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Southeast Missouri State University
Cape Girardeau, MO 6,588 Undergrads 49.6% Grad Rate
Total Cost
$23,337
Sticker Price
Avg Net Price
$14,532
After Aid
Median Earnings
$44,030
10yr Post-Entry
Vs. Peer Institutions
Net Price$14,532
Peer Midpoint: $19,729.5
Earnings (10yr)$44,030
Peer Midpoint: $53,747
Graduation Rate49.6%
Peer Midpoint: 58.5%
Socio-Economic Diversity
Pell Grant Recipients35.6%
Enrollment Status
Full-Time88.7%
Economic Outcomes
Earn More than HS67.3%
Admissions Profile
Acceptance
78.5%
SAT Avg
1,018
SAT Reading
25th: 470-75th: 550
SAT Math
25th: 380-75th: 480
ACT Composite
25th: 16-75th: 21
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
+$389k
-$8k
-$96k
Median Cost$15k/yr
+$336k
-$60k
-$148k
Full Cost$23k/yr
+$305k
-$92k
-$180k
ROI Efficiency Metrics
Break-Even Age
Return on Inv. %
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
Never
-∞
Median Cost$15k/yr
Never
-283%
Full Cost$23k/yr
Never
-214%
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-273%
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-114%
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
$18,402
Earnings (5yr)
$71,347
Lifetime Value Added
+$77k
Agricultural Business and Management
BachCIP: 0101
Median Debt
$13,000
Earnings (5yr)
$64,541
Lifetime Value Added
+$25k
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions
BachCIP: 5109
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$61,224
Lifetime Value Added
-$782
Animal Sciences
BachCIP: 0109
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$24,421
Lifetime Value Added
-$295k
Biology, General
BachCIP: 2601
Median Debt
$19,407
Earnings (5yr)
$55,185
Lifetime Value Added
-$49k
Business Administration, Management and Operations
BachCIP: 5202
Median Debt
$21,487
Earnings (5yr)
$63,025
Lifetime Value Added
+$13k
Communication and Media Studies
BachCIP: 0901
Median Debt
$24,000
Earnings (5yr)
$47,311
Lifetime Value Added
-$114k
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services
BachCIP: 5102
Median Debt
$17,500
Earnings (5yr)
$49,068
Lifetime Value Added
-$99k
Computer and Information Sciences, General
BachCIP: 1101
Median Debt
$22,500
Earnings (5yr)
$84,685
Lifetime Value Added
+$177k
Criminal Justice and Corrections
BachCIP: 4301
Median Debt
$25,000
Earnings (5yr)
$48,474
Lifetime Value Added
-$104k
Engineering Technology, General
BachCIP: 1500
Median Debt
$20,854
Earnings (5yr)
$74,358
Lifetime Value Added
+$99k
English Language and Literature, General
BachCIP: 2301
Median Debt
$28,625
Earnings (5yr)
$45,451
Lifetime Value Added
-$129k
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General
BachCIP: 1901
Median Debt
$23,000
Earnings (5yr)
$40,640
Lifetime Value Added
-$169k
Finance and Financial Management Services
BachCIP: 5208
Median Debt
$21,497
Earnings (5yr)
$92,092
Lifetime Value Added
+$232k
Fine and Studio Arts
BachCIP: 5007
Median Debt
$19,000
Earnings (5yr)
$36,199
Lifetime Value Added
-$207k
Health and Physical Education/Fitness
BachCIP: 3105
Median Debt
$22,000
Earnings (5yr)
$47,706
Lifetime Value Added
-$110k
Hospitality Administration/Management
BachCIP: 5209
Median Debt
$18,750
Earnings (5yr)
$45,208
Lifetime Value Added
-$131k
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians
BachCIP: 1506
Median Debt
$24,395
Earnings (5yr)
$73,507
Lifetime Value Added
+$93k
International/Global Studies
BachCIP: 3020
Median Debt
$25,000
Earnings (2yr)
$20,140
Lifetime Value Added
-$335k
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities
BachCIP: 2401
Median Debt
$22,000
Earnings (5yr)
$48,292
Lifetime Value Added
-$105k
Marketing
BachCIP: 5214
Median Debt
$18,985
Earnings (5yr)
$62,254
Lifetime Value Added
+$7k
Plant Sciences
BachCIP: 0111
Median Debt
$17,355
Earnings (5yr)
$59,143
Lifetime Value Added
-$17k
Psychology, General
BachCIP: 4201
Median Debt
$21,970
Earnings (5yr)
$45,794
Lifetime Value Added
-$126k
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication
BachCIP: 0909
Median Debt
$24,908
Earnings (5yr)
$67,273
Lifetime Value Added
+$46k
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
BachCIP: 5138
Median Debt
$20,296
Earnings (5yr)
$76,051
Lifetime Value Added
+$112k
Social Work
BachCIP: 4407
Median Debt
$24,310
Earnings (5yr)
$45,728
Lifetime Value Added
-$127k
Special Education and Teaching
BachCIP: 1310
Median Debt
$23,876
Earnings (5yr)
$35,985
Lifetime Value Added
-$209k
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods
BachCIP: 1312
Median Debt
$22,000
Earnings (5yr)
$34,503
Lifetime Value Added
-$222k
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas
BachCIP: 1313
Median Debt
$21,500
Earnings (5yr)
$38,822
Lifetime Value Added
-$185k
Visual and Performing Arts, General
BachCIP: 5001
Median Debt
$23,320
Earnings (5yr)
$27,497
Lifetime Value Added
-$282k
Master's Degrees
Business Administration, Management and Operations
MastCIP: 5202
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$83,522
Lifetime Value Added
+$271k
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services
MastCIP: 5102
Median Debt
$33,488
Earnings (2yr)
$47,260
Lifetime Value Added
-$25k
Educational Administration and Supervision
MastCIP: 1304
Median Debt
$17,384
Earnings (5yr)
$51,847
Lifetime Value Added
-$9k
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
MastCIP: 5138
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$93,342
Lifetime Value Added
+$405k
Student Counseling and Personnel Services
MastCIP: 1311
Median Debt
$34,697
Earnings (2yr)
$37,568
Lifetime Value Added
-$124k
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods
MastCIP: 1312
Median Debt
$14,279
Earnings (5yr)
$43,811
Lifetime Value Added
-$86k
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.