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Pennsylvania Western University
California, PA 7,451 Undergrads 53.5% Grad Rate
Total Cost
$26,916
Sticker Price
Avg Net Price
$18,256
After Aid
Median Earnings
$54,553
4yr Post-Grad
Vs. Peer Institutions
Net Price$18,256
Peer Midpoint: $20,080.5
Earnings (10yr)$54,553
Peer Midpoint: $60,428
Graduation Rate53.5%
Peer Midpoint: 58.9%
Socio-Economic Diversity
Pell Grant Recipients38.4%
Enrollment Status
Full-Time86.7%
Economic Outcomes
Earn More than HS66.5%
Admissions Profile
Acceptance
94.3%
SAT Avg
1,063
SAT Reading
25th: 480-75th: 580
SAT Math
25th: 460-75th: 560
ACT Composite
25th: 17-75th: 25
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
+$485k
+$25k
+$7k
Median Cost$18k/yr
+$419k
-$41k
-$58k
Full Cost$27k/yr
+$388k
-$72k
-$90k
ROI Efficiency Metrics
Break-Even Age
Return on Inv. %
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
55
∞
Median Cost$18k/yr
Never
-89%
Full Cost$27k/yr
Never
-92%
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 Return-69%
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-71%
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
-
Earnings
-
Nat: $44,589
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Intercultural/Multicultural and Diversity Studies
CertCIP: 3023
Median Debt
-
Earnings
-
Nat: $59,299
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions
CertCIP: 5115
Median Debt
-
Earnings
-
Nat: $43,365
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Middle/Near Eastern and Semitic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
CertCIP: 1611
Median Debt
-
Earnings
-
Nat: $58,495
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
CertCIP: 1609
Median Debt
-
Earnings
-
Nat: $53,696
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Statistics
CertCIP: 2705
Median Debt
-
Earnings
-
Nat: $82,722
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Associate's Degrees
Accounting and Related Services
AssocCIP: 5203
Median Debt
-
Earnings
-
Nat: $47,660
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services
AssocCIP: 5108
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$62,740
Nat: $42,269
Lifetime Value Added
+$126k
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions
AssocCIP: 5109
Median Debt
-
Earnings
-
Nat: $65,389
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Business Administration, Management and Operations
AssocCIP: 5202
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$43,801
Nat: $48,733
Lifetime Value Added
-$56k
Business Operations Support and Assistant Services
AssocCIP: 5204
Median Debt
-
Earnings
-
Nat: $37,587
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Computer and Information Sciences, General
AssocCIP: 1101
Median Debt
-
Earnings
-
Nat: $54,246
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Computer Engineering Technologies/Technicians
AssocCIP: 1512
Median Debt
-
Earnings
-
Nat: $55,195
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Criminal Justice and Corrections
AssocCIP: 4301
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$46,987
Nat: $46,706
Lifetime Value Added
-$24k
Design and Applied Arts
AssocCIP: 5004
Median Debt
-
Earnings
-
Nat: $38,127
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians
AssocCIP: 1503
Median Debt
-
Earnings
-
Nat: $67,792
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians
AssocCIP: 1504
Median Debt
$16,697
Earnings (4yr)
$64,684
Nat: $73,046
Lifetime Value Added
+$144k
Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General
AssocCIP: 1500
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$156,707
Nat: $62,343
Lifetime Value Added
+$949k
Health/Medical Preparatory Programs
AssocCIP: 5111
Median Debt
-
Earnings
-
Nat: $51,711
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians
AssocCIP: 1506
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$72,111
Nat: $73,593
Lifetime Value Added
+$212k
Legal Support Services
AssocCIP: 2203
Median Debt
-
Earnings
-
Nat: $44,669
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities
AssocCIP: 2401
Median Debt
$21,457
Earnings (4yr)
$47,952
Nat: $44,125
Lifetime Value Added
-$15k
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions
AssocCIP: 5115
Median Debt
-
Earnings
-
Nat: $40,734
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
AssocCIP: 5138
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$73,025
Nat: $80,813
Lifetime Value Added
+$220k
Social Sciences, General
AssocCIP: 4501
Median Debt
-
Earnings
-
Nat: $43,146
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Social Work
AssocCIP: 4407
Median Debt
-
Earnings
-
Nat: $39,409
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Special Education and Teaching
AssocCIP: 1310
Median Debt
-
Earnings
-
Nat: $37,614
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods
AssocCIP: 1312
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$33,108
Nat: $37,656
Lifetime Value Added
-$162k
Bachelor's Degrees
Accounting and Related Services
BachCIP: 5203
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$63,781
Nat: $76,194
Lifetime Value Added
+$7k
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions
BachCIP: 5109
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (4yr)
$60,617
Nat: $70,786
Lifetime Value Added
-$18k
Anthropology
BachCIP: 4502
Median Debt
-
Earnings
-
Nat: $46,676
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management
BachCIP: 5010
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$21,508
Nat: $48,240
Lifetime Value Added
-$337k
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology
BachCIP: 2602
Median Debt
-
Earnings
-
Nat: $65,466
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Biological and Physical Sciences
BachCIP: 3001
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$45,272
Nat: $58,891
Lifetime Value Added
-$144k
Biology, General
BachCIP: 2601
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$53,619
Nat: $57,214
Lifetime Value Added
-$75k
Business Administration, Management and Operations
BachCIP: 5202
Median Debt
$26,000
Earnings (4yr)
$55,515
Nat: $68,257
Lifetime Value Added
-$59k
Business/Managerial Economics
BachCIP: 5206
Median Debt
-
Earnings
-
Nat: $77,981
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Chemistry
BachCIP: 4005
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$65,224
Nat: $65,120
Lifetime Value Added
+$18k
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions
BachCIP: 5110
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$64,092
Nat: $75,975
Lifetime Value Added
+$9k
Communication and Media Studies
BachCIP: 0901
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$48,116
Nat: $56,359
Lifetime Value Added
-$120k
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services
BachCIP: 5102
Median Debt
$21,500
Earnings (4yr)
$56,316
Nat: $58,928
Lifetime Value Added
-$53k
Computer and Information Sciences, General
BachCIP: 1101
Median Debt
$23,654
Earnings (4yr)
$73,164
Nat: $92,374
Lifetime Value Added
+$79k
Computer Engineering Technologies/Technicians
BachCIP: 1512
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$55,964
Nat: $83,742
Lifetime Value Added
-$28k
Criminal Justice and Corrections
BachCIP: 4301
Median Debt
$23,375
Earnings (4yr)
$49,817
Nat: $55,378
Lifetime Value Added
-$106k
Design and Applied Arts
BachCIP: 5004
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (4yr)
$40,854
Nat: $51,490
Lifetime Value Added
-$182k
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft
BachCIP: 5005
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$16,169
Nat: $39,775
Lifetime Value Added
-$386k
Economics
BachCIP: 4506
Median Debt
-
Earnings
-
Nat: $82,686
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians
BachCIP: 1503
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$54,109
Nat: $84,599
Lifetime Value Added
-$44k
Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General
BachCIP: 1500
Median Debt
-
Earnings
-
Nat: $80,526
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
English Language and Literature, General
BachCIP: 2301
Median Debt
$26,816
Earnings (4yr)
$37,813
Nat: $48,590
Lifetime Value Added
-$207k
Finance and Financial Management Services
BachCIP: 5208
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$68,289
Nat: $83,343
Lifetime Value Added
+$42k
Fine and Studio Arts
BachCIP: 5007
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$37,684
Nat: $41,367
Lifetime Value Added
-$208k
Geography and Cartography
BachCIP: 4507
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$49,517
Nat: $57,853
Lifetime Value Added
-$109k
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences
BachCIP: 4006
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$57,549
Nat: $60,190
Lifetime Value Added
-$43k
Gerontology
BachCIP: 3011
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$35,060
Nat: $54,051
Lifetime Value Added
-$213k
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General
BachCIP: 5100
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$83,194
Nat: $61,296
Lifetime Value Added
+$154k
History
BachCIP: 5401
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$37,579
Nat: $50,680
Lifetime Value Added
-$209k
Human Resources Management and Services
BachCIP: 5210
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$57,354
Nat: $68,069
Lifetime Value Added
-$45k
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians
BachCIP: 1506
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$77,401
Nat: $80,890
Lifetime Value Added
+$111k
Information Science/Studies
BachCIP: 1104
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$70,608
Nat: $85,294
Lifetime Value Added
+$60k
International Business
BachCIP: 5211
Median Debt
-
Earnings
-
Nat: $73,201
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Journalism
BachCIP: 0904
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$45,264
Nat: $56,278
Lifetime Value Added
-$144k
Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies
BachCIP: 2202
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$37,208
Nat: $62,654
Lifetime Value Added
-$193k
Legal Support Services
BachCIP: 2203
Median Debt
-
Earnings
-
Nat: $53,266
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities
BachCIP: 2401
Median Debt
$26,000
Earnings (4yr)
$44,180
Nat: $53,072
Lifetime Value Added
-$153k
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services
BachCIP: 1601
Median Debt
-
Earnings
-
Nat: $49,984
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Marketing
BachCIP: 5214
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$59,703
Nat: $69,303
Lifetime Value Added
-$26k
Mathematics
BachCIP: 2701
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$51,498
Nat: $69,562
Lifetime Value Added
-$92k
Mechatronics, Robotics, and Automation Engineering
BachCIP: 1442
Median Debt
-
Earnings
-
Nat: $101,649
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions
BachCIP: 5115
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$42,837
Nat: $52,119
Lifetime Value Added
-$165k
Middle/Near Eastern and Semitic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
BachCIP: 1611
Median Debt
-
Earnings
-
Nat: $67,612
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Music
BachCIP: 5009
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$41,546
Nat: $42,892
Lifetime Value Added
-$176k
Natural Resources Conservation and Research
BachCIP: 0301
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$50,722
Nat: $55,012
Lifetime Value Added
-$99k
Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Facilities Management
BachCIP: 3103
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$24,615
Nat: $50,468
Lifetime Value Added
-$308k
Philosophy
BachCIP: 3801
Median Debt
-
Earnings
-
Nat: $54,455
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Physics
BachCIP: 4008
Median Debt
-
Earnings
-
Nat: $76,786
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Political Science and Government
BachCIP: 4510
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$57,724
Nat: $63,293
Lifetime Value Added
-$42k
Psychology, General
BachCIP: 4201
Median Debt
$25,879
Earnings (4yr)
$45,903
Nat: $50,706
Lifetime Value Added
-$139k
Real Estate
BachCIP: 5215
Median Debt
-
Earnings
-
Nat: $84,821
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
BachCIP: 5138
Median Debt
$16,625
Earnings (4yr)
$82,099
Nat: $88,910
Lifetime Value Added
+$146k
Research and Experimental Psychology
BachCIP: 4227
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$45,300
Nat: $55,695
Lifetime Value Added
-$144k
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
BachCIP: 1609
Median Debt
-
Earnings
-
Nat: $55,000
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Social Sciences, General
BachCIP: 4501
Median Debt
$20,500
Earnings (4yr)
$42,582
Nat: $53,366
Lifetime Value Added
-$167k
Social Sciences, Other
BachCIP: 4599
Median Debt
-
Earnings
-
Nat: $56,812
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Social Work
BachCIP: 4407
Median Debt
$23,250
Earnings (4yr)
$45,436
Nat: $51,790
Lifetime Value Added
-$143k
Sociology
BachCIP: 4511
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$42,662
Nat: $52,657
Lifetime Value Added
-$166k
Special Education and Teaching
BachCIP: 1310
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$48,497
Nat: $50,499
Lifetime Value Added
-$117k
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness
BachCIP: 3105
Median Debt
$26,918
Earnings (4yr)
$47,468
Nat: $54,562
Lifetime Value Added
-$126k
Systems Science and Theory
BachCIP: 3006
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$70,820
Nat: $88,036
Lifetime Value Added
+$61k
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods
BachCIP: 1312
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (4yr)
$47,295
Nat: $47,382
Lifetime Value Added
-$127k
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas
BachCIP: 1313
Median Debt
-
Earnings
-
Nat: $51,389
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Post-Baccalaureate Certificates
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas
PB-CertCIP: 1313
Median Debt
-
Earnings
-
Nat: $60,439
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Master's Degrees
Accounting and Related Services
MastCIP: 5203
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$76,807
Nat: $95,833
Lifetime Value Added
+$209k
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions
MastCIP: 5109
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$40,768
Nat: $127,347
Lifetime Value Added
-$98k
Applied Mathematics
MastCIP: 2703
Median Debt
-
Earnings
-
Nat: $116,060
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Business Administration, Management and Operations
MastCIP: 5202
Median Debt
$30,750
Earnings (4yr)
$78,426
Nat: $103,485
Lifetime Value Added
+$223k
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology
MastCIP: 4228
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$60,248
Nat: $65,184
Lifetime Value Added
+$63k
Communication and Media Studies
MastCIP: 0901
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$63,323
Nat: $71,953
Lifetime Value Added
+$91k
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services
MastCIP: 5102
Median Debt
$41,000
Earnings (4yr)
$58,424
Nat: $67,030
Lifetime Value Added
+$46k
Computer Software and Media Applications
MastCIP: 1108
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$95,801
Nat: $120,083
Lifetime Value Added
+$372k
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management
MastCIP: 1110
Median Debt
-
Earnings
-
Nat: $121,855
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
-
Earnings
-
Nat: $63,399
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Education, General
MastCIP: 1301
Median Debt
$30,934
Earnings (4yr)
$55,650
Nat: $65,824
Lifetime Value Added
+$20k
Educational Administration and Supervision
MastCIP: 1304
Median Debt
$27,265
Earnings (4yr)
$66,008
Nat: $71,685
Lifetime Value Added
+$115k
Fine and Studio Arts
MastCIP: 5007
Median Debt
-
Earnings
-
Nat: $49,079
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Legal Professions and Studies, Other
MastCIP: 2299
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$42,682
Nat: $101,855
Lifetime Value Added
-$79k
Library Science and Administration
MastCIP: 2501
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$55,619
Nat: $56,301
Lifetime Value Added
+$20k
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions
MastCIP: 5115
Median Debt
$44,280
Earnings (4yr)
$48,558
Nat: $59,571
Lifetime Value Added
-$47k
Physics
MastCIP: 4008
Median Debt
-
Earnings
-
Nat: $96,478
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
MastCIP: 5138
Median Debt
$37,684
Earnings (4yr)
$113,607
Nat: $120,193
Lifetime Value Added
+$525k
Social Sciences, General
MastCIP: 4501
Median Debt
$26,214
Earnings (4yr)
$65,444
Nat: $65,443
Lifetime Value Added
+$110k
Social Work
MastCIP: 4407
Median Debt
$40,697
Earnings (4yr)
$58,490
Nat: $65,123
Lifetime Value Added
+$46k
Special Education and Teaching
MastCIP: 1310
Median Debt
$29,578
Earnings (4yr)
$53,122
Nat: $64,397
Lifetime Value Added
-$4k
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness
MastCIP: 3105
Median Debt
$30,500
Earnings (4yr)
$59,065
Nat: $62,033
Lifetime Value Added
+$52k
Student Counseling and Personnel Services
MastCIP: 1311
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$54,323
Nat: $60,111
Lifetime Value Added
+$7k
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods
MastCIP: 1312
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$55,052
Nat: $59,916
Lifetime Value Added
+$14k
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas
MastCIP: 1313
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$57,265
Nat: $63,707
Lifetime Value Added
+$35k
Graduate Certificates
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology
Gr-CertCIP: 4228
Median Debt
-
Earnings
-
Nat: $65,509
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management
Gr-CertCIP: 1110
Median Debt
-
Earnings
-
Nat: $101,517
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Criminal Justice and Corrections
Gr-CertCIP: 4301
Median Debt
-
Earnings
-
Nat: $74,072
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Criminology
Gr-CertCIP: 4504
Median Debt
-
Earnings
-
Nat: $70,346
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Dispute Resolution
Gr-CertCIP: 3028
Median Debt
-
Earnings
-
Nat: $73,947
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Educational Administration and Supervision
Gr-CertCIP: 1304
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$88,001
Nat: $86,288
Lifetime Value Added
+$394k
Homeland Security
Gr-CertCIP: 4303
Median Debt
-
Earnings
-
Nat: $84,606
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods
Gr-CertCIP: 5213
Median Debt
-
Earnings
-
Nat: $122,843
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions
Gr-CertCIP: 5115
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$54,813
Nat: $60,655
Lifetime Value Added
+$76k
Public Policy Analysis
Gr-CertCIP: 4405
Median Debt
-
Earnings
-
Nat: $80,781
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions
Gr-CertCIP: 5123
Median Debt
-
Earnings
-
Nat: $64,852
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Special Education and Teaching
Gr-CertCIP: 1310
Median Debt
-
Earnings
-
Nat: $69,147
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness
Gr-CertCIP: 3105
Median Debt
-
Earnings
-
Nat: $56,916
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Statistics
Gr-CertCIP: 2705
Median Debt
-
Earnings
-
Nat: $101,297
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas
Gr-CertCIP: 1313
Median Debt
-
Earnings
-
Nat: $69,444
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Doctoral Degrees
Criminal Justice and Corrections
DocCIP: 4301
Median Debt
$44,383
Earnings
-
Nat: $86,427
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General
DocCIP: 5100
Median Debt
-
Earnings
-
Nat: $101,669
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
DocCIP: 5138
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$127,594
Nat: $138,131
Lifetime Value Added
+$432k
Other Programs
Criminal Justice and Corrections
DegCIP: 4301
Median Debt
-
Earnings
-
Nat: $62,717
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.