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Marquette University

Milwaukee, WI 7,660 Undergrads 81.1% Grad Rate
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Total Cost
$69,833
Sticker Price
Avg Net Price
$30,561
After Aid
Median Earnings
$83,366
5yr Post-Grad

Vs. Peer Institutions

Net Price$30,561
Peer Midpoint: $19,969
Earnings (5yr Post-Grad)Completers only after graduation
$83,366
Peer Midpoint: $61,632
Earnings (10yr Post-Enroll)All enrolled after enrollment
$83,810
Peer Midpoint: $58,891
Graduation Rate81.1%
Peer Midpoint: 58.9%
Average starting age (2015-17)19.6
Socio-Economic Diversity
Pell Grant Recipients20.9%
Enrollment Status
Full-Time99.0%
Economic Outcomes
Earn More than HS87.8%

Admissions Profile

Acceptance
81.3%
SAT Avg
1,310
SAT Reading
25th: 61065075th: 680
SAT Math
25th: 59064075th: 680
ACT Composite
25th: 262875th: 31

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
+$708k
+$238k
+$221k
Median Cost$31k/yr
+$598k
+$128k
+$111k
Full Cost$70k/yr
+$456k
-$14k
-$30k

ROI Efficiency Metrics

Break-Even Age
Return on Inv. %
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
28
∞
Median Cost$31k/yr
37
101%
Full Cost$70k/yr
Never
-12%
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 Return67%

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-45%

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 →

Bachelor's Degrees

Median Debt
$24,499
Earnings (4yr)
$99,086
Natl Median: $76,194
Lifetime Value Added
+$244k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$82,520
Natl Median: $70,786
Lifetime Value Added
+$117k
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Anthropology
BachCIP: 4502
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $46,676
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Applied Mathematics
BachCIP: 2703
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $91,532
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Area Studies
BachCIP: 0501
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $56,625
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $65,466
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Biology, General
BachCIP: 2601
Median Debt
$24,109
Earnings (4yr)
$88,921
Natl Median: $57,214
Lifetime Value Added
+$166k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $86,713
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$22,500
Earnings (4yr)
$95,728
Natl Median: $93,451
Lifetime Value Added
+$218k
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Median Debt
$20,500
Earnings (4yr)
$81,670
Natl Median: $68,257
Lifetime Value Added
+$111k
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Median Debt
$16,927
Earnings (4yr)
$71,711
Natl Median: $65,784
Lifetime Value Added
+$35k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$81,897
Natl Median: $77,981
Lifetime Value Added
+$112k
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Chemistry
BachCIP: 4005
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $65,120
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Civil Engineering
BachCIP: 1408
Median Debt
$24,273
Earnings (4yr)
$88,144
Natl Median: $86,517
Lifetime Value Added
+$160k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $49,429
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$58,092
Natl Median: $75,975
Lifetime Value Added
-$54k
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Cognitive Science
BachCIP: 3025
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $81,496
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$21,419
Earnings (4yr)
$60,482
Natl Median: $56,359
Lifetime Value Added
-$54k
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Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (4yr)
$66,501
Natl Median: $58,928
Lifetime Value Added
-$6k
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Median Debt
$19,500
Earnings (4yr)
$98,108
Natl Median: $92,374
Lifetime Value Added
+$236k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$97,608
Natl Median: $109,015
Lifetime Value Added
+$232k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$73,949
Natl Median: $97,303
Lifetime Value Added
+$75k
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Criminology
BachCIP: 4504
Median Debt
$19,500
Earnings (4yr)
$59,083
Natl Median: $55,556
Lifetime Value Added
-$65k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$20,824
Natl Median: $39,775
Lifetime Value Added
-$387k
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Economics
BachCIP: 4506
Median Debt
$23,093
Earnings (4yr)
$82,722
Natl Median: $82,686
Lifetime Value Added
+$119k
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Education, General
BachCIP: 1301
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $49,808
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$106,686
Natl Median: $100,647
Lifetime Value Added
+$302k
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Median Debt
$23,250
Earnings (5yr)
$61,041
Natl Median: $48,590
Lifetime Value Added
-$59k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$63,005
Natl Median: $61,027
Lifetime Value Added
-$13k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $81,171
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $51,710
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$21,843
Earnings (4yr)
$97,719
Natl Median: $83,343
Lifetime Value Added
+$233k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,459
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
History
BachCIP: 5401
Median Debt
$25,888
Earnings (4yr)
$59,529
Natl Median: $50,680
Lifetime Value Added
-$62k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$77,985
Natl Median: $68,069
Lifetime Value Added
+$71k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$102,306
Natl Median: $73,201
Lifetime Value Added
+$268k
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Median Debt
$21,500
Earnings (4yr)
$66,180
Natl Median: $66,596
Lifetime Value Added
-$8k
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Journalism
BachCIP: 0904
Median Debt
$21,250
Earnings (4yr)
$63,322
Natl Median: $56,278
Lifetime Value Added
-$31k
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Marketing
BachCIP: 5214
Median Debt
$21,343
Earnings (4yr)
$82,233
Natl Median: $69,303
Lifetime Value Added
+$115k
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Mathematics
BachCIP: 2701
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$76,620
Natl Median: $69,562
Lifetime Value Added
+$72k
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Median Debt
$24,530
Earnings (4yr)
$93,764
Natl Median: $92,135
Lifetime Value Added
+$203k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$33,459
Natl Median: $55,693
Lifetime Value Added
-$271k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,012
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $63,114
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Philosophy
BachCIP: 3801
Median Debt
$20,500
Earnings (2yr)
$29,685
Natl Median: $54,455
Lifetime Value Added
-$306k
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Physics
BachCIP: 4008
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $76,786
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$23,166
Earnings (4yr)
$78,125
Natl Median: $62,172
Lifetime Value Added
+$84k
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Median Debt
$21,500
Earnings (4yr)
$74,008
Natl Median: $63,293
Lifetime Value Added
+$52k
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Psychology, General
BachCIP: 4201
Median Debt
$23,000
Earnings (4yr)
$60,338
Natl Median: $50,706
Lifetime Value Added
-$55k
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Median Debt
$19,500
Earnings (4yr)
$64,978
Natl Median: $63,560
Lifetime Value Added
-$18k
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Real Estate
BachCIP: 5215
Median Debt
$23,374
Earnings (4yr)
$99,583
Natl Median: $84,821
Lifetime Value Added
+$247k
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Median Debt
$25,000
Earnings (4yr)
$88,069
Natl Median: $88,910
Lifetime Value Added
+$160k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$62,473
Natl Median: $48,471
Lifetime Value Added
-$38k
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Median Debt
$12,500
Earnings (4yr)
$55,795
Natl Median: $55,000
Lifetime Value Added
-$92k
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Social Work
BachCIP: 4407
Median Debt
$21,000
Earnings (5yr)
$63,678
Natl Median: $51,790
Lifetime Value Added
-$38k
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Sociology
BachCIP: 4511
Median Debt
$21,000
Earnings (4yr)
$57,131
Natl Median: $52,657
Lifetime Value Added
-$81k
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Statistics
BachCIP: 2705
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $92,425
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$19,500
Earnings (4yr)
$56,955
Natl Median: $47,382
Lifetime Value Added
-$83k
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Median Debt
$12,000
Earnings (5yr)
$53,988
Natl Median: $51,389
Lifetime Value Added
-$116k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $44,535
Lifetime Value Added
N/A

Master's Degrees

Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$115,374
Natl Median: $95,833
Lifetime Value Added
+$300k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$194,665
Natl Median: $235,700
Lifetime Value Added
+$1070k
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Median Debt
$169,777
Earnings (4yr)
$124,971
Natl Median: $127,347
Lifetime Value Added
+$403k
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Biology, General
MastCIP: 2601
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $69,830
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $110,121
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $106,375
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$41,000
Earnings (4yr)
$140,858
Natl Median: $103,485
Lifetime Value Added
+$540k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $83,290
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Chemistry
MastCIP: 4005
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $82,937
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Civil Engineering
MastCIP: 1408
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $98,323
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $90,984
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$76,959
Natl Median: $71,953
Lifetime Value Added
-$17k
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Median Debt
$49,272
Earnings (4yr)
$69,306
Natl Median: $67,030
Lifetime Value Added
-$84k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $138,757
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$130,564
Natl Median: $124,201
Lifetime Value Added
+$451k
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Economics
MastCIP: 4506
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$106,753
Natl Median: $100,743
Lifetime Value Added
+$244k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$64,699
Natl Median: $71,685
Lifetime Value Added
-$126k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $133,654
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,512
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $89,981
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: $83,558
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $95,627
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $138,309
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$112,901
Natl Median: $115,974
Lifetime Value Added
+$298k
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Median Debt
$54,750
Earnings (4yr)
$63,310
Natl Median: $59,571
Lifetime Value Added
-$139k
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Philosophy
MastCIP: 3801
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $60,272
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
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
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$50,439
Natl Median: $70,515
Lifetime Value Added
-$241k
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Median Debt
$78,152
Earnings (4yr)
$100,891
Natl Median: $120,193
Lifetime Value Added
+$193k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $71,416
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $57,737
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $60,111
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $61,300
Lifetime Value Added
N/A

Graduate Certificates

Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $207,164
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $46,413
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $86,288
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$82,000
Earnings (4yr)
$117,288
Natl Median: $126,911
Lifetime Value Added
+$459k
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Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness
Gr-CertCIP: 3105
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $56,916
Lifetime Value Added
N/A

Doctoral Degrees

Biology, General
DocCIP: 2601
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $92,983
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $131,848
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)
$119,078
Natl Median: $99,878
Lifetime Value Added
+$126k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $100,573
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
History
DocCIP: 5401
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $70,550
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $131,070
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $86,341
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Philosophy
DocCIP: 3801
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $70,449
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$109,747
Natl Median: $138,131
Lifetime Value Added
+$57k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$84,737
Natl Median: $82,893
Lifetime Value Added
-$129k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$50,465
Natl Median: $67,164
Lifetime Value Added
-$377k
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Professional Degrees

Dentistry
ProfCIP: 5104
Median Debt
$298,731
Earnings (4yr)
$183,642
Natl Median: $170,812
Lifetime Value Added
+$599k
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Law
ProfCIP: 2201
Median Debt
$125,500
Earnings (4yr)
$85,116
Natl Median: $107,773
Lifetime Value Added
-$126k
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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.