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Public · 2-year

Eastern Oklahoma State College

Wilburton, Oklahoma

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DR Rating
DegreeReturn Rating — Poor value

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

Poor return
$-104,536 over 10 years

Estimated for a typical student paying the average net price over 2 years.

On these figures the cost and debt outweigh the earnings premium.

Never
Break-even
-402%
10-year ROI
$37,146
Median earnings as of 2024
50% of Eastern Oklahoma State College 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

$10,830
Average net price / yr as of 2024
$37,146
Median earnings (5 yr) as of 2024
Median earnings (1 yr) as of 2024
$11,900
Median debt at graduation as of 2024
Graduation rate as of 2024
50%
Earn more than a HS grad as of 2024
45%
Repaying their loans (3 yr) as of 2024
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.

$-104,536
After 10 years
$-183,076
After 20 years
$-261,616
After 30 years
$-340,156
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
$34,759
Men
$46,951

26% gap between the two groups

By family-income background
From lower-income families
$35,607
From higher-income families
$45,072

21% gap between the two groups

By student status (FAFSA)
Dependent students
$42,003
Independent students
$35,142

16% gap between the two groups

53%
First-generation students
15%
Take federal student loans
98%
Born in the U.S.
Who studies here
White 52%Hispanic 4%Asian 1%Black 6%Other 38%

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$9,371
$30k–$48k$9,169
$48k–$75k$11,970
$75k–$110k$15,179
$110k+$18,069

How Eastern Oklahoma State College compares

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

Graduate earnings over time

Median earnings of Eastern Oklahoma State College students 10 years after entering, by cohort year as of 2024.

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Best-paying majors at Eastern Oklahoma State 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.

MajorCredentialEarnings (5 yr)Median debt10-yr ROIVerdict
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingCertificate$75,254+2,694%Strong return
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesCertificate$37,146$12,000-617%Poor return
Business Administration, Management and OperationsCertificate$35,623-966%Poor return

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ROI at Eastern Oklahoma State College

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10-yr net gain
Break-even
10-yr ROI

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Admissions & profile

Admission rate
0
Average SAT
0
Median ACT
964
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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