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Total Cost
$48,300
Sticker Price
Avg Net Price
$22,978
After Aid
Median Earnings
$55,966
10yr Post-Entry
Vs. Peer Institutions
Net Price$22,978
Peer Midpoint: $19,729.5
Earnings (10yr)$55,966
Peer Midpoint: $53,747
Graduation Rate47.7%
Peer Midpoint: 58.5%
Socio-Economic Diversity
Pell Grant Recipients57.2%
Enrollment Status
Full-Time90.5%
Economic Outcomes
Earn More than HS71.8%
Admissions Profile
Acceptance
59.1%
SAT Avg
-
SAT Reading
25th: --75th: -
SAT Math
25th: --75th: -
ACT Composite
25th: --75th: -
ROI Sensitivity Analysis
This analysis tests three cost scenarios (Scholarship, Average Net Price, Full Sticker Price) to show how college costs impact your long-term return compared to the average student and a high school graduate.
Lifetime Value Added (NPV)
Institution Lifetime NPV
Vs Median Peer
Vs HS Grad
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
+$485k
+$89k
+$756
Median Cost$23k/yr
+$402k
+$6k
-$82k
Full Cost$48k/yr
+$311k
-$85k
-$173k
ROI Efficiency Metrics
Break-Even Age
Return on Inv. %
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
63
∞
Median Cost$23k/yr
Never
-99%
Full Cost$48k/yr
Never
-100%
Analysis Assumptions:
- Starting Salary: Estimated from the 10-year median earnings (assuming 2% annual growth from graduation).
- Comparisons: "Vs Median Peer" compares to the median student nationwide in a similar level program. "Vs HS Grad" compares to a median high school graduate.
- Break-Even: The age at which the college investment net income exceeds the median high school graduate's lifetime earnings.
- NPV: Net Present Value of all future earnings minus costs and taxes, discounted at 7.8%.
Social Impact ROINew
Measures the societal return on a donor's investment. Calculated as the incremental pre-tax lifetime earnings vs. HS grad, divided by the tax-adjusted donation cost.
Donor Return-89%
Gov. Pell Grant ROINew
Measures the government's return on Pell Grants via increased tax revenue. Calculated as the portion of incremental lifetime taxes (discounted at 5.4%) attributed to the Pell Grant investment.
Taxpayer Return-85%
Important Note: Your ROI with any major will depend on the cost you pay to attend the program, and your starting salary. Both vary significantly across institutions. We encourage you to explore the ROI of a specific program variant by selecting the Program title of the credential level you are interested in. You will then have a more detailed return analysis for programs at specific institutions. We also encourage you to use the ROI calculator with your specific estimates of cost and salary.
Program ROI Analysis
Bachelor's Degrees
Accounting and Related Services
BachCIP: 5203
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$48,432
Lifetime Value Added
-$110k
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions
BachCIP: 5109
Median Debt
$29,250
Earnings (2yr)
$84,653
Lifetime Value Added
+$185k
Biology, General
BachCIP: 2601
Median Debt
$29,750
Earnings (5yr)
$52,013
Lifetime Value Added
-$105k
Business Administration, Management and Operations
BachCIP: 5202
Median Debt
$30,350
Earnings (5yr)
$64,721
Lifetime Value Added
-$4k
Computer and Information Sciences, General
BachCIP: 1101
Median Debt
$27,750
Earnings (5yr)
$61,668
Lifetime Value Added
-$28k
Criminology
BachCIP: 4504
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (5yr)
$49,125
Lifetime Value Added
-$129k
Finance and Financial Management Services
BachCIP: 5208
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$63,952
Lifetime Value Added
-$10k
General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations
BachCIP: 5218
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$36,134
Lifetime Value Added
-$219k
Health and Medical Administrative Services
BachCIP: 5107
Median Debt
$31,680
Earnings (5yr)
$64,589
Lifetime Value Added
-$5k
Health and Physical Education/Fitness
BachCIP: 3105
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$49,205
Lifetime Value Added
-$128k
Homeland Security
BachCIP: 4303
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$103,746
Lifetime Value Added
+$336k
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities
BachCIP: 2401
Median Debt
$38,125
Earnings (5yr)
$44,985
Lifetime Value Added
-$163k
Psychology, General
BachCIP: 4201
Median Debt
$25,225
Earnings (5yr)
$42,937
Lifetime Value Added
-$180k
Public Administration
BachCIP: 4404
Median Debt
$33,381
Earnings (5yr)
$72,493
Lifetime Value Added
+$55k
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication
BachCIP: 0909
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$29,685
Lifetime Value Added
-$278k
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication
BachCIP: 0907
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$29,059
Lifetime Value Added
-$283k
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
BachCIP: 5138
Median Debt
$28,875
Earnings (5yr)
$91,933
Lifetime Value Added
+$201k
Master's Degrees
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions
MastCIP: 5109
Median Debt
$153,850
Earnings (5yr)
$123,150
Lifetime Value Added
+$595k
Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other
MastCIP: 2699
Median Debt
$63,284
Earnings (5yr)
$59,270
Lifetime Value Added
+$44k
Business Administration, Management and Operations
MastCIP: 5202
Median Debt
$41,000
Earnings (5yr)
$75,645
Lifetime Value Added
+$188k
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology
MastCIP: 4228
Median Debt
$82,000
Earnings (5yr)
$55,727
Lifetime Value Added
+$11k
Educational Administration and Supervision
MastCIP: 1304
Median Debt
$51,250
Earnings (5yr)
$78,169
Lifetime Value Added
+$210k
Health and Medical Administrative Services
MastCIP: 5107
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$53,775
Lifetime Value Added
+$24k
Health and Physical Education/Fitness
MastCIP: 3105
Median Debt
$57,541
Earnings (5yr)
$52,174
Lifetime Value Added
-$22k
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other
MastCIP: 5199
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$69,338
Lifetime Value Added
+$170k
Public Administration
MastCIP: 4404
Median Debt
$41,000
Earnings (5yr)
$74,605
Lifetime Value Added
+$179k
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
MastCIP: 5138
Median Debt
$82,000
Earnings (5yr)
$138,682
Lifetime Value Added
+$727k
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions
MastCIP: 5123
Median Debt
$87,000
Earnings (5yr)
$69,329
Lifetime Value Added
+$133k
Social Work
MastCIP: 4407
Median Debt
$41,000
Earnings (5yr)
$58,756
Lifetime Value Added
+$39k
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas
MastCIP: 1313
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$67,477
Lifetime Value Added
+$117k
Doctoral Degrees
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
DocCIP: 5138
Median Debt
$82,685
Earnings (5yr)
$149,877
Lifetime Value Added
+$574k
Professional Degrees
Law
ProfCIP: 2201
Median Debt
$154,477
Earnings (5yr)
$77,820
Lifetime Value Added
+$52k
Medicine
ProfCIP: 5112
Median Debt
$278,906
Earnings (5yr)
$131,554
Lifetime Value Added
+$442k
Note: Lifetime Value Added is the Net Present Value (NPV) of estimated career earnings relative to a median high school graduate, accounting for this institution's average cost and taxes. Computed over a career to retirement age.
For graduate programs (Master's, Doctoral, etc.), the calculation assumes a starting age of 22 (after undergraduate completion) and does not include the sunk costs of prior degrees. It represents the value added of the graduate degree decision moving forward. These Lifetime Value Added results should not be compared with those Undergraduate Certificates, Associates or Bachelors starting at age 18.