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Bachelor's · Fayette, Missouri

Is Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services at Central Methodist University-College of Liberal Arts and Sciences worth it?

Medium confidence Medium confidence: 40–99 graduates behind the earnings figures.

The verdict · all families, in-state, half paid with loans

Graduates typically don't earn back the cost within 20 years, compared with the no-degree baseline.

Earnings 1 year after graduating
$39,476
Treasury AY2020-21, AY2021-22 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
Earnings 4 years after graduating
$42,611
Treasury AY2017-2018, AY2018-2019 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
Typical federal debt at graduation
$16,209
NSLDS pooled AY2022-23, AY2023-24 cohort
Net cost to graduate, all families
$92k (likely $92k – $113k)
AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
Earnings bump, year 4
$4k a year vs high-school graduates aged 25–34 in MO
2023 ACS 5-year pooled, adjusted to 2024 dollars
Payback
Not within 20 years in most scenarios
Bump vs net cost plus loan interest
10-year net return
−$243k (likely −$313k – −$178k)
Today's dollars
20-year net return
−$196k (likely −$320k – −$60k)
Today's dollars
Odds of finishing (school-wide)
49%
Fall 2019 or AcadYr 2019-20 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26

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