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Eastern Michigan University

Ypsilanti, MI 10,055 Undergrads 54.2% Grad Rate
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Total Cost
$29,640
Sticker Price
Avg Net Price
$15,407
After Aid
Median Earnings
$59,616
4yr Post-Grad

Vs. Peer Institutions

Net Price$15,407
Peer Midpoint: $20,081
Earnings (4yr Post-Grad)Completers only after graduation
$59,616
Peer Midpoint: $60,428
Earnings (10yr Post-Enroll)All enrolled after enrollment
$51,793
Peer Midpoint: $53,763
Graduation Rate54.2%
Peer Midpoint: 58.9%
Average Starting Age22.7
Socio-Economic Diversity
Pell Grant Recipients37.9%
Enrollment Status
Full-Time77.0%
Economic Outcomes
Earn More than HS69.2%

Admissions Profile

Acceptance
79.6%
SAT Avg
1,066
SAT Reading
25th: 48053575th: 600
SAT Math
25th: 44052075th: 570
ACT Composite
25th: 182275th: 27

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
+$533k
+$66k
+$48k
Median Cost$15k/yr
+$477k
+$10k
-$7k
Full Cost$30k/yr
+$426k
-$41k
-$58k

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
38
∞
Median Cost$15k/yr
Never
-13%
Full Cost$30k/yr
Never
-55%
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 Return-4%

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-55%
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

Bachelor's Degrees

Median Debt
$21,178
Earnings (4yr)
$70,471
Natl Median: $76,194
Lifetime Value Added
+$78k
Air Transportation
BachCIP: 4901
Median Debt
$29,591
Earnings (4yr)
$91,648
Natl Median: $85,825
Lifetime Value Added
+$239k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $70,786
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Anthropology
BachCIP: 4502
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (2yr)
$21,234
Natl Median: $46,676
Lifetime Value Added
-$328k
Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management
BachCIP: 5010
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $48,240
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$24,420
Earnings (5yr)
$57,862
Natl Median: $65,466
Lifetime Value Added
-$31k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $58,891
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Biology, General
BachCIP: 2601
Median Debt
$23,357
Earnings (4yr)
$50,722
Natl Median: $57,214
Lifetime Value Added
-$80k
Median Debt
$21,130
Earnings (4yr)
$66,233
Natl Median: $68,257
Lifetime Value Added
+$45k
Median Debt
$22,625
Earnings (4yr)
$63,398
Natl Median: $68,407
Lifetime Value Added
+$23k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $77,981
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Chemistry
BachCIP: 4005
Median Debt
$19,500
Earnings (4yr)
$67,767
Natl Median: $65,120
Lifetime Value Added
+$57k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $66,874
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$75,926
Natl Median: $75,975
Lifetime Value Added
+$119k
Median Debt
$26,600
Earnings (4yr)
$52,805
Natl Median: $56,359
Lifetime Value Added
-$63k
Median Debt
$26,831
Earnings (4yr)
$60,615
Natl Median: $58,928
Lifetime Value Added
+$806
Communications Technologies/Technicians
BachCIP: 1001
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$57,343
Natl Median: $36,451
Lifetime Value Added
-$26k
Median Debt
$21,501
Earnings (4yr)
$90,620
Natl Median: $92,374
Lifetime Value Added
+$232k
Median Debt
$31,000
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $83,742
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Computer Science
BachCIP: 1107
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$74,818
Natl Median: $107,009
Lifetime Value Added
+$111k
Median Debt
$22,500
Earnings (4yr)
$82,886
Natl Median: $85,063
Lifetime Value Added
+$172k
Median Debt
$23,500
Earnings (4yr)
$87,028
Natl Median: $95,124
Lifetime Value Added
+$204k
Criminology
BachCIP: 4504
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (4yr)
$52,535
Natl Median: $55,556
Lifetime Value Added
-$65k
Dance
BachCIP: 5003
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $39,980
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$52,336
Natl Median: $51,490
Lifetime Value Added
-$75k
Median Debt
$27,871
Earnings (4yr)
$59,211
Natl Median: $55,753
Lifetime Value Added
-$10k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$69,338
Natl Median: $71,753
Lifetime Value Added
+$90k
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (4yr)
$36,621
Natl Median: $39,775
Lifetime Value Added
-$200k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$28,598
Natl Median: $51,642
Lifetime Value Added
-$260k
Economics
BachCIP: 4506
Median Debt
$19,205
Earnings (4yr)
$86,909
Natl Median: $82,686
Lifetime Value Added
+$203k
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians
BachCIP: 1503
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$65,332
Natl Median: $84,599
Lifetime Value Added
+$58k
Engineering Physics
BachCIP: 1412
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $89,154
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$19,792
Earnings (4yr)
$75,528
Natl Median: $89,619
Lifetime Value Added
+$116k
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians, Other
BachCIP: 1599
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $81,678
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$30,558
Earnings (4yr)
$39,726
Natl Median: $48,590
Lifetime Value Added
-$174k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$51,368
Natl Median: $61,027
Lifetime Value Added
-$75k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$42,073
Natl Median: $51,710
Lifetime Value Added
-$153k
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (4yr)
$49,388
Natl Median: $43,765
Lifetime Value Added
-$91k
Median Debt
$21,500
Earnings (4yr)
$74,066
Natl Median: $83,343
Lifetime Value Added
+$105k
Median Debt
$26,250
Earnings (4yr)
$41,225
Natl Median: $41,367
Lifetime Value Added
-$161k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $70,873
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$15,001
Earnings (4yr)
$53,455
Natl Median: $57,853
Lifetime Value Added
-$57k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$33,993
Natl Median: $60,190
Lifetime Value Added
-$211k
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (4yr)
$42,490
Natl Median: $43,283
Lifetime Value Added
-$150k
Median Debt
$26,687
Earnings (4yr)
$54,514
Natl Median: $58,716
Lifetime Value Added
-$49k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $61,911
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
History
BachCIP: 5401
Median Debt
$29,499
Earnings (4yr)
$39,709
Natl Median: $50,680
Lifetime Value Added
-$174k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$46,478
Natl Median: $67,934
Lifetime Value Added
-$100k
Median Debt
$22,500
Earnings (4yr)
$51,874
Natl Median: $56,726
Lifetime Value Added
-$71k
Median Debt
$29,625
Earnings (4yr)
$42,170
Natl Median: $48,568
Lifetime Value Added
-$153k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$94,750
Natl Median: $80,890
Lifetime Value Added
+$249k
Median Debt
$24,000
Earnings (4yr)
$66,259
Natl Median: $73,201
Lifetime Value Added
+$45k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $66,596
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Journalism
BachCIP: 0904
Median Debt
$30,721
Earnings (4yr)
$45,245
Natl Median: $56,278
Lifetime Value Added
-$126k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$60,196
Natl Median: $53,266
Lifetime Value Added
-$3k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$25,194
Natl Median: $49,984
Lifetime Value Added
-$291k
Median Debt
$25,000
Earnings (4yr)
$69,974
Natl Median: $83,290
Lifetime Value Added
+$74k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $86,176
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Marketing
BachCIP: 5214
Median Debt
$22,630
Earnings (4yr)
$61,063
Natl Median: $69,303
Lifetime Value Added
+$4k
Mathematics
BachCIP: 2701
Median Debt
$30,029
Earnings (5yr)
$73,723
Natl Median: $69,562
Lifetime Value Added
+$91k
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (4yr)
$79,829
Natl Median: $82,073
Lifetime Value Added
+$149k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $92,135
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$25,000
Earnings (4yr)
$56,207
Natl Median: $55,693
Lifetime Value Added
-$35k
Music
BachCIP: 5009
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $42,892
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$24,187
Earnings (4yr)
$54,315
Natl Median: $55,012
Lifetime Value Added
-$50k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $62,451
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Philosophy
BachCIP: 3801
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$56,170
Natl Median: $54,455
Lifetime Value Added
-$44k
Physics
BachCIP: 4008
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $76,786
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$26,125
Earnings (4yr)
$51,261
Natl Median: $63,293
Lifetime Value Added
-$76k
Psychology, General
BachCIP: 4201
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (4yr)
$48,346
Natl Median: $50,706
Lifetime Value Added
-$100k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$35,060
Natl Median: $65,093
Lifetime Value Added
-$202k
Public Health
BachCIP: 5122
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (4yr)
$58,252
Natl Median: $58,808
Lifetime Value Added
-$18k
Median Debt
$26,590
Earnings (4yr)
$59,927
Natl Median: $63,560
Lifetime Value Added
-$5k
Median Debt
$18,196
Earnings (4yr)
$85,611
Natl Median: $88,910
Lifetime Value Added
+$193k
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (4yr)
$46,560
Natl Median: $55,792
Lifetime Value Added
-$115k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$40,929
Natl Median: $48,471
Lifetime Value Added
-$163k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,000
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$90,551
Natl Median: $67,452
Lifetime Value Added
+$231k
Social Work
BachCIP: 4407
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (4yr)
$52,962
Natl Median: $51,790
Lifetime Value Added
-$62k
Sociology
BachCIP: 4511
Median Debt
$31,050
Earnings (4yr)
$41,831
Natl Median: $52,657
Lifetime Value Added
-$155k
Median Debt
$31,000
Earnings (4yr)
$54,303
Natl Median: $50,499
Lifetime Value Added
-$50k
Median Debt
$29,000
Earnings (4yr)
$51,020
Natl Median: $59,631
Lifetime Value Added
-$78k
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness
BachCIP: 3105
Median Debt
$23,618
Earnings (4yr)
$52,624
Natl Median: $54,562
Lifetime Value Added
-$64k
Statistics
BachCIP: 2705
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $92,425
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$27,725
Earnings (4yr)
$50,007
Natl Median: $47,382
Lifetime Value Added
-$86k
Median Debt
$29,275
Earnings (4yr)
$48,994
Natl Median: $51,389
Lifetime Value Added
-$95k

Post-Baccalaureate Certificates

Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $68,085
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$38,317
Earnings (4yr)
$47,705
Natl Median: $58,414
Lifetime Value Added
-$201k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $62,752
Lifetime Value Added
N/A

Master's Degrees

Median Debt
$23,397
Earnings (4yr)
$85,647
Natl Median: $95,833
Lifetime Value Added
+$86k
Median Debt
$99,010
Earnings (4yr)
$123,869
Natl Median: $127,347
Lifetime Value Added
+$420k
Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management
MastCIP: 5010
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $59,685
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)
-
Natl Median: $69,830
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$34,223
Earnings (4yr)
$96,337
Natl Median: $103,485
Lifetime Value Added
+$180k
Chemistry
MastCIP: 4005
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $82,937
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $79,665
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$41,000
Earnings (4yr)
$66,565
Natl Median: $65,184
Lifetime Value Added
-$81k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$42,682
Natl Median: $71,953
Lifetime Value Added
-$289k
Computer Science
MastCIP: 1107
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $145,571
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Construction Engineering Technology/Technician
MastCIP: 1510
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $96,304
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Criminology
MastCIP: 4504
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $67,647
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $70,073
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$29,481
Natl Median: $62,269
Lifetime Value Added
-$438k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $72,860
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Economics
MastCIP: 4506
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $100,743
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$35,353
Earnings (4yr)
$67,378
Natl Median: $71,685
Lifetime Value Added
-$74k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$46,478
Natl Median: $70,644
Lifetime Value Added
-$251k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$132,073
Natl Median: $125,651
Lifetime Value Added
+$491k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,512
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $97,366
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $62,705
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$66,915
Natl Median: $110,694
Lifetime Value Added
-$54k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $49,079
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$48,432
Natl Median: $66,523
Lifetime Value Added
-$231k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $79,784
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $49,357
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Gerontology
MastCIP: 3011
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $67,618
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$82,491
Natl Median: $89,981
Lifetime Value Added
+$44k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$45,624
Natl Median: $64,496
Lifetime Value Added
-$278k
History
MastCIP: 5401
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,360
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $74,856
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$39,009
Natl Median: $58,524
Lifetime Value Added
-$327k
Median Debt
$45,969
Earnings (4yr)
$82,123
Natl Median: $83,558
Lifetime Value Added
+$55k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $112,705
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $97,121
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $58,093
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Literature
MastCIP: 2314
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,337
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $106,092
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Marketing
MastCIP: 5214
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $79,106
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Mathematics
MastCIP: 2701
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $72,654
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$40,472
Earnings (4yr)
$94,951
Natl Median: $75,122
Lifetime Value Added
+$168k
Music
MastCIP: 5009
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $48,285
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $129,214
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)
$58,521
Natl Median: $67,681
Lifetime Value Added
-$165k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$74,147
Natl Median: $81,408
Lifetime Value Added
-$15k
Public Health
MastCIP: 5122
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $82,751
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$126,145
Natl Median: $103,349
Lifetime Value Added
+$440k
Median Debt
$39,156
Earnings (4yr)
$117,970
Natl Median: $120,193
Lifetime Value Added
+$369k
Median Debt
$51,642
Earnings (4yr)
$77,243
Natl Median: $71,416
Lifetime Value Added
+$13k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,035
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $60,728
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $66,129
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $65,443
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Social Work
MastCIP: 4407
Median Debt
$45,844
Earnings (4yr)
$66,873
Natl Median: $65,123
Lifetime Value Added
-$79k
Sociology
MastCIP: 4511
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $63,330
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$51,263
Earnings (4yr)
$66,839
Natl Median: $64,397
Lifetime Value Added
-$79k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $120,246
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness
MastCIP: 3105
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$55,696
Natl Median: $62,033
Lifetime Value Added
-$181k
Statistics
MastCIP: 2705
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $123,816
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$57,908
Natl Median: $60,111
Lifetime Value Added
-$160k
Taxation
MastCIP: 5216
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $114,810
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$57,394
Natl Median: $59,916
Lifetime Value Added
-$165k
Median Debt
$42,735
Earnings (4yr)
$60,347
Natl Median: $63,707
Lifetime Value Added
-$138k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $65,767
Lifetime Value Added
N/A

Graduate Certificates

Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$51,273
Natl Median: $94,506
Lifetime Value Added
-$143k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $86,288
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $79,275
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $63,168
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $118,893
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
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $74,850
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Marketing
Gr-CertCIP: 5214
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $93,837
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $109,930
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Public Administration
Gr-CertCIP: 4404
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $78,022
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $64,774
Lifetime Value Added
N/A

Doctoral Degrees

Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $99,878
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: $100,573
Lifetime Value Added
N/A

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.