Return is the weakest of the four pillars for Marshall University, at the 35th percentile among nonprofit four-year institutions. Four years after graduating, federally aided completers earn $54,141, at the 30th percentile nationally.
That is $3,160 below the $57,301 median for comparable institutions (same type and size). Graduates earn about $451 less than the model expects for similar students, effectively at the expected level.
The gap sits at the 53rd percentile. The part the model attributes to the factors it measures (field of study, enrollment and the local labor market) adds $2,224.
The part it attributes to a remainder it does not explain subtracts $2,675. Within the measured factors, the STEM component adds $891.
Four years after completing a degree, federally aided graduates who are working and not enrolled earn a median of $54,141 at Marshall University. That figure is $3,160 below the $57,301 median for comparable institutions (same type and size).
Azimuth places those earnings in the 30th percentile among nonprofit four-year institutions, drawing on an earnings cohort of 2,021 completers. Graduates earn about $451 less than the model expects for similar students, effectively at the expected level.
Earnings beyond expectations measure the gap between actual pay and what the model predicts for similar students. Earnings scenarios estimated from the program mix span from $41,195 on the downside to $71,656 on the upside, with the typical scenario at the median.
An estimated 30.0% of graduates continue to graduate study, based on the program mix.
Among federally aided completers from Marshall University who are working and not enrolled, median earnings four years after completion are $54,141, at the 30th percentile among nonprofit four-year institutions. That is $3,160 below the $57,301 peer median, the middle value for comparable institutions (same type and size).
For return, Azimuth ranks the university #960 among nonprofit four-year institutions. Graduates earn about $451 less than the model expects for similar students, effectively at the expected level.
Earnings beyond expectations measure the gap between what graduates earn and what the model expects for similar students. That outcome is at the 53rd percentile among nonprofit four-year institutions.
The part the model attributes to the factors it measures (field of study, enrollment and the local labor market) adds $2,224. The part it attributes to a remainder it does not explain subtracts $2,675.
Within the measured factors, the STEM component alone adds $891. Bachelor's degrees cluster in business, health professions, and liberal arts.
Earnings scenarios estimated from the program mix span from a downside of $41,195 to an upside of $71,656, and they are estimates, not observed outcomes. An estimated 30.0% of graduates continue on to graduate-level study, based on the program mix, not observed enrollment.
The earnings scenarios show a range tied to different program clusters at Marshall University. The downside earnings scenario is $41,195 and the upside is $71,656.
At the upper end, Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management graduates earn a median of $79,371 four years after completion, from 14 degrees awarded. Nursing follows at $77,609 with 92 degrees awarded, and Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions at $75,952 from 10 degrees awarded.
At Marshall University, graduates earn about $451 less than the model expects for similar students, effectively at the expected level. For families earning under $30,000, the average net price is $4,648.
The highest income band averages $15,076, a spread of $10,428 between the two ends. Borrowers who finish carry a median of $23,250 in federal student loans, $2,021 above the peer median of $21,229 for comparable institutions (same type and size).
That debt corresponds to an estimated payment of $264 a month if repaid over ten years. Parents who borrow hold a separate median of $13,944 in Parent PLUS loans.