+11%
Out-of-state tuition
Out-of-state tuition at Youngstown State University rose 11% between 2021 and 2024 ($10.4k → $11.5k).
Ohio · Public · Predominantly bachelor's
Youngstown State University
Youngstown, Ohio. 7,340 undergraduate students. 180 programs in the federal Field-of-Study dataset.
ANOMALY ENGINE · NOTABLE SIGNALS
What the data flags at Youngstown State 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.
-100%
3-year cohort default rate
3-year cohort default rate at Youngstown State University fell 100% between 2021 and 2024 (1.4% → 0.0%).
-10%
100%-time completion
100%-time completion at Youngstown State University fell 10% between 2006 and 2009 (12.5% → 11.3%).
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.
$41,544+11% · 6→10y
Ohio median $41,039$37,590
Treasury earnings · 6y post-entry52.9%+25% · '97→'09
Ohio median 62.5%$15,750+468% · '97→'20
At program completion7,340-31% · '96→'24
latest IPEDS76.9%-0% · '04→'09
first-time, full-time80.3%+1% · '14→'24
latest cohort$10,791+74% · '00→'09
out-of-state $11,151SECTION 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
5.1%Median federal debt $15,750 amortized over 10 years vs. median earnings $41,544 (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.
+25%
Youngstown State University · completion · 150% rose
28.1% → 35.1%
+123%
Youngstown State University · completion · 100% rose
5.1% → 11.3%
-31%
Youngstown State University · undergrad enrollment fell
11,546 → 7,961
+74%
Youngstown State University · in-state tuition rose
$3,994 → $6,956
+93%
Youngstown State University · out-of-state tuition rose
$5,938 → $11,473
+468%
Youngstown State University · median debt rose
$4,226 → $24,000
-100%
Youngstown State University · cohort default rate fell
14.9% → 0.0%
+26%
Youngstown State University · earnings_median_6yr rose
$29,900 → $37,590
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.$130,848Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering.$89,003Business Administration, Management and Operations.$88,775Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians.$86,167Mechanical Engineering.$83,601Chemical Engineering.$82,846Electrical Engineering Technologies/Technicians.$79,649Civil Engineering Technologies/Technicians.$78,198Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions.$75,902Electrical Engineering Technologies/Technicians.$72,449Civil Engineering.$71,919Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.$71,375Computer Science.$71,313Computer Programming.$67,584Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions.$65,226Chemistry.$63,142Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology.$63,083Biology, General.$62,060Accounting and Related Services.$61,990Finance and Financial Management Services.$61,650Human Resources Management and Services.$60,303Marketing.$58,670Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other.$58,286Computer and Information Sciences, General.$55,686
Showing top 24 of 47 ranked programs.
SECTION 06 · BY CIP FAMILY
47 programs with earnings, grouped
Programs are grouped by 2-digit CIP family. Programs without reported earnings are hidden to keep the list focused.
COMPUTER & INFORMATION SCIENCES · CIP 11
EDUCATION · CIP 13
Special Education and Teaching.$40,430Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas.$44,174Student Counseling and Personnel Services.$53,428Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods.$40,454Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas.$54,644
ENGINEERING · CIP 14
ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGIES · CIP 15
ENGLISH LANGUAGE & LITERATURE · CIP 23
LIBERAL ARTS & GENERAL STUDIES · CIP 24
BIOLOGICAL & BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES · CIP 26
PARKS, RECREATION & FITNESS · CIP 31
PHYSICAL SCIENCES · CIP 40
HOMELAND SECURITY & PROTECTIVE SERVICES · CIP 43
PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION & SOCIAL SERVICES · CIP 44
SOCIAL SCIENCES · CIP 45
VISUAL & PERFORMING ARTS · CIP 50
HEALTH PROFESSIONS · CIP 51
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.$71,375Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other.$58,286Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.$130,848Dental Support Services and Allied Professions.$52,675Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services.$49,195Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions.$65,226Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services.$36,164Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions.$75,902
BUSINESS, MANAGEMENT & MARKETING · CIP 52
Marketing.$58,670Business Administration, Management and Operations.$53,043Accounting and Related Services.$61,990Finance and Financial Management Services.$61,650Business Administration, Management and Operations.$88,775Human Resources Management and Services.$60,303Hospitality Administration/Management.$45,003
HISTORY · CIP 54
COMMUNICATION & JOURNALISM · CIP 09
FINANCIAL OUTCOME · ILLUSTRATION
Estimate the financial outcome at Youngstown State 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
$598,212
Over 40 years, discounted 5.0%
BREAKEVEN
Year 7
First year cumulative discounted earnings cross zero
- Cost per year
- $13,171
- 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
“Youngstown State University graduates earn $X” — not “Youngstown State University makes you earn $X”
Median earnings describe what cohorts earned. They do not describe what attending Youngstown State 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.