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Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI 40,922 Undergrads 82.5% Grad Rate
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Total Cost
$32,198
Sticker Price
Avg Net Price
$19,680
After Aid
Median Earnings
$74,093
4yr Post-Grad

Vs. Peer Institutions

Net Price$19,680
Peer Midpoint: $20,081
Earnings (4yr Post-Grad)Completers only after graduation
$74,093
Peer Midpoint: $60,428
Earnings (10yr Post-Enroll)All enrolled after enrollment
$67,253
Peer Midpoint: $53,763
Graduation Rate82.5%
Peer Midpoint: 58.9%
Average Starting Age20.0
Socio-Economic Diversity
Pell Grant Recipients20.2%
Enrollment Status
Full-Time93.8%
Economic Outcomes
Earn More than HS80.1%

Admissions Profile

Acceptance
84.8%
SAT Avg
1,269
SAT Reading
25th: 59060075th: 680
SAT Math
25th: 59061075th: 680
ACT Composite
25th: 252675th: 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
+$645k
+$178k
+$161k
Median Cost$20k/yr
+$574k
+$107k
+$90k
Full Cost$32k/yr
+$529k
+$62k
+$45k

ROI Efficiency Metrics

Break-Even Age
Return on Inv. %
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
29
∞
Median Cost$20k/yr
37
127%
Full Cost$32k/yr
46
39%
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 Return168%

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-7%
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)
$63,115
Natl Median: $43,930
Lifetime Value Added
+$210k
Median Debt
$7,500
Earnings (4yr)
$35,265
Natl Median: $42,010
Lifetime Value Added
-$86k
Animal Sciences
CertCIP: 0109
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $32,878
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$12,000
Earnings (4yr)
$61,187
Natl Median: $37,705
Lifetime Value Added
+$190k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$59,811
Natl Median: $53,078
Lifetime Value Added
+$176k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $52,207
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $34,862
Lifetime Value Added
N/A

Bachelor's Degrees

Median Debt
$22,500
Earnings (4yr)
$96,093
Natl Median: $76,194
Lifetime Value Added
+$258k
Median Debt
$21,500
Earnings (4yr)
$69,108
Natl Median: $66,647
Lifetime Value Added
+$52k
Median Debt
$28,000
Earnings (4yr)
$86,498
Natl Median: $84,624
Lifetime Value Added
+$185k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $49,880
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$25,250
Earnings (4yr)
$51,658
Natl Median: $70,786
Lifetime Value Added
-$88k
Animal Sciences
BachCIP: 0109
Median Debt
$25,023
Earnings (4yr)
$54,751
Natl Median: $49,634
Lifetime Value Added
-$62k
Anthropology
BachCIP: 4502
Median Debt
$27,750
Earnings (4yr)
$41,512
Natl Median: $46,676
Lifetime Value Added
-$174k
Applied Mathematics
BachCIP: 2703
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $91,532
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $68,333
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$22,125
Earnings (4yr)
$63,419
Natl Median: $65,466
Lifetime Value Added
+$8k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $58,891
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Biology, General
BachCIP: 2601
Median Debt
$25,175
Earnings (4yr)
$64,018
Natl Median: $57,214
Lifetime Value Added
+$12k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $49,245
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$21,500
Earnings (4yr)
$91,187
Natl Median: $68,257
Lifetime Value Added
+$220k
Median Debt
$25,314
Earnings (4yr)
$102,223
Natl Median: $98,158
Lifetime Value Added
+$305k
Chemistry
BachCIP: 4005
Median Debt
$26,750
Earnings (4yr)
$65,983
Natl Median: $65,120
Lifetime Value Added
+$28k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$71,158
Natl Median: $66,874
Lifetime Value Added
+$67k
Civil Engineering
BachCIP: 1408
Median Debt
$26,500
Earnings (4yr)
$90,650
Natl Median: $86,517
Lifetime Value Added
+$216k
Median Debt
$26,000
Earnings (4yr)
$70,940
Natl Median: $75,975
Lifetime Value Added
+$66k
Median Debt
$25,250
Earnings (4yr)
$60,807
Natl Median: $56,359
Lifetime Value Added
-$13k
Median Debt
$22,500
Earnings (4yr)
$116,905
Natl Median: $92,374
Lifetime Value Added
+$416k
Median Debt
$23,000
Earnings (4yr)
$104,627
Natl Median: $109,015
Lifetime Value Added
+$323k
Median Debt
$22,375
Earnings (4yr)
$73,880
Natl Median: $85,063
Lifetime Value Added
+$88k
Construction Engineering Technology/Technician
BachCIP: 1510
Median Debt
$25,250
Earnings (4yr)
$95,387
Natl Median: $93,843
Lifetime Value Added
+$253k
Median Debt
$25,000
Earnings (4yr)
$62,715
Natl Median: $55,378
Lifetime Value Added
+$2k
Median Debt
$26,997
Earnings (4yr)
$53,250
Natl Median: $51,490
Lifetime Value Added
-$75k
Median Debt
$22,375
Earnings (4yr)
$58,989
Natl Median: $55,753
Lifetime Value Added
-$28k
Median Debt
$22,185
Earnings (4yr)
$42,820
Natl Median: $39,775
Lifetime Value Added
-$162k
Median Debt
$21,290
Earnings (4yr)
$52,496
Natl Median: $51,642
Lifetime Value Added
-$81k
Median Debt
$25,000
Earnings (4yr)
$55,159
Natl Median: $48,842
Lifetime Value Added
-$59k
Economics
BachCIP: 4506
Median Debt
$22,231
Earnings (4yr)
$79,428
Natl Median: $82,686
Lifetime Value Added
+$131k
Education, General
BachCIP: 1301
Median Debt
$26,000
Earnings (4yr)
$52,243
Natl Median: $49,808
Lifetime Value Added
-$83k
Median Debt
$22,500
Earnings (4yr)
$100,481
Natl Median: $100,647
Lifetime Value Added
+$291k
Median Debt
$23,375
Earnings (4yr)
$94,143
Natl Median: $89,619
Lifetime Value Added
+$243k
Median Debt
$22,250
Earnings (4yr)
$102,301
Natl Median: $89,359
Lifetime Value Added
+$305k
Engineering, Other
BachCIP: 1499
Median Debt
$21,848
Earnings (4yr)
$79,609
Natl Median: $93,989
Lifetime Value Added
+$132k
Median Debt
$24,966
Earnings (4yr)
$49,154
Natl Median: $48,590
Lifetime Value Added
-$109k
Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy
BachCIP: 0302
Median Debt
$20,500
Earnings (4yr)
$68,913
Natl Median: $56,185
Lifetime Value Added
+$50k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $51,710
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $43,765
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$22,500
Earnings (4yr)
$102,017
Natl Median: $83,343
Lifetime Value Added
+$303k
Median Debt
$27,875
Earnings (4yr)
$50,098
Natl Median: $41,367
Lifetime Value Added
-$101k
Median Debt
$25,000
Earnings (4yr)
$70,380
Natl Median: $70,873
Lifetime Value Added
+$62k
Forestry
BachCIP: 0305
Median Debt
$29,362
Earnings (4yr)
$55,724
Natl Median: $58,784
Lifetime Value Added
-$54k
Genetics
BachCIP: 2608
Median Debt
$25,000
Earnings (4yr)
$55,404
Natl Median: $66,076
Lifetime Value Added
-$57k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$56,515
Natl Median: $57,853
Lifetime Value Added
-$48k
Median Debt
$28,869
Earnings (4yr)
$62,448
Natl Median: $60,190
Lifetime Value Added
+$30
Median Debt
$23,000
Earnings (4yr)
$53,183
Natl Median: $55,459
Lifetime Value Added
-$75k
History
BachCIP: 5401
Median Debt
$25,025
Earnings (4yr)
$47,224
Natl Median: $50,680
Lifetime Value Added
-$125k
Median Debt
$21,815
Earnings (4yr)
$69,651
Natl Median: $56,726
Lifetime Value Added
+$56k
Median Debt
$28,195
Earnings (4yr)
$53,740
Natl Median: $48,568
Lifetime Value Added
-$70k
Median Debt
$23,250
Earnings (4yr)
$85,886
Natl Median: $68,069
Lifetime Value Added
+$180k
Median Debt
$23,750
Earnings (4yr)
$74,709
Natl Median: $66,596
Lifetime Value Added
+$95k
International/Globalization Studies
BachCIP: 3020
Median Debt
$26,000
Earnings (4yr)
$64,372
Natl Median: $59,972
Lifetime Value Added
+$15k
Journalism
BachCIP: 0904
Median Debt
$23,547
Earnings (4yr)
$59,498
Natl Median: $56,278
Lifetime Value Added
-$24k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $66,387
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (4yr)
$51,436
Natl Median: $53,072
Lifetime Value Added
-$90k
Median Debt
$24,915
Earnings (4yr)
$65,667
Natl Median: $49,984
Lifetime Value Added
+$25k
Median Debt
$22,872
Earnings (4yr)
$97,236
Natl Median: $86,176
Lifetime Value Added
+$267k
Marketing
BachCIP: 5214
Median Debt
$22,250
Earnings (4yr)
$90,453
Natl Median: $69,303
Lifetime Value Added
+$215k
Median Debt
$24,385
Earnings (4yr)
$95,761
Natl Median: $91,449
Lifetime Value Added
+$255k
Mathematics
BachCIP: 2701
Median Debt
$19,250
Earnings (4yr)
$72,226
Natl Median: $69,562
Lifetime Value Added
+$76k
Median Debt
$23,250
Earnings (4yr)
$97,946
Natl Median: $92,135
Lifetime Value Added
+$272k
Median Debt
$26,625
Earnings (4yr)
$61,953
Natl Median: $62,582
Lifetime Value Added
-$4k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$75,147
Natl Median: $67,612
Lifetime Value Added
+$98k
Median Debt
$26,130
Earnings (4yr)
$45,167
Natl Median: $55,693
Lifetime Value Added
-$142k
Music
BachCIP: 5009
Median Debt
$26,750
Earnings (4yr)
$52,132
Natl Median: $42,892
Lifetime Value Added
-$84k
Median Debt
$23,080
Earnings (4yr)
$60,728
Natl Median: $55,012
Lifetime Value Added
-$14k
Median Debt
$24,232
Earnings (4yr)
$58,046
Natl Median: $62,451
Lifetime Value Added
-$35k
Non-Professional Legal Studies
BachCIP: 2200
Median Debt
$24,753
Earnings (4yr)
$72,414
Natl Median: $61,959
Lifetime Value Added
+$77k
Nutrition Sciences
BachCIP: 3019
Median Debt
$23,170
Earnings (4yr)
$66,437
Natl Median: $60,053
Lifetime Value Added
+$31k
Median Debt
$23,250
Earnings (4yr)
$49,377
Natl Median: $50,468
Lifetime Value Added
-$107k
Philosophy
BachCIP: 3801
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $54,455
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Physical Sciences, General
BachCIP: 4001
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $68,944
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Physics
BachCIP: 4008
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (5yr)
$75,119
Natl Median: $76,786
Lifetime Value Added
+$87k
Median Debt
$22,759
Earnings (4yr)
$61,309
Natl Median: $62,172
Lifetime Value Added
-$9k
Plant Sciences
BachCIP: 0111
Median Debt
$22,550
Earnings (4yr)
$47,404
Natl Median: $56,567
Lifetime Value Added
-$123k
Median Debt
$21,500
Earnings (4yr)
$67,032
Natl Median: $63,293
Lifetime Value Added
+$36k
Psychology, General
BachCIP: 4201
Median Debt
$23,630
Earnings (4yr)
$56,040
Natl Median: $50,706
Lifetime Value Added
-$52k
Median Debt
$25,822
Earnings (4yr)
$58,535
Natl Median: $73,721
Lifetime Value Added
-$31k
Median Debt
$22,605
Earnings (4yr)
$69,300
Natl Median: $63,560
Lifetime Value Added
+$53k
Median Debt
$25,000
Earnings (4yr)
$80,129
Natl Median: $88,910
Lifetime Value Added
+$136k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $41,390
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$24,360
Earnings (4yr)
$56,662
Natl Median: $48,471
Lifetime Value Added
-$47k
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (4yr)
$59,315
Natl Median: $55,000
Lifetime Value Added
-$25k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $67,452
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $62,169
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$28,090
Earnings (4yr)
$58,797
Natl Median: $53,366
Lifetime Value Added
-$29k
Social Work
BachCIP: 4407
Median Debt
$24,432
Earnings (4yr)
$57,321
Natl Median: $51,790
Lifetime Value Added
-$41k
Sociology
BachCIP: 4511
Median Debt
$25,845
Earnings (4yr)
$62,204
Natl Median: $52,657
Lifetime Value Added
-$2k
Soil Sciences
BachCIP: 0112
Median Debt
$19,500
Earnings (4yr)
$67,666
Natl Median: $62,122
Lifetime Value Added
+$41k
Median Debt
$26,375
Earnings (4yr)
$58,522
Natl Median: $50,499
Lifetime Value Added
-$31k
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness
BachCIP: 3105
Median Debt
$24,580
Earnings (4yr)
$67,290
Natl Median: $54,562
Lifetime Value Added
+$38k
Statistics
BachCIP: 2705
Median Debt
$23,625
Earnings (4yr)
$93,930
Natl Median: $92,425
Lifetime Value Added
+$241k
Median Debt
$25,375
Earnings (4yr)
$50,127
Natl Median: $51,389
Lifetime Value Added
-$101k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$46,669
Natl Median: $44,115
Lifetime Value Added
-$130k
Median Debt
$28,332
Earnings (4yr)
$49,948
Natl Median: $45,338
Lifetime Value Added
-$102k
Median Debt
$25,000
Earnings (4yr)
$41,768
Natl Median: $44,055
Lifetime Value Added
-$171k

Master's Degrees

Median Debt
$29,004
Earnings (4yr)
$105,724
Natl Median: $95,833
Lifetime Value Added
+$254k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $90,332
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $91,410
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
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
Applied Mathematics
MastCIP: 2703
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $116,060
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management
MastCIP: 5010
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $59,685
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $76,398
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
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: $67,090
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$51,250
Earnings (4yr)
$142,927
Natl Median: $103,485
Lifetime Value Added
+$577k
Median Debt
$78,686
Earnings (4yr)
$188,085
Natl Median: $125,988
Lifetime Value Added
+$967k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $76,837
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
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)
-
Natl Median: $79,665
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)
$74,956
Natl Median: $65,184
Lifetime Value Added
-$15k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $90,984
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $71,953
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$51,250
Earnings (4yr)
$62,529
Natl Median: $67,030
Lifetime Value Added
-$125k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $138,757
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$123,621
Natl Median: $124,201
Lifetime Value Added
+$410k
Construction Engineering Technology/Technician
MastCIP: 1510
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $96,304
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$27,518
Earnings (4yr)
$84,105
Natl Median: $66,714
Lifetime Value Added
+$65k
Median Debt
$27,450
Earnings (4yr)
$61,650
Natl Median: $63,399
Lifetime Value Added
-$134k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$36,183
Natl Median: $49,978
Lifetime Value Added
-$364k
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
$30,750
Earnings (4yr)
$60,007
Natl Median: $65,824
Lifetime Value Added
-$149k
Education, Other
MastCIP: 1399
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $65,348
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$26,702
Earnings (4yr)
$74,998
Natl Median: $71,685
Lifetime Value Added
-$15k
Median Debt
$24,608
Earnings (4yr)
$67,489
Natl Median: $70,644
Lifetime Value Added
-$81k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$126,212
Natl Median: $133,654
Lifetime Value Added
+$411k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $109,295
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $125,651
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $71,717
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $92,629
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: $62,705
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $110,694
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$32,569
Natl Median: $49,079
Lifetime Value Added
-$402k
Median Debt
$28,404
Earnings (4yr)
$106,264
Natl Median: $88,332
Lifetime Value Added
+$259k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $66,523
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Forestry
MastCIP: 0305
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $67,466
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Genetics
MastCIP: 2608
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $92,660
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $79,784
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $79,463
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $49,357
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$30,750
Earnings (4yr)
$80,358
Natl Median: $95,461
Lifetime Value Added
+$32k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $74,856
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$59,805
Natl Median: $58,524
Lifetime Value Added
-$161k
Median Debt
$41,000
Earnings (4yr)
$127,481
Natl Median: $83,558
Lifetime Value Added
+$443k
Journalism
MastCIP: 0904
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $69,034
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$30,375
Earnings (4yr)
$139,589
Natl Median: $124,807
Lifetime Value Added
+$548k
Marketing
MastCIP: 5214
Median Debt
$30,719
Earnings (4yr)
$100,453
Natl Median: $79,106
Lifetime Value Added
+$208k
Mathematics
MastCIP: 2701
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $72,654
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $115,974
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $198,417
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$51,024
Earnings (4yr)
$62,675
Natl Median: $59,571
Lifetime Value Added
-$124k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $84,750
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Music
MastCIP: 5009
Median Debt
$30,158
Earnings (4yr)
$62,193
Natl Median: $48,285
Lifetime Value Added
-$129k
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
Median Debt
$40,900
Earnings (4yr)
$110,091
Natl Median: $92,305
Lifetime Value Added
+$292k
Philosophy
MastCIP: 3801
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $60,272
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Physics
MastCIP: 4008
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $96,478
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $67,681
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Plant Sciences
MastCIP: 0111
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $70,814
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
Psychology, Other
MastCIP: 4299
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $61,796
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Public Health
MastCIP: 5122
Median Debt
$50,523
Earnings (4yr)
$81,743
Natl Median: $82,751
Lifetime Value Added
+$44k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$72,828
Natl Median: $93,020
Lifetime Value Added
-$34k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$78,351
Natl Median: $80,125
Lifetime Value Added
+$954
Median Debt
$32,500
Earnings (4yr)
$86,080
Natl Median: $75,972
Lifetime Value Added
+$82k
Median Debt
$48,355
Earnings (4yr)
$118,130
Natl Median: $120,193
Lifetime Value Added
+$362k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$65,302
Natl Median: $71,416
Lifetime Value Added
-$100k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,035
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $60,728
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $82,399
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Social Work
MastCIP: 4407
Median Debt
$53,886
Earnings (4yr)
$64,368
Natl Median: $65,123
Lifetime Value Added
-$109k
Sociology
MastCIP: 4511
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $63,330
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Soil Sciences
MastCIP: 0112
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $67,016
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$30,668
Earnings (4yr)
$64,777
Natl Median: $64,397
Lifetime Value Added
-$105k
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness
MastCIP: 3105
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$57,864
Natl Median: $62,033
Lifetime Value Added
-$168k
Statistics
MastCIP: 2705
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $123,816
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$61,573
Natl Median: $60,111
Lifetime Value Added
-$134k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$55,911
Natl Median: $63,707
Lifetime Value Added
-$187k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $65,767
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $59,299
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $60,772
Lifetime Value Added
N/A

Graduate Certificates

Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $94,506
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $65,509
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Design and Applied Arts
Gr-CertCIP: 5004
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $83,176
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $95,414
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$71,324
Natl Median: $86,288
Lifetime Value Added
+$31k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $80,077
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$32,079
Earnings (4yr)
$64,738
Natl Median: $75,166
Lifetime Value Added
-$32k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $60,191
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $74,850
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $65,226
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Museology/Museum Studies
Gr-CertCIP: 3014
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $46,250
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Psychology, Other
Gr-CertCIP: 4299
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $62,208
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Public Health
Gr-CertCIP: 5122
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$74,076
Natl Median: $88,684
Lifetime Value Added
+$43k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $69,444
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $71,178
Lifetime Value Added
N/A

Doctoral Degrees

Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $122,650
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
Anthropology
DocCIP: 4502
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$72,767
Natl Median: $77,473
Lifetime Value Added
-$179k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $123,729
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: $153,586
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $82,507
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $113,566
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $99,578
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)
$113,129
Natl Median: $115,386
Lifetime Value Added
+$121k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$91,736
Natl Median: $99,878
Lifetime Value Added
-$38k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $77,931
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $154,538
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $86,427
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$79,274
Natl Median: $83,031
Lifetime Value Added
-$131k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$76,183
Natl Median: $97,173
Lifetime Value Added
-$154k
Economics
DocCIP: 4506
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $135,560
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$101,377
Natl Median: $100,573
Lifetime Value Added
+$34k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $89,809
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: $107,112
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: $81,271
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $144,778
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $96,500
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Forestry
DocCIP: 0305
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $82,046
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Genetics
DocCIP: 2608
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $102,123
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $86,469
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: $110,734
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $77,285
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Marketing
DocCIP: 5214
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $146,358
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Materials Sciences
DocCIP: 4010
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $144,084
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
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $101,435
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Music
DocCIP: 5009
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$64,672
Natl Median: $59,592
Lifetime Value Added
-$240k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $87,076
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $96,176
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $108,943
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Philosophy
DocCIP: 3801
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $70,449
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Physics
DocCIP: 4008
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $130,153
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $93,640
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $90,908
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $98,707
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $138,131
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $82,893
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $78,692
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $88,768
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Social Work
DocCIP: 4407
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $98,285
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Sociology
DocCIP: 4511
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $88,618
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Soil Sciences
DocCIP: 0112
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $81,394
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $90,739
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
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $85,168
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $75,306
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $77,436
Lifetime Value Added
N/A

Professional Degrees

Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$114,920
Natl Median: $78,026
Lifetime Value Added
+$117k
Law
ProfCIP: 2201
Median Debt
$103,630
Earnings (4yr)
$96,342
Natl Median: $107,773
Lifetime Value Added
-$4k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $86,371
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $106,836
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Medicine
ProfCIP: 5112
Median Debt
$251,502
Earnings (4yr)
$130,503
Natl Median: $112,460
Lifetime Value Added
+$249k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $133,099
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Veterinary Medicine
ProfCIP: 0180
Median Debt
$177,857
Earnings (4yr)
$127,621
Natl Median: $131,316
Lifetime Value Added
+$228k

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.