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Cornell University
Ithaca, NY 15,995 Undergrads 96.1% Grad Rate
Total Cost
$92,093
Sticker Price
Avg Net Price
$33,934
After Aid
Median Earnings
$109,965
5yr Post-Grad
Vs. Peer Institutions
Net Price$33,934
Peer Midpoint: $19,969
Earnings (5yr Post-Grad)Completers only after graduation
$109,965Peer Midpoint: $61,632
Earnings (10yr Post-Enroll)All enrolled after enrollment
$113,531Peer Midpoint: $58,891
Graduation Rate96.1%
Peer Midpoint: 58.9%
Average starting age (2015-17)19.8
Socio-Economic Diversity
Pell Grant Recipients20.3%
Enrollment Status
Full-Time99.0%
Economic Outcomes
Earn More than HS89.5%
Admissions Profile
Acceptance
8.8%
SAT Avg
1,535
SAT Reading
25th: 73075075th: 770
SAT Math
25th: 77079075th: 800
ACT Composite
25th: 333475th: 35
ROI Sensitivity AnalysisAssuming 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
+$906k
+$436k
+$420k
Median Cost$34k/yr
+$784k
+$314k
+$298k
Full Cost$92k/yr
+$575k
+$105k
+$89k
ROI Efficiency Metrics
Break-Even Age
Return on Inv. %
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
25
∞
Median Cost$34k/yr
30
244%
Full Cost$92k/yr
46
27%
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 Return139%
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-25%
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
Agricultural Business and Management
BachCIP: 0101
Median Debt
$13,000
Earnings (4yr)
$145,218
Natl Median: $66,647
Lifetime Value Added
+$580k
Agricultural Engineering
BachCIP: 1403
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$99,600
Natl Median: $84,624
Lifetime Value Added
+$235k
Agriculture, General
BachCIP: 0100
Median Debt
$10,500
Earnings (4yr)
$67,954
Natl Median: $53,676
Lifetime Value Added
-$7k
Animal Sciences
BachCIP: 0109
Median Debt
$11,146
Earnings (4yr)
$52,967
Natl Median: $49,634
Lifetime Value Added
-$128k
Anthropology
BachCIP: 4502
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$34,526
Natl Median: $46,676
Lifetime Value Added
-$274k
Apparel and Textiles
BachCIP: 1909
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$94,967
Natl Median: $57,640
Lifetime Value Added
+$200k
Archeology
BachCIP: 4503
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $41,748
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Architectural Sciences and Technology
BachCIP: 0409
Median Debt
$16,508
Earnings (4yr)
$71,914
Natl Median: $70,074
Lifetime Value Added
+$24k
Architecture
BachCIP: 0402
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$78,177
Natl Median: $66,914
Lifetime Value Added
+$60k
Area Studies
BachCIP: 0501
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$96,976
Natl Median: $56,625
Lifetime Value Added
+$215k
Astronomy and Astrophysics
BachCIP: 4002
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $68,333
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology
BachCIP: 4004
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $60,997
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other
BachCIP: 2699
Median Debt
$8,567
Earnings (4yr)
$85,883
Natl Median: $65,681
Lifetime Value Added
+$131k
Biological/Biosystems Engineering
BachCIP: 1445
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $83,998
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Biology, General
BachCIP: 2601
Median Debt
$12,500
Earnings (4yr)
$69,083
Natl Median: $57,214
Lifetime Value Added
+$2k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$124,242
Natl Median: $86,713
Lifetime Value Added
+$422k
Biomedical/Medical Engineering
BachCIP: 1405
Median Debt
$16,962
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $93,451
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Chemical Engineering
BachCIP: 1407
Median Debt
$13,500
Earnings (4yr)
$116,165
Natl Median: $98,158
Lifetime Value Added
+$361k
Chemistry
BachCIP: 4005
Median Debt
$11,351
Earnings (4yr)
$79,311
Natl Median: $65,120
Lifetime Value Added
+$81k
City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning
BachCIP: 0403
Median Debt
$9,750
Earnings (5yr)
$83,942
Natl Median: $66,874
Lifetime Value Added
+$103k
Civil Engineering
BachCIP: 1408
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$91,242
Natl Median: $86,517
Lifetime Value Added
+$172k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $49,429
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Communication and Media Studies
BachCIP: 0901
Median Debt
$10,000
Earnings (4yr)
$88,463
Natl Median: $56,359
Lifetime Value Added
+$150k
Computer and Information Sciences, General
BachCIP: 1101
Median Debt
$12,449
Earnings (4yr)
$144,389
Natl Median: $92,374
Lifetime Value Added
+$574k
Computer Science
BachCIP: 1107
Median Debt
$12,500
Earnings (4yr)
$223,309
Natl Median: $107,009
Lifetime Value Added
+$1159k
Economics
BachCIP: 4506
Median Debt
$12,500
Earnings (4yr)
$137,935
Natl Median: $82,686
Lifetime Value Added
+$525k
Median Debt
$12,750
Earnings (4yr)
$147,241
Natl Median: $100,647
Lifetime Value Added
+$595k
Engineering Physics
BachCIP: 1412
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $89,154
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Engineering, General
BachCIP: 1401
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$128,207
Natl Median: $89,359
Lifetime Value Added
+$452k
English Language and Literature, General
BachCIP: 2301
Median Debt
$14,394
Earnings (4yr)
$65,089
Natl Median: $48,590
Lifetime Value Added
-$29k
Environmental Design
BachCIP: 0404
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$85,618
Natl Median: $57,461
Lifetime Value Added
+$116k
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering
BachCIP: 1414
Median Debt
$8,000
Earnings (4yr)
$103,016
Natl Median: $81,171
Lifetime Value Added
+$261k
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies
BachCIP: 0502
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $51,710
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Fine and Studio Arts
BachCIP: 5007
Median Debt
$12,000
Earnings (4yr)
$41,784
Natl Median: $41,367
Lifetime Value Added
-$223k
Food Science and Technology
BachCIP: 0110
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$84,147
Natl Median: $70,873
Lifetime Value Added
+$118k
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences
BachCIP: 4006
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$25,194
Natl Median: $60,190
Lifetime Value Added
-$359k
History
BachCIP: 5401
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$82,031
Natl Median: $50,680
Lifetime Value Added
+$101k
Hospitality Administration/Management
BachCIP: 5209
Median Debt
$10,883
Earnings (4yr)
$112,289
Natl Median: $56,726
Lifetime Value Added
+$332k
Median Debt
$10,291
Earnings (4yr)
$73,066
Natl Median: $48,568
Lifetime Value Added
+$33k
Human Resources Management and Services
BachCIP: 5210
Median Debt
$12,000
Earnings (4yr)
$112,713
Natl Median: $68,069
Lifetime Value Added
+$335k
International Agriculture
BachCIP: 0107
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$69,197
Natl Median: $56,491
Lifetime Value Added
-$7k
Landscape Architecture
BachCIP: 0406
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $66,387
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $53,072
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$41,193
Natl Median: $49,984
Lifetime Value Added
-$214k
Materials Engineering
BachCIP: 1418
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$68,778
Natl Median: $91,449
Lifetime Value Added
+$21k
Mathematics
BachCIP: 2701
Median Debt
$11,235
Earnings (4yr)
$134,455
Natl Median: $69,562
Lifetime Value Added
+$499k
Mechanical Engineering
BachCIP: 1419
Median Debt
$14,163
Earnings (4yr)
$112,212
Natl Median: $92,135
Lifetime Value Added
+$331k
Music
BachCIP: 5009
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $42,892
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Natural Resources Conservation and Research
BachCIP: 0301
Median Debt
$12,500
Earnings (4yr)
$68,088
Natl Median: $55,012
Lifetime Value Added
-$6k
Nutrition Sciences
BachCIP: 3019
Median Debt
$13,500
Earnings (4yr)
$60,728
Natl Median: $60,053
Lifetime Value Added
-$64k
Operations Research
BachCIP: 1437
Median Debt
$13,500
Earnings (4yr)
$151,709
Natl Median: $122,531
Lifetime Value Added
+$628k
Philosophy
BachCIP: 3801
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$37,208
Natl Median: $54,455
Lifetime Value Added
-$250k
Physics
BachCIP: 4008
Median Debt
$10,000
Earnings (4yr)
$118,649
Natl Median: $76,786
Lifetime Value Added
+$380k
Plant Sciences
BachCIP: 0111
Median Debt
$8,604
Earnings (4yr)
$58,960
Natl Median: $56,567
Lifetime Value Added
-$78k
Political Science and Government
BachCIP: 4510
Median Debt
$11,720
Earnings (4yr)
$95,391
Natl Median: $63,293
Lifetime Value Added
+$203k
Psychology, General
BachCIP: 4201
Median Debt
$12,500
Earnings (4yr)
$78,049
Natl Median: $50,706
Lifetime Value Added
+$71k
Public Health
BachCIP: 5122
Median Debt
$13,520
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $58,808
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Public Policy Analysis
BachCIP: 4405
Median Debt
$12,696
Earnings (4yr)
$126,767
Natl Median: $73,721
Lifetime Value Added
+$441k
Religion/Religious Studies
BachCIP: 3802
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $41,390
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
BachCIP: 1609
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$89,275
Natl Median: $55,000
Lifetime Value Added
+$157k
Science, Technology and Society
BachCIP: 3015
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $67,452
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Sociology
BachCIP: 4511
Median Debt
$10,250
Earnings (4yr)
$73,200
Natl Median: $52,657
Lifetime Value Added
+$34k
Statistics
BachCIP: 2705
Median Debt
$15,572
Earnings (4yr)
$111,090
Natl Median: $92,425
Lifetime Value Added
+$323k
Visual and Performing Arts, Other
BachCIP: 5099
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$27,439
Natl Median: $47,629
Lifetime Value Added
-$338k
Zoology/Animal Biology
BachCIP: 2607
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $44,055
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Post-Baccalaureate Certificates
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other
PB-CertCIP: 5199
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$23,803
Natl Median: $75,006
Lifetime Value Added
-$468k
Master's Degrees
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$132,449
Natl Median: $122,434
Lifetime Value Added
+$461k
Agricultural Business and Management
MastCIP: 0101
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $90,332
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Agricultural Engineering
MastCIP: 1403
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $91,410
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions
MastCIP: 5109
Earnings shared by 2 campuses, which report as one program.
Median Debt
$175,386
Earnings (4yr)
$163,586
Natl Median: $127,347
Lifetime Value Added
+$729k
Animal Sciences
MastCIP: 0109
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $75,394
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Applied Mathematics
MastCIP: 2703
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $116,060
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Archeology
MastCIP: 4503
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,995
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Architectural Sciences and Technology
MastCIP: 0409
Median Debt
$120,769
Earnings (4yr)
$76,785
Natl Median: $77,466
Lifetime Value Added
-$25k
Architecture
MastCIP: 0402
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$83,284
Natl Median: $74,139
Lifetime Value Added
+$32k
Area Studies
MastCIP: 0501
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $68,936
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Astronomy and Astrophysics
MastCIP: 4002
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $76,398
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology
MastCIP: 2602
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $80,271
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Biology, General
MastCIP: 2601
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $69,830
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $110,121
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Biomedical/Medical Engineering
MastCIP: 1405
Median Debt
$44,556
Earnings (4yr)
$120,467
Natl Median: $106,375
Lifetime Value Added
+$357k
Botany/Plant Biology
MastCIP: 2603
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $67,090
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Business Administration, Management and Operations
MastCIP: 5202
Median Debt
$143,214
Earnings (4yr)
$226,632
Natl Median: $103,485
Lifetime Value Added
+$1264k
Chemical Engineering
MastCIP: 1407
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$75,518
Natl Median: $115,468
Lifetime Value Added
-$9k
Chemistry
MastCIP: 4005
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $82,937
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning
MastCIP: 0403
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$86,756
Natl Median: $79,665
Lifetime Value Added
+$63k
Civil Engineering
MastCIP: 1408
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$90,197
Natl Median: $98,323
Lifetime Value Added
+$93k
Communication and Media Studies
MastCIP: 0901
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $71,953
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Community Organization and Advocacy
MastCIP: 4402
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $67,597
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Computer and Information Sciences, General
MastCIP: 1101
Median Debt
$41,000
Earnings (4yr)
$196,882
Natl Median: $124,201
Lifetime Value Added
+$1015k
Computer Science
MastCIP: 1107
Median Debt
$36,706
Earnings (4yr)
$235,762
Natl Median: $145,571
Lifetime Value Added
+$1338k
Design and Applied Arts
MastCIP: 5004
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $70,073
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft
MastCIP: 5005
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
$62,500
Earnings (4yr)
$156,103
Natl Median: $133,654
Lifetime Value Added
+$665k
Engineering Mechanics
MastCIP: 1411
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $109,295
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Engineering Physics
MastCIP: 1412
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $114,121
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Engineering-Related Fields
MastCIP: 1515
Median Debt
$45,159
Earnings (2yr)
$84,653
Natl Median: $125,651
Lifetime Value Added
+$74k
English Language and Literature, General
MastCIP: 2301
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,512
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies
MastCIP: 0502
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $62,705
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Fine and Studio Arts
MastCIP: 5007
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $49,079
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Food Science and Technology
MastCIP: 0110
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $88,332
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Genetics
MastCIP: 2608
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $92,660
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences
MastCIP: 4006
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $79,463
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Health and Medical Administrative Services
MastCIP: 5107
Median Debt
$66,000
Earnings (4yr)
$141,532
Natl Median: $89,981
Lifetime Value Added
+$539k
Median Debt
$115,374
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $81,651
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Historic Preservation and Conservation
MastCIP: 3012
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $64,496
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
History
MastCIP: 5401
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,360
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Hospitality Administration/Management
MastCIP: 5209
Median Debt
$71,071
Earnings (4yr)
$105,553
Natl Median: $74,856
Lifetime Value Added
+$227k
Housing and Human Environments
MastCIP: 1906
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $103,330
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Human Resources Management and Services
MastCIP: 5210
Median Debt
$36,783
Earnings (4yr)
$155,909
Natl Median: $83,558
Lifetime Value Added
+$663k
International Agriculture
MastCIP: 0107
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $60,869
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Landscape Architecture
MastCIP: 0406
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$74,689
Natl Median: $70,306
Lifetime Value Added
-$43k
Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies
MastCIP: 2202
Median Debt
$46,509
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $101,000
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $58,093
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Materials Engineering
MastCIP: 1418
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $112,282
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Mechanical Engineering
MastCIP: 1419
Median Debt
$20,500
Earnings (4yr)
$128,130
Natl Median: $115,974
Lifetime Value Added
+$424k
Microbiological Sciences and Immunology
MastCIP: 2605
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $84,750
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Music
MastCIP: 5009
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $48,285
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Natural Resources Conservation and Research
MastCIP: 0301
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $74,607
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Nutrition Sciences
MastCIP: 3019
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $67,126
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Operations Research
MastCIP: 1437
Median Debt
$41,000
Earnings (4yr)
$203,340
Natl Median: $161,561
Lifetime Value Added
+$1070k
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
Political Science and Government
MastCIP: 4510
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $78,850
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Public Administration
MastCIP: 4404
Median Debt
$69,125
Earnings (4yr)
$100,325
Natl Median: $81,408
Lifetime Value Added
+$182k
Public Health
MastCIP: 5122
Median Debt
$74,275
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $82,751
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Real Estate
MastCIP: 5215
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$108,649
Natl Median: $135,104
Lifetime Value Added
+$293k
Research and Experimental Psychology
MastCIP: 4227
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $63,216
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies
MastCIP: 2313
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,035
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
MastCIP: 1609
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $60,728
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Sociology
MastCIP: 4511
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $63,330
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Statistics
MastCIP: 2705
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $123,816
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Systems Engineering
MastCIP: 1427
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$142,846
Natl Median: $144,565
Lifetime Value Added
+$551k
Zoology/Animal Biology
MastCIP: 2607
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $60,772
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Doctoral Degrees
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $138,660
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Agricultural Business and Management
DocCIP: 0101
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $122,650
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Agricultural Engineering
DocCIP: 1403
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $92,784
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Animal Sciences
DocCIP: 0109
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $95,778
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Anthropology
DocCIP: 4502
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $77,473
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Applied Mathematics
DocCIP: 2703
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $123,729
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Area Studies
DocCIP: 0501
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $69,249
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology
DocCIP: 4004
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $102,099
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology
DocCIP: 2602
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
Biomedical/Medical Engineering
DocCIP: 1405
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $131,848
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Botany/Plant Biology
DocCIP: 2603
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $82,507
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $113,566
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Chemical Engineering
DocCIP: 1407
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
City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning
DocCIP: 0403
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
Communication and Media Studies
DocCIP: 0901
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
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft
DocCIP: 5005
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
Education, General
DocCIP: 1301
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $87,373
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $157,305
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
English Language and Literature, General
DocCIP: 2301
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $65,831
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $81,271
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Fine and Studio Arts
DocCIP: 5007
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $68,718
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Food Science and Technology
DocCIP: 0110
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $107,003
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Genetics
DocCIP: 2608
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $102,123
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences
DocCIP: 4006
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $92,039
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
History
DocCIP: 5401
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $70,550
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $92,538
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Law
DocCIP: 2201
Median Debt
$163,440
Earnings (4yr)
$259,851
Natl Median: $105,518
Lifetime Value Added
+$1121k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $77,285
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Materials Engineering
DocCIP: 1418
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $130,845
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Mathematics
DocCIP: 2701
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $89,656
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Mechanical Engineering
DocCIP: 1419
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $131,070
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Microbiological Sciences and Immunology
DocCIP: 2605
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $101,435
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Music
DocCIP: 5009
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $59,592
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Natural Resources Conservation and Research
DocCIP: 0301
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $87,076
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Neurobiology and Neurosciences
DocCIP: 2615
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
Pharmacology and Toxicology
DocCIP: 2610
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
Physics
DocCIP: 4008
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $130,153
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Plant Sciences
DocCIP: 0111
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $90,502
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Political Science and Government
DocCIP: 4510
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $90,908
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Psychology, General
DocCIP: 4201
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $98,707
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Research and Experimental Psychology
DocCIP: 4227
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $103,410
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
DocCIP: 1609
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $69,860
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
Veterinary Biomedical and Clinical Sciences
DocCIP: 0181
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $135,581
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Veterinary Medicine
DocCIP: 0180
Median Debt
$157,950
Earnings (4yr)
$143,425
Natl Median: $139,914
Lifetime Value Added
+$292k
Zoology/Animal Biology
DocCIP: 2607
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $77,436
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Professional Degrees
Median Debt
$84,080
Earnings (4yr)
$103,352
Natl Median: $112,460
Lifetime Value Added
-$3k
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.