Ferris State University

Big Rapids, MI 8,106 Undergrads 59.9% Grad Rate

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Total Cost

$27,048

Sticker Price

Avg Net Price

$8,624

After Aid

Median Earnings

$64,721

4yr Post-Grad

Vs. Peer Institutions

Net Price$8,624

Peer Midpoint: $20,080.5

Earnings (4yr Post-Grad)$64,721

Peer Midpoint: $60,428

Graduation Rate59.9%

Peer Midpoint: 58.9%

Socio-Economic Diversity

Pell Grant Recipients36.9%

Enrollment Status

Full-Time80.9%

Economic Outcomes

Earn More than HS75.2%

Admissions Profile

Acceptance

91.4%

SAT Avg

1,012

SAT Reading

25th: 46052575th: 570

SAT Math

25th: 43051575th: 550

ACT Composite

25th: 202375th: 24

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

+$573k

+$106k

+$89k

Median Cost$9k/yr

+$542k

+$75k

+$58k

Full Cost$27k/yr

+$476k

+$9k

-$9k

ROI Efficiency Metrics

Break-Even Age

Return on Inv. %

Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0

∞

Median Cost$9k/yr

186%

Full Cost$27k/yr

Never

-9%

Analysis Assumptions:

Starting Salary: Estimated from the 4-year post-graduation 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 Return81%

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-30%

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

Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions

CertCIP: 5109

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $57,584

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Business Administration, Management and Operations

CertCIP: 5202

Median Debt

$18,325

Earnings (4yr)

$70,160

Natl Median: $47,440

Lifetime Value Added

+$289k

Business Operations Support and Assistant Services

CertCIP: 5204

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $32,681

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Computer and Information Sciences, General

CertCIP: 1101

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $50,984

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Culinary Arts and Related Services

CertCIP: 1205

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $30,572

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services

CertCIP: 5131

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $46,391

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Electrical/Electronics Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians

CertCIP: 4701

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $43,027

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations

CertCIP: 5207

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $50,211

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations

CertCIP: 5218

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $52,001

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Geography and Cartography

CertCIP: 4507

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $58,705

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Health and Medical Administrative Services

CertCIP: 5107

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

$88,737

Natl Median: $35,447

Lifetime Value Added

+$470k

Hospitality Administration/Management

CertCIP: 5209

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $40,962

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services

CertCIP: 1907

Median Debt

$28,796

Earnings (4yr)

$59,890

Natl Median: $31,135

Lifetime Value Added

+$187k

Human Resources Management and Services

CertCIP: 5210

Median Debt

$17,626

Earnings (4yr)

$63,493

Natl Median: $61,907

Lifetime Value Added

+$224k

Insurance

CertCIP: 5217

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $80,539

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

International Business

CertCIP: 5211

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $72,496

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Journalism

CertCIP: 0904

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $55,137

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods

CertCIP: 5213

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $84,309

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Marketing

CertCIP: 5214

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $49,757

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians

CertCIP: 1508

Median Debt

$21,204

Earnings (4yr)

$82,512

Natl Median: $54,024

Lifetime Value Added

+$409k

Precision Metal Working

CertCIP: 4805

Median Debt

$18,439

Earnings (4yr)

$79,641

Natl Median: $48,702

Lifetime Value Added

+$382k

Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication

CertCIP: 0909

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $52,763

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Quality Control and Safety Technologies/Technicians

CertCIP: 1507

Median Debt

$19,594

Earnings (4yr)

$85,477

Natl Median: $62,511

Lifetime Value Added

+$438k

Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies

CertCIP: 2313

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $55,975

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Security Science and Technology

CertCIP: 4304

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $54,296

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians

CertCIP: 4706

Median Debt

$24,479

Earnings (4yr)

$83,989

Natl Median: $51,586

Lifetime Value Added

+$424k

Associate's Degrees

Accounting and Related Services

AssocCIP: 5203

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $47,660

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions

AssocCIP: 5109

Median Debt

$22,000

Earnings (4yr)

$60,809

Natl Median: $65,389

Lifetime Value Added

+$136k

Architectural Engineering Technologies/Technicians

AssocCIP: 1501

Median Debt

$14,000

Earnings (4yr)

$62,985

Natl Median: $55,767

Lifetime Value Added

+$156k

Biological and Physical Sciences

AssocCIP: 3001

Median Debt

$18,853

Earnings (4yr)

$58,134

Natl Median: $50,181

Lifetime Value Added

+$111k

Business Administration, Management and Operations

AssocCIP: 5202

Median Debt

$16,500

Earnings (4yr)

$57,164

Natl Median: $48,733

Lifetime Value Added

+$102k

Business/Commerce, General

AssocCIP: 5201

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $49,927

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Civil Engineering Technologies/Technicians

AssocCIP: 1502

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

$86,284

Natl Median: $64,519

Lifetime Value Added

+$366k

Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions

AssocCIP: 5110

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $57,472

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Computer and Information Sciences, General

AssocCIP: 1101

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $54,246

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management

AssocCIP: 1110

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $54,726

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Construction Engineering Technology/Technician

AssocCIP: 1510

Median Debt

$13,000

Earnings (4yr)

$83,536

Natl Median: $71,367

Lifetime Value Added

+$342k

Criminal Justice and Corrections

AssocCIP: 4301

Median Debt

$18,357

Earnings (4yr)

$54,494

Natl Median: $46,706

Lifetime Value Added

+$76k

Culinary Arts and Related Services

AssocCIP: 1205

Median Debt

$20,500

Earnings (4yr)

$40,056

Natl Median: $39,605

Lifetime Value Added

-$67k

Dental Support Services and Allied Professions

AssocCIP: 5106

Median Debt

$25,000

Earnings (4yr)

$59,590

Natl Median: $61,982

Lifetime Value Added

+$125k

Design and Applied Arts

AssocCIP: 5004

Median Debt

Earnings (5yr)

$45,167

Natl Median: $38,127

Lifetime Value Added

-$25k

Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services

AssocCIP: 5131

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $44,303

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians

AssocCIP: 1513

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

$67,913

Natl Median: $55,895

Lifetime Value Added

+$201k

Electrical/Electronics Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians

AssocCIP: 4701

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $63,241

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians

AssocCIP: 1511

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

$85,148

Natl Median: $66,570

Lifetime Value Added

+$356k

Environmental Control Technologies/Technicians

AssocCIP: 1505

Median Debt

$10,625

Earnings (4yr)

$66,719

Natl Median: $55,148

Lifetime Value Added

+$191k

Graphic Communications

AssocCIP: 1003

Median Debt

$11,678

Earnings (4yr)

$45,033

Natl Median: $36,221

Lifetime Value Added

-$17k

Health and Medical Administrative Services

AssocCIP: 5107

Median Debt

$24,950

Earnings (4yr)

$43,828

Natl Median: $37,073

Lifetime Value Added

-$29k

Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other

AssocCIP: 5199

Median Debt

$17,500

Earnings (4yr)

$58,334

Natl Median: $48,027

Lifetime Value Added

+$113k

Health/Medical Preparatory Programs

AssocCIP: 5111

Median Debt

$17,995

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $51,711

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/Technicians

AssocCIP: 4703

Median Debt

$13,000

Earnings (4yr)

$75,106

Natl Median: $69,017

Lifetime Value Added

+$266k

Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services

AssocCIP: 1907

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

$36,662

Natl Median: $34,184

Lifetime Value Added

-$101k

Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians

AssocCIP: 1506

Median Debt

$16,750

Earnings (4yr)

$81,624

Natl Median: $73,593

Lifetime Value Added

+$325k

Legal Support Services

AssocCIP: 2203

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $44,669

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities

AssocCIP: 2401

Median Debt

$19,719

Earnings (4yr)

$45,889

Natl Median: $44,125

Lifetime Value Added

-$8k

Marketing

AssocCIP: 5214

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

$45,024

Natl Median: $44,264

Lifetime Value Added

-$17k

Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians

AssocCIP: 1508

Median Debt

$15,580

Earnings (4yr)

$76,004

Natl Median: $64,773

Lifetime Value Added

+$274k

Physical Science Technologies/Technicians

AssocCIP: 4103

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $80,768

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Precision Metal Working

AssocCIP: 4805

Median Debt

$16,303

Earnings (4yr)

$86,941

Natl Median: $56,451

Lifetime Value Added

+$372k

Psychology, General

AssocCIP: 4201

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $39,288

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies

AssocCIP: 2313

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $38,641

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Social Work

AssocCIP: 4407

Median Debt

$20,500

Earnings (4yr)

$49,819

Natl Median: $39,409

Lifetime Value Added

+$30k

Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods

AssocCIP: 1312

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $37,656

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians

AssocCIP: 4706

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $58,424

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Bachelor's Degrees

Accounting and Related Services

BachCIP: 5203

Median Debt

$20,000

Earnings (4yr)

$53,742

Natl Median: $76,194

Lifetime Value Added

-$31k

Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions

BachCIP: 5109

Median Debt

$27,444

Earnings (4yr)

$76,031

Natl Median: $70,786

Lifetime Value Added

+$145k

Applied Mathematics

BachCIP: 2703

Median Debt

Earnings (5yr)

$67,720

Natl Median: $91,532

Lifetime Value Added

+$71k

Architectural Engineering Technologies/Technicians

BachCIP: 1501

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

$54,031

Natl Median: $82,320

Lifetime Value Added

-$28k

Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management

BachCIP: 5010

Median Debt

$22,833

Earnings (4yr)

$48,367

Natl Median: $48,240

Lifetime Value Added

-$76k

Audiovisual Communications Technologies/Technicians

BachCIP: 1002

Median Debt

$21,997

Earnings (4yr)

$43,507

Natl Median: $44,889

Lifetime Value Added

-$117k

Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology

BachCIP: 2602

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $65,466

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Biology, General

BachCIP: 2601

Median Debt

$23,250

Earnings (4yr)

$56,878

Natl Median: $57,214

Lifetime Value Added

-$5k

Biotechnology

BachCIP: 2612

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $67,097

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Business Administration, Management and Operations

BachCIP: 5202

Median Debt

$19,799

Earnings (4yr)

$64,131

Natl Median: $68,257

Lifetime Value Added

+$53k

Chemistry

BachCIP: 4005

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $65,120

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions

BachCIP: 5110

Median Debt

$26,581

Earnings (4yr)

$64,703

Natl Median: $75,975

Lifetime Value Added

+$58k

Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other

BachCIP: 1199

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $77,632

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Computer and Information Sciences, General

BachCIP: 1101

Median Debt

$27,209

Earnings (4yr)

$85,131

Natl Median: $92,374

Lifetime Value Added

+$214k

Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications

BachCIP: 1109

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $73,587

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management

BachCIP: 1110

Median Debt

$22,535

Earnings (4yr)

$91,678

Natl Median: $85,063

Lifetime Value Added

+$264k

Construction Management

BachCIP: 5220

Median Debt

$20,468

Earnings (4yr)

$90,504

Natl Median: $95,124

Lifetime Value Added

+$255k

Criminal Justice and Corrections

BachCIP: 4301

Median Debt

$18,750

Earnings (4yr)

$60,325

Natl Median: $55,378

Lifetime Value Added

+$23k

Dental Support Services and Allied Professions

BachCIP: 5106

Median Debt

$12,000

Earnings (4yr)

$63,582

Natl Median: $68,061

Lifetime Value Added

+$49k

Design and Applied Arts

BachCIP: 5004

Median Debt

$25,500

Earnings (4yr)

$50,658

Natl Median: $51,490

Lifetime Value Added

-$56k

Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology

BachCIP: 2613

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $48,842

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians

BachCIP: 1503

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

$86,348

Natl Median: $84,599

Lifetime Value Added

+$223k

Energy Systems Technologies/Technicians

BachCIP: 1517

Median Debt

$18,750

Earnings (4yr)

$88,670

Natl Median: $85,557

Lifetime Value Added

+$241k

Film/Video and Photographic Arts

BachCIP: 5006

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $43,765

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Finance and Financial Management Services

BachCIP: 5208

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

$75,797

Natl Median: $83,343

Lifetime Value Added

+$143k

Fine and Studio Arts

BachCIP: 5007

Median Debt

$25,961

Earnings (4yr)

$39,165

Natl Median: $41,367

Lifetime Value Added

-$154k

Graphic Communications

BachCIP: 1003

Median Debt

$27,000

Earnings (4yr)

$44,116

Natl Median: $43,283

Lifetime Value Added

-$112k

Health and Medical Administrative Services

BachCIP: 5107

Median Debt

$29,000

Earnings (4yr)

$56,774

Natl Median: $58,716

Lifetime Value Added

-$6k

Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other

BachCIP: 5199

Median Debt

$26,000

Earnings (4yr)

$62,718

Natl Median: $68,245

Lifetime Value Added

+$42k

Health/Medical Preparatory Programs

BachCIP: 5111

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

$118,364

Natl Median: $61,911

Lifetime Value Added

+$467k

Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/Technicians

BachCIP: 4703

Median Debt

$23,250

Earnings (4yr)

$83,528

Natl Median: $83,301

Lifetime Value Added

+$202k

History

BachCIP: 5401

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $50,680

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Hospitality Administration/Management

BachCIP: 5209

Median Debt

$26,622

Earnings (4yr)

$49,983

Natl Median: $56,726

Lifetime Value Added

-$62k

Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services

BachCIP: 1907

Median Debt

$23,120

Earnings (4yr)

$45,052

Natl Median: $48,568

Lifetime Value Added

-$104k

Human Resources Management and Services

BachCIP: 5210

Median Debt

$21,926

Earnings (4yr)

$66,054

Natl Median: $68,069

Lifetime Value Added

+$68k

Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians

BachCIP: 1506

Median Debt

$23,451

Earnings (4yr)

$91,993

Natl Median: $80,890

Lifetime Value Added

+$266k

Insurance

BachCIP: 5217

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $88,472

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities

BachCIP: 2401

Median Debt

$23,646

Earnings (4yr)

$54,837

Natl Median: $53,072

Lifetime Value Added

-$22k

Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods

BachCIP: 5213

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $86,176

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Manufacturing Engineering

BachCIP: 1436

Median Debt

$16,052

Earnings (4yr)

$80,996

Natl Median: $88,451

Lifetime Value Added

+$182k

Marketing

BachCIP: 5214

Median Debt

$24,995

Earnings (4yr)

$66,023

Natl Median: $69,303

Lifetime Value Added

+$68k

Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians

BachCIP: 1508

Median Debt

$23,500

Earnings (4yr)

$82,821

Natl Median: $82,073

Lifetime Value Added

+$196k

Political Science and Government

BachCIP: 4510

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $63,293

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Psychology, General

BachCIP: 4201

Median Debt

$26,789

Earnings (4yr)

$49,596

Natl Median: $50,706

Lifetime Value Added

-$65k

Public Health

BachCIP: 5122

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $58,808

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication

BachCIP: 0909

Median Debt

$22,504

Earnings (4yr)

$51,396

Natl Median: $63,560

Lifetime Value Added

-$50k

Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing

BachCIP: 5138

Median Debt

$21,411

Earnings (4yr)

$81,718

Natl Median: $88,910

Lifetime Value Added

+$188k

Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies

BachCIP: 2313

Median Debt

$21,500

Earnings (4yr)

$47,823

Natl Median: $48,471

Lifetime Value Added

-$80k

Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics

BachCIP: 1609

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $55,000

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Social Work

BachCIP: 4407

Median Debt

$24,915

Earnings (4yr)

$53,351

Natl Median: $51,790

Lifetime Value Added

-$34k

Sociology

BachCIP: 4511

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $52,657

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Specialized Sales, Merchandising and Marketing Operations

BachCIP: 5219

Median Debt

$25,500

Earnings (4yr)

$61,884

Natl Median: $59,631

Lifetime Value Added

+$35k

Surveying Engineering

BachCIP: 1438

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

$84,958

Natl Median: $78,638

Lifetime Value Added

+$213k

Systems Engineering

BachCIP: 1427

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $105,185

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods

BachCIP: 1312

Median Debt

$24,817

Earnings (4yr)

$45,053

Natl Median: $47,382

Lifetime Value Added

-$104k

Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas

BachCIP: 1313

Median Debt

$27,000

Earnings (4yr)

$51,484

Natl Median: $51,389

Lifetime Value Added

-$49k

Post-Baccalaureate Certificates

Business Administration, Management and Operations

PB-CertCIP: 5202

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $104,114

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Criminal Justice and Corrections

PB-CertCIP: 4301

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $99,783

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Health and Medical Administrative Services

PB-CertCIP: 5107

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $105,177

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Master's Degrees

Architecture

MastCIP: 0402

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $74,139

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Business Administration, Management and Operations

MastCIP: 5202

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

$115,819

Natl Median: $103,485

Lifetime Value Added

+$362k

Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management

MastCIP: 1110

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $121,855

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Criminal Justice and Corrections

MastCIP: 4301

Median Debt

$23,810

Earnings (5yr)

$59,104

Natl Median: $66,714

Lifetime Value Added

-$147k

Curriculum and Instruction

MastCIP: 1303

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $63,399

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Design and Applied Arts

MastCIP: 5004

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $70,073

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Fine and Studio Arts

MastCIP: 5007

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $49,079

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Health and Medical Administrative Services

MastCIP: 5107

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $89,981

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Public Health

MastCIP: 5122

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $82,751

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing

MastCIP: 5138

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

$82,166

Natl Median: $120,193

Lifetime Value Added

+$68k

Social Work

MastCIP: 4407

Median Debt

$24,600

Earnings (4yr)

$63,946

Natl Median: $65,123

Lifetime Value Added

-$92k

Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas

MastCIP: 1313

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $63,707

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Graduate Certificates

Business Administration, Management and Operations

Gr-CertCIP: 5202

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

$91,584

Natl Median: $94,506

Lifetime Value Added

+$234k

Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management

Gr-CertCIP: 1110

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $101,517

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

Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods

Gr-CertCIP: 5213

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $122,843

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas

Gr-CertCIP: 1313

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $69,444

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Doctoral Degrees

Educational Administration and Supervision

DocCIP: 1304

Median Debt

$56,120

Earnings (4yr)

$106,347

Natl Median: $100,573

Lifetime Value Added

+$110k

Professional Degrees

Optometry

ProfCIP: 5117

Median Debt

$144,874

Earnings (4yr)

$138,837

Natl Median: $131,525

Lifetime Value Added

+$350k

Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration

ProfCIP: 5120

Median Debt

$103,000

Earnings (4yr)

$136,836

Natl Median: $138,348

Lifetime Value Added

+$335k

Other Programs

Business Administration, Management and Operations

DegCIP: 5202

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $62,426

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas

DegCIP: 1313

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $59,347

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 degree decision moving forward. These Lifetime Value Added results for graduate degrees should not be compared with those for Undergraduate Certificates, Associates or Bachelors.