Miami University-Oxford
Oxford, Ohio
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 4 years.
The payoff is roughly break-even — the degree recovers its cost, but slowly.
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.
20% gap between the two groups
40% gap between the two groups
36% 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 | $16,015 |
| $30k–$48k | $18,193 |
| $48k–$75k | $23,806 |
| $75k–$110k | $29,048 |
| $110k+ | $31,431 |
How Miami University-Oxford compares
This college against the Ohio and national averages — higher earnings and lower cost/debt are better.
Graduate earnings over time
Median earnings of Miami University-Oxford students 10 years after entering, by cohort year as of 2024.
Best-paying majors at Miami University-Oxford
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Computer Engineering | Associate's | $107,488 | $26,000 | +843% | Strong return |
| Management Information Systems and Services | Associate's | $106,548 | $25,994 | +829% | Strong return |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | Associate's | $102,402 | $24,250 | +775% | Strong return |
| Finance and Financial Management Services | Associate's | $100,641 | $21,788 | +760% | Strong return |
| Business/Managerial Economics | Associate's | $100,648 | $24,000 | +749% | Strong return |
| Chemical Engineering | Associate's | $97,829 | $20,500 | +722% | Strong return |
| Marketing | Associate's | $92,085 | $22,000 | +627% | Strong return |
| Accounting and Related Services | Associate's | $92,144 | $22,500 | +626% | Strong return |
| Economics | Associate's | $92,113 | $24,625 | +617% | Strong return |
| Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General | Associate's | $89,458 | $18,750 | +599% | Strong return |
| Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods | Associate's | $90,239 | $27,000 | +579% | Strong return |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | Certificate | $132,171 | $41,000 | +579% | Strong return |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General | Associate's | $87,316 | $25,000 | +542% | Strong return |
| Mechanical Engineering | Associate's | $86,964 | $24,700 | +538% | Strong return |
| Radio, Television, and Digital Communication | Associate's | $81,064 | $23,681 | +452% | Strong return |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology | Associate's | $79,592 | $18,946 | +443% | Strong return |
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication | Associate's | $79,160 | $23,500 | +423% | Strong return |
| Public Administration | Associate's | $74,271 | $25,732 | +343% | Strong return |
| Accounting and Related Services | Certificate | $87,546 | — | +275% | Strong return |
| Biology, General | Associate's | $69,675 | $25,000 | +275% | Strong return |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing | Associate's | $69,112 | $24,807 | +266% | Strong return |
| Educational Administration and Supervision | Certificate | $86,863 | $8,973 | +258% | Strong return |
| Microbiological Sciences and Immunology | Associate's | $68,169 | $26,972 | +248% | Strong return |
| Architecture | Associate's | $64,703 | — | +247% | Strong return |
| Health/Medical Preparatory Programs | Associate's | $66,995 | $23,250 | +237% | Strong return |
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ROI at Miami University-Oxford
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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