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North Carolina State University at Raleigh

Raleigh, NC 27,371 Undergrads 84.7% Grad Rate
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Total Cost
$27,073
Sticker Price
Avg Net Price
$16,486
After Aid
Median Earnings
$77,553
5yr Post-Grad

Vs. Peer Institutions

Net Price$16,486
Peer Midpoint: $19,969
Earnings (5yr Post-Grad)Completers only after graduation
$77,553
Peer Midpoint: $61,632
Earnings (10yr Post-Enroll)All enrolled after enrollment
$77,810
Peer Midpoint: $58,891
Graduation Rate84.7%
Peer Midpoint: 58.9%
Average starting age (2015-17)20.9
Socio-Economic Diversity
Pell Grant Recipients22.2%
Enrollment Status
Full-Time94.2%
Economic Outcomes
Earn More than HS83.6%

Admissions Profile

Acceptance
41.7%
SAT Avg
1,376
SAT Reading
25th: 65068075th: 720
SAT Math
25th: 65069075th: 750
ACT Composite
25th: 283075th: 32

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
+$664k
+$194k
+$178k
Median Cost$16k/yr
+$605k
+$135k
+$118k
Full Cost$27k/yr
+$567k
+$97k
+$80k

ROI Efficiency Metrics

Break-Even Age
Return on Inv. %
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
29
∞
Median Cost$16k/yr
35
199%
Full Cost$27k/yr
40
82%
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 Return247%

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 Return16%

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

International/Globalization Studies
CertCIP: 3020
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$82,787
Natl Median: $63,099
Lifetime Value Added
+$392k
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Associate's Degrees

Median Debt
$11,904
Earnings (4yr)
$56,338
Natl Median: $47,825
Lifetime Value Added
+$80k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$43,361
Natl Median: $42,438
Lifetime Value Added
-$48k
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Agriculture, General
AssocCIP: 0100
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$56,274
Natl Median: $45,683
Lifetime Value Added
+$69k
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Median Debt
$12,000
Earnings (4yr)
$45,637
Natl Median: $45,283
Lifetime Value Added
-$25k
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Bachelor's Degrees

Median Debt
$16,711
Earnings (4yr)
$83,689
Natl Median: $76,194
Lifetime Value Added
+$177k
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Median Debt
$22,000
Earnings (4yr)
$89,932
Natl Median: $98,207
Lifetime Value Added
+$224k
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Median Debt
$16,749
Earnings (4yr)
$68,671
Natl Median: $66,647
Lifetime Value Added
+$62k
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Median Debt
$22,500
Earnings (4yr)
$84,848
Natl Median: $84,624
Lifetime Value Added
+$186k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$60,122
Natl Median: $71,278
Lifetime Value Added
-$6k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $53,588
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $54,152
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$19,250
Earnings (4yr)
$53,969
Natl Median: $53,676
Lifetime Value Added
-$57k
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Animal Sciences
BachCIP: 0109
Median Debt
$19,000
Earnings (4yr)
$53,226
Natl Median: $49,634
Lifetime Value Added
-$63k
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Anthropology
BachCIP: 4502
Median Debt
$15,629
Earnings (4yr)
$45,890
Natl Median: $46,676
Lifetime Value Added
-$125k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $58,494
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Applied Mathematics
BachCIP: 2703
Median Debt
$20,500
Earnings (5yr)
$93,417
Natl Median: $91,532
Lifetime Value Added
+$237k
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Architecture
BachCIP: 0402
Median Debt
$28,978
Earnings (4yr)
$76,695
Natl Median: $66,914
Lifetime Value Added
+$123k
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Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management
BachCIP: 5010
Median Debt
$18,145
Earnings (4yr)
$35,867
Natl Median: $48,240
Lifetime Value Added
-$211k
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Median Debt
$18,527
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $60,997
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$18,500
Earnings (4yr)
$71,136
Natl Median: $65,466
Lifetime Value Added
+$81k
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Biology, General
BachCIP: 2601
Median Debt
$20,500
Earnings (4yr)
$61,384
Natl Median: $57,214
Lifetime Value Added
+$4k
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Median Debt
$19,500
Earnings (4yr)
$98,129
Natl Median: $93,451
Lifetime Value Added
+$287k
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Median Debt
$20,358
Earnings (4yr)
$60,715
Natl Median: $49,245
Lifetime Value Added
-$1k
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Median Debt
$18,250
Earnings (4yr)
$84,349
Natl Median: $68,257
Lifetime Value Added
+$182k
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Median Debt
$17,356
Earnings (4yr)
$82,096
Natl Median: $77,981
Lifetime Value Added
+$165k
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Median Debt
$19,500
Earnings (4yr)
$104,705
Natl Median: $98,158
Lifetime Value Added
+$337k
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Chemistry
BachCIP: 4005
Median Debt
$20,952
Earnings (4yr)
$76,978
Natl Median: $65,120
Lifetime Value Added
+$126k
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Civil Engineering
BachCIP: 1408
Median Debt
$20,259
Earnings (4yr)
$85,568
Natl Median: $86,517
Lifetime Value Added
+$191k
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Median Debt
$16,800
Earnings (4yr)
$62,039
Natl Median: $56,359
Lifetime Value Added
+$9k
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Median Debt
$20,500
Earnings (4yr)
$110,416
Natl Median: $109,015
Lifetime Value Added
+$381k
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Computer Science
BachCIP: 1107
Median Debt
$18,750
Earnings (4yr)
$113,478
Natl Median: $107,009
Lifetime Value Added
+$404k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$94,505
Natl Median: $97,303
Lifetime Value Added
+$259k
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Criminology
BachCIP: 4504
Median Debt
$15,666
Earnings (4yr)
$55,303
Natl Median: $55,556
Lifetime Value Added
-$46k
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Median Debt
$20,500
Earnings (4yr)
$61,382
Natl Median: $51,490
Lifetime Value Added
+$4k
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Education, General
BachCIP: 1301
Median Debt
$16,401
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $49,808
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$20,250
Earnings (4yr)
$102,178
Natl Median: $100,647
Lifetime Value Added
+$318k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$99,838
Natl Median: $89,359
Lifetime Value Added
+$300k
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Median Debt
$16,500
Earnings (4yr)
$48,338
Natl Median: $48,590
Lifetime Value Added
-$104k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$66,491
Natl Median: $66,185
Lifetime Value Added
+$45k
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Median Debt
$27,943
Earnings (4yr)
$69,851
Natl Median: $57,461
Lifetime Value Added
+$71k
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Median Debt
$21,500
Earnings (4yr)
$85,808
Natl Median: $81,171
Lifetime Value Added
+$193k
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Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy
BachCIP: 0302
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $56,185
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$21,000
Earnings (4yr)
$54,007
Natl Median: $41,367
Lifetime Value Added
-$57k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$72,782
Natl Median: $70,873
Lifetime Value Added
+$93k
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Forestry
BachCIP: 0305
Median Debt
$18,115
Earnings (4yr)
$86,357
Natl Median: $58,784
Lifetime Value Added
+$197k
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Genetics
BachCIP: 2608
Median Debt
$16,614
Earnings (4yr)
$55,319
Natl Median: $66,076
Lifetime Value Added
-$46k
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Median Debt
$20,585
Earnings (4yr)
$61,023
Natl Median: $60,190
Lifetime Value Added
+$1k
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History
BachCIP: 5401
Median Debt
$17,516
Earnings (4yr)
$49,500
Natl Median: $50,680
Lifetime Value Added
-$94k
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Median Debt
$17,464
Earnings (4yr)
$100,172
Natl Median: $98,442
Lifetime Value Added
+$303k
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International/Globalization Studies
BachCIP: 3020
Median Debt
$14,575
Earnings (4yr)
$73,362
Natl Median: $59,972
Lifetime Value Added
+$98k
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Median Debt
$14,750
Earnings (4yr)
$65,594
Natl Median: $53,072
Lifetime Value Added
+$38k
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Median Debt
$18,894
Earnings (4yr)
$60,031
Natl Median: $49,984
Lifetime Value Added
-$7k
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Median Debt
$17,978
Earnings (4yr)
$89,968
Natl Median: $91,449
Lifetime Value Added
+$225k
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Mathematics
BachCIP: 2701
Median Debt
$12,875
Earnings (4yr)
$92,594
Natl Median: $69,562
Lifetime Value Added
+$245k
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Median Debt
$19,500
Earnings (4yr)
$87,112
Natl Median: $92,135
Lifetime Value Added
+$203k
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Median Debt
$14,750
Earnings (4yr)
$64,510
Natl Median: $62,582
Lifetime Value Added
+$29k
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Median Debt
$20,500
Earnings (4yr)
$46,772
Natl Median: $55,012
Lifetime Value Added
-$118k
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Nuclear Engineering
BachCIP: 1423
Median Debt
$20,000
Earnings (4yr)
$100,212
Natl Median: $99,297
Lifetime Value Added
+$303k
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Nutrition Sciences
BachCIP: 3019
Median Debt
$19,630
Earnings (4yr)
$75,508
Natl Median: $60,053
Lifetime Value Added
+$114k
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Median Debt
$18,263
Earnings (4yr)
$52,233
Natl Median: $50,468
Lifetime Value Added
-$71k
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Philosophy
BachCIP: 3801
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$58,285
Natl Median: $54,455
Lifetime Value Added
-$21k
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Physics
BachCIP: 4008
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$51,590
Natl Median: $76,786
Lifetime Value Added
-$77k
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Plant Sciences
BachCIP: 0111
Median Debt
$17,750
Earnings (4yr)
$51,696
Natl Median: $56,567
Lifetime Value Added
-$76k
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Median Debt
$18,130
Earnings (4yr)
$62,824
Natl Median: $63,293
Lifetime Value Added
+$16k
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Psychology, General
BachCIP: 4201
Median Debt
$16,831
Earnings (4yr)
$62,032
Natl Median: $50,706
Lifetime Value Added
+$9k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $41,390
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$89,826
Natl Median: $68,416
Lifetime Value Added
+$224k
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Median Debt
$19,500
Earnings (4yr)
$67,468
Natl Median: $67,452
Lifetime Value Added
+$52k
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Social Work
BachCIP: 4407
Median Debt
$19,791
Earnings (4yr)
$53,209
Natl Median: $51,790
Lifetime Value Added
-$63k
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Sociology
BachCIP: 4511
Median Debt
$16,502
Earnings (4yr)
$52,142
Natl Median: $52,657
Lifetime Value Added
-$72k
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Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness
BachCIP: 3105
Median Debt
$19,250
Earnings (4yr)
$60,488
Natl Median: $54,562
Lifetime Value Added
-$3k
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Statistics
BachCIP: 2705
Median Debt
$20,500
Earnings (4yr)
$85,090
Natl Median: $92,425
Lifetime Value Added
+$188k
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Median Debt
$15,989
Earnings (4yr)
$48,824
Natl Median: $47,382
Lifetime Value Added
-$100k
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Median Debt
$18,778
Earnings (4yr)
$57,022
Natl Median: $51,389
Lifetime Value Added
-$32k
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Median Debt
$22,500
Earnings (4yr)
$71,837
Natl Median: $71,837
Lifetime Value Added
+$86k
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Median Debt
$18,449
Earnings (4yr)
$38,440
Natl Median: $44,055
Lifetime Value Added
-$189k
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Post-Baccalaureate Certificates

Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$159,290
Natl Median: $104,114
Lifetime Value Added
+$865k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $94,004
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$72,630
Natl Median: $78,228
Lifetime Value Added
+$48k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $67,669
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Marketing
PB-CertCIP: 5214
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$131,018
Natl Median: $96,310
Lifetime Value Added
+$601k
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Public Administration
PB-CertCIP: 4404
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $85,234
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $68,085
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $58,414
Lifetime Value Added
N/A

Master's Degrees

Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$129,427
Natl Median: $122,434
Lifetime Value Added
+$445k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $91,410
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $59,544
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)
$141,131
Natl Median: $116,060
Lifetime Value Added
+$568k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $80,271
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
Biotechnology
MastCIP: 2612
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$117,649
Natl Median: $107,682
Lifetime Value Added
+$365k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $67,090
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$127,702
Natl Median: $103,485
Lifetime Value Added
+$452k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$131,873
Natl Median: $115,468
Lifetime Value Added
+$488k
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Chemistry
MastCIP: 4005
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $82,937
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Civil Engineering
MastCIP: 1408
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$120,234
Natl Median: $98,323
Lifetime Value Added
+$387k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $136,736
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Computer Science
MastCIP: 1107
Median Debt
$25,485
Earnings (4yr)
$164,757
Natl Median: $145,571
Lifetime Value Added
+$771k
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Median Debt
$30,797
Earnings (4yr)
$148,845
Natl Median: $120,083
Lifetime Value Added
+$634k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $114,420
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$59,518
Natl Median: $63,399
Lifetime Value Added
-$148k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$60,289
Natl Median: $70,073
Lifetime Value Added
-$141k
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Economics
MastCIP: 4506
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $100,743
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$30,550
Earnings (4yr)
$76,369
Natl Median: $71,685
Lifetime Value Added
+$4k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$70,081
Natl Median: $70,644
Lifetime Value Added
-$51k
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Median Debt
$20,500
Earnings (4yr)
$131,229
Natl Median: $133,654
Lifetime Value Added
+$482k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$145,889
Natl Median: $120,215
Lifetime Value Added
+$609k
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Engineering, Other
MastCIP: 1499
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $129,974
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$38,922
Earnings (4yr)
$57,070
Natl Median: $55,512
Lifetime Value Added
-$171k
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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: $88,332
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
History
MastCIP: 5401
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$52,658
Natl Median: $55,360
Lifetime Value Added
-$213k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $58,524
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $119,184
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$70,333
Natl Median: $95,627
Lifetime Value Added
-$49k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $65,716
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$54,989
Natl Median: $58,093
Lifetime Value Added
-$201k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $122,873
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$121,730
Natl Median: $112,282
Lifetime Value Added
+$380k
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Mathematics
MastCIP: 2701
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $72,654
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$115,376
Natl Median: $115,974
Lifetime Value Added
+$345k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $84,750
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$41,000
Earnings (4yr)
$70,041
Natl Median: $74,607
Lifetime Value Added
-$52k
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Nuclear Engineering
MastCIP: 1423
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $117,400
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Nutrition Sciences
MastCIP: 3019
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $67,126
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Operations Research
MastCIP: 1437
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $161,561
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$59,801
Natl Median: $57,803
Lifetime Value Added
-$145k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $92,305
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $79,471
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Physics
MastCIP: 4008
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $96,478
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$40,495
Earnings (4yr)
$73,155
Natl Median: $67,681
Lifetime Value Added
-$24k
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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)
-
Natl Median: $64,711
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$74,197
Natl Median: $81,408
Lifetime Value Added
-$15k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $80,125
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$59,425
Natl Median: $55,035
Lifetime Value Added
-$149k
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Social Work
MastCIP: 4407
Median Debt
$30,937
Earnings (4yr)
$59,556
Natl Median: $65,123
Lifetime Value Added
-$148k
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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
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $64,397
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Statistics
MastCIP: 2705
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$137,104
Natl Median: $123,816
Lifetime Value Added
+$533k
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Median Debt
$41,000
Earnings (4yr)
$58,010
Natl Median: $60,111
Lifetime Value Added
-$162k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$90,725
Natl Median: $111,527
Lifetime Value Added
+$130k
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Median Debt
$31,824
Earnings (4yr)
$51,399
Natl Median: $59,916
Lifetime Value Added
-$225k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$66,145
Natl Median: $63,707
Lifetime Value Added
-$87k
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Median Debt
$27,024
Earnings (4yr)
$89,842
Natl Median: $87,776
Lifetime Value Added
+$122k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $119,562
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $60,772
Lifetime Value Added
N/A

Doctoral Degrees

Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $138,660
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
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
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $153,586
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $131,848
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $82,507
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)
$123,298
Natl Median: $115,386
Lifetime Value Added
+$208k
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Civil Engineering
DocCIP: 1408
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $110,980
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $167,302
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Computer Science
DocCIP: 1107
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $178,476
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$83,594
Natl Median: $83,031
Lifetime Value Added
-$87k
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Economics
DocCIP: 4506
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $135,560
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Education, Other
DocCIP: 1399
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $90,635
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$46,044
Earnings (4yr)
$97,758
Natl Median: $100,573
Lifetime Value Added
+$19k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$96,029
Natl Median: $99,550
Lifetime Value Added
+$6k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $157,305
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $107,003
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: $137,148
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $130,845
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
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $86,341
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $87,076
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $143,572
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Nutrition Sciences
DocCIP: 3019
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $99,750
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $108,943
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $80,994
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
Plant Sciences
DocCIP: 0111
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $90,502
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$120,982
Natl Median: $98,707
Lifetime Value Added
+$191k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $99,464
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
Statistics
DocCIP: 2705
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $156,733
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $83,794
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$87,300
Natl Median: $85,168
Lifetime Value Added
-$59k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $135,581
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$80,719
Natl Median: $77,436
Lifetime Value Added
-$108k
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Professional Degrees

Veterinary Medicine
ProfCIP: 0180
Median Debt
$138,042
Earnings (4yr)
$120,058
Natl Median: $131,316
Lifetime Value Added
+$184k
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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.