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Georgia Southern University

Statesboro, GA 21,790 Undergrads 54.4% Grad Rate
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Total Cost
$26,248
Sticker Price
Avg Net Price
$16,785
After Aid
Median Earnings
$62,562
5yr Post-Grad

Vs. Peer Institutions

Net Price$16,785
Peer Midpoint: $19,969
Earnings (5yr Post-Grad)Completers only after graduation
$62,562
Peer Midpoint: $61,632
Earnings (10yr Post-Enroll)All enrolled after enrollment
$59,167
Peer Midpoint: $58,891
Graduation Rate54.4%
Peer Midpoint: 58.9%
Average starting age (2015-17)20.7
Socio-Economic Diversity
Pell Grant Recipients40.6%
Enrollment Status
Full-Time86.1%
Economic Outcomes
Earn More than HS71.2%

Admissions Profile

Acceptance
87.9%
SAT Avg
1,053
SAT Reading
25th: 52855575th: 583
SAT Math
25th: 45850075th: 550
ACT Composite
25th: 182075th: 23

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
+$549k
+$79k
+$63k
Median Cost$17k/yr
+$489k
+$19k
+$3k
Full Cost$26k/yr
+$455k
-$15k
-$32k

ROI Efficiency Metrics

Break-Even Age
Return on Inv. %
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
36
∞
Median Cost$17k/yr
62
4%
Full Cost$26k/yr
Never
-33%
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 Return35%

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-43%

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 →

Associate's Degrees

Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $46,706
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$13,500
Earnings (4yr)
$49,179
Natl Median: $44,125
Lifetime Value Added
+$9k
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Bachelor's Degrees

Median Debt
$18,750
Earnings (4yr)
$74,282
Natl Median: $76,194
Lifetime Value Added
+$104k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $49,880
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$22,600
Earnings (4yr)
$66,017
Natl Median: $70,786
Lifetime Value Added
+$40k
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Anthropology
BachCIP: 4502
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$55,879
Natl Median: $46,676
Lifetime Value Added
-$42k
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Median Debt
$21,500
Earnings (4yr)
$45,043
Natl Median: $57,640
Lifetime Value Added
-$133k
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Median Debt
$24,736
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $65,466
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Biology, General
BachCIP: 2601
Median Debt
$20,000
Earnings (4yr)
$50,667
Natl Median: $57,214
Lifetime Value Added
-$86k
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Median Debt
$20,751
Earnings (4yr)
$74,726
Natl Median: $68,257
Lifetime Value Added
+$107k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$57,606
Natl Median: $77,981
Lifetime Value Added
-$28k
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Chemistry
BachCIP: 4005
Median Debt
$22,819
Earnings (4yr)
$65,629
Natl Median: $65,120
Lifetime Value Added
+$37k
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Civil Engineering
BachCIP: 1408
Median Debt
$16,500
Earnings (4yr)
$78,034
Natl Median: $86,517
Lifetime Value Added
+$133k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$39,959
Natl Median: $50,523
Lifetime Value Added
-$184k
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Median Debt
$15,605
Earnings (4yr)
$72,156
Natl Median: $75,975
Lifetime Value Added
+$88k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$24,615
Natl Median: $52,899
Lifetime Value Added
-$303k
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Median Debt
$21,500
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $58,928
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$21,634
Earnings (4yr)
$92,026
Natl Median: $92,374
Lifetime Value Added
+$239k
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Construction Engineering Technology/Technician
BachCIP: 1510
Median Debt
$21,500
Earnings (4yr)
$95,844
Natl Median: $93,843
Lifetime Value Added
+$268k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$52,398
Natl Median: $55,378
Lifetime Value Added
-$71k
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Criminology
BachCIP: 4504
Median Debt
$20,500
Earnings (4yr)
$53,766
Natl Median: $55,556
Lifetime Value Added
-$60k
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Median Debt
$24,750
Earnings (4yr)
$53,396
Natl Median: $51,490
Lifetime Value Added
-$63k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$38,107
Natl Median: $39,775
Lifetime Value Added
-$193k
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Economics
BachCIP: 4506
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$64,285
Natl Median: $82,686
Lifetime Value Added
+$16k
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Median Debt
$16,250
Earnings (4yr)
$95,467
Natl Median: $100,647
Lifetime Value Added
+$266k
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Median Debt
$25,993
Earnings (4yr)
$45,901
Natl Median: $48,590
Lifetime Value Added
-$126k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $51,710
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$20,500
Earnings (4yr)
$79,411
Natl Median: $83,343
Lifetime Value Added
+$143k
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Median Debt
$15,250
Earnings (4yr)
$34,659
Natl Median: $41,367
Lifetime Value Added
-$223k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$52,038
Natl Median: $54,945
Lifetime Value Added
-$74k
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Median Debt
$18,750
Earnings (4yr)
$53,981
Natl Median: $50,580
Lifetime Value Added
-$58k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $57,853
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$63,529
Natl Median: $60,190
Lifetime Value Added
+$10k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $43,283
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$49,941
Natl Median: $68,245
Lifetime Value Added
-$92k
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Median Debt
$26,250
Earnings (4yr)
$53,826
Natl Median: $61,296
Lifetime Value Added
-$59k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$61,829
Natl Median: $61,911
Lifetime Value Added
-$3k
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History
BachCIP: 5401
Median Debt
$18,250
Earnings (4yr)
$45,796
Natl Median: $50,680
Lifetime Value Added
-$127k
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Median Debt
$21,250
Earnings (4yr)
$45,505
Natl Median: $48,568
Lifetime Value Added
-$129k
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Median Debt
$22,000
Earnings (4yr)
$80,409
Natl Median: $85,294
Lifetime Value Added
+$151k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$48,432
Natl Median: $73,201
Lifetime Value Added
-$88k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$47,844
Natl Median: $66,596
Lifetime Value Added
-$109k
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Journalism
BachCIP: 0904
Median Debt
$21,500
Earnings (4yr)
$54,396
Natl Median: $56,278
Lifetime Value Added
-$54k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$45,504
Natl Median: $57,149
Lifetime Value Added
-$137k
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Median Debt
$22,500
Earnings (4yr)
$48,137
Natl Median: $53,072
Lifetime Value Added
-$107k
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Median Debt
$14,750
Earnings (4yr)
$81,310
Natl Median: $83,290
Lifetime Value Added
+$158k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $88,451
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Marketing
BachCIP: 5214
Median Debt
$20,392
Earnings (4yr)
$69,425
Natl Median: $69,303
Lifetime Value Added
+$67k
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Mathematics
BachCIP: 2701
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$59,424
Natl Median: $69,562
Lifetime Value Added
-$13k
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Median Debt
$25,500
Earnings (4yr)
$87,731
Natl Median: $92,135
Lifetime Value Added
+$207k
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Music
BachCIP: 5009
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$34,150
Natl Median: $42,892
Lifetime Value Added
-$228k
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Median Debt
$21,028
Earnings (4yr)
$42,573
Natl Median: $50,983
Lifetime Value Added
-$155k
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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)
-
Natl Median: $76,786
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$16,687
Earnings (4yr)
$58,949
Natl Median: $63,293
Lifetime Value Added
-$17k
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Psychology, General
BachCIP: 4201
Median Debt
$20,500
Earnings (4yr)
$48,180
Natl Median: $50,706
Lifetime Value Added
-$107k
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Public Health
BachCIP: 5122
Median Debt
$25,500
Earnings (4yr)
$49,881
Natl Median: $58,808
Lifetime Value Added
-$92k
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Median Debt
$23,250
Earnings (4yr)
$64,934
Natl Median: $63,560
Lifetime Value Added
+$31k
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Median Debt
$22,750
Earnings (4yr)
$51,581
Natl Median: $50,497
Lifetime Value Added
-$78k
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Median Debt
$20,500
Earnings (4yr)
$79,988
Natl Median: $88,910
Lifetime Value Added
+$147k
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Median Debt
$24,750
Earnings (4yr)
$65,037
Natl Median: $55,792
Lifetime Value Added
+$32k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$50,011
Natl Median: $55,695
Lifetime Value Added
-$99k
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Median Debt
$25,093
Earnings (4yr)
$47,439
Natl Median: $48,471
Lifetime Value Added
-$113k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,000
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Sociology
BachCIP: 4511
Median Debt
$18,000
Earnings (4yr)
$42,305
Natl Median: $52,657
Lifetime Value Added
-$157k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$53,272
Natl Median: $50,499
Lifetime Value Added
-$64k
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Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness
BachCIP: 3105
Median Debt
$22,500
Earnings (4yr)
$55,330
Natl Median: $54,562
Lifetime Value Added
-$47k
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Median Debt
$21,500
Earnings (4yr)
$47,109
Natl Median: $47,382
Lifetime Value Added
-$116k
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Median Debt
$20,305
Earnings (4yr)
$50,800
Natl Median: $51,389
Lifetime Value Added
-$84k
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Master's Degrees

Median Debt
$20,500
Earnings (4yr)
$90,092
Natl Median: $95,833
Lifetime Value Added
+$124k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $127,347
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Biology, General
MastCIP: 2601
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$38,289
Natl Median: $69,830
Lifetime Value Added
-$339k
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Median Debt
$35,341
Earnings (4yr)
$116,006
Natl Median: $103,485
Lifetime Value Added
+$350k
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Civil Engineering
MastCIP: 1408
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $98,323
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$23,500
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $65,184
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$38,320
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $67,030
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$61,788
Natl Median: $85,444
Lifetime Value Added
-$127k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $124,201
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Computer Science
MastCIP: 1107
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $145,571
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $66,714
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
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
Economics
MastCIP: 4506
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $100,743
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Education, General
MastCIP: 1301
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $65,824
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$27,826
Earnings (4yr)
$60,962
Natl Median: $71,685
Lifetime Value Added
-$135k
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Median Debt
$37,250
Earnings (4yr)
$64,747
Natl Median: $70,644
Lifetime Value Added
-$100k
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Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians, Other
MastCIP: 1599
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$112,011
Natl Median: $101,422
Lifetime Value Added
+$315k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,512
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $49,079
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $79,784
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$77,821
Natl Median: $89,981
Lifetime Value Added
+$16k
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History
MastCIP: 5401
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$49,119
Natl Median: $55,360
Lifetime Value Added
-$257k
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Mathematics
MastCIP: 2701
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$57,318
Natl Median: $72,654
Lifetime Value Added
-$147k
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Music
MastCIP: 5009
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$31,305
Natl Median: $48,285
Lifetime Value Added
-$412k
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Physical Sciences, General
MastCIP: 4001
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $72,703
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Psychology, General
MastCIP: 4201
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $64,711
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$56,622
Natl Median: $81,408
Lifetime Value Added
-$176k
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Public Health
MastCIP: 5122
Median Debt
$23,204
Earnings (4yr)
$69,775
Natl Median: $82,751
Lifetime Value Added
-$55k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $80,125
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$106,401
Natl Median: $120,193
Lifetime Value Added
+$266k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $60,728
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $64,286
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Sociology
MastCIP: 4511
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$54,678
Natl Median: $63,330
Lifetime Value Added
-$204k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$59,761
Natl Median: $64,397
Lifetime Value Added
-$146k
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Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness
MastCIP: 3105
Median Debt
$20,500
Earnings (4yr)
$61,772
Natl Median: $62,033
Lifetime Value Added
-$127k
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Median Debt
$40,938
Earnings (4yr)
$50,446
Natl Median: $60,111
Lifetime Value Added
-$235k
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Median Debt
$23,645
Earnings (4yr)
$58,762
Natl Median: $59,916
Lifetime Value Added
-$156k
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Median Debt
$27,647
Earnings (4yr)
$60,183
Natl Median: $63,707
Lifetime Value Added
-$142k
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Doctoral Degrees

Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $99,878
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$62,250
Earnings (4yr)
$91,534
Natl Median: $83,031
Lifetime Value Added
-$29k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$101,350
Natl Median: $100,573
Lifetime Value Added
+$44k
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Public Health
DocCIP: 5122
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$95,128
Natl Median: $108,962
Lifetime Value Added
-$2k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $138,131
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$66,070
Earnings (4yr)
$83,785
Natl Median: $82,893
Lifetime Value Added
-$86k
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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.