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Florida International University

Miami, FL 39,508 Undergrads 71.6% Grad Rate
Share
Total Cost
$21,462
Sticker Price
Avg Net Price
$9,288
After Aid
Median Earnings
$62,192
4yr Post-Grad

Vs. Peer Institutions

Net Price$9,288
Peer Midpoint: $20,081
Earnings (4yr Post-Grad)Completers only after graduation
$62,192
Peer Midpoint: $60,428
Earnings (10yr Post-Enroll)All enrolled after enrollment
$60,249
Peer Midpoint: $53,763
Graduation Rate71.6%
Peer Midpoint: 58.9%
Average Starting Age23.5
Warning: High average starting age indicates non-traditional students with prior work experience, which may inflate the median earnings shown.
Socio-Economic Diversity
Pell Grant Recipients46.5%
Enrollment Status
Full-Time66.3%
Economic Outcomes
Earn More than HS73.3%

Admissions Profile

Acceptance
54.7%
SAT Avg
1,163
SAT Reading
25th: 55059075th: 640
SAT Math
25th: 52056075th: 620
ACT Composite
25th: 212475th: 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
+$553k
+$86k
+$69k
Median Cost$9k/yr
+$520k
+$53k
+$35k
Full Cost$21k/yr
+$476k
+$9k
-$8k

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
35
Median Cost$9k/yr
44
106%
Full Cost$21k/yr
Never
-11%
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 Return81%

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-25%
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
⚠️ Caution: Underlying earnings data reflects graduates only. This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate this ROI.

Bachelor's Degrees

Median Debt
$17,653
Earnings (4yr)
$81,923
Natl Median: $76,194
Lifetime Value Added
+$187k
Area Studies
BachCIP: 0501
Median Debt
$19,125
Earnings (4yr)
$23,742
Natl Median: $56,625
Lifetime Value Added
-$291k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $65,466
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Biology, General
BachCIP: 2601
Median Debt
$15,000
Earnings (4yr)
$46,718
Natl Median: $57,214
Lifetime Value Added
-$92k
Median Debt
$19,500
Earnings (4yr)
$88,656
Natl Median: $93,451
Lifetime Value Added
+$239k
Median Debt
$16,952
Earnings (4yr)
$61,256
Natl Median: $68,257
Lifetime Value Added
+$28k
Chemistry
BachCIP: 4005
Median Debt
$13,240
Earnings (4yr)
$57,788
Natl Median: $65,120
Lifetime Value Added
+$43
Civil Engineering
BachCIP: 1408
Median Debt
$20,044
Earnings (4yr)
$84,523
Natl Median: $86,517
Lifetime Value Added
+$207k
Median Debt
$17,234
Earnings (4yr)
$57,376
Natl Median: $56,359
Lifetime Value Added
-$3k
Median Debt
$18,896
Earnings (4yr)
$90,397
Natl Median: $92,374
Lifetime Value Added
+$252k
Median Debt
$18,124
Earnings (4yr)
$101,224
Natl Median: $109,015
Lifetime Value Added
+$334k
Construction Engineering Technology/Technician
BachCIP: 1510
Median Debt
$21,000
Earnings (4yr)
$99,471
Natl Median: $93,843
Lifetime Value Added
+$321k
Median Debt
$16,829
Earnings (4yr)
$55,830
Natl Median: $55,378
Lifetime Value Added
-$16k
Median Debt
$13,500
Earnings (4yr)
$52,470
Natl Median: $55,753
Lifetime Value Added
-$44k
Median Debt
$20,000
Earnings (4yr)
$33,896
Natl Median: $39,775
Lifetime Value Added
-$202k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $48,842
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Economics
BachCIP: 4506
Median Debt
$19,250
Earnings (4yr)
$70,022
Natl Median: $82,686
Lifetime Value Added
+$96k
Median Debt
$14,637
Earnings (4yr)
$98,697
Natl Median: $100,647
Lifetime Value Added
+$315k
Median Debt
$17,556
Earnings (4yr)
$47,659
Natl Median: $48,590
Lifetime Value Added
-$84k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$80,650
Natl Median: $81,171
Lifetime Value Added
+$177k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$35,060
Natl Median: $51,710
Lifetime Value Added
-$180k
Median Debt
$16,500
Earnings (4yr)
$71,355
Natl Median: $83,343
Lifetime Value Added
+$106k
Median Debt
$15,500
Earnings (4yr)
$40,653
Natl Median: $41,367
Lifetime Value Added
-$144k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $57,853
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$32,563
Natl Median: $60,190
Lifetime Value Added
-$202k
Median Debt
$19,319
Earnings (4yr)
$56,867
Natl Median: $58,716
Lifetime Value Added
-$7k
History
BachCIP: 5401
Median Debt
$17,125
Earnings (4yr)
$56,676
Natl Median: $50,680
Lifetime Value Added
-$9k
Median Debt
$16,398
Earnings (4yr)
$56,667
Natl Median: $56,726
Lifetime Value Added
-$9k
Median Debt
$20,125
Earnings (4yr)
$67,696
Natl Median: $68,069
Lifetime Value Added
+$78k
Median Debt
$16,231
Earnings (4yr)
$65,054
Natl Median: $73,201
Lifetime Value Added
+$58k
Median Debt
$17,662
Earnings (4yr)
$64,399
Natl Median: $66,596
Lifetime Value Added
+$53k
Median Debt
$22,740
Earnings (4yr)
$49,960
Natl Median: $53,072
Lifetime Value Added
-$65k
Median Debt
$18,750
Earnings (4yr)
$85,737
Natl Median: $83,290
Lifetime Value Added
+$216k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $86,176
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Marketing
BachCIP: 5214
Median Debt
$15,650
Earnings (4yr)
$64,423
Natl Median: $69,303
Lifetime Value Added
+$53k
Mathematics
BachCIP: 2701
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$66,041
Natl Median: $69,562
Lifetime Value Added
+$66k
Median Debt
$17,395
Earnings (4yr)
$93,494
Natl Median: $92,135
Lifetime Value Added
+$275k
Median Debt
$22,250
Earnings (4yr)
$55,402
Natl Median: $55,693
Lifetime Value Added
-$19k
Music
BachCIP: 5009
Median Debt
$12,722
Earnings (4yr)
$50,677
Natl Median: $42,892
Lifetime Value Added
-$59k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$49,748
Natl Median: $55,012
Lifetime Value Added
-$66k
Median Debt
$17,750
Earnings (4yr)
$48,814
Natl Median: $50,468
Lifetime Value Added
-$74k
Philosophy
BachCIP: 3801
Median Debt
$13,393
Earnings (4yr)
$43,085
Natl Median: $54,455
Lifetime Value Added
-$123k
Physics
BachCIP: 4008
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $76,786
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$14,823
Earnings (4yr)
$57,996
Natl Median: $63,293
Lifetime Value Added
+$2k
Psychology, General
BachCIP: 4201
Median Debt
$16,500
Earnings (4yr)
$49,470
Natl Median: $50,706
Lifetime Value Added
-$69k
Median Debt
$23,000
Earnings (4yr)
$62,424
Natl Median: $65,093
Lifetime Value Added
+$37k
Median Debt
$11,572
Earnings (4yr)
$65,343
Natl Median: $63,560
Lifetime Value Added
+$60k
Median Debt
$14,265
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $50,497
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Real Estate
BachCIP: 5215
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $84,821
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$13,750
Earnings (4yr)
$98,635
Natl Median: $88,910
Lifetime Value Added
+$315k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $41,390
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$26,625
Earnings (5yr)
$41,244
Natl Median: $55,000
Lifetime Value Added
-$145k
Social Work
BachCIP: 4407
Median Debt
$16,049
Earnings (4yr)
$55,923
Natl Median: $51,790
Lifetime Value Added
-$15k
Sociology
BachCIP: 4511
Median Debt
$19,121
Earnings (4yr)
$47,538
Natl Median: $52,657
Lifetime Value Added
-$85k
Median Debt
$17,500
Earnings (5yr)
$62,506
Natl Median: $50,499
Lifetime Value Added
+$28k
Statistics
BachCIP: 2705
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $92,425
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$16,432
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $57,887
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$16,100
Earnings (4yr)
$53,854
Natl Median: $47,382
Lifetime Value Added
-$32k
Median Debt
$17,250
Earnings (4yr)
$42,574
Natl Median: $51,389
Lifetime Value Added
-$127k

Master's Degrees

Median Debt
$41,477
Earnings (4yr)
$107,540
Natl Median: $95,833
Lifetime Value Added
+$289k
Median Debt
$117,918
Earnings (4yr)
$107,595
Natl Median: $127,347
Lifetime Value Added
+$290k
Applied Mathematics
MastCIP: 2703
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $116,060
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Architecture
MastCIP: 0402
Median Debt
$30,750
Earnings (4yr)
$68,932
Natl Median: $74,139
Lifetime Value Added
-$49k
Area Studies
MastCIP: 0501
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $68,936
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: $106,375
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$59,154
Earnings (4yr)
$99,549
Natl Median: $103,485
Lifetime Value Added
+$219k
Chemistry
MastCIP: 4005
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $82,937
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Civil Engineering
MastCIP: 1408
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $98,323
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$34,653
Earnings (4yr)
$71,218
Natl Median: $71,953
Lifetime Value Added
-$29k
Median Debt
$64,469
Earnings (4yr)
$62,173
Natl Median: $67,030
Lifetime Value Added
-$110k
Median Debt
$30,750
Earnings (4yr)
$113,980
Natl Median: $124,201
Lifetime Value Added
+$345k
Median Debt
$26,902
Earnings (4yr)
$118,205
Natl Median: $136,736
Lifetime Value Added
+$382k
Median Debt
$35,500
Earnings (4yr)
$106,494
Natl Median: $113,439
Lifetime Value Added
+$280k
Median Debt
$48,475
Earnings (4yr)
$98,456
Natl Median: $121,855
Lifetime Value Added
+$210k
Construction Engineering Technology/Technician
MastCIP: 1510
Median Debt
$36,455
Earnings (4yr)
$101,174
Natl Median: $96,304
Lifetime Value Added
+$233k
Median Debt
$39,438
Earnings (4yr)
$63,083
Natl Median: $66,714
Lifetime Value Added
-$101k
Median Debt
$30,602
Earnings (4yr)
$66,189
Natl Median: $63,399
Lifetime Value Added
-$73k
Median Debt
$49,462
Earnings (4yr)
$59,871
Natl Median: $62,269
Lifetime Value Added
-$131k
Median Debt
$30,828
Earnings (4yr)
$63,621
Natl Median: $71,685
Lifetime Value Added
-$96k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$99,172
Natl Median: $133,654
Lifetime Value Added
+$216k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,512
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $92,629
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $62,705
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$30,705
Earnings (4yr)
$109,647
Natl Median: $110,694
Lifetime Value Added
+$308k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $49,079
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $79,463
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$51,820
Earnings (4yr)
$67,431
Natl Median: $89,981
Lifetime Value Added
-$62k
History
MastCIP: 5401
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,360
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Homeland Security
MastCIP: 4303
Median Debt
$30,750
Earnings (4yr)
$96,373
Natl Median: $96,660
Lifetime Value Added
+$191k
Median Debt
$30,750
Earnings (4yr)
$71,050
Natl Median: $74,856
Lifetime Value Added
-$31k
Median Debt
$39,568
Earnings (4yr)
$86,476
Natl Median: $83,558
Lifetime Value Added
+$105k
Median Debt
$34,091
Earnings (4yr)
$109,744
Natl Median: $119,184
Lifetime Value Added
+$308k
Median Debt
$34,618
Earnings (4yr)
$62,411
Natl Median: $66,993
Lifetime Value Added
-$107k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$41,007
Natl Median: $69,445
Lifetime Value Added
-$295k
Median Debt
$41,928
Earnings (4yr)
$85,495
Natl Median: $97,121
Lifetime Value Added
+$96k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $95,627
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
International/Globalization Studies
MastCIP: 3020
Median Debt
$38,633
Earnings (4yr)
$76,658
Natl Median: $86,219
Lifetime Value Added
+$19k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$79,542
Natl Median: $70,306
Lifetime Value Added
+$44k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$39,138
Natl Median: $101,000
Lifetime Value Added
-$315k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $65,716
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $58,093
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$41,066
Earnings (4yr)
$82,442
Natl Median: $106,092
Lifetime Value Added
+$69k
Marketing
MastCIP: 5214
Median Debt
$34,500
Earnings (4yr)
$76,368
Natl Median: $79,106
Lifetime Value Added
+$16k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $115,974
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$41,250
Earnings (4yr)
$62,347
Natl Median: $59,571
Lifetime Value Added
-$108k
Music
MastCIP: 5009
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$29,593
Natl Median: $48,285
Lifetime Value Added
-$414k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $74,607
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$61,226
Natl Median: $57,803
Lifetime Value Added
-$129k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $78,850
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Psychology, General
MastCIP: 4201
Median Debt
$47,034
Earnings (4yr)
$59,992
Natl Median: $64,711
Lifetime Value Added
-$130k
Median Debt
$38,413
Earnings (4yr)
$79,414
Natl Median: $81,408
Lifetime Value Added
+$43k
Public Health
MastCIP: 5122
Median Debt
$38,322
Earnings (4yr)
$73,457
Natl Median: $82,751
Lifetime Value Added
-$9k
Real Estate
MastCIP: 5215
Median Debt
$41,000
Earnings (4yr)
$83,465
Natl Median: $135,104
Lifetime Value Added
+$78k
Median Debt
$42,812
Earnings (4yr)
$125,543
Natl Median: $120,193
Lifetime Value Added
+$446k
Median Debt
$69,500
Earnings (4yr)
$65,492
Natl Median: $71,416
Lifetime Value Added
-$80k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $57,737
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$38,871
Natl Median: $55,035
Lifetime Value Added
-$317k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $60,728
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $82,399
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Social Work
MastCIP: 4407
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$61,061
Natl Median: $62,482
Lifetime Value Added
-$131k
Sociology
MastCIP: 4511
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $63,330
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$30,649
Earnings (4yr)
$66,851
Natl Median: $64,397
Lifetime Value Added
-$68k
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness
MastCIP: 3105
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $62,033
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Statistics
MastCIP: 2705
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $123,816
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$48,019
Earnings (4yr)
$58,182
Natl Median: $60,111
Lifetime Value Added
-$146k
Systems Engineering
MastCIP: 1427
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $144,565
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$46,114
Earnings (4yr)
$57,448
Natl Median: $59,916
Lifetime Value Added
-$153k
Median Debt
$30,750
Earnings (4yr)
$56,346
Natl Median: $63,707
Lifetime Value Added
-$164k

Graduate Certificates

Medicine
Gr-CertCIP: 5112
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$71,640
Natl Median: $69,462
Lifetime Value Added
+$44k

Doctoral Degrees

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: $113,566
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Chemistry
DocCIP: 4005
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$99,213
Natl Median: $115,386
Lifetime Value Added
+$55k
Civil Engineering
DocCIP: 1408
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $110,980
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$57,860
Natl Median: $99,878
Lifetime Value Added
-$237k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $83,031
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $91,132
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$56,415
Natl Median: $100,573
Lifetime Value Added
-$249k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $157,305
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
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: $99,694
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Law
DocCIP: 2201
Median Debt
$90,411
Earnings (4yr)
$105,414
Natl Median: $105,518
Lifetime Value Added
+$101k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $131,070
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Physics
DocCIP: 4008
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
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Natl Median: $130,153
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $90,908
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $98,707
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $99,464
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Public Health
DocCIP: 5122
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $108,962
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$108,649
Natl Median: $138,131
Lifetime Value Added
+$158k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$90,274
Natl Median: $82,893
Lifetime Value Added
-$11k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
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Natl Median: $69,860
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Social Work
DocCIP: 4407
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $98,285
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Sociology
DocCIP: 4511
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
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Natl Median: $88,618
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $90,739
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $81,822
Lifetime Value Added
N/A

Professional Degrees

Medicine
ProfCIP: 5112
Median Debt
$207,971
Earnings (4yr)
$95,353
Natl Median: $112,460
Lifetime Value Added
+$26k

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.