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George Mason University

Fairfax, VA 27,752 Undergrads 75.6% Grad Rate
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Total Cost
$26,910
Sticker Price
Avg Net Price
$14,697
After Aid
Median Earnings
$79,460
5yr Post-Grad

Vs. Peer Institutions

Net Price$14,697
Peer Midpoint: $19,969
Earnings (5yr Post-Grad)Completers only after graduation
$79,460
Peer Midpoint: $61,632
Earnings (10yr Post-Enroll)All enrolled after enrollment
$79,923
Peer Midpoint: $58,891
Graduation Rate75.6%
Peer Midpoint: 58.9%
Average starting age (2015-17)22.6
Socio-Economic Diversity
Pell Grant Recipients33.0%
Enrollment Status
Full-Time81.0%
Economic Outcomes
Earn More than HS81.9%

Admissions Profile

Acceptance
87.5%
SAT Avg
1,274
SAT Reading
25th: 58064075th: 680
SAT Math
25th: 58063075th: 680
ACT Composite
25th: 252875th: 30

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
+$678k
+$208k
+$192k
Median Cost$15k/yr
+$625k
+$155k
+$139k
Full Cost$27k/yr
+$582k
+$111k
+$95k

ROI Efficiency Metrics

Break-Even Age
Return on Inv. %
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
28
∞
Median Cost$15k/yr
33
263%
Full Cost$27k/yr
38
98%
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 Return277%

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 Return25%

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
$24,836
Earnings (4yr)
$91,132
Natl Median: $76,194
Lifetime Value Added
+$240k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$59,024
Natl Median: $70,786
Lifetime Value Added
-$9k
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Anthropology
BachCIP: 4502
Median Debt
$18,625
Earnings (5yr)
$55,453
Natl Median: $46,676
Lifetime Value Added
-$47k
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Area Studies
BachCIP: 0501
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$31,133
Natl Median: $56,625
Lifetime Value Added
-$235k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $68,333
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $60,997
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Biology, General
BachCIP: 2601
Median Debt
$20,500
Earnings (4yr)
$64,301
Natl Median: $57,214
Lifetime Value Added
+$34k
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Median Debt
$22,000
Earnings (4yr)
$93,533
Natl Median: $93,451
Lifetime Value Added
+$258k
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Median Debt
$19,875
Earnings (4yr)
$85,224
Natl Median: $68,257
Lifetime Value Added
+$195k
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Chemistry
BachCIP: 4005
Median Debt
$21,500
Earnings (4yr)
$77,681
Natl Median: $65,120
Lifetime Value Added
+$137k
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Civil Engineering
BachCIP: 1408
Median Debt
$15,581
Earnings (4yr)
$93,856
Natl Median: $86,517
Lifetime Value Added
+$261k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $75,975
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$19,500
Earnings (4yr)
$110,754
Natl Median: $92,374
Lifetime Value Added
+$390k
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Median Debt
$20,500
Earnings (4yr)
$117,942
Natl Median: $109,015
Lifetime Value Added
+$444k
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Computer Science
BachCIP: 1107
Median Debt
$21,500
Earnings (5yr)
$125,771
Natl Median: $107,009
Lifetime Value Added
+$484k
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Median Debt
$19,000
Earnings (4yr)
$69,511
Natl Median: $55,378
Lifetime Value Added
+$75k
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Dance
BachCIP: 5003
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$36,901
Natl Median: $39,980
Lifetime Value Added
-$196k
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Median Debt
$25,000
Earnings (4yr)
$45,656
Natl Median: $39,775
Lifetime Value Added
-$121k
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Economics
BachCIP: 4506
Median Debt
$15,000
Earnings (4yr)
$87,548
Natl Median: $82,686
Lifetime Value Added
+$213k
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Median Debt
$20,851
Earnings (4yr)
$103,074
Natl Median: $100,647
Lifetime Value Added
+$331k
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Median Debt
$18,404
Earnings (4yr)
$56,071
Natl Median: $48,590
Lifetime Value Added
-$33k
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Median Debt
$19,500
Earnings (4yr)
$50,086
Natl Median: $43,765
Lifetime Value Added
-$83k
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Median Debt
$19,079
Earnings (4yr)
$88,080
Natl Median: $83,343
Lifetime Value Added
+$217k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$24,615
Natl Median: $41,367
Lifetime Value Added
-$295k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$74,692
Natl Median: $57,853
Lifetime Value Added
+$115k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$53,441
Natl Median: $60,190
Lifetime Value Added
-$55k
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Median Debt
$23,125
Earnings (4yr)
$47,440
Natl Median: $43,283
Lifetime Value Added
-$105k
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Median Debt
$18,000
Earnings (4yr)
$64,046
Natl Median: $68,245
Lifetime Value Added
+$32k
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History
BachCIP: 5401
Median Debt
$17,313
Earnings (4yr)
$51,168
Natl Median: $50,680
Lifetime Value Added
-$74k
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Homeland Security
BachCIP: 4303
Median Debt
$20,250
Earnings (4yr)
$143,972
Natl Median: $70,193
Lifetime Value Added
+$640k
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Median Debt
$17,375
Earnings (4yr)
$62,727
Natl Median: $56,726
Lifetime Value Added
+$21k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$61,565
Natl Median: $48,568
Lifetime Value Added
+$12k
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Median Debt
$18,500
Earnings (4yr)
$69,399
Natl Median: $66,596
Lifetime Value Added
+$74k
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Median Debt
$16,948
Earnings (4yr)
$61,100
Natl Median: $53,072
Lifetime Value Added
+$8k
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Median Debt
$18,875
Earnings (4yr)
$58,931
Natl Median: $49,984
Lifetime Value Added
-$9k
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Median Debt
$24,000
Earnings (4yr)
$97,049
Natl Median: $86,176
Lifetime Value Added
+$285k
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Marketing
BachCIP: 5214
Median Debt
$23,000
Earnings (4yr)
$69,210
Natl Median: $69,303
Lifetime Value Added
+$72k
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Median Debt
$21,250
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $118,943
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Mathematics
BachCIP: 2701
Median Debt
$18,500
Earnings (4yr)
$77,519
Natl Median: $69,562
Lifetime Value Added
+$136k
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Median Debt
$20,000
Earnings (4yr)
$96,467
Natl Median: $92,135
Lifetime Value Added
+$281k
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Music
BachCIP: 5009
Median Debt
$25,125
Earnings (4yr)
$46,765
Natl Median: $42,892
Lifetime Value Added
-$111k
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Median Debt
$25,000
Earnings (4yr)
$60,874
Natl Median: $55,012
Lifetime Value Added
+$6k
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Median Debt
$20,500
Earnings (4yr)
$68,546
Natl Median: $62,451
Lifetime Value Added
+$67k
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Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (4yr)
$72,271
Natl Median: $63,114
Lifetime Value Added
+$96k
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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)
$96,138
Natl Median: $76,786
Lifetime Value Added
+$278k
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Median Debt
$16,906
Earnings (4yr)
$74,125
Natl Median: $63,293
Lifetime Value Added
+$110k
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Psychology, General
BachCIP: 4201
Median Debt
$15,750
Earnings (4yr)
$62,563
Natl Median: $50,706
Lifetime Value Added
+$20k
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Median Debt
$14,000
Earnings (4yr)
$67,973
Natl Median: $65,093
Lifetime Value Added
+$63k
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Public Health
BachCIP: 5122
Median Debt
$18,337
Earnings (4yr)
$65,358
Natl Median: $58,808
Lifetime Value Added
+$42k
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Median Debt
$12,500
Earnings (4yr)
$89,878
Natl Median: $88,910
Lifetime Value Added
+$230k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $41,390
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$15,713
Earnings (4yr)
$62,383
Natl Median: $48,471
Lifetime Value Added
+$18k
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Median Debt
$25,663
Earnings (4yr)
$63,182
Natl Median: $57,805
Lifetime Value Added
+$25k
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Social Work
BachCIP: 4407
Median Debt
$17,984
Earnings (4yr)
$55,715
Natl Median: $51,790
Lifetime Value Added
-$36k
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Sociology
BachCIP: 4511
Median Debt
$14,000
Earnings (4yr)
$64,603
Natl Median: $52,657
Lifetime Value Added
+$36k
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Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness
BachCIP: 3105
Median Debt
$18,875
Earnings (4yr)
$63,672
Natl Median: $54,562
Lifetime Value Added
+$29k
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Statistics
BachCIP: 2705
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $92,425
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$17,375
Earnings (4yr)
$61,216
Natl Median: $57,887
Lifetime Value Added
+$9k
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Systems Engineering
BachCIP: 1427
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$114,815
Natl Median: $105,185
Lifetime Value Added
+$420k
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Median Debt
$23,250
Earnings (4yr)
$59,979
Natl Median: $51,389
Lifetime Value Added
-$953
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Median Debt
$18,000
Earnings (4yr)
$54,703
Natl Median: $41,688
Lifetime Value Added
-$44k
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Post-Baccalaureate Certificates

Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $86,165
Lifetime Value Added
N/A

Master's Degrees

Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$110,482
Natl Median: $95,833
Lifetime Value Added
+$306k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $127,347
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Anthropology
MastCIP: 4502
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $61,276
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Area Studies
MastCIP: 0501
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $68,936
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management
MastCIP: 5010
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$66,400
Natl Median: $59,685
Lifetime Value Added
-$81k
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Biology, General
MastCIP: 2601
Median Debt
$22,349
Earnings (5yr)
$82,312
Natl Median: $69,830
Lifetime Value Added
+$45k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $110,121
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$41,000
Earnings (4yr)
$134,691
Natl Median: $103,485
Lifetime Value Added
+$516k
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Chemistry
MastCIP: 4005
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $82,937
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Civil Engineering
MastCIP: 1408
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$103,586
Natl Median: $98,323
Lifetime Value Added
+$246k
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Median Debt
$34,083
Earnings (4yr)
$75,619
Natl Median: $65,184
Lifetime Value Added
+$531
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Median Debt
$28,072
Earnings (4yr)
$142,690
Natl Median: $124,201
Lifetime Value Added
+$585k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$158,029
Natl Median: $136,736
Lifetime Value Added
+$717k
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Median Debt
$26,886
Earnings (4yr)
$162,691
Natl Median: $120,083
Lifetime Value Added
+$757k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$167,363
Natl Median: $114,420
Lifetime Value Added
+$797k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$122,038
Natl Median: $121,855
Lifetime Value Added
+$449k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $66,714
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$26,550
Earnings (4yr)
$65,713
Natl Median: $63,399
Lifetime Value Added
-$87k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $70,073
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$42,682
Natl Median: $62,269
Lifetime Value Added
-$290k
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Dispute Resolution
MastCIP: 3028
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$77,213
Natl Median: $74,725
Lifetime Value Added
+$42k
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Economics
MastCIP: 4506
Median Debt
$29,506
Earnings (4yr)
$111,251
Natl Median: $100,743
Lifetime Value Added
+$312k
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Median Debt
$25,125
Earnings (4yr)
$89,888
Natl Median: $71,685
Lifetime Value Added
+$126k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$89,134
Natl Median: $70,644
Lifetime Value Added
+$104k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $133,654
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$67,126
Natl Median: $55,512
Lifetime Value Added
-$75k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$36,132
Natl Median: $49,079
Lifetime Value Added
-$358k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$114,744
Natl Median: $79,784
Lifetime Value Added
+$343k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $79,463
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$46,608
Earnings (4yr)
$124,416
Natl Median: $89,981
Lifetime Value Added
+$427k
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History
MastCIP: 5401
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$59,751
Natl Median: $55,360
Lifetime Value Added
-$142k
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Homeland Security
MastCIP: 4303
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$154,158
Natl Median: $96,660
Lifetime Value Added
+$683k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$99,147
Natl Median: $83,558
Lifetime Value Added
+$207k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $119,184
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$106,421
Natl Median: $112,705
Lifetime Value Added
+$308k
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Median Debt
$37,125
Earnings (4yr)
$100,525
Natl Median: $95,627
Lifetime Value Added
+$219k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $101,855
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$39,930
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $101,000
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $58,093
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $138,309
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Mathematics
MastCIP: 2701
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $72,654
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$33,431
Earnings (4yr)
$123,627
Natl Median: $101,441
Lifetime Value Added
+$420k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$114,727
Natl Median: $84,750
Lifetime Value Added
+$343k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$93,214
Natl Median: $75,122
Lifetime Value Added
+$155k
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Music
MastCIP: 5009
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$53,431
Natl Median: $48,285
Lifetime Value Added
-$202k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$54,974
Natl Median: $74,607
Lifetime Value Added
-$166k
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Median Debt
$28,500
Earnings (4yr)
$80,990
Natl Median: $70,267
Lifetime Value Added
+$48k
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Philosophy
MastCIP: 3801
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $60,272
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Physics
MastCIP: 4008
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $96,478
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$55,512
Natl Median: $78,850
Lifetime Value Added
-$161k
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Psychology, General
MastCIP: 4201
Median Debt
$30,750
Earnings (4yr)
$102,945
Natl Median: $64,711
Lifetime Value Added
+$240k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$118,881
Natl Median: $70,515
Lifetime Value Added
+$359k
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Median Debt
$41,000
Earnings (4yr)
$100,692
Natl Median: $81,408
Lifetime Value Added
+$220k
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Public Health
MastCIP: 5122
Median Debt
$37,941
Earnings (4yr)
$83,248
Natl Median: $82,751
Lifetime Value Added
+$67k
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Median Debt
$35,350
Earnings (4yr)
$97,926
Natl Median: $93,020
Lifetime Value Added
+$196k
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Real Estate
MastCIP: 5215
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$124,978
Natl Median: $135,104
Lifetime Value Added
+$432k
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Median Debt
$42,166
Earnings (4yr)
$119,531
Natl Median: $120,193
Lifetime Value Added
+$385k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$62,682
Natl Median: $55,035
Lifetime Value Added
-$115k
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Median Debt
$41,000
Earnings (4yr)
$92,064
Natl Median: $82,399
Lifetime Value Added
+$145k
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Social Work
MastCIP: 4407
Median Debt
$55,166
Earnings (4yr)
$70,044
Natl Median: $65,123
Lifetime Value Added
-$49k
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Sociology
MastCIP: 4511
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $63,330
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$29,500
Earnings (4yr)
$72,192
Natl Median: $64,397
Lifetime Value Added
-$30k
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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 (2yr)
$109,763
Natl Median: $123,816
Lifetime Value Added
+$338k
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Median Debt
$53,415
Earnings (4yr)
$63,423
Natl Median: $60,111
Lifetime Value Added
-$108k
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Systems Engineering
MastCIP: 1427
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$135,210
Natl Median: $144,565
Lifetime Value Added
+$520k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$61,859
Natl Median: $63,707
Lifetime Value Added
-$123k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $59,460
Lifetime Value Added
N/A

Graduate Certificates

Median Debt
$27,332
Earnings (4yr)
$109,911
Natl Median: $82,363
Lifetime Value Added
+$404k
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Biology, General
Gr-CertCIP: 2601
Median Debt
$36,920
Earnings (5yr)
$72,850
Natl Median: $66,581
Lifetime Value Added
+$38k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $94,506
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$33,500
Earnings (4yr)
$84,541
Natl Median: $65,509
Lifetime Value Added
+$163k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $112,196
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$65,472
Natl Median: $69,033
Lifetime Value Added
-$20k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $65,965
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $86,288
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$88,870
Natl Median: $75,166
Lifetime Value Added
+$204k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $129,570
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $63,168
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $72,959
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Gerontology
Gr-CertCIP: 3011
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $61,464
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
History
Gr-CertCIP: 5401
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $64,756
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Homeland Security
Gr-CertCIP: 4303
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $84,606
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $74,146
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $77,457
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $103,495
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $122,843
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $95,753
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $72,899
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Public Administration
Gr-CertCIP: 4404
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $78,022
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Public Health
Gr-CertCIP: 5122
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $88,684
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $126,911
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $64,611
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $112,169
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$31,625
Earnings (4yr)
$66,463
Natl Median: $69,147
Lifetime Value Added
-$10k
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Statistics
Gr-CertCIP: 2705
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $101,297
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $64,774
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Systems Engineering
Gr-CertCIP: 1427
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $148,730
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $63,709
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: $102,099
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $112,683
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $99,653
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $153,586
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $131,848
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $154,538
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $86,427
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Economics
DocCIP: 4506
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$97,632
Natl Median: $135,560
Lifetime Value Added
+$24k
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Education, General
DocCIP: 1301
Median Debt
$47,151
Earnings (4yr)
$105,869
Natl Median: $87,373
Lifetime Value Added
+$85k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $157,305
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: $69,534
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Mathematics
DocCIP: 2701
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $89,656
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $101,435
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Music
DocCIP: 5009
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $59,592
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $87,076
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $96,176
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Physics
DocCIP: 4008
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
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)
$128,100
Natl Median: $98,707
Lifetime Value Added
+$249k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $119,220
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$53,685
Earnings (4yr)
$148,171
Natl Median: $138,131
Lifetime Value Added
+$396k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $78,692
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Sociology
DocCIP: 4511
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $88,618
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Statistics
DocCIP: 2705
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $156,733
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $162,438
Lifetime Value Added
N/A

Professional Degrees

Law
ProfCIP: 2201
Median Debt
$77,500
Earnings (4yr)
$135,661
Natl Median: $107,773
Lifetime Value Added
+$305k
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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.