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Rutgers University-New Brunswick

New Brunswick, NJ 37,751 Undergrads 84.4% Grad Rate
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Total Cost
$36,993
Sticker Price
Avg Net Price
$24,406
After Aid
Median Earnings
$77,933
4yr Post-Grad

Vs. Peer Institutions

Net Price$24,406
Peer Midpoint: $20,081
Earnings (4yr Post-Grad)Completers only after graduation
$77,933
Peer Midpoint: $60,428
Earnings (10yr Post-Enroll)All enrolled after enrollment
$74,479
Peer Midpoint: $53,763
Graduation Rate84.4%
Peer Midpoint: 58.9%
Average Starting Age21.8
Socio-Economic Diversity
Pell Grant Recipients27.6%
Enrollment Status
Full-Time96.9%
Economic Outcomes
Earn More than HS81.7%

Admissions Profile

Acceptance
58.1%
SAT Avg
1,410
SAT Reading
25th: 65066075th: 730
SAT Math
25th: 66069575th: 770
ACT Composite
25th: 283075th: 33

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
+$674k
+$208k
+$190k
Median Cost$24k/yr
+$587k
+$120k
+$102k
Full Cost$37k/yr
+$541k
+$74k
+$57k

ROI Efficiency Metrics

Break-Even Age
Return on Inv. %
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
28
∞
Median Cost$24k/yr
37
116%
Full Cost$37k/yr
45
43%
Analysis Assumptions:
  • Starting Salary: Estimated from the 4-year post-graduation median earnings (assuming 2% annual growth from graduation).
  • Comparisons: "Vs Median Peer" compares to the median student nationwide in a similar level program. "Vs HS Grad" compares to a median high school graduate.
  • Break-Even: The age at which the college investment net income exceeds the median high school graduate's lifetime earnings.
  • NPV: Net Present Value of all future earnings minus costs and taxes, discounted at 7.8%.

Social Impact ROINew

Measures the societal return on a donor's investment. Calculated as the incremental pre-tax lifetime earnings vs. HS grad, divided by the tax-adjusted donation cost.

Donor Return174%

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-7%
Important Note: Your ROI with any major will depend on the cost you pay to attend the program, and your starting salary. Both vary significantly across institutions. We encourage you to explore the ROI of a specific program variant by selecting the Program title of the credential level you are interested in. You will then have a more detailed return analysis for programs at specific institutions. We also encourage you to use the ROI calculator, or for more sophisticated analysis, the Guided ROI Interview, with your specific estimates of cost and salary.

Program ROI Analysis

Certificates

Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $57,584
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $33,673
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $35,447
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $45,385
Lifetime Value Added
N/A

Associate's Degrees

Median Debt
$15,375
Earnings (4yr)
$50,738
Natl Median: $42,269
Lifetime Value Added
+$10k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$90,232
Natl Median: $65,389
Lifetime Value Added
+$373k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$75,372
Natl Median: $61,982
Lifetime Value Added
+$240k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $43,854
Lifetime Value Added
N/A

Bachelor's Degrees

Median Debt
$21,500
Earnings (4yr)
$89,087
Natl Median: $76,194
Lifetime Value Added
+$187k
Median Debt
$26,325
Earnings (4yr)
$94,598
Natl Median: $98,207
Lifetime Value Added
+$230k
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (2yr)
$57,318
Natl Median: $84,624
Lifetime Value Added
-$39k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $53,676
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$17,547
Earnings (4yr)
$87,399
Natl Median: $70,786
Lifetime Value Added
+$175k
Animal Sciences
BachCIP: 0109
Median Debt
$24,250
Earnings (4yr)
$54,509
Natl Median: $49,634
Lifetime Value Added
-$81k
Anthropology
BachCIP: 4502
Median Debt
$25,154
Earnings (4yr)
$56,468
Natl Median: $46,676
Lifetime Value Added
-$65k
Applied Mathematics
BachCIP: 2703
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $91,532
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Area Studies
BachCIP: 0501
Median Debt
$22,015
Earnings (4yr)
$58,245
Natl Median: $56,625
Lifetime Value Added
-$51k
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $68,333
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $60,997
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$22,862
Earnings (4yr)
$79,510
Natl Median: $65,466
Lifetime Value Added
+$114k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $58,891
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Biology, General
BachCIP: 2601
Median Debt
$23,000
Earnings (4yr)
$68,306
Natl Median: $57,214
Lifetime Value Added
+$29k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $86,713
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$23,745
Earnings (4yr)
$89,850
Natl Median: $93,451
Lifetime Value Added
+$193k
Biotechnology
BachCIP: 2612
Median Debt
$21,500
Earnings (4yr)
$87,600
Natl Median: $67,097
Lifetime Value Added
+$176k
Median Debt
$21,250
Earnings (4yr)
$83,606
Natl Median: $68,257
Lifetime Value Added
+$146k
Median Debt
$22,750
Earnings (4yr)
$70,021
Natl Median: $66,697
Lifetime Value Added
+$42k
Median Debt
$23,375
Earnings (4yr)
$98,046
Natl Median: $83,947
Lifetime Value Added
+$256k
Median Debt
$21,500
Earnings (4yr)
$100,729
Natl Median: $98,158
Lifetime Value Added
+$276k
Chemistry
BachCIP: 4005
Median Debt
$19,250
Earnings (4yr)
$73,245
Natl Median: $65,120
Lifetime Value Added
+$66k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$68,786
Natl Median: $66,874
Lifetime Value Added
+$32k
Civil Engineering
BachCIP: 1408
Median Debt
$25,880
Earnings (4yr)
$87,557
Natl Median: $86,517
Lifetime Value Added
+$176k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $49,429
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$15,334
Earnings (4yr)
$84,376
Natl Median: $75,975
Lifetime Value Added
+$151k
Cognitive Science
BachCIP: 3025
Median Debt
$24,250
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $81,496
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$21,500
Earnings (4yr)
$69,709
Natl Median: $56,359
Lifetime Value Added
+$39k
Median Debt
$20,904
Earnings (4yr)
$125,303
Natl Median: $92,374
Lifetime Value Added
+$463k
Median Debt
$19,750
Earnings (4yr)
$61,817
Natl Median: $55,378
Lifetime Value Added
-$22k
Dance
BachCIP: 5003
Median Debt
$25,565
Earnings (4yr)
$51,736
Natl Median: $39,980
Lifetime Value Added
-$104k
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (4yr)
$57,313
Natl Median: $51,490
Lifetime Value Added
-$58k
Median Debt
$21,000
Earnings (4yr)
$42,712
Natl Median: $39,775
Lifetime Value Added
-$180k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $51,642
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$25,750
Earnings (4yr)
$47,553
Natl Median: $48,842
Lifetime Value Added
-$139k
Economics
BachCIP: 4506
Median Debt
$22,750
Earnings (4yr)
$86,120
Natl Median: $82,686
Lifetime Value Added
+$165k
Education, General
BachCIP: 1301
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$59,775
Natl Median: $49,808
Lifetime Value Added
-$38k
Median Debt
$23,000
Earnings (4yr)
$108,296
Natl Median: $100,647
Lifetime Value Added
+$334k
Engineering Science
BachCIP: 1413
Median Debt
$23,985
Earnings (4yr)
$91,309
Natl Median: $93,782
Lifetime Value Added
+$204k
Median Debt
$21,500
Earnings (4yr)
$55,337
Natl Median: $48,590
Lifetime Value Added
-$74k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $57,461
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy
BachCIP: 0302
Median Debt
$23,067
Earnings (4yr)
$52,242
Natl Median: $56,185
Lifetime Value Added
-$100k
Median Debt
$26,000
Earnings (4yr)
$55,164
Natl Median: $51,710
Lifetime Value Added
-$76k
Median Debt
$23,250
Earnings (4yr)
$63,679
Natl Median: $43,765
Lifetime Value Added
-$7k
Median Debt
$20,620
Earnings (4yr)
$100,695
Natl Median: $83,343
Lifetime Value Added
+$276k
Median Debt
$22,500
Earnings (4yr)
$52,450
Natl Median: $41,367
Lifetime Value Added
-$98k
Median Debt
$26,754
Earnings (4yr)
$80,979
Natl Median: $70,873
Lifetime Value Added
+$126k
Genetics
BachCIP: 2608
Median Debt
$26,608
Earnings (4yr)
$83,484
Natl Median: $66,076
Lifetime Value Added
+$145k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$56,979
Natl Median: $57,853
Lifetime Value Added
-$61k
Median Debt
$24,068
Earnings (4yr)
$70,106
Natl Median: $60,190
Lifetime Value Added
+$42k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $77,880
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,459
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$20,375
Earnings (4yr)
$59,921
Natl Median: $58,716
Lifetime Value Added
-$37k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$61,901
Natl Median: $68,245
Lifetime Value Added
-$21k
Median Debt
$23,000
Earnings (4yr)
$68,108
Natl Median: $61,296
Lifetime Value Added
+$27k
History
BachCIP: 5401
Median Debt
$19,500
Earnings (4yr)
$54,657
Natl Median: $50,680
Lifetime Value Added
-$80k
Median Debt
$23,000
Earnings (4yr)
$75,850
Natl Median: $68,069
Lifetime Value Added
+$86k
Median Debt
$26,855
Earnings (4yr)
$94,382
Natl Median: $98,442
Lifetime Value Added
+$228k
Median Debt
$23,500
Earnings (4yr)
$87,757
Natl Median: $85,294
Lifetime Value Added
+$177k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $66,596
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Journalism
BachCIP: 0904
Median Debt
$23,000
Earnings (4yr)
$62,670
Natl Median: $56,278
Lifetime Value Added
-$15k
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (4yr)
$65,863
Natl Median: $66,387
Lifetime Value Added
+$10k
Median Debt
$21,500
Earnings (4yr)
$74,122
Natl Median: $53,072
Lifetime Value Added
+$73k
Median Debt
$22,345
Earnings (4yr)
$60,883
Natl Median: $49,984
Lifetime Value Added
-$29k
Median Debt
$19,582
Earnings (4yr)
$89,098
Natl Median: $83,290
Lifetime Value Added
+$188k
Median Debt
$21,500
Earnings (4yr)
$126,906
Natl Median: $86,176
Lifetime Value Added
+$475k
Marketing
BachCIP: 5214
Median Debt
$19,500
Earnings (4yr)
$74,813
Natl Median: $69,303
Lifetime Value Added
+$78k
Mathematics
BachCIP: 2701
Median Debt
$20,500
Earnings (4yr)
$81,845
Natl Median: $69,562
Lifetime Value Added
+$132k
Median Debt
$21,847
Earnings (4yr)
$94,561
Natl Median: $92,135
Lifetime Value Added
+$229k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $44,941
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$35,060
Natl Median: $62,582
Lifetime Value Added
-$234k
Median Debt
$23,250
Earnings (4yr)
$51,581
Natl Median: $55,693
Lifetime Value Added
-$105k
Music
BachCIP: 5009
Median Debt
$25,492
Earnings (4yr)
$56,008
Natl Median: $42,892
Lifetime Value Added
-$69k
Median Debt
$23,250
Earnings (4yr)
$67,805
Natl Median: $55,012
Lifetime Value Added
+$25k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $62,451
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Non-Professional Legal Studies
BachCIP: 2200
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $61,959
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Nutrition Sciences
BachCIP: 3019
Median Debt
$23,124
Earnings (4yr)
$64,441
Natl Median: $60,053
Lifetime Value Added
-$1k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $116,539
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Philosophy
BachCIP: 3801
Median Debt
$21,625
Earnings (4yr)
$58,891
Natl Median: $54,455
Lifetime Value Added
-$45k
Physics
BachCIP: 4008
Median Debt
$23,971
Earnings (4yr)
$67,544
Natl Median: $76,786
Lifetime Value Added
+$23k
Plant Sciences
BachCIP: 0111
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $56,567
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$21,500
Earnings (4yr)
$63,765
Natl Median: $63,293
Lifetime Value Added
-$7k
Psychology, General
BachCIP: 4201
Median Debt
$22,250
Earnings (4yr)
$56,479
Natl Median: $50,706
Lifetime Value Added
-$65k
Median Debt
$26,500
Earnings (4yr)
$67,099
Natl Median: $61,630
Lifetime Value Added
+$19k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $65,093
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Public Health
BachCIP: 5122
Median Debt
$24,000
Earnings (4yr)
$74,633
Natl Median: $58,808
Lifetime Value Added
+$77k
Median Debt
$23,750
Earnings (4yr)
$74,865
Natl Median: $73,721
Lifetime Value Added
+$79k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $50,497
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$24,952
Earnings (4yr)
$99,155
Natl Median: $88,910
Lifetime Value Added
+$264k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$47,306
Natl Median: $55,792
Lifetime Value Added
-$141k
Median Debt
$25,000
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $41,390
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$59,913
Natl Median: $55,695
Lifetime Value Added
-$37k
Median Debt
$20,750
Earnings (4yr)
$66,519
Natl Median: $55,000
Lifetime Value Added
+$15k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $62,169
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$24,788
Earnings (4yr)
$80,700
Natl Median: $56,812
Lifetime Value Added
+$123k
Social Work
BachCIP: 4407
Median Debt
$22,692
Earnings (4yr)
$56,797
Natl Median: $51,790
Lifetime Value Added
-$62k
Sociology
BachCIP: 4511
Median Debt
$21,500
Earnings (4yr)
$55,197
Natl Median: $52,657
Lifetime Value Added
-$76k
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness
BachCIP: 3105
Median Debt
$24,838
Earnings (4yr)
$71,844
Natl Median: $54,562
Lifetime Value Added
+$56k
Statistics
BachCIP: 2705
Median Debt
$22,903
Earnings (4yr)
$80,721
Natl Median: $92,425
Lifetime Value Added
+$124k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $47,382
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$24,250
Earnings (4yr)
$59,261
Natl Median: $62,532
Lifetime Value Added
-$42k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $44,055
Lifetime Value Added
N/A

Post-Baccalaureate Certificates

Public Health
PB-CertCIP: 5122
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$82,996
Natl Median: $78,697
Lifetime Value Added
+$138k

Master's Degrees

Median Debt
$36,224
Earnings (4yr)
$106,813
Natl Median: $95,833
Lifetime Value Added
+$255k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $235,700
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $91,410
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$119,080
Earnings (4yr)
$137,728
Natl Median: $127,347
Lifetime Value Added
+$523k
Animal Sciences
MastCIP: 0109
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $75,394
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Anthropology
MastCIP: 4502
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $61,276
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Area Studies
MastCIP: 0501
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $68,936
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $86,482
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$41,000
Earnings (4yr)
$125,457
Natl Median: $82,371
Lifetime Value Added
+$417k
Biology, General
MastCIP: 2601
Median Debt
$39,405
Earnings (4yr)
$84,839
Natl Median: $69,830
Lifetime Value Added
+$63k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $110,121
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$108,578
Natl Median: $106,375
Lifetime Value Added
+$270k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $67,090
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$50,681
Earnings (4yr)
$155,535
Natl Median: $103,485
Lifetime Value Added
+$677k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $76,837
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $115,468
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Chemistry
MastCIP: 4005
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $82,937
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$82,702
Natl Median: $79,665
Lifetime Value Added
+$30k
Civil Engineering
MastCIP: 1408
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$108,638
Natl Median: $98,323
Lifetime Value Added
+$271k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $58,499
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$34,167
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $65,184
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $90,984
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$121,183
Natl Median: $124,201
Lifetime Value Added
+$380k
Median Debt
$30,750
Earnings (4yr)
$75,983
Natl Median: $66,714
Lifetime Value Added
-$15k
Dance
MastCIP: 5003
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,404
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $62,269
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $49,978
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $62,871
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Economics
MastCIP: 4506
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $100,743
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Education, General
MastCIP: 1301
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $65,824
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $71,685
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $66,232
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $133,654
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $125,651
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$32,500
Earnings (2yr)
$41,565
Natl Median: $55,512
Lifetime Value Added
-$317k
Median Debt
$20,450
Earnings (4yr)
$66,086
Natl Median: $49,079
Lifetime Value Added
-$102k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $88,332
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Genetics
MastCIP: 2608
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $92,660
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $79,463
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$35,792
Earnings (4yr)
$95,935
Natl Median: $89,981
Lifetime Value Added
+$160k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $78,149
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
History
MastCIP: 5401
Median Debt
$40,763
Earnings (4yr)
$56,792
Natl Median: $55,360
Lifetime Value Added
-$187k
Median Debt
$30,750
Earnings (4yr)
$87,588
Natl Median: $83,558
Lifetime Value Added
+$87k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $119,184
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$33,456
Earnings (4yr)
$76,249
Natl Median: $112,705
Lifetime Value Added
-$13k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $95,627
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $70,306
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $65,716
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$40,975
Earnings (4yr)
$64,520
Natl Median: $56,301
Lifetime Value Added
-$116k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $58,093
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$32,036
Earnings (4yr)
$104,397
Natl Median: $124,807
Lifetime Value Added
+$234k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $89,355
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)
-
Natl Median: $115,974
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $198,417
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$52,107
Natl Median: $101,441
Lifetime Value Added
-$211k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $84,750
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $75,122
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Music
MastCIP: 5009
Median Debt
$41,000
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $48,285
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $74,607
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Nutrition Sciences
MastCIP: 3019
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $67,126
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $70,267
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $92,305
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$174,192
Natl Median: $129,214
Lifetime Value Added
+$838k
Physics
MastCIP: 4008
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $96,478
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$34,561
Earnings (4yr)
$68,463
Natl Median: $78,850
Lifetime Value Added
-$81k
Psychology, General
MastCIP: 4201
Median Debt
$41,000
Earnings (4yr)
$79,478
Natl Median: $64,711
Lifetime Value Added
+$16k
Median Debt
$47,905
Earnings (4yr)
$74,870
Natl Median: $81,408
Lifetime Value Added
-$25k
Public Health
MastCIP: 5122
Median Debt
$41,000
Earnings (4yr)
$85,904
Natl Median: $82,751
Lifetime Value Added
+$72k
Median Debt
$30,250
Earnings (4yr)
$89,111
Natl Median: $93,020
Lifetime Value Added
+$100k
Median Debt
$30,750
Earnings (4yr)
$122,331
Natl Median: $120,193
Lifetime Value Added
+$390k
Median Debt
$50,578
Earnings (4yr)
$75,713
Natl Median: $71,416
Lifetime Value Added
-$17k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $57,737
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $63,216
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$58,664
Natl Median: $55,035
Lifetime Value Added
-$170k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $60,728
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $66,129
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Social Work
MastCIP: 4407
Median Debt
$41,000
Earnings (4yr)
$66,438
Natl Median: $65,123
Lifetime Value Added
-$99k
Median Debt
$20,500
Earnings (4yr)
$66,728
Natl Median: $64,397
Lifetime Value Added
-$96k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $120,246
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness
MastCIP: 3105
Median Debt
$30,750
Earnings (4yr)
$77,323
Natl Median: $62,033
Lifetime Value Added
-$3k
Statistics
MastCIP: 2705
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$127,279
Natl Median: $123,816
Lifetime Value Added
+$433k
Median Debt
$35,003
Earnings (4yr)
$65,081
Natl Median: $60,111
Lifetime Value Added
-$111k
Median Debt
$36,000
Earnings (4yr)
$80,622
Natl Median: $76,897
Lifetime Value Added
+$26k
Systems Engineering
MastCIP: 1427
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $144,565
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$34,166
Earnings (4yr)
$64,968
Natl Median: $59,916
Lifetime Value Added
-$112k
Median Debt
$25,940
Earnings (4yr)
$69,291
Natl Median: $63,707
Lifetime Value Added
-$74k

Graduate Certificates

Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$239,923
Natl Median: $207,164
Lifetime Value Added
+$1550k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$74,996
Natl Median: $65,965
Lifetime Value Added
+$62k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $81,978
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Public Health
Gr-CertCIP: 5122
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $88,684
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $126,911
Lifetime Value Added
N/A

Doctoral Degrees

Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $101,721
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Animal Sciences
DocCIP: 0109
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $95,778
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Anthropology
DocCIP: 4502
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $77,473
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $102,099
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $112,683
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $99,653
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Biology, General
DocCIP: 2601
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$157,286
Natl Median: $92,983
Lifetime Value Added
+$429k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $153,586
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $131,848
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $82,507
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $113,566
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $141,187
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: $92,533
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Civil Engineering
DocCIP: 1408
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $110,980
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $66,710
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $154,538
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $86,427
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $91,132
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $97,173
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Education, General
DocCIP: 1301
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $87,373
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
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $65,831
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $81,271
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $68,718
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Genetics
DocCIP: 2608
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $102,123
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $86,469
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $92,039
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $64,725
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $126,299
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $101,669
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
History
DocCIP: 5401
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $70,550
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $110,734
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $99,694
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Law
DocCIP: 2201
Median Debt
$71,218
Earnings (4yr)
$106,575
Natl Median: $105,518
Lifetime Value Added
+$55k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $88,805
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $77,285
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: $162,120
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $101,435
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $86,341
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Music
DocCIP: 5009
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $59,592
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $87,076
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $96,176
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Nutrition Sciences
DocCIP: 3019
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $99,750
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $108,943
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$53,893
Earnings (4yr)
$143,480
Natl Median: $136,696
Lifetime Value Added
+$327k
Philosophy
DocCIP: 3801
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $70,449
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: $93,640
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $90,908
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$63,346
Earnings (4yr)
$95,771
Natl Median: $98,707
Lifetime Value Added
-$25k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $99,464
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Public Health
DocCIP: 5122
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $108,962
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $119,220
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$67,500
Earnings (4yr)
$161,430
Natl Median: $138,131
Lifetime Value Added
+$459k
Median Debt
$86,783
Earnings (4yr)
$86,084
Natl Median: $82,893
Lifetime Value Added
-$97k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $103,410
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $69,860
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $88,768
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $73,599
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Social Work
DocCIP: 4407
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$105,646
Natl Median: $98,285
Lifetime Value Added
+$48k
Sociology
DocCIP: 4511
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $88,618
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness
DocCIP: 3105
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $81,993
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Statistics
DocCIP: 2705
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $156,733
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $81,822
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $85,168
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $86,485
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $77,436
Lifetime Value Added
N/A

Professional Degrees

Dentistry
ProfCIP: 5104
Median Debt
$254,122
Earnings (4yr)
$159,660
Natl Median: $170,812
Lifetime Value Added
+$446k
Medicine
ProfCIP: 5112
Median Debt
$184,017
Earnings (4yr)
$96,288
Natl Median: $112,460
Lifetime Value Added
-$21k

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.