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Husson University

Bangor, ME 2,618 Undergrads 58.4% Grad Rate
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Total Cost
$35,852
Sticker Price
Avg Net Price
$21,005
After Aid
Median Earnings
$62,950
4yr Post-Grad

Vs. Peer Institutions

Net Price$21,005
Peer Midpoint: $20,081
Earnings (4yr Post-Grad)Completers only after graduation
$62,950
Peer Midpoint: $60,428
Warning: This school's reported earnings inflated significantly (+40%) when the Dept of Education excluded non-graduates from the dataset. Take caution when comparing.
Earnings (10yr Post-Enroll)All enrolled after enrollment
$45,025
Peer Midpoint: $53,763
Graduation Rate58.4%
Peer Midpoint: 58.9%
Average Starting Age21.5
Socio-Economic Diversity
Pell Grant Recipients38.5%
Enrollment Status
Full-Time72.5%
Economic Outcomes
Earn More than HS70.7%

Admissions Profile

Acceptance
81.0%
SAT Avg
1,180
SAT Reading
25th: 535-75th: 650
SAT Math
25th: 530-75th: 625
ACT Composite
25th: --75th: -

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
+$559k
+$92k
+$75k
Median Cost$21k/yr
+$484k
+$17k
-$769
Full Cost$36k/yr
+$430k
-$37k
-$54k

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
34
∞
Median Cost$21k/yr
Never
-1%
Full Cost$36k/yr
Never
-42%
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 Return17%

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-53%
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.

Certificates

Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $44,589
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $33,223
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $47,440
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $41,400
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $36,116
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $31,337
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $50,211
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $32,800
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $52,001
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Homeland Security
CertCIP: 4303
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$51,559
Natl Median: $62,995
Lifetime Value Added
+$89k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $49,747
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $84,309
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $33,711
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $34,631
Lifetime Value Added
N/A

Associate's Degrees

Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $47,660
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $48,733
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $46,706
Lifetime Value Added
N/A

Bachelor's Degrees

Median Debt
$26,880
Earnings (4yr)
$65,815
Natl Median: $76,194
Lifetime Value Added
+$22k
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (4yr)
$48,777
Natl Median: $44,889
Lifetime Value Added
-$117k
Biology, General
BachCIP: 2601
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$29,685
Natl Median: $57,214
Lifetime Value Added
-$271k
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (4yr)
$62,059
Natl Median: $68,257
Lifetime Value Added
-$8k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $69,830
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $68,407
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Chemistry
BachCIP: 4005
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $65,120
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$55,648
Natl Median: $50,523
Lifetime Value Added
-$60k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$50,096
Natl Median: $92,374
Lifetime Value Added
-$106k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $83,439
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $58,894
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (4yr)
$55,315
Natl Median: $55,378
Lifetime Value Added
-$62k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $39,775
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $48,590
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $61,027
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $83,343
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $58,716
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (4yr)
$61,215
Natl Median: $61,296
Lifetime Value Added
-$15k
Median Debt
$25,173
Earnings (4yr)
$51,833
Natl Median: $56,726
Lifetime Value Added
-$91k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $73,201
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Journalism
BachCIP: 0904
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $56,278
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$29,685
Natl Median: $53,266
Lifetime Value Added
-$271k
Median Debt
$31,000
Earnings (4yr)
$48,241
Natl Median: $53,072
Lifetime Value Added
-$121k
Marketing
BachCIP: 5214
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $69,303
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,012
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Non-Professional Legal Studies
BachCIP: 2200
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $61,959
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Psychology, General
BachCIP: 4201
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (4yr)
$45,390
Natl Median: $50,706
Lifetime Value Added
-$145k
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (5yr)
$41,065
Natl Median: $63,560
Lifetime Value Added
-$189k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $50,497
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$27,500
Earnings (4yr)
$78,167
Natl Median: $88,910
Lifetime Value Added
+$116k
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (4yr)
$71,529
Natl Median: $55,792
Lifetime Value Added
+$66k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$51,772
Natl Median: $57,805
Lifetime Value Added
-$92k
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness
BachCIP: 3105
Median Debt
$27,750
Earnings (4yr)
$56,244
Natl Median: $54,562
Lifetime Value Added
-$55k
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (4yr)
$40,445
Natl Median: $47,382
Lifetime Value Added
-$188k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$29,685
Natl Median: $51,389
Lifetime Value Added
-$271k

Master's Degrees

Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $95,833
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$26,291
Earnings (4yr)
$83,393
Natl Median: $103,485
Lifetime Value Added
+$56k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $65,184
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $66,714
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $63,399
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $97,366
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $74,856
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Insurance
MastCIP: 5217
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $114,663
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $129,214
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Psychology, Other
MastCIP: 4299
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $61,796
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$50,875
Earnings (4yr)
$131,409
Natl Median: $120,193
Lifetime Value Added
+$475k
Median Debt
$32,459
Earnings (4yr)
$68,292
Natl Median: $71,416
Lifetime Value Added
-$76k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $60,111
Lifetime Value Added
N/A

Doctoral Degrees

Median Debt
$159,397
Earnings (4yr)
$134,224
Natl Median: $136,696
Lifetime Value Added
+$271k
Median Debt
$55,944
Earnings (4yr)
$74,820
Natl Median: $82,893
Lifetime Value Added
-$168k

Other Programs

Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $72,395
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.