East Mississippi Community College
Scooba, Mississippi
A 0–100 composite of ROI, graduate earnings, net price, debt and graduation rate. How it’s scored.
Estimated for a typical student paying the average net price over 2 years.
On these figures the cost and debt outweigh the earnings premium.
The numbers behind the verdict
Lifetime ROI: the long view
Cumulative net gain over a high-school-only earner at different career lengths, with tuition and debt interest already subtracted. Built on IRS-verified federal earnings — not self-reported surveys.
Conservative: holds year-5 earnings flat (no raises). Adjust the assumptions, or see the highest 20-year ROI colleges.
Equity & access
Who the college serves and whether the payoff reaches everyone — earnings ten years after starting (IRS-linked), with access measures from federal enrollment data.
30% gap between the two groups
32% gap between the two groups
9% gap between the two groups
Undergraduate enrollment by race/ethnicity. Federal data does not report earnings by race.
Net price by family income
What students actually pay after grants and scholarships, by household income as of 2024.
| Family income | Average net price / yr |
|---|---|
| Family income $0–$30k | $4,273 |
| $30k–$48k | $4,347 |
| $48k–$75k | $5,190 |
| $75k–$110k | $8,057 |
| $110k+ | — |
How East Mississippi Community College compares
This college against the Mississippi and national averages — higher earnings and lower cost/debt are better.
Graduate earnings over time
Median earnings of East Mississippi Community College students 10 years after entering, by cohort year as of 2024.
Best-paying majors at East Mississippi Community College
Fields of study ranked by their own ROI — earnings five years after graduating against the cost and debt. Click a major for the deep dive.
| Major | Credential | Earnings (5 yr) | Median debt | 10-yr ROI | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Engineering, General | Certificate | $70,376 | — | +5,407% | Strong return |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing | Certificate | $65,915 | — | +4,439% | Strong return |
| Precision Metal Working | Certificate | $56,427 | — | +2,380% | Strong return |
| Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications | Certificate | $54,700 | — | +2,005% | Strong return |
| Electrical and Power Transmission Installers | Certificate | $52,314 | $4,015 | +1,105% | Strong return |
| Precision Metal Working | Certificate | $45,084 | $5,500 | -87% | Poor return |
| Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Certificate | $31,146 | $11,500 | -1,675% | Poor return |
| Business/Commerce, General | Certificate | $36,470 | — | -1,951% | Poor return |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions | Certificate | $36,470 | — | -1,951% | Poor return |
| Psychology, General | Certificate | $36,243 | — | -2,000% | Poor return |
| Health/Medical Preparatory Programs | Certificate | $34,866 | — | -2,299% | Poor return |
| Biology, General | Certificate | $33,121 | — | -2,678% | Poor return |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods | Certificate | $30,624 | — | -3,220% | Poor return |
| Social Work | Certificate | $28,415 | — | -3,699% | Poor return |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services | Certificate | $28,363 | — | -3,711% | Poor return |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities | Certificate | $28,225 | — | -3,740% | Poor return |
| Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services | Certificate | $12,972 | $5,500 | -4,944% | Poor return |
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ROI at East Mississippi Community College
Estimates from federal data; your result will vary. How this works.
Admissions & profile
Location
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard. ROI is computed by Degree Return — see how. Read the methodology. Data as of 2024.
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