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Rose State College

Midwest City, 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
$-38,381 over 10 years

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

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

37.4 yrs
Break-even
-73%
10-year ROI
$46,402
Median earnings as of 2024
60% of Rose 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

$12,148
Average net price / yr as of 2024
$46,402
Median earnings (5 yr) as of 2024
$43,518
Median earnings (1 yr) as of 2024
$10,453
Median debt at graduation as of 2024
20%
Graduation rate as of 2024
60%
Earn more than a HS grad as of 2024
69%
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.

$-38,381
After 10 years
$-24,361
After 20 years
$-10,341
After 30 years
$3,679
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
$34,541
Men
$43,822

21% gap between the two groups

By family-income background
From lower-income families
$33,233
From higher-income families
$44,354

25% gap between the two groups

By student status (FAFSA)
Dependent students
$37,624
Independent students
$37,438

Essentially no gap — the payoff is even

47%
First-generation students
13%
Take federal student loans
95%
Born in the U.S.
Who studies here
White 41%Hispanic 15%Asian 2%Black 15%Other 28%

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$10,882
$30k–$48k$10,768
$48k–$75k$13,521
$75k–$110k$15,477
$110k+$17,382

How Rose 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 Rose State College students 10 years after entering, by cohort year as of 2024.

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Best-paying majors at Rose 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$73,996$9,000+1,780%Strong return
Dental Support Services and Allied ProfessionsCertificate$66,301+1,654%Strong return
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsCertificate$58,743$9,452+781%Strong return
Business/Commerce, GeneralCertificate$50,298$8,625+247%Strong return
Social Sciences, OtherCertificate$46,402$8,849-9%Poor return
Legal Support ServicesCertificate$43,746$9,496-180%Poor return
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesCertificate$41,401$9,000-333%Poor return
Psychology, GeneralCertificate$32,387$11,567-871%Poor return
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsCertificate$32,834$9,500-879%Poor return

Calculate your own ROI

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ROI at Rose State College

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Estimates from federal data; your result will vary. How this works.

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

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Admissions & profile

Admission rate
0
Average SAT
0
Median ACT
4,953
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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