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Total Cost
$9,641
Sticker Price
Avg Net Price
$4,146
After Aid
Median Earnings
$41,714
10yr Post-Entry
Vs. Peer Institutions
Net Price$4,146
Peer Midpoint: $9,014
Earnings (10yr)$41,714
Peer Midpoint: $40,397
Graduation Rate22.7%
Peer Midpoint: 32.9%
Socio-Economic Diversity
Pell Grant Recipients34.5%
Enrollment Status
Full-Time30.4%
Economic Outcomes
Earn More than HS59.0%
Admissions Profile
Acceptance
100.0%
SAT Avg
-
SAT Reading
25th: --75th: -
SAT Math
25th: --75th: -
ACT Composite
25th: --75th: -
ROI Sensitivity Analysis
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
+$418k
+$29k
-$66k
Median Cost$4k/yr
+$410k
+$21k
-$74k
Full Cost$10k/yr
+$400k
+$11k
-$84k
ROI Efficiency Metrics
Break-Even Age
Return on Inv. %
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
Never
-∞
Median Cost$4k/yr
Never
-973%
Full Cost$10k/yr
Never
-476%
Analysis Assumptions:
- Starting Salary: Estimated from the 10-year 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 Return-728%
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-170%
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 with your specific estimates of cost and salary.
Program ROI Analysis
Certificates
Accounting and Related Services
CertCIP: 5203
Median Debt
$9,463
Earnings (5yr)
$51,718
Lifetime Value Added
+$96k
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions
CertCIP: 5109
Median Debt
$8,245
Earnings (5yr)
$77,113
Lifetime Value Added
+$346k
Business Administration, Management and Operations
CertCIP: 5202
Median Debt
$16,386
Earnings (5yr)
$51,772
Lifetime Value Added
+$96k
Business Operations Support and Assistant Services
CertCIP: 5204
Median Debt
$19,090
Earnings (5yr)
$29,730
Lifetime Value Added
-$140k
Computer Programming
CertCIP: 1102
Median Debt
$10,171
Earnings (5yr)
$64,460
Lifetime Value Added
+$225k
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications
CertCIP: 1109
Median Debt
$8,919
Earnings (5yr)
$65,708
Lifetime Value Added
+$237k
Criminal Justice and Corrections
CertCIP: 4301
Median Debt
$14,250
Earnings (5yr)
$43,305
Lifetime Value Added
+$7k
Data Processing
CertCIP: 1103
Median Debt
$9,815
Earnings (5yr)
$41,816
Lifetime Value Added
-$9k
Design and Applied Arts
CertCIP: 5004
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$54,749
Lifetime Value Added
+$127k
Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians
CertCIP: 1513
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$53,241
Lifetime Value Added
+$112k
Health and Medical Administrative Services
CertCIP: 5107
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$35,597
Lifetime Value Added
-$76k
Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR)
CertCIP: 4702
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$47,817
Lifetime Value Added
+$55k
Real Estate
CertCIP: 5215
Median Debt
$9,500
Earnings (5yr)
$46,677
Lifetime Value Added
+$43k
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies
CertCIP: 4706
Median Debt
$8,625
Earnings (5yr)
$53,737
Lifetime Value Added
+$117k
Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/Technicians
CertCIP: 0183
Median Debt
$8,634
Earnings (5yr)
$43,549
Lifetime Value Added
+$10k
Associate's Degrees
Accounting and Related Services
AssocCIP: 5203
Median Debt
$11,863
Earnings (5yr)
$50,170
Lifetime Value Added
+$32k
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions
AssocCIP: 5109
Median Debt
$10,942
Earnings (5yr)
$71,448
Lifetime Value Added
+$229k
Business Administration, Management and Operations
AssocCIP: 5202
Median Debt
$17,715
Earnings (5yr)
$51,191
Lifetime Value Added
+$42k
Business/Commerce, General
AssocCIP: 5201
Median Debt
$9,000
Earnings (5yr)
$53,059
Lifetime Value Added
+$60k
Computer Programming
AssocCIP: 1102
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$53,870
Lifetime Value Added
+$68k
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications
AssocCIP: 1109
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$62,699
Lifetime Value Added
+$151k
Criminal Justice and Corrections
AssocCIP: 4301
Median Debt
$13,113
Earnings (5yr)
$46,162
Lifetime Value Added
-$7k
Data Processing
AssocCIP: 1103
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$38,119
Lifetime Value Added
-$86k
Electrical Engineering Technologies/Technicians
AssocCIP: 1503
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$43,103
Lifetime Value Added
-$37k
Legal Support Services
AssocCIP: 2203
Median Debt
$13,248
Earnings (5yr)
$52,108
Lifetime Value Added
+$51k
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities
AssocCIP: 2401
Median Debt
$9,742
Earnings (5yr)
$46,308
Lifetime Value Added
-$5k
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions
AssocCIP: 5115
Median Debt
$17,621
Earnings (5yr)
$45,701
Lifetime Value Added
-$11k
Music
AssocCIP: 5009
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$27,716
Lifetime Value Added
-$190k
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
AssocCIP: 5138
Median Debt
$11,250
Earnings (5yr)
$75,704
Lifetime Value Added
+$266k
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies
AssocCIP: 4706
Median Debt
$8,044
Earnings (5yr)
$48,401
Lifetime Value Added
+$15k
Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/Technicians
AssocCIP: 0183
Median Debt
$10,397
Earnings (5yr)
$45,799
Lifetime Value Added
-$10k
Note: Lifetime Value Added is the Net Present Value (NPV) of estimated career earnings relative to a median high school graduate, 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 degree decision moving forward. These Lifetime Value Added results should not be compared with those Undergraduate Certificates, Associates or Bachelors starting at age 18.