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Boston, MA 18,248 Undergrads 87.4% Grad Rate
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Total Cost
$86,285
Sticker Price
Avg Net Price
$24,402
After Aid
Median Earnings
$83,615
4yr Post-Grad

Vs. Peer Institutions

Net Price$24,402
Peer Midpoint: $20,081
Earnings (4yr Post-Grad)Completers only after graduation
$83,615
Peer Midpoint: $60,428
Earnings (10yr Post-Enroll)All enrolled after enrollment
$83,238
Peer Midpoint: $53,763
Graduation Rate87.4%
Peer Midpoint: 58.9%
Average Starting Age20.0
Socio-Economic Diversity
Pell Grant Recipients19.4%
Enrollment Status
Full-Time98.9%
Economic Outcomes
Earn More than HS83.6%

Admissions Profile

Acceptance
11.1%
SAT Avg
1,480
SAT Reading
25th: 69070075th: 750
SAT Math
25th: 73074075th: 780
ACT Composite
25th: 323375th: 34

ROI Sensitivity Analysis
Assuming 4 Years to Graduation

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
+$718k
+$251k
+$233k
Median Cost$24k/yr
+$630k
+$163k
+$146k
Full Cost$86k/yr
+$407k
-$59k
-$77k

ROI Efficiency Metrics

Break-Even Age
Return on Inv. %
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
27
∞
Median Cost$24k/yr
34
166%
Full Cost$86k/yr
Never
-25%
Analysis Assumptions:
  • Starting Salary: Estimated from the 4-year post-graduation 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 Return44%

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-52%
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, or for more sophisticated analysis, the Guided ROI Interview, with your specific estimates of cost and salary.

Program ROI Analysis

Bachelor's Degrees

Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$29,685
Natl Median: $70,786
Lifetime Value Added
-$283k
Anthropology
BachCIP: 4502
Median Debt
$25,250
Earnings (4yr)
$53,722
Natl Median: $46,676
Lifetime Value Added
-$88k
Archeology
BachCIP: 4503
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $41,748
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Architectural History, Criticism, and Conservation
BachCIP: 0408
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $65,003
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Area Studies
BachCIP: 0501
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$31,851
Natl Median: $56,625
Lifetime Value Added
-$263k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $68,333
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$25,000
Earnings (4yr)
$64,112
Natl Median: $65,466
Lifetime Value Added
-$4k
Biology, General
BachCIP: 2601
Median Debt
$25,985
Earnings (4yr)
$61,610
Natl Median: $57,214
Lifetime Value Added
-$24k
Median Debt
$25,500
Earnings (4yr)
$99,024
Natl Median: $93,451
Lifetime Value Added
+$263k
Median Debt
$23,196
Earnings (4yr)
$108,412
Natl Median: $68,257
Lifetime Value Added
+$335k
Chemistry
BachCIP: 4005
Median Debt
$25,990
Earnings (2yr)
$41,342
Natl Median: $65,120
Lifetime Value Added
-$178k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $50,477
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $49,429
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (4yr)
$51,086
Natl Median: $50,523
Lifetime Value Added
-$110k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$52,107
Natl Median: $75,975
Lifetime Value Added
-$84k
Median Debt
$23,250
Earnings (4yr)
$80,306
Natl Median: $56,359
Lifetime Value Added
+$120k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$71,937
Natl Median: $58,928
Lifetime Value Added
+$46k
Median Debt
$25,984
Earnings (4yr)
$135,394
Natl Median: $109,015
Lifetime Value Added
+$538k
Computer Science
BachCIP: 1107
Median Debt
$23,125
Earnings (4yr)
$136,667
Natl Median: $107,009
Lifetime Value Added
+$548k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,378
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$21,000
Earnings (4yr)
$72,809
Natl Median: $51,490
Lifetime Value Added
+$63k
Median Debt
$26,849
Earnings (4yr)
$39,322
Natl Median: $39,775
Lifetime Value Added
-$209k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $51,642
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$24,677
Earnings (4yr)
$57,967
Natl Median: $48,842
Lifetime Value Added
-$53k
Economics
BachCIP: 4506
Median Debt
$24,224
Earnings (4yr)
$96,723
Natl Median: $82,686
Lifetime Value Added
+$246k
Education, General
BachCIP: 1301
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (4yr)
$56,556
Natl Median: $49,808
Lifetime Value Added
-$64k
Education, Other
BachCIP: 1399
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (4yr)
$54,883
Natl Median: $49,113
Lifetime Value Added
-$78k
Median Debt
$26,646
Earnings (4yr)
$98,953
Natl Median: $100,647
Lifetime Value Added
+$263k
Median Debt
$25,750
Earnings (4yr)
$58,564
Natl Median: $48,590
Lifetime Value Added
-$48k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $43,765
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$20,475
Earnings (4yr)
$49,538
Natl Median: $41,367
Lifetime Value Added
-$122k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $60,190
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,459
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$26,773
Earnings (4yr)
$83,413
Natl Median: $68,245
Lifetime Value Added
+$144k
Median Debt
$25,889
Earnings (4yr)
$78,431
Natl Median: $61,296
Lifetime Value Added
+$106k
History
BachCIP: 5401
Median Debt
$25,996
Earnings (4yr)
$59,986
Natl Median: $50,680
Lifetime Value Added
-$37k
Median Debt
$23,250
Earnings (4yr)
$82,302
Natl Median: $56,726
Lifetime Value Added
+$136k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$50,149
Natl Median: $48,568
Lifetime Value Added
-$126k
Median Debt
$23,394
Earnings (4yr)
$66,661
Natl Median: $66,596
Lifetime Value Added
+$16k
Journalism
BachCIP: 0904
Median Debt
$24,500
Earnings (4yr)
$65,617
Natl Median: $56,278
Lifetime Value Added
+$8k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$54,044
Natl Median: $53,072
Lifetime Value Added
-$85k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$49,068
Natl Median: $49,984
Lifetime Value Added
-$135k
Mathematics
BachCIP: 2701
Median Debt
$19,250
Earnings (4yr)
$84,784
Natl Median: $69,562
Lifetime Value Added
+$155k
Median Debt
$25,000
Earnings (4yr)
$95,757
Natl Median: $92,135
Lifetime Value Added
+$238k
Median Debt
$24,375
Earnings (4yr)
$110,622
Natl Median: $55,693
Lifetime Value Added
+$352k
Music
BachCIP: 5009
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (4yr)
$39,426
Natl Median: $42,892
Lifetime Value Added
-$209k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,012
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$24,325
Earnings (4yr)
$68,888
Natl Median: $62,451
Lifetime Value Added
+$33k
Nutrition Sciences
BachCIP: 3019
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$68,485
Natl Median: $60,053
Lifetime Value Added
+$20k
Philosophy
BachCIP: 3801
Median Debt
$25,375
Earnings (4yr)
$68,026
Natl Median: $54,455
Lifetime Value Added
+$27k
Physics
BachCIP: 4008
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $76,786
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (4yr)
$62,342
Natl Median: $62,172
Lifetime Value Added
-$18k
Median Debt
$23,250
Earnings (4yr)
$66,373
Natl Median: $63,293
Lifetime Value Added
+$14k
Psychology, General
BachCIP: 4201
Median Debt
$23,250
Earnings (4yr)
$63,838
Natl Median: $50,706
Lifetime Value Added
-$6k
Median Debt
$22,167
Earnings (4yr)
$55,804
Natl Median: $50,497
Lifetime Value Added
-$71k
Median Debt
$25,000
Earnings (4yr)
$72,566
Natl Median: $55,792
Lifetime Value Added
+$61k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$55,066
Natl Median: $55,695
Lifetime Value Added
-$77k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$54,222
Natl Median: $55,000
Lifetime Value Added
-$92k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $62,169
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$77,557
Natl Median: $56,812
Lifetime Value Added
+$88k
Social Work
BachCIP: 4407
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$63,594
Natl Median: $51,790
Lifetime Value Added
-$8k
Sociology
BachCIP: 4511
Median Debt
$26,375
Earnings (4yr)
$63,791
Natl Median: $52,657
Lifetime Value Added
-$6k
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (4yr)
$57,294
Natl Median: $50,499
Lifetime Value Added
-$58k
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (4yr)
$54,766
Natl Median: $47,382
Lifetime Value Added
-$79k
Median Debt
$25,500
Earnings (4yr)
$59,858
Natl Median: $51,389
Lifetime Value Added
-$38k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $62,532
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$50,536
Natl Median: $41,688
Lifetime Value Added
-$122k

Post-Baccalaureate Certificates

Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $231,133
Lifetime Value Added
N/A

Master's Degrees

Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $235,700
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$70,081
Earnings (4yr)
$71,420
Natl Median: $127,347
Lifetime Value Added
-$55k
Anthropology
MastCIP: 4502
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $61,276
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Applied Mathematics
MastCIP: 2703
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$97,071
Natl Median: $116,060
Lifetime Value Added
+$204k
Archeology
MastCIP: 4503
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,995
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Area Studies
MastCIP: 0501
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $68,936
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management
MastCIP: 5010
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$64,819
Natl Median: $59,685
Lifetime Value Added
-$113k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $56,028
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$67,568
Earnings (4yr)
$87,544
Natl Median: $77,545
Lifetime Value Added
+$86k
Biology, General
MastCIP: 2601
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $69,830
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$48,565
Earnings (4yr)
$104,263
Natl Median: $110,121
Lifetime Value Added
+$233k
Median Debt
$41,000
Earnings (4yr)
$113,482
Natl Median: $106,375
Lifetime Value Added
+$313k
Biotechnology
MastCIP: 2612
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $107,682
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$47,962
Earnings (4yr)
$147,178
Natl Median: $103,485
Lifetime Value Added
+$605k
Median Debt
$29,500
Earnings (4yr)
$101,267
Natl Median: $96,656
Lifetime Value Added
+$207k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $76,837
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$80,594
Natl Median: $79,665
Lifetime Value Added
+$25k
Median Debt
$80,000
Earnings (4yr)
$70,842
Natl Median: $65,184
Lifetime Value Added
-$60k
Median Debt
$77,420
Earnings (4yr)
$59,519
Natl Median: $71,953
Lifetime Value Added
-$162k
Median Debt
$52,000
Earnings (4yr)
$77,864
Natl Median: $67,030
Lifetime Value Added
+$1k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$182,771
Natl Median: $136,736
Lifetime Value Added
+$881k
Computer Science
MastCIP: 1107
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$153,937
Natl Median: $145,571
Lifetime Value Added
+$663k
Median Debt
$33,034
Earnings (4yr)
$140,032
Natl Median: $120,083
Lifetime Value Added
+$543k
Median Debt
$39,700
Earnings (4yr)
$79,216
Natl Median: $66,714
Lifetime Value Added
+$13k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$51,558
Natl Median: $49,390
Lifetime Value Added
-$237k
Median Debt
$20,500
Earnings (4yr)
$78,782
Natl Median: $63,399
Lifetime Value Added
+$10k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $70,073
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$41,193
Natl Median: $49,978
Lifetime Value Added
-$321k
Median Debt
$59,608
Earnings (4yr)
$96,565
Natl Median: $82,527
Lifetime Value Added
+$165k
Economics
MastCIP: 4506
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $100,743
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Education, General
MastCIP: 1301
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$66,882
Natl Median: $65,824
Lifetime Value Added
-$95k
Median Debt
$29,762
Earnings (4yr)
$74,836
Natl Median: $71,685
Lifetime Value Added
-$25k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$132,173
Natl Median: $133,654
Lifetime Value Added
+$453k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,512
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $62,705
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$48,904
Natl Median: $48,420
Lifetime Value Added
-$272k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$117,293
Natl Median: $110,694
Lifetime Value Added
+$346k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$43,659
Natl Median: $49,079
Lifetime Value Added
-$322k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $79,784
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$56,842
Earnings (4yr)
$150,827
Natl Median: $89,981
Lifetime Value Added
+$636k
Median Debt
$140,895
Earnings (4yr)
$138,128
Natl Median: $81,651
Lifetime Value Added
+$527k
Median Debt
$66,684
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $72,125
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $64,496
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
History
MastCIP: 5401
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,360
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $74,856
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$28,235
Earnings (4yr)
$60,848
Natl Median: $58,524
Lifetime Value Added
-$150k
Median Debt
$31,165
Earnings (4yr)
$136,425
Natl Median: $112,705
Lifetime Value Added
+$512k
Insurance
MastCIP: 5217
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$177,642
Natl Median: $114,663
Lifetime Value Added
+$868k
Median Debt
$86,165
Earnings (4yr)
$81,518
Natl Median: $95,627
Lifetime Value Added
+$34k
Journalism
MastCIP: 0904
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$82,549
Natl Median: $69,034
Lifetime Value Added
+$43k
Median Debt
$61,150
Earnings (4yr)
$156,087
Natl Median: $101,000
Lifetime Value Added
+$682k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $58,093
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$36,916
Earnings (4yr)
$118,168
Natl Median: $124,807
Lifetime Value Added
+$354k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $122,873
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Marketing
MastCIP: 5214
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$103,316
Natl Median: $79,106
Lifetime Value Added
+$224k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $112,282
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Mathematics
MastCIP: 2701
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $72,654
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$57,930
Earnings (4yr)
$117,154
Natl Median: $115,974
Lifetime Value Added
+$345k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $59,571
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $84,750
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $75,122
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Music
MastCIP: 5009
Median Debt
$39,771
Earnings (4yr)
$43,249
Natl Median: $48,285
Lifetime Value Added
-$317k
Nutrition Sciences
MastCIP: 3019
Median Debt
$61,371
Earnings (4yr)
$84,870
Natl Median: $67,126
Lifetime Value Added
+$63k
Philosophy
MastCIP: 3801
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $60,272
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Physics
MastCIP: 4008
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $96,478
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $67,681
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Psychology, General
MastCIP: 4201
Median Debt
$64,500
Earnings (2yr)
$39,927
Natl Median: $64,711
Lifetime Value Added
-$334k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$106,292
Natl Median: $81,408
Lifetime Value Added
+$250k
Public Health
MastCIP: 5122
Median Debt
$62,334
Earnings (4yr)
$88,820
Natl Median: $82,751
Lifetime Value Added
+$97k
Median Debt
$39,224
Earnings (4yr)
$90,212
Natl Median: $80,125
Lifetime Value Added
+$110k
Median Debt
$68,910
Earnings (4yr)
$71,972
Natl Median: $75,972
Lifetime Value Added
-$50k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$80,080
Natl Median: $71,416
Lifetime Value Added
+$21k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $57,737
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Religious Music and Worship
MastCIP: 3905
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $57,264
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $63,216
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,035
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$105,433
Earnings (4yr)
$77,554
Natl Median: $82,399
Lifetime Value Added
-$1k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$82,657
Natl Median: $65,443
Lifetime Value Added
+$29k
Social Work
MastCIP: 4407
Median Debt
$53,395
Earnings (4yr)
$72,136
Natl Median: $65,123
Lifetime Value Added
-$49k
Sociology
MastCIP: 4511
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $63,330
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$33,500
Earnings (4yr)
$66,364
Natl Median: $64,397
Lifetime Value Added
-$100k
Statistics
MastCIP: 2705
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $123,816
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$53,000
Earnings (4yr)
$69,238
Natl Median: $60,111
Lifetime Value Added
-$74k
Systems Engineering
MastCIP: 1427
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $144,565
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $111,527
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$25,500
Earnings (4yr)
$62,027
Natl Median: $59,916
Lifetime Value Added
-$139k
Median Debt
$28,103
Earnings (4yr)
$68,388
Natl Median: $63,707
Lifetime Value Added
-$82k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $65,767
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$64,531
Natl Median: $61,300
Lifetime Value Added
-$127k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $79,634
Lifetime Value Added
N/A

Graduate Certificates

Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$263,486
Natl Median: $207,164
Lifetime Value Added
+$1795k

Doctoral Degrees

Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $125,137
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Anthropology
DocCIP: 4502
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $77,473
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Archeology
DocCIP: 4503
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $53,119
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Area Studies
DocCIP: 0501
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $69,249
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $112,683
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Biology, General
DocCIP: 2601
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $92,983
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $153,586
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $131,848
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $126,418
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $99,578
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Chemistry
DocCIP: 4005
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $115,386
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $66,154
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $99,878
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $88,343
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $83,031
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $97,173
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Economics
DocCIP: 4506
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $135,560
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $100,573
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $157,305
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $65,831
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $74,325
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $68,718
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $86,469
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $126,299
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
History
DocCIP: 5401
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $70,550
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $130,845
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $131,070
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $86,341
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Music
DocCIP: 5009
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$60,156
Natl Median: $59,592
Lifetime Value Added
-$292k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $96,176
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Philosophy
DocCIP: 3801
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $70,449
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Physics
DocCIP: 4008
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $130,153
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $93,640
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $90,908
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $98,707
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $92,569
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Public Health
DocCIP: 5122
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $108,962
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$61,375
Earnings (4yr)
$86,687
Natl Median: $82,893
Lifetime Value Added
-$92k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $67,164
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $69,860
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $81,523
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Social Work
DocCIP: 4407
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $98,285
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Sociology
DocCIP: 4511
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $88,618
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $90,739
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $83,794
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$91,745
Natl Median: $85,168
Lifetime Value Added
-$68k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$91,158
Natl Median: $71,982
Lifetime Value Added
-$59k

Professional Degrees

Dentistry
ProfCIP: 5104
Median Debt
$310,944
Earnings (4yr)
$180,633
Natl Median: $170,812
Lifetime Value Added
+$600k
Law
ProfCIP: 2201
Median Debt
$117,740
Earnings (4yr)
$194,750
Natl Median: $107,773
Lifetime Value Added
+$703k
Medicine
ProfCIP: 5112
Median Debt
$205,222
Earnings (4yr)
$102,530
Natl Median: $112,460
Lifetime Value Added
+$25k
Median Debt
$25,000
Earnings (4yr)
$65,938
Natl Median: $63,395
Lifetime Value Added
-$247k

Note: Lifetime Value Added is the Net Present Value (NPV) of estimated career earnings relative to a median high school graduate (for undergraduate programs) or a median bachelor's degree holder (for graduate programs), 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 decision moving forward. Note that the institution's average undergraduate net price is used as a proxy for annual cost, which may differ from actual graduate tuition. These Lifetime Value Added results for graduate degrees should not be compared with those for Undergraduate Certificates, Associates or Bachelors.

Completers Only: Federal median earnings data strictly reflects outcomes for students who successfully graduated. Students who do not complete their degree typically earn significantly less and face higher risks of debt default.