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New York University
New York, NY 28,663 Undergrads 87.7% Grad Rate
Total Cost
$84,374
Sticker Price
Avg Net Price
$37,050
After Aid
Median Earnings
$89,427
4yr Post-Grad
Vs. Peer Institutions
Net Price$37,050
Peer Midpoint: $20,081
Earnings (4yr Post-Grad)Completers only after graduation
$89,427Peer Midpoint: $60,428
Earnings (10yr Post-Enroll)All enrolled after enrollment
$82,509Peer Midpoint: $53,763
Graduation Rate87.7%
Peer Midpoint: 58.9%
Average Starting Age20.6
Socio-Economic Diversity
Pell Grant Recipients18.4%
Enrollment Status
Full-Time96.9%
Economic Outcomes
Earn More than HS75.2%
Admissions Profile
Acceptance
9.2%
SAT Avg
1,520
SAT Reading
25th: 72073575th: 760
SAT Math
25th: 76077575th: 800
ACT Composite
25th: 343475th: 35
ROI Sensitivity AnalysisAssuming 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
+$762k
+$295k
+$278k
Median Cost$37k/yr
+$629k
+$162k
+$145k
Full Cost$84k/yr
+$459k
-$8k
-$26k
ROI Efficiency Metrics
Break-Even Age
Return on Inv. %
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
26
∞
Median Cost$37k/yr
36
108%
Full Cost$84k/yr
Never
-8%
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 Return75%
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-43%
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
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
CertCIP: 1609
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$72,766
Natl Median: $53,696
Lifetime Value Added
+$274k
Associate's Degrees
Business/Commerce, General
AssocCIP: 5201
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $49,927
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Dental Support Services and Allied Professions
AssocCIP: 5106
Median Debt
$19,000
Earnings (4yr)
$82,978
Natl Median: $61,982
Lifetime Value Added
+$285k
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other
AssocCIP: 5199
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $48,027
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $44,125
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Bachelor's Degrees
Anthropology
BachCIP: 4502
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$61,922
Natl Median: $46,676
Lifetime Value Added
-$76k
Applied Mathematics
BachCIP: 2703
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $91,532
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Archeology
BachCIP: 4503
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $41,748
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Area Studies
BachCIP: 0501
Median Debt
$19,500
Earnings (4yr)
$62,651
Natl Median: $56,625
Lifetime Value Added
-$61k
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology
BachCIP: 2602
Median Debt
$20,746
Earnings (4yr)
$68,690
Natl Median: $65,466
Lifetime Value Added
-$14k
Biological and Physical Sciences
BachCIP: 3001
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $58,891
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Biology, General
BachCIP: 2601
Median Debt
$21,500
Earnings (4yr)
$58,513
Natl Median: $57,214
Lifetime Value Added
-$94k
Median Debt
$21,500
Earnings (4yr)
$87,656
Natl Median: $69,830
Lifetime Value Added
+$131k
Business/Commerce, General
BachCIP: 5201
Median Debt
$19,500
Earnings (4yr)
$137,804
Natl Median: $68,407
Lifetime Value Added
+$511k
Chemical Engineering
BachCIP: 1407
Median Debt
$24,125
Earnings (4yr)
$89,744
Natl Median: $98,158
Lifetime Value Added
+$147k
Chemistry
BachCIP: 4005
Median Debt
$24,125
Earnings (4yr)
$86,197
Natl Median: $65,120
Lifetime Value Added
+$120k
Civil Engineering
BachCIP: 1408
Median Debt
$21,970
Earnings (4yr)
$94,867
Natl Median: $86,517
Lifetime Value Added
+$186k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $49,429
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Cognitive Science
BachCIP: 3025
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $81,496
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services
BachCIP: 5102
Median Debt
$23,195
Earnings (4yr)
$75,970
Natl Median: $58,928
Lifetime Value Added
+$42k
Community Organization and Advocacy
BachCIP: 4402
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$75,604
Natl Median: $51,936
Lifetime Value Added
+$28k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $77,632
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Computer and Information Sciences, General
BachCIP: 1101
Median Debt
$19,500
Earnings (4yr)
$142,495
Natl Median: $92,374
Lifetime Value Added
+$546k
Computer Engineering
BachCIP: 1409
Median Debt
$19,000
Earnings (4yr)
$127,201
Natl Median: $109,015
Lifetime Value Added
+$431k
Computer Science
BachCIP: 1107
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $107,009
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Computer Software and Media Applications
BachCIP: 1108
Median Debt
$22,750
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $58,894
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $85,063
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Construction Engineering
BachCIP: 1433
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $97,303
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Dance
BachCIP: 5003
Median Debt
$23,004
Earnings (4yr)
$38,571
Natl Median: $39,980
Lifetime Value Added
-$261k
Dental Support Services and Allied Professions
BachCIP: 5106
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $68,061
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft
BachCIP: 5005
Median Debt
$21,411
Earnings (4yr)
$42,348
Natl Median: $39,775
Lifetime Value Added
-$229k
Median Debt
$20,500
Earnings (4yr)
$65,406
Natl Median: $48,842
Lifetime Value Added
-$39k
Economics
BachCIP: 4506
Median Debt
$19,767
Earnings (4yr)
$116,510
Natl Median: $82,686
Lifetime Value Added
+$351k
Education, General
BachCIP: 1301
Median Debt
$18,473
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $49,808
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$24,000
Earnings (4yr)
$107,348
Natl Median: $100,647
Lifetime Value Added
+$281k
Engineering Physics
BachCIP: 1412
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $89,154
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Engineering-Related Fields
BachCIP: 1515
Median Debt
$20,500
Earnings (4yr)
$114,572
Natl Median: $89,619
Lifetime Value Added
+$336k
English Language and Literature, General
BachCIP: 2301
Median Debt
$21,519
Earnings (4yr)
$66,306
Natl Median: $48,590
Lifetime Value Added
-$32k
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies
BachCIP: 0502
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $51,710
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Film/Video and Photographic Arts
BachCIP: 5006
Median Debt
$20,500
Earnings (4yr)
$58,720
Natl Median: $43,765
Lifetime Value Added
-$92k
Finance and Financial Management Services
BachCIP: 5208
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$84,653
Natl Median: $76,433
Lifetime Value Added
+$134k
Fine and Studio Arts
BachCIP: 5007
Median Debt
$26,000
Earnings (4yr)
$49,478
Natl Median: $41,367
Lifetime Value Added
-$168k
Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services
BachCIP: 1905
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$75,105
Natl Median: $54,945
Lifetime Value Added
+$24k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $50,580
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Graphic Communications
BachCIP: 1003
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $43,283
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
History
BachCIP: 5401
Median Debt
$18,875
Earnings (4yr)
$74,545
Natl Median: $50,680
Lifetime Value Added
+$31k
Hospitality Administration/Management
BachCIP: 5209
Median Debt
$17,905
Earnings (4yr)
$84,375
Natl Median: $56,726
Lifetime Value Added
+$106k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $66,596
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$21,069
Earnings (4yr)
$66,502
Natl Median: $53,072
Lifetime Value Added
-$31k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$33,281
Natl Median: $49,984
Lifetime Value Added
-$296k
Literature
BachCIP: 2314
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $46,173
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods
BachCIP: 5213
Median Debt
$17,250
Earnings (4yr)
$158,559
Natl Median: $86,176
Lifetime Value Added
+$667k
Mathematics and Statistics, Other
BachCIP: 2799
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$129,073
Natl Median: $88,839
Lifetime Value Added
+$445k
Mathematics
BachCIP: 2701
Median Debt
$19,500
Earnings (4yr)
$91,832
Natl Median: $69,562
Lifetime Value Added
+$163k
Mechanical Engineering
BachCIP: 1419
Median Debt
$21,140
Earnings (4yr)
$91,821
Natl Median: $92,135
Lifetime Value Added
+$163k
Music
BachCIP: 5009
Median Debt
$25,000
Earnings (4yr)
$52,841
Natl Median: $42,892
Lifetime Value Added
-$140k
Neurobiology and Neurosciences
BachCIP: 2615
Median Debt
$19,500
Earnings (5yr)
$65,392
Natl Median: $62,451
Lifetime Value Added
-$49k
Nutrition Sciences
BachCIP: 3019
Median Debt
$21,250
Earnings (4yr)
$70,508
Natl Median: $60,053
Lifetime Value Added
+$2
Philosophy
BachCIP: 3801
Median Debt
$23,250
Earnings (4yr)
$52,633
Natl Median: $54,455
Lifetime Value Added
-$142k
Physics
BachCIP: 4008
Median Debt
$22,750
Earnings (4yr)
$69,334
Natl Median: $76,786
Lifetime Value Added
-$9k
Political Science and Government
BachCIP: 4510
Median Debt
$20,500
Earnings (4yr)
$80,957
Natl Median: $63,293
Lifetime Value Added
+$80k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $61,630
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Public Health
BachCIP: 5122
Median Debt
$19,000
Earnings (4yr)
$70,840
Natl Median: $58,808
Lifetime Value Added
+$3k
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication
BachCIP: 0907
Median Debt
$21,500
Earnings (4yr)
$77,109
Natl Median: $50,497
Lifetime Value Added
+$50k
Real Estate
BachCIP: 5215
Median Debt
$20,500
Earnings (4yr)
$130,716
Natl Median: $84,821
Lifetime Value Added
+$458k
Median Debt
$18,500
Earnings (4yr)
$118,433
Natl Median: $88,910
Lifetime Value Added
+$365k
Religion/Religious Studies
BachCIP: 3802
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $41,390
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Research and Experimental Psychology
BachCIP: 4227
Median Debt
$20,276
Earnings (4yr)
$63,315
Natl Median: $55,695
Lifetime Value Added
-$56k
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
BachCIP: 1609
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$29,685
Natl Median: $55,000
Lifetime Value Added
-$328k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $62,169
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Social Sciences, General
BachCIP: 4501
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (4yr)
$91,917
Natl Median: $53,366
Lifetime Value Added
+$164k
Social Sciences, Other
BachCIP: 4599
Median Debt
$20,500
Earnings (4yr)
$74,983
Natl Median: $56,812
Lifetime Value Added
+$34k
Social Work
BachCIP: 4407
Median Debt
$25,000
Earnings (4yr)
$59,593
Natl Median: $51,790
Lifetime Value Added
-$85k
Sociology
BachCIP: 4511
Median Debt
$18,875
Earnings (4yr)
$77,650
Natl Median: $52,657
Lifetime Value Added
+$55k
Statistics
BachCIP: 2705
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $92,425
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Sustainability Studies
BachCIP: 3033
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $57,887
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$18,000
Earnings (4yr)
$64,640
Natl Median: $47,382
Lifetime Value Added
-$45k
Median Debt
$24,028
Earnings (5yr)
$81,552
Natl Median: $51,389
Lifetime Value Added
+$72k
Urban Studies/Affairs
BachCIP: 4512
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$81,123
Natl Median: $62,532
Lifetime Value Added
+$81k
Visual and Performing Arts, Other
BachCIP: 5099
Median Debt
$23,250
Earnings (4yr)
$45,991
Natl Median: $47,629
Lifetime Value Added
-$198k
Post-Baccalaureate Certificates
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other
PB-CertCIP: 5199
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $75,006
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Master's Degrees
Accounting and Related Services
MastCIP: 5203
Median Debt
$33,052
Earnings (4yr)
$134,461
Natl Median: $95,833
Lifetime Value Added
+$472k
Advanced/Graduate Dentistry and Oral Sciences
MastCIP: 5105
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $235,700
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 (5yr)
$172,750
Natl Median: $116,060
Lifetime Value Added
+$773k
Architecture and Related Services, Other
MastCIP: 0499
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $71,757
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Area Studies
MastCIP: 0501
Median Debt
$34,157
Earnings (4yr)
$71,404
Natl Median: $68,936
Lifetime Value Added
-$78k
Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other
MastCIP: 2699
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $77,545
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Biological and Physical Sciences
MastCIP: 3001
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $82,371
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Biology, General
MastCIP: 2601
Median Debt
$94,686
Earnings (4yr)
$90,999
Natl Median: $69,830
Lifetime Value Added
+$93k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $110,121
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Biomedical/Medical Engineering
MastCIP: 1405
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $106,375
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Biotechnology
MastCIP: 2612
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $107,682
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Business Administration, Management and Operations
MastCIP: 5202
Median Debt
$102,131
Earnings (4yr)
$232,460
Natl Median: $103,485
Lifetime Value Added
+$1304k
Median Debt
$81,407
Earnings (4yr)
$180,138
Natl Median: $96,656
Lifetime Value Added
+$866k
Chemical Engineering
MastCIP: 1407
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $115,468
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning
MastCIP: 0403
Median Debt
$74,287
Earnings (4yr)
$106,674
Natl Median: $79,665
Lifetime Value Added
+$231k
Civil Engineering
MastCIP: 1408
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$99,685
Natl Median: $98,323
Lifetime Value Added
+$169k
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology
MastCIP: 4228
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $65,184
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services
MastCIP: 5102
Median Debt
$124,910
Earnings (4yr)
$75,912
Natl Median: $67,030
Lifetime Value Added
-$39k
Median Debt
$111,496
Earnings (4yr)
$94,135
Natl Median: $85,444
Lifetime Value Added
+$121k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $139,553
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Computer and Information Sciences, General
MastCIP: 1101
Median Debt
$67,000
Earnings (4yr)
$173,716
Natl Median: $124,201
Lifetime Value Added
+$811k
Computer Engineering
MastCIP: 1409
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $136,736
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Computer Science
MastCIP: 1107
Median Debt
$30,925
Earnings (4yr)
$172,796
Natl Median: $145,571
Lifetime Value Added
+$803k
Computer Software and Media Applications
MastCIP: 1108
Median Debt
$96,562
Earnings (4yr)
$89,704
Natl Median: $120,083
Lifetime Value Added
+$82k
Median Debt
$71,635
Earnings (4yr)
$152,422
Natl Median: $121,855
Lifetime Value Added
+$627k
Construction Engineering
MastCIP: 1433
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$88,198
Natl Median: $105,808
Lifetime Value Added
+$100k
Dance
MastCIP: 5003
Median Debt
$107,374
Earnings (4yr)
$64,507
Natl Median: $55,404
Lifetime Value Added
-$139k
Design and Applied Arts
MastCIP: 5004
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$54,350
Natl Median: $70,073
Lifetime Value Added
-$243k
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft
MastCIP: 5005
Median Debt
$97,383
Earnings (4yr)
$58,054
Natl Median: $49,978
Lifetime Value Added
-$199k
Economics
MastCIP: 4506
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$78,343
Natl Median: $100,743
Lifetime Value Added
+$10k
Education, General
MastCIP: 1301
Median Debt
$80,366
Earnings (4yr)
$74,996
Natl Median: $65,824
Lifetime Value Added
-$47k
Education, Other
MastCIP: 1399
Median Debt
$63,250
Earnings (4yr)
$83,789
Natl Median: $65,348
Lifetime Value Added
+$30k
Educational Administration and Supervision
MastCIP: 1304
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$84,653
Natl Median: $71,685
Lifetime Value Added
+$68k
Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research
MastCIP: 1306
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $66,232
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Educational/Instructional Media Design
MastCIP: 1305
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$117,843
Natl Median: $70,644
Lifetime Value Added
+$328k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$135,852
Natl Median: $133,654
Lifetime Value Added
+$484k
Engineering Physics
MastCIP: 1412
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $114,121
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Engineering-Related Fields
MastCIP: 1515
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$127,277
Natl Median: $125,651
Lifetime Value Added
+$410k
English Language and Literature, General
MastCIP: 2301
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$71,936
Natl Median: $55,512
Lifetime Value Added
-$86k
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering
MastCIP: 1414
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $92,629
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies
MastCIP: 0502
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $62,705
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Film/Video and Photographic Arts
MastCIP: 5006
Median Debt
$168,162
Earnings (4yr)
$47,221
Natl Median: $51,486
Lifetime Value Added
-$302k
Finance and Financial Management Services
MastCIP: 5208
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$126,504
Natl Median: $110,694
Lifetime Value Added
+$447k
Fine and Studio Arts
MastCIP: 5007
Median Debt
$93,840
Earnings (4yr)
$61,359
Natl Median: $49,079
Lifetime Value Added
-$168k
Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services
MastCIP: 1905
Median Debt
$77,472
Earnings (4yr)
$70,118
Natl Median: $66,523
Lifetime Value Added
-$90k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$58,938
Natl Median: $52,858
Lifetime Value Added
-$190k
Median Debt
$103,955
Earnings (4yr)
$120,018
Natl Median: $123,713
Lifetime Value Added
+$347k
Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
MastCIP: 1605
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $49,357
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Health and Medical Administrative Services
MastCIP: 5107
Median Debt
$103,597
Earnings (4yr)
$133,466
Natl Median: $89,981
Lifetime Value Added
+$463k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $81,651
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Health Professions Education, Ethics, and Humanities
MastCIP: 5132
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $100,487
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
History
MastCIP: 5401
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$71,720
Natl Median: $55,360
Lifetime Value Added
-$88k
Hospitality Administration/Management
MastCIP: 5209
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$72,864
Natl Median: $74,856
Lifetime Value Added
-$66k
Human Resources Management and Services
MastCIP: 5210
Median Debt
$75,192
Earnings (4yr)
$125,710
Natl Median: $83,558
Lifetime Value Added
+$396k
Industrial Engineering
MastCIP: 1435
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $119,184
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Information Science/Studies
MastCIP: 1104
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $112,705
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$102,482
Earnings (4yr)
$93,034
Natl Median: $95,627
Lifetime Value Added
+$111k
Law
MastCIP: 2201
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $65,341
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Legal Professions and Studies, Other
MastCIP: 2299
Median Debt
$96,845
Earnings (4yr)
$254,326
Natl Median: $101,855
Lifetime Value Added
+$1479k
Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies
MastCIP: 2202
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $101,000
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$81,615
Earnings (4yr)
$66,958
Natl Median: $65,716
Lifetime Value Added
-$118k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $58,093
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Literature
MastCIP: 2314
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$59,921
Natl Median: $55,337
Lifetime Value Added
-$181k
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods
MastCIP: 5213
Median Debt
$92,250
Earnings (4yr)
$188,168
Natl Median: $124,807
Lifetime Value Added
+$936k
Manufacturing Engineering
MastCIP: 1436
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $122,873
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Mathematics and Computer Science
MastCIP: 3008
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $138,309
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Mathematics
MastCIP: 2701
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $72,654
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Mechanical Engineering
MastCIP: 1419
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $115,974
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Mechatronics, Robotics, and Automation Engineering
MastCIP: 1442
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $140,634
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Medical Clinical Sciences/Graduate Medical Studies
MastCIP: 5114
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $198,417
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Music
MastCIP: 5009
Median Debt
$103,403
Earnings (4yr)
$52,777
Natl Median: $48,285
Lifetime Value Added
-$248k
Natural Resources Conservation and Research
MastCIP: 0301
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $74,607
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Neurobiology and Neurosciences
MastCIP: 2615
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $73,229
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Nutrition Sciences
MastCIP: 3019
Median Debt
$83,464
Earnings (4yr)
$69,035
Natl Median: $67,126
Lifetime Value Added
-$99k
Pharmacology and Toxicology
MastCIP: 2610
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $92,305
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Physics
MastCIP: 4008
Median Debt
$118,813
Earnings (4yr)
$68,529
Natl Median: $96,478
Lifetime Value Added
-$104k
Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences
MastCIP: 2609
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $67,681
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Political Science and Government
MastCIP: 4510
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$39,927
Natl Median: $78,850
Lifetime Value Added
-$357k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $70,515
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Public Administration
MastCIP: 4404
Median Debt
$75,234
Earnings (4yr)
$109,946
Natl Median: $81,408
Lifetime Value Added
+$259k
Public Health
MastCIP: 5122
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$90,473
Natl Median: $82,751
Lifetime Value Added
+$89k
Publishing
MastCIP: 0910
Median Debt
$119,934
Earnings (4yr)
$68,796
Natl Median: $63,992
Lifetime Value Added
-$101k
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication
MastCIP: 0907
Median Debt
$64,329
Earnings (4yr)
$77,975
Natl Median: $75,972
Lifetime Value Added
-$21k
Real Estate
MastCIP: 5215
Median Debt
$84,767
Earnings (4yr)
$156,252
Natl Median: $135,104
Lifetime Value Added
+$660k
Median Debt
$67,284
Earnings (4yr)
$151,024
Natl Median: $120,193
Lifetime Value Added
+$615k
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions
MastCIP: 5123
Median Debt
$130,750
Earnings (4yr)
$72,706
Natl Median: $71,416
Lifetime Value Added
-$67k
Religion/Religious Studies
MastCIP: 3802
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $57,737
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Research and Experimental Psychology
MastCIP: 4227
Median Debt
$124,403
Earnings (4yr)
$82,490
Natl Median: $63,216
Lifetime Value Added
+$19k
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies
MastCIP: 2313
Median Debt
$44,551
Earnings (4yr)
$69,371
Natl Median: $55,035
Lifetime Value Added
-$96k
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
MastCIP: 1609
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$63,005
Natl Median: $60,728
Lifetime Value Added
-$130k
Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education
MastCIP: 1309
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $66,129
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Social Sciences, General
MastCIP: 4501
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $65,443
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Social Sciences, Other
MastCIP: 4599
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $64,286
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Social Work
MastCIP: 4407
Median Debt
$78,508
Earnings (4yr)
$72,690
Natl Median: $65,123
Lifetime Value Added
-$67k
Sociology
MastCIP: 4511
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $63,330
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Special Education and Teaching
MastCIP: 1310
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $64,397
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Statistics
MastCIP: 2705
Median Debt
$66,241
Earnings (4yr)
$128,820
Natl Median: $123,816
Lifetime Value Added
+$423k
Student Counseling and Personnel Services
MastCIP: 1311
Median Debt
$104,833
Earnings (4yr)
$71,699
Natl Median: $60,111
Lifetime Value Added
-$76k
Systems Engineering
MastCIP: 1427
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $144,565
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$44,027
Earnings (4yr)
$69,577
Natl Median: $59,916
Lifetime Value Added
-$95k
Median Debt
$67,044
Earnings (4yr)
$73,536
Natl Median: $63,707
Lifetime Value Added
-$60k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$80,567
Natl Median: $65,767
Lifetime Value Added
+$2k
Visual and Performing Arts, Other
MastCIP: 5099
Median Debt
$88,009
Earnings (4yr)
$63,594
Natl Median: $56,099
Lifetime Value Added
-$148k
Graduate Certificates
Business Administration, Management and Operations
Gr-CertCIP: 5202
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $94,506
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Business/Commerce, General
Gr-CertCIP: 5201
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $103,299
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Health and Medical Administrative Services
Gr-CertCIP: 5107
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $99,117
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other
Gr-CertCIP: 5199
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $81,978
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Human Resources Management and Services
Gr-CertCIP: 5210
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $74,850
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Museology/Museum Studies
Gr-CertCIP: 3014
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $46,250
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Music
Gr-CertCIP: 5009
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $40,504
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Public Health
Gr-CertCIP: 5122
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$117,656
Natl Median: $88,684
Lifetime Value Added
+$455k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $126,911
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions
Gr-CertCIP: 5123
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $64,852
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Student Counseling and Personnel Services
Gr-CertCIP: 1311
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $64,774
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$55,220
Natl Median: $69,444
Lifetime Value Added
-$154k
Doctoral Degrees
Anthropology
DocCIP: 4502
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $77,473
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Applied Mathematics
DocCIP: 2703
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $123,729
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Area Studies
DocCIP: 0501
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $69,249
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other
DocCIP: 2699
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $101,096
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Biology, General
DocCIP: 2601
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $92,983
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences
DocCIP: 2604
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $99,578
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Chemistry
DocCIP: 4005
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $115,386
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Classical and Ancient Studies
DocCIP: 3022
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $66,154
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology
DocCIP: 4228
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $99,878
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Cognitive Science
DocCIP: 3025
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $118,884
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services
DocCIP: 5102
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $88,343
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Computer Science
DocCIP: 1107
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $178,476
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Curriculum and Instruction
DocCIP: 1303
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $83,031
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft
DocCIP: 5005
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $64,704
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Education, Other
DocCIP: 1399
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $90,635
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Educational Administration and Supervision
DocCIP: 1304
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $100,573
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Educational/Instructional Media Design
DocCIP: 1305
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
Engineering-Related Fields
DocCIP: 1515
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $171,574
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
English Language and Literature, General
DocCIP: 2301
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $65,831
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Film/Video and Photographic Arts
DocCIP: 5006
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $73,797
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Fine and Studio Arts
DocCIP: 5007
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $68,718
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services
DocCIP: 1905
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $96,500
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
DocCIP: 1605
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $64,725
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: $77,285
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Mechanical Engineering
DocCIP: 1419
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $131,070
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Microbiological Sciences and Immunology
DocCIP: 2605
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $101,435
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $74,328
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Music
DocCIP: 5009
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $59,592
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Neurobiology and Neurosciences
DocCIP: 2615
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $96,176
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Nutrition Sciences
DocCIP: 3019
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $99,750
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Pharmacology and Toxicology
DocCIP: 2610
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
Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences
DocCIP: 2609
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $93,640
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Political Science and Government
DocCIP: 4510
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $90,908
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Public Administration
DocCIP: 4404
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $99,464
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Public Health
DocCIP: 5122
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $108,962
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication
DocCIP: 0907
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $78,108
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$126,504
Natl Median: $138,131
Lifetime Value Added
+$195k
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions
DocCIP: 5123
Median Debt
$167,958
Earnings (4yr)
$89,509
Natl Median: $82,893
Lifetime Value Added
-$117k
Religion/Religious Studies
DocCIP: 3802
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $67,164
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Research and Experimental Psychology
DocCIP: 4227
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $103,410
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
DocCIP: 1609
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $69,860
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Social Sciences, Other
DocCIP: 4599
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $73,599
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Social Work
DocCIP: 4407
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$130,490
Natl Median: $98,285
Lifetime Value Added
+$186k
Sociology
DocCIP: 4511
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $88,618
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Visual and Performing Arts, Other
DocCIP: 5099
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $68,034
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Professional Degrees
Advanced/Graduate Dentistry and Oral Sciences
ProfCIP: 5105
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$246,286
Natl Median: $242,548
Lifetime Value Added
+$1017k
Biomedical/Medical Engineering
ProfCIP: 1405
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $143,657
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Dentistry
ProfCIP: 5104
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$161,495
Natl Median: $170,812
Lifetime Value Added
+$414k
Law
ProfCIP: 2201
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$255,401
Natl Median: $107,773
Lifetime Value Added
+$1078k
Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies
ProfCIP: 2202
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $106,836
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Medicine
ProfCIP: 5112
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$93,412
Natl Median: $112,460
Lifetime Value Added
-$88k
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.