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Iowa State University

Ames, IA 25,367 Undergrads 74.1% Grad Rate
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Total Cost
$24,539
Sticker Price
Avg Net Price
$18,517
After Aid
Median Earnings
$68,918
5yr Post-Grad

Vs. Peer Institutions

Net Price$18,517
Peer Midpoint: $19,969
Earnings (5yr Post-Grad)Completers only after graduation
$68,918
Peer Midpoint: $61,632
Earnings (10yr Post-Enroll)All enrolled after enrollment
$67,568
Peer Midpoint: $58,891
Graduation Rate74.1%
Peer Midpoint: 58.9%
Average starting age (2015-17)20.5
Socio-Economic Diversity
Pell Grant Recipients20.9%
Enrollment Status
Full-Time96.2%
Economic Outcomes
Earn More than HS83.7%

Admissions Profile

Acceptance
88.7%
SAT Avg
1,204
SAT Reading
25th: 56062075th: 670
SAT Math
25th: 56063075th: 690
ACT Composite
25th: 212475th: 28

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
+$599k
+$129k
+$113k
Median Cost$19k/yr
+$532k
+$62k
+$46k
Full Cost$25k/yr
+$511k
+$41k
+$24k

ROI Efficiency Metrics

Break-Even Age
Return on Inv. %
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
31
∞
Median Cost$19k/yr
43
69%
Full Cost$25k/yr
50
27%
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 Return145%

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-12%

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 →

Certificates

Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $25,340
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $52,001
Lifetime Value Added
N/A

Bachelor's Degrees

Median Debt
$19,500
Earnings (4yr)
$70,706
Natl Median: $76,194
Lifetime Value Added
+$70k
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Median Debt
$25,250
Earnings (4yr)
$94,089
Natl Median: $98,207
Lifetime Value Added
+$249k
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Median Debt
$15,000
Earnings (4yr)
$67,529
Natl Median: $66,647
Lifetime Value Added
+$46k
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Median Debt
$18,750
Earnings (4yr)
$88,576
Natl Median: $84,624
Lifetime Value Added
+$207k
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Median Debt
$15,777
Earnings (4yr)
$78,890
Natl Median: $71,278
Lifetime Value Added
+$133k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$44,892
Natl Median: $70,786
Lifetime Value Added
-$141k
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Animal Sciences
BachCIP: 0109
Median Debt
$20,000
Earnings (4yr)
$51,644
Natl Median: $49,634
Lifetime Value Added
-$84k
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Anthropology
BachCIP: 4502
Median Debt
$26,000
Earnings (4yr)
$43,443
Natl Median: $46,676
Lifetime Value Added
-$153k
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Median Debt
$22,525
Earnings (4yr)
$60,349
Natl Median: $57,640
Lifetime Value Added
-$12k
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Median Debt
$28,253
Earnings (5yr)
$59,764
Natl Median: $67,623
Lifetime Value Added
-$26k
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Architecture
BachCIP: 0402
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$69,310
Natl Median: $66,914
Lifetime Value Added
+$59k
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Area Studies
BachCIP: 0501
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$61,860
Natl Median: $56,625
Lifetime Value Added
+$532
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Median Debt
$24,292
Earnings (4yr)
$52,786
Natl Median: $60,997
Lifetime Value Added
-$74k
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Median Debt
$21,117
Earnings (4yr)
$63,026
Natl Median: $65,466
Lifetime Value Added
+$10k
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Biology, General
BachCIP: 2601
Median Debt
$21,500
Earnings (4yr)
$53,447
Natl Median: $57,214
Lifetime Value Added
-$69k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $86,713
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$19,427
Earnings (4yr)
$78,304
Natl Median: $68,257
Lifetime Value Added
+$128k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$93,379
Natl Median: $77,981
Lifetime Value Added
+$243k
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Median Debt
$23,201
Earnings (4yr)
$92,773
Natl Median: $98,158
Lifetime Value Added
+$239k
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Chemistry
BachCIP: 4005
Median Debt
$19,500
Earnings (4yr)
$66,486
Natl Median: $65,120
Lifetime Value Added
+$37k
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Median Debt
$24,375
Earnings (4yr)
$61,173
Natl Median: $66,874
Lifetime Value Added
-$5k
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Civil Engineering
BachCIP: 1408
Median Debt
$21,500
Earnings (4yr)
$85,427
Natl Median: $86,517
Lifetime Value Added
+$183k
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Median Debt
$19,425
Earnings (4yr)
$57,110
Natl Median: $56,359
Lifetime Value Added
-$38k
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Median Debt
$21,400
Earnings (4yr)
$83,267
Natl Median: $92,374
Lifetime Value Added
+$166k
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Median Debt
$24,250
Earnings (4yr)
$105,753
Natl Median: $109,015
Lifetime Value Added
+$338k
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Computer Science
BachCIP: 1107
Median Debt
$24,050
Earnings (4yr)
$104,211
Natl Median: $107,009
Lifetime Value Added
+$326k
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Median Debt
$22,500
Earnings (4yr)
$100,676
Natl Median: $97,303
Lifetime Value Added
+$299k
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Median Debt
$19,550
Earnings (4yr)
$61,166
Natl Median: $55,378
Lifetime Value Added
-$5k
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Median Debt
$25,490
Earnings (4yr)
$52,671
Natl Median: $51,490
Lifetime Value Added
-$75k
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Median Debt
$19,500
Earnings (4yr)
$54,391
Natl Median: $55,753
Lifetime Value Added
-$61k
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Median Debt
$21,500
Earnings (4yr)
$39,143
Natl Median: $48,842
Lifetime Value Added
-$190k
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Economics
BachCIP: 4506
Median Debt
$19,694
Earnings (4yr)
$75,355
Natl Median: $82,686
Lifetime Value Added
+$106k
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Median Debt
$22,429
Earnings (4yr)
$99,705
Natl Median: $100,647
Lifetime Value Added
+$292k
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Median Debt
$22,475
Earnings (4yr)
$82,548
Natl Median: $89,619
Lifetime Value Added
+$161k
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Median Debt
$18,761
Earnings (4yr)
$49,626
Natl Median: $48,590
Lifetime Value Added
-$101k
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Median Debt
$18,722
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 (4yr)
$62,341
Natl Median: $53,262
Lifetime Value Added
+$4k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$51,531
Natl Median: $48,460
Lifetime Value Added
-$85k
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Median Debt
$20,750
Earnings (4yr)
$75,360
Natl Median: $83,343
Lifetime Value Added
+$106k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$65,943
Natl Median: $70,873
Lifetime Value Added
+$33k
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Forestry
BachCIP: 0305
Median Debt
$22,413
Earnings (4yr)
$52,650
Natl Median: $58,784
Lifetime Value Added
-$75k
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Genetics
BachCIP: 2608
Median Debt
$23,500
Earnings (4yr)
$55,037
Natl Median: $66,076
Lifetime Value Added
-$55k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$65,204
Natl Median: $60,190
Lifetime Value Added
+$27k
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History
BachCIP: 5401
Median Debt
$25,000
Earnings (4yr)
$52,934
Natl Median: $50,680
Lifetime Value Added
-$73k
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Median Debt
$22,250
Earnings (4yr)
$55,491
Natl Median: $56,726
Lifetime Value Added
-$52k
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Median Debt
$18,445
Earnings (4yr)
$46,253
Natl Median: $48,568
Lifetime Value Added
-$129k
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Median Debt
$23,250
Earnings (4yr)
$92,914
Natl Median: $98,442
Lifetime Value Added
+$240k
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Median Debt
$25,500
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $75,803
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$17,282
Earnings (4yr)
$56,405
Natl Median: $56,491
Lifetime Value Added
-$44k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$55,512
Natl Median: $73,201
Lifetime Value Added
-$33k
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Journalism
BachCIP: 0904
Median Debt
$18,855
Earnings (4yr)
$53,633
Natl Median: $56,278
Lifetime Value Added
-$67k
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Median Debt
$19,498
Earnings (4yr)
$54,889
Natl Median: $53,072
Lifetime Value Added
-$57k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$40,726
Natl Median: $49,984
Lifetime Value Added
-$177k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$87,413
Natl Median: $83,290
Lifetime Value Added
+$198k
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Median Debt
$21,000
Earnings (2yr)
$51,392
Natl Median: $82,193
Lifetime Value Added
-$68k
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Marketing
BachCIP: 5214
Median Debt
$21,500
Earnings (4yr)
$66,482
Natl Median: $69,303
Lifetime Value Added
+$37k
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Median Debt
$25,500
Earnings (4yr)
$83,416
Natl Median: $91,449
Lifetime Value Added
+$167k
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Mathematics
BachCIP: 2701
Median Debt
$18,625
Earnings (4yr)
$62,261
Natl Median: $69,562
Lifetime Value Added
+$4k
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Median Debt
$22,971
Earnings (4yr)
$85,938
Natl Median: $92,135
Lifetime Value Added
+$187k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$49,493
Natl Median: $73,739
Lifetime Value Added
-$102k
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Median Debt
$24,572
Earnings (4yr)
$49,875
Natl Median: $62,582
Lifetime Value Added
-$99k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$54,064
Natl Median: $55,693
Lifetime Value Added
-$63k
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Music
BachCIP: 5009
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $42,892
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$19,095
Earnings (4yr)
$51,387
Natl Median: $55,012
Lifetime Value Added
-$86k
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Nutrition Sciences
BachCIP: 3019
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$53,933
Natl Median: $60,053
Lifetime Value Added
-$64k
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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
Plant Sciences
BachCIP: 0111
Median Debt
$17,504
Earnings (4yr)
$60,997
Natl Median: $56,567
Lifetime Value Added
-$6k
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Median Debt
$17,750
Earnings (4yr)
$57,752
Natl Median: $63,293
Lifetime Value Added
-$33k
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Psychology, General
BachCIP: 4201
Median Debt
$20,500
Earnings (4yr)
$49,286
Natl Median: $50,706
Lifetime Value Added
-$103k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $65,093
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$19,500
Earnings (4yr)
$62,965
Natl Median: $63,560
Lifetime Value Added
+$9k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $41,390
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$69,673
Natl Median: $48,471
Lifetime Value Added
+$62k
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Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (4yr)
$61,697
Natl Median: $55,000
Lifetime Value Added
-$783
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Sociology
BachCIP: 4511
Median Debt
$19,641
Earnings (4yr)
$55,714
Natl Median: $52,657
Lifetime Value Added
-$50k
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Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness
BachCIP: 3105
Median Debt
$23,250
Earnings (4yr)
$60,059
Natl Median: $54,562
Lifetime Value Added
-$14k
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Statistics
BachCIP: 2705
Median Debt
$22,000
Earnings (4yr)
$72,581
Natl Median: $92,425
Lifetime Value Added
+$85k
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Median Debt
$22,500
Earnings (4yr)
$47,462
Natl Median: $47,382
Lifetime Value Added
-$119k
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Median Debt
$17,250
Earnings (4yr)
$52,622
Natl Median: $51,389
Lifetime Value Added
-$75k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$39,403
Natl Median: $41,688
Lifetime Value Added
-$188k
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Master's Degrees

Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$92,050
Natl Median: $95,833
Lifetime Value Added
+$138k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$124,710
Natl Median: $122,434
Lifetime Value Added
+$401k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $90,332
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$87,824
Natl Median: $91,410
Lifetime Value Added
+$101k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $58,454
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$60,737
Natl Median: $59,544
Lifetime Value Added
-$140k
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Animal Sciences
MastCIP: 0109
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$101,814
Natl Median: $75,394
Lifetime Value Added
+$206k
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Anthropology
MastCIP: 4502
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $61,276
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$66,778
Natl Median: $77,466
Lifetime Value Added
-$85k
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Architecture
MastCIP: 0402
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$47,260
Natl Median: $74,139
Lifetime Value Added
-$250k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $86,482
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $80,271
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Biology, General
MastCIP: 2601
Median Debt
$26,000
Earnings (5yr)
$64,035
Natl Median: $69,830
Lifetime Value Added
-$121k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $67,090
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$40,569
Earnings (4yr)
$123,109
Natl Median: $103,485
Lifetime Value Added
+$409k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $115,468
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)
$79,527
Natl Median: $79,665
Lifetime Value Added
+$28k
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Civil Engineering
MastCIP: 1408
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$95,102
Natl Median: $98,323
Lifetime Value Added
+$164k
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Computer Science
MastCIP: 1107
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $145,571
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $121,855
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$43,426
Natl Median: $70,073
Lifetime Value Added
-$289k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $82,527
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
$22,884
Earnings (4yr)
$60,708
Natl Median: $65,824
Lifetime Value Added
-$140k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$136,132
Natl Median: $133,654
Lifetime Value Added
+$521k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $125,651
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$65,228
Natl Median: $55,512
Lifetime Value Added
-$111k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $71,717
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy
MastCIP: 0302
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $72,563
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $60,397
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$25,879
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $88,332
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Genetics
MastCIP: 2608
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $92,660
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
History
MastCIP: 5401
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,360
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$27,560
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $115,403
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $58,524
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$139,590
Natl Median: $119,184
Lifetime Value Added
+$551k
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Journalism
MastCIP: 0904
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $69,034
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $70,306
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$19,650
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $124,807
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $112,282
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Mathematics
MastCIP: 2701
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$63,005
Natl Median: $72,654
Lifetime Value Added
-$96k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$106,245
Natl Median: $115,974
Lifetime Value Added
+$262k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $84,750
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $75,122
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $74,607
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $73,229
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Nutrition Sciences
MastCIP: 3019
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $67,126
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Physics
MastCIP: 4008
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $96,478
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Plant Sciences
MastCIP: 0111
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$116,149
Natl Median: $70,814
Lifetime Value Added
+$348k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $78,850
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Psychology, General
MastCIP: 4201
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$86,338
Natl Median: $64,711
Lifetime Value Added
+$73k
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Sociology
MastCIP: 4511
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $63,330
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $120,246
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
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 (4yr)
$130,131
Natl Median: $123,816
Lifetime Value Added
+$469k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $76,897
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Systems Engineering
MastCIP: 1427
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $144,565
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $119,562
Lifetime Value Added
N/A

Graduate Certificates

Education, General
Gr-CertCIP: 1301
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $69,448
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $81,928
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $60,191
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $112,003
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Psychology, General
Gr-CertCIP: 4201
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $62,083
Lifetime Value Added
N/A

Doctoral Degrees

Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $138,660
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $92,784
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Animal Sciences
DocCIP: 0109
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $95,778
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
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
Biology, General
DocCIP: 2601
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $92,983
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $82,507
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $141,187
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
-
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
Education, General
DocCIP: 1301
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $87,373
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $157,305
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $65,831
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $107,003
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Genetics
DocCIP: 2608
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $102,123
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: $92,538
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $137,148
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $130,845
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: $131,070
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Physics
DocCIP: 4008
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $130,153
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Plant Sciences
DocCIP: 0111
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $90,502
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $98,707
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Sociology
DocCIP: 4511
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $88,618
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness
DocCIP: 3105
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $81,993
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: $135,581
Lifetime Value Added
N/A

Professional Degrees

Veterinary Medicine
ProfCIP: 0180
Median Debt
$150,771
Earnings (4yr)
$111,742
Natl Median: $131,316
Lifetime Value Added
+$115k
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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.