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Brigham Young University
Provo, UT 32,221 Undergrads 83.4% Grad Rate
Total Cost
$20,879
Sticker Price
Avg Net Price
$14,487
After Aid
Median Earnings
$75,790
10yr Post-Entry
Vs. Peer Institutions
Net Price$14,487
Peer Midpoint: $19,729.5
Earnings (10yr)$75,790
Peer Midpoint: $53,747
Graduation Rate83.4%
Peer Midpoint: 58.5%
Socio-Economic Diversity
Pell Grant Recipients32.3%
Enrollment Status
Full-Time90.8%
Economic Outcomes
Earn More than HS75.2%
Admissions Profile
Acceptance
69.2%
SAT Avg
1,376
SAT Reading
25th: 65067075th: 720
SAT Math
25th: 64066075th: 730
ACT Composite
25th: 282975th: 32
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
+$636k
+$239k
+$151k
Median Cost$14k/yr
+$583k
+$187k
+$99k
Full Cost$21k/yr
+$560k
+$164k
+$76k
ROI Efficiency Metrics
Break-Even Age
Return on Inv. %
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
30
∞
Median Cost$14k/yr
36
190%
Full Cost$21k/yr
39
101%
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 Return289%
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 Return36%
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
$9,127
Earnings (5yr)
$107,301
Lifetime Value Added
+$346k
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions
BachCIP: 5109
Median Debt
$15,000
Earnings (5yr)
$36,612
Lifetime Value Added
-$203k
Applied Horticulture and Horticultural Business Services
BachCIP: 0106
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$41,205
Lifetime Value Added
-$143k
Area Studies
BachCIP: 0501
Median Debt
$11,229
Earnings (5yr)
$77,218
Lifetime Value Added
+$121k
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology
BachCIP: 2602
Median Debt
$11,625
Earnings (5yr)
$66,498
Lifetime Value Added
+$40k
Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology
BachCIP: 2611
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$106,705
Lifetime Value Added
+$342k
Biotechnology
BachCIP: 2612
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$68,715
Lifetime Value Added
+$57k
Business Administration, Management and Operations
BachCIP: 5202
Median Debt
$11,000
Earnings (5yr)
$99,425
Lifetime Value Added
+$287k
Business/Managerial Economics
BachCIP: 5206
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$135,399
Lifetime Value Added
+$554k
Chemical Engineering
BachCIP: 1407
Median Debt
$14,680
Earnings (5yr)
$109,703
Lifetime Value Added
+$364k
Civil Engineering
BachCIP: 1408
Median Debt
$8,500
Earnings (5yr)
$82,586
Lifetime Value Added
+$161k
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions
BachCIP: 5110
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$46,135
Lifetime Value Added
-$123k
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services
BachCIP: 5102
Median Debt
$11,438
Earnings (5yr)
$54,923
Lifetime Value Added
-$51k
Computer and Information Sciences, General
BachCIP: 1101
Median Debt
$13,500
Earnings (5yr)
$123,638
Lifetime Value Added
+$467k
Computer Engineering
BachCIP: 1409
Median Debt
$11,000
Earnings (5yr)
$146,934
Lifetime Value Added
+$639k
Computer Science
BachCIP: 1107
Median Debt
$12,000
Earnings (5yr)
$124,873
Lifetime Value Added
+$477k
Construction Management
BachCIP: 5220
Median Debt
$12,364
Earnings (5yr)
$93,016
Lifetime Value Added
+$239k
Dance
BachCIP: 5003
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$8,000
Lifetime Value Added
-$453k
Design and Applied Arts
BachCIP: 5004
Median Debt
$12,065
Earnings (5yr)
$59,245
Lifetime Value Added
-$16k
Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services
BachCIP: 5131
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$37,333
Lifetime Value Added
-$197k
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft
BachCIP: 5005
Median Debt
$22,330
Earnings (5yr)
$37,754
Lifetime Value Added
-$194k
East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
BachCIP: 1603
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$66,836
Lifetime Value Added
+$43k
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology
BachCIP: 2613
Median Debt
$10,419
Earnings (5yr)
$60,660
Lifetime Value Added
-$5k
Economics
BachCIP: 4506
Median Debt
$11,000
Earnings (5yr)
$98,908
Lifetime Value Added
+$283k
Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering
BachCIP: 1410
Median Debt
$12,500
Earnings (5yr)
$112,413
Lifetime Value Added
+$384k
English Language and Literature, General
BachCIP: 2301
Median Debt
$10,494
Earnings (5yr)
$52,556
Lifetime Value Added
-$70k
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations
BachCIP: 5207
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$77,782
Lifetime Value Added
+$125k
Film/Video and Photographic Arts
BachCIP: 5006
Median Debt
$11,894
Earnings (5yr)
$44,912
Lifetime Value Added
-$133k
Finance and Financial Management Services
BachCIP: 5208
Median Debt
$11,625
Earnings (5yr)
$118,744
Lifetime Value Added
+$431k
Fine and Studio Arts
BachCIP: 5007
Median Debt
$13,502
Earnings (5yr)
$35,310
Lifetime Value Added
-$214k
Food Science and Technology
BachCIP: 0110
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$73,994
Lifetime Value Added
+$97k
Geography and Cartography
BachCIP: 4507
Median Debt
$11,210
Earnings (5yr)
$64,927
Lifetime Value Added
+$28k
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences
BachCIP: 4006
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$65,491
Lifetime Value Added
+$33k
Graphic Communications
BachCIP: 1003
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$87,288
Lifetime Value Added
+$196k
Health and Physical Education/Fitness
BachCIP: 3105
Median Debt
$8,987
Earnings (5yr)
$27,616
Lifetime Value Added
-$281k
History
BachCIP: 5401
Median Debt
$11,750
Earnings (5yr)
$64,412
Lifetime Value Added
+$24k
Housing and Human Environments
BachCIP: 1906
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$107,056
Lifetime Value Added
+$344k
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services
BachCIP: 1907
Median Debt
$10,475
Earnings (5yr)
$30,899
Lifetime Value Added
-$252k
Human Resources Management and Services
BachCIP: 5210
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$92,395
Lifetime Value Added
+$235k
International Relations and National Security Studies
BachCIP: 4509
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$94,047
Lifetime Value Added
+$247k
Journalism
BachCIP: 0904
Median Debt
$14,959
Earnings (5yr)
$54,592
Lifetime Value Added
-$54k
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities
BachCIP: 2401
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$86,939
Lifetime Value Added
+$194k
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services
BachCIP: 1601
Median Debt
$11,742
Earnings (5yr)
$53,301
Lifetime Value Added
-$64k
Management Information Systems and Services
BachCIP: 5212
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$132,772
Lifetime Value Added
+$535k
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods
BachCIP: 5213
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$64,990
Lifetime Value Added
+$59k
Manufacturing Engineering
BachCIP: 1436
Median Debt
$11,000
Earnings (5yr)
$91,738
Lifetime Value Added
+$230k
Marketing
BachCIP: 5214
Median Debt
$11,000
Earnings (5yr)
$97,094
Lifetime Value Added
+$270k
Mathematics
BachCIP: 2701
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$89,349
Lifetime Value Added
+$212k
Mechanical Engineering
BachCIP: 1419
Median Debt
$10,544
Earnings (5yr)
$97,124
Lifetime Value Added
+$270k
Microbiological Sciences and Immunology
BachCIP: 2605
Median Debt
$11,087
Earnings (5yr)
$64,156
Lifetime Value Added
+$22k
Middle/Near Eastern and Semitic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
BachCIP: 1611
Median Debt
$20,000
Earnings (5yr)
$57,253
Lifetime Value Added
-$32k
Music
BachCIP: 5009
Median Debt
$10,920
Earnings (5yr)
$44,848
Lifetime Value Added
-$134k
Neurobiology and Neurosciences
BachCIP: 2615
Median Debt
$12,344
Earnings (5yr)
$68,183
Lifetime Value Added
+$53k
Nutrition Sciences
BachCIP: 3019
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$53,076
Lifetime Value Added
-$66k
Parks, Recreation and Leisure Studies
BachCIP: 3101
Median Debt
$12,250
Earnings (5yr)
$65,672
Lifetime Value Added
+$34k
Philosophy
BachCIP: 3801
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$27,439
Lifetime Value Added
-$268k
Physics
BachCIP: 4008
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$97,503
Lifetime Value Added
+$273k
Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences
BachCIP: 2609
Median Debt
$13,000
Earnings (5yr)
$70,249
Lifetime Value Added
+$69k
Political Science and Government
BachCIP: 4510
Median Debt
$10,646
Earnings (5yr)
$79,248
Lifetime Value Added
+$136k
Psychology, General
BachCIP: 4201
Median Debt
$11,000
Earnings (5yr)
$55,579
Lifetime Value Added
-$46k
Public Health
BachCIP: 5122
Median Debt
$10,317
Earnings (5yr)
$65,816
Lifetime Value Added
+$35k
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication
BachCIP: 0909
Median Debt
$11,974
Earnings (5yr)
$71,225
Lifetime Value Added
+$76k
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
BachCIP: 5138
Median Debt
$7,830
Earnings (5yr)
$46,396
Lifetime Value Added
-$121k
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions
BachCIP: 5123
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$28,960
Lifetime Value Added
-$254k
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
BachCIP: 1609
Median Debt
$12,500
Earnings (5yr)
$71,117
Lifetime Value Added
+$75k
Slavic, Baltic and Albanian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
BachCIP: 1604
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$39,153
Lifetime Value Added
-$162k
Sociology
BachCIP: 4511
Median Debt
$14,000
Earnings (5yr)
$64,510
Lifetime Value Added
+$25k
Special Education and Teaching
BachCIP: 1310
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$32,469
Lifetime Value Added
-$239k
Statistics
BachCIP: 2705
Median Debt
$10,312
Earnings (5yr)
$107,867
Lifetime Value Added
+$350k
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods
BachCIP: 1312
Median Debt
$13,385
Earnings (5yr)
$36,698
Lifetime Value Added
-$203k
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas
BachCIP: 1313
Median Debt
$10,000
Earnings (5yr)
$52,995
Lifetime Value Added
-$67k
Visual and Performing Arts, Other
BachCIP: 5099
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$25,194
Lifetime Value Added
-$288k
Zoology/Animal Biology
BachCIP: 2607
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$51,337
Lifetime Value Added
-$80k
Master's Degrees
Accounting and Related Services
MastCIP: 5203
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$114,584
Lifetime Value Added
+$538k
Business Administration, Management and Operations
MastCIP: 5202
Median Debt
$41,000
Earnings (5yr)
$176,381
Lifetime Value Added
+$1062k
Civil Engineering
MastCIP: 1408
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$93,582
Lifetime Value Added
+$358k
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology
MastCIP: 4228
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$48,823
Lifetime Value Added
-$10k
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services
MastCIP: 5102
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$36,075
Lifetime Value Added
-$161k
Educational Administration and Supervision
MastCIP: 1304
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$101,739
Lifetime Value Added
+$428k
Engineering Technologies/Technicians, Other
MastCIP: 1599
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$94,972
Lifetime Value Added
+$419k
Health and Physical Education/Fitness
MastCIP: 3105
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$40,281
Lifetime Value Added
-$96k
Management Information Systems and Services
MastCIP: 5212
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$134,017
Lifetime Value Added
+$703k
Mechanical Engineering
MastCIP: 1419
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$110,082
Lifetime Value Added
+$499k
Music
MastCIP: 5009
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$45,292
Lifetime Value Added
-$72k
Public Administration
MastCIP: 4404
Median Debt
$26,500
Earnings (5yr)
$90,746
Lifetime Value Added
+$333k
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
MastCIP: 5138
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$83,177
Lifetime Value Added
+$312k
Social Work
MastCIP: 4407
Median Debt
$15,500
Earnings (5yr)
$59,801
Lifetime Value Added
+$64k
Statistics
MastCIP: 2705
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$90,856
Lifetime Value Added
+$382k
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas
MastCIP: 1313
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$35,600
Lifetime Value Added
-$144k
Doctoral Degrees
Law
DocCIP: 2201
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$104,910
Lifetime Value Added
+$280k
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.