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Youngstown State University
Youngstown, OH 7,340 Undergrads 50.6% Grad Rate
Total Cost
$20,028
Sticker Price
Avg Net Price
$11,877
After Aid
Median Earnings
$41,544
10yr Post-Entry
Vs. Peer Institutions
Net Price$11,877
Peer Midpoint: $19,729.5
Earnings (10yr)$41,544
Peer Midpoint: $53,747
Graduation Rate50.6%
Peer Midpoint: 58.5%
Socio-Economic Diversity
Pell Grant Recipients37.4%
Enrollment Status
Full-Time88.8%
Economic Outcomes
Earn More than HS62.5%
Admissions Profile
Acceptance
80.3%
SAT Avg
1,055
SAT Reading
25th: 48053075th: 600
SAT Math
25th: 46052575th: 610
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
+$368k
-$28k
-$116k
Median Cost$12k/yr
+$325k
-$71k
-$159k
Full Cost$20k/yr
+$296k
-$101k
-$188k
ROI Efficiency Metrics
Break-Even Age
Return on Inv. %
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
Never
-∞
Median Cost$12k/yr
Never
-372%
Full Cost$20k/yr
Never
-261%
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-349%
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-127%
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
Associate's Degrees
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services
AssocCIP: 5108
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$36,164
Lifetime Value Added
-$120k
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions
AssocCIP: 5110
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$38,289
Lifetime Value Added
-$75k
Electrical Engineering Technologies/Technicians
AssocCIP: 1503
Median Debt
$18,265
Earnings (5yr)
$72,449
Lifetime Value Added
+$224k
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities
AssocCIP: 2401
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$29,702
Lifetime Value Added
-$185k
Bachelor's Degrees
Accounting and Related Services
BachCIP: 5203
Median Debt
$20,500
Earnings (5yr)
$61,990
Lifetime Value Added
+$15k
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions
BachCIP: 5109
Median Debt
$28,500
Earnings (5yr)
$65,226
Lifetime Value Added
+$40k
Anthropology
BachCIP: 4502
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$19,227
Lifetime Value Added
-$334k
Biology, General
BachCIP: 2601
Median Debt
$18,500
Earnings (5yr)
$62,060
Lifetime Value Added
+$15k
Business Administration, Management and Operations
BachCIP: 5202
Median Debt
$20,000
Earnings (5yr)
$53,043
Lifetime Value Added
-$57k
Chemical Engineering
BachCIP: 1407
Median Debt
$25,375
Earnings (5yr)
$82,846
Lifetime Value Added
+$172k
Chemistry
BachCIP: 4005
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$63,142
Lifetime Value Added
+$24k
Civil Engineering Technologies/Technicians
BachCIP: 1502
Median Debt
$27,750
Earnings (5yr)
$78,198
Lifetime Value Added
+$138k
Civil Engineering
BachCIP: 1408
Median Debt
$23,500
Earnings (5yr)
$71,919
Lifetime Value Added
+$91k
Computer and Information Sciences, General
BachCIP: 1101
Median Debt
$28,500
Earnings (5yr)
$55,686
Lifetime Value Added
-$35k
Computer Programming
BachCIP: 1102
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$67,584
Lifetime Value Added
+$58k
Computer Science
BachCIP: 1107
Median Debt
$20,930
Earnings (5yr)
$71,313
Lifetime Value Added
+$86k
Criminal Justice and Corrections
BachCIP: 4301
Median Debt
$21,250
Earnings (5yr)
$45,929
Lifetime Value Added
-$115k
Dental Support Services and Allied Professions
BachCIP: 5106
Median Debt
$24,905
Earnings (5yr)
$52,675
Lifetime Value Added
-$60k
Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services
BachCIP: 5131
Median Debt
$27,729
Earnings (5yr)
$49,195
Lifetime Value Added
-$88k
Electrical Engineering Technologies/Technicians
BachCIP: 1503
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$79,649
Lifetime Value Added
+$149k
Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering
BachCIP: 1410
Median Debt
$19,000
Earnings (5yr)
$89,003
Lifetime Value Added
+$219k
English Language and Literature, General
BachCIP: 2301
Median Debt
$25,000
Earnings (5yr)
$48,573
Lifetime Value Added
-$94k
Finance and Financial Management Services
BachCIP: 5208
Median Debt
$20,916
Earnings (5yr)
$61,650
Lifetime Value Added
+$12k
Fine and Studio Arts
BachCIP: 5007
Median Debt
$29,175
Earnings (5yr)
$38,528
Lifetime Value Added
-$178k
Geography and Cartography
BachCIP: 4507
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$28,598
Lifetime Value Added
-$248k
Health and Physical Education/Fitness
BachCIP: 3105
Median Debt
$25,000
Earnings (5yr)
$45,846
Lifetime Value Added
-$116k
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other
BachCIP: 5199
Median Debt
$19,506
Earnings (5yr)
$58,286
Lifetime Value Added
-$15k
History
BachCIP: 5401
Median Debt
$23,250
Earnings (5yr)
$38,754
Lifetime Value Added
-$176k
Hospitality Administration/Management
BachCIP: 5209
Median Debt
$22,888
Earnings (5yr)
$45,003
Lifetime Value Added
-$123k
Human Resources Management and Services
BachCIP: 5210
Median Debt
$19,500
Earnings (5yr)
$60,303
Lifetime Value Added
+$2k
Industrial Engineering
BachCIP: 1435
Median Debt
$23,000
Earnings (2yr)
$71,957
Lifetime Value Added
+$124k
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities
BachCIP: 2401
Median Debt
$26,924
Earnings (5yr)
$43,902
Lifetime Value Added
-$132k
Management Information Systems and Services
BachCIP: 5212
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$42,682
Lifetime Value Added
-$121k
Marketing
BachCIP: 5214
Median Debt
$23,900
Earnings (5yr)
$58,670
Lifetime Value Added
-$11k
Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians
BachCIP: 1508
Median Debt
$30,694
Earnings (5yr)
$86,167
Lifetime Value Added
+$197k
Mechanical Engineering
BachCIP: 1419
Median Debt
$21,250
Earnings (5yr)
$83,601
Lifetime Value Added
+$178k
Political Science and Government
BachCIP: 4510
Median Debt
$22,798
Earnings (5yr)
$50,258
Lifetime Value Added
-$80k
Psychology, General
BachCIP: 4201
Median Debt
$22,250
Earnings (5yr)
$44,159
Lifetime Value Added
-$130k
Public Health
BachCIP: 5122
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$30,771
Lifetime Value Added
-$228k
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication
BachCIP: 0907
Median Debt
$26,000
Earnings (5yr)
$40,787
Lifetime Value Added
-$159k
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
BachCIP: 5138
Median Debt
$24,000
Earnings (5yr)
$71,375
Lifetime Value Added
+$87k
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies
BachCIP: 2313
Median Debt
$23,085
Earnings (5yr)
$39,088
Lifetime Value Added
-$173k
Security Science and Technology
BachCIP: 4304
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$43,798
Lifetime Value Added
-$111k
Social Work
BachCIP: 4407
Median Debt
$27,995
Earnings (5yr)
$45,268
Lifetime Value Added
-$121k
Special Education and Teaching
BachCIP: 1310
Median Debt
$26,063
Earnings (5yr)
$40,430
Lifetime Value Added
-$162k
Specialized Sales, Merchandising and Marketing Operations
BachCIP: 5219
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$35,416
Lifetime Value Added
-$186k
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods
BachCIP: 1312
Median Debt
$28,000
Earnings (5yr)
$40,454
Lifetime Value Added
-$161k
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas
BachCIP: 1313
Median Debt
$26,000
Earnings (5yr)
$44,174
Lifetime Value Added
-$130k
Master's Degrees
Business Administration, Management and Operations
MastCIP: 5202
Median Debt
$30,750
Earnings (5yr)
$88,775
Lifetime Value Added
+$321k
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology
MastCIP: 4228
Median Debt
$41,000
Earnings (5yr)
$63,083
Lifetime Value Added
+$99k
Educational Administration and Supervision
MastCIP: 1304
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$58,673
Lifetime Value Added
+$92k
Health and Medical Administrative Services
MastCIP: 5107
Median Debt
$34,047
Earnings (2yr)
$38,289
Lifetime Value Added
-$112k
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
MastCIP: 5138
Median Debt
$48,456
Earnings (5yr)
$130,848
Lifetime Value Added
+$681k
Social Work
MastCIP: 4407
Median Debt
$35,338
Earnings (5yr)
$53,979
Lifetime Value Added
+$16k
Student Counseling and Personnel Services
MastCIP: 1311
Median Debt
$34,125
Earnings (5yr)
$53,428
Lifetime Value Added
+$10k
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas
MastCIP: 1313
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$54,644
Lifetime Value Added
+$22k
Doctoral Degrees
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions
DocCIP: 5123
Median Debt
$58,087
Earnings (5yr)
$75,902
Lifetime Value Added
+$78k
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.