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California State University-Long Beach

Long Beach, CA 35,924 Undergrads 81.3% Grad Rate
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Total Cost
$22,926
Sticker Price
Avg Net Price
$9,426
After Aid
Median Earnings
$66,461
5yr Post-Grad

Vs. Peer Institutions

Net Price$9,426
Peer Midpoint: $19,969
Earnings (5yr Post-Grad)Completers only after graduation
$66,461
Peer Midpoint: $61,632
Earnings (10yr Post-Enroll)All enrolled after enrollment
$69,554
Peer Midpoint: $58,891
Graduation Rate81.3%
Peer Midpoint: 58.9%
Average starting age (2015-17)22.6
Socio-Economic Diversity
Pell Grant Recipients52.3%
Enrollment Status
Full-Time85.4%
Economic Outcomes
Earn More than HS74.5%

Admissions Profile

Acceptance
46.3%
SAT Avg
-
SAT Reading
25th: --75th: -
SAT Math
25th: --75th: -
ACT Composite
25th: --75th: -

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
+$580k
+$110k
+$94k
Median Cost$9k/yr
+$546k
+$76k
+$60k
Full Cost$23k/yr
+$497k
+$27k
+$11k

ROI Efficiency Metrics

Break-Even Age
Return on Inv. %
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
33
∞
Median Cost$9k/yr
39
176%
Full Cost$23k/yr
56
13%
Analysis Assumptions:
  • Starting Salary: Estimated from the median earnings five years after graduating, with four years of 2% raises taken out.
  • 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 Return121%

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-17%

Program ROI Analysis

These figures are medians for past graduates who received federal aid. Your cost and pay will differ. Run your own numbers in the Guided ROI Interview →

Bachelor's Degrees

Median Debt
$13,520
Earnings (4yr)
$74,839
Natl Median: $76,194
Lifetime Value Added
+$135k
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Median Debt
$14,300
Earnings (4yr)
$101,797
Natl Median: $98,207
Lifetime Value Added
+$340k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$51,580
Natl Median: $70,786
Lifetime Value Added
-$51k
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Anthropology
BachCIP: 4502
Median Debt
$12,500
Earnings (4yr)
$47,166
Natl Median: $46,676
Lifetime Value Added
-$89k
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Applied Mathematics
BachCIP: 2703
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$90,484
Natl Median: $91,532
Lifetime Value Added
+$241k
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Area Studies
BachCIP: 0501
Median Debt
$16,706
Earnings (4yr)
$50,071
Natl Median: $56,625
Lifetime Value Added
-$64k
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Median Debt
$11,000
Earnings (4yr)
$79,820
Natl Median: $65,466
Lifetime Value Added
+$173k
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Biology, General
BachCIP: 2601
Median Debt
$12,000
Earnings (4yr)
$61,492
Natl Median: $57,214
Lifetime Value Added
+$30k
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Median Debt
$16,750
Earnings (4yr)
$106,540
Natl Median: $93,451
Lifetime Value Added
+$376k
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Median Debt
$13,000
Earnings (4yr)
$67,853
Natl Median: $68,257
Lifetime Value Added
+$81k
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Median Debt
$15,000
Earnings (4yr)
$73,980
Natl Median: $77,981
Lifetime Value Added
+$128k
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Median Debt
$22,308
Earnings (4yr)
$92,523
Natl Median: $98,158
Lifetime Value Added
+$270k
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Chemistry
BachCIP: 4005
Median Debt
$13,000
Earnings (4yr)
$67,818
Natl Median: $65,120
Lifetime Value Added
+$81k
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Civil Engineering
BachCIP: 1408
Median Debt
$13,750
Earnings (4yr)
$89,457
Natl Median: $86,517
Lifetime Value Added
+$246k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $49,429
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$12,909
Earnings (4yr)
$58,137
Natl Median: $56,359
Lifetime Value Added
+$3k
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Median Debt
$19,218
Earnings (4yr)
$75,137
Natl Median: $58,928
Lifetime Value Added
+$137k
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Median Debt
$18,103
Earnings (4yr)
$98,967
Natl Median: $109,015
Lifetime Value Added
+$319k
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Computer Science
BachCIP: 1107
Median Debt
$14,673
Earnings (4yr)
$101,428
Natl Median: $107,009
Lifetime Value Added
+$338k
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Construction Engineering Technology/Technician
BachCIP: 1510
Median Debt
$17,513
Earnings (4yr)
$103,125
Natl Median: $93,843
Lifetime Value Added
+$350k
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Median Debt
$11,000
Earnings (4yr)
$58,513
Natl Median: $55,378
Lifetime Value Added
+$6k
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Dance
BachCIP: 5003
Median Debt
$16,250
Earnings (4yr)
$46,387
Natl Median: $39,980
Lifetime Value Added
-$95k
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Median Debt
$18,897
Earnings (4yr)
$66,435
Natl Median: $51,490
Lifetime Value Added
+$70k
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Median Debt
$13,539
Earnings (4yr)
$68,578
Natl Median: $55,753
Lifetime Value Added
+$87k
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Median Debt
$15,000
Earnings (4yr)
$38,270
Natl Median: $39,775
Lifetime Value Added
-$165k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$43,225
Natl Median: $51,642
Lifetime Value Added
-$130k
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Median Debt
$16,583
Earnings (4yr)
$55,588
Natl Median: $48,842
Lifetime Value Added
-$18k
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Economics
BachCIP: 4506
Median Debt
$13,250
Earnings (4yr)
$71,220
Natl Median: $82,686
Lifetime Value Added
+$107k
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Median Debt
$17,225
Earnings (4yr)
$103,075
Natl Median: $100,647
Lifetime Value Added
+$350k
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Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians
BachCIP: 1503
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$72,251
Natl Median: $84,599
Lifetime Value Added
+$115k
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Median Debt
$12,779
Earnings (4yr)
$49,804
Natl Median: $48,590
Lifetime Value Added
-$66k
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Median Debt
$15,000
Earnings (4yr)
$50,453
Natl Median: $51,710
Lifetime Value Added
-$61k
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Median Debt
$11,000
Earnings (4yr)
$50,361
Natl Median: $48,460
Lifetime Value Added
-$62k
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Median Debt
$13,000
Earnings (4yr)
$78,085
Natl Median: $83,343
Lifetime Value Added
+$159k
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Median Debt
$13,870
Earnings (4yr)
$43,349
Natl Median: $41,367
Lifetime Value Added
-$121k
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Median Debt
$13,000
Earnings (4yr)
$48,715
Natl Median: $57,853
Lifetime Value Added
-$76k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$84,068
Natl Median: $60,190
Lifetime Value Added
+$193k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,459
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$9,349
Earnings (4yr)
$64,633
Natl Median: $58,716
Lifetime Value Added
+$55k
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History
BachCIP: 5401
Median Debt
$13,914
Earnings (4yr)
$52,423
Natl Median: $50,680
Lifetime Value Added
-$44k
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Median Debt
$11,000
Earnings (4yr)
$57,927
Natl Median: $56,726
Lifetime Value Added
+$1k
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Median Debt
$11,557
Earnings (4yr)
$46,966
Natl Median: $48,568
Lifetime Value Added
-$90k
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Median Debt
$13,000
Earnings (4yr)
$73,857
Natl Median: $68,069
Lifetime Value Added
+$127k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$33,993
Natl Median: $63,591
Lifetime Value Added
-$190k
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International/Globalization Studies
BachCIP: 3020
Median Debt
$13,973
Earnings (4yr)
$53,918
Natl Median: $59,972
Lifetime Value Added
-$32k
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Journalism
BachCIP: 0904
Median Debt
$15,000
Earnings (4yr)
$55,192
Natl Median: $56,278
Lifetime Value Added
-$21k
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Median Debt
$13,000
Earnings (4yr)
$60,019
Natl Median: $53,072
Lifetime Value Added
+$18k
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Median Debt
$11,000
Earnings (4yr)
$38,996
Natl Median: $49,984
Lifetime Value Added
-$159k
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Marketing
BachCIP: 5214
Median Debt
$11,000
Earnings (4yr)
$67,396
Natl Median: $69,303
Lifetime Value Added
+$77k
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Mathematics
BachCIP: 2701
Median Debt
$11,007
Earnings (4yr)
$61,754
Natl Median: $69,562
Lifetime Value Added
+$32k
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Median Debt
$13,500
Earnings (4yr)
$95,957
Natl Median: $92,135
Lifetime Value Added
+$296k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$73,988
Natl Median: $62,582
Lifetime Value Added
+$128k
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Music
BachCIP: 5009
Median Debt
$18,010
Earnings (4yr)
$47,831
Natl Median: $42,892
Lifetime Value Added
-$83k
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Median Debt
$13,305
Earnings (4yr)
$63,040
Natl Median: $55,012
Lifetime Value Added
+$43k
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Median Debt
$13,750
Earnings (4yr)
$53,933
Natl Median: $50,983
Lifetime Value Added
-$32k
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Philosophy
BachCIP: 3801
Median Debt
$14,958
Earnings (4yr)
$49,062
Natl Median: $54,455
Lifetime Value Added
-$73k
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Physics
BachCIP: 4008
Median Debt
$16,825
Earnings (4yr)
$70,462
Natl Median: $76,786
Lifetime Value Added
+$101k
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Median Debt
$14,818
Earnings (4yr)
$59,787
Natl Median: $63,293
Lifetime Value Added
+$16k
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Psychology, General
BachCIP: 4201
Median Debt
$12,500
Earnings (4yr)
$48,926
Natl Median: $50,706
Lifetime Value Added
-$74k
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Public Health
BachCIP: 5122
Median Debt
$13,101
Earnings (4yr)
$57,296
Natl Median: $58,808
Lifetime Value Added
-$4k
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Median Debt
$13,339
Earnings (4yr)
$47,444
Natl Median: $50,497
Lifetime Value Added
-$86k
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Median Debt
$13,000
Earnings (4yr)
$111,681
Natl Median: $88,910
Lifetime Value Added
+$416k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$33,993
Natl Median: $41,390
Lifetime Value Added
-$190k
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Median Debt
$13,588
Earnings (4yr)
$41,123
Natl Median: $48,471
Lifetime Value Added
-$141k
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Median Debt
$10,750
Earnings (4yr)
$52,961
Natl Median: $55,000
Lifetime Value Added
-$40k
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Social Work
BachCIP: 4407
Median Debt
$11,000
Earnings (4yr)
$68,448
Natl Median: $51,790
Lifetime Value Added
+$85k
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Sociology
BachCIP: 4511
Median Debt
$11,956
Earnings (4yr)
$51,982
Natl Median: $52,657
Lifetime Value Added
-$48k
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Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness
BachCIP: 3105
Median Debt
$12,058
Earnings (4yr)
$57,643
Natl Median: $54,562
Lifetime Value Added
-$1k
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Statistics
BachCIP: 2705
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$81,646
Natl Median: $92,425
Lifetime Value Added
+$174k
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Post-Baccalaureate Certificates

Biotechnology
PB-CertCIP: 2612
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $85,295
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $90,056
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $78,228
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Public Administration
PB-CertCIP: 4404
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $85,234
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $131,346
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $62,260
Lifetime Value Added
N/A

Master's Degrees

Median Debt
$20,500
Earnings (4yr)
$100,762
Natl Median: $95,833
Lifetime Value Added
+$230k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$114,594
Natl Median: $122,434
Lifetime Value Added
+$351k
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Anthropology
MastCIP: 4502
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $61,276
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Applied Mathematics
MastCIP: 2703
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$94,256
Natl Median: $116,060
Lifetime Value Added
+$174k
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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)
-
Natl Median: $59,685
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$88,600
Natl Median: $71,241
Lifetime Value Added
+$124k
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Biology, General
MastCIP: 2601
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $69,830
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$41,000
Earnings (4yr)
$120,394
Natl Median: $103,485
Lifetime Value Added
+$402k
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Chemistry
MastCIP: 4005
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $82,937
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Civil Engineering
MastCIP: 1408
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $98,323
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$23,592
Earnings (4yr)
$100,315
Natl Median: $65,184
Lifetime Value Added
+$227k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$44,971
Natl Median: $71,953
Lifetime Value Added
-$257k
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Median Debt
$30,126
Earnings (4yr)
$86,502
Natl Median: $67,030
Lifetime Value Added
+$106k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $136,736
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Computer Science
MastCIP: 1107
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $145,571
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $66,714
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$100,111
Natl Median: $63,399
Lifetime Value Added
+$225k
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Dance
MastCIP: 5003
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,404
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$76,784
Natl Median: $62,269
Lifetime Value Added
+$7k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $49,978
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Economics
MastCIP: 4506
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $100,743
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$106,225
Natl Median: $71,685
Lifetime Value Added
+$278k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$77,837
Natl Median: $70,644
Lifetime Value Added
+$30k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$81,997
Natl Median: $133,654
Lifetime Value Added
+$95k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $120,215
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$47,026
Natl Median: $55,512
Lifetime Value Added
-$255k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$38,452
Natl Median: $49,079
Lifetime Value Added
-$339k
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Median Debt
$20,500
Earnings (4yr)
$87,165
Natl Median: $79,784
Lifetime Value Added
+$111k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $79,463
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $49,357
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Gerontology
MastCIP: 3011
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $67,618
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$25,750
Earnings (4yr)
$98,156
Natl Median: $89,981
Lifetime Value Added
+$208k
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History
MastCIP: 5401
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,360
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$129,508
Natl Median: $95,461
Lifetime Value Added
+$481k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $61,132
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $58,093
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Mathematics
MastCIP: 2701
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$95,395
Natl Median: $72,654
Lifetime Value Added
+$184k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$138,465
Natl Median: $115,974
Lifetime Value Added
+$558k
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Music
MastCIP: 5009
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$32,534
Natl Median: $48,285
Lifetime Value Added
-$399k
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Nutrition Sciences
MastCIP: 3019
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $67,126
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $56,313
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
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: $78,850
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Psychology, General
MastCIP: 4201
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $64,711
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Psychology, Other
MastCIP: 4299
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $61,796
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$30,302
Earnings (4yr)
$86,271
Natl Median: $81,408
Lifetime Value Added
+$104k
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Public Health
MastCIP: 5122
Median Debt
$21,952
Earnings (4yr)
$88,743
Natl Median: $82,751
Lifetime Value Added
+$125k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$138,776
Natl Median: $120,193
Lifetime Value Added
+$560k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $57,737
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$49,966
Natl Median: $55,035
Lifetime Value Added
-$236k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $60,728
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$77,150
Natl Median: $66,129
Lifetime Value Added
+$24k
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Social Work
MastCIP: 4407
Median Debt
$30,328
Earnings (4yr)
$82,395
Natl Median: $65,123
Lifetime Value Added
+$70k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$91,444
Natl Median: $64,397
Lifetime Value Added
+$149k
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Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness
MastCIP: 3105
Median Debt
$20,500
Earnings (4yr)
$72,540
Natl Median: $62,033
Lifetime Value Added
-$17k
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Median Debt
$16,102
Earnings (4yr)
$72,822
Natl Median: $60,111
Lifetime Value Added
-$14k
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Median Debt
$38,592
Earnings (4yr)
$91,505
Natl Median: $59,916
Lifetime Value Added
+$149k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$76,460
Natl Median: $63,707
Lifetime Value Added
+$45k
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Graduate Certificates

Health Professions Education, Ethics, and Humanities
Gr-CertCIP: 5132
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $112,957
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $61,808
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$139,937
Natl Median: $126,911
Lifetime Value Added
+$690k
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Doctoral Degrees

Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$107,627
Natl Median: $100,573
Lifetime Value Added
+$102k
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Median Debt
$70,422
Earnings (5yr)
$90,080
Natl Median: $82,893
Lifetime Value Added
-$26k
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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.