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Columbia University in the City of New York

New York, NY 8,973 Undergrads 93.0% Grad Rate
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Total Cost
$89,472
Sticker Price
Avg Net Price
$21,590
After Aid
Median Earnings
$115,519
4yr Post-Grad

Vs. Peer Institutions

Net Price$21,590
Peer Midpoint: $20,081
Earnings (4yr Post-Grad)Completers only after graduation
$115,519
Peer Midpoint: $60,428
Earnings (10yr Post-Enroll)All enrolled after enrollment
$102,491
Peer Midpoint: $53,763
Graduation Rate93.0%
Peer Midpoint: 58.9%
Average Starting Age23.3
Warning: High average starting age indicates non-traditional students with prior work experience, which may inflate the median earnings shown.
Socio-Economic Diversity
Pell Grant Recipients23.1%
Enrollment Status
Full-Time93.3%
Economic Outcomes
Earn More than HS85.7%

Admissions Profile

Acceptance
4.0%
SAT Avg
1,553
SAT Reading
25th: 74074575th: 780
SAT Math
25th: 77077575th: 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)
⚠️ Caution: Underlying earnings data reflects graduates only. This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate this ROI.

Institution Lifetime NPV
Vs Median Peer
Vs HS Grad
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
+$961k
+$494k
+$476k
Median Cost$22k/yr
+$883k
+$416k
+$399k
Full Cost$89k/yr
+$639k
+$172k
+$155k

ROI Efficiency Metrics
⚠️ Caution: Underlying earnings data reflects graduates only. This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate this ROI.

Break-Even Age
Return on Inv. %
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
25
∞
Median Cost$22k/yr
27
513%
Full Cost$89k/yr
41
48%
Analysis Assumptions:
  • Starting Salary: Estimated from the 4-year post-graduation median earnings (assuming 2% annual growth from graduation).⚠️ Warning: The high average starting age or low completion rate may inflate the Median earnings and ROI shown.
  • 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
⚠️ Caution: Underlying earnings data reflects graduates only. This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate this ROI.

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 Return181%

Gov. Pell Grant ROINew
⚠️ Caution: Underlying earnings data reflects graduates only. This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate this ROI.

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-12%
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
⚠️ Caution: Underlying earnings data reflects graduates only. This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate this ROI.

Bachelor's Degrees

Anthropology
BachCIP: 4502
Median Debt
$32,250
Earnings (4yr)
$83,493
Natl Median: $46,676
Lifetime Value Added
+$155k
Applied Mathematics
BachCIP: 2703
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$84,653
Natl Median: $91,532
Lifetime Value Added
+$190k
Architecture
BachCIP: 0402
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $66,914
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Area Studies
BachCIP: 0501
Median Debt
$21,636
Earnings (4yr)
$96,884
Natl Median: $56,625
Lifetime Value Added
+$257k
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
$20,000
Earnings (4yr)
$53,698
Natl Median: $57,214
Lifetime Value Added
-$78k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$53,810
Natl Median: $93,451
Lifetime Value Added
-$59k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$120,085
Natl Median: $98,158
Lifetime Value Added
+$416k
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
+$344k
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
+$991k
Computer Science
BachCIP: 1107
Median Debt
$19,594
Earnings (4yr)
$188,265
Natl Median: $107,009
Lifetime Value Added
+$946k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $39,775
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Economics
BachCIP: 4506
Median Debt
$25,000
Earnings (4yr)
$137,710
Natl Median: $82,686
Lifetime Value Added
+$566k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$143,332
Natl Median: $100,647
Lifetime Value Added
+$608k
Engineering Physics
BachCIP: 1412
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $89,154
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$25,000
Earnings (4yr)
$59,396
Natl Median: $48,590
Lifetime Value Added
-$31k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $81,171
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$19,500
Earnings (4yr)
$55,472
Natl Median: $51,710
Lifetime Value Added
-$63k
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (5yr)
$55,731
Natl Median: $41,367
Lifetime Value Added
-$70k
Median Debt
$21,065
Earnings (2yr)
$33,138
Natl Median: $60,190
Lifetime Value Added
-$241k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,459
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
History
BachCIP: 5401
Median Debt
$21,500
Earnings (4yr)
$98,079
Natl Median: $50,680
Lifetime Value Added
+$266k
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
-
Earnings (4yr)
$99,679
Natl Median: $53,072
Lifetime Value Added
+$278k
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
+$412k
Median Debt
$10,057
Earnings (4yr)
$111,491
Natl Median: $92,135
Lifetime Value Added
+$368k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$96,927
Natl Median: $67,612
Lifetime Value Added
+$243k
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
$24,812
Earnings (4yr)
$70,244
Natl Median: $62,451
Lifetime Value Added
+$54k
Operations Research
BachCIP: 1437
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$167,572
Natl Median: $122,531
Lifetime Value Added
+$790k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $46,083
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Philosophy
BachCIP: 3801
Median Debt
$20,937
Earnings (4yr)
$56,885
Natl Median: $54,455
Lifetime Value Added
-$52k
Physics
BachCIP: 4008
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$38,289
Natl Median: $76,786
Lifetime Value Added
-$195k
Median Debt
$21,500
Earnings (4yr)
$100,245
Natl Median: $63,293
Lifetime Value Added
+$283k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $65,093
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$111,133
Natl Median: $86,034
Lifetime Value Added
+$349k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $41,390
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$19,347
Earnings (4yr)
$86,946
Natl Median: $55,695
Lifetime Value Added
+$181k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$47,702
Natl Median: $48,471
Lifetime Value Added
-$128k
Median Debt
$20,250
Earnings (5yr)
$78,873
Natl Median: $55,000
Lifetime Value Added
+$108k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $62,169
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$25,000
Earnings (4yr)
$65,085
Natl Median: $56,812
Lifetime Value Added
+$14k
Sociology
BachCIP: 4511
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (4yr)
$101,536
Natl Median: $52,657
Lifetime Value Added
+$293k
Statistics
BachCIP: 2705
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$61,516
Natl Median: $92,425
Lifetime Value Added
+$5k
Median Debt
$18,070
Earnings (4yr)
$85,545
Natl Median: $57,887
Lifetime Value Added
+$171k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $62,532
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$26,985
Earnings (4yr)
$46,535
Natl Median: $47,629
Lifetime Value Added
-$138k

Post-Baccalaureate Certificates

Biotechnology
PB-CertCIP: 2612
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $85,295
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$27,250
Earnings (5yr)
$72,314
Natl Median: $71,215
Lifetime Value Added
+$25k
Statistics
PB-CertCIP: 2705
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $115,923
Lifetime Value Added
N/A

Master's Degrees

Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$224,749
Natl Median: $235,700
Lifetime Value Added
+$1234k
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
$111,550
Earnings (4yr)
$83,355
Natl Median: $77,466
Lifetime Value Added
+$55k
Architecture
MastCIP: 0402
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$84,800
Natl Median: $74,139
Lifetime Value Added
+$53k
Area Studies
MastCIP: 0501
Median Debt
$50,000
Earnings (4yr)
$81,697
Natl Median: $68,936
Lifetime Value Added
+$40k
Biology, General
MastCIP: 2601
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $69,830
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$57,410
Earnings (4yr)
$166,264
Natl Median: $110,121
Lifetime Value Added
+$775k
Median Debt
$79,500
Earnings (2yr)
$89,305
Natl Median: $106,375
Lifetime Value Added
+$139k
Biotechnology
MastCIP: 2612
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$60,839
Natl Median: $107,682
Lifetime Value Added
-$122k
Median Debt
$65,229
Earnings (4yr)
$251,708
Natl Median: $103,485
Lifetime Value Added
+$1486k
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
+$323k
Chemistry
MastCIP: 4005
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $82,937
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$61,500
Earnings (4yr)
$93,415
Natl Median: $79,665
Lifetime Value Added
+$143k
Civil Engineering
MastCIP: 1408
Median Debt
$32,685
Earnings (4yr)
$111,924
Natl Median: $98,323
Lifetime Value Added
+$305k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $58,499
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$73,250
Earnings (4yr)
$120,003
Natl Median: $71,953
Lifetime Value Added
+$375k
Median Debt
$53,545
Earnings (4yr)
$150,951
Natl Median: $124,201
Lifetime Value Added
+$643k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $136,736
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Computer Science
MastCIP: 1107
Median Debt
$41,000
Earnings (5yr)
$256,430
Natl Median: $145,571
Lifetime Value Added
+$1484k
Median Debt
$82,682
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $121,855
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$61,500
Earnings (4yr)
$120,469
Natl Median: $112,166
Lifetime Value Added
+$379k
Dispute Resolution
MastCIP: 3028
Median Debt
$106,851
Earnings (4yr)
$73,611
Natl Median: $74,725
Lifetime Value Added
-$31k
Median Debt
$131,963
Earnings (4yr)
$57,723
Natl Median: $49,978
Lifetime Value Added
-$173k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $62,871
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$74,333
Earnings (4yr)
$108,698
Natl Median: $82,527
Lifetime Value Added
+$277k
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
+$652k
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
$163,605
Earnings (4yr)
$56,444
Natl Median: $51,486
Lifetime Value Added
-$185k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $49,079
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$66,000
Earnings (4yr)
$144,395
Natl Median: $89,981
Lifetime Value Added
+$586k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$80,798
Natl Median: $81,651
Lifetime Value Added
+$32k
Health Professions Education, Ethics, and Humanities
MastCIP: 5132
Median Debt
$90,000
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $100,487
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$70,565
Natl Median: $64,496
Lifetime Value Added
-$57k
History
MastCIP: 5401
Median Debt
$66,561
Earnings (4yr)
$72,306
Natl Median: $55,360
Lifetime Value Added
-$42k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $119,184
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$80,500
Earnings (4yr)
$107,574
Natl Median: $95,627
Lifetime Value Added
+$267k
Journalism
MastCIP: 0904
Median Debt
$69,000
Earnings (4yr)
$78,880
Natl Median: $69,034
Lifetime Value Added
+$16k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $101,000
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$43,335
Earnings (4yr)
$184,384
Natl Median: $106,092
Lifetime Value Added
+$931k
Median Debt
$61,130
Earnings (4yr)
$116,859
Natl Median: $124,807
Lifetime Value Added
+$348k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$137,970
Natl Median: $115,974
Lifetime Value Added
+$530k
Music
MastCIP: 5009
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $48,285
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$62,424
Earnings (4yr)
$98,458
Natl Median: $74,607
Lifetime Value Added
+$187k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $73,229
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Nutrition Sciences
MastCIP: 3019
Median Debt
$64,900
Earnings (4yr)
$79,247
Natl Median: $67,126
Lifetime Value Added
+$19k
Operations Research
MastCIP: 1437
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$255,643
Natl Median: $161,561
Lifetime Value Added
+$1478k
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
Median Debt
$71,000
Earnings (4yr)
$115,874
Natl Median: $81,408
Lifetime Value Added
+$339k
Public Health
MastCIP: 5122
Median Debt
$72,167
Earnings (4yr)
$98,728
Natl Median: $82,751
Lifetime Value Added
+$189k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $75,972
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$94,551
Earnings (4yr)
$144,863
Natl Median: $124,997
Lifetime Value Added
+$590k
Median Debt
$116,593
Earnings (4yr)
$142,412
Natl Median: $120,193
Lifetime Value Added
+$569k
Median Debt
$95,341
Earnings (4yr)
$84,917
Natl Median: $71,416
Lifetime Value Added
+$68k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $57,737
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$88,235
Earnings (4yr)
$53,592
Natl Median: $55,035
Lifetime Value Added
-$212k
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
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $65,443
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$73,259
Earnings (4yr)
$87,609
Natl Median: $64,286
Lifetime Value Added
+$92k
Social Work
MastCIP: 4407
Median Debt
$82,150
Earnings (4yr)
$75,980
Natl Median: $65,123
Lifetime Value Added
-$10k
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
$92,058
Earnings (4yr)
$107,139
Natl Median: $62,033
Lifetime Value Added
+$263k
Statistics
MastCIP: 2705
Median Debt
$78,000
Earnings (4yr)
$167,848
Natl Median: $123,816
Lifetime Value Added
+$789k
Median Debt
$61,500
Earnings (4yr)
$123,641
Natl Median: $76,897
Lifetime Value Added
+$407k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$21,409
Natl Median: $56,099
Lifetime Value Added
-$531k

Graduate Certificates

Median Debt
$320,742
Earnings (4yr)
$220,151
Natl Median: $207,164
Lifetime Value Added
+$1421k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$120,640
Natl Median: $117,834
Lifetime Value Added
+$475k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $94,506
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$87,000
Earnings (4yr)
$102,199
Natl Median: $95,414
Lifetime Value Added
+$323k
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
+$2215k
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
+$300k
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
-
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
$175,663
Earnings (4yr)
$164,885
Natl Median: $138,131
Lifetime Value Added
+$494k
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
$324,057
Earnings (4yr)
$182,326
Natl Median: $170,812
Lifetime Value Added
+$622k
Law
ProfCIP: 2201
Median Debt
$198,924
Earnings (4yr)
$308,943
Natl Median: $107,773
Lifetime Value Added
+$1492k
Medicine
ProfCIP: 5112
Median Debt
$63,865
Earnings (4yr)
$106,442
Natl Median: $112,460
Lifetime Value Added
+$64k
Median Debt
$152,583
Earnings (4yr)
$92,870
Natl Median: $81,641
Lifetime Value Added
-$36k

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.