+16%
In-state tuition
In-state tuition at Muskingum University rose 16% between 2006 and 2009 ($17.0k → $19.8k).
Ohio · Private nonprofit · Predominantly bachelor's
Muskingum University
New Concord, Ohio. 1,407 undergraduate students. 64 programs in the federal Field-of-Study dataset.
ANOMALY ENGINE · NOTABLE SIGNALS
What the data flags at Muskingum University
Short-arc shifts (recent 3-year window), peer outliers, earnings trend breaks, completion drops, enrollment cliffs, and debt-to-earnings warnings — surfaced deterministically from the federal record. Multi-decade shifts are reported separately in the Long Arc section, since 25-year tuition drift isn't really an anomaly.
-14%
150%-time completion
150%-time completion at Muskingum University fell 14% between 2006 and 2009 (63.2% → 54.7%).
-11%
100%-time completion
100%-time completion at Muskingum University fell 11% between 2006 and 2009 (45.1% → 40.2%).
-10pp
150%-time completion
150%-time completion fell 10 pp at Muskingum University vs the 2003–2007 baseline (52.7% vs 62.4%).
SECTION 01 · OUTCOMES SNAPSHOT
The numbers, vs. Ohio
Each tile compares this institution to the Ohio median for the same metric. Sub-line shows the comparison value, not an interpretation. Sparklines trace the federally available history.
$48,440+19% · 6→10y
Ohio median $41,039$40,536
Treasury earnings · 6y post-entry52.7%-12% · '97→'09
Ohio median 62.5%$16,750+151% · '97→'20
At program completion1,407+12% · '96→'24
latest IPEDS68.9%+2% · '04→'09
first-time, full-time81.7%-5% · '01→'24
latest cohort$31,440+57% · '00→'09
out-of-state $31,440SECTION 02 · EARNINGS HORIZONS
How earnings spread, 4 to 10 years after entry
Treasury tax-record earnings for federally aided students who first enrolled at this institution. Each point is a horizon from the most-recent vintage. Single median per horizon (no p25/p75 publishing).
Earnings widen with time post-entry. Selection: federal-aid recipients only — not all graduates.Methodology →
SECTION 03 · DEBT-TO-EARNINGS
What loans cost relative to earnings
Annual debt service as a share of median earnings 10 years after entry, computed under federal Direct loan terms (10-year fixed at 6%). The 8% line is the gainful-employment threshold from federal regulation; above 12% has historically been considered “failing” under prior rule cycles.
Institution-wide
4.6%Median federal debt $16,750 amortized over 10 years vs. median earnings $48,440 (10y after entry).
SECTION 04 · LONG ARC
Ten-plus year arc
Federally available history. Coverage varies by metric — IPEDS publishes some series only after 2009 and others only before.
Undergraduate enrollment.
150%-time completion rate.
Median federal student debt at exit.
+57%
Muskingum University · in-state tuition rose
$12,590 → $19,770
+159%
Muskingum University · out-of-state tuition rose
$12,590 → $32,665
+151%
Muskingum University · median debt rose
$10,125 → $25,369
-100%
Muskingum University · cohort default rate fell
5.7% → 0.0%
+26%
Muskingum University · pell share rose
31.1% → 39.1%
SECTION 05 · PROGRAMS
Ranked by 5-year earnings
Each row is one (CIP × credential) program reported by the institution in College Scorecard's Field-of-Study data. Cohort floor is 30 students; below this, federal data is suppressed.
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.$70,683Accounting and Related Services.$68,919Business Administration, Management and Operations.$58,475Marketing.$55,604Criminal Justice and Corrections.$52,197Communication and Media Studies.$48,604Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas.$47,262History.$46,861Health and Physical Education/Fitness.$45,852Biology, General.$45,256Special Education and Teaching.$44,424Psychology, General.$44,233Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods.$41,733
SECTION 06 · BY CIP FAMILY
13 programs with earnings, grouped
Programs are grouped by 2-digit CIP family. Programs without reported earnings are hidden to keep the list focused.
EDUCATION · CIP 13
BIOLOGICAL & BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES · CIP 26
PARKS, RECREATION & FITNESS · CIP 31
PSYCHOLOGY · CIP 42
HOMELAND SECURITY & PROTECTIVE SERVICES · CIP 43
HEALTH PROFESSIONS · CIP 51
BUSINESS, MANAGEMENT & MARKETING · CIP 52
HISTORY · CIP 54
COMMUNICATION & JOURNALISM · CIP 09
FINANCIAL OUTCOME · ILLUSTRATION
Estimate the financial outcome at Muskingum University
Pick a program. Cost from Scorecard net price by family income; earnings from Treasury 5-year-post-completion median, projected forward with a Mincer age-earnings curve. The selection-bias toggle applies the Dale-Krueger shrinkage. Outcomes illustration, not a forecast — see methodology.
Shrinks the earnings premium toward the matched-applicant mean. STEM <15%, business ~40%, arts & education ~60%.
NET PRESENT VALUE
$564,041
Over 40 years, discounted 5.0%
BREAKEVEN
Year 8
First year cumulative discounted earnings cross zero
- Cost per year
- $18,945
- HS-only baseline · OH
- $36,400
- Years to complete
- 4
- CIP family
- 51
Outcomes illustration · not a forecast. Projects observed Scorecard earnings forward with a Mincer age-earnings curve under your assumptions. See methodology for the math.
SECTION 07 · SIMILAR INSTITUTIONS
Same sector and degree mix in Ohio
Picked by Carnegie sector × predominant credential level. These are not rankings — just nearest-neighbour surfaces for comparison.
CAUSAL DISCIPLINE
“Muskingum University graduates earn $X” — not “Muskingum University makes you earn $X”
Median earnings describe what cohorts earned. They do not describe what attending Muskingum University caused. Selection effects (who admits, who enrolls, who completes) are real. We publish federal data with strict descriptive phrasing — and link the methodology where you can read about the limitations directly.