

Earnings

Nat: $55,378

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Finance and Financial Management Services

BachCIP: 5208

Median Debt

Earnings

Nat: $83,343

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Health and Medical Administrative Services

BachCIP: 5107

Median Debt

$20,738

Earnings (4yr)

$82,317

Nat: $58,716

Lifetime Value Added

+$213k

History

BachCIP: 5401

Median Debt

Earnings

Nat: $50,680

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Human Resources Management and Services

BachCIP: 5210

Median Debt

$21,941

Earnings (4yr)

$66,759

Nat: $68,069

Lifetime Value Added

+$96k

Human Services, General

BachCIP: 4400

Median Debt

$24,300

Earnings (4yr)

$52,309

Nat: $48,597

Lifetime Value Added

-$20k

Information Science/Studies

BachCIP: 1104

Median Debt

Earnings

Nat: $85,294

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Management Information Systems and Services

BachCIP: 5212

Median Debt

Earnings

Nat: $83,290

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Marketing

BachCIP: 5214

Median Debt

Earnings

Nat: $69,303

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Mathematics

BachCIP: 2701

Median Debt

Earnings

Nat: $69,562

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions

BachCIP: 5115

Median Debt

Earnings

Nat: $52,119

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Psychology, General

BachCIP: 4201

Median Debt

$19,250

Earnings (4yr)

$43,959

Nat: $50,706

Lifetime Value Added

-$90k

Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing

BachCIP: 5138

Median Debt

$19,225

Earnings (4yr)

$92,782

Nat: $88,910

Lifetime Value Added

+$292k

Special Education and Teaching

BachCIP: 1310

Median Debt

Earnings

Nat: $50,499

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods

BachCIP: 1312

Median Debt

$22,000

Earnings (4yr)

$50,010

Nat: $47,382

Lifetime Value Added

-$39k

Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas

BachCIP: 1313

Median Debt

$22,062

Earnings

Nat: $51,389

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Master's Degrees

Business Administration, Management and Operations

MastCIP: 5202

Median Debt

$32,624

Earnings (4yr)

$84,083

Nat: $103,485

Lifetime Value Added

+$305k

Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology

MastCIP: 4228

Median Debt

$62,936

Earnings (4yr)

$67,727

Nat: $65,184

Lifetime Value Added

+$164k

Curriculum and Instruction

MastCIP: 1303

Median Debt

Earnings

Nat: $63,399

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Educational Administration and Supervision

MastCIP: 1304

Median Debt

Earnings

Nat: $71,685

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Educational/Instructional Media Design

MastCIP: 1305

Median Debt

Earnings

Nat: $70,644

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Human Resources Management and Services

MastCIP: 5210

Median Debt

Earnings

Nat: $83,558

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions

MastCIP: 5115

Median Debt

Earnings

Nat: $59,571

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions

MastCIP: 5123

Median Debt

Earnings

Nat: $71,416

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Student Counseling and Personnel Services

MastCIP: 1311

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

$62,455

Nat: $60,111

Lifetime Value Added

+$116k

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.