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George Washington University

Washington, DC 11,182 Undergrads 84.3% Grad Rate
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Total Cost
$83,856
Sticker Price
Avg Net Price
$36,586
After Aid
Median Earnings
$95,967
4yr Post-Grad

Vs. Peer Institutions

Net Price$36,586
Peer Midpoint: $20,081
Earnings (4yr Post-Grad)Completers only after graduation
$95,967
Peer Midpoint: $60,428
Earnings (10yr Post-Enroll)All enrolled after enrollment
$90,873
Peer Midpoint: $53,763
Graduation Rate84.3%
Peer Midpoint: 58.9%
Average Starting Age21.3
Socio-Economic Diversity
Pell Grant Recipients16.2%
Enrollment Status
Full-Time95.6%
Economic Outcomes
Earn More than HS87.5%

Admissions Profile

Acceptance
47.1%
SAT Avg
1,433
SAT Reading
25th: 68070075th: 750
SAT Math
25th: 67070075th: 750
ACT Composite
25th: 313275th: 34

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
+$812k
+$345k
+$328k
Median Cost$37k/yr
+$681k
+$214k
+$196k
Full Cost$84k/yr
+$510k
+$44k
+$26k

ROI Efficiency Metrics

Break-Even Age
Return on Inv. %
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
26
∞
Median Cost$37k/yr
34
149%
Full Cost$84k/yr
56
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 Return107%

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-34%
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

Certificates

Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$44,097
Natl Median: $38,675
Lifetime Value Added
-$5k

Associate's Degrees

Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$56,373
Natl Median: $57,472
Lifetime Value Added
+$43k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $48,027
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $44,125
Lifetime Value Added
N/A

Bachelor's Degrees

Median Debt
$24,750
Earnings (4yr)
$116,795
Natl Median: $76,194
Lifetime Value Added
+$354k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $70,786
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Anthropology
BachCIP: 4502
Median Debt
$26,000
Earnings (4yr)
$65,172
Natl Median: $46,676
Lifetime Value Added
-$39k
Archeology
BachCIP: 4503
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $41,748
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Area Studies
BachCIP: 0501
Median Debt
$24,064
Earnings (5yr)
$83,602
Natl Median: $56,625
Lifetime Value Added
+$89k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $65,466
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Biology, General
BachCIP: 2601
Median Debt
$23,871
Earnings (4yr)
$70,444
Natl Median: $57,214
Lifetime Value Added
+$1k
Median Debt
$23,000
Earnings (4yr)
$100,601
Natl Median: $93,451
Lifetime Value Added
+$231k
Median Debt
$20,500
Earnings (4yr)
$107,023
Natl Median: $68,407
Lifetime Value Added
+$280k
Chemistry
BachCIP: 4005
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (2yr)
$46,087
Natl Median: $65,120
Lifetime Value Added
-$180k
Civil Engineering
BachCIP: 1408
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$100,990
Natl Median: $86,517
Lifetime Value Added
+$234k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $49,429
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$82,325
Natl Median: $75,975
Lifetime Value Added
+$92k
Median Debt
$25,000
Earnings (4yr)
$79,112
Natl Median: $56,359
Lifetime Value Added
+$67k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$78,068
Natl Median: $58,928
Lifetime Value Added
+$48k
Median Debt
$15,000
Earnings (4yr)
$93,692
Natl Median: $92,374
Lifetime Value Added
+$179k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $109,015
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Computer Science
BachCIP: 1107
Median Debt
$19,500
Earnings (4yr)
$150,716
Natl Median: $107,009
Lifetime Value Added
+$610k
Median Debt
$16,404
Earnings (4yr)
$112,554
Natl Median: $85,063
Lifetime Value Added
+$322k
Median Debt
$19,500
Earnings (4yr)
$80,070
Natl Median: $55,378
Lifetime Value Added
+$75k
Dance
BachCIP: 5003
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $39,980
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$62,031
Natl Median: $51,490
Lifetime Value Added
-$74k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$31,305
Natl Median: $39,775
Lifetime Value Added
-$312k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $51,642
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Economics
BachCIP: 4506
Median Debt
$20,500
Earnings (4yr)
$99,406
Natl Median: $82,686
Lifetime Value Added
+$222k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $100,647
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$23,250
Earnings (4yr)
$70,766
Natl Median: $48,590
Lifetime Value Added
+$4k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $61,027
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $51,710
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$33,758
Natl Median: $43,765
Lifetime Value Added
-$307k
Median Debt
$18,148
Earnings (4yr)
$126,638
Natl Median: $83,343
Lifetime Value Added
+$429k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$34,734
Natl Median: $41,367
Lifetime Value Added
-$293k
Median Debt
$25,000
Earnings (4yr)
$78,390
Natl Median: $57,853
Lifetime Value Added
+$62k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $60,190
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,459
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$92,810
Natl Median: $58,716
Lifetime Value Added
+$172k
History
BachCIP: 5401
Median Debt
$23,250
Earnings (4yr)
$70,734
Natl Median: $50,680
Lifetime Value Added
+$3k
Homeland Security
BachCIP: 4303
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $70,193
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$19,250
Earnings (4yr)
$75,683
Natl Median: $56,726
Lifetime Value Added
+$41k
Median Debt
$20,939
Earnings (4yr)
$97,126
Natl Median: $68,069
Lifetime Value Added
+$205k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$65,190
Natl Median: $48,597
Lifetime Value Added
-$39k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$105,145
Natl Median: $85,294
Lifetime Value Added
+$266k
Median Debt
$21,875
Earnings (4yr)
$99,018
Natl Median: $73,201
Lifetime Value Added
+$219k
Median Debt
$20,958
Earnings (4yr)
$76,751
Natl Median: $66,596
Lifetime Value Added
+$49k
Journalism
BachCIP: 0904
Median Debt
$25,000
Earnings (4yr)
$81,927
Natl Median: $56,278
Lifetime Value Added
+$89k
Median Debt
$20,500
Earnings (4yr)
$120,730
Natl Median: $86,176
Lifetime Value Added
+$384k
Marketing
BachCIP: 5214
Median Debt
$22,975
Earnings (4yr)
$95,528
Natl Median: $69,303
Lifetime Value Added
+$193k
Mathematics
BachCIP: 2701
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$71,015
Natl Median: $69,562
Lifetime Value Added
+$28k
Median Debt
$21,375
Earnings (4yr)
$101,196
Natl Median: $92,135
Lifetime Value Added
+$236k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $67,612
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,693
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Music
BachCIP: 5009
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $42,892
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$19,500
Earnings (4yr)
$66,178
Natl Median: $55,012
Lifetime Value Added
-$32k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $62,451
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $63,114
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Philosophy
BachCIP: 3801
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$64,898
Natl Median: $54,455
Lifetime Value Added
-$42k
Physics
BachCIP: 4008
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $76,786
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$19,500
Earnings (4yr)
$81,548
Natl Median: $62,172
Lifetime Value Added
+$86k
Median Debt
$21,723
Earnings (4yr)
$79,692
Natl Median: $63,293
Lifetime Value Added
+$72k
Psychology, General
BachCIP: 4201
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$79,187
Natl Median: $50,706
Lifetime Value Added
+$68k
Public Health
BachCIP: 5122
Median Debt
$23,250
Earnings (4yr)
$87,217
Natl Median: $58,808
Lifetime Value Added
+$129k
Median Debt
$23,250
Earnings (4yr)
$85,459
Natl Median: $63,560
Lifetime Value Added
+$116k
Real Estate
BachCIP: 5215
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $84,821
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$18,716
Earnings (4yr)
$96,741
Natl Median: $88,910
Lifetime Value Added
+$202k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $41,390
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$25,000
Earnings (4yr)
$72,325
Natl Median: $55,695
Lifetime Value Added
+$16k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $48,471
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$88,114
Natl Median: $55,000
Lifetime Value Added
+$136k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $62,169
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Sociology
BachCIP: 4511
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$78,857
Natl Median: $52,657
Lifetime Value Added
+$66k
Statistics
BachCIP: 2705
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$100,578
Natl Median: $92,425
Lifetime Value Added
+$231k
Systems Engineering
BachCIP: 1427
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$120,976
Natl Median: $105,185
Lifetime Value Added
+$386k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $41,688
Lifetime Value Added
N/A

Post-Baccalaureate Certificates

Median Debt
$22,251
Earnings (4yr)
$85,128
Natl Median: $66,018
Lifetime Value Added
+$147k
Median Debt
$25,000
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $63,593
Lifetime Value Added
N/A

Master's Degrees

Median Debt
$36,992
Earnings (4yr)
$126,566
Natl Median: $95,833
Lifetime Value Added
+$404k
Median Debt
$139,995
Earnings (4yr)
$136,801
Natl Median: $127,347
Lifetime Value Added
+$493k
Anthropology
MastCIP: 4502
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $61,276
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Applied Mathematics
MastCIP: 2703
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $116,060
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Area Studies
MastCIP: 0501
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$74,265
Natl Median: $68,936
Lifetime Value Added
-$52k
Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management
MastCIP: 5010
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $59,685
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$54,500
Earnings (4yr)
$86,130
Natl Median: $80,271
Lifetime Value Added
+$52k
Biology, General
MastCIP: 2601
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $69,830
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$65,053
Natl Median: $110,121
Lifetime Value Added
-$110k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$105,496
Natl Median: $106,375
Lifetime Value Added
+$221k
Median Debt
$61,500
Earnings (4yr)
$146,816
Natl Median: $103,485
Lifetime Value Added
+$579k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $97,526
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
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
Civil Engineering
MastCIP: 1408
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $98,323
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$49,750
Earnings (4yr)
$82,024
Natl Median: $65,184
Lifetime Value Added
+$16k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $90,984
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$90,709
Natl Median: $71,953
Lifetime Value Added
+$76k
Median Debt
$90,707
Earnings (4yr)
$78,449
Natl Median: $67,030
Lifetime Value Added
-$16k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $136,736
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Computer Science
MastCIP: 1107
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$101,964
Natl Median: $145,571
Lifetime Value Added
+$226k
Median Debt
$46,000
Earnings (4yr)
$134,232
Natl Median: $120,083
Lifetime Value Added
+$471k
Median Debt
$38,064
Earnings (4yr)
$130,159
Natl Median: $121,855
Lifetime Value Added
+$435k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$112,959
Natl Median: $66,714
Lifetime Value Added
+$267k
Criminology
MastCIP: 4504
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $67,647
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $63,399
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Dance
MastCIP: 5003
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,404
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$75,495
Earnings (4yr)
$75,210
Natl Median: $70,073
Lifetime Value Added
-$44k
Median Debt
$59,500
Earnings (2yr)
$23,351
Natl Median: $49,978
Lifetime Value Added
-$529k
Median Debt
$67,389
Earnings (4yr)
$100,537
Natl Median: $82,527
Lifetime Value Added
+$178k
Economics
MastCIP: 4506
Median Debt
$41,000
Earnings (4yr)
$125,847
Natl Median: $100,743
Lifetime Value Added
+$398k
Education, Other
MastCIP: 1399
Median Debt
$47,500
Earnings (4yr)
$66,392
Natl Median: $65,348
Lifetime Value Added
-$122k
Median Debt
$41,000
Earnings (4yr)
$88,693
Natl Median: $71,685
Lifetime Value Added
+$74k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $66,232
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $133,654
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$40,193
Earnings (4yr)
$139,567
Natl Median: $125,651
Lifetime Value Added
+$517k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$42,682
Natl Median: $55,512
Lifetime Value Added
-$328k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $62,705
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$129,504
Natl Median: $107,792
Lifetime Value Added
+$408k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$55,311
Natl Median: $49,079
Lifetime Value Added
-$234k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$100,602
Natl Median: $79,784
Lifetime Value Added
+$178k
Median Debt
$66,000
Earnings (4yr)
$121,804
Natl Median: $89,981
Lifetime Value Added
+$363k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $72,125
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
History
MastCIP: 5401
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,360
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Homeland Security
MastCIP: 4303
Median Debt
$39,152
Earnings (4yr)
$134,847
Natl Median: $96,660
Lifetime Value Added
+$476k
Median Debt
$58,750
Earnings (4yr)
$84,644
Natl Median: $74,856
Lifetime Value Added
+$39k
Median Debt
$37,500
Earnings (4yr)
$120,266
Natl Median: $83,558
Lifetime Value Added
+$350k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$149,469
Natl Median: $112,705
Lifetime Value Added
+$602k
Median Debt
$41,000
Earnings (4yr)
$69,944
Natl Median: $69,445
Lifetime Value Added
-$90k
Median Debt
$56,634
Earnings (4yr)
$100,024
Natl Median: $95,627
Lifetime Value Added
+$173k
International/Globalization Studies
MastCIP: 3020
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $86,219
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Journalism
MastCIP: 0904
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$89,072
Natl Median: $69,034
Lifetime Value Added
+$77k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $70,306
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$78,277
Earnings (4yr)
$117,955
Natl Median: $101,000
Lifetime Value Added
+$330k
Median Debt
$45,750
Earnings (4yr)
$93,331
Natl Median: $77,310
Lifetime Value Added
+$115k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$106,421
Natl Median: $124,807
Lifetime Value Added
+$267k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $115,974
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$61,500
Earnings (4yr)
$84,511
Natl Median: $59,571
Lifetime Value Added
+$37k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $84,750
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$52,671
Earnings (4yr)
$59,584
Natl Median: $53,692
Lifetime Value Added
-$184k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $74,607
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
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)
$50,606
Natl Median: $67,681
Lifetime Value Added
-$249k
Median Debt
$61,310
Earnings (4yr)
$106,674
Natl Median: $78,850
Lifetime Value Added
+$231k
Psychology, General
MastCIP: 4201
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $64,711
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$46,979
Earnings (4yr)
$113,891
Natl Median: $81,408
Lifetime Value Added
+$294k
Public Health
MastCIP: 5122
Median Debt
$75,171
Earnings (4yr)
$92,573
Natl Median: $82,751
Lifetime Value Added
+$108k
Median Debt
$53,242
Earnings (4yr)
$94,862
Natl Median: $93,020
Lifetime Value Added
+$128k
Median Debt
$51,254
Earnings (4yr)
$101,932
Natl Median: $80,125
Lifetime Value Added
+$190k
Publishing
MastCIP: 0910
Median Debt
$40,899
Earnings (4yr)
$70,038
Natl Median: $63,992
Lifetime Value Added
-$90k
Median Debt
$52,641
Earnings (4yr)
$121,460
Natl Median: $120,193
Lifetime Value Added
+$360k
Median Debt
$89,000
Earnings (4yr)
$66,076
Natl Median: $71,416
Lifetime Value Added
-$125k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $57,737
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $63,216
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$61,500
Earnings (4yr)
$91,985
Natl Median: $82,399
Lifetime Value Added
+$103k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $64,286
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Sociology
MastCIP: 4511
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $63,330
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$34,357
Earnings (4yr)
$75,292
Natl Median: $64,397
Lifetime Value Added
-$43k
Statistics
MastCIP: 2705
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $123,816
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$47,000
Earnings (4yr)
$73,569
Natl Median: $60,111
Lifetime Value Added
-$59k
Systems Engineering
MastCIP: 1427
Median Debt
$37,964
Earnings (4yr)
$154,767
Natl Median: $144,565
Lifetime Value Added
+$648k
Median Debt
$37,269
Earnings (4yr)
$61,729
Natl Median: $59,916
Lifetime Value Added
-$164k
Median Debt
$34,940
Earnings (4yr)
$84,665
Natl Median: $63,707
Lifetime Value Added
+$39k

Graduate Certificates

Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $82,363
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $125,392
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$124,760
Natl Median: $94,506
Lifetime Value Added
+$522k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $107,086
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $101,517
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$24,500
Earnings (4yr)
$94,782
Natl Median: $86,288
Lifetime Value Added
+$238k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $75,166
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
$68,479
Earnings (4yr)
$139,079
Natl Median: $118,893
Lifetime Value Added
+$656k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $72,959
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $99,117
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
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $69,507
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$63,497
Earnings (4yr)
$168,934
Natl Median: $74,850
Lifetime Value Added
+$936k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $67,834
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Legal Support Services
Gr-CertCIP: 2203
Median Debt
$20,500
Earnings (4yr)
$79,119
Natl Median: $69,929
Lifetime Value Added
+$90k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $103,495
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$129,072
Natl Median: $122,843
Lifetime Value Added
+$562k
Marketing
Gr-CertCIP: 5214
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $93,837
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $60,655
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Museology/Museum Studies
Gr-CertCIP: 3014
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$28,236
Natl Median: $46,250
Lifetime Value Added
-$418k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $77,654
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $112,003
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Public Health
Gr-CertCIP: 5122
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$126,738
Natl Median: $88,684
Lifetime Value Added
+$540k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $75,140
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$41,000
Earnings (4yr)
$146,501
Natl Median: $126,911
Lifetime Value Added
+$726k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $38,453
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $112,169
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$86,573
Natl Median: $69,147
Lifetime Value Added
+$144k
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness
Gr-CertCIP: 3105
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $56,916
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
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: $71,178
Lifetime Value Added
N/A

Doctoral Degrees

Anthropology
DocCIP: 4502
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $77,473
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Area Studies
DocCIP: 0501
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $69,249
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
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: $131,848
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)
-
Natl Median: $115,386
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Civil Engineering
DocCIP: 1408
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $110,980
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$148,723
Earnings (4yr)
$106,137
Natl Median: $99,878
Lifetime Value Added
+$8k
Computer Science
DocCIP: 1107
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $178,476
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $83,031
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $97,173
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Economics
DocCIP: 4506
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $135,560
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$61,345
Earnings (4yr)
$122,539
Natl Median: $100,573
Lifetime Value Added
+$130k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $157,305
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$58,963
Earnings (4yr)
$180,549
Natl Median: $171,574
Lifetime Value Added
+$555k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $65,831
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Genetics
DocCIP: 2608
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $102,123
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $126,299
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)
$177,867
Natl Median: $110,734
Lifetime Value Added
+$536k
Mathematics
DocCIP: 2701
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $89,656
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $131,070
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $101,435
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Molecular Medicine
DocCIP: 2614
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $114,346
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)
-
Natl Median: $98,707
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 (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $119,220
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$61,789
Earnings (4yr)
$125,247
Natl Median: $138,131
Lifetime Value Added
+$149k
Median Debt
$159,850
Earnings (4yr)
$87,600
Natl Median: $82,893
Lifetime Value Added
-$129k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $103,410
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $90,739
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$74,576
Natl Median: $83,794
Lifetime Value Added
-$204k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$182,661
Natl Median: $162,438
Lifetime Value Added
+$545k

Professional Degrees

Law
ProfCIP: 2201
Median Debt
$176,325
Earnings (4yr)
$140,848
Natl Median: $107,773
Lifetime Value Added
+$264k
Medicine
ProfCIP: 5112
Median Debt
$197,284
Earnings (4yr)
$100,874
Natl Median: $112,460
Lifetime Value Added
-$31k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $81,641
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.