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Private nonprofit · 4-year

Mount Carmel College of Nursing

Columbus, Ohio

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DR Rating
DegreeReturn Rating — Excellent value

A 0–100 composite of ROI, graduate earnings, net price, debt and graduation rate. How it’s scored.

Strong return
+$438,133 over 10 years

Estimated for a typical student paying the average net price over 4 years.

Graduate earnings clearly outpace the cost and debt — this degree pays back quickly.

1 yrs
Break-even
+881%
10-year ROI
$93,786
Median earnings as of 2024
86% of Mount Carmel College of Nursing students earn more than a typical U.S. high-school graduate (about $28,000/yr) ten years after starting — measured from IRS tax records, not surveys.

The numbers behind the verdict

$10,420
Average net price / yr as of 2024
$93,786
Median earnings (5 yr) as of 2024
$88,238
Median earnings (1 yr) as of 2024
$22,082
Median debt at graduation as of 2024
54%
Graduation rate as of 2024
86%
Earn more than a HS grad as of 2024
86%
Repaying their loans (3 yr) as of 2024
81%
Retention rate as of 2024

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.

$438,133
After 10 years
$925,993
After 20 years
$1,413,853
After 30 years
$1,901,713
After 40 years

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.

By gender
Women
$73,521
Men
$87,481

16% gap between the two groups

By family-income background
From lower-income families
$75,458
From higher-income families
$75,008

1% gap between the two groups

By student status (FAFSA)
Dependent students
$69,916
Independent students
$82,952

16% gap between the two groups

39%
First-generation students
65%
Take federal student loans
95%
Born in the U.S.
Who studies here
White 59%Hispanic 6%Asian 6%Black 26%Other 4%

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 incomeAverage net price / yr
Family income $0–$30k$6,312
$30k–$48k$7,184
$48k–$75k$14,438
$75k–$110k$17,556
$110k+$16,383

How Mount Carmel College of Nursing compares

This college against the Ohio and national averages — higher earnings and lower cost/debt are better.

Graduate earnings over time

Median earnings of Mount Carmel College of Nursing students 10 years after entering, by cohort year as of 2024.

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Best-paying majors at Mount Carmel College of Nursing

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.

MajorCredentialEarnings (5 yr)Median debt10-yr ROIVerdict
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingCertificate$116,174$35,963+1,199%Strong return
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingAssociate's$71,398$21,500+821%Strong return

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ROI at Mount Carmel College of Nursing

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Admissions & profile

84%
Admission rate
0
Average SAT
19
Median ACT
532
Undergraduates

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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