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Portland State University

Portland, OR 13,182 Undergrads 58.7% Grad Rate
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Total Cost
$20,561
Sticker Price
Avg Net Price
$8,337
After Aid
Median Earnings
$63,548
5yr Post-Grad

Vs. Peer Institutions

Net Price$8,337
Peer Midpoint: $19,969
Earnings (5yr Post-Grad)Completers only after graduation
$63,548
Peer Midpoint: $61,632
Earnings (10yr Post-Enroll)All enrolled after enrollment
$62,447
Peer Midpoint: $58,891
Graduation Rate58.7%
Peer Midpoint: 58.9%
Average starting age (2015-17)26.0
Warning: High average starting age indicates non-traditional students with prior work experience, which may inflate the median earnings shown.
Socio-Economic Diversity
Pell Grant Recipients51.4%
Enrollment Status
Full-Time75.9%
Economic Outcomes
Earn More than HS74.8%

Admissions Profile

Acceptance
90.9%
SAT Avg
-
SAT Reading
25th: --75th: -
SAT Math
25th: --75th: -
ACT Composite
25th: --75th: -

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
+$557k
+$87k
+$71k
Median Cost$8k/yr
+$527k
+$57k
+$41k
Full Cost$21k/yr
+$483k
+$13k
-$3k

ROI Efficiency Metrics

Break-Even Age
Return on Inv. %
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
35
∞
Median Cost$8k/yr
42
136%
Full Cost$21k/yr
Never
-4%
Analysis Assumptions:
  • Starting Salary: Estimated from the median earnings five years after graduating, with four years of 2% raises taken out.⚠️ Warning: The high average starting age or low completion rate may inflate the Median earnings and ROI shown.
  • 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 Return91%

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-23%

Program ROI Analysis

These figures are medians for past graduates who received federal aid. Your cost and pay will differ. Run your own numbers in the Guided ROI Interview →

Certificates

Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $50,211
Lifetime Value Added
N/A

Bachelor's Degrees

Median Debt
$16,668
Earnings (4yr)
$77,226
Natl Median: $76,194
Lifetime Value Added
+$157k
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Anthropology
BachCIP: 4502
Median Debt
$21,994
Earnings (4yr)
$41,759
Natl Median: $46,676
Lifetime Value Added
-$131k
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Architecture
BachCIP: 0402
Median Debt
$22,458
Earnings (4yr)
$62,349
Natl Median: $66,914
Lifetime Value Added
+$41k
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Median Debt
$15,250
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $44,889
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$75,765
Natl Median: $65,466
Lifetime Value Added
+$146k
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Median Debt
$20,500
Earnings (4yr)
$57,303
Natl Median: $58,891
Lifetime Value Added
+$39
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Biology, General
BachCIP: 2601
Median Debt
$18,833
Earnings (4yr)
$54,934
Natl Median: $57,214
Lifetime Value Added
-$20k
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Median Debt
$16,866
Earnings (4yr)
$71,621
Natl Median: $68,257
Lifetime Value Added
+$114k
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Median Debt
$20,678
Earnings (4yr)
$70,765
Natl Median: $69,830
Lifetime Value Added
+$107k
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Chemistry
BachCIP: 4005
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$70,948
Natl Median: $65,120
Lifetime Value Added
+$109k
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Civil Engineering
BachCIP: 1408
Median Debt
$19,400
Earnings (4yr)
$86,084
Natl Median: $86,517
Lifetime Value Added
+$224k
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Median Debt
$17,750
Earnings (4yr)
$59,232
Natl Median: $56,359
Lifetime Value Added
+$16k
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Median Debt
$18,000
Earnings (4yr)
$59,563
Natl Median: $58,928
Lifetime Value Added
+$19k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$51,066
Natl Median: $51,936
Lifetime Value Added
-$52k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$116,017
Natl Median: $109,015
Lifetime Value Added
+$435k
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Computer Science
BachCIP: 1107
Median Debt
$20,955
Earnings (4yr)
$113,889
Natl Median: $107,009
Lifetime Value Added
+$436k
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Median Debt
$18,485
Earnings (4yr)
$58,109
Natl Median: $55,378
Lifetime Value Added
+$7k
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Median Debt
$19,500
Earnings (4yr)
$56,158
Natl Median: $51,490
Lifetime Value Added
-$9k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$45,692
Natl Median: $39,775
Lifetime Value Added
-$97k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$39,563
Natl Median: $51,642
Lifetime Value Added
-$150k
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Economics
BachCIP: 4506
Median Debt
$16,999
Earnings (4yr)
$75,482
Natl Median: $82,686
Lifetime Value Added
+$143k
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Median Debt
$19,250
Earnings (4yr)
$101,905
Natl Median: $100,647
Lifetime Value Added
+$345k
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Median Debt
$15,971
Earnings (4yr)
$43,342
Natl Median: $48,590
Lifetime Value Added
-$118k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$88,427
Natl Median: $81,171
Lifetime Value Added
+$229k
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Median Debt
$20,000
Earnings (5yr)
$45,631
Natl Median: $51,710
Lifetime Value Added
-$106k
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Median Debt
$21,277
Earnings (4yr)
$41,639
Natl Median: $43,765
Lifetime Value Added
-$132k
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Median Debt
$18,300
Earnings (4yr)
$79,727
Natl Median: $83,343
Lifetime Value Added
+$176k
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Median Debt
$19,122
Earnings (4yr)
$40,731
Natl Median: $41,367
Lifetime Value Added
-$140k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$77,872
Natl Median: $75,399
Lifetime Value Added
+$150k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$54,310
Natl Median: $57,853
Lifetime Value Added
-$25k
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Median Debt
$18,291
Earnings (4yr)
$57,932
Natl Median: $60,190
Lifetime Value Added
+$5k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,459
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $58,716
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$18,572
Earnings (4yr)
$59,961
Natl Median: $61,296
Lifetime Value Added
+$22k
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History
BachCIP: 5401
Median Debt
$15,294
Earnings (4yr)
$54,131
Natl Median: $50,680
Lifetime Value Added
-$26k
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Median Debt
$18,023
Earnings (4yr)
$50,427
Natl Median: $48,568
Lifetime Value Added
-$57k
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Median Debt
$19,743
Earnings (4yr)
$68,274
Natl Median: $68,069
Lifetime Value Added
+$88k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$56,436
Natl Median: $66,596
Lifetime Value Added
-$7k
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International/Globalization Studies
BachCIP: 3020
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $59,972
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$19,634
Earnings (4yr)
$50,949
Natl Median: $53,072
Lifetime Value Added
-$53k
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Median Debt
$21,361
Earnings (4yr)
$51,925
Natl Median: $49,984
Lifetime Value Added
-$45k
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Marketing
BachCIP: 5214
Median Debt
$15,278
Earnings (4yr)
$61,499
Natl Median: $69,303
Lifetime Value Added
+$34k
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Mathematics
BachCIP: 2701
Median Debt
$20,333
Earnings (4yr)
$68,280
Natl Median: $69,562
Lifetime Value Added
+$88k
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Median Debt
$22,416
Earnings (4yr)
$94,223
Natl Median: $92,135
Lifetime Value Added
+$287k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $67,612
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$17,500
Earnings (4yr)
$57,438
Natl Median: $55,693
Lifetime Value Added
+$1k
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Music
BachCIP: 5009
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$34,160
Natl Median: $42,892
Lifetime Value Added
-$197k
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Median Debt
$21,417
Earnings (4yr)
$58,961
Natl Median: $55,012
Lifetime Value Added
+$14k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $63,114
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Philosophy
BachCIP: 3801
Median Debt
$15,144
Earnings (4yr)
$50,191
Natl Median: $54,455
Lifetime Value Added
-$59k
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Physics
BachCIP: 4008
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$87,488
Natl Median: $76,786
Lifetime Value Added
+$235k
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Median Debt
$17,917
Earnings (4yr)
$59,185
Natl Median: $63,293
Lifetime Value Added
+$15k
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Psychology, General
BachCIP: 4201
Median Debt
$19,000
Earnings (4yr)
$49,063
Natl Median: $50,706
Lifetime Value Added
-$69k
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Public Health
BachCIP: 5122
Median Debt
$19,500
Earnings (4yr)
$58,860
Natl Median: $58,808
Lifetime Value Added
+$13k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $41,390
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$20,000
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $48,471
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$50,241
Natl Median: $55,000
Lifetime Value Added
-$59k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $62,169
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$19,166
Earnings (4yr)
$52,562
Natl Median: $53,366
Lifetime Value Added
-$39k
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Social Work
BachCIP: 4407
Median Debt
$20,175
Earnings (4yr)
$63,456
Natl Median: $51,790
Lifetime Value Added
+$50k
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Sociology
BachCIP: 4511
Median Debt
$18,384
Earnings (4yr)
$53,753
Natl Median: $52,657
Lifetime Value Added
-$29k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $42,259
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$17,298
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $62,532
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$25,000
Earnings (4yr)
$51,248
Natl Median: $47,629
Lifetime Value Added
-$50k
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Post-Baccalaureate Certificates

Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$79,598
Natl Median: $86,165
Lifetime Value Added
+$122k
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Master's Degrees

Anthropology
MastCIP: 4502
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $61,276
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Applied Mathematics
MastCIP: 2703
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $116,060
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Architecture
MastCIP: 0402
Median Debt
$41,000
Earnings (4yr)
$71,002
Natl Median: $74,139
Lifetime Value Added
-$28k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $82,371
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Biology, General
MastCIP: 2601
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $69,830
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$41,000
Earnings (4yr)
$123,281
Natl Median: $103,485
Lifetime Value Added
+$429k
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Chemistry
MastCIP: 4005
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $82,937
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$38,000
Earnings (4yr)
$80,453
Natl Median: $79,665
Lifetime Value Added
+$55k
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Civil Engineering
MastCIP: 1408
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$93,150
Natl Median: $98,323
Lifetime Value Added
+$166k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$54,661
Natl Median: $71,953
Lifetime Value Added
-$158k
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Median Debt
$50,053
Earnings (4yr)
$76,980
Natl Median: $67,030
Lifetime Value Added
+$24k
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Computer Science
MastCIP: 1107
Median Debt
$39,144
Earnings (4yr)
$145,715
Natl Median: $145,571
Lifetime Value Added
+$622k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$47,260
Natl Median: $66,714
Lifetime Value Added
-$232k
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Median Debt
$21,068
Earnings (4yr)
$76,554
Natl Median: $63,399
Lifetime Value Added
+$20k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $62,871
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
$35,756
Earnings (4yr)
$61,014
Natl Median: $65,824
Lifetime Value Added
-$119k
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Median Debt
$36,799
Earnings (4yr)
$63,168
Natl Median: $71,685
Lifetime Value Added
-$99k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$139,274
Natl Median: $133,654
Lifetime Value Added
+$567k
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Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General
MastCIP: 1500
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $111,169
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $125,651
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$70,664
Natl Median: $55,512
Lifetime Value Added
-$44k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $97,366
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy
MastCIP: 0302
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $72,563
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$113,459
Natl Median: $110,694
Lifetime Value Added
+$343k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$32,391
Natl Median: $49,079
Lifetime Value Added
-$385k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $66,523
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $79,784
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$88,377
Natl Median: $79,463
Lifetime Value Added
+$109k
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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 (5yr)
$94,642
Natl Median: $89,981
Lifetime Value Added
+$163k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $81,651
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
-
Earnings (2yr)
$56,776
Natl Median: $97,121
Lifetime Value Added
-$137k
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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)
$107,077
Natl Median: $115,974
Lifetime Value Added
+$288k
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Music
MastCIP: 5009
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$58,212
Natl Median: $48,285
Lifetime Value Added
-$156k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $74,607
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$43,798
Natl Median: $70,267
Lifetime Value Added
-$267k
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Physics
MastCIP: 4008
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $96,478
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $78,850
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Psychology, General
MastCIP: 4201
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $64,711
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$37,936
Earnings (4yr)
$99,801
Natl Median: $81,408
Lifetime Value Added
+$224k
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Public Health
MastCIP: 5122
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$46,087
Natl Median: $82,751
Lifetime Value Added
-$244k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$73,504
Natl Median: $93,020
Lifetime Value Added
-$6k
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Publishing
MastCIP: 0910
Median Debt
$38,707
Earnings (4yr)
$58,153
Natl Median: $63,992
Lifetime Value Added
-$146k
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Real Estate
MastCIP: 5215
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$117,821
Natl Median: $135,104
Lifetime Value Added
+$381k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$43,137
Natl Median: $55,035
Lifetime Value Added
-$291k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $60,728
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Social Work
MastCIP: 4407
Median Debt
$56,750
Earnings (4yr)
$77,091
Natl Median: $65,123
Lifetime Value Added
+$25k
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Sociology
MastCIP: 4511
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $63,330
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$41,000
Earnings (4yr)
$67,504
Natl Median: $64,397
Lifetime Value Added
-$60k
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Statistics
MastCIP: 2705
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $123,816
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$61,500
Earnings (4yr)
$63,034
Natl Median: $60,111
Lifetime Value Added
-$100k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $111,527
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Taxation
MastCIP: 5216
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$81,454
Natl Median: $114,810
Lifetime Value Added
+$63k
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Median Debt
$35,500
Earnings (4yr)
$62,874
Natl Median: $59,916
Lifetime Value Added
-$102k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$43,242
Natl Median: $65,767
Lifetime Value Added
-$290k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $79,634
Lifetime Value Added
N/A

Graduate Certificates

Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $107,086
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $63,168
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $59,010
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$35,060
Natl Median: $72,959
Lifetime Value Added
-$317k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $60,191
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $74,850
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $72,899
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Public Administration
Gr-CertCIP: 4404
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $78,022
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Public Policy Analysis
Gr-CertCIP: 4405
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $80,781
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $63,709
Lifetime Value Added
N/A

Doctoral Degrees

Biology, General
DocCIP: 2601
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $92,983
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Chemistry
DocCIP: 4005
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $115,386
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $99,878
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $83,031
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $100,573
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $157,305
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Mathematics
DocCIP: 2701
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $89,656
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $131,070
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $87,076
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Physics
DocCIP: 4008
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $130,153
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $98,707
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Public Health
DocCIP: 5122
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $108,962
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $119,220
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
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $120,833
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $86,485
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.