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Columbia University in the City of New York

New York, NY 8,973 Undergrads 92.6% Grad Rate
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Total Cost
$92,198
Sticker Price
Avg Net Price
$15,370
After Aid
Median Earnings
$102,614
5yr Post-Grad

Vs. Peer Institutions

Net Price$15,370
Peer Midpoint: $19,969
Earnings (5yr Post-Grad)Completers only after graduation
$102,614
Peer Midpoint: $61,632
Earnings (10yr Post-Enroll)All enrolled after enrollment
$109,430
Peer Midpoint: $58,891
Graduation Rate92.6%
Peer Midpoint: 58.9%
Average starting age (2015-17)23.3
Socio-Economic Diversity
Pell Grant Recipients24.6%
Enrollment Status
Full-Time93.3%
Economic Outcomes
Earn More than HS84.0%

Admissions Profile

Acceptance
4.0%
SAT Avg
1,553
SAT Reading
25th: 74076075th: 780
SAT Math
25th: 77079075th: 800
ACT Composite
25th: 343575th: 35

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
+$852k
+$381k
+$365k
Median Cost$15k/yr
+$796k
+$326k
+$310k
Full Cost$92k/yr
+$520k
+$50k
+$33k

ROI Efficiency Metrics

Break-Even Age
Return on Inv. %
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
25
∞
Median Cost$15k/yr
28
560%
Full Cost$92k/yr
55
10%
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 Return108%

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-34%

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

Anthropology
BachCIP: 4502
Median Debt
$25,000
Earnings (4yr)
$83,493
Natl Median: $46,676
Lifetime Value Added
+$179k
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Applied Mathematics
BachCIP: 2703
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$84,653
Natl Median: $91,532
Lifetime Value Added
+$214k
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Architecture
BachCIP: 0402
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $66,914
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Area Studies
BachCIP: 0501
Median Debt
$18,000
Earnings (4yr)
$96,884
Natl Median: $56,625
Lifetime Value Added
+$282k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $68,333
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $65,466
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Biology, General
BachCIP: 2601
Median Debt
$22,250
Earnings (4yr)
$53,698
Natl Median: $57,214
Lifetime Value Added
-$55k
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Median Debt
$11,500
Earnings (5yr)
$129,555
Natl Median: $93,451
Lifetime Value Added
+$510k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$129,556
Natl Median: $98,158
Lifetime Value Added
+$510k
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Chemistry
BachCIP: 4005
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $65,120
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Civil Engineering
BachCIP: 1408
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$108,246
Natl Median: $86,517
Lifetime Value Added
+$368k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $49,429
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$194,365
Natl Median: $109,015
Lifetime Value Added
+$1014k
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Computer Science
BachCIP: 1107
Median Debt
$16,500
Earnings (4yr)
$188,265
Natl Median: $107,009
Lifetime Value Added
+$969k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $39,775
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Economics
BachCIP: 4506
Median Debt
$19,698
Earnings (4yr)
$137,710
Natl Median: $82,686
Lifetime Value Added
+$590k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$143,332
Natl Median: $100,647
Lifetime Value Added
+$632k
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Engineering Physics
BachCIP: 1412
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $89,154
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$18,971
Earnings (4yr)
$59,396
Natl Median: $48,590
Lifetime Value Added
-$8k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $81,171
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$17,750
Earnings (4yr)
$55,472
Natl Median: $51,710
Lifetime Value Added
-$40k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$55,668
Natl Median: $41,367
Lifetime Value Added
-$48k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$33,138
Natl Median: $60,190
Lifetime Value Added
-$220k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,459
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
History
BachCIP: 5401
Median Debt
$22,250
Earnings (4yr)
$98,079
Natl Median: $50,680
Lifetime Value Added
+$291k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $98,442
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $66,596
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$21,500
Earnings (4yr)
$99,679
Natl Median: $53,072
Lifetime Value Added
+$303k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $49,984
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Materials Sciences
BachCIP: 4010
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $94,684
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $118,943
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Mathematics
BachCIP: 2701
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$117,252
Natl Median: $69,562
Lifetime Value Added
+$436k
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Median Debt
$10,275
Earnings (4yr)
$111,491
Natl Median: $92,135
Lifetime Value Added
+$393k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $67,612
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Music
BachCIP: 5009
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $42,892
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,012
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$18,442
Earnings (4yr)
$70,244
Natl Median: $62,451
Lifetime Value Added
+$78k
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Operations Research
BachCIP: 1437
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$167,572
Natl Median: $122,531
Lifetime Value Added
+$814k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $46,083
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Philosophy
BachCIP: 3801
Median Debt
$16,000
Earnings (4yr)
$56,885
Natl Median: $54,455
Lifetime Value Added
-$29k
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Physics
BachCIP: 4008
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$38,289
Natl Median: $76,786
Lifetime Value Added
-$173k
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Median Debt
$21,500
Earnings (4yr)
$100,245
Natl Median: $63,293
Lifetime Value Added
+$307k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $65,093
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$90,856
Natl Median: $86,233
Lifetime Value Added
+$264k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $41,390
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$31,181
Earnings (4yr)
$86,946
Natl Median: $55,695
Lifetime Value Added
+$206k
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Median Debt
$35,252
Earnings (4yr)
$47,702
Natl Median: $48,471
Lifetime Value Added
-$106k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$70,561
Natl Median: $55,000
Lifetime Value Added
+$70k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $62,169
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$19,500
Earnings (4yr)
$65,085
Natl Median: $56,812
Lifetime Value Added
+$38k
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Sociology
BachCIP: 4511
Median Debt
$20,750
Earnings (4yr)
$101,536
Natl Median: $52,657
Lifetime Value Added
+$317k
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Statistics
BachCIP: 2705
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$61,516
Natl Median: $92,425
Lifetime Value Added
+$29k
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Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (4yr)
$85,545
Natl Median: $57,887
Lifetime Value Added
+$195k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $62,532
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (4yr)
$46,535
Natl Median: $47,629
Lifetime Value Added
-$116k
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Post-Baccalaureate Certificates

Median Debt
$25,000
Earnings (5yr)
$77,411
Natl Median: $71,215
Lifetime Value Added
+$80k
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Statistics
PB-CertCIP: 2705
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $115,923
Lifetime Value Added
N/A

Master's Degrees

Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$191,884
Natl Median: $235,700
Lifetime Value Added
+$974k
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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)
-
Natl Median: $116,060
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Architectural History, Criticism, and Conservation
MastCIP: 0408
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $65,042
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$107,000
Earnings (4yr)
$83,355
Natl Median: $77,466
Lifetime Value Added
+$67k
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Architecture
MastCIP: 0402
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$81,101
Natl Median: $74,139
Lifetime Value Added
+$33k
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Area Studies
MastCIP: 0501
Median Debt
$60,500
Earnings (4yr)
$81,697
Natl Median: $68,936
Lifetime Value Added
+$53k
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Biology, General
MastCIP: 2601
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $69,830
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$50,682
Earnings (4yr)
$166,264
Natl Median: $110,121
Lifetime Value Added
+$786k
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Median Debt
$65,131
Earnings (2yr)
$89,305
Natl Median: $106,375
Lifetime Value Added
+$151k
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Biotechnology
MastCIP: 2612
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$191,085
Natl Median: $107,682
Lifetime Value Added
+$967k
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Median Debt
$66,057
Earnings (4yr)
$251,708
Natl Median: $103,485
Lifetime Value Added
+$1500k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $76,837
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$114,037
Natl Median: $115,468
Lifetime Value Added
+$335k
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Chemistry
MastCIP: 4005
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $82,937
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$137,955
Earnings (4yr)
$93,415
Natl Median: $79,665
Lifetime Value Added
+$155k
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Civil Engineering
MastCIP: 1408
Median Debt
$41,000
Earnings (4yr)
$111,924
Natl Median: $98,323
Lifetime Value Added
+$317k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $58,499
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$120,003
Natl Median: $71,953
Lifetime Value Added
+$387k
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Median Debt
$60,500
Earnings (4yr)
$150,951
Natl Median: $124,201
Lifetime Value Added
+$654k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $136,736
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Computer Science
MastCIP: 1107
Median Debt
$41,000
Earnings (5yr)
$217,418
Natl Median: $145,571
Lifetime Value Added
+$1187k
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Median Debt
$76,495
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $121,855
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$120,469
Natl Median: $112,166
Lifetime Value Added
+$391k
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Dispute Resolution
MastCIP: 3028
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$73,611
Natl Median: $74,725
Lifetime Value Added
-$18k
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Median Debt
$127,000
Earnings (4yr)
$57,723
Natl Median: $49,978
Lifetime Value Added
-$163k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $62,871
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$70,167
Earnings (4yr)
$108,698
Natl Median: $82,527
Lifetime Value Added
+$289k
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Economics
MastCIP: 4506
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $100,743
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Education, Other
MastCIP: 1399
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $65,348
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$152,001
Natl Median: $133,654
Lifetime Value Added
+$663k
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Engineering Physics
MastCIP: 1412
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $114,121
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,512
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $92,629
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $62,705
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$125,000
Earnings (4yr)
$56,444
Natl Median: $51,486
Lifetime Value Added
-$175k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $49,079
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$70,027
Earnings (4yr)
$144,395
Natl Median: $89,981
Lifetime Value Added
+$598k
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Health Professions Education, Ethics, and Humanities
MastCIP: 5132
Median Debt
$98,750
Earnings (5yr)
$112,991
Natl Median: $100,487
Lifetime Value Added
+$307k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$70,565
Natl Median: $64,496
Lifetime Value Added
-$45k
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History
MastCIP: 5401
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$72,306
Natl Median: $55,360
Lifetime Value Added
-$30k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $119,184
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$93,000
Earnings (4yr)
$107,574
Natl Median: $95,627
Lifetime Value Added
+$279k
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Journalism
MastCIP: 0904
Median Debt
$61,500
Earnings (4yr)
$78,880
Natl Median: $69,034
Lifetime Value Added
+$28k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $101,000
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$105,581
Earnings (4yr)
$116,859
Natl Median: $124,807
Lifetime Value Added
+$360k
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Median Debt
$50,347
Earnings (4yr)
$137,970
Natl Median: $115,974
Lifetime Value Added
+$543k
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Music
MastCIP: 5009
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $48,285
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$41,000
Earnings (4yr)
$98,458
Natl Median: $74,607
Lifetime Value Added
+$199k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $73,229
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Nutrition Sciences
MastCIP: 3019
Median Debt
$78,677
Earnings (4yr)
$79,247
Natl Median: $67,126
Lifetime Value Added
+$31k
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Operations Research
MastCIP: 1437
Median Debt
$50,215
Earnings (5yr)
$201,081
Natl Median: $161,561
Lifetime Value Added
+$1051k
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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 (5yr)
$89,962
Natl Median: $78,850
Lifetime Value Added
+$110k
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Median Debt
$61,500
Earnings (4yr)
$115,874
Natl Median: $81,408
Lifetime Value Added
+$351k
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Public Health
MastCIP: 5122
Median Debt
$66,000
Earnings (4yr)
$98,728
Natl Median: $82,751
Lifetime Value Added
+$202k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $75,972
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$121,189
Earnings (4yr)
$144,863
Natl Median: $124,997
Lifetime Value Added
+$602k
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Median Debt
$114,333
Earnings (4yr)
$142,412
Natl Median: $120,193
Lifetime Value Added
+$581k
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Median Debt
$102,784
Earnings (4yr)
$84,917
Natl Median: $71,416
Lifetime Value Added
+$81k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $57,737
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$74,821
Earnings (4yr)
$53,592
Natl Median: $55,035
Lifetime Value Added
-$202k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $60,728
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $59,877
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$80,500
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $65,443
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$78,005
Earnings (4yr)
$87,609
Natl Median: $64,286
Lifetime Value Added
+$104k
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Social Work
MastCIP: 4407
Median Debt
$66,998
Earnings (4yr)
$75,980
Natl Median: $65,123
Lifetime Value Added
+$2k
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Sociology
MastCIP: 4511
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $63,330
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness
MastCIP: 3105
Median Debt
$61,500
Earnings (4yr)
$107,139
Natl Median: $62,033
Lifetime Value Added
+$275k
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Statistics
MastCIP: 2705
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$167,848
Natl Median: $123,816
Lifetime Value Added
+$800k
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Median Debt
$61,500
Earnings (4yr)
$123,641
Natl Median: $76,897
Lifetime Value Added
+$419k
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Median Debt
$50,945
Earnings (4yr)
$21,409
Natl Median: $56,099
Lifetime Value Added
-$522k
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Graduate Certificates

Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$220,151
Natl Median: $207,164
Lifetime Value Added
+$1428k
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Median Debt
$89,151
Earnings (2yr)
$65,238
Natl Median: $117,834
Lifetime Value Added
+$3k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $94,506
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$74,888
Earnings (4yr)
$102,199
Natl Median: $95,414
Lifetime Value Added
+$330k
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Journalism
Gr-CertCIP: 0904
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $62,918
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$312,330
Natl Median: $114,740
Lifetime Value Added
+$2224k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $65,226
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $61,808
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $195,803
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Public Health
Gr-CertCIP: 5122
Median Debt
$66,000
Earnings (4yr)
$99,797
Natl Median: $88,684
Lifetime Value Added
+$307k
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Public Policy Analysis
Gr-CertCIP: 4405
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $80,781
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $75,140
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$181,005
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $126,911
Lifetime Value Added
N/A

Doctoral Degrees

Anthropology
DocCIP: 4502
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $77,473
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $123,729
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Architecture
DocCIP: 0402
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $80,586
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $92,233
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: $113,566
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)
-
Natl Median: $115,386
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $92,533
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Civil Engineering
DocCIP: 1408
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $110,980
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $66,710
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $77,931
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Computer Science
DocCIP: 1107
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $178,476
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $64,704
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $72,231
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: $157,305
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $139,646
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $65,831
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $107,112
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $68,718
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Genetics
DocCIP: 2608
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $102,123
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $92,039
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $64,725
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
History
DocCIP: 5401
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $70,550
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Materials Sciences
DocCIP: 4010
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $144,084
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
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $74,328
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Music
DocCIP: 5009
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $59,592
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $96,176
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
Philosophy
DocCIP: 3801
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $70,449
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $80,994
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
Public Health
DocCIP: 5122
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $108,962
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$191,264
Earnings (4yr)
$164,885
Natl Median: $138,131
Lifetime Value Added
+$516k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $67,164
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $103,410
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $69,860
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $59,812
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
Statistics
DocCIP: 2705
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $156,733
Lifetime Value Added
N/A

Professional Degrees

Dentistry
ProfCIP: 5104
Median Debt
$380,644
Earnings (4yr)
$182,326
Natl Median: $170,812
Lifetime Value Added
+$644k
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Law
ProfCIP: 2201
Median Debt
$204,847
Earnings (4yr)
$308,943
Natl Median: $107,773
Lifetime Value Added
+$1517k
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Medicine
ProfCIP: 5112
Median Debt
$90,371
Earnings (4yr)
$106,442
Natl Median: $112,460
Lifetime Value Added
+$87k
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Median Debt
$152,839
Earnings (4yr)
$92,870
Natl Median: $81,641
Lifetime Value Added
-$14k
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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.