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San Diego State University

San Diego, CA 35,377 Undergrads 82.7% Grad Rate
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Total Cost
$26,045
Sticker Price
Avg Net Price
$13,243
After Aid
Median Earnings
$70,116
5yr Post-Grad

Vs. Peer Institutions

Net Price$13,243
Peer Midpoint: $19,969
Earnings (5yr Post-Grad)Completers only after graduation
$70,116
Peer Midpoint: $61,632
Earnings (10yr Post-Enroll)All enrolled after enrollment
$73,494
Peer Midpoint: $58,891
Graduation Rate82.7%
Peer Midpoint: 58.9%
Average starting age (2015-17)22.6
Socio-Economic Diversity
Pell Grant Recipients34.0%
Enrollment Status
Full-Time90.8%
Economic Outcomes
Earn More than HS78.3%

Admissions Profile

Acceptance
36.2%
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
+$608k
+$138k
+$122k
Median Cost$13k/yr
+$560k
+$90k
+$74k
Full Cost$26k/yr
+$514k
+$44k
+$28k

ROI Efficiency Metrics

Break-Even Age
Return on Inv. %
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
31
∞
Median Cost$13k/yr
38
155%
Full Cost$26k/yr
49
30%
Analysis Assumptions:
  • Starting Salary: Estimated from the median earnings five years after graduating, with four years of 2% raises taken out.
  • 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 Return149%

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-12%

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: $45,242
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,975
Lifetime Value Added
N/A

Bachelor's Degrees

Median Debt
$14,010
Earnings (4yr)
$80,011
Natl Median: $76,194
Lifetime Value Added
+$160k
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Median Debt
$18,000
Earnings (4yr)
$100,139
Natl Median: $98,207
Lifetime Value Added
+$314k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$53,621
Natl Median: $70,786
Lifetime Value Added
-$48k
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Anthropology
BachCIP: 4502
Median Debt
$13,000
Earnings (4yr)
$53,991
Natl Median: $46,676
Lifetime Value Added
-$45k
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Applied Mathematics
BachCIP: 2703
Median Debt
$13,798
Earnings (4yr)
$69,606
Natl Median: $91,532
Lifetime Value Added
+$81k
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Area Studies
BachCIP: 0501
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $56,625
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $68,333
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Biology, General
BachCIP: 2601
Median Debt
$13,812
Earnings (4yr)
$68,861
Natl Median: $57,214
Lifetime Value Added
+$75k
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Median Debt
$14,946
Earnings (4yr)
$69,902
Natl Median: $68,257
Lifetime Value Added
+$83k
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Chemistry
BachCIP: 4005
Median Debt
$19,405
Earnings (4yr)
$74,676
Natl Median: $65,120
Lifetime Value Added
+$120k
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Civil Engineering
BachCIP: 1408
Median Debt
$16,421
Earnings (4yr)
$95,865
Natl Median: $86,517
Lifetime Value Added
+$281k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $49,429
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$14,000
Earnings (4yr)
$61,389
Natl Median: $56,359
Lifetime Value Added
+$16k
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Median Debt
$13,250
Earnings (4yr)
$61,510
Natl Median: $58,928
Lifetime Value Added
+$17k
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Median Debt
$15,000
Earnings (4yr)
$86,613
Natl Median: $92,374
Lifetime Value Added
+$211k
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Median Debt
$21,498
Earnings (4yr)
$116,842
Natl Median: $109,015
Lifetime Value Added
+$441k
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Computer Science
BachCIP: 1107
Median Debt
$13,000
Earnings (4yr)
$100,586
Natl Median: $107,009
Lifetime Value Added
+$317k
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Construction Engineering Technology/Technician
BachCIP: 1510
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$100,564
Natl Median: $93,843
Lifetime Value Added
+$317k
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Median Debt
$12,500
Earnings (4yr)
$57,510
Natl Median: $55,378
Lifetime Value Added
-$16k
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Dance
BachCIP: 5003
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $39,980
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$15,000
Earnings (4yr)
$54,569
Natl Median: $51,490
Lifetime Value Added
-$40k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$66,649
Natl Median: $55,753
Lifetime Value Added
+$58k
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Median Debt
$15,000
Earnings (4yr)
$41,812
Natl Median: $39,775
Lifetime Value Added
-$148k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $51,642
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Economics
BachCIP: 4506
Median Debt
$14,000
Earnings (4yr)
$74,123
Natl Median: $82,686
Lifetime Value Added
+$115k
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Median Debt
$12,600
Earnings (4yr)
$106,416
Natl Median: $100,647
Lifetime Value Added
+$362k
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Median Debt
$15,000
Earnings (4yr)
$49,406
Natl Median: $48,590
Lifetime Value Added
-$83k
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Median Debt
$15,000
Earnings (4yr)
$88,417
Natl Median: $81,171
Lifetime Value Added
+$225k
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Median Debt
$16,700
Earnings (4yr)
$55,230
Natl Median: $51,710
Lifetime Value Added
-$35k
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Median Debt
$13,222
Earnings (4yr)
$88,136
Natl Median: $83,343
Lifetime Value Added
+$222k
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Median Debt
$15,000
Earnings (4yr)
$35,416
Natl Median: $41,367
Lifetime Value Added
-$204k
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Median Debt
$14,147
Earnings (4yr)
$58,004
Natl Median: $57,853
Lifetime Value Added
-$12k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$73,647
Natl Median: $60,190
Lifetime Value Added
+$112k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,459
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Gerontology
BachCIP: 3011
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $54,051
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$73,095
Natl Median: $61,296
Lifetime Value Added
+$108k
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History
BachCIP: 5401
Median Debt
$13,000
Earnings (4yr)
$57,861
Natl Median: $50,680
Lifetime Value Added
-$13k
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Median Debt
$18,750
Earnings (4yr)
$70,113
Natl Median: $56,726
Lifetime Value Added
+$85k
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Median Debt
$15,000
Earnings (4yr)
$69,141
Natl Median: $73,201
Lifetime Value Added
+$77k
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Median Debt
$19,709
Earnings (4yr)
$59,733
Natl Median: $66,596
Lifetime Value Added
+$2k
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Journalism
BachCIP: 0904
Median Debt
$15,333
Earnings (4yr)
$53,997
Natl Median: $56,278
Lifetime Value Added
-$45k
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Median Debt
$13,000
Earnings (4yr)
$58,419
Natl Median: $53,072
Lifetime Value Added
-$8k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$42,922
Natl Median: $49,984
Lifetime Value Added
-$139k
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Marketing
BachCIP: 5214
Median Debt
$15,000
Earnings (4yr)
$81,368
Natl Median: $69,303
Lifetime Value Added
+$171k
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Mathematics
BachCIP: 2701
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$57,999
Natl Median: $69,562
Lifetime Value Added
-$12k
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Median Debt
$15,000
Earnings (4yr)
$97,825
Natl Median: $92,135
Lifetime Value Added
+$296k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$81,122
Natl Median: $62,582
Lifetime Value Added
+$169k
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Median Debt
$14,821
Earnings (4yr)
$55,072
Natl Median: $55,693
Lifetime Value Added
-$36k
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Music
BachCIP: 5009
Median Debt
$19,587
Earnings (4yr)
$42,090
Natl Median: $42,892
Lifetime Value Added
-$146k
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Median Debt
$14,875
Earnings (4yr)
$58,215
Natl Median: $55,012
Lifetime Value Added
-$10k
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Nutrition Sciences
BachCIP: 3019
Median Debt
$13,249
Earnings (4yr)
$55,115
Natl Median: $60,053
Lifetime Value Added
-$36k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$57,093
Natl Median: $50,983
Lifetime Value Added
-$19k
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Philosophy
BachCIP: 3801
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$53,390
Natl Median: $54,455
Lifetime Value Added
-$50k
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Physics
BachCIP: 4008
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $76,786
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$13,000
Earnings (4yr)
$64,824
Natl Median: $63,293
Lifetime Value Added
+$43k
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Psychology, General
BachCIP: 4201
Median Debt
$13,000
Earnings (4yr)
$51,021
Natl Median: $50,706
Lifetime Value Added
-$70k
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Median Debt
$15,750
Earnings (4yr)
$57,264
Natl Median: $65,093
Lifetime Value Added
-$18k
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Public Health
BachCIP: 5122
Median Debt
$16,066
Earnings (4yr)
$60,904
Natl Median: $58,808
Lifetime Value Added
+$12k
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Median Debt
$13,100
Earnings (4yr)
$67,414
Natl Median: $63,560
Lifetime Value Added
+$64k
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Median Debt
$15,000
Earnings (4yr)
$43,485
Natl Median: $50,497
Lifetime Value Added
-$134k
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Real Estate
BachCIP: 5215
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$50,662
Natl Median: $84,821
Lifetime Value Added
-$73k
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Median Debt
$15,000
Earnings (4yr)
$120,799
Natl Median: $88,910
Lifetime Value Added
+$471k
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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
$9,000
Earnings (4yr)
$49,167
Natl Median: $55,000
Lifetime Value Added
-$86k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $62,169
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$13,000
Earnings (4yr)
$52,095
Natl Median: $53,366
Lifetime Value Added
-$61k
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Social Work
BachCIP: 4407
Median Debt
$11,000
Earnings (4yr)
$56,674
Natl Median: $51,790
Lifetime Value Added
-$23k
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Sociology
BachCIP: 4511
Median Debt
$12,337
Earnings (4yr)
$53,387
Natl Median: $52,657
Lifetime Value Added
-$50k
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Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness
BachCIP: 3105
Median Debt
$13,781
Earnings (4yr)
$59,914
Natl Median: $54,562
Lifetime Value Added
+$4k
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Statistics
BachCIP: 2705
Median Debt
$14,870
Earnings (4yr)
$83,076
Natl Median: $92,425
Lifetime Value Added
+$184k
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Median Debt
$14,000
Earnings (4yr)
$48,471
Natl Median: $47,382
Lifetime Value Added
-$91k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $62,532
Lifetime Value Added
N/A

Master's Degrees

Median Debt
$18,883
Earnings (4yr)
$103,392
Natl Median: $95,833
Lifetime Value Added
+$246k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $122,434
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
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
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $76,398
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$20,500
Earnings (2yr)
$63,005
Natl Median: $71,241
Lifetime Value Added
-$86k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $80,271
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $110,121
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $106,375
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$37,881
Earnings (4yr)
$120,682
Natl Median: $103,485
Lifetime Value Added
+$397k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $96,656
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Chemistry
MastCIP: 4005
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $82,937
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $79,665
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Civil Engineering
MastCIP: 1408
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $98,323
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$76,460
Natl Median: $65,184
Lifetime Value Added
+$38k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$84,280
Natl Median: $71,953
Lifetime Value Added
+$79k
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Median Debt
$41,000
Earnings (4yr)
$87,991
Natl Median: $67,030
Lifetime Value Added
+$112k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$76,460
Natl Median: $124,201
Lifetime Value Added
+$38k
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Computer Science
MastCIP: 1107
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $145,571
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Criminology
MastCIP: 4504
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$67,163
Natl Median: $67,647
Lifetime Value Added
-$72k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $62,269
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$67,588
Natl Median: $49,978
Lifetime Value Added
-$68k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $82,527
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Economics
MastCIP: 4506
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $100,743
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$20,500
Earnings (4yr)
$82,905
Natl Median: $71,685
Lifetime Value Added
+$67k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$90,192
Natl Median: $70,644
Lifetime Value Added
+$115k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $133,654
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$48,158
Natl Median: $55,512
Lifetime Value Added
-$251k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $92,629
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $62,705
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $51,486
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$110,830
Natl Median: $110,694
Lifetime Value Added
+$311k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $49,079
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
History
MastCIP: 5401
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,360
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$35,272
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $74,856
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $97,121
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$29,028
Earnings (4yr)
$94,199
Natl Median: $95,627
Lifetime Value Added
+$166k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $65,716
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $58,093
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $122,873
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Marketing
MastCIP: 5214
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $79,106
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $138,309
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: $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
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $48,285
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Nutrition Sciences
MastCIP: 3019
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $67,126
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Philosophy
MastCIP: 3801
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $60,272
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
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)
$111,549
Natl Median: $64,711
Lifetime Value Added
+$318k
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Median Debt
$27,224
Earnings (4yr)
$91,303
Natl Median: $81,408
Lifetime Value Added
+$141k
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Public Health
MastCIP: 5122
Median Debt
$38,106
Earnings (4yr)
$83,325
Natl Median: $82,751
Lifetime Value Added
+$71k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$165,564
Natl Median: $120,193
Lifetime Value Added
+$784k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$70,426
Natl Median: $71,416
Lifetime Value Added
-$42k
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Median Debt
$35,265
Earnings (4yr)
$73,113
Natl Median: $55,035
Lifetime Value Added
-$19k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $60,728
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Social Work
MastCIP: 4407
Median Debt
$23,713
Earnings (4yr)
$78,813
Natl Median: $65,123
Lifetime Value Added
+$31k
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Sociology
MastCIP: 4511
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
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Natl Median: $63,330
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$84,034
Natl Median: $64,397
Lifetime Value Added
+$77k
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Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness
MastCIP: 3105
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$78,183
Natl Median: $62,033
Lifetime Value Added
+$12k
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Statistics
MastCIP: 2705
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
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Natl Median: $123,816
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$23,329
Earnings (4yr)
$74,187
Natl Median: $60,111
Lifetime Value Added
-$9k
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Median Debt
$15,270
Earnings (4yr)
$61,680
Natl Median: $59,916
Lifetime Value Added
-$122k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$82,189
Natl Median: $63,707
Lifetime Value Added
+$61k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
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Natl Median: $60,772
Lifetime Value Added
N/A

Graduate Certificates

Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
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Natl Median: $118,893
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
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Natl Median: $65,226
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$20,500
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $60,655
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $109,930
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)
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Natl Median: $92,983
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $131,848
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Chemistry
DocCIP: 4005
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
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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: $88,343
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 (5yr)
$89,024
Natl Median: $87,373
Lifetime Value Added
-$48k
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Median Debt
$60,963
Earnings (4yr)
$158,013
Natl Median: $100,573
Lifetime Value Added
+$474k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $86,469
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Public Health
DocCIP: 5122
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $108,962
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$88,390
Earnings (4yr)
$87,179
Natl Median: $82,893
Lifetime Value Added
-$48k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $85,168
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.