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East Carolina University

Greenville, NC 19,896 Undergrads 65.6% Grad Rate
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Total Cost
$25,015
Sticker Price
Avg Net Price
$16,880
After Aid
Median Earnings
$62,279
5yr Post-Grad

Vs. Peer Institutions

Net Price$16,880
Peer Midpoint: $19,969
Earnings (5yr Post-Grad)Completers only after graduation
$62,279
Peer Midpoint: $61,632
Earnings (10yr Post-Enroll)All enrolled after enrollment
$60,387
Peer Midpoint: $58,891
Graduation Rate65.6%
Peer Midpoint: 58.9%
Average starting age (2015-17)21.9
Socio-Economic Diversity
Pell Grant Recipients35.5%
Enrollment Status
Full-Time85.2%
Economic Outcomes
Earn More than HS76.7%

Admissions Profile

Acceptance
89.2%
SAT Avg
1,180
SAT Reading
25th: 54059075th: 630
SAT Math
25th: 53057075th: 610
ACT Composite
25th: 212475th: 26

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
+$547k
+$77k
+$61k
Median Cost$17k/yr
+$486k
+$16k
-$57
Full Cost$25k/yr
+$457k
-$13k
-$29k

ROI Efficiency Metrics

Break-Even Age
Return on Inv. %
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
36
∞
Median Cost$17k/yr
Never
-0%
Full Cost$25k/yr
Never
-33%
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 Return37%

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-42%

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

Median Debt
$17,250
Earnings (4yr)
$79,351
Natl Median: $76,194
Lifetime Value Added
+$142k
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Anthropology
BachCIP: 4502
Median Debt
$20,500
Earnings (4yr)
$40,927
Natl Median: $46,676
Lifetime Value Added
-$169k
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Median Debt
$14,000
Earnings (4yr)
$56,134
Natl Median: $57,640
Lifetime Value Added
-$40k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $60,997
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$17,375
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $65,466
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Biology, General
BachCIP: 2601
Median Debt
$20,337
Earnings (4yr)
$64,205
Natl Median: $57,214
Lifetime Value Added
+$25k
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Median Debt
$18,163
Earnings (4yr)
$64,723
Natl Median: $68,257
Lifetime Value Added
+$29k
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Chemistry
BachCIP: 4005
Median Debt
$20,377
Earnings (4yr)
$71,445
Natl Median: $65,120
Lifetime Value Added
+$82k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $66,874
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$48,265
Natl Median: $75,975
Lifetime Value Added
-$90k
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Median Debt
$19,500
Earnings (4yr)
$59,432
Natl Median: $56,359
Lifetime Value Added
-$13k
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Median Debt
$21,100
Earnings (4yr)
$68,338
Natl Median: $58,928
Lifetime Value Added
+$58k
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Median Debt
$26,000
Earnings (4yr)
$90,197
Natl Median: $92,374
Lifetime Value Added
+$225k
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Computer Science
BachCIP: 1107
Median Debt
$23,259
Earnings (4yr)
$98,406
Natl Median: $107,009
Lifetime Value Added
+$288k
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Median Debt
$19,500
Earnings (4yr)
$50,722
Natl Median: $55,378
Lifetime Value Added
-$85k
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Dance
BachCIP: 5003
Median Debt
$23,250
Earnings (4yr)
$42,785
Natl Median: $39,980
Lifetime Value Added
-$153k
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Median Debt
$22,500
Earnings (4yr)
$57,255
Natl Median: $51,490
Lifetime Value Added
-$31k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$52,463
Natl Median: $55,753
Lifetime Value Added
-$71k
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Median Debt
$19,125
Earnings (2yr)
$45,277
Natl Median: $71,753
Lifetime Value Added
-$116k
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Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (4yr)
$41,394
Natl Median: $39,775
Lifetime Value Added
-$165k
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Economics
BachCIP: 4506
Median Debt
$15,250
Earnings (4yr)
$64,597
Natl Median: $82,686
Lifetime Value Added
+$28k
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Median Debt
$21,500
Earnings (4yr)
$84,847
Natl Median: $89,359
Lifetime Value Added
+$184k
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Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians, Other
BachCIP: 1599
Median Debt
$19,500
Earnings (4yr)
$87,848
Natl Median: $81,678
Lifetime Value Added
+$207k
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Median Debt
$21,250
Earnings (4yr)
$43,585
Natl Median: $48,590
Lifetime Value Added
-$146k
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Median Debt
$26,500
Earnings (4yr)
$58,246
Natl Median: $61,027
Lifetime Value Added
-$23k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $51,710
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$18,500
Earnings (4yr)
$78,324
Natl Median: $83,343
Lifetime Value Added
+$134k
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Median Debt
$24,659
Earnings (4yr)
$45,817
Natl Median: $41,367
Lifetime Value Added
-$127k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$74,557
Natl Median: $75,399
Lifetime Value Added
+$106k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $57,853
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$57,389
Natl Median: $60,190
Lifetime Value Added
-$39k
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Median Debt
$20,000
Earnings (4yr)
$67,732
Natl Median: $58,716
Lifetime Value Added
+$53k
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History
BachCIP: 5401
Median Debt
$20,179
Earnings (4yr)
$44,113
Natl Median: $50,680
Lifetime Value Added
-$142k
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Median Debt
$14,000
Earnings (4yr)
$55,541
Natl Median: $56,726
Lifetime Value Added
-$45k
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Median Debt
$23,503
Earnings (4yr)
$46,941
Natl Median: $48,568
Lifetime Value Added
-$117k
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Median Debt
$17,750
Earnings (4yr)
$81,852
Natl Median: $80,890
Lifetime Value Added
+$161k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $85,294
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$23,375
Earnings (4yr)
$49,981
Natl Median: $53,072
Lifetime Value Added
-$92k
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Median Debt
$23,500
Earnings (4yr)
$43,012
Natl Median: $49,984
Lifetime Value Added
-$151k
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Median Debt
$23,749
Earnings (4yr)
$79,238
Natl Median: $83,290
Lifetime Value Added
+$141k
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Marketing
BachCIP: 5214
Median Debt
$19,528
Earnings (4yr)
$73,626
Natl Median: $69,303
Lifetime Value Added
+$99k
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Mathematics
BachCIP: 2701
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$51,350
Natl Median: $69,562
Lifetime Value Added
-$89k
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Music
BachCIP: 5009
Median Debt
$24,073
Earnings (4yr)
$39,029
Natl Median: $42,892
Lifetime Value Added
-$185k
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Median Debt
$18,250
Earnings (4yr)
$47,336
Natl Median: $50,983
Lifetime Value Added
-$114k
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Philosophy
BachCIP: 3801
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $54,455
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Physics
BachCIP: 4008
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $76,786
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$20,500
Earnings (4yr)
$61,791
Natl Median: $62,172
Lifetime Value Added
+$6k
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Median Debt
$19,375
Earnings (4yr)
$60,419
Natl Median: $63,293
Lifetime Value Added
-$5k
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Psychology, General
BachCIP: 4201
Median Debt
$17,830
Earnings (4yr)
$50,270
Natl Median: $50,706
Lifetime Value Added
-$89k
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Public Health
BachCIP: 5122
Median Debt
$21,000
Earnings (4yr)
$59,566
Natl Median: $58,808
Lifetime Value Added
-$12k
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Median Debt
$19,625
Earnings (4yr)
$82,250
Natl Median: $88,910
Lifetime Value Added
+$164k
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Median Debt
$21,500
Earnings (4yr)
$49,029
Natl Median: $55,792
Lifetime Value Added
-$100k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$43,647
Natl Median: $48,471
Lifetime Value Added
-$146k
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Social Work
BachCIP: 4407
Median Debt
$21,500
Earnings (4yr)
$54,666
Natl Median: $51,790
Lifetime Value Added
-$53k
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Sociology
BachCIP: 4511
Median Debt
$21,336
Earnings (4yr)
$44,918
Natl Median: $52,657
Lifetime Value Added
-$135k
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Median Debt
$20,500
Earnings (4yr)
$48,410
Natl Median: $50,499
Lifetime Value Added
-$105k
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Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness
BachCIP: 3105
Median Debt
$20,500
Earnings (4yr)
$48,703
Natl Median: $54,562
Lifetime Value Added
-$103k
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Median Debt
$20,500
Earnings (4yr)
$47,970
Natl Median: $47,382
Lifetime Value Added
-$109k
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Median Debt
$22,500
Earnings (4yr)
$49,247
Natl Median: $51,389
Lifetime Value Added
-$98k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $42,259
Lifetime Value Added
N/A

Master's Degrees

Median Debt
$20,445
Earnings (4yr)
$92,702
Natl Median: $95,833
Lifetime Value Added
+$146k
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Median Debt
$49,932
Earnings (4yr)
$119,891
Natl Median: $127,347
Lifetime Value Added
+$384k
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Anthropology
MastCIP: 4502
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $61,276
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $80,271
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Biology, General
MastCIP: 2601
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$67,536
Natl Median: $69,830
Lifetime Value Added
-$75k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $106,375
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$30,000
Earnings (4yr)
$98,563
Natl Median: $103,485
Lifetime Value Added
+$198k
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Chemistry
MastCIP: 4005
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $82,937
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$66,394
Natl Median: $65,184
Lifetime Value Added
-$85k
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Median Debt
$28,512
Earnings (4yr)
$67,749
Natl Median: $71,953
Lifetime Value Added
-$73k
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Median Debt
$41,000
Earnings (4yr)
$65,739
Natl Median: $67,030
Lifetime Value Added
-$91k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $136,736
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Construction Engineering Technology/Technician
MastCIP: 1510
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $96,304
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$66,995
Natl Median: $66,714
Lifetime Value Added
-$80k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $63,399
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Economics
MastCIP: 4506
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $100,743
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$20,500
Earnings (4yr)
$73,367
Natl Median: $71,685
Lifetime Value Added
-$23k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$68,606
Natl Median: $70,644
Lifetime Value Added
-$65k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $125,651
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$50,883
Natl Median: $55,512
Lifetime Value Added
-$231k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$29,685
Natl Median: $49,079
Lifetime Value Added
-$429k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$58,562
Natl Median: $66,523
Lifetime Value Added
-$158k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $79,784
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)
-
Natl Median: $55,360
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$50,114
Natl Median: $58,524
Lifetime Value Added
-$248k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $95,627
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
International/Globalization Studies
MastCIP: 3020
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $86,219
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$39,060
Earnings (4yr)
$58,122
Natl Median: $56,301
Lifetime Value Added
-$162k
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Mathematics
MastCIP: 2701
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $72,654
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$80,525
Natl Median: $101,441
Lifetime Value Added
+$40k
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Median Debt
$37,868
Earnings (4yr)
$60,136
Natl Median: $59,571
Lifetime Value Added
-$143k
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Music
MastCIP: 5009
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$39,927
Natl Median: $48,285
Lifetime Value Added
-$322k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $56,313
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Physics
MastCIP: 4008
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $96,478
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Psychology, General
MastCIP: 4201
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $64,711
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$69,522
Natl Median: $81,408
Lifetime Value Added
-$57k
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Public Health
MastCIP: 5122
Median Debt
$30,750
Earnings (4yr)
$76,699
Natl Median: $82,751
Lifetime Value Added
+$6k
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Median Debt
$40,674
Earnings (4yr)
$119,911
Natl Median: $120,193
Lifetime Value Added
+$384k
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Median Debt
$41,000
Earnings (4yr)
$68,442
Natl Median: $71,416
Lifetime Value Added
-$67k
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Social Work
MastCIP: 4407
Median Debt
$38,212
Earnings (4yr)
$61,461
Natl Median: $65,123
Lifetime Value Added
-$130k
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Sociology
MastCIP: 4511
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $63,330
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$55,354
Natl Median: $64,397
Lifetime Value Added
-$188k
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Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness
MastCIP: 3105
Median Debt
$28,150
Earnings (4yr)
$62,144
Natl Median: $62,033
Lifetime Value Added
-$124k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$50,388
Natl Median: $59,916
Lifetime Value Added
-$236k
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Median Debt
$20,500
Earnings (4yr)
$60,729
Natl Median: $63,707
Lifetime Value Added
-$137k
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Graduate Certificates

Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $125,392
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$25,500
Earnings (4yr)
$104,657
Natl Median: $94,506
Lifetime Value Added
+$352k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $85,397
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $107,086
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $101,517
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$61,089
Natl Median: $86,288
Lifetime Value Added
-$78k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$72,792
Natl Median: $75,166
Lifetime Value Added
+$35k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$63,005
Natl Median: $118,893
Lifetime Value Added
-$21k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $63,510
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Gerontology
Gr-CertCIP: 3011
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $61,464
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $99,117
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Health Professions Education, Ethics, and Humanities
Gr-CertCIP: 5132
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $112,957
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$67,660
Natl Median: $103,495
Lifetime Value Added
+$26k
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Marketing
Gr-CertCIP: 5214
Median Debt
$20,000
Earnings (4yr)
$89,219
Natl Median: $93,837
Lifetime Value Added
+$205k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $95,753
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$33,350
Earnings (4yr)
$57,051
Natl Median: $60,655
Lifetime Value Added
-$107k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$38,289
Natl Median: $59,095
Lifetime Value Added
-$288k
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Public Health
Gr-CertCIP: 5122
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $88,684
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$43,798
Natl Median: $64,852
Lifetime Value Added
-$227k
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Median Debt
$28,954
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $64,095
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $64,611
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $69,147
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness
Gr-CertCIP: 3105
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $56,916
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $69,444
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $71,178
Lifetime Value Added
N/A

Doctoral Degrees

Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $112,683
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $101,096
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$71,690
Natl Median: $99,878
Lifetime Value Added
-$187k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
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Natl Median: $88,343
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$30,222
Earnings (4yr)
$98,079
Natl Median: $100,573
Lifetime Value Added
+$20k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
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Natl Median: $77,066
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
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Natl Median: $101,435
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
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Natl Median: $86,341
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
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Natl Median: $108,943
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
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Natl Median: $93,640
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$124,244
Natl Median: $138,131
Lifetime Value Added
+$213k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$78,611
Natl Median: $82,893
Lifetime Value Added
-$125k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
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Natl Median: $78,692
Lifetime Value Added
N/A

Professional Degrees

Dentistry
ProfCIP: 5104
Median Debt
$157,395
Earnings (4yr)
$187,926
Natl Median: $170,812
Lifetime Value Added
+$679k
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Medicine
ProfCIP: 5112
Median Debt
$158,510
Earnings (4yr)
$144,434
Natl Median: $112,460
Lifetime Value Added
+$361k
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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.