
Reported completion figures show that graduation timing varies considerably at Shawnee State. The IPEDS 2024-25 figures include a four-year graduation rate of 37% and a six-year rate of 54%; the reported overall graduation rate is 48%.
These measures should not be read as three checkpoints for one identical group. Federal graduation statistics follow defined entering cohorts and time windows, and a student who transfers out or takes longer than the measured period may not count as a graduate in the original institution's rate. A reported first-year retention rate of 72% addresses a different question: whether students continued at the institution, rather than whether they finished a degree.
Students weighing time to completion should examine their own program's course sequence and ask when required classes and placements are offered. That is more useful for an individual plan than treating a campus-wide rate as a prediction.
Federal program-level earnings figures can offer a starting point for comparing outcomes, but they are not salary promises. The supplied College Scorecard figures describe reported earnings measured about one year after completion for students in a specified field; they do not describe every graduate or isolate the effect of attending Shawnee State.
Among reported fields, registered nursing has a figure of $60,424, while the figure for engineering and engineering-related technologies, other, is $52,310. Reported figures for accounting and psychology are $35,778 and $28,343, respectively. These are different fields with different job markets and further-education patterns, so a simple ranking would be misleading.
Before using a figure to estimate a personal return on investment, check its credential level and underlying federal definition. Earnings shortly after completion may differ from later-career pay and do not account for hours worked, location, debt, or the costs of additional credentials.
Degrees
Accounting and Related Services
$35,778Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions
$25,582Business Administration, Management and Operations
$27,724Design and Applied Arts
$14,445Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians, Other
$52,310Fine and Studio Arts
$17,774Health and Medical Administrative Services
$38,427Management Information Systems and Services
$35,350Psychology, General
$28,343Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
$60,424Social Sciences, General
$25,236Sociology
$19,939Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness
$24,784Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods
$31,194BACHELOR’S Degree
Health Professions and Related Programs
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services
Education
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, Fitness, and Kinesiology
Psychology
Biological and Biomedical Sciences
Visual and Performing Arts
Social Sciences
English Language and Literature/Letters
MASTER’S Degree
Health Professions and Related Programs
Mathematics and Statistics
Education
English Language and Literature/Letters
Data last updated on November 2, 2026
Data sources: IPEDS 2024-25, Peterson 2026, College Scorecard 10/2026, Clery 2024 (2023-24), OpenAlex 2026
Figures on this profile come from federal and third-party datasets in the editions listed above and are refreshed periodically, so they may differ from what the institution currently reports. Confirm costs, deadlines and requirements with the school before making decisions.