Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus

University Park, PA 42,284 Undergrads 85.6% Grad Rate

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Total Cost

$39,694

Sticker Price

Avg Net Price

$32,875

After Aid

Median Earnings

$76,659

4yr Post-Grad

Vs. Peer Institutions

Net Price$32,875

Peer Midpoint: $20,080.5

Earnings (10yr)$76,659

Peer Midpoint: $60,428

Graduation Rate85.6%

Peer Midpoint: 58.9%

Socio-Economic Diversity

Pell Grant Recipients13.7%

Enrollment Status

Full-Time98.0%

Economic Outcomes

Earn More than HS80.1%

Admissions Profile

Acceptance

60.6%

SAT Avg

1,337

SAT Reading

25th: 620-75th: 700

SAT Math

25th: 620-75th: 720

ACT Composite

25th: 27-75th: 32

ROI Sensitivity Analysis

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

+$657k

+$197k

+$180k

Median Cost$33k/yr

+$539k

+$79k

+$62k

Full Cost$40k/yr

+$515k

+$54k

+$37k

ROI Efficiency Metrics

Break-Even Age

Return on Inv. %

Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0

∞

Median Cost$33k/yr

52%

Full Cost$40k/yr

26%

Analysis Assumptions:

Starting Salary: Estimated from the 10-year 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 Return138%

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-21%

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 with your specific estimates of cost and salary.

Program ROI Analysis

Certificates

Accounting and Related Services

CertCIP: 5203

Median Debt

$26,499

Earnings (4yr)

$87,526

Nat: $44,589

Lifetime Value Added

+$422k

Applied Horticulture and Horticultural Business Services

CertCIP: 0106

Median Debt

Earnings (2yr)

$43,798

Nat: $37,705

Lifetime Value Added

+$14k

Area Studies

CertCIP: 0501

Median Debt

Earnings

Nat: $52,845

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Biological and Physical Sciences

CertCIP: 3001

Median Debt

Earnings

Nat: $47,525

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Business Administration, Management and Operations

CertCIP: 5202

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

$79,292

Nat: $47,440

Lifetime Value Added

+$344k

Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other

CertCIP: 5299

Median Debt

$24,000

Earnings (4yr)

$82,162

Nat: $79,067

Lifetime Value Added

+$371k

Business/Commerce, General

CertCIP: 5201

Median Debt

Earnings

Nat: $60,097

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology

CertCIP: 4228

Median Debt

Earnings

Nat: $54,445

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Computer and Information Sciences, General

CertCIP: 1101

Median Debt

Earnings

Nat: $50,984

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Computer Software and Media Applications

CertCIP: 1108

Median Debt

Earnings

Nat: $41,400

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management

CertCIP: 1110

Median Debt

$26,000

Earnings (4yr)

$102,874

Nat: $52,615

Lifetime Value Added

+$568k

Data Processing

CertCIP: 1103

Median Debt

Earnings

Nat: $46,061

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Educational Administration and Supervision

CertCIP: 1304

Median Debt

Earnings

Nat: $47,094

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Engineering, General

CertCIP: 1401

Median Debt

$27,000

Earnings

Nat: $79,019

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Engineering, Other

CertCIP: 1499

Median Debt

Earnings

Nat: $88,441

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Finance and Financial Management Services

CertCIP: 5208

Median Debt

$25,965

Earnings

Nat: $53,418

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Geography and Cartography

CertCIP: 4507

Median Debt

Earnings

Nat: $58,705

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services

CertCIP: 1907

Median Debt

Earnings

Nat: $31,135

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Human Resources Management and Services

CertCIP: 5210

Median Debt

Earnings

Nat: $61,907

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians

CertCIP: 1506

Median Debt

Earnings

Nat: $57,294

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Information Science/Studies

CertCIP: 1104

Median Debt

Earnings

Nat: $58,325

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Intercultural/Multicultural and Diversity Studies

CertCIP: 3023

Median Debt

Earnings

Nat: $59,299

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Journalism

CertCIP: 0904

Median Debt

$20,500

Earnings (4yr)

$63,138

Nat: $55,137

Lifetime Value Added

+$187k

Leisure and Recreational Activities

CertCIP: 3601

Median Debt

Earnings

Nat: $28,967

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities

CertCIP: 2401

Median Debt

$12,652

Earnings (4yr)

$93,527

Nat: $44,906

Lifetime Value Added

+$479k

Management Information Systems and Services

CertCIP: 5212

Median Debt

$26,000

Earnings (4yr)

$81,794

Nat: $65,682

Lifetime Value Added

+$368k

Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods

CertCIP: 5213

Median Debt

Earnings

Nat: $84,309

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians

CertCIP: 1508

Median Debt

Earnings

Nat: $54,024

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Non-Professional Legal Studies

CertCIP: 2200

Median Debt

Earnings

Nat: $78,149

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Plant Sciences

CertCIP: 0111

Median Debt

Earnings

Nat: $48,404

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants

CertCIP: 5139

Median Debt

$17,273

Earnings (4yr)

$63,384

Nat: $56,073

Lifetime Value Added

+$190k

Psychology, General

CertCIP: 4201

Median Debt

Earnings

Nat: $45,285

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication

CertCIP: 0909

Median Debt

Earnings

Nat: $52,763

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Real Estate

CertCIP: 5215

Median Debt

$25,000

Earnings (4yr)

$100,940

Nat: $46,762

Lifetime Value Added

+$550k

Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing

CertCIP: 5138

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

$108,264

Nat: $80,020

Lifetime Value Added

+$619k

Religion/Religious Studies

CertCIP: 3802

Median Debt

Earnings

Nat: $48,391

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Security Science and Technology

CertCIP: 4304

Median Debt

Earnings

Nat: $54,296

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Associate's Degrees

Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services

AssocCIP: 5108

Median Debt

$14,000

Earnings (4yr)

$46,356

Nat: $42,269

Lifetime Value Added

-$57k

Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions

AssocCIP: 5109

Median Debt

$12,625

Earnings (4yr)

$65,110

Nat: $65,389

Lifetime Value Added

+$122k

Applied Horticulture and Horticultural Business Services

AssocCIP: 0106

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

$60,464

Nat: $45,283

Lifetime Value Added

+$78k

Business/Commerce, General

AssocCIP: 5201

Median Debt

$17,701

Earnings (4yr)

$61,596

Nat: $49,927

Lifetime Value Added

+$89k

Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions

AssocCIP: 5110

Median Debt

Earnings (2yr)

$48,432

Nat: $57,472

Lifetime Value Added

-$8k

Criminal Justice and Corrections

AssocCIP: 4301

Median Debt

Earnings

Nat: $46,706

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians

AssocCIP: 1503

Median Debt

Earnings (2yr)

$48,432

Nat: $67,792

Lifetime Value Added

-$8k

Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians

AssocCIP: 1504

Median Debt

Earnings (2yr)

$50,439

Nat: $73,046

Lifetime Value Added

+$12k

Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians

AssocCIP: 1511

Median Debt

Earnings

Nat: $66,570

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Forestry

AssocCIP: 0305

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

$42,466

Nat: $48,725

Lifetime Value Added

-$96k

Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services

AssocCIP: 1907

Median Debt

$22,250

Earnings (4yr)

$40,545

Nat: $34,184

Lifetime Value Added

-$115k

Human Resources Management and Services

AssocCIP: 5210

Median Debt

Earnings

Nat: $54,425

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Information Science/Studies

AssocCIP: 1104

Median Debt

$21,000

Earnings (4yr)

$69,394

Nat: $56,799

Lifetime Value Added

+$160k

Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities

AssocCIP: 2401

Median Debt

$16,500

Earnings (4yr)

$54,654

Nat: $44,125

Lifetime Value Added

+$23k

Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians

AssocCIP: 1508

Median Debt

$16,500

Earnings (4yr)

$57,997

Nat: $64,773

Lifetime Value Added

+$55k

Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas

AssocCIP: 1313

Median Debt

Earnings

Nat: $35,702

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Wildlife and Wildlands Science and Management

AssocCIP: 0306

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

$37,069

Nat: $37,155

Lifetime Value Added

-$150k

Bachelor's Degrees

Accounting and Related Services

BachCIP: 5203

Median Debt

$25,218

Earnings (4yr)

$88,192

Nat: $76,194

Lifetime Value Added

+$139k

Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering

BachCIP: 1402

Median Debt

$26,969

Earnings (4yr)

$99,159

Nat: $98,207

Lifetime Value Added

+$221k

Agricultural Business and Management

BachCIP: 0101

Median Debt

$26,000

Earnings (4yr)

$73,471

Nat: $66,647

Lifetime Value Added

+$29k

Agricultural Engineering

BachCIP: 1403

Median Debt

$27,000

Earnings (4yr)

$87,564

Nat: $84,624

Lifetime Value Added

+$134k

Agricultural Mechanization

BachCIP: 0102

Median Debt

Earnings

Nat: $71,278

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Agricultural Public Services

BachCIP: 0108

Median Debt

Earnings

Nat: $54,152

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Agricultural/Animal/Plant/Veterinary Science and Related Fields, Other

BachCIP: 0199

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

$80,105

Nat: $65,543

Lifetime Value Added

+$78k

Agriculture, General

BachCIP: 0100

Median Debt

$26,000

Earnings (4yr)

$52,932

Nat: $53,676

Lifetime Value Added

-$133k

Agriculture/Veterinary Preparatory Programs

BachCIP: 0113

Median Debt

$26,971

Earnings (4yr)

$47,620

Nat: $49,880

Lifetime Value Added

-$177k

Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions

BachCIP: 5109

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

$54,488

Nat: $70,786

Lifetime Value Added

-$120k

Animal Sciences

BachCIP: 0109

Median Debt

$25,000

Earnings (4yr)

$49,772

Nat: $49,634

Lifetime Value Added

-$159k

Anthropology

BachCIP: 4502

Median Debt

$27,000

Earnings (4yr)

$50,640

Nat: $46,676

Lifetime Value Added

-$152k

Applied Horticulture and Horticultural Business Services

BachCIP: 0106

Median Debt

$25,784

Earnings (4yr)

$69,540

Nat: $58,494

Lifetime Value Added

-$1k

Applied Mathematics

BachCIP: 2703

Median Debt

Earnings

Nat: $91,532

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Archeology

BachCIP: 4503

Median Debt

Earnings

Nat: $41,748

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Architectural Engineering

BachCIP: 1404

Median Debt

$31,000

Earnings (4yr)

$94,483

Nat: $89,406

Lifetime Value Added

+$186k

Architecture

BachCIP: 0402

Median Debt

$30,440

Earnings (4yr)

$76,181

Nat: $66,914

Lifetime Value Added

+$49k

Area Studies

BachCIP: 0501

Median Debt

$26,750

Earnings (2yr)

$17,396

Nat: $56,625

Lifetime Value Added

-$427k

Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management

BachCIP: 5010

Median Debt

Earnings

Nat: $48,240

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Astronomy and Astrophysics

BachCIP: 4002

Median Debt

$24,614

Earnings (4yr)

$66,759

Nat: $68,333

Lifetime Value Added

-$22k

Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology

BachCIP: 4004

Median Debt

$26,000

Earnings (4yr)

$69,083

Nat: $60,997

Lifetime Value Added

-$4k

Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology

BachCIP: 2602

Median Debt

$25,750

Earnings (4yr)

$77,336

Nat: $65,466

Lifetime Value Added

+$58k

Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other

BachCIP: 2699

Median Debt

$25,601

Earnings (4yr)

$81,617

Nat: $65,681

Lifetime Value Added

+$90k

Biological and Physical Sciences

BachCIP: 3001

Median Debt

$25,887

Earnings (4yr)

$69,102

Nat: $58,891

Lifetime Value Added

-$4k

Biology, General

BachCIP: 2601

Median Debt

$25,717

Earnings (4yr)

$64,910

Nat: $57,214

Lifetime Value Added

-$37k

Biology/Biotechnology Technologies/Technicians

BachCIP: 4101

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

$75,919

Nat: $63,102

Lifetime Value Added

+$47k

Biomedical/Medical Engineering

BachCIP: 1405

Median Debt

$24,164

Earnings (4yr)

$100,416

Nat: $93,451

Lifetime Value Added

+$230k

Business Administration, Management and Operations

BachCIP: 5202

Median Debt

$24,973

Earnings (4yr)

$72,218

Nat: $68,257

Lifetime Value Added

+$19k

Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other

BachCIP: 5299

Median Debt

$21,489

Earnings (4yr)

$104,205

Nat: $69,830

Lifetime Value Added

+$259k

Business/Commerce, General

BachCIP: 5201

Median Debt

$25,593

Earnings (4yr)

$65,292

Nat: $68,407

Lifetime Value Added

-$34k

Business/Corporate Communications

BachCIP: 5205

Median Debt

$25,000

Earnings (4yr)

$55,840

Nat: $65,784

Lifetime Value Added

-$109k

Business/Managerial Economics

BachCIP: 5206

Median Debt

Earnings

Nat: $77,981

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Chemical Engineering

BachCIP: 1407

Median Debt

$26,706

Earnings (4yr)

$103,728

Nat: $98,158

Lifetime Value Added

+$255k

Chemistry

BachCIP: 4005

Median Debt

$27,000

Earnings (4yr)

$65,230

Nat: $65,120

Lifetime Value Added

-$34k

Civil Engineering

BachCIP: 1408

Median Debt

$26,000

Earnings (4yr)

$81,403

Nat: $86,517

Lifetime Value Added

+$88k

Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics

BachCIP: 1612

Median Debt

$22,560

Earnings

Nat: $49,429

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Communication and Media Studies

BachCIP: 0901

Median Debt

$25,000

Earnings (4yr)

$55,505

Nat: $56,359

Lifetime Value Added

-$112k

Communication Disorders Sciences and Services

BachCIP: 5102

Median Debt

$23,250

Earnings (4yr)

$62,072

Nat: $58,928

Lifetime Value Added

-$59k

Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other

BachCIP: 0999

Median Debt

$25,431

Earnings (4yr)

$66,866

Nat: $55,384

Lifetime Value Added

-$22k

Computer and Information Sciences, General

BachCIP: 1101

Median Debt

$25,000

Earnings (4yr)

$120,729

Nat: $92,374

Lifetime Value Added

+$382k

Computer Engineering

BachCIP: 1409

Median Debt

$26,471

Earnings (4yr)

$112,269

Nat: $109,015

Lifetime Value Added

+$319k

Computer Science

BachCIP: 1107

Median Debt

$27,000

Earnings (4yr)

$101,854

Nat: $107,009

Lifetime Value Added

+$241k

Computer Software and Media Applications

BachCIP: 1108

Median Debt

$22,121

Earnings

Nat: $58,894

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management

BachCIP: 1110

Median Debt

$26,000

Earnings (4yr)

$98,637

Nat: $85,063

Lifetime Value Added

+$217k

Criminal Justice and Corrections

BachCIP: 4301

Median Debt

$25,500

Earnings (4yr)

$56,877

Nat: $55,378

Lifetime Value Added

-$101k

Data Processing

BachCIP: 1103

Median Debt

Earnings

Nat: $75,978

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Design and Applied Arts

BachCIP: 5004

Median Debt

$25,625

Earnings (4yr)

$58,105

Nat: $51,490

Lifetime Value Added

-$91k

Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft

BachCIP: 5005

Median Debt

$27,000

Earnings (4yr)

$44,913

Nat: $39,775

Lifetime Value Added

-$200k

East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics

BachCIP: 1603

Median Debt

Earnings

Nat: $51,642

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Economics

BachCIP: 4506

Median Debt

$24,500

Earnings (4yr)

$81,228

Nat: $82,686

Lifetime Value Added

+$87k

Education, General

BachCIP: 1301

Median Debt

$26,744

Earnings (4yr)

$44,984

Nat: $49,808

Lifetime Value Added

-$199k

Education, Other

BachCIP: 1399

Median Debt

Earnings

Nat: $49,113

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research

BachCIP: 1306

Median Debt

$26,000

Earnings

Nat: $47,700

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering

BachCIP: 1410

Median Debt

$26,000

Earnings (4yr)

$93,277

Nat: $100,647

Lifetime Value Added

+$177k

Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians

BachCIP: 1503

Median Debt

Earnings (2yr)

$69,338

Nat: $84,599

Lifetime Value Added

+$30k

Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians

BachCIP: 1504

Median Debt

$27,000

Earnings (4yr)

$81,835

Nat: $84,304

Lifetime Value Added

+$91k

Engineering Science

BachCIP: 1413

Median Debt

$22,028

Earnings (4yr)

$100,176

Nat: $93,782

Lifetime Value Added

+$229k

Engineering, General

BachCIP: 1401

Median Debt

$25,949

Earnings (4yr)

$88,063

Nat: $89,359

Lifetime Value Added

+$138k

Engineering, Other

BachCIP: 1499

Median Debt

$25,500

Earnings (4yr)

$102,134

Nat: $93,989

Lifetime Value Added

+$243k

English Language and Literature, General

BachCIP: 2301

Median Debt

$25,000

Earnings (4yr)

$50,299

Nat: $48,590

Lifetime Value Added

-$155k

Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations

BachCIP: 5207

Median Debt

$25,000

Earnings (4yr)

$78,476

Nat: $61,027

Lifetime Value Added

+$66k

Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering

BachCIP: 1414

Median Debt

$26,869

Earnings (4yr)

$80,855

Nat: $81,171

Lifetime Value Added

+$84k

Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy

BachCIP: 0302

Median Debt

Earnings

Nat: $56,185

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies

BachCIP: 0502

Median Debt

$26,623

Earnings (4yr)

$72,063

Nat: $51,710

Lifetime Value Added

+$18k

Film/Video and Photographic Arts

BachCIP: 5006

Median Debt

$23,250

Earnings (4yr)

$43,919

Nat: $43,765

Lifetime Value Added

-$208k

Finance and Financial Management Services

BachCIP: 5208

Median Debt

$25,000

Earnings (4yr)

$96,714

Nat: $83,343

Lifetime Value Added

+$203k

Fine and Studio Arts

BachCIP: 5007

Median Debt

$27,000

Earnings (4yr)

$40,036

Nat: $41,367

Lifetime Value Added

-$241k

Food Science and Technology

BachCIP: 0110

Median Debt

$25,000

Earnings (4yr)

$83,112

Nat: $70,873

Lifetime Value Added

+$101k

Forestry

BachCIP: 0305

Median Debt

$20,089

Earnings (2yr)

$36,674

Nat: $58,784

Lifetime Value Added

-$251k

Geography and Cartography

BachCIP: 4507

Median Debt

$26,000

Earnings (4yr)

$68,993

Nat: $57,853

Lifetime Value Added

-$5k

Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences

BachCIP: 4006

Median Debt

$25,648

Earnings (4yr)

$81,092

Nat: $60,190

Lifetime Value Added

+$86k

Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics

BachCIP: 1605

Median Debt

Earnings

Nat: $55,459

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Health and Medical Administrative Services

BachCIP: 5107

Median Debt

$25,000

Earnings (4yr)

$75,396

Nat: $58,716

Lifetime Value Added

+$43k

Health/Medical Preparatory Programs

BachCIP: 5111

Median Debt

Earnings

Nat: $61,911

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

History

BachCIP: 5401

Median Debt

$26,000

Earnings (4yr)

$52,871

Nat: $50,680

Lifetime Value Added

-$134k

Hospitality Administration/Management

BachCIP: 5209

Median Debt

$23,455

Earnings (4yr)

$63,798

Nat: $56,726

Lifetime Value Added

-$46k

Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services

BachCIP: 1907

Median Debt

$27,000

Earnings (4yr)

$45,943

Nat: $48,568

Lifetime Value Added

-$191k

Human Resources Management and Services

BachCIP: 5210

Median Debt

$27,000

Earnings (4yr)

$81,755

Nat: $68,069

Lifetime Value Added

+$91k

Industrial Engineering

BachCIP: 1435

Median Debt

$24,250

Earnings (4yr)

$104,758

Nat: $98,442

Lifetime Value Added

+$263k

Information Science/Studies

BachCIP: 1104

Median Debt

$25,950

Earnings (4yr)

$91,671

Nat: $85,294

Lifetime Value Added

+$165k

International Business

BachCIP: 5211

Median Debt

Earnings (2yr)

$57,318

Nat: $73,201

Lifetime Value Added

-$69k

International Relations and National Security Studies

BachCIP: 4509

Median Debt

$24,375

Earnings (4yr)

$71,001

Nat: $66,596

Lifetime Value Added

+$10k

Journalism

BachCIP: 0904

Median Debt

$24,367

Earnings (4yr)

$62,336

Nat: $56,278

Lifetime Value Added

-$57k

Landscape Architecture

BachCIP: 0406

Median Debt

$29,966

Earnings (4yr)

$74,363

Nat: $66,387

Lifetime Value Added

+$35k

Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities

BachCIP: 2401

Median Debt

$26,500

Earnings (4yr)

$58,195

Nat: $53,072

Lifetime Value Added

-$90k

Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services

BachCIP: 1601

Median Debt

Earnings

Nat: $49,984

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Management Information Systems and Services

BachCIP: 5212

Median Debt

$26,000

Earnings (4yr)

$95,935

Nat: $83,290

Lifetime Value Added

+$197k

Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods

BachCIP: 5213

Median Debt

$25,000

Earnings (4yr)

$73,308

Nat: $86,176

Lifetime Value Added

+$28k

Marketing

BachCIP: 5214

Median Debt

$24,947

Earnings (4yr)

$79,343

Nat: $69,303

Lifetime Value Added

+$73k

Materials Sciences

BachCIP: 4010

Median Debt

$23,224

Earnings (4yr)

$92,864

Nat: $94,684

Lifetime Value Added

+$174k

Mathematics

BachCIP: 2701

Median Debt

$23,875

Earnings (4yr)

$77,336

Nat: $69,562

Lifetime Value Added

+$58k

Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians

BachCIP: 1508

Median Debt

$27,000

Earnings (4yr)

$79,342

Nat: $82,073

Lifetime Value Added

+$73k

Mechanical Engineering

BachCIP: 1419

Median Debt

$26,723

Earnings (4yr)

$87,997

Nat: $92,135

Lifetime Value Added

+$138k

Medieval and Renaissance Studies

BachCIP: 3013

Median Debt

Earnings

Nat: $44,941

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Microbiological Sciences and Immunology

BachCIP: 2605

Median Debt

Earnings

Nat: $62,582

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Mining and Mineral Engineering

BachCIP: 1421

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

$91,411

Nat: $101,390

Lifetime Value Added

+$163k

Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General

BachCIP: 3000

Median Debt

Earnings

Nat: $50,532

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other

BachCIP: 3099

Median Debt

$21,000

Earnings (4yr)

$50,866

Nat: $55,693

Lifetime Value Added

-$150k

Music

BachCIP: 5009

Median Debt

$26,438

Earnings (4yr)

$44,241

Nat: $42,892

Lifetime Value Added

-$206k

Natural Resources and Conservation, Other

BachCIP: 0399

Median Debt

$27,000

Earnings (4yr)

$45,833

Nat: $48,754

Lifetime Value Added

-$192k

Natural Resources Conservation and Research

BachCIP: 0301

Median Debt

$26,000

Earnings (4yr)

$60,193

Nat: $55,012

Lifetime Value Added

-$74k

Non-Professional Legal Studies

BachCIP: 2200

Median Debt

$31,750

Earnings (4yr)

$60,745

Nat: $61,959

Lifetime Value Added

-$70k

Nuclear Engineering

BachCIP: 1423

Median Debt

$24,623

Earnings (4yr)

$94,365

Nat: $99,297

Lifetime Value Added

+$185k

Nutrition Sciences

BachCIP: 3019

Median Debt

$25,000

Earnings (4yr)

$63,010

Nat: $60,053

Lifetime Value Added

-$52k

Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Facilities Management

BachCIP: 3103

Median Debt

$23,000

Earnings (4yr)

$55,741

Nat: $50,468

Lifetime Value Added

-$110k

Petroleum Engineering

BachCIP: 1425

Median Debt

$22,837

Earnings (4yr)

$113,669

Nat: $104,823

Lifetime Value Added

+$329k

Pharmacology and Toxicology

BachCIP: 2610

Median Debt

Earnings

Nat: $68,883

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Philosophy

BachCIP: 3801

Median Debt

$23,250

Earnings (4yr)

$65,675

Nat: $54,455

Lifetime Value Added

-$31k

Physical Sciences, General

BachCIP: 4001

Median Debt

Earnings

Nat: $68,944

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Physics

BachCIP: 4008

Median Debt

$23,299

Earnings (4yr)

$81,763

Nat: $76,786

Lifetime Value Added

+$91k

Plant Sciences

BachCIP: 0111

Median Debt

$22,048

Earnings (4yr)

$52,329

Nat: $56,567

Lifetime Value Added

-$138k

Political Science and Government

BachCIP: 4510

Median Debt

$25,000

Earnings (4yr)

$68,918

Nat: $63,293

Lifetime Value Added

-$6k

Polymer/Plastics Engineering

BachCIP: 1432

Median Debt

$27,000

Earnings (4yr)

$87,636

Nat: $92,919

Lifetime Value Added

+$135k

Psychology, General

BachCIP: 4201

Median Debt

$26,000

Earnings (4yr)

$49,543

Nat: $50,706

Lifetime Value Added

-$161k

Public Policy Analysis

BachCIP: 4405

Median Debt

Earnings

Nat: $73,721

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication

BachCIP: 0909

Median Debt

$23,250

Earnings (4yr)

$76,246

Nat: $63,560

Lifetime Value Added

+$50k

Radio, Television, and Digital Communication

BachCIP: 0907

Median Debt

$23,250

Earnings (4yr)

$66,876

Nat: $50,497

Lifetime Value Added

-$22k

Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing

BachCIP: 5138

Median Debt

$23,250

Earnings (4yr)

$91,032

Nat: $88,910

Lifetime Value Added

+$160k

Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions

BachCIP: 5123

Median Debt

$26,000

Earnings (4yr)

$51,635

Nat: $55,792

Lifetime Value Added

-$144k

Religion/Religious Studies

BachCIP: 3802

Median Debt

Earnings

Nat: $41,390

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Research and Experimental Psychology

BachCIP: 4227

Median Debt

$25,375

Earnings (4yr)

$48,348

Nat: $55,695

Lifetime Value Added

-$171k

Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies

BachCIP: 2313

Median Debt

Earnings (2yr)

$14,164

Nat: $48,471

Lifetime Value Added

-$458k

Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics

BachCIP: 1609

Median Debt

$23,250

Earnings (4yr)

$62,831

Nat: $55,000

Lifetime Value Added

-$53k

Science, Technology and Society

BachCIP: 3015

Median Debt

Earnings

Nat: $67,452

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Security Science and Technology

BachCIP: 4304

Median Debt

$27,000

Earnings (4yr)

$66,084

Nat: $57,805

Lifetime Value Added

-$28k

Slavic, Baltic and Albanian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics

BachCIP: 1604

Median Debt

Earnings

Nat: $62,169

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Social Sciences, General

BachCIP: 4501

Median Debt

$25,438

Earnings (4yr)

$59,883

Nat: $53,366

Lifetime Value Added

-$77k

Social Sciences, Other

BachCIP: 4599

Median Debt

Earnings

Nat: $56,812

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Sociology

BachCIP: 4511

Median Debt

$26,000

Earnings (4yr)

$49,197

Nat: $52,657

Lifetime Value Added

-$164k

Special Education and Teaching

BachCIP: 1310

Median Debt

Earnings

Nat: $50,499

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness

BachCIP: 3105

Median Debt

$26,940

Earnings (4yr)

$67,399

Nat: $54,562

Lifetime Value Added

-$17k

Statistics

BachCIP: 2705

Median Debt

$21,500

Earnings (4yr)

$86,636

Nat: $92,425

Lifetime Value Added

+$127k

Surveying Engineering

BachCIP: 1438

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

$77,094

Nat: $78,638

Lifetime Value Added

+$56k

Sustainability Studies

BachCIP: 3033

Median Debt

$23,125

Earnings

Nat: $57,887

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods

BachCIP: 1312

Median Debt

$26,000

Earnings (4yr)

$53,362

Nat: $47,382

Lifetime Value Added

-$130k

Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas

BachCIP: 1313

Median Debt

$25,500

Earnings (4yr)

$52,131

Nat: $51,389

Lifetime Value Added

-$140k

Veterinary Biomedical and Clinical Sciences

BachCIP: 0181

Median Debt

$26,187

Earnings (2yr)

$40,485

Nat: $70,929

Lifetime Value Added

-$216k

Visual and Performing Arts, General

BachCIP: 5001

Median Debt

$24,225

Earnings (4yr)

$45,170

Nat: $41,688

Lifetime Value Added

-$198k

Post-Baccalaureate Certificates

Accounting and Related Services

PB-CertCIP: 5203

Median Debt

Earnings

Nat: $86,165

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Business Administration, Management and Operations

PB-CertCIP: 5202

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

$140,589

Nat: $104,114

Lifetime Value Added

+$867k

Business/Commerce, General

PB-CertCIP: 5201

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

$134,050

Nat: $129,561

Lifetime Value Added

+$807k

Curriculum and Instruction

PB-CertCIP: 1303

Median Debt

Earnings

Nat: $90,056

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Education, General

PB-CertCIP: 1301

Median Debt

Earnings

Nat: $58,785

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Education, Other

PB-CertCIP: 1399

Median Debt

Earnings

Nat: $56,674

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Educational Administration and Supervision

PB-CertCIP: 1304

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

$111,979

Nat: $88,516

Lifetime Value Added

+$604k

Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations

PB-CertCIP: 5207

Median Debt

Earnings

Nat: $76,065

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Finance and Financial Management Services

PB-CertCIP: 5208

Median Debt

Earnings

Nat: $124,255

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Geography and Cartography

PB-CertCIP: 4507

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

$83,548

Nat: $78,228

Lifetime Value Added

+$339k

Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services, Other

PB-CertCIP: 4399

Median Debt

Earnings

Nat: $82,066

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Human Resources Management and Services

PB-CertCIP: 5210

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

$80,436

Nat: $79,861

Lifetime Value Added

+$310k

Information Science/Studies

PB-CertCIP: 1104

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

$141,703

Nat: $125,864

Lifetime Value Added

+$877k

Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities

PB-CertCIP: 2401

Median Debt

Earnings

Nat: $71,215

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods

PB-CertCIP: 5213

Median Debt

Earnings

Nat: $146,711

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Marketing

PB-CertCIP: 5214

Median Debt

Earnings

Nat: $96,310

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants

PB-CertCIP: 5139

Median Debt

Earnings

Nat: $55,501

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Public Administration

PB-CertCIP: 4404

Median Debt

Earnings

Nat: $85,234

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Public Health

PB-CertCIP: 5122

Median Debt

Earnings

Nat: $78,697

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing

PB-CertCIP: 5138

Median Debt

Earnings

Nat: $131,346

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Special Education and Teaching

PB-CertCIP: 1310

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

$69,106

Nat: $63,623

Lifetime Value Added

+$204k

Statistics

PB-CertCIP: 2705

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

$128,684

Nat: $115,923

Lifetime Value Added

+$758k

Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods

PB-CertCIP: 1312

Median Debt

Earnings

Nat: $58,414

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas

PB-CertCIP: 1313

Median Debt

Earnings

Nat: $60,439

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language

PB-CertCIP: 1314

Median Debt

Earnings

Nat: $62,752

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Master's Degrees

Accounting and Related Services

MastCIP: 5203

Median Debt

$20,500

Earnings (4yr)

$110,498

Nat: $95,833

Lifetime Value Added

+$472k

Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering

MastCIP: 1402

Median Debt

Earnings

Nat: $122,434

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Agricultural Engineering

MastCIP: 1403

Median Debt

Earnings

Nat: $91,410

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Agricultural Public Services

MastCIP: 0108

Median Debt

Earnings

Nat: $59,544

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Agricultural/Animal/Plant/Veterinary Science and Related Fields, Other

MastCIP: 0199

Median Debt

Earnings

Nat: $58,313

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions

MastCIP: 5109

Median Debt

$97,044

Earnings (4yr)

$129,975

Nat: $127,347

Lifetime Value Added

+$637k

Animal Sciences

MastCIP: 0109

Median Debt

Earnings

Nat: $75,394

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Architectural Engineering

MastCIP: 1404

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

$98,877

Nat: $98,356

Lifetime Value Added

+$372k

Architecture

MastCIP: 0402

Median Debt

Earnings

Nat: $74,139

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Area Studies

MastCIP: 0501

Median Debt

Earnings

Nat: $68,936

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology

MastCIP: 4004

Median Debt

Earnings

Nat: $86,482

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology

MastCIP: 2602

Median Debt

Earnings

Nat: $80,271

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Biology, General

MastCIP: 2601

Median Debt

Earnings

Nat: $69,830

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Biomedical/Medical Engineering

MastCIP: 1405

Median Debt

Earnings

Nat: $106,375

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Biotechnology

MastCIP: 2612

Median Debt

Earnings

Nat: $107,682

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Botany/Plant Biology

MastCIP: 2603

Median Debt

Earnings

Nat: $67,090

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Business Administration, Management and Operations

MastCIP: 5202

Median Debt

$41,000

Earnings (4yr)

$127,665

Nat: $103,485

Lifetime Value Added

+$618k

Chemical Engineering

MastCIP: 1407

Median Debt

Earnings

Nat: $115,468

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Chemistry

MastCIP: 4005

Median Debt

Earnings

Nat: $82,937

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Civil Engineering

MastCIP: 1408

Median Debt

Earnings

Nat: $98,323

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology

MastCIP: 4228

Median Debt

$44,250

Earnings (4yr)

$56,114

Nat: $65,184

Lifetime Value Added

-$3k

Communication and Media Studies

MastCIP: 0901

Median Debt

Earnings

Nat: $71,953

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Communication Disorders Sciences and Services

MastCIP: 5102

Median Debt

$41,000

Earnings (4yr)

$68,105

Nat: $67,030

Lifetime Value Added

+$107k

Community Organization and Advocacy

MastCIP: 4402

Median Debt

$48,937

Earnings (4yr)

$84,981

Nat: $67,597

Lifetime Value Added

+$253k

Computational Science

MastCIP: 3030

Median Debt

$27,600

Earnings (4yr)

$137,367

Nat: $138,757

Lifetime Value Added

+$700k

Computer and Information Sciences, General

MastCIP: 1101

Median Debt

$41,000

Earnings (4yr)

$166,387

Nat: $124,201

Lifetime Value Added

+$945k

Computer Engineering

MastCIP: 1409

Median Debt

$41,000

Earnings (4yr)

$140,393

Nat: $136,736

Lifetime Value Added

+$726k

Computer Science

MastCIP: 1107

Median Debt

Earnings

Nat: $145,571

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Criminal Justice and Corrections

MastCIP: 4301

Median Debt

Earnings

Nat: $66,714

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Curriculum and Instruction

MastCIP: 1303

Median Debt

$23,151

Earnings (4yr)

$62,403

Nat: $63,399

Lifetime Value Added

+$56k

Demography

MastCIP: 4505

Median Debt

Earnings

Nat: $75,145

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Design and Applied Arts

MastCIP: 5004

Median Debt

Earnings

Nat: $70,073

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft

MastCIP: 5005

Median Debt

Earnings (2yr)

$41,205

Nat: $49,978

Lifetime Value Added

-$121k

Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology

MastCIP: 2613

Median Debt

Earnings

Nat: $82,527

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Educational Administration and Supervision

MastCIP: 1304

Median Debt

$29,612

Earnings (4yr)

$63,797

Nat: $71,685

Lifetime Value Added

+$68k

Educational/Instructional Media Design

MastCIP: 1305

Median Debt

Earnings

Nat: $70,644

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering

MastCIP: 1410

Median Debt

Earnings

Nat: $133,654

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Engineering Science

MastCIP: 1413

Median Debt

Earnings

Nat: $123,681

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Engineering, Other

MastCIP: 1499

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

$107,278

Nat: $129,974

Lifetime Value Added

+$444k

English Language and Literature, General

MastCIP: 2301

Median Debt

Earnings (2yr)

$24,267

Nat: $55,512

Lifetime Value Added

-$297k

Environmental Control Technologies/Technicians

MastCIP: 1505

Median Debt

Earnings

Nat: $90,955

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering

MastCIP: 1414

Median Debt

Earnings

Nat: $92,629

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Finance and Financial Management Services

MastCIP: 5208

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

$114,251

Nat: $110,694

Lifetime Value Added

+$504k

Fine and Studio Arts

MastCIP: 5007

Median Debt

Earnings

Nat: $49,079

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Food Science and Technology

MastCIP: 0110

Median Debt

Earnings

Nat: $88,332

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Geography and Cartography

MastCIP: 4507

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

$102,798

Nat: $79,784

Lifetime Value Added

+$406k

Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences

MastCIP: 4006

Median Debt

Earnings

Nat: $79,463

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Health and Medical Administrative Services

MastCIP: 5107

Median Debt

$44,873

Earnings (4yr)

$111,065

Nat: $89,981

Lifetime Value Added

+$476k

Health Professions Education, Ethics, and Humanities

MastCIP: 5132

Median Debt

Earnings

Nat: $100,487

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Homeland Security

MastCIP: 4303

Median Debt

$32,931

Earnings (4yr)

$106,535

Nat: $96,660

Lifetime Value Added

+$438k

Human Resources Management and Services

MastCIP: 5210

Median Debt

$41,000

Earnings (4yr)

$103,541

Nat: $83,558

Lifetime Value Added

+$412k

Industrial Engineering

MastCIP: 1435

Median Debt

Earnings

Nat: $119,184

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Information Science/Studies

MastCIP: 1104

Median Debt

$33,905

Earnings (4yr)

$158,815

Nat: $112,705

Lifetime Value Added

+$881k

International Agriculture

MastCIP: 0107

Median Debt

Earnings

Nat: $60,869

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

International and Comparative Education

MastCIP: 1307

Median Debt

Earnings

Nat: $69,445

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

International/Globalization Studies

MastCIP: 3020

Median Debt

$45,147

Earnings (4yr)

$81,832

Nat: $86,219

Lifetime Value Added

+$226k

Landscape Architecture

MastCIP: 0406

Median Debt

Earnings

Nat: $70,306

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities

MastCIP: 2401

Median Debt

Earnings

Nat: $65,716

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services

MastCIP: 1601

Median Debt

Earnings

Nat: $58,093

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Management Information Systems and Services

MastCIP: 5212

Median Debt

Earnings (2yr)

$92,632

Nat: $106,092

Lifetime Value Added

+$367k

Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods

MastCIP: 5213

Median Debt

$21,500

Earnings (4yr)

$139,676

Nat: $124,807

Lifetime Value Added

+$720k

Manufacturing Engineering

MastCIP: 1436

Median Debt

Earnings

Nat: $122,873

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Materials Engineering

MastCIP: 1418

Median Debt

Earnings

Nat: $112,282

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Mathematics

MastCIP: 2701

Median Debt

Earnings

Nat: $72,654

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Mechanical Engineering

MastCIP: 1419

Median Debt

Earnings (2yr)

$81,997

Nat: $115,974

Lifetime Value Added

+$270k

Medicine

MastCIP: 5112

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

$108,997

Nat: $107,321

Lifetime Value Added

+$459k

Music

MastCIP: 5009

Median Debt

Earnings (2yr)

$22,999

Nat: $48,285

Lifetime Value Added

-$311k

Nanotechnology

MastCIP: 1516

Median Debt

Earnings

Nat: $110,432

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Natural Resources and Conservation, Other

MastCIP: 0399

Median Debt

Earnings

Nat: $60,509

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Neurobiology and Neurosciences

MastCIP: 2615

Median Debt

Earnings

Nat: $73,229

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Nuclear Engineering

MastCIP: 1423

Median Debt

Earnings (2yr)

$89,155

Nat: $117,400

Lifetime Value Added

+$335k

Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Facilities Management

MastCIP: 3103

Median Debt

Earnings

Nat: $57,803

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Petroleum Engineering

MastCIP: 1425

Median Debt

Earnings

Nat: $147,771

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Philosophy

MastCIP: 3801

Median Debt

Earnings

Nat: $60,272

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Physics

MastCIP: 4008

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

$150,865

Nat: $96,478

Lifetime Value Added

+$814k

Plant Sciences

MastCIP: 0111

Median Debt

Earnings

Nat: $70,814

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Political Science and Government

MastCIP: 4510

Median Debt

Earnings

Nat: $78,850

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Psychology, General

MastCIP: 4201

Median Debt

Earnings

Nat: $64,711

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Psychology, Other

MastCIP: 4299

Median Debt

$41,000

Earnings (4yr)

$99,841

Nat: $61,796

Lifetime Value Added

+$380k

Public Administration

MastCIP: 4404

Median Debt

$41,000

Earnings (4yr)

$87,710

Nat: $81,408

Lifetime Value Added

+$276k

Public Health

MastCIP: 5122

Median Debt

$36,778

Earnings (4yr)

$90,383

Nat: $82,751

Lifetime Value Added

+$299k

Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing

MastCIP: 5138

Median Debt

$41,000

Earnings (4yr)

$117,728

Nat: $120,193

Lifetime Value Added

+$533k

Security Science and Technology

MastCIP: 4304

Median Debt

Earnings

Nat: $82,399

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education

MastCIP: 1309

Median Debt

Earnings

Nat: $66,129

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Social Sciences, General

MastCIP: 4501

Median Debt

Earnings (2yr)

$82,440

Nat: $65,443

Lifetime Value Added

+$274k

Soil Sciences

MastCIP: 0112

Median Debt

Earnings

Nat: $67,016

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Special Education and Teaching

MastCIP: 1310

Median Debt

$31,107

Earnings (4yr)

$63,109

Nat: $64,397

Lifetime Value Added

+$62k

Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness

MastCIP: 3105

Median Debt

Earnings

Nat: $62,033

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Statistics

MastCIP: 2705

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

$129,392

Nat: $123,816

Lifetime Value Added

+$633k

Student Counseling and Personnel Services

MastCIP: 1311

Median Debt

$41,000

Earnings (4yr)

$57,055

Nat: $60,111

Lifetime Value Added

+$6k

Systems Engineering

MastCIP: 1427

Median Debt

$32,822

Earnings (4yr)

$145,507

Nat: $144,565

Lifetime Value Added

+$769k

Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods

MastCIP: 1312

Median Debt

Earnings

Nat: $59,916

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas

MastCIP: 1313

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

$69,663

Nat: $63,707

Lifetime Value Added

+$121k

Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language

MastCIP: 1314

Median Debt

Earnings

Nat: $65,767

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Veterinary Biomedical and Clinical Sciences

MastCIP: 0181

Median Debt

Earnings

Nat: $119,562

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Zoology/Animal Biology

MastCIP: 2607

Median Debt

Earnings

Nat: $60,772

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Graduate Certificates

Information Science/Studies

Gr-CertCIP: 1104

Median Debt

Earnings

Nat: $74,146

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities

Gr-CertCIP: 2401

Median Debt

Earnings

Nat: $65,226

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Doctoral Degrees

Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering

DocCIP: 1402

Median Debt

Earnings

Nat: $138,660

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Agricultural Business and Management

DocCIP: 0101

Median Debt

Earnings

Nat: $122,650

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Animal Sciences

DocCIP: 0109

Median Debt

Earnings

Nat: $95,778

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Anthropology

DocCIP: 4502

Median Debt

Earnings

Nat: $77,473

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Area Studies

DocCIP: 0501

Median Debt

Earnings

Nat: $69,249

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Astronomy and Astrophysics

DocCIP: 4002

Median Debt

Earnings

Nat: $92,233

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology

DocCIP: 4004

Median Debt

Earnings

Nat: $102,099

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology

DocCIP: 2602

Median Debt

Earnings

Nat: $112,683

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other

DocCIP: 2699

Median Debt

Earnings

Nat: $101,096

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Biology, General

DocCIP: 2601

Median Debt

Earnings

Nat: $92,983

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Biomedical/Medical Engineering

DocCIP: 1405

Median Debt

Earnings

Nat: $131,848

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Botany/Plant Biology

DocCIP: 2603

Median Debt

Earnings

Nat: $82,507

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Business Administration, Management and Operations

DocCIP: 5202

Median Debt

Earnings

Nat: $113,566

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences

DocCIP: 2604

Median Debt

Earnings

Nat: $99,578

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Chemical Engineering

DocCIP: 1407

Median Debt

Earnings

Nat: $141,187

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Chemistry

DocCIP: 4005

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

$115,630

Nat: $115,386

Lifetime Value Added

+$293k

Civil Engineering

DocCIP: 1408

Median Debt

Earnings

Nat: $110,980

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology

DocCIP: 4228

Median Debt

Earnings (2yr)

$62,260

Nat: $99,878

Lifetime Value Added

-$69k

Communication and Media Studies

DocCIP: 0901

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

$75,616

Nat: $77,931

Lifetime Value Added

+$2k

Communication Disorders Sciences and Services

DocCIP: 5102

Median Debt

Earnings

Nat: $88,343

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Computer and Information Sciences, General

DocCIP: 1101

Median Debt

Earnings

Nat: $154,538

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Computer Science

DocCIP: 1107

Median Debt

Earnings

Nat: $178,476

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Criminology

DocCIP: 4504

Median Debt

Earnings

Nat: $84,153

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Curriculum and Instruction

DocCIP: 1303

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

$74,098

Nat: $83,031

Lifetime Value Added

-$9k

Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology

DocCIP: 2613

Median Debt

Earnings

Nat: $97,173

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Economics

DocCIP: 4506

Median Debt

Earnings

Nat: $135,560

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Educational Administration and Supervision

DocCIP: 1304

Median Debt

Earnings

Nat: $100,573

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Educational/Instructional Media Design

DocCIP: 1305

Median Debt

Earnings

Nat: $89,809

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering

DocCIP: 1410

Median Debt

Earnings

Nat: $157,305

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Engineering Science

DocCIP: 1413

Median Debt

Earnings

Nat: $133,482

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

English Language and Literature, General

DocCIP: 2301

Median Debt

Earnings

Nat: $65,831

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering

DocCIP: 1414

Median Debt

Earnings

Nat: $107,112

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies

DocCIP: 0502

Median Debt

Earnings

Nat: $81,271

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Fine and Studio Arts

DocCIP: 5007

Median Debt

Earnings

Nat: $68,718

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Food Science and Technology

DocCIP: 0110

Median Debt

Earnings

Nat: $107,003

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Genetics

DocCIP: 2608

Median Debt

Earnings

Nat: $102,123

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Geography and Cartography

DocCIP: 4507

Median Debt

Earnings

Nat: $86,469

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences

DocCIP: 4006

Median Debt

Earnings

Nat: $92,039

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics

DocCIP: 1605

Median Debt

Earnings

Nat: $64,725

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Health and Medical Administrative Services

DocCIP: 5107

Median Debt

Earnings

Nat: $126,299

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other

DocCIP: 5199

Median Debt

Earnings

Nat: $130,822

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

History

DocCIP: 5401

Median Debt

Earnings

Nat: $70,550

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services

DocCIP: 1907

Median Debt

Earnings (2yr)

$42,532

Nat: $92,538

Lifetime Value Added

-$235k

Industrial Engineering

DocCIP: 1435

Median Debt

Earnings

Nat: $137,148

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Information Science/Studies

DocCIP: 1104

Median Debt

Earnings

Nat: $126,925

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services

DocCIP: 1601

Median Debt

Earnings

Nat: $77,285

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Materials Engineering

DocCIP: 1418

Median Debt

Earnings

Nat: $130,845

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Mathematics

DocCIP: 2701

Median Debt

Earnings

Nat: $89,656

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Mechanical Engineering

DocCIP: 1419

Median Debt

Earnings

Nat: $131,070

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Microbiological Sciences and Immunology

DocCIP: 2605

Median Debt

Earnings

Nat: $101,435

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Natural Resources Conservation and Research

DocCIP: 0301

Median Debt

Earnings

Nat: $87,076

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Neurobiology and Neurosciences

DocCIP: 2615

Median Debt

Earnings

Nat: $96,176

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Nuclear Engineering

DocCIP: 1423

Median Debt

Earnings

Nat: $143,572

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Nutrition Sciences

DocCIP: 3019

Median Debt

Earnings

Nat: $99,750

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Philosophy

DocCIP: 3801

Median Debt

Earnings

Nat: $70,449

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Physics

DocCIP: 4008

Median Debt

Earnings

Nat: $130,153

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences

DocCIP: 2609

Median Debt

Earnings

Nat: $93,640

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Plant Sciences

DocCIP: 0111

Median Debt

Earnings

Nat: $90,502

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Political Science and Government

DocCIP: 4510

Median Debt

Earnings

Nat: $90,908

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Psychology, General

DocCIP: 4201

Median Debt

Earnings (2yr)

$73,949

Nat: $98,707

Lifetime Value Added

+$23k

Public Administration

DocCIP: 4404

Median Debt

Earnings

Nat: $99,464

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing

DocCIP: 5138

Median Debt

Earnings

Nat: $138,131

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics

DocCIP: 1609

Median Debt

Earnings

Nat: $69,860

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education

DocCIP: 1309

Median Debt

Earnings

Nat: $88,768

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Social Sciences, Other

DocCIP: 4599

Median Debt

Earnings

Nat: $73,599

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Sociology

DocCIP: 4511

Median Debt

Earnings

Nat: $88,618

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Special Education and Teaching

DocCIP: 1310

Median Debt

Earnings

Nat: $90,739

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness

DocCIP: 3105

Median Debt

Earnings

Nat: $81,993

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Statistics

DocCIP: 2705

Median Debt

Earnings

Nat: $156,733

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Student Counseling and Personnel Services

DocCIP: 1311

Median Debt

Earnings

Nat: $83,794

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods

DocCIP: 1312

Median Debt

Earnings

Nat: $81,822

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas

DocCIP: 1313

Median Debt

Earnings (2yr)

$61,516

Nat: $85,168

Lifetime Value Added

-$75k

Zoology/Animal Biology

DocCIP: 2607

Median Debt

Earnings

Nat: $77,436

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Professional Degrees

Law

ProfCIP: 2201

Median Debt

$65,436

Earnings (4yr)

$90,775

Nat: $107,773

Lifetime Value Added

+$113k

Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies

ProfCIP: 2202

Median Debt

Earnings

Nat: $106,836

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Medicine

ProfCIP: 5112

Median Debt

$215,577

Earnings (4yr)

$110,814

Nat: $112,460

Lifetime Value Added

+$258k

Other Programs

Curriculum and Instruction

DegCIP: 1303

Median Debt

Earnings

Nat: $69,125

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Special Education and Teaching

DegCIP: 1310

Median Debt

Earnings

Nat: $70,406

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, 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 degree decision moving forward. These Lifetime Value Added results should not be compared with those Undergraduate Certificates, Associates or Bachelors starting at age 18.