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Total Cost
$24,924
Sticker Price
Avg Net Price
$12,168
After Aid
Median Earnings
$57,237
10yr Post-Entry
Vs. Peer Institutions
Net Price$12,168
Peer Midpoint: $19,729.5
Earnings (10yr)$57,237
Peer Midpoint: $53,747
Graduation Rate60.5%
Peer Midpoint: 58.5%
Socio-Economic Diversity
Pell Grant Recipients48.2%
Enrollment Status
Full-Time85.6%
Economic Outcomes
Earn More than HS70.6%
Admissions Profile
Acceptance
76.9%
SAT Avg
1,150
SAT Reading
25th: 51551575th: 598
SAT Math
25th: 50550575th: 600
ACT Composite
25th: -2075th: -
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
+$495k
+$99k
+$11k
Median Cost$12k/yr
+$451k
+$55k
-$33k
Full Cost$25k/yr
+$406k
+$9k
-$79k
ROI Efficiency Metrics
Break-Even Age
Return on Inv. %
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
52
∞
Median Cost$12k/yr
Never
-75%
Full Cost$25k/yr
Never
-88%
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-59%
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-65%
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
$24,000
Earnings (5yr)
$64,843
Lifetime Value Added
+$36k
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions
BachCIP: 5109
Median Debt
$25,375
Earnings (5yr)
$56,531
Lifetime Value Added
-$30k
Biology, General
BachCIP: 2601
Median Debt
$24,650
Earnings (5yr)
$66,502
Lifetime Value Added
+$49k
Business Administration, Management and Operations
BachCIP: 5202
Median Debt
$24,990
Earnings (5yr)
$64,165
Lifetime Value Added
+$31k
Chemistry
BachCIP: 4005
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$54,435
Lifetime Value Added
-$47k
Communication and Media Studies
BachCIP: 0901
Median Debt
$21,469
Earnings (5yr)
$51,189
Lifetime Value Added
-$73k
Computer and Information Sciences, General
BachCIP: 1101
Median Debt
$23,651
Earnings (5yr)
$79,757
Lifetime Value Added
+$148k
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications
BachCIP: 1109
Median Debt
$25,240
Earnings (5yr)
$57,734
Lifetime Value Added
-$20k
Criminal Justice and Corrections
BachCIP: 4301
Median Debt
$24,213
Earnings (5yr)
$59,246
Lifetime Value Added
-$8k
Design and Applied Arts
BachCIP: 5004
Median Debt
$24,004
Earnings (5yr)
$59,125
Lifetime Value Added
-$9k
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft
BachCIP: 5005
Median Debt
$25,836
Earnings (5yr)
$50,604
Lifetime Value Added
-$78k
Economics
BachCIP: 4506
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$51,018
Lifetime Value Added
-$74k
English Language and Literature, General
BachCIP: 2301
Median Debt
$26,984
Earnings (5yr)
$51,764
Lifetime Value Added
-$68k
Finance and Financial Management Services
BachCIP: 5208
Median Debt
$21,774
Earnings (5yr)
$72,320
Lifetime Value Added
+$93k
Fine and Studio Arts
BachCIP: 5007
Median Debt
$26,022
Earnings (5yr)
$44,084
Lifetime Value Added
-$132k
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences
BachCIP: 4006
Median Debt
$26,139
Earnings (5yr)
$56,295
Lifetime Value Added
-$32k
History
BachCIP: 5401
Median Debt
$22,158
Earnings (5yr)
$55,308
Lifetime Value Added
-$39k
Marketing
BachCIP: 5214
Median Debt
$22,500
Earnings (5yr)
$68,358
Lifetime Value Added
+$63k
Mathematics
BachCIP: 2701
Median Debt
$26,088
Earnings (5yr)
$63,214
Lifetime Value Added
+$23k
Parks, Recreation and Leisure Facilities Management
BachCIP: 3103
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (5yr)
$59,761
Lifetime Value Added
-$4k
Political Science and Government
BachCIP: 4510
Median Debt
$18,250
Earnings (5yr)
$52,078
Lifetime Value Added
-$66k
Psychology, General
BachCIP: 4201
Median Debt
$21,500
Earnings (5yr)
$48,684
Lifetime Value Added
-$94k
Psychology, Other
BachCIP: 4299
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$58,488
Lifetime Value Added
-$14k
Public Administration
BachCIP: 4404
Median Debt
$26,307
Earnings (5yr)
$55,299
Lifetime Value Added
-$40k
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
BachCIP: 5138
Median Debt
$18,009
Earnings (5yr)
$104,865
Lifetime Value Added
+$336k
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
BachCIP: 1609
Median Debt
$29,451
Earnings (5yr)
$47,454
Lifetime Value Added
-$104k
Sociology
BachCIP: 4511
Median Debt
$24,000
Earnings (5yr)
$44,762
Lifetime Value Added
-$126k
Special Education and Teaching
BachCIP: 1310
Median Debt
$25,479
Earnings (5yr)
$58,792
Lifetime Value Added
-$12k
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods
BachCIP: 1312
Median Debt
$25,713
Earnings (5yr)
$57,876
Lifetime Value Added
-$19k
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas
BachCIP: 1313
Median Debt
$24,500
Earnings (5yr)
$66,297
Lifetime Value Added
+$47k
Master's Degrees
Accounting and Related Services
MastCIP: 5203
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$40,485
Lifetime Value Added
-$90k
Business Administration, Management and Operations
MastCIP: 5202
Median Debt
$37,593
Earnings (5yr)
$93,669
Lifetime Value Added
+$363k
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology
MastCIP: 4228
Median Debt
$37,996
Earnings (5yr)
$68,398
Lifetime Value Added
+$145k
Educational Administration and Supervision
MastCIP: 1304
Median Debt
$31,757
Earnings (5yr)
$82,931
Lifetime Value Added
+$270k
Psychology, General
MastCIP: 4201
Median Debt
$37,244
Earnings (2yr)
$39,369
Lifetime Value Added
-$101k
Public Administration
MastCIP: 4404
Median Debt
$41,000
Earnings (5yr)
$65,532
Lifetime Value Added
+$120k
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication
MastCIP: 0909
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$42,682
Lifetime Value Added
-$67k
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
MastCIP: 5138
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$122,124
Lifetime Value Added
+$606k
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions
MastCIP: 5123
Median Debt
$47,700
Earnings (5yr)
$67,144
Lifetime Value Added
+$134k
Social Work
MastCIP: 4407
Median Debt
$41,000
Earnings (5yr)
$61,180
Lifetime Value Added
+$81k
Special Education and Teaching
MastCIP: 1310
Median Debt
$47,464
Earnings (5yr)
$68,971
Lifetime Value Added
+$150k
Student Counseling and Personnel Services
MastCIP: 1311
Median Debt
$59,073
Earnings (5yr)
$63,776
Lifetime Value Added
+$105k
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods
MastCIP: 1312
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$70,770
Lifetime Value Added
+$166k
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas
MastCIP: 1313
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$68,415
Lifetime Value Added
+$145k
Doctoral Degrees
Educational Administration and Supervision
DocCIP: 1304
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$116,679
Lifetime Value Added
+$425k
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.