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Colorado State University-Fort Collins

Fort Collins, CO 25,538 Undergrads 68.8% Grad Rate
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Total Cost
$31,642
Sticker Price
Avg Net Price
$21,279
After Aid
Median Earnings
$67,911
4yr Post-Grad

Vs. Peer Institutions

Net Price$21,279
Peer Midpoint: $20,081
Earnings (4yr Post-Grad)Completers only after graduation
$67,911
Peer Midpoint: $60,428
Earnings (10yr Post-Enroll)All enrolled after enrollment
$60,543
Peer Midpoint: $53,763
Graduation Rate68.8%
Peer Midpoint: 58.9%
Average Starting Age21.4
Socio-Economic Diversity
Pell Grant Recipients20.5%
Enrollment Status
Full-Time90.0%
Economic Outcomes
Earn More than HS78.0%

Admissions Profile

Acceptance
88.5%
SAT Avg
-
SAT Reading
25th: -60075th: -
SAT Math
25th: -58575th: -
ACT Composite
25th: -2675th: -

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
+$598k
+$131k
+$113k
Median Cost$21k/yr
+$521k
+$54k
+$37k
Full Cost$32k/yr
+$484k
+$17k
-$422

ROI Efficiency Metrics

Break-Even Age
Return on Inv. %
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
31
∞
Median Cost$21k/yr
46
48%
Full Cost$32k/yr
Never
-0%
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 Return95%

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-28%
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
$21,968
Earnings (4yr)
$39,595
Natl Median: $40,334
Lifetime Value Added
-$196k
Median Debt
$20,500
Earnings (4yr)
$58,983
Natl Median: $66,647
Lifetime Value Added
-$33k
Animal Sciences
BachCIP: 0109
Median Debt
$21,500
Earnings (4yr)
$53,934
Natl Median: $49,634
Lifetime Value Added
-$75k
Anthropology
BachCIP: 4502
Median Debt
$21,500
Earnings (4yr)
$43,129
Natl Median: $46,676
Lifetime Value Added
-$166k
Median Debt
$19,563
Earnings (4yr)
$57,184
Natl Median: $57,640
Lifetime Value Added
-$48k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$66,984
Natl Median: $58,494
Lifetime Value Added
+$30k
Median Debt
$21,500
Earnings (4yr)
$70,343
Natl Median: $65,466
Lifetime Value Added
+$55k
Biology, General
BachCIP: 2601
Median Debt
$21,500
Earnings (4yr)
$60,981
Natl Median: $57,214
Lifetime Value Added
-$17k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$98,033
Natl Median: $93,451
Lifetime Value Added
+$252k
Biotechnology
BachCIP: 2612
Median Debt
$18,386
Earnings (4yr)
$55,981
Natl Median: $67,097
Lifetime Value Added
-$58k
Median Debt
$19,500
Earnings (4yr)
$79,256
Natl Median: $68,257
Lifetime Value Added
+$124k
Median Debt
$20,549
Earnings (4yr)
$97,271
Natl Median: $98,158
Lifetime Value Added
+$261k
Chemistry
BachCIP: 4005
Median Debt
$16,500
Earnings (4yr)
$71,615
Natl Median: $65,120
Lifetime Value Added
+$65k
Civil Engineering
BachCIP: 1408
Median Debt
$25,000
Earnings (4yr)
$88,001
Natl Median: $86,517
Lifetime Value Added
+$190k
Median Debt
$20,500
Earnings (4yr)
$61,434
Natl Median: $56,359
Lifetime Value Added
-$14k
Median Debt
$21,569
Earnings (4yr)
$114,076
Natl Median: $92,374
Lifetime Value Added
+$389k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$112,299
Natl Median: $109,015
Lifetime Value Added
+$359k
Construction Engineering Technology/Technician
BachCIP: 1510
Median Debt
$23,500
Earnings (4yr)
$94,921
Natl Median: $93,843
Lifetime Value Added
+$243k
Dance
BachCIP: 5003
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $39,980
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$65,940
Natl Median: $51,490
Lifetime Value Added
+$22k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$34,552
Natl Median: $39,775
Lifetime Value Added
-$240k
Median Debt
$19,500
Earnings (4yr)
$54,370
Natl Median: $48,842
Lifetime Value Added
-$71k
Economics
BachCIP: 4506
Median Debt
$21,500
Earnings (4yr)
$69,934
Natl Median: $82,686
Lifetime Value Added
+$52k
Median Debt
$25,176
Earnings (4yr)
$99,172
Natl Median: $100,647
Lifetime Value Added
+$276k
Engineering Science
BachCIP: 1413
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $93,782
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$19,500
Earnings (4yr)
$46,154
Natl Median: $48,590
Lifetime Value Added
-$140k
Median Debt
$26,747
Earnings (4yr)
$82,005
Natl Median: $81,171
Lifetime Value Added
+$145k
Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy
BachCIP: 0302
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$65,688
Natl Median: $56,185
Lifetime Value Added
+$10k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$27,669
Natl Median: $51,710
Lifetime Value Added
-$290k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$49,752
Natl Median: $48,460
Lifetime Value Added
-$118k
Median Debt
$20,500
Earnings (4yr)
$41,309
Natl Median: $41,367
Lifetime Value Added
-$181k
Fire Protection
BachCIP: 4302
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$98,019
Natl Median: $86,436
Lifetime Value Added
+$267k
Forestry
BachCIP: 0305
Median Debt
$22,073
Earnings (4yr)
$62,919
Natl Median: $58,784
Lifetime Value Added
-$2k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $57,853
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$22,250
Earnings (4yr)
$71,631
Natl Median: $60,190
Lifetime Value Added
+$65k
History
BachCIP: 5401
Median Debt
$21,500
Earnings (4yr)
$52,144
Natl Median: $50,680
Lifetime Value Added
-$89k
Median Debt
$18,500
Earnings (4yr)
$62,556
Natl Median: $56,726
Lifetime Value Added
-$5k
Median Debt
$20,425
Earnings (4yr)
$53,597
Natl Median: $48,568
Lifetime Value Added
-$77k
Median Debt
$23,869
Earnings (4yr)
$102,765
Natl Median: $85,294
Lifetime Value Added
+$303k
Median Debt
$21,500
Earnings (4yr)
$61,894
Natl Median: $60,369
Lifetime Value Added
-$10k
International/Globalization Studies
BachCIP: 3020
Median Debt
$19,296
Earnings (4yr)
$48,973
Natl Median: $59,972
Lifetime Value Added
-$116k
Journalism
BachCIP: 0904
Median Debt
$21,000
Earnings (4yr)
$53,528
Natl Median: $56,278
Lifetime Value Added
-$78k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$66,377
Natl Median: $66,387
Lifetime Value Added
+$15k
Median Debt
$22,996
Earnings (4yr)
$51,830
Natl Median: $53,072
Lifetime Value Added
-$92k
Median Debt
$15,479
Earnings (4yr)
$55,647
Natl Median: $49,984
Lifetime Value Added
-$61k
Mathematics
BachCIP: 2701
Median Debt
$15,679
Earnings (5yr)
$74,186
Natl Median: $69,562
Lifetime Value Added
+$74k
Median Debt
$25,708
Earnings (4yr)
$94,260
Natl Median: $92,135
Lifetime Value Added
+$238k
Median Debt
$20,500
Earnings (4yr)
$69,269
Natl Median: $62,582
Lifetime Value Added
+$47k
Music
BachCIP: 5009
Median Debt
$26,837
Earnings (4yr)
$39,414
Natl Median: $42,892
Lifetime Value Added
-$197k
Median Debt
$14,000
Earnings (4yr)
$50,330
Natl Median: $55,012
Lifetime Value Added
-$105k
Natural Sciences
BachCIP: 3018
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $57,935
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$20,481
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $62,451
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Nutrition Sciences
BachCIP: 3019
Median Debt
$22,000
Earnings (4yr)
$59,528
Natl Median: $60,053
Lifetime Value Added
-$29k
Median Debt
$19,250
Earnings (4yr)
$52,971
Natl Median: $50,468
Lifetime Value Added
-$83k
Philosophy
BachCIP: 3801
Median Debt
$16,500
Earnings (2yr)
$28,236
Natl Median: $54,455
Lifetime Value Added
-$285k
Physics
BachCIP: 4008
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$29,685
Natl Median: $76,786
Lifetime Value Added
-$272k
Plant Sciences
BachCIP: 0111
Median Debt
$17,500
Earnings (4yr)
$42,034
Natl Median: $56,567
Lifetime Value Added
-$175k
Median Debt
$18,500
Earnings (4yr)
$67,873
Natl Median: $63,293
Lifetime Value Added
+$37k
Psychology, General
BachCIP: 4201
Median Debt
$21,000
Earnings (4yr)
$54,268
Natl Median: $50,706
Lifetime Value Added
-$72k
Public Health
BachCIP: 5122
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$82,890
Natl Median: $58,808
Lifetime Value Added
+$139k
Social Work
BachCIP: 4407
Median Debt
$18,950
Earnings (4yr)
$54,720
Natl Median: $51,790
Lifetime Value Added
-$68k
Sociology
BachCIP: 4511
Median Debt
$19,746
Earnings (4yr)
$57,300
Natl Median: $52,657
Lifetime Value Added
-$47k
Soil Sciences
BachCIP: 0112
Median Debt
$16,500
Earnings (4yr)
$57,671
Natl Median: $62,122
Lifetime Value Added
-$44k
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness
BachCIP: 3105
Median Debt
$20,500
Earnings (4yr)
$60,835
Natl Median: $54,562
Lifetime Value Added
-$19k
Statistics
BachCIP: 2705
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $92,425
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$48,788
Natl Median: $47,382
Lifetime Value Added
-$126k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$35,274
Natl Median: $51,389
Lifetime Value Added
-$221k
Median Debt
$23,875
Earnings (4yr)
$44,226
Natl Median: $44,055
Lifetime Value Added
-$156k

Master's Degrees

Median Debt
$20,500
Earnings (4yr)
$97,463
Natl Median: $95,833
Lifetime Value Added
+$179k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $90,332
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $59,544
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$25,108
Earnings (4yr)
$62,469
Natl Median: $61,941
Lifetime Value Added
-$129k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $127,347
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Animal Sciences
MastCIP: 0109
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $75,394
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Anthropology
MastCIP: 4502
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$20,140
Natl Median: $61,276
Lifetime Value Added
-$535k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $64,913
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Applied Mathematics
MastCIP: 2703
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $116,060
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management
MastCIP: 5010
Median Debt
$30,829
Earnings (4yr)
$64,429
Natl Median: $59,685
Lifetime Value Added
-$111k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $86,482
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $80,271
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$69,605
Natl Median: $82,371
Lifetime Value Added
-$65k
Biology, General
MastCIP: 2601
Median Debt
$31,057
Earnings (4yr)
$77,737
Natl Median: $69,830
Lifetime Value Added
+$6k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $106,375
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $67,090
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$42,118
Earnings (4yr)
$136,709
Natl Median: $103,485
Lifetime Value Added
+$520k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $76,837
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $115,468
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Chemistry
MastCIP: 4005
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $82,937
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Civil Engineering
MastCIP: 1408
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$99,679
Natl Median: $98,323
Lifetime Value Added
+$181k
Median Debt
$45,260
Earnings (4yr)
$87,258
Natl Median: $65,184
Lifetime Value Added
+$90k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$63,088
Natl Median: $71,953
Lifetime Value Added
-$135k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$94,408
Natl Median: $124,201
Lifetime Value Added
+$186k
Construction Engineering Technology/Technician
MastCIP: 1510
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $96,304
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$44,356
Natl Median: $82,527
Lifetime Value Added
-$283k
Economics
MastCIP: 4506
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $100,743
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$27,586
Earnings (4yr)
$69,438
Natl Median: $71,685
Lifetime Value Added
-$67k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $133,654
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$111,730
Natl Median: $120,215
Lifetime Value Added
+$304k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$50,330
Natl Median: $55,512
Lifetime Value Added
-$243k
Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy
MastCIP: 0302
Median Debt
$30,240
Earnings (4yr)
$64,235
Natl Median: $72,563
Lifetime Value Added
-$113k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $62,705
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $110,694
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $49,079
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Forestry
MastCIP: 0305
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $67,466
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $79,463
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
History
MastCIP: 5401
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$67,570
Natl Median: $55,360
Lifetime Value Added
-$83k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $58,524
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$20,962
Earnings (4yr)
$106,679
Natl Median: $112,705
Lifetime Value Added
+$260k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $70,306
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $58,093
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $124,807
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Mathematics
MastCIP: 2701
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $72,654
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$115,946
Natl Median: $115,974
Lifetime Value Added
+$340k
Median Debt
$30,022
Earnings (4yr)
$63,447
Natl Median: $84,750
Lifetime Value Added
-$120k
Music
MastCIP: 5009
Median Debt
$40,506
Earnings (4yr)
$57,772
Natl Median: $48,285
Lifetime Value Added
-$172k
Median Debt
$22,600
Earnings (4yr)
$69,954
Natl Median: $74,607
Lifetime Value Added
-$62k
Natural Sciences
MastCIP: 3018
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$50,052
Natl Median: $64,321
Lifetime Value Added
-$245k
Nutrition Sciences
MastCIP: 3019
Median Debt
$27,049
Earnings (4yr)
$63,613
Natl Median: $67,126
Lifetime Value Added
-$119k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $57,803
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$45,367
Earnings (4yr)
$71,308
Natl Median: $92,305
Lifetime Value Added
-$50k
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
Plant Sciences
MastCIP: 0111
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $70,814
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
Public Health
MastCIP: 5122
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $82,751
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$76,334
Earnings (4yr)
$62,056
Natl Median: $71,416
Lifetime Value Added
-$133k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,035
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Social Work
MastCIP: 4407
Median Debt
$40,400
Earnings (4yr)
$67,960
Natl Median: $65,123
Lifetime Value Added
-$80k
Sociology
MastCIP: 4511
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $63,330
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Soil Sciences
MastCIP: 0112
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $67,016
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness
MastCIP: 3105
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $62,033
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Statistics
MastCIP: 2705
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $123,816
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$58,158
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $60,111
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Systems Engineering
MastCIP: 1427
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $144,565
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $59,916
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $119,562
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$68,827
Natl Median: $60,772
Lifetime Value Added
-$84k

Graduate Certificates

Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $82,363
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $94,506
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $101,517
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Dispute Resolution
Gr-CertCIP: 3028
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $73,947
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $86,288
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$127,821
Natl Median: $118,893
Lifetime Value Added
+$565k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $103,495
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $122,843
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Marketing
Gr-CertCIP: 5214
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $93,837
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $60,655
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $77,654
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Social Work
Gr-CertCIP: 4407
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $69,362
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Statistics
Gr-CertCIP: 2705
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $101,297
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $64,774
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Systems Engineering
Gr-CertCIP: 1427
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $148,730
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $63,709
Lifetime Value Added
N/A

Doctoral Degrees

Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $122,650
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $101,721
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Animal Sciences
DocCIP: 0109
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $95,778
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $102,099
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: $131,848
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $82,507
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $99,578
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $141,187
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Chemistry
DocCIP: 4005
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$139,296
Natl Median: $115,386
Lifetime Value Added
+$308k
Civil Engineering
DocCIP: 1408
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $110,980
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $77,931
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $154,538
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$96,987
Natl Median: $97,173
Lifetime Value Added
-$5k
Economics
DocCIP: 4506
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $135,560
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$48,453
Earnings (4yr)
$105,391
Natl Median: $100,573
Lifetime Value Added
+$58k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $157,305
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Forestry
DocCIP: 0305
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $82,046
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $92,039
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $92,538
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Mathematics
DocCIP: 2701
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $89,656
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $131,070
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $101,435
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Nutrition Sciences
DocCIP: 3019
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $99,750
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $108,943
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
Plant Sciences
DocCIP: 0111
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $90,502
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $90,908
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$144,730
Natl Median: $98,707
Lifetime Value Added
+$348k
Public Health
DocCIP: 5122
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $108,962
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $82,893
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
Soil Sciences
DocCIP: 0112
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $81,394
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Statistics
DocCIP: 2705
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $156,733
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $162,438
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $135,581
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $77,436
Lifetime Value Added
N/A

Professional Degrees

Veterinary Medicine
ProfCIP: 0180
Median Debt
$185,720
Earnings (4yr)
$128,327
Natl Median: $131,316
Lifetime Value Added
+$227k

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.