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Total Cost
$66,162
Sticker Price
Avg Net Price
$32,965
After Aid
Median Earnings
$63,548
10yr Post-Entry
Vs. Peer Institutions
Net Price$32,965
Peer Midpoint: $19,729.5
Earnings (10yr)$63,548
Peer Midpoint: $53,747
Graduation Rate77.3%
Peer Midpoint: 58.5%
Socio-Economic Diversity
Pell Grant Recipients19.4%
Enrollment Status
Full-Time98.4%
Economic Outcomes
Earn More than HS71.5%
Admissions Profile
Acceptance
69.9%
SAT Avg
1,285
SAT Reading
25th: 610-75th: 700
SAT Math
25th: 580-75th: 670
ACT Composite
25th: 27-75th: 31
ROI Sensitivity Analysis
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
+$544k
+$148k
+$60k
Median Cost$33k/yr
+$426k
+$29k
-$59k
Full Cost$66k/yr
+$306k
-$90k
-$178k
ROI Efficiency Metrics
Break-Even Age
Return on Inv. %
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
36
∞
Median Cost$33k/yr
Never
-49%
Full Cost$66k/yr
Never
-75%
Analysis Assumptions:
- Starting Salary: Estimated from the 10-year 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 Return-48%
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-77%
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 with your specific estimates of cost and salary.
Program ROI Analysis
Bachelor's Degrees
Accounting and Related Services
BachCIP: 5203
Median Debt
$25,000
Earnings (5yr)
$88,257
Lifetime Value Added
+$137k
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions
BachCIP: 5109
Median Debt
$26,000
Earnings (5yr)
$54,865
Lifetime Value Added
-$118k
Anthropology
BachCIP: 4502
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$19,227
Lifetime Value Added
-$410k
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology
BachCIP: 2602
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (2yr)
$33,993
Lifetime Value Added
-$274k
Biology, General
BachCIP: 2601
Median Debt
$26,000
Earnings (5yr)
$64,294
Lifetime Value Added
-$43k
Business Administration, Management and Operations
BachCIP: 5202
Median Debt
$24,353
Earnings (5yr)
$77,223
Lifetime Value Added
+$54k
Communication and Media Studies
BachCIP: 0901
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$20,140
Lifetime Value Added
-$401k
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services
BachCIP: 5102
Median Debt
$24,403
Earnings (5yr)
$66,547
Lifetime Value Added
-$26k
Computer Science
BachCIP: 1107
Median Debt
$21,000
Earnings (5yr)
$138,391
Lifetime Value Added
+$510k
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft
BachCIP: 5005
Median Debt
$26,000
Earnings (5yr)
$38,424
Lifetime Value Added
-$255k
Economics
BachCIP: 4506
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$73,994
Lifetime Value Added
+$30k
English Language and Literature, General
BachCIP: 2301
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$36,123
Lifetime Value Added
-$274k
Film/Video and Photographic Arts
BachCIP: 5006
Median Debt
$24,899
Earnings (5yr)
$44,112
Lifetime Value Added
-$207k
Fine and Studio Arts
BachCIP: 5007
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$20,156
Lifetime Value Added
-$401k
Health and Physical Education/Fitness
BachCIP: 3105
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$60,955
Lifetime Value Added
-$69k
History
BachCIP: 5401
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$55,263
Lifetime Value Added
-$115k
Intercultural/Multicultural and Diversity Studies
BachCIP: 3023
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$37,208
Lifetime Value Added
-$246k
Journalism
BachCIP: 0904
Median Debt
$25,000
Earnings (5yr)
$59,535
Lifetime Value Added
-$80k
Music
BachCIP: 5009
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (5yr)
$47,526
Lifetime Value Added
-$178k
Natural Resources Conservation and Research
BachCIP: 0301
Median Debt
$24,051
Earnings (5yr)
$46,567
Lifetime Value Added
-$186k
Parks, Recreation and Leisure Studies
BachCIP: 3101
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$29,461
Lifetime Value Added
-$316k
Physics
BachCIP: 4008
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$65,098
Lifetime Value Added
-$37k
Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences
BachCIP: 2609
Median Debt
$22,000
Earnings (5yr)
$58,795
Lifetime Value Added
-$86k
Political Science and Government
BachCIP: 4510
Median Debt
$19,500
Earnings (2yr)
$25,194
Lifetime Value Added
-$355k
Psychology, General
BachCIP: 4201
Median Debt
$23,000
Earnings (5yr)
$59,464
Lifetime Value Added
-$81k
Public Health
BachCIP: 5122
Median Debt
$22,095
Earnings (5yr)
$46,243
Lifetime Value Added
-$189k
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication
BachCIP: 0909
Median Debt
$23,125
Earnings (5yr)
$66,212
Lifetime Value Added
-$28k
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication
BachCIP: 0907
Median Debt
$23,375
Earnings (5yr)
$58,974
Lifetime Value Added
-$85k
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions
BachCIP: 5123
Median Debt
$25,449
Earnings (5yr)
$60,848
Lifetime Value Added
-$70k
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies
BachCIP: 2313
Median Debt
$25,000
Earnings (5yr)
$38,514
Lifetime Value Added
-$254k
Sociology
BachCIP: 4511
Median Debt
$25,000
Earnings (2yr)
$29,995
Lifetime Value Added
-$311k
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas
BachCIP: 1313
Median Debt
$26,000
Earnings (5yr)
$59,738
Lifetime Value Added
-$79k
Master's Degrees
Accounting and Related Services
MastCIP: 5203
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$68,666
Lifetime Value Added
+$146k
Communication and Media Studies
MastCIP: 0901
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$55,338
Lifetime Value Added
+$21k
Music
MastCIP: 5009
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$54,879
Lifetime Value Added
-$15k
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions
MastCIP: 5123
Median Debt
$39,024
Earnings (5yr)
$82,541
Lifetime Value Added
+$229k
Special Education and Teaching
MastCIP: 1310
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$71,700
Lifetime Value Added
+$136k
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods
MastCIP: 1312
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$50,439
Lifetime Value Added
-$27k
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas
MastCIP: 1313
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$47,260
Lifetime Value Added
-$59k
Doctoral Degrees
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions
DocCIP: 5123
Median Debt
$70,954
Earnings (5yr)
$85,098
Lifetime Value Added
+$69k
Note: Lifetime Value Added is the Net Present Value (NPV) of estimated career earnings relative to a median high school graduate, 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 degree decision moving forward. These Lifetime Value Added results should not be compared with those Undergraduate Certificates, Associates or Bachelors starting at age 18.