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Ohio State University-Main Campus

Columbus, OH 45,638 Undergrads 82.2% Grad Rate
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Total Cost
$30,305
Sticker Price
Avg Net Price
$17,339
After Aid
Median Earnings
$70,682
4yr Post-Grad

Vs. Peer Institutions

Net Price$17,339
Peer Midpoint: $20,081
Earnings (4yr Post-Grad)Completers only after graduation
$70,682
Peer Midpoint: $60,428
Earnings (10yr Post-Enroll)All enrolled after enrollment
$60,409
Peer Midpoint: $53,763
Graduation Rate82.2%
Peer Midpoint: 58.9%
Average Starting Age20.9
Socio-Economic Diversity
Pell Grant Recipients20.3%
Enrollment Status
Full-Time94.1%
Economic Outcomes
Earn More than HS79.6%

Admissions Profile

Acceptance
60.6%
SAT Avg
1,387
SAT Reading
25th: 64066075th: 720
SAT Math
25th: 67068575th: 760
ACT Composite
25th: 282975th: 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
+$619k
+$152k
+$135k
Median Cost$17k/yr
+$557k
+$90k
+$72k
Full Cost$30k/yr
+$510k
+$43k
+$26k

ROI Efficiency Metrics

Break-Even Age
Return on Inv. %
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
30
∞
Median Cost$17k/yr
39
116%
Full Cost$30k/yr
51
23%
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 Return140%

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-15%
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

Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $60,506
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Animal Sciences
CertCIP: 0109
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $32,878
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$16,816
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $47,440
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $38,675
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
International/Globalization Studies
CertCIP: 3020
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $63,099
Lifetime Value Added
N/A

Associate's Degrees

Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$51,545
Natl Median: $46,855
Lifetime Value Added
+$31k
Median Debt
$12,000
Earnings (4yr)
$48,565
Natl Median: $47,825
Lifetime Value Added
+$2k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $65,603
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$57,967
Natl Median: $61,712
Lifetime Value Added
+$82k
Median Debt
$12,000
Earnings (4yr)
$56,234
Natl Median: $42,438
Lifetime Value Added
+$77k
Agriculture, General
AssocCIP: 0100
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $45,683
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Animal Sciences
AssocCIP: 0109
Median Debt
$12,000
Earnings (4yr)
$47,995
Natl Median: $38,658
Lifetime Value Added
-$4k
Median Debt
$12,000
Earnings (4yr)
$48,534
Natl Median: $45,283
Lifetime Value Added
+$2k
Construction Engineering Technology/Technician
AssocCIP: 1510
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $71,367
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $72,110
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,148
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy
AssocCIP: 0302
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $42,169
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Fine and Studio Arts
AssocCIP: 5007
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $31,650
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$13,000
Earnings (4yr)
$47,583
Natl Median: $44,125
Lifetime Value Added
-$8k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $45,634
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Plant Sciences
AssocCIP: 0111
Median Debt
$11,717
Earnings (4yr)
$61,971
Natl Median: $50,971
Lifetime Value Added
+$131k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $37,656
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$44,131
Natl Median: $35,702
Lifetime Value Added
-$42k

Bachelor's Degrees

Median Debt
$22,250
Earnings (4yr)
$90,850
Natl Median: $76,194
Lifetime Value Added
+$226k
Median Debt
$25,360
Earnings (4yr)
$92,999
Natl Median: $98,207
Lifetime Value Added
+$243k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$59,956
Natl Median: $80,757
Lifetime Value Added
-$21k
Median Debt
$19,500
Earnings (4yr)
$66,603
Natl Median: $66,647
Lifetime Value Added
+$41k
Median Debt
$24,744
Earnings (4yr)
$81,917
Natl Median: $84,624
Lifetime Value Added
+$158k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $71,278
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$21,052
Natl Median: $54,152
Lifetime Value Added
-$337k
Agricultural/Animal/Plant/Veterinary Science and Related Fields, Other
BachCIP: 0199
Median Debt
$25,000
Earnings (4yr)
$88,205
Natl Median: $65,543
Lifetime Value Added
+$206k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$58,657
Natl Median: $49,880
Lifetime Value Added
-$31k
Air Transportation
BachCIP: 4901
Median Debt
$21,731
Earnings (4yr)
$79,114
Natl Median: $85,825
Lifetime Value Added
+$137k
Median Debt
$20,000
Earnings (4yr)
$73,594
Natl Median: $68,559
Lifetime Value Added
+$95k
Median Debt
$21,250
Earnings (4yr)
$68,942
Natl Median: $70,786
Lifetime Value Added
+$59k
Animal Sciences
BachCIP: 0109
Median Debt
$21,500
Earnings (4yr)
$50,769
Natl Median: $49,634
Lifetime Value Added
-$87k
Anthropology
BachCIP: 4502
Median Debt
$20,500
Earnings (4yr)
$50,055
Natl Median: $46,676
Lifetime Value Added
-$93k
Median Debt
$20,500
Earnings (4yr)
$66,256
Natl Median: $57,640
Lifetime Value Added
+$38k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $58,494
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Applied Mathematics
BachCIP: 2703
Median Debt
$15,500
Earnings (4yr)
$120,495
Natl Median: $91,532
Lifetime Value Added
+$452k
Architecture
BachCIP: 0402
Median Debt
$25,500
Earnings (4yr)
$66,131
Natl Median: $66,914
Lifetime Value Added
+$37k
Median Debt
$20,500
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $68,333
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$27,494
Natl Median: $60,997
Lifetime Value Added
-$277k
Median Debt
$18,500
Earnings (4yr)
$67,381
Natl Median: $65,466
Lifetime Value Added
+$47k
Biology, General
BachCIP: 2601
Median Debt
$20,500
Earnings (4yr)
$64,324
Natl Median: $57,214
Lifetime Value Added
+$23k
Median Debt
$23,125
Earnings (4yr)
$90,065
Natl Median: $93,451
Lifetime Value Added
+$220k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $49,245
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$21,500
Earnings (4yr)
$85,586
Natl Median: $68,257
Lifetime Value Added
+$186k
Median Debt
$19,748
Earnings (4yr)
$65,374
Natl Median: $68,407
Lifetime Value Added
+$31k
Median Debt
$19,500
Earnings (4yr)
$96,843
Natl Median: $77,981
Lifetime Value Added
+$272k
Median Debt
$20,780
Earnings (4yr)
$98,851
Natl Median: $98,158
Lifetime Value Added
+$287k
Chemistry
BachCIP: 4005
Median Debt
$24,500
Earnings (4yr)
$71,559
Natl Median: $65,120
Lifetime Value Added
+$79k
Median Debt
$24,000
Earnings (4yr)
$57,573
Natl Median: $66,874
Lifetime Value Added
-$31k
Civil Engineering
BachCIP: 1408
Median Debt
$21,820
Earnings (4yr)
$85,202
Natl Median: $86,517
Lifetime Value Added
+$183k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$35,060
Natl Median: $49,429
Lifetime Value Added
-$209k
Median Debt
$22,000
Earnings (4yr)
$74,601
Natl Median: $75,975
Lifetime Value Added
+$102k
Median Debt
$19,822
Earnings (4yr)
$62,096
Natl Median: $56,359
Lifetime Value Added
+$6k
Median Debt
$18,425
Earnings (4yr)
$57,797
Natl Median: $58,928
Lifetime Value Added
-$29k
Median Debt
$22,375
Earnings (4yr)
$54,860
Natl Median: $55,384
Lifetime Value Added
-$53k
Median Debt
$21,076
Earnings (4yr)
$118,833
Natl Median: $92,374
Lifetime Value Added
+$439k
Median Debt
$19,500
Earnings (4yr)
$123,731
Natl Median: $109,015
Lifetime Value Added
+$476k
Criminology
BachCIP: 4504
Median Debt
$19,500
Earnings (4yr)
$58,865
Natl Median: $55,556
Lifetime Value Added
-$20k
Dance
BachCIP: 5003
Median Debt
$25,500
Earnings (5yr)
$40,010
Natl Median: $39,980
Lifetime Value Added
-$185k
Median Debt
$20,000
Earnings (4yr)
$65,920
Natl Median: $68,061
Lifetime Value Added
+$36k
Median Debt
$21,694
Earnings (4yr)
$68,151
Natl Median: $51,490
Lifetime Value Added
+$53k
Median Debt
$20,500
Earnings (4yr)
$58,821
Natl Median: $55,753
Lifetime Value Added
-$21k
Median Debt
$23,250
Earnings (4yr)
$37,445
Natl Median: $39,775
Lifetime Value Added
-$200k
Median Debt
$20,638
Earnings (4yr)
$46,527
Natl Median: $51,642
Lifetime Value Added
-$122k
Economics
BachCIP: 4506
Median Debt
$21,000
Earnings (4yr)
$75,485
Natl Median: $82,686
Lifetime Value Added
+$109k
Education, General
BachCIP: 1301
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$40,869
Natl Median: $49,808
Lifetime Value Added
-$178k
Median Debt
$21,197
Earnings (4yr)
$42,187
Natl Median: $47,433
Lifetime Value Added
-$159k
Median Debt
$21,875
Earnings (4yr)
$99,400
Natl Median: $100,647
Lifetime Value Added
+$292k
Engineering Physics
BachCIP: 1412
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$90,938
Natl Median: $89,154
Lifetime Value Added
+$227k
Engineering, Other
BachCIP: 1499
Median Debt
$21,750
Earnings (4yr)
$97,144
Natl Median: $93,989
Lifetime Value Added
+$274k
Median Debt
$20,000
Earnings (4yr)
$48,301
Natl Median: $48,590
Lifetime Value Added
-$107k
Median Debt
$18,295
Earnings (4yr)
$80,775
Natl Median: $81,171
Lifetime Value Added
+$149k
Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy
BachCIP: 0302
Median Debt
$24,812
Earnings (4yr)
$52,528
Natl Median: $56,185
Lifetime Value Added
-$72k
Median Debt
$21,563
Earnings (4yr)
$40,713
Natl Median: $51,710
Lifetime Value Added
-$172k
Median Debt
$20,645
Earnings (4yr)
$67,018
Natl Median: $53,262
Lifetime Value Added
+$44k
Median Debt
$20,687
Earnings (4yr)
$50,565
Natl Median: $43,765
Lifetime Value Added
-$88k
Median Debt
$19,500
Earnings (4yr)
$97,986
Natl Median: $83,343
Lifetime Value Added
+$281k
Median Debt
$25,625
Earnings (4yr)
$46,899
Natl Median: $41,367
Lifetime Value Added
-$119k
Median Debt
$18,750
Earnings (4yr)
$70,537
Natl Median: $70,873
Lifetime Value Added
+$71k
Median Debt
$22,000
Earnings (4yr)
$57,859
Natl Median: $54,945
Lifetime Value Added
-$28k
Genetics
BachCIP: 2608
Median Debt
$20,182
Earnings (4yr)
$63,767
Natl Median: $66,076
Lifetime Value Added
+$19k
Median Debt
$20,500
Earnings (4yr)
$60,363
Natl Median: $57,853
Lifetime Value Added
-$8k
Median Debt
$25,000
Earnings (4yr)
$53,381
Natl Median: $60,190
Lifetime Value Added
-$65k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$38,337
Natl Median: $55,459
Lifetime Value Added
-$179k
Median Debt
$24,995
Earnings (4yr)
$80,315
Natl Median: $58,716
Lifetime Value Added
+$146k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $61,296
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$19,500
Earnings (4yr)
$71,189
Natl Median: $61,911
Lifetime Value Added
+$76k
History
BachCIP: 5401
Median Debt
$19,838
Earnings (4yr)
$49,986
Natl Median: $50,680
Lifetime Value Added
-$93k
Median Debt
$20,500
Earnings (4yr)
$53,039
Natl Median: $56,726
Lifetime Value Added
-$68k
Median Debt
$19,076
Earnings (4yr)
$50,921
Natl Median: $48,568
Lifetime Value Added
-$85k
Median Debt
$19,500
Earnings (4yr)
$82,371
Natl Median: $68,069
Lifetime Value Added
+$162k
Median Debt
$21,000
Earnings (4yr)
$106,932
Natl Median: $98,442
Lifetime Value Added
+$349k
Insurance
BachCIP: 5217
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $88,472
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (4yr)
$81,473
Natl Median: $73,201
Lifetime Value Added
+$155k
Median Debt
$18,384
Earnings (4yr)
$66,064
Natl Median: $66,596
Lifetime Value Added
+$37k
International/Globalization Studies
BachCIP: 3020
Median Debt
$19,000
Earnings (4yr)
$66,995
Natl Median: $59,972
Lifetime Value Added
+$44k
Journalism
BachCIP: 0904
Median Debt
$20,500
Earnings (4yr)
$51,280
Natl Median: $56,278
Lifetime Value Added
-$82k
Median Debt
$21,000
Earnings (4yr)
$65,828
Natl Median: $66,387
Lifetime Value Added
+$35k
Median Debt
$19,500
Earnings (4yr)
$54,529
Natl Median: $53,072
Lifetime Value Added
-$56k
Median Debt
$19,798
Earnings (4yr)
$44,941
Natl Median: $49,984
Lifetime Value Added
-$136k
Median Debt
$20,500
Earnings (4yr)
$110,192
Natl Median: $83,290
Lifetime Value Added
+$374k
Median Debt
$20,500
Earnings (4yr)
$111,500
Natl Median: $86,176
Lifetime Value Added
+$384k
Marketing
BachCIP: 5214
Median Debt
$20,250
Earnings (4yr)
$81,119
Natl Median: $69,303
Lifetime Value Added
+$152k
Median Debt
$19,500
Earnings (4yr)
$86,084
Natl Median: $91,449
Lifetime Value Added
+$190k
Mathematics
BachCIP: 2701
Median Debt
$19,481
Earnings (4yr)
$81,909
Natl Median: $69,562
Lifetime Value Added
+$158k
Median Debt
$19,932
Earnings (4yr)
$96,418
Natl Median: $92,135
Lifetime Value Added
+$269k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $44,941
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$19,783
Earnings (4yr)
$66,222
Natl Median: $62,582
Lifetime Value Added
+$38k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $67,612
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$17,017
Earnings (4yr)
$59,072
Natl Median: $55,693
Lifetime Value Added
-$19k
Music
BachCIP: 5009
Median Debt
$25,500
Earnings (4yr)
$51,310
Natl Median: $42,892
Lifetime Value Added
-$82k
Median Debt
$20,650
Earnings (4yr)
$58,119
Natl Median: $55,012
Lifetime Value Added
-$26k
Median Debt
$21,134
Earnings (4yr)
$68,480
Natl Median: $62,451
Lifetime Value Added
+$55k
Non-Professional Legal Studies
BachCIP: 2200
Median Debt
$19,342
Earnings (4yr)
$70,429
Natl Median: $61,959
Lifetime Value Added
+$70k
Median Debt
$19,294
Earnings (4yr)
$65,407
Natl Median: $116,539
Lifetime Value Added
+$32k
Philosophy
BachCIP: 3801
Median Debt
$20,800
Earnings (4yr)
$55,823
Natl Median: $54,455
Lifetime Value Added
-$45k
Physics
BachCIP: 4008
Median Debt
$21,500
Earnings (4yr)
$94,543
Natl Median: $76,786
Lifetime Value Added
+$255k
Plant Sciences
BachCIP: 0111
Median Debt
$18,281
Earnings (4yr)
$56,812
Natl Median: $56,567
Lifetime Value Added
-$37k
Median Debt
$20,000
Earnings (4yr)
$65,972
Natl Median: $63,293
Lifetime Value Added
+$36k
Psychology, General
BachCIP: 4201
Median Debt
$19,500
Earnings (4yr)
$54,182
Natl Median: $50,706
Lifetime Value Added
-$58k
Median Debt
$20,500
Earnings (4yr)
$60,678
Natl Median: $65,093
Lifetime Value Added
-$6k
Public Health
BachCIP: 5122
Median Debt
$16,260
Earnings (4yr)
$70,369
Natl Median: $58,808
Lifetime Value Added
+$70k
Median Debt
$14,373
Earnings (4yr)
$65,894
Natl Median: $73,721
Lifetime Value Added
+$35k
Real Estate
BachCIP: 5215
Median Debt
$17,323
Earnings (4yr)
$91,213
Natl Median: $84,821
Lifetime Value Added
+$229k
Median Debt
$18,622
Earnings (4yr)
$81,795
Natl Median: $88,910
Lifetime Value Added
+$157k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$23,579
Natl Median: $55,792
Lifetime Value Added
-$313k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $41,390
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$21,500
Earnings (4yr)
$58,235
Natl Median: $55,000
Lifetime Value Added
-$25k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$68,688
Natl Median: $62,169
Lifetime Value Added
+$57k
Social Work
BachCIP: 4407
Median Debt
$21,668
Earnings (4yr)
$50,596
Natl Median: $51,790
Lifetime Value Added
-$88k
Sociology
BachCIP: 4511
Median Debt
$19,143
Earnings (4yr)
$50,457
Natl Median: $52,657
Lifetime Value Added
-$89k
Median Debt
$24,625
Earnings (4yr)
$50,194
Natl Median: $50,499
Lifetime Value Added
-$92k
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness
BachCIP: 3105
Median Debt
$20,250
Earnings (4yr)
$57,541
Natl Median: $54,562
Lifetime Value Added
-$31k
Median Debt
$22,017
Earnings (4yr)
$45,969
Natl Median: $47,382
Lifetime Value Added
-$127k
Median Debt
$20,829
Earnings (4yr)
$52,459
Natl Median: $51,389
Lifetime Value Added
-$73k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $42,259
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$21,375
Earnings (4yr)
$45,501
Natl Median: $44,055
Lifetime Value Added
-$131k

Post-Baccalaureate Certificates

Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $146,711
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $131,346
Lifetime Value Added
N/A

Master's Degrees

Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$104,247
Natl Median: $95,833
Lifetime Value Added
+$246k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$106,712
Natl Median: $122,434
Lifetime Value Added
+$249k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $90,332
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $91,410
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $58,454
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
$22,961
Earnings (4yr)
$107,934
Natl Median: $116,060
Lifetime Value Added
+$278k
Architecture
MastCIP: 0402
Median Debt
$31,806
Earnings (4yr)
$82,952
Natl Median: $74,139
Lifetime Value Added
+$59k
Area Studies
MastCIP: 0501
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $68,936
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management
MastCIP: 5010
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $59,685
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $76,398
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $86,482
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $71,241
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $80,271
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$352,487
Natl Median: $77,545
Lifetime Value Added
+$2233k
Biology, General
MastCIP: 2601
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $69,830
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $106,375
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$48,030
Earnings (4yr)
$139,427
Natl Median: $103,485
Lifetime Value Added
+$551k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $76,837
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
Median Debt
$35,500
Earnings (4yr)
$73,208
Natl Median: $79,665
Lifetime Value Added
-$26k
Civil Engineering
MastCIP: 1408
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$92,821
Natl Median: $98,323
Lifetime Value Added
+$146k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $58,499
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$39,291
Earnings (4yr)
$94,876
Natl Median: $90,984
Lifetime Value Added
+$164k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $71,953
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$41,000
Earnings (4yr)
$59,984
Natl Median: $67,030
Lifetime Value Added
-$145k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $136,736
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Dance
MastCIP: 5003
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,404
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $76,062
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Dentistry
MastCIP: 5104
Median Debt
$162,749
Earnings (4yr)
$329,225
Natl Median: $327,492
Lifetime Value Added
+$2105k
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
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $62,871
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $82,527
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Economics
MastCIP: 4506
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $100,743
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Education, General
MastCIP: 1301
Median Debt
$23,000
Earnings (4yr)
$57,235
Natl Median: $65,824
Lifetime Value Added
-$170k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $66,232
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$134,031
Natl Median: $133,654
Lifetime Value Added
+$504k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $120,215
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Engineering, Other
MastCIP: 1499
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $129,974
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$51,416
Natl Median: $55,512
Lifetime Value Added
-$225k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $62,705
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $93,142
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $51,486
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$102,531
Natl Median: $110,694
Lifetime Value Added
+$213k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$58,535
Natl Median: $49,079
Lifetime Value Added
-$158k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $88,332
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $66,523
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Genetics
MastCIP: 2608
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $92,660
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $79,463
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $49,357
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Gerontology
MastCIP: 3011
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $67,618
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $57,810
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$30,883
Earnings (4yr)
$95,359
Natl Median: $89,981
Lifetime Value Added
+$168k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$68,045
Natl Median: $81,651
Lifetime Value Added
-$72k
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 (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
$38,500
Earnings (4yr)
$102,299
Natl Median: $83,558
Lifetime Value Added
+$229k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $119,184
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $70,306
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $101,000
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $65,716
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Literature
MastCIP: 2314
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,337
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $124,807
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $112,282
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Mathematics
MastCIP: 2701
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $72,654
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$126,887
Natl Median: $115,974
Lifetime Value Added
+$442k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$91,866
Natl Median: $59,571
Lifetime Value Added
+$137k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $75,122
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Music
MastCIP: 5009
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$60,865
Natl Median: $48,285
Lifetime Value Added
-$136k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$63,595
Natl Median: $74,607
Lifetime Value Added
-$112k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $73,229
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Nuclear Engineering
MastCIP: 1423
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $117,400
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$29,499
Earnings (4yr)
$113,921
Natl Median: $92,305
Lifetime Value Added
+$330k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$160,491
Natl Median: $129,214
Lifetime Value Added
+$733k
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)
$138,085
Natl Median: $67,681
Lifetime Value Added
+$539k
Plant Sciences
MastCIP: 0111
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$70,911
Natl Median: $70,814
Lifetime Value Added
-$47k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $78,850
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$33,500
Earnings (4yr)
$74,606
Natl Median: $81,408
Lifetime Value Added
-$14k
Public Health
MastCIP: 5122
Median Debt
$40,628
Earnings (4yr)
$90,608
Natl Median: $82,751
Lifetime Value Added
+$126k
Median Debt
$49,134
Earnings (4yr)
$109,662
Natl Median: $120,193
Lifetime Value Added
+$293k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$70,191
Natl Median: $71,416
Lifetime Value Added
-$53k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $57,737
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $63,216
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $60,728
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $65,443
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Social Work
MastCIP: 4407
Median Debt
$38,169
Earnings (4yr)
$62,275
Natl Median: $65,123
Lifetime Value Added
-$123k
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
$31,086
Earnings (4yr)
$59,334
Natl Median: $62,033
Lifetime Value Added
-$151k
Statistics
MastCIP: 2705
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $123,816
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $59,916
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$59,711
Natl Median: $63,707
Lifetime Value Added
-$147k
Veterinary Medicine
MastCIP: 0180
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$263,241
Natl Median: $162,588
Lifetime Value Added
+$1586k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $60,772
Lifetime Value Added
N/A

Doctoral Degrees

Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $158,084
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $138,660
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $122,650
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
Anthropology
DocCIP: 4502
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $77,473
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $92,233
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $102,099
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$123,814
Natl Median: $112,683
Lifetime Value Added
+$208k
Biology, General
DocCIP: 2601
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$75,461
Natl Median: $92,983
Lifetime Value Added
-$151k
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: $113,566
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $99,578
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)
$123,152
Natl Median: $115,386
Lifetime Value Added
+$203k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $92,533
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Civil Engineering
DocCIP: 1408
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $110,980
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $66,710
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $77,931
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$77,401
Natl Median: $88,343
Lifetime Value Added
-$113k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $167,302
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Dance
DocCIP: 5003
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $65,309
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $64,704
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $72,231
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $97,173
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Economics
DocCIP: 4506
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $135,560
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Education, General
DocCIP: 1301
Median Debt
$49,485
Earnings (4yr)
$87,043
Natl Median: $87,373
Lifetime Value Added
-$64k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $157,305
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Engineering, Other
DocCIP: 1499
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $140,028
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$66,460
Natl Median: $65,831
Lifetime Value Added
-$218k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $81,271
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $68,718
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $107,003
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $86,469
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $92,039
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $64,725
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $130,822
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
History
DocCIP: 5401
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$88,495
Natl Median: $70,550
Lifetime Value Added
-$66k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $92,538
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $137,148
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $69,534
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 (2yr)
$98,743
Natl Median: $131,070
Lifetime Value Added
+$52k
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)
$57,576
Natl Median: $59,592
Lifetime Value Added
-$287k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $87,076
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $96,176
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: $136,696
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)
$132,984
Natl Median: $130,153
Lifetime Value Added
+$276k
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)
-
Natl Median: $90,908
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
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
Median Debt
$39,447
Earnings (4yr)
$112,899
Natl Median: $138,131
Lifetime Value Added
+$128k
Median Debt
$61,500
Earnings (4yr)
$76,684
Natl Median: $82,893
Lifetime Value Added
-$141k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$120,917
Natl Median: $103,410
Lifetime Value Added
+$187k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $69,860
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $59,812
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Social Work
DocCIP: 4407
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $98,285
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Sociology
DocCIP: 4511
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $88,618
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness
DocCIP: 3105
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $81,993
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: $85,168
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $139,914
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $77,436
Lifetime Value Added
N/A

Professional Degrees

Dentistry
ProfCIP: 5104
Median Debt
$207,650
Earnings (4yr)
$198,071
Natl Median: $170,812
Lifetime Value Added
+$753k
Law
ProfCIP: 2201
Median Debt
$91,529
Earnings (4yr)
$122,732
Natl Median: $107,773
Lifetime Value Added
+$200k
Medicine
ProfCIP: 5112
Median Debt
$193,467
Earnings (4yr)
$99,404
Natl Median: $112,460
Lifetime Value Added
+$27k
Optometry
ProfCIP: 5117
Median Debt
$175,334
Earnings (4yr)
$132,661
Natl Median: $131,525
Lifetime Value Added
+$273k
Median Debt
$141,078
Earnings (4yr)
$137,783
Natl Median: $138,348
Lifetime Value Added
+$311k
Public Health
ProfCIP: 5122
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $101,541
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $53,973
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Veterinary Medicine
ProfCIP: 0180
Median Debt
$192,912
Earnings (4yr)
$132,986
Natl Median: $131,316
Lifetime Value Added
+$276k

Other Programs

Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $56,308
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $65,636
Lifetime Value Added
N/A

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.