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Portland State University

Portland, OR 13,182 Undergrads 57.8% Grad Rate
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Total Cost
$21,590
Sticker Price
Avg Net Price
$9,552
After Aid
Median Earnings
$62,060
4yr Post-Grad

Vs. Peer Institutions

Net Price$9,552
Peer Midpoint: $20,081
Earnings (4yr Post-Grad)Completers only after graduation
$62,060
Peer Midpoint: $60,428
Earnings (10yr Post-Enroll)All enrolled after enrollment
$57,906
Peer Midpoint: $53,763
Graduation Rate57.8%
Peer Midpoint: 58.9%
Average Starting Age26.0
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 Recipients47.7%
Enrollment Status
Full-Time75.9%
Economic Outcomes
Earn More than HS71.9%

Admissions Profile

Acceptance
90.9%
SAT Avg
-
SAT Reading
25th: -57575th: -
SAT Math
25th: -55075th: -
ACT Composite
25th: -2175th: -

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)
⚠️ Caution: Underlying earnings data reflects graduates only. This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate this ROI.

Institution Lifetime NPV
Vs Median Peer
Vs HS Grad
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
+$552k
+$85k
+$68k
Median Cost$10k/yr
+$518k
+$51k
+$33k
Full Cost$22k/yr
+$474k
+$8k
-$10k

ROI Efficiency Metrics
⚠️ Caution: Underlying earnings data reflects graduates only. This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate this ROI.

Break-Even Age
Return on Inv. %
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
35
∞
Median Cost$10k/yr
44
97%
Full Cost$22k/yr
Never
-13%
Analysis Assumptions:
  • Starting Salary: Estimated from the 4-year post-graduation median earnings (assuming 2% annual growth from graduation).⚠️ 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
⚠️ Caution: Underlying earnings data reflects graduates only. This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate this ROI.

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 Return77%

Gov. Pell Grant ROINew
⚠️ Caution: Underlying earnings data reflects graduates only. This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate this ROI.

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-26%
Important Note: Your ROI with any major will depend on the cost you pay to attend the program, and your starting salary. Both vary significantly across institutions. We encourage you to explore the ROI of a specific program variant by selecting the Program title of the credential level you are interested in. You will then have a more detailed return analysis for programs at specific institutions. We also encourage you to use the ROI calculator, or for more sophisticated analysis, the Guided ROI Interview, with your specific estimates of cost and salary.

Program ROI Analysis
⚠️ Caution: Underlying earnings data reflects graduates only. This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate this ROI.

Certificates

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

Bachelor's Degrees

Median Debt
$23,000
Earnings (4yr)
$77,226
Natl Median: $76,194
Lifetime Value Added
+$150k
Anthropology
BachCIP: 4502
Median Debt
$17,937
Earnings (4yr)
$41,759
Natl Median: $46,676
Lifetime Value Added
-$135k
Architecture
BachCIP: 0402
Median Debt
$25,000
Earnings (4yr)
$62,349
Natl Median: $66,914
Lifetime Value Added
+$36k
Area Studies
BachCIP: 0501
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $56,625
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $44,889
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$22,221
Earnings (4yr)
$75,765
Natl Median: $65,466
Lifetime Value Added
+$139k
Median Debt
$21,720
Earnings (4yr)
$57,303
Natl Median: $58,891
Lifetime Value Added
-$5k
Biology, General
BachCIP: 2601
Median Debt
$22,750
Earnings (4yr)
$54,934
Natl Median: $57,214
Lifetime Value Added
-$24k
Median Debt
$19,901
Earnings (4yr)
$71,621
Natl Median: $68,257
Lifetime Value Added
+$107k
Median Debt
$18,000
Earnings (4yr)
$70,765
Natl Median: $69,830
Lifetime Value Added
+$101k
Chemistry
BachCIP: 4005
Median Debt
$24,000
Earnings (4yr)
$70,948
Natl Median: $65,120
Lifetime Value Added
+$102k
Civil Engineering
BachCIP: 1408
Median Debt
$22,470
Earnings (4yr)
$86,084
Natl Median: $86,517
Lifetime Value Added
+$218k
Median Debt
$20,499
Earnings (4yr)
$59,232
Natl Median: $56,359
Lifetime Value Added
+$11k
Median Debt
$21,480
Earnings (4yr)
$59,563
Natl Median: $58,928
Lifetime Value Added
+$13k
Median Debt
$19,500
Earnings (4yr)
$51,066
Natl Median: $51,936
Lifetime Value Added
-$56k
Median Debt
$25,000
Earnings (2yr)
$76,460
Natl Median: $109,015
Lifetime Value Added
+$168k
Computer Science
BachCIP: 1107
Median Debt
$25,000
Earnings (4yr)
$113,889
Natl Median: $107,009
Lifetime Value Added
+$430k
Median Debt
$22,630
Earnings (4yr)
$58,109
Natl Median: $55,378
Lifetime Value Added
+$2k
Median Debt
$23,100
Earnings (4yr)
$56,158
Natl Median: $51,490
Lifetime Value Added
-$14k
Median Debt
$29,399
Earnings (4yr)
$45,692
Natl Median: $39,775
Lifetime Value Added
-$101k
Median Debt
$25,000
Earnings (4yr)
$39,563
Natl Median: $51,642
Lifetime Value Added
-$154k
Economics
BachCIP: 4506
Median Debt
$20,000
Earnings (4yr)
$75,482
Natl Median: $82,686
Lifetime Value Added
+$137k
Median Debt
$23,875
Earnings (4yr)
$101,905
Natl Median: $100,647
Lifetime Value Added
+$339k
Median Debt
$19,513
Earnings (4yr)
$43,342
Natl Median: $48,590
Lifetime Value Added
-$121k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $81,171
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$24,506
Earnings (5yr)
$55,563
Natl Median: $51,710
Lifetime Value Added
-$28k
Median Debt
$23,250
Earnings (4yr)
$41,639
Natl Median: $43,765
Lifetime Value Added
-$136k
Median Debt
$16,444
Earnings (4yr)
$79,727
Natl Median: $83,343
Lifetime Value Added
+$169k
Median Debt
$26,296
Earnings (4yr)
$40,731
Natl Median: $41,367
Lifetime Value Added
-$144k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$46,087
Natl Median: $75,399
Lifetime Value Added
-$82k
Median Debt
$21,771
Earnings (4yr)
$54,310
Natl Median: $57,853
Lifetime Value Added
-$29k
Median Debt
$21,253
Earnings (4yr)
$57,932
Natl Median: $60,190
Lifetime Value Added
+$262
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
$15,844
Earnings (4yr)
$59,961
Natl Median: $61,296
Lifetime Value Added
+$17k
History
BachCIP: 5401
Median Debt
$24,423
Earnings (4yr)
$54,131
Natl Median: $50,680
Lifetime Value Added
-$31k
Median Debt
$20,750
Earnings (4yr)
$50,427
Natl Median: $48,568
Lifetime Value Added
-$62k
Median Debt
$18,791
Earnings (4yr)
$68,274
Natl Median: $68,069
Lifetime Value Added
+$82k
Median Debt
$21,666
Earnings (4yr)
$56,436
Natl Median: $66,596
Lifetime Value Added
-$12k
International/Globalization Studies
BachCIP: 3020
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $59,972
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$22,604
Earnings (4yr)
$50,949
Natl Median: $53,072
Lifetime Value Added
-$57k
Median Debt
$23,499
Earnings (4yr)
$51,925
Natl Median: $49,984
Lifetime Value Added
-$49k
Marketing
BachCIP: 5214
Median Debt
$18,000
Earnings (4yr)
$61,499
Natl Median: $69,303
Lifetime Value Added
+$29k
Mathematics
BachCIP: 2701
Median Debt
$20,834
Earnings (4yr)
$68,280
Natl Median: $69,562
Lifetime Value Added
+$82k
Median Debt
$23,000
Earnings (4yr)
$94,223
Natl Median: $92,135
Lifetime Value Added
+$280k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $67,612
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$16,476
Earnings (4yr)
$57,438
Natl Median: $55,693
Lifetime Value Added
-$4k
Music
BachCIP: 5009
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (4yr)
$34,160
Natl Median: $42,892
Lifetime Value Added
-$201k
Median Debt
$25,000
Earnings (4yr)
$58,961
Natl Median: $55,012
Lifetime Value Added
+$9k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $63,114
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Philosophy
BachCIP: 3801
Median Debt
$18,822
Earnings (4yr)
$50,191
Natl Median: $54,455
Lifetime Value Added
-$64k
Physics
BachCIP: 4008
Median Debt
$22,358
Earnings (4yr)
$87,488
Natl Median: $76,786
Lifetime Value Added
+$229k
Median Debt
$19,083
Earnings (4yr)
$59,185
Natl Median: $63,293
Lifetime Value Added
+$10k
Psychology, General
BachCIP: 4201
Median Debt
$19,655
Earnings (4yr)
$49,063
Natl Median: $50,706
Lifetime Value Added
-$73k
Public Health
BachCIP: 5122
Median Debt
$21,500
Earnings (4yr)
$58,860
Natl Median: $58,808
Lifetime Value Added
+$8k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $41,390
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $48,471
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$19,500
Earnings (4yr)
$50,241
Natl Median: $55,000
Lifetime Value Added
-$63k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $62,169
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$21,914
Earnings (4yr)
$52,562
Natl Median: $53,366
Lifetime Value Added
-$44k
Social Work
BachCIP: 4407
Median Debt
$23,000
Earnings (4yr)
$63,456
Natl Median: $51,790
Lifetime Value Added
+$44k
Sociology
BachCIP: 4511
Median Debt
$18,376
Earnings (4yr)
$53,753
Natl Median: $52,657
Lifetime Value Added
-$34k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $42,259
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$25,000
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $62,532
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$51,248
Natl Median: $47,629
Lifetime Value Added
-$55k

Post-Baccalaureate Certificates

Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$79,598
Natl Median: $86,165
Lifetime Value Added
+$119k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $71,215
Lifetime Value Added
N/A

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
-
Earnings (4yr)
$71,002
Natl Median: $74,139
Lifetime Value Added
-$32k
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
$39,595
Earnings (4yr)
$123,281
Natl Median: $103,485
Lifetime Value Added
+$426k
Chemistry
MastCIP: 4005
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $82,937
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$39,229
Earnings (4yr)
$80,453
Natl Median: $79,665
Lifetime Value Added
+$51k
Civil Engineering
MastCIP: 1408
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$93,150
Natl Median: $98,323
Lifetime Value Added
+$163k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$54,661
Natl Median: $71,953
Lifetime Value Added
-$159k
Median Debt
$52,500
Earnings (4yr)
$76,980
Natl Median: $67,030
Lifetime Value Added
+$21k
Computer Science
MastCIP: 1107
Median Debt
$24,484
Earnings (4yr)
$145,715
Natl Median: $145,571
Lifetime Value Added
+$619k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$47,260
Natl Median: $66,714
Lifetime Value Added
-$232k
Median Debt
$25,750
Earnings (4yr)
$76,554
Natl Median: $63,399
Lifetime Value Added
+$17k
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
$33,391
Earnings (4yr)
$61,014
Natl Median: $65,824
Lifetime Value Added
-$121k
Median Debt
$30,833
Earnings (4yr)
$63,168
Natl Median: $71,685
Lifetime Value Added
-$101k
Median Debt
$24,428
Earnings (4yr)
$139,274
Natl Median: $133,654
Lifetime Value Added
+$564k
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 (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,512
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
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
+$340k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$32,391
Natl Median: $49,079
Lifetime Value Added
-$385k
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 (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $79,463
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $49,357
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Gerontology
MastCIP: 3011
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $67,618
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$89,636
Natl Median: $89,981
Lifetime Value Added
+$117k
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
-$139k
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
+$285k
Music
MastCIP: 5009
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$29,593
Natl Median: $48,285
Lifetime Value Added
-$414k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $74,607
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$59,068
Natl Median: $70,267
Lifetime Value Added
-$149k
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
$41,000
Earnings (4yr)
$99,801
Natl Median: $81,408
Lifetime Value Added
+$221k
Public Health
MastCIP: 5122
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$77,144
Natl Median: $82,751
Lifetime Value Added
+$9k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$73,504
Natl Median: $93,020
Lifetime Value Added
-$10k
Publishing
MastCIP: 0910
Median Debt
$41,000
Earnings (4yr)
$58,153
Natl Median: $63,992
Lifetime Value Added
-$147k
Real Estate
MastCIP: 5215
Median Debt
$39,144
Earnings (4yr)
$117,821
Natl Median: $135,104
Lifetime Value Added
+$378k
Median Debt
$41,000
Earnings (4yr)
$43,137
Natl Median: $55,035
Lifetime Value Added
-$291k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $60,728
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Social Work
MastCIP: 4407
Median Debt
$47,784
Earnings (4yr)
$77,091
Natl Median: $65,123
Lifetime Value Added
+$22k
Sociology
MastCIP: 4511
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $63,330
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$40,595
Earnings (4yr)
$67,504
Natl Median: $64,397
Lifetime Value Added
-$62k
Statistics
MastCIP: 2705
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $123,816
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$61,197
Earnings (4yr)
$63,034
Natl Median: $60,111
Lifetime Value Added
-$102k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $111,527
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Taxation
MastCIP: 5216
Median Debt
$30,502
Earnings (4yr)
$81,454
Natl Median: $114,810
Lifetime Value Added
+$60k
Median Debt
$40,495
Earnings (4yr)
$62,874
Natl Median: $59,916
Lifetime Value Added
-$104k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$43,242
Natl Median: $65,767
Lifetime Value Added
-$290k
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 (5yr)
$71,229
Natl Median: $72,959
Lifetime Value Added
+$26k
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

Other Programs

Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $70,406
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $57,802
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.