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Nova Southeastern University

Fort Lauderdale, FL 7,240 Undergrads 66.6% Grad Rate
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Total Cost
$55,277
Sticker Price
Avg Net Price
$27,714
After Aid
Median Earnings
$75,960
5yr Post-Grad

Vs. Peer Institutions

Net Price$27,714
Peer Midpoint: $19,969
Earnings (5yr Post-Grad)Completers only after graduation
$75,960
Peer Midpoint: $61,632
Earnings (10yr Post-Enroll)All enrolled after enrollment
$66,144
Peer Midpoint: $58,891
Graduation Rate66.6%
Peer Midpoint: 58.9%
Average starting age (2015-17)24.4
Socio-Economic Diversity
Pell Grant Recipients38.3%
Enrollment Status
Full-Time94.3%
Economic Outcomes
Earn More than HS79.9%

Admissions Profile

Acceptance
73.2%
SAT Avg
1,157
SAT Reading
25th: 53060075th: 650
SAT Math
25th: 50056075th: 650
ACT Composite
25th: 192375th: 28

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
+$652k
+$182k
+$166k
Median Cost$28k/yr
+$552k
+$82k
+$66k
Full Cost$55k/yr
+$453k
-$17k
-$33k

ROI Efficiency Metrics

Break-Even Age
Return on Inv. %
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
29
∞
Median Cost$28k/yr
42
66%
Full Cost$55k/yr
Never
-17%
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 Return59%

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-46%

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 →

Bachelor's Degrees

Median Debt
$23,750
Earnings (4yr)
$73,874
Natl Median: $76,194
Lifetime Value Added
+$61k
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Median Debt
$22,625
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $68,559
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$32,000
Earnings (4yr)
$83,250
Natl Median: $70,786
Lifetime Value Added
+$133k
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Biology, General
BachCIP: 2601
Median Debt
$18,750
Earnings (4yr)
$57,249
Natl Median: $57,214
Lifetime Value Added
-$70k
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Median Debt
$19,125
Earnings (4yr)
$67,851
Natl Median: $68,257
Lifetime Value Added
+$15k
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Chemistry
BachCIP: 4005
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $65,120
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$24,035
Natl Median: $56,359
Lifetime Value Added
-$347k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $58,928
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$26,500
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $92,374
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $109,015
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Computer Science
BachCIP: 1107
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $107,009
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$21,750
Earnings (4yr)
$71,972
Natl Median: $55,378
Lifetime Value Added
+$47k
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Dance
BachCIP: 5003
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $39,980
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $39,775
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$24,648
Earnings (4yr)
$45,287
Natl Median: $48,842
Lifetime Value Added
-$171k
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Education, General
BachCIP: 1301
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $49,808
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $48,590
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$17,603
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $61,027
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$19,500
Earnings (4yr)
$66,302
Natl Median: $83,343
Lifetime Value Added
+$3k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $41,367
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$82,727
Natl Median: $61,296
Lifetime Value Added
+$129k
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History
BachCIP: 5401
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $50,680
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $48,568
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $48,597
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$37,568
Natl Median: $53,266
Lifetime Value Added
-$224k
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Median Debt
$22,250
Earnings (5yr)
$55,208
Natl Median: $53,072
Lifetime Value Added
-$96k
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Marketing
BachCIP: 5214
Median Debt
$22,451
Earnings (2yr)
$38,289
Natl Median: $69,303
Lifetime Value Added
-$217k
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Mathematics
BachCIP: 2701
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $69,562
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Music
BachCIP: 5009
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $42,892
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$18,500
Earnings (5yr)
$61,554
Natl Median: $55,012
Lifetime Value Added
-$45k
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Median Debt
$14,379
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $62,451
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Non-Professional Legal Studies
BachCIP: 2200
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$25,194
Natl Median: $61,959
Lifetime Value Added
-$337k
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Median Debt
$12,500
Earnings (4yr)
$122,809
Natl Median: $62,172
Lifetime Value Added
+$434k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $63,293
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Psychology, General
BachCIP: 4201
Median Debt
$21,856
Earnings (4yr)
$50,563
Natl Median: $50,706
Lifetime Value Added
-$126k
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Median Debt
$22,250
Earnings (4yr)
$88,004
Natl Median: $88,910
Lifetime Value Added
+$169k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,792
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Sociology
BachCIP: 4511
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $52,657
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $50,499
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness
BachCIP: 3105
Median Debt
$22,250
Earnings (4yr)
$55,487
Natl Median: $54,562
Lifetime Value Added
-$85k
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Median Debt
$22,750
Earnings (2yr)
$42,235
Natl Median: $47,382
Lifetime Value Added
-$182k
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Median Debt
$19,500
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $51,389
Lifetime Value Added
N/A

Master's Degrees

Median Debt
$61,500
Earnings (4yr)
$96,451
Natl Median: $95,833
Lifetime Value Added
+$159k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $235,700
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$234,222
Earnings (4yr)
$221,571
Natl Median: $162,386
Lifetime Value Added
+$1234k
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Median Debt
$155,917
Earnings (4yr)
$129,749
Natl Median: $127,347
Lifetime Value Added
+$449k
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Median Debt
$51,799
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $80,271
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Biology, General
MastCIP: 2601
Median Debt
$54,871
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $69,830
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$51,250
Earnings (4yr)
$86,083
Natl Median: $103,485
Lifetime Value Added
+$68k
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Median Debt
$77,218
Earnings (4yr)
$64,896
Natl Median: $65,184
Lifetime Value Added
-$119k
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Median Debt
$88,150
Earnings (4yr)
$67,111
Natl Median: $67,030
Lifetime Value Added
-$99k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$103,720
Natl Median: $124,201
Lifetime Value Added
+$223k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $136,736
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Computer Science
MastCIP: 1107
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$142,461
Natl Median: $145,571
Lifetime Value Added
+$559k
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Median Debt
$54,250
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $121,855
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$61,500
Earnings (4yr)
$61,713
Natl Median: $66,714
Lifetime Value Added
-$148k
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Median Debt
$51,250
Earnings (4yr)
$57,180
Natl Median: $63,399
Lifetime Value Added
-$191k
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Dispute Resolution
MastCIP: 3028
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$75,711
Natl Median: $74,725
Lifetime Value Added
-$36k
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Median Debt
$70,899
Earnings (4yr)
$62,655
Natl Median: $82,527
Lifetime Value Added
-$139k
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Education, General
MastCIP: 1301
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $65,824
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$126,683
Earnings (4yr)
$70,069
Natl Median: $71,685
Lifetime Value Added
-$72k
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Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy
MastCIP: 0302
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$39,099
Natl Median: $72,563
Lifetime Value Added
-$351k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $66,523
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Gerontology
MastCIP: 3011
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$61,262
Natl Median: $67,618
Lifetime Value Added
-$163k
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Median Debt
$68,487
Earnings (4yr)
$85,889
Natl Median: $78,149
Lifetime Value Added
+$67k
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Homeland Security
MastCIP: 4303
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$59,124
Natl Median: $96,660
Lifetime Value Added
-$150k
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Median Debt
$56,330
Earnings (4yr)
$61,760
Natl Median: $58,524
Lifetime Value Added
-$148k
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Median Debt
$61,500
Earnings (4yr)
$67,513
Natl Median: $83,558
Lifetime Value Added
-$95k
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Median Debt
$61,500
Earnings (4yr)
$105,187
Natl Median: $112,705
Lifetime Value Added
+$236k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$91,927
Natl Median: $97,121
Lifetime Value Added
+$104k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $95,627
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$58,032
Earnings (4yr)
$91,014
Natl Median: $101,000
Lifetime Value Added
+$112k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $65,716
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Marine Sciences
MastCIP: 3032
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $66,840
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$127,664
Natl Median: $101,441
Lifetime Value Added
+$431k
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Median Debt
$61,500
Earnings (4yr)
$55,344
Natl Median: $59,571
Lifetime Value Added
-$208k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $129,214
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Psychology, General
MastCIP: 4201
Median Debt
$47,000
Earnings (4yr)
$60,151
Natl Median: $64,711
Lifetime Value Added
-$163k
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Median Debt
$51,250
Earnings (4yr)
$71,298
Natl Median: $81,408
Lifetime Value Added
-$61k
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Public Health
MastCIP: 5122
Median Debt
$40,516
Earnings (4yr)
$98,338
Natl Median: $82,751
Lifetime Value Added
+$176k
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Real Estate
MastCIP: 5215
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$100,607
Natl Median: $135,104
Lifetime Value Added
+$178k
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Median Debt
$72,250
Earnings (4yr)
$113,592
Natl Median: $120,193
Lifetime Value Added
+$309k
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Median Debt
$82,000
Earnings (4yr)
$73,781
Natl Median: $71,416
Lifetime Value Added
-$40k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $63,216
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,035
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Social Work
MastCIP: 4407
Median Debt
$119,773
Earnings (4yr)
$62,202
Natl Median: $65,123
Lifetime Value Added
-$144k
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Median Debt
$196,784
Earnings (4yr)
$58,972
Natl Median: $64,397
Lifetime Value Added
-$174k
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Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness
MastCIP: 3105
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$38,289
Natl Median: $62,033
Lifetime Value Added
-$359k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$58,880
Natl Median: $60,111
Lifetime Value Added
-$174k
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Taxation
MastCIP: 5216
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$93,144
Natl Median: $114,810
Lifetime Value Added
+$130k
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Median Debt
$82,760
Earnings (4yr)
$57,713
Natl Median: $59,916
Lifetime Value Added
-$185k
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Median Debt
$98,621
Earnings (4yr)
$64,174
Natl Median: $63,707
Lifetime Value Added
-$125k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$36,848
Natl Median: $65,767
Lifetime Value Added
-$374k
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Graduate Certificates

Median Debt
$66,127
Earnings (5yr)
$122,481
Natl Median: $207,164
Lifetime Value Added
+$487k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $117,834
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $107,086
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Dispute Resolution
Gr-CertCIP: 3028
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $73,947
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Education, General
Gr-CertCIP: 1301
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $69,448
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $80,077
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $75,166
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $79,275
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $118,893
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $63,888
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $74,850
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $77,457
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Marketing
Gr-CertCIP: 5214
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $93,837
Lifetime Value Added
N/A

Doctoral Degrees

Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $113,566
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$234,638
Earnings (4yr)
$99,428
Natl Median: $99,878
Lifetime Value Added
-$9k
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Median Debt
$127,750
Earnings (4yr)
$96,694
Natl Median: $88,343
Lifetime Value Added
-$30k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$63,005
Natl Median: $154,538
Lifetime Value Added
-$262k
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Computer Science
DocCIP: 1107
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $178,476
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $172,649
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$133,250
Earnings (4yr)
$109,172
Natl Median: $86,427
Lifetime Value Added
+$63k
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Dentistry
DocCIP: 5104
Median Debt
$468,312
Earnings (4yr)
$156,942
Natl Median: $166,240
Lifetime Value Added
+$414k
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Dispute Resolution
DocCIP: 3028
Median Debt
$133,250
Earnings (4yr)
$66,910
Natl Median: $67,092
Lifetime Value Added
-$252k
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Education, General
DocCIP: 1301
Median Debt
$149,466
Earnings (4yr)
$81,299
Natl Median: $87,373
Lifetime Value Added
-$144k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$74,576
Natl Median: $100,573
Lifetime Value Added
-$172k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $92,039
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$78,324
Earnings (4yr)
$114,954
Natl Median: $101,669
Lifetime Value Added
+$106k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$122,038
Natl Median: $126,925
Lifetime Value Added
+$194k
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Medicine
DocCIP: 5112
Median Debt
$361,981
Earnings (4yr)
$130,217
Natl Median: $118,504
Lifetime Value Added
+$218k
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Median Debt
$288,296
Earnings (4yr)
$62,583
Natl Median: $77,066
Lifetime Value Added
-$285k
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Optometry
DocCIP: 5117
Median Debt
$223,177
Earnings (4yr)
$130,197
Natl Median: $133,744
Lifetime Value Added
+$218k
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Median Debt
$237,542
Earnings (4yr)
$131,167
Natl Median: $136,696
Lifetime Value Added
+$225k
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Median Debt
$92,250
Earnings (5yr)
$117,901
Natl Median: $138,131
Lifetime Value Added
+$110k
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Median Debt
$127,260
Earnings (4yr)
$80,533
Natl Median: $82,893
Lifetime Value Added
-$150k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$55,151
Natl Median: $85,168
Lifetime Value Added
-$345k
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Professional Degrees

Law
ProfCIP: 2201
Median Debt
$167,112
Earnings (4yr)
$96,470
Natl Median: $107,773
Lifetime Value Added
-$31k
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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.