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University of Central Oklahoma
Edmond, OK 10,132 Undergrads 42.9% Grad Rate
Total Cost
$25,913
Sticker Price
Avg Net Price
$18,990
After Aid
Median Earnings
$48,351
10yr Post-Entry
Vs. Peer Institutions
Net Price$18,990
Peer Midpoint: $19,729.5
Earnings (10yr)$48,351
Peer Midpoint: $53,747
Graduation Rate42.9%
Peer Midpoint: 58.5%
Socio-Economic Diversity
Pell Grant Recipients36.1%
Enrollment Status
Full-Time77.6%
Economic Outcomes
Earn More than HS70.8%
Admissions Profile
Acceptance
81.8%
SAT Avg
1,050
SAT Reading
25th: --75th: -
SAT Math
25th: --75th: -
ACT Composite
25th: 172175th: 24
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
+$424k
+$27k
-$60k
Median Cost$19k/yr
+$356k
-$41k
-$129k
Full Cost$26k/yr
+$331k
-$66k
-$154k
ROI Efficiency Metrics
Break-Even Age
Return on Inv. %
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
Never
-∞
Median Cost$19k/yr
Never
-189%
Full Cost$26k/yr
Never
-165%
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-192%
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-98%
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
$19,845
Earnings (5yr)
$74,550
Lifetime Value Added
+$85k
Biology, General
BachCIP: 2601
Median Debt
$20,625
Earnings (5yr)
$56,140
Lifetime Value Added
-$57k
Business Administration, Management and Operations
BachCIP: 5202
Median Debt
$20,896
Earnings (5yr)
$57,688
Lifetime Value Added
-$45k
Chemistry
BachCIP: 4005
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$62,487
Lifetime Value Added
-$7k
Communication and Media Studies
BachCIP: 0901
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$45,323
Lifetime Value Added
-$146k
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services
BachCIP: 5102
Median Debt
$17,000
Earnings (5yr)
$62,659
Lifetime Value Added
-$6k
Communications Technologies/Technicians and Support Services, Other
BachCIP: 1099
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$31,740
Lifetime Value Added
-$261k
Computer and Information Sciences, General
BachCIP: 1101
Median Debt
$18,750
Earnings (5yr)
$90,865
Lifetime Value Added
+$207k
Criminal Justice and Corrections
BachCIP: 4301
Median Debt
$20,875
Earnings (5yr)
$51,797
Lifetime Value Added
-$93k
Design and Applied Arts
BachCIP: 5004
Median Debt
$15,875
Earnings (5yr)
$59,192
Lifetime Value Added
-$33k
Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering
BachCIP: 1410
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$68,499
Lifetime Value Added
+$71k
English Language and Literature, General
BachCIP: 2301
Median Debt
$16,074
Earnings (2yr)
$27,295
Lifetime Value Added
-$285k
Finance and Financial Management Services
BachCIP: 5208
Median Debt
$21,732
Earnings (5yr)
$62,055
Lifetime Value Added
-$10k
Fine and Studio Arts
BachCIP: 5007
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$29,685
Lifetime Value Added
-$279k
Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services
BachCIP: 1905
Median Debt
$17,070
Earnings (5yr)
$42,367
Lifetime Value Added
-$171k
Funeral Service and Mortuary Science
BachCIP: 1203
Median Debt
$24,200
Earnings (5yr)
$50,301
Lifetime Value Added
-$105k
Health and Physical Education/Fitness
BachCIP: 3105
Median Debt
$20,500
Earnings (5yr)
$45,235
Lifetime Value Added
-$147k
History
BachCIP: 5401
Median Debt
$21,250
Earnings (5yr)
$44,469
Lifetime Value Added
-$153k
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services
BachCIP: 1907
Median Debt
$23,300
Earnings (5yr)
$43,118
Lifetime Value Added
-$165k
Human Resources Management and Services
BachCIP: 5210
Median Debt
$15,750
Earnings (5yr)
$64,103
Lifetime Value Added
+$6k
International Business
BachCIP: 5211
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$33,993
Lifetime Value Added
-$224k
Journalism
BachCIP: 0904
Median Debt
$23,500
Earnings (5yr)
$41,110
Lifetime Value Added
-$181k
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities
BachCIP: 2401
Median Debt
$21,800
Earnings (5yr)
$49,223
Lifetime Value Added
-$114k
Management Information Systems and Services
BachCIP: 5212
Median Debt
$19,089
Earnings (5yr)
$70,843
Lifetime Value Added
+$57k
Marketing
BachCIP: 5214
Median Debt
$19,500
Earnings (5yr)
$49,377
Lifetime Value Added
-$112k
Mechanical Engineering
BachCIP: 1419
Median Debt
$25,000
Earnings (5yr)
$86,068
Lifetime Value Added
+$171k
Music
BachCIP: 5009
Median Debt
$19,000
Earnings (5yr)
$32,285
Lifetime Value Added
-$257k
Non-Professional General Legal Studies (Undergraduate)
BachCIP: 2200
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$64,420
Lifetime Value Added
+$8k
Political Science and Government
BachCIP: 4510
Median Debt
$25,000
Earnings (2yr)
$33,281
Lifetime Value Added
-$231k
Psychology, General
BachCIP: 4201
Median Debt
$18,149
Earnings (5yr)
$47,520
Lifetime Value Added
-$128k
Public Health
BachCIP: 5122
Median Debt
$18,000
Earnings (5yr)
$68,494
Lifetime Value Added
+$39k
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication
BachCIP: 0909
Median Debt
$20,000
Earnings (5yr)
$48,739
Lifetime Value Added
-$118k
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
BachCIP: 5138
Median Debt
$21,922
Earnings (5yr)
$78,665
Lifetime Value Added
+$116k
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies
BachCIP: 2313
Median Debt
$18,750
Earnings (5yr)
$44,382
Lifetime Value Added
-$154k
Security Science and Technology
BachCIP: 4304
Median Debt
$21,000
Earnings (5yr)
$56,046
Lifetime Value Added
-$58k
Sociology
BachCIP: 4511
Median Debt
$25,461
Earnings (5yr)
$47,138
Lifetime Value Added
-$131k
Special Education and Teaching
BachCIP: 1310
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$49,592
Lifetime Value Added
-$111k
Specialized Sales, Merchandising and Marketing Operations
BachCIP: 5219
Median Debt
$13,744
Earnings (2yr)
$33,993
Lifetime Value Added
-$224k
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods
BachCIP: 1312
Median Debt
$24,250
Earnings (5yr)
$46,112
Lifetime Value Added
-$140k
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas
BachCIP: 1313
Median Debt
$21,089
Earnings (5yr)
$51,142
Lifetime Value Added
-$98k
Post-Baccalaureate Certificates
Accounting and Related Services
PB-CertCIP: 5203
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$49,058
Lifetime Value Added
+$47k
Master's Degrees
Business Administration, Management and Operations
MastCIP: 5202
Median Debt
$24,200
Earnings (5yr)
$87,428
Lifetime Value Added
+$297k
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology
MastCIP: 4228
Median Debt
$52,096
Earnings (5yr)
$57,733
Lifetime Value Added
+$37k
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services
MastCIP: 5102
Median Debt
$37,787
Earnings (5yr)
$63,946
Lifetime Value Added
+$94k
Educational Administration and Supervision
MastCIP: 1304
Median Debt
$33,164
Earnings (5yr)
$67,349
Lifetime Value Added
+$124k
Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research
MastCIP: 1306
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$39,648
Lifetime Value Added
-$111k
Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services
MastCIP: 1905
Median Debt
$20,500
Earnings (5yr)
$61,541
Lifetime Value Added
+$72k
History
MastCIP: 5401
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$33,993
Lifetime Value Added
-$169k
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services
MastCIP: 1907
Median Debt
$37,500
Earnings (5yr)
$47,126
Lifetime Value Added
-$62k
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions
MastCIP: 5115
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$45,001
Lifetime Value Added
-$83k
Public Administration
MastCIP: 4404
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$51,607
Lifetime Value Added
+$10k
Security Science and Technology
MastCIP: 4304
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$42,123
Lifetime Value Added
-$85k
Special Education and Teaching
MastCIP: 1310
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$54,517
Lifetime Value Added
+$8k
Student Counseling and Personnel Services
MastCIP: 1311
Median Debt
$41,000
Earnings (5yr)
$58,395
Lifetime Value Added
+$43k
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods
MastCIP: 1312
Median Debt
$47,630
Earnings (5yr)
$55,611
Lifetime Value Added
+$18k
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas
MastCIP: 1313
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$51,012
Lifetime Value Added
-$25k
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.