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Missouri State University-Springfield

Springfield, MO 13,313 Undergrads 59.0% Grad Rate
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Total Cost
$25,632
Sticker Price
Avg Net Price
$17,270
After Aid
Median Earnings
$54,232
5yr Post-Grad

Vs. Peer Institutions

Net Price$17,270
Peer Midpoint: $19,969
Earnings (5yr Post-Grad)Completers only after graduation
$54,232
Peer Midpoint: $61,632
Earnings (10yr Post-Enroll)All enrolled after enrollment
$52,782
Peer Midpoint: $58,891
Graduation Rate59.0%
Peer Midpoint: 58.9%
Average starting age (2015-17)21.9
Socio-Economic Diversity
Pell Grant Recipients34.3%
Enrollment Status
Full-Time86.4%
Economic Outcomes
Earn More than HS71.5%

Admissions Profile

Acceptance
90.5%
SAT Avg
1,122
SAT Reading
25th: 51058075th: 640
SAT Math
25th: 51057075th: 630
ACT Composite
25th: 192275th: 26

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
+$482k
+$12k
-$4k
Median Cost$17k/yr
+$420k
-$50k
-$66k
Full Cost$26k/yr
+$390k
-$80k
-$96k

ROI Efficiency Metrics

Break-Even Age
Return on Inv. %
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
Never
-∞
Median Cost$17k/yr
Never
-107%
Full Cost$26k/yr
Never
-105%
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 Return-89%

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-74%

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 →

Certificates

Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $58,742
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Computer Science
CertCIP: 1107
Median Debt
$16,600
Earnings (4yr)
$88,734
Natl Median: $77,690
Lifetime Value Added
+$465k
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Dispute Resolution
CertCIP: 3028
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $67,844
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $54,229
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$21,718
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $40,962
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $39,646
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Psychology, General
CertCIP: 4201
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $45,285
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$19,750
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $52,763
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $33,711
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $44,570
Lifetime Value Added
N/A

Bachelor's Degrees

Median Debt
$20,625
Earnings (4yr)
$70,614
Natl Median: $76,194
Lifetime Value Added
+$74k
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Median Debt
$16,975
Earnings (4yr)
$50,995
Natl Median: $66,647
Lifetime Value Added
-$85k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$46,412
Natl Median: $53,676
Lifetime Value Added
-$123k
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Median Debt
$19,500
Earnings (4yr)
$65,601
Natl Median: $70,786
Lifetime Value Added
+$35k
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Animal Sciences
BachCIP: 0109
Median Debt
$14,000
Earnings (4yr)
$41,658
Natl Median: $49,634
Lifetime Value Added
-$164k
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Anthropology
BachCIP: 4502
Median Debt
$20,056
Earnings (4yr)
$38,870
Natl Median: $46,676
Lifetime Value Added
-$188k
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Median Debt
$22,955
Earnings (4yr)
$54,347
Natl Median: $57,640
Lifetime Value Added
-$57k
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Biology, General
BachCIP: 2601
Median Debt
$22,750
Earnings (4yr)
$51,897
Natl Median: $57,214
Lifetime Value Added
-$77k
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Median Debt
$19,625
Earnings (4yr)
$60,247
Natl Median: $68,257
Lifetime Value Added
-$8k
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Median Debt
$21,840
Earnings (4yr)
$56,215
Natl Median: $68,407
Lifetime Value Added
-$41k
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Median Debt
$23,535
Earnings (4yr)
$65,636
Natl Median: $66,697
Lifetime Value Added
+$35k
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Chemistry
BachCIP: 4005
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$56,984
Natl Median: $65,120
Lifetime Value Added
-$35k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $66,874
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $75,975
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$18,750
Earnings (4yr)
$50,065
Natl Median: $56,359
Lifetime Value Added
-$92k
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Median Debt
$20,598
Earnings (4yr)
$50,774
Natl Median: $58,928
Lifetime Value Added
-$86k
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Computer Science
BachCIP: 1107
Median Debt
$20,401
Earnings (4yr)
$93,094
Natl Median: $107,009
Lifetime Value Added
+$246k
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Median Debt
$25,500
Earnings (4yr)
$98,563
Natl Median: $95,124
Lifetime Value Added
+$287k
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Criminology
BachCIP: 4504
Median Debt
$20,500
Earnings (4yr)
$49,053
Natl Median: $55,556
Lifetime Value Added
-$101k
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Median Debt
$24,250
Earnings (4yr)
$50,814
Natl Median: $51,490
Lifetime Value Added
-$86k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$53,621
Natl Median: $55,753
Lifetime Value Added
-$63k
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Median Debt
$25,095
Earnings (4yr)
$37,959
Natl Median: $39,775
Lifetime Value Added
-$196k
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Economics
BachCIP: 4506
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$65,804
Natl Median: $82,686
Lifetime Value Added
+$37k
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Median Debt
$19,053
Earnings (4yr)
$38,690
Natl Median: $48,590
Lifetime Value Added
-$190k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$31,848
Natl Median: $61,027
Lifetime Value Added
-$238k
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Median Debt
$22,875
Earnings (4yr)
$72,227
Natl Median: $83,343
Lifetime Value Added
+$86k
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Median Debt
$19,934
Earnings (4yr)
$40,386
Natl Median: $41,367
Lifetime Value Added
-$175k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$66,386
Natl Median: $57,853
Lifetime Value Added
+$31k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$48,191
Natl Median: $60,190
Lifetime Value Added
-$108k
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Gerontology
BachCIP: 3011
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$44,897
Natl Median: $54,051
Lifetime Value Added
-$144k
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Median Debt
$19,087
Earnings (4yr)
$65,127
Natl Median: $61,296
Lifetime Value Added
+$31k
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History
BachCIP: 5401
Median Debt
$22,000
Earnings (4yr)
$38,485
Natl Median: $50,680
Lifetime Value Added
-$192k
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Median Debt
$22,534
Earnings (4yr)
$53,789
Natl Median: $56,726
Lifetime Value Added
-$61k
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Median Debt
$22,750
Earnings (4yr)
$54,226
Natl Median: $59,550
Lifetime Value Added
-$58k
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Median Debt
$20,165
Earnings (4yr)
$41,866
Natl Median: $48,568
Lifetime Value Added
-$162k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $80,890
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Insurance
BachCIP: 5217
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$84,899
Natl Median: $88,472
Lifetime Value Added
+$183k
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International/Globalization Studies
BachCIP: 3020
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$37,180
Natl Median: $59,972
Lifetime Value Added
-$203k
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Journalism
BachCIP: 0904
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$50,025
Natl Median: $56,278
Lifetime Value Added
-$101k
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Median Debt
$14,156
Earnings (4yr)
$47,696
Natl Median: $53,072
Lifetime Value Added
-$112k
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Median Debt
$22,000
Earnings (4yr)
$41,766
Natl Median: $49,984
Lifetime Value Added
-$163k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$80,753
Natl Median: $83,290
Lifetime Value Added
+$152k
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Marketing
BachCIP: 5214
Median Debt
$20,812
Earnings (4yr)
$66,333
Natl Median: $69,303
Lifetime Value Added
+$41k
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Mathematics
BachCIP: 2701
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$77,471
Natl Median: $69,562
Lifetime Value Added
+$127k
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Music
BachCIP: 5009
Median Debt
$25,748
Earnings (4yr)
$32,984
Natl Median: $42,892
Lifetime Value Added
-$239k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$41,550
Natl Median: $50,983
Lifetime Value Added
-$165k
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Philosophy
BachCIP: 3801
Median Debt
-
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
$13,000
Earnings (4yr)
$47,267
Natl Median: $56,567
Lifetime Value Added
-$116k
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Median Debt
$14,058
Earnings (4yr)
$58,014
Natl Median: $63,293
Lifetime Value Added
-$26k
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Psychology, General
BachCIP: 4201
Median Debt
$19,720
Earnings (4yr)
$43,956
Natl Median: $50,706
Lifetime Value Added
-$144k
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Median Debt
$16,312
Earnings (4yr)
$60,390
Natl Median: $63,560
Lifetime Value Added
-$7k
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Median Debt
$20,447
Earnings (4yr)
$79,615
Natl Median: $88,910
Lifetime Value Added
+$143k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $41,390
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$54,917
Natl Median: $48,471
Lifetime Value Added
-$52k
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Social Work
BachCIP: 4407
Median Debt
$23,763
Earnings (4yr)
$46,403
Natl Median: $51,790
Lifetime Value Added
-$123k
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Sociology
BachCIP: 4511
Median Debt
$23,875
Earnings (4yr)
$43,425
Natl Median: $52,657
Lifetime Value Added
-$149k
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Median Debt
$19,579
Earnings (4yr)
$40,846
Natl Median: $50,499
Lifetime Value Added
-$171k
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Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness
BachCIP: 3105
Median Debt
$22,000
Earnings (4yr)
$61,070
Natl Median: $54,562
Lifetime Value Added
-$1k
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Median Debt
$19,447
Earnings (4yr)
$38,413
Natl Median: $47,382
Lifetime Value Added
-$192k
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Median Debt
$22,500
Earnings (4yr)
$44,417
Natl Median: $51,389
Lifetime Value Added
-$140k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $41,688
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$20,000
Earnings (4yr)
$42,618
Natl Median: $45,338
Lifetime Value Added
-$156k
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Master's Degrees

Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$88,444
Natl Median: $95,833
Lifetime Value Added
+$108k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $61,941
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$55,495
Earnings (4yr)
$114,137
Natl Median: $127,347
Lifetime Value Added
+$333k
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Biology, General
MastCIP: 2601
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $69,830
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$16,688
Earnings (4yr)
$93,738
Natl Median: $103,485
Lifetime Value Added
+$155k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $76,837
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: $65,184
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$55,039
Natl Median: $71,953
Lifetime Value Added
-$192k
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Median Debt
$31,016
Earnings (4yr)
$50,313
Natl Median: $67,030
Lifetime Value Added
-$237k
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Computer Science
MastCIP: 1107
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $145,571
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$106,831
Natl Median: $121,855
Lifetime Value Added
+$269k
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Criminology
MastCIP: 4504
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$65,307
Natl Median: $67,647
Lifetime Value Added
-$96k
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Median Debt
$15,881
Earnings (4yr)
$53,197
Natl Median: $71,685
Lifetime Value Added
-$209k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $66,232
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $70,644
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$103,408
Natl Median: $125,651
Lifetime Value Added
+$239k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$46,028
Natl Median: $55,512
Lifetime Value Added
-$288k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$71,105
Natl Median: $79,463
Lifetime Value Added
-$56k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$75,809
Natl Median: $89,981
Lifetime Value Added
-$3k
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History
MastCIP: 5401
Median Debt
$25,366
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,360
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$49,874
Natl Median: $58,524
Lifetime Value Added
-$251k
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International/Globalization Studies
MastCIP: 3020
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $86,219
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $58,093
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Mathematics
MastCIP: 2701
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $72,654
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $67,520
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Music
MastCIP: 5009
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$33,993
Natl Median: $48,285
Lifetime Value Added
-$385k
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Natural Sciences
MastCIP: 3018
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $64,321
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Plant Sciences
MastCIP: 0111
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $70,814
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Psychology, General
MastCIP: 4201
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$76,762
Natl Median: $64,711
Lifetime Value Added
+$6k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$59,405
Natl Median: $81,408
Lifetime Value Added
-$150k
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Public Health
MastCIP: 5122
Median Debt
$19,600
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $82,751
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$175,202
Natl Median: $120,193
Lifetime Value Added
+$920k
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Median Debt
$55,957
Earnings (4yr)
$68,531
Natl Median: $71,416
Lifetime Value Added
-$67k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $57,737
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,035
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$121,063
Natl Median: $123,887
Lifetime Value Added
+$393k
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Social Work
MastCIP: 4407
Median Debt
$22,083
Earnings (4yr)
$54,418
Natl Median: $65,123
Lifetime Value Added
-$198k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$42,990
Natl Median: $64,397
Lifetime Value Added
-$309k
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Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness
MastCIP: 3105
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$25,194
Natl Median: $62,033
Lifetime Value Added
-$477k
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Median Debt
$39,038
Earnings (4yr)
$51,844
Natl Median: $60,111
Lifetime Value Added
-$222k
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Median Debt
$20,000
Earnings (4yr)
$44,969
Natl Median: $59,916
Lifetime Value Added
-$289k
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Median Debt
$21,059
Earnings (4yr)
$42,231
Natl Median: $63,707
Lifetime Value Added
-$316k
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Graduate Certificates

Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $82,363
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$20,423
Earnings (4yr)
$99,031
Natl Median: $94,506
Lifetime Value Added
+$298k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $70,138
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $69,033
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $65,965
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Dispute Resolution
Gr-CertCIP: 3028
Median Debt
$24,960
Earnings (5yr)
$81,417
Natl Median: $73,947
Lifetime Value Added
+$116k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $75,166
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $121,041
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $63,510
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $99,117
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Health Professions Education, Ethics, and Humanities
Gr-CertCIP: 5132
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $112,957
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Homeland Security
Gr-CertCIP: 4303
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $84,606
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $103,495
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Public Health
Gr-CertCIP: 5122
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $88,684
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $64,095
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $112,169
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $69,147
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness
Gr-CertCIP: 3105
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $56,916
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $63,709
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $69,444
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
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Natl Median: $71,178
Lifetime Value Added
N/A

Doctoral Degrees

Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$87,444
Natl Median: $88,343
Lifetime Value Added
-$61k
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Median Debt
$81,832
Earnings (4yr)
$218,334
Natl Median: $138,131
Lifetime Value Added
+$897k
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Median Debt
$81,340
Earnings (4yr)
$77,435
Natl Median: $82,893
Lifetime Value Added
-$135k
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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.