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Northwestern University

Evanston, IL 9,201 Undergrads 96.8% Grad Rate
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Total Cost
$94,854
Sticker Price
Avg Net Price
$34,420
After Aid
Median Earnings
$94,113
5yr Post-Grad

Vs. Peer Institutions

Net Price$34,420
Peer Midpoint: $19,969
Earnings (5yr Post-Grad)Completers only after graduation
$94,113
Peer Midpoint: $61,632
Earnings (10yr Post-Enroll)All enrolled after enrollment
$104,255
Peer Midpoint: $58,891
Graduation Rate96.8%
Peer Midpoint: 58.9%
Average starting age (2015-17)20.5
Socio-Economic Diversity
Pell Grant Recipients20.4%
Enrollment Status
Full-Time97.3%
Economic Outcomes
Earn More than HS87.3%

Admissions Profile

Acceptance
7.7%
SAT Avg
1,533
SAT Reading
25th: 74076075th: 770
SAT Math
25th: 77078075th: 800
ACT Composite
25th: 333475th: 35

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
+$788k
+$318k
+$302k
Median Cost$34k/yr
+$664k
+$194k
+$178k
Full Cost$95k/yr
+$447k
-$23k
-$40k

ROI Efficiency Metrics

Break-Even Age
Return on Inv. %
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
26
∞
Median Cost$34k/yr
34
144%
Full Cost$95k/yr
Never
-12%
Analysis Assumptions:
  • Starting Salary: Estimated from the median earnings five years after graduating, with four years of 2% raises taken out.
  • Comparisons: "Vs Median Peer" compares to the median student nationwide in a similar level program. "Vs HS Grad" compares to a median high school graduate.
  • Break-Even: The age at which the college investment net income exceeds the median high school graduate's lifetime earnings.
  • NPV: Net Present Value of all future earnings minus costs and taxes, discounted at 7.8%.

Social Impact ROINew

Measures the societal return on a donor's investment. Calculated as the incremental pre-tax lifetime earnings vs. HS grad, divided by the tax-adjusted donation cost.

Donor Return67%

Gov. Pell Grant ROINew

Measures the government's return on Pell Grants via increased tax revenue. Calculated as the portion of incremental lifetime taxes (discounted at 5.4%) attributed to the Pell Grant investment.

Taxpayer Return-47%

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: $44,906
Lifetime Value Added
N/A

Bachelor's Degrees

Anthropology
BachCIP: 4502
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$70,034
Natl Median: $46,676
Lifetime Value Added
-$3k
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Applied Mathematics
BachCIP: 2703
Median Debt
$17,250
Earnings (4yr)
$148,740
Natl Median: $91,532
Lifetime Value Added
+$604k
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Area Studies
BachCIP: 0501
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$28,019
Natl Median: $56,625
Lifetime Value Added
-$335k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $58,891
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Biology, General
BachCIP: 2601
Median Debt
$16,100
Earnings (4yr)
$71,181
Natl Median: $57,214
Lifetime Value Added
+$17k
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Median Debt
$13,000
Earnings (4yr)
$102,994
Natl Median: $93,451
Lifetime Value Added
+$260k
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Median Debt
$16,640
Earnings (4yr)
$111,040
Natl Median: $98,158
Lifetime Value Added
+$321k
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Chemistry
BachCIP: 4005
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$44,971
Natl Median: $65,120
Lifetime Value Added
-$182k
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Civil Engineering
BachCIP: 1408
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $86,517
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $49,429
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$19,500
Earnings (4yr)
$93,541
Natl Median: $56,359
Lifetime Value Added
+$187k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$66,891
Natl Median: $58,928
Lifetime Value Added
-$27k
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Median Debt
$15,746
Earnings (4yr)
$84,712
Natl Median: $51,936
Lifetime Value Added
+$120k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $92,374
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$85,918
Natl Median: $109,015
Lifetime Value Added
+$156k
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Computer Science
BachCIP: 1107
Median Debt
$16,500
Earnings (4yr)
$155,106
Natl Median: $107,009
Lifetime Value Added
+$652k
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Dance
BachCIP: 5003
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $39,980
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$20,500
Earnings (4yr)
$49,316
Natl Median: $39,775
Lifetime Value Added
-$160k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $51,642
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Economics
BachCIP: 4506
Median Debt
$16,500
Earnings (4yr)
$126,006
Natl Median: $82,686
Lifetime Value Added
+$434k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $47,700
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $100,647
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $89,359
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$18,119
Earnings (4yr)
$62,147
Natl Median: $48,590
Lifetime Value Added
-$54k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $81,171
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$59,372
Natl Median: $51,710
Lifetime Value Added
-$77k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$32,382
Natl Median: $41,367
Lifetime Value Added
-$295k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $57,853
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $60,190
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,459
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
History
BachCIP: 5401
Median Debt
$14,000
Earnings (4yr)
$78,966
Natl Median: $50,680
Lifetime Value Added
+$76k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$108,498
Natl Median: $68,069
Lifetime Value Added
+$301k
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Median Debt
$13,992
Earnings (4yr)
$138,720
Natl Median: $98,442
Lifetime Value Added
+$529k
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Median Debt
$17,750
Earnings (4yr)
$163,740
Natl Median: $85,294
Lifetime Value Added
+$717k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$74,477
Natl Median: $66,596
Lifetime Value Added
+$42k
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Journalism
BachCIP: 0904
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$80,258
Natl Median: $56,278
Lifetime Value Added
+$86k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$93,180
Natl Median: $53,072
Lifetime Value Added
+$185k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $49,984
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$97,819
Natl Median: $88,451
Lifetime Value Added
+$220k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$63,005
Natl Median: $91,449
Lifetime Value Added
-$27k
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Mathematics
BachCIP: 2701
Median Debt
$22,223
Earnings (4yr)
$107,072
Natl Median: $69,562
Lifetime Value Added
+$291k
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Median Debt
$13,263
Earnings (4yr)
$98,277
Natl Median: $92,135
Lifetime Value Added
+$224k
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Music
BachCIP: 5009
Median Debt
$19,500
Earnings (4yr)
$53,875
Natl Median: $42,892
Lifetime Value Added
-$122k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,012
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$18,000
Earnings (4yr)
$54,279
Natl Median: $62,451
Lifetime Value Added
-$119k
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Non-Professional Legal Studies
BachCIP: 2200
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$35,416
Natl Median: $61,959
Lifetime Value Added
-$267k
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Philosophy
BachCIP: 3801
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$31,839
Natl Median: $54,455
Lifetime Value Added
-$300k
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Physics
BachCIP: 4008
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $76,786
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$19,250
Earnings (4yr)
$73,231
Natl Median: $63,293
Lifetime Value Added
+$32k
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Psychology, General
BachCIP: 4201
Median Debt
$15,000
Earnings (4yr)
$73,646
Natl Median: $50,706
Lifetime Value Added
+$36k
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Psychology, Other
BachCIP: 4299
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$62,905
Natl Median: $50,748
Lifetime Value Added
-$48k
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Public Health
BachCIP: 5122
Median Debt
$17,941
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $58,808
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$17,038
Earnings (4yr)
$78,752
Natl Median: $73,721
Lifetime Value Added
+$75k
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Median Debt
$15,500
Earnings (4yr)
$51,471
Natl Median: $50,497
Lifetime Value Added
-$142k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $41,390
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$39,369
Natl Median: $55,695
Lifetime Value Added
-$232k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $48,471
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,000
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
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
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $53,366
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$69,338
Natl Median: $53,438
Lifetime Value Added
+$24k
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Sociology
BachCIP: 4511
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$75,267
Natl Median: $52,657
Lifetime Value Added
+$48k
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Statistics
BachCIP: 2705
Median Debt
$18,277
Earnings (4yr)
$122,682
Natl Median: $92,425
Lifetime Value Added
+$409k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $47,382
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $51,389
Lifetime Value Added
N/A

Post-Baccalaureate Certificates

Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $86,156
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$100,964
Natl Median: $71,215
Lifetime Value Added
+$300k
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Master's Degrees

Median Debt
$152,824
Earnings (4yr)
$130,944
Natl Median: $127,347
Lifetime Value Added
+$447k
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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
$82,682
Earnings (4yr)
$69,411
Natl Median: $59,685
Lifetime Value Added
-$90k
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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 (2yr)
$71,575
Natl Median: $110,121
Lifetime Value Added
-$46k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$95,167
Natl Median: $106,375
Lifetime Value Added
+$136k
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Biotechnology
MastCIP: 2612
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$63,005
Natl Median: $107,682
Lifetime Value Added
-$125k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $67,090
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$189,110
Earnings (4yr)
$244,399
Natl Median: $103,485
Lifetime Value Added
+$1406k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$240,637
Natl Median: $125,988
Lifetime Value Added
+$1376k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $97,526
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
Civil Engineering
MastCIP: 1408
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $98,323
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$174,057
Earnings (4yr)
$60,758
Natl Median: $65,184
Lifetime Value Added
-$169k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$116,101
Natl Median: $71,953
Lifetime Value Added
+$318k
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Median Debt
$126,835
Earnings (4yr)
$71,781
Natl Median: $67,030
Lifetime Value Added
-$69k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$126,571
Natl Median: $85,444
Lifetime Value Added
+$409k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$168,632
Natl Median: $67,597
Lifetime Value Added
+$772k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $136,736
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Computer Science
MastCIP: 1107
Median Debt
$51,159
Earnings (4yr)
$197,823
Natl Median: $145,571
Lifetime Value Added
+$1022k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $70,073
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $49,978
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Education, Other
MastCIP: 1399
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $65,348
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$78,655
Natl Median: $71,685
Lifetime Value Added
-$9k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $133,654
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians
MastCIP: 1504
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $124,374
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$136,480
Natl Median: $125,651
Lifetime Value Added
+$495k
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Engineering, Other
MastCIP: 1499
Median Debt
$115,500
Earnings (4yr)
$211,469
Natl Median: $129,974
Lifetime Value Added
+$1138k
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Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians, Other
MastCIP: 1599
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $101,422
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,512
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $62,705
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $51,486
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $49,079
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$182,280
Natl Median: $89,981
Lifetime Value Added
+$952k
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Health Professions Education, Ethics, and Humanities
MastCIP: 5132
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $100,487
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$110,591
Natl Median: $78,149
Lifetime Value Added
+$270k
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History
MastCIP: 5401
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,360
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $58,524
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $83,558
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$47,501
Earnings (4yr)
$141,026
Natl Median: $112,705
Lifetime Value Added
+$534k
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Journalism
MastCIP: 0904
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$70,715
Natl Median: $69,034
Lifetime Value Added
-$79k
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Median Debt
$60,859
Earnings (4yr)
$102,193
Natl Median: $101,855
Lifetime Value Added
+$197k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $58,093
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$80,058
Earnings (4yr)
$180,186
Natl Median: $124,807
Lifetime Value Added
+$871k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $112,282
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$129,403
Natl Median: $117,775
Lifetime Value Added
+$434k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$126,601
Natl Median: $115,974
Lifetime Value Added
+$388k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$189,578
Natl Median: $198,417
Lifetime Value Added
+$952k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$132,068
Natl Median: $101,441
Lifetime Value Added
+$457k
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Median Debt
$154,141
Earnings (4yr)
$83,218
Natl Median: $59,571
Lifetime Value Added
+$31k
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Music
MastCIP: 5009
Median Debt
$41,000
Earnings (4yr)
$34,062
Natl Median: $48,285
Lifetime Value Added
-$429k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $73,229
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Non-Professional Legal Studies
MastCIP: 2200
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $65,153
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
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: $78,850
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Psychology, General
MastCIP: 4201
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $64,711
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$48,064
Earnings (4yr)
$98,798
Natl Median: $81,408
Lifetime Value Added
+$167k
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Public Health
MastCIP: 5122
Median Debt
$58,012
Earnings (4yr)
$82,202
Natl Median: $82,751
Lifetime Value Added
+$22k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$96,250
Natl Median: $80,125
Lifetime Value Added
+$145k
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Median Debt
$62,410
Earnings (4yr)
$116,019
Natl Median: $75,972
Lifetime Value Added
+$318k
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Median Debt
$127,929
Earnings (4yr)
$85,999
Natl Median: $71,416
Lifetime Value Added
+$55k
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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)
$125,048
Natl Median: $88,131
Lifetime Value Added
+$396k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $59,877
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$65,919
Natl Median: $66,129
Lifetime Value Added
-$122k
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Sociology
MastCIP: 4511
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $63,330
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness
MastCIP: 3105
Median Debt
$41,653
Earnings (4yr)
$82,178
Natl Median: $62,033
Lifetime Value Added
+$22k
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Statistics
MastCIP: 2705
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $123,816
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $63,707
Lifetime Value Added
N/A

Graduate Certificates

Biotechnology
Gr-CertCIP: 2612
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $98,951
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $63,168
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $114,740
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $65,226
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $122,843
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $64,492
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Public Administration
Gr-CertCIP: 4404
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $78,022
Lifetime Value Added
N/A

Doctoral Degrees

Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $158,084
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Anthropology
DocCIP: 4502
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $77,473
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $123,729
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $92,233
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: $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: $123,110
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$117,797
Natl Median: $99,578
Lifetime Value Added
+$103k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $141,187
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Chemistry
DocCIP: 4005
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$116,234
Natl Median: $115,386
Lifetime Value Added
+$91k
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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: $99,878
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $77,931
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$73,294
Earnings (4yr)
$91,009
Natl Median: $88,343
Lifetime Value Added
-$96k
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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)
-
Natl Median: $64,704
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
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
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $157,305
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $139,646
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $65,831
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $81,271
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $73,797
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $144,778
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $68,718
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $92,039
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
History
DocCIP: 5401
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$70,118
Natl Median: $70,550
Lifetime Value Added
-$252k
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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: $137,148
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
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
Music
DocCIP: 5009
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$66,572
Natl Median: $59,592
Lifetime Value Added
-$279k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $96,176
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: $90,908
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$71,819
Natl Median: $98,707
Lifetime Value Added
-$239k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $78,108
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$168,370
Earnings (4yr)
$82,633
Natl Median: $82,893
Lifetime Value Added
-$158k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $67,164
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $69,860
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Sociology
DocCIP: 4511
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $88,618
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $120,833
Lifetime Value Added
N/A

Professional Degrees

Law
ProfCIP: 2201
Median Debt
$175,867
Earnings (4yr)
$291,132
Natl Median: $107,773
Lifetime Value Added
+$1329k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $86,371
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$83,447
Earnings (4yr)
$155,436
Natl Median: $106,836
Lifetime Value Added
+$379k
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Medicine
ProfCIP: 5112
Median Debt
$183,053
Earnings (4yr)
$94,158
Natl Median: $112,460
Lifetime Value Added
-$73k
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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.