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title: Shawnee State University — cost, debt & earnings (College Scorecard)
location: Portsmouth, OH
control: Public
source: U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard (2026-06-10 release)
sourceUrl: https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/
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# Shawnee State University

Portsmouth, OH · Public · Bachelor-granting

> Federal College Scorecard institution **medians** — not a prediction of any one student's outcome, and not a figure for any single program. Earnings/debt cover federally-aided students.

## The bottom line

| Figure | Value | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Typical earnings, 10 yrs after entry | $39,596 | recorded |
| Earnings range (25th–75th pct) | $22,122 – $57,949 | recorded |
| Typical federal debt | $12,885 | recorded |
| Debt of students who withdrew | $7,750 | recorded |
| Completion rate | 48% | recorded |
| Average annual net cost | $21,974 | recorded |
| % earning above a $28k HS-grad wage | 61% | recorded |
| Debt ÷ a year's earnings | 0.33× | derived |
| Earnings premium vs $28k HS benchmark | $11,596 | derived |

**48% of students finish** — the loans are owed whether or not you graduate, so read every figure below next to this number.

Typical **federal** loan debt is $12,885 (≈ 33% of a year's typical earnings here). Note: this counts federal loans only — not private loans, Parent PLUS, or family savings — so true borrowing is usually higher; and because dropouts borrow less, low-completion schools can show a deceptively low debt figure.

## Earnings by major (the number that decides "worth it")

> **Different measure — read on its own terms.** These are median earnings **1 year after completing the program** (early career, graduates only) — NOT the 10-years-after-entry school-wide figure above. Do not compare a program figure to the school figure; compare majors to each other. The Dept. of Education omits programs with too few graduates.

By program, early-career pay ranges from $14,445 to $63,041 across 19 program(s).

| Major | Credential | Pay (1 yr out) | Median debt |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions. | Master's Degree | $63,041 | $49,400 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | Bachelor's Degree | $60,424 | $24,045 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | Associate's Degree | $53,233 | $23,875 |
| Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians, Other. | Bachelor's Degree | $52,310 | $27,705 |
| Dental Support Services and Allied Professions. | Associate's Degree | $47,341 | $17,494 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions. | Associate's Degree | $40,864 | $13,500 |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $38,427 | $20,023 |
| Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services. | Associate's Degree | $37,752 | $13,488 |
| Accounting and Related Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $35,778 | not reported |
| Management Information Systems and Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $35,350 | $26,893 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. | Bachelor's Degree | $31,194 | not reported |
| Psychology, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $28,343 | $20,048 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | Bachelor's Degree | $27,724 | $26,000 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions. | Bachelor's Degree | $25,582 | $19,500 |
| Social Sciences, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $25,236 | not reported |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness. | Bachelor's Degree | $24,784 | $25,250 |
| Sociology. | Bachelor's Degree | $19,939 | $31,603 |
| Fine and Studio Arts. | Bachelor's Degree | $17,774 | $27,500 |
| Design and Applied Arts. | Bachelor's Degree | $14,445 | $29,000 |

## What this is — and is NOT

Institution-wide medians from the U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard. **Not** a prediction of what you would earn or owe, **not** a figure for any single program (a CS and a fine-arts graduate of the same school diverge enormously), **not** proof the school caused the outcome (selection, not causation), and **not** a "best college" ranking. Explore Shawnee State University by field of study at the official Scorecard: https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/school/?205443

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