+44%
Out-of-state tuition
Out-of-state tuition at Middle Georgia State University rose 44% between 2021 and 2024 ($11.4k → $16.4k).
Georgia · Public · Predominantly bachelor's
Middle Georgia State University
Macon, Georgia. 6,655 undergraduate students. 56 programs in the federal Field-of-Study dataset.
ANOMALY ENGINE · NOTABLE SIGNALS
What the data flags at Middle Georgia State University
Short-arc shifts (recent 3-year window), peer outliers, earnings trend breaks, completion drops, enrollment cliffs, and debt-to-earnings warnings — surfaced deterministically from the federal record. Multi-decade shifts are reported separately in the Long Arc section, since 25-year tuition drift isn't really an anomaly.
-100%
3-year cohort default rate
3-year cohort default rate at Middle Georgia State University fell 100% between 2021 and 2024 (4.1% → 0.0%).
+25%
In-state tuition
In-state tuition at Middle Georgia State University rose 25% between 2021 and 2024 ($4.0k → $5.0k).
+22%
100%-time completion
100%-time completion at Middle Georgia State University rose 22% between 2021 and 2024 (10.2% → 12.4%).
SECTION 01 · OUTCOMES SNAPSHOT
The numbers, vs. Georgia
Each tile compares this institution to the Georgia median for the same metric. Sub-line shows the comparison value, not an interpretation. Sparklines trace the federally available history.
$40,863+3% · 6→10y
Georgia median $38,208$39,624
Treasury earnings · 6y post-entry25.6%
Georgia median 41.6%$9,500+81% · '13→'20
At program completion6,655-8% · '13→'24
latest IPEDS60.9%-7% · '13→'24
first-time, full-time99.8%+122% · '13→'24
latest cohort$4,432+51% · '13→'24
out-of-state $14,032SECTION 02 · EARNINGS HORIZONS
How earnings spread, 4 to 10 years after entry
Treasury tax-record earnings for federally aided students who first enrolled at this institution. Each point is a horizon from the most-recent vintage. Single median per horizon (no p25/p75 publishing).
Earnings widen with time post-entry. Selection: federal-aid recipients only — not all graduates.Methodology →
SECTION 03 · DEBT-TO-EARNINGS
What loans cost relative to earnings
Annual debt service as a share of median earnings 10 years after entry, computed under federal Direct loan terms (10-year fixed at 6%). The 8% line is the gainful-employment threshold from federal regulation; above 12% has historically been considered “failing” under prior rule cycles.
Institution-wide
3.1%Median federal debt $9,500 amortized over 10 years vs. median earnings $40,863 (10y after entry).
SECTION 04 · LONG ARC
Ten-plus year arc
Federally available history. Coverage varies by metric — IPEDS publishes some series only after 2009 and others only before.
Undergraduate enrollment.
Median federal student debt at exit.
+51%
Middle Georgia State University · in-state tuition rose
$3,326 → $5,038
+70%
Middle Georgia State University · out-of-state tuition rose
$9,613 → $16,390
+81%
Middle Georgia State University · median debt rose
$10,500 → $19,000
-100%
Middle Georgia State University · cohort default rate fell
16.0% → 0.0%
+26%
Middle Georgia State University · earnings_median_10yr rose
$32,400 → $40,863
+49%
Middle Georgia State University · earnings_median_8yr rose
$27,400 → $40,816
+58%
Middle Georgia State University · earnings_median_6yr rose
$25,000 → $39,624
SECTION 05 · PROGRAMS
Ranked by 5-year earnings
Each row is one (CIP × credential) program reported by the institution in College Scorecard's Field-of-Study data. Cohort floor is 30 students; below this, federal data is suppressed.
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.$80,931Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.$76,586Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services.$76,337Air Transportation.$73,450Computer and Information Sciences, General.$72,023Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions.$61,746Business Administration, Management and Operations.$55,026Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other.$50,718Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities.$48,575Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods.$47,307Biology, General.$45,479Health and Medical Administrative Services.$44,248Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services.$42,746Community Organization and Advocacy.$40,354Criminal Justice and Corrections.$39,967Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities.$36,873Psychology, General.$36,550
SECTION 06 · BY CIP FAMILY
17 programs with earnings, grouped
Programs are grouped by 2-digit CIP family. Programs without reported earnings are hidden to keep the list focused.
COMPUTER & INFORMATION SCIENCES · CIP 11
EDUCATION · CIP 13
LIBERAL ARTS & GENERAL STUDIES · CIP 24
BIOLOGICAL & BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES · CIP 26
PSYCHOLOGY · CIP 42
HOMELAND SECURITY & PROTECTIVE SERVICES · CIP 43
PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION & SOCIAL SERVICES · CIP 44
TRANSPORTATION & MATERIALS MOVING · CIP 49
HEALTH PROFESSIONS · CIP 51
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.$80,931Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.$76,586Health and Medical Administrative Services.$44,248Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services.$42,746Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services.$76,337Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions.$61,746
BUSINESS, MANAGEMENT & MARKETING · CIP 52
COMMUNICATION & JOURNALISM · CIP 09
FINANCIAL OUTCOME · ILLUSTRATION
Estimate the financial outcome at Middle Georgia State University
Pick a program. Cost from Scorecard net price by family income; earnings from Treasury 5-year-post-completion median, projected forward with a Mincer age-earnings curve. The selection-bias toggle applies the Dale-Krueger shrinkage. Outcomes illustration, not a forecast — see methodology.
Shrinks the earnings premium toward the matched-applicant mean. STEM <15%, business ~40%, arts & education ~60%.
NET PRESENT VALUE
$777,472
Over 40 years, discounted 5.0%
BREAKEVEN
Year 6
First year cumulative discounted earnings cross zero
- Cost per year
- $14,948
- HS-only baseline · GA
- $35,800
- Years to complete
- 4
- CIP family
- 51
Outcomes illustration · not a forecast. Projects observed Scorecard earnings forward with a Mincer age-earnings curve under your assumptions. See methodology for the math.
SECTION 07 · SIMILAR INSTITUTIONS
Same sector and degree mix in Georgia
Picked by Carnegie sector × predominant credential level. These are not rankings — just nearest-neighbour surfaces for comparison.
CAUSAL DISCIPLINE
“Middle Georgia State University graduates earn $X” — not “Middle Georgia State University makes you earn $X”
Median earnings describe what cohorts earned. They do not describe what attending Middle Georgia State University caused. Selection effects (who admits, who enrolls, who completes) are real. We publish federal data with strict descriptive phrasing — and link the methodology where you can read about the limitations directly.