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Total Cost
$51,236
Sticker Price
Avg Net Price
$23,206
After Aid
Median Earnings
$58,845
10yr Post-Entry
Vs. Peer Institutions
Net Price$23,206
Peer Midpoint: $19,729.5
Earnings (10yr)$58,845
Peer Midpoint: $53,747
Graduation Rate65.9%
Peer Midpoint: 58.5%
Socio-Economic Diversity
Pell Grant Recipients28.3%
Enrollment Status
Full-Time97.9%
Economic Outcomes
Earn More than HS79.7%
Admissions Profile
Acceptance
76.7%
SAT Avg
-
SAT Reading
25th: -56075th: -
SAT Math
25th: -56075th: -
ACT Composite
25th: -2475th: -
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
+$508k
+$111k
+$23k
Median Cost$23k/yr
+$424k
+$28k
-$60k
Full Cost$51k/yr
+$323k
-$73k
-$161k
ROI Efficiency Metrics
Break-Even Age
Return on Inv. %
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
45
∞
Median Cost$23k/yr
Never
-72%
Full Cost$51k/yr
Never
-87%
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-68%
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-80%
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
Bachelor's Degrees
Accounting and Related Services
BachCIP: 5203
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$50,220
Lifetime Value Added
-$121k
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions
BachCIP: 5109
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$43,798
Lifetime Value Added
-$152k
Biology, General
BachCIP: 2601
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (5yr)
$65,047
Lifetime Value Added
-$2k
Business Administration, Management and Operations
BachCIP: 5202
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$53,110
Lifetime Value Added
-$97k
Criminal Justice and Corrections
BachCIP: 4301
Median Debt
$22,057
Earnings (5yr)
$54,467
Lifetime Value Added
-$86k
Finance and Financial Management Services
BachCIP: 5208
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$40,467
Lifetime Value Added
-$181k
Health and Physical Education/Fitness
BachCIP: 3105
Median Debt
$26,000
Earnings (5yr)
$60,778
Lifetime Value Added
-$36k
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other
BachCIP: 5199
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (5yr)
$72,175
Lifetime Value Added
+$52k
Mechanical Engineering
BachCIP: 1419
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (5yr)
$78,829
Lifetime Value Added
+$102k
Psychology, General
BachCIP: 4201
Median Debt
$26,000
Earnings (5yr)
$42,016
Lifetime Value Added
-$189k
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
BachCIP: 5138
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (5yr)
$72,662
Lifetime Value Added
+$55k
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions
BachCIP: 5123
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$71,628
Lifetime Value Added
+$48k
Social Work
BachCIP: 4407
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$44,471
Lifetime Value Added
-$168k
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods
BachCIP: 1312
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$44,194
Lifetime Value Added
-$171k
Master's Degrees
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions
MastCIP: 5109
Median Debt
$41,000
Earnings (5yr)
$108,210
Lifetime Value Added
+$467k
Business Administration, Management and Operations
MastCIP: 5202
Median Debt
$37,433
Earnings (5yr)
$84,100
Lifetime Value Added
+$260k
Curriculum and Instruction
MastCIP: 1303
Median Debt
$14,612
Earnings (5yr)
$60,730
Lifetime Value Added
+$57k
Health and Physical Education/Fitness
MastCIP: 3105
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$30,988
Lifetime Value Added
-$208k
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions
MastCIP: 5115
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$51,249
Lifetime Value Added
-$31k
Public Administration
MastCIP: 4404
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$67,454
Lifetime Value Added
+$117k
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
MastCIP: 5138
Median Debt
$110,884
Earnings (5yr)
$193,562
Lifetime Value Added
+$1191k
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions
MastCIP: 5123
Median Debt
$20,500
Earnings (5yr)
$73,004
Lifetime Value Added
+$165k
Graduate Certificates
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas
Gr-CertCIP: 1313
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$43,426
Lifetime Value Added
-$19k
Doctoral Degrees
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions
DocCIP: 5123
Median Debt
$133,446
Earnings (5yr)
$84,071
Lifetime Value Added
+$96k
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.