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Iowa State University

Ames, IA 25,367 Undergrads 74.5% Grad Rate
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Total Cost
$24,018
Sticker Price
Avg Net Price
$18,589
After Aid
Median Earnings
$68,277
4yr Post-Grad

Vs. Peer Institutions

Net Price$18,589
Peer Midpoint: $20,081
Earnings (4yr Post-Grad)Completers only after graduation
$68,277
Peer Midpoint: $60,428
Earnings (10yr Post-Enroll)All enrolled after enrollment
$63,386
Peer Midpoint: $53,763
Graduation Rate74.5%
Peer Midpoint: 58.9%
Average Starting Age20.5
Socio-Economic Diversity
Pell Grant Recipients18.8%
Enrollment Status
Full-Time96.2%
Economic Outcomes
Earn More than HS83.6%

Admissions Profile

Acceptance
88.7%
SAT Avg
1,204
SAT Reading
25th: 56059575th: 670
SAT Math
25th: 56061275th: 690
ACT Composite
25th: 212575th: 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
+$601k
+$134k
+$116k
Median Cost$19k/yr
+$534k
+$67k
+$49k
Full Cost$24k/yr
+$514k
+$47k
+$30k

ROI Efficiency Metrics

Break-Even Age
Return on Inv. %
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
31
∞
Median Cost$19k/yr
43
74%
Full Cost$24k/yr
49
34%
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 Return163%

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-4%
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)
-
Natl Median: $25,340
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $47,440
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $52,001
Lifetime Value Added
N/A

Bachelor's Degrees

Median Debt
$22,276
Earnings (4yr)
$70,706
Natl Median: $76,194
Lifetime Value Added
+$68k
Median Debt
$26,017
Earnings (4yr)
$94,089
Natl Median: $98,207
Lifetime Value Added
+$247k
Median Debt
$15,000
Earnings (4yr)
$67,529
Natl Median: $66,647
Lifetime Value Added
+$44k
Median Debt
$20,750
Earnings (4yr)
$88,576
Natl Median: $84,624
Lifetime Value Added
+$204k
Median Debt
$19,500
Earnings (4yr)
$78,890
Natl Median: $71,278
Lifetime Value Added
+$131k
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (4yr)
$44,892
Natl Median: $70,786
Lifetime Value Added
-$141k
Animal Sciences
BachCIP: 0109
Median Debt
$20,500
Earnings (4yr)
$51,644
Natl Median: $49,634
Lifetime Value Added
-$84k
Anthropology
BachCIP: 4502
Median Debt
$26,500
Earnings (4yr)
$43,443
Natl Median: $46,676
Lifetime Value Added
-$153k
Median Debt
$21,560
Earnings (4yr)
$60,349
Natl Median: $57,640
Lifetime Value Added
-$13k
Architecture
BachCIP: 0402
Median Debt
$30,474
Earnings (4yr)
$69,310
Natl Median: $66,914
Lifetime Value Added
+$57k
Area Studies
BachCIP: 0501
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$61,860
Natl Median: $56,625
Lifetime Value Added
-$713
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$52,786
Natl Median: $60,997
Lifetime Value Added
-$74k
Median Debt
$18,950
Earnings (4yr)
$63,026
Natl Median: $65,466
Lifetime Value Added
+$9k
Biology, General
BachCIP: 2601
Median Debt
$22,375
Earnings (4yr)
$53,447
Natl Median: $57,214
Lifetime Value Added
-$69k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $86,713
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$20,500
Earnings (4yr)
$78,304
Natl Median: $68,257
Lifetime Value Added
+$126k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$93,379
Natl Median: $77,981
Lifetime Value Added
+$241k
Median Debt
$20,136
Earnings (4yr)
$92,773
Natl Median: $98,158
Lifetime Value Added
+$237k
Chemistry
BachCIP: 4005
Median Debt
$20,199
Earnings (4yr)
$66,486
Natl Median: $65,120
Lifetime Value Added
+$36k
Median Debt
$24,250
Earnings (4yr)
$61,173
Natl Median: $66,874
Lifetime Value Added
-$6k
Civil Engineering
BachCIP: 1408
Median Debt
$24,477
Earnings (4yr)
$85,427
Natl Median: $86,517
Lifetime Value Added
+$180k
Median Debt
$16,875
Earnings (4yr)
$57,110
Natl Median: $56,359
Lifetime Value Added
-$39k
Median Debt
$22,452
Earnings (4yr)
$83,267
Natl Median: $92,374
Lifetime Value Added
+$164k
Median Debt
$23,750
Earnings (4yr)
$105,753
Natl Median: $109,015
Lifetime Value Added
+$335k
Computer Science
BachCIP: 1107
Median Debt
$21,775
Earnings (4yr)
$104,211
Natl Median: $107,009
Lifetime Value Added
+$324k
Median Debt
$19,609
Earnings (4yr)
$100,676
Natl Median: $97,303
Lifetime Value Added
+$297k
Median Debt
$19,500
Earnings (4yr)
$61,166
Natl Median: $55,378
Lifetime Value Added
-$6k
Dance
BachCIP: 5003
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $39,980
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$26,581
Earnings (4yr)
$52,671
Natl Median: $51,490
Lifetime Value Added
-$75k
Median Debt
$18,546
Earnings (4yr)
$54,391
Natl Median: $55,753
Lifetime Value Added
-$61k
Median Debt
$21,500
Earnings (4yr)
$39,143
Natl Median: $48,842
Lifetime Value Added
-$190k
Economics
BachCIP: 4506
Median Debt
$21,250
Earnings (4yr)
$75,355
Natl Median: $82,686
Lifetime Value Added
+$104k
Median Debt
$25,020
Earnings (4yr)
$99,705
Natl Median: $100,647
Lifetime Value Added
+$289k
Median Debt
$23,250
Earnings (4yr)
$82,548
Natl Median: $89,619
Lifetime Value Added
+$158k
Median Debt
$23,599
Earnings (4yr)
$49,626
Natl Median: $48,590
Lifetime Value Added
-$101k
Median Debt
$20,750
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
$16,029
Earnings (4yr)
$62,341
Natl Median: $53,262
Lifetime Value Added
+$3k
Median Debt
$18,730
Earnings (4yr)
$51,531
Natl Median: $48,460
Lifetime Value Added
-$85k
Median Debt
$19,625
Earnings (4yr)
$75,360
Natl Median: $83,343
Lifetime Value Added
+$104k
Median Debt
$23,530
Earnings (4yr)
$65,943
Natl Median: $70,873
Lifetime Value Added
+$31k
Forestry
BachCIP: 0305
Median Debt
$18,750
Earnings (4yr)
$52,650
Natl Median: $58,784
Lifetime Value Added
-$76k
Genetics
BachCIP: 2608
Median Debt
$21,631
Earnings (4yr)
$55,037
Natl Median: $66,076
Lifetime Value Added
-$56k
Median Debt
$24,781
Earnings (4yr)
$65,204
Natl Median: $60,190
Lifetime Value Added
+$26k
History
BachCIP: 5401
Median Debt
$22,000
Earnings (4yr)
$52,934
Natl Median: $50,680
Lifetime Value Added
-$73k
Median Debt
$20,000
Earnings (4yr)
$55,491
Natl Median: $56,726
Lifetime Value Added
-$52k
Median Debt
$20,080
Earnings (4yr)
$46,253
Natl Median: $48,568
Lifetime Value Added
-$129k
Median Debt
$23,250
Earnings (4yr)
$92,914
Natl Median: $98,442
Lifetime Value Added
+$238k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $75,803
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$21,500
Earnings (4yr)
$56,405
Natl Median: $56,491
Lifetime Value Added
-$45k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$55,512
Natl Median: $73,201
Lifetime Value Added
-$34k
Journalism
BachCIP: 0904
Median Debt
$23,250
Earnings (4yr)
$53,633
Natl Median: $56,278
Lifetime Value Added
-$67k
Median Debt
$29,400
Earnings (4yr)
$61,364
Natl Median: $66,387
Lifetime Value Added
-$5k
Median Debt
$26,768
Earnings (4yr)
$54,889
Natl Median: $53,072
Lifetime Value Added
-$57k
Median Debt
$23,250
Earnings (4yr)
$40,726
Natl Median: $49,984
Lifetime Value Added
-$176k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$87,413
Natl Median: $83,290
Lifetime Value Added
+$196k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$73,057
Natl Median: $79,811
Lifetime Value Added
+$75k
Marketing
BachCIP: 5214
Median Debt
$21,500
Earnings (4yr)
$66,482
Natl Median: $69,303
Lifetime Value Added
+$36k
Median Debt
$23,000
Earnings (4yr)
$83,416
Natl Median: $91,449
Lifetime Value Added
+$165k
Mathematics
BachCIP: 2701
Median Debt
$21,650
Earnings (4yr)
$62,261
Natl Median: $69,562
Lifetime Value Added
+$2k
Median Debt
$22,822
Earnings (4yr)
$85,938
Natl Median: $92,135
Lifetime Value Added
+$184k
Median Debt
$22,059
Earnings (4yr)
$49,493
Natl Median: $73,739
Lifetime Value Added
-$102k
Median Debt
$22,763
Earnings (4yr)
$49,875
Natl Median: $62,582
Lifetime Value Added
-$99k
Median Debt
$25,490
Earnings (4yr)
$54,064
Natl Median: $55,693
Lifetime Value Added
-$64k
Music
BachCIP: 5009
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $42,892
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$19,125
Earnings (4yr)
$51,387
Natl Median: $55,012
Lifetime Value Added
-$86k
Nutrition Sciences
BachCIP: 3019
Median Debt
$14,718
Earnings (4yr)
$53,933
Natl Median: $60,053
Lifetime Value Added
-$65k
Philosophy
BachCIP: 3801
Median Debt
$20,985
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
$17,039
Earnings (4yr)
$60,997
Natl Median: $56,567
Lifetime Value Added
-$8k
Median Debt
$22,250
Earnings (4yr)
$57,752
Natl Median: $63,293
Lifetime Value Added
-$34k
Psychology, General
BachCIP: 4201
Median Debt
$21,000
Earnings (4yr)
$49,286
Natl Median: $50,706
Lifetime Value Added
-$104k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $65,093
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$23,125
Earnings (4yr)
$62,965
Natl Median: $63,560
Lifetime Value Added
+$8k
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
+$60k
Median Debt
$24,246
Earnings (4yr)
$61,697
Natl Median: $55,000
Lifetime Value Added
-$2k
Sociology
BachCIP: 4511
Median Debt
$19,876
Earnings (4yr)
$55,714
Natl Median: $52,657
Lifetime Value Added
-$50k
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness
BachCIP: 3105
Median Debt
$23,204
Earnings (4yr)
$60,059
Natl Median: $54,562
Lifetime Value Added
-$15k
Statistics
BachCIP: 2705
Median Debt
$22,875
Earnings (4yr)
$72,581
Natl Median: $92,425
Lifetime Value Added
+$82k
Median Debt
$22,529
Earnings (4yr)
$47,462
Natl Median: $47,382
Lifetime Value Added
-$119k
Median Debt
$17,750
Earnings (4yr)
$52,622
Natl Median: $51,389
Lifetime Value Added
-$76k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$39,403
Natl Median: $41,688
Lifetime Value Added
-$188k

Master's Degrees

Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$92,050
Natl Median: $95,833
Lifetime Value Added
+$136k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $122,434
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
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
+$99k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $58,454
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$20,177
Earnings (4yr)
$60,737
Natl Median: $59,544
Lifetime Value Added
-$140k
Animal Sciences
MastCIP: 0109
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $75,394
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
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
Architecture
MastCIP: 0402
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$47,260
Natl Median: $74,139
Lifetime Value Added
-$249k
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
$22,505
Earnings (2yr)
$25,194
Natl Median: $69,830
Lifetime Value Added
-$477k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $67,090
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$22,707
Earnings (4yr)
$123,109
Natl Median: $103,485
Lifetime Value Added
+$407k
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
+$27k
Civil Engineering
MastCIP: 1408
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$95,102
Natl Median: $98,323
Lifetime Value Added
+$163k
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 (5yr)
$54,268
Natl Median: $70,073
Lifetime Value Added
-$210k
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
$20,500
Earnings (4yr)
$60,708
Natl Median: $65,824
Lifetime Value Added
-$140k
Median Debt
$30,724
Earnings (4yr)
$136,132
Natl Median: $133,654
Lifetime Value Added
+$520k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $125,651
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$58,185
Natl Median: $55,512
Lifetime Value Added
-$174k
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
$18,203
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
-
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
+$550k
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
-
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
Median Debt
$25,300
Earnings (4yr)
$106,245
Natl Median: $115,974
Lifetime Value Added
+$261k
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
+$347k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $78,850
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Psychology, General
MastCIP: 4201
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $64,711
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
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
+$468k
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
Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy
DocCIP: 0302
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $76,718
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
$138,980
Earnings (4yr)
$111,742
Natl Median: $131,316
Lifetime Value Added
+$115k

Other Programs

Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $73,933
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Animal Sciences
DegCIP: 0109
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $58,061
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.