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Southern Illinois University-Carbondale

Carbondale, IL 8,494 Undergrads 60.8% Grad Rate
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Total Cost
$28,511
Sticker Price
Avg Net Price
$12,554
After Aid
Median Earnings
$63,065
5yr Post-Grad

Vs. Peer Institutions

Net Price$12,554
Peer Midpoint: $19,969
Earnings (5yr Post-Grad)Completers only after graduation
$63,065
Peer Midpoint: $61,632
Earnings (10yr Post-Enroll)All enrolled after enrollment
$57,388
Peer Midpoint: $58,891
Graduation Rate60.8%
Peer Midpoint: 58.9%
Average starting age (2015-17)22.2
Socio-Economic Diversity
Pell Grant Recipients41.8%
Enrollment Status
Full-Time86.5%
Economic Outcomes
Earn More than HS71.6%

Admissions Profile

Acceptance
86.9%
SAT Avg
1,055
SAT Reading
25th: 47053075th: 590
SAT Math
25th: 43051075th: 570
ACT Composite
25th: 182275th: 25

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
+$553k
+$83k
+$67k
Median Cost$13k/yr
+$508k
+$38k
+$22k
Full Cost$29k/yr
+$451k
-$19k
-$36k

ROI Efficiency Metrics

Break-Even Age
Return on Inv. %
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
35
∞
Median Cost$13k/yr
49
48%
Full Cost$29k/yr
Never
-35%
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 Return31%

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-46%

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 →

Associate's Degrees

Air Transportation
AssocCIP: 4901
Median Debt
$19,605
Earnings (4yr)
$103,606
Natl Median: $75,495
Lifetime Value Added
+$517k
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Median Debt
$12,000
Earnings (4yr)
$49,469
Natl Median: $42,269
Lifetime Value Added
+$20k
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Median Debt
$15,000
Earnings (4yr)
$79,580
Natl Median: $65,389
Lifetime Value Added
+$302k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $38,127
Lifetime Value Added
N/A

Bachelor's Degrees

Median Debt
$23,500
Earnings (4yr)
$70,478
Natl Median: $76,194
Lifetime Value Added
+$90k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$71,910
Natl Median: $66,647
Lifetime Value Added
+$101k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$57,596
Natl Median: $53,676
Lifetime Value Added
-$13k
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Air Transportation
BachCIP: 4901
Median Debt
$17,000
Earnings (4yr)
$81,394
Natl Median: $85,825
Lifetime Value Added
+$173k
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Median Debt
$19,900
Earnings (4yr)
$80,220
Natl Median: $70,786
Lifetime Value Added
+$164k
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Animal Sciences
BachCIP: 0109
Median Debt
$19,500
Earnings (4yr)
$41,932
Natl Median: $49,634
Lifetime Value Added
-$145k
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Anthropology
BachCIP: 4502
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$41,242
Natl Median: $46,676
Lifetime Value Added
-$151k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$43,823
Natl Median: $57,640
Lifetime Value Added
-$129k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$45,177
Natl Median: $58,494
Lifetime Value Added
-$117k
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Architecture
BachCIP: 0402
Median Debt
$22,500
Earnings (4yr)
$63,104
Natl Median: $66,914
Lifetime Value Added
+$32k
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Biology, General
BachCIP: 2601
Median Debt
$21,250
Earnings (4yr)
$51,947
Natl Median: $57,214
Lifetime Value Added
-$60k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $49,245
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$31,867
Earnings (4yr)
$78,040
Natl Median: $68,257
Lifetime Value Added
+$148k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $77,981
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Chemistry
BachCIP: 4005
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$66,634
Natl Median: $65,120
Lifetime Value Added
+$50k
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Civil Engineering
BachCIP: 1408
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$81,888
Natl Median: $86,517
Lifetime Value Added
+$177k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$69,034
Natl Median: $56,359
Lifetime Value Added
+$79k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$55,217
Natl Median: $58,928
Lifetime Value Added
-$32k
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Median Debt
$18,500
Earnings (4yr)
$69,552
Natl Median: $92,374
Lifetime Value Added
+$83k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$85,056
Natl Median: $109,015
Lifetime Value Added
+$201k
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Computer Science
BachCIP: 1107
Median Debt
$17,781
Earnings (4yr)
$91,299
Natl Median: $107,009
Lifetime Value Added
+$249k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,378
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Criminology
BachCIP: 4504
Median Debt
$21,500
Earnings (4yr)
$52,916
Natl Median: $55,556
Lifetime Value Added
-$52k
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Median Debt
$22,500
Earnings (4yr)
$68,609
Natl Median: $68,061
Lifetime Value Added
+$75k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$61,493
Natl Median: $51,490
Lifetime Value Added
+$19k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$39,926
Natl Median: $39,775
Lifetime Value Added
-$162k
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Economics
BachCIP: 4506
Median Debt
$15,500
Earnings (4yr)
$60,612
Natl Median: $82,686
Lifetime Value Added
+$12k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$83,853
Natl Median: $100,647
Lifetime Value Added
+$192k
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Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians
BachCIP: 1503
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$82,901
Natl Median: $84,599
Lifetime Value Added
+$185k
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Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General
BachCIP: 1500
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$38,829
Natl Median: $80,526
Lifetime Value Added
-$158k
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Median Debt
$15,979
Earnings (4yr)
$37,786
Natl Median: $48,590
Lifetime Value Added
-$181k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $51,710
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$40,592
Natl Median: $43,765
Lifetime Value Added
-$156k
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Median Debt
$22,000
Earnings (4yr)
$67,349
Natl Median: $83,343
Lifetime Value Added
+$66k
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Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (4yr)
$44,902
Natl Median: $41,367
Lifetime Value Added
-$119k
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Fire Protection
BachCIP: 4302
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$108,135
Natl Median: $86,436
Lifetime Value Added
+$377k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $70,873
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $50,580
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Forestry
BachCIP: 0305
Median Debt
$16,375
Earnings (4yr)
$50,394
Natl Median: $58,784
Lifetime Value Added
-$73k
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Median Debt
$27,625
Earnings (4yr)
$60,203
Natl Median: $60,056
Lifetime Value Added
+$9k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$54,612
Natl Median: $57,853
Lifetime Value Added
-$46k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $60,190
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$26,250
Earnings (4yr)
$61,807
Natl Median: $58,716
Lifetime Value Added
+$22k
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History
BachCIP: 5401
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$52,900
Natl Median: $50,680
Lifetime Value Added
-$52k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$53,392
Natl Median: $56,726
Lifetime Value Added
-$48k
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Median Debt
$21,833
Earnings (4yr)
$87,442
Natl Median: $80,890
Lifetime Value Added
+$220k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$75,459
Natl Median: $85,294
Lifetime Value Added
+$117k
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International/Globalization Studies
BachCIP: 3020
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $59,972
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Journalism
BachCIP: 0904
Median Debt
$18,333
Earnings (4yr)
$49,880
Natl Median: $56,278
Lifetime Value Added
-$77k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$43,654
Natl Median: $53,266
Lifetime Value Added
-$130k
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Median Debt
$29,053
Earnings (4yr)
$43,236
Natl Median: $53,072
Lifetime Value Added
-$134k
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Median Debt
$19,673
Earnings (4yr)
$42,905
Natl Median: $49,984
Lifetime Value Added
-$136k
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Median Debt
$19,500
Earnings (4yr)
$56,680
Natl Median: $86,176
Lifetime Value Added
-$20k
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Marketing
BachCIP: 5214
Median Debt
$20,500
Earnings (4yr)
$58,934
Natl Median: $69,303
Lifetime Value Added
-$2k
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Mathematics
BachCIP: 2701
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$31,670
Natl Median: $69,562
Lifetime Value Added
-$223k
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Median Debt
$15,000
Earnings (4yr)
$79,299
Natl Median: $82,073
Lifetime Value Added
+$157k
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Median Debt
$24,000
Earnings (4yr)
$86,238
Natl Median: $92,135
Lifetime Value Added
+$210k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $62,582
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $101,390
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$66,130
Natl Median: $55,693
Lifetime Value Added
+$56k
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Music
BachCIP: 5009
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$23,351
Natl Median: $42,892
Lifetime Value Added
-$299k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,012
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Nutrition Sciences
BachCIP: 3019
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$55,329
Natl Median: $60,053
Lifetime Value Added
-$31k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$45,623
Natl Median: $50,983
Lifetime Value Added
-$113k
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Philosophy
BachCIP: 3801
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $54,455
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Physics
BachCIP: 4008
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $76,786
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $62,172
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Plant Sciences
BachCIP: 0111
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$35,416
Natl Median: $56,265
Lifetime Value Added
-$189k
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Median Debt
$19,500
Earnings (4yr)
$55,544
Natl Median: $63,293
Lifetime Value Added
-$30k
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Psychology, General
BachCIP: 4201
Median Debt
$24,749
Earnings (4yr)
$48,728
Natl Median: $50,706
Lifetime Value Added
-$87k
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Median Debt
$17,875
Earnings (4yr)
$42,113
Natl Median: $50,497
Lifetime Value Added
-$143k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$41,835
Natl Median: $55,792
Lifetime Value Added
-$146k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$56,632
Natl Median: $48,471
Lifetime Value Added
-$21k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,000
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Social Work
BachCIP: 4407
Median Debt
$24,828
Earnings (4yr)
$49,952
Natl Median: $51,790
Lifetime Value Added
-$76k
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Sociology
BachCIP: 4511
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $52,657
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Soil Sciences
BachCIP: 0112
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$74,026
Natl Median: $62,122
Lifetime Value Added
+$117k
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Median Debt
$18,750
Earnings (2yr)
$41,441
Natl Median: $50,499
Lifetime Value Added
-$135k
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Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness
BachCIP: 3105
Median Debt
$18,000
Earnings (4yr)
$55,039
Natl Median: $54,562
Lifetime Value Added
-$34k
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Median Debt
$14,882
Earnings (4yr)
$48,127
Natl Median: $47,382
Lifetime Value Added
-$92k
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Median Debt
$14,674
Earnings (4yr)
$67,961
Natl Median: $51,389
Lifetime Value Added
+$70k
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Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians
BachCIP: 4706
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$78,712
Natl Median: $80,809
Lifetime Value Added
+$153k
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Median Debt
$17,373
Earnings (4yr)
$43,207
Natl Median: $44,055
Lifetime Value Added
-$134k
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Post-Baccalaureate Certificates

Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $88,516
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $69,708
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $78,228
Lifetime Value Added
N/A

Master's Degrees

Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$81,655
Natl Median: $95,833
Lifetime Value Added
+$57k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $90,332
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$61,500
Earnings (4yr)
$125,336
Natl Median: $127,347
Lifetime Value Added
+$439k
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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
Architecture
MastCIP: 0402
Median Debt
$23,396
Earnings (4yr)
$78,062
Natl Median: $74,139
Lifetime Value Added
+$26k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $80,271
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Biology, General
MastCIP: 2601
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $69,830
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $106,375
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $67,090
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$41,000
Earnings (4yr)
$103,860
Natl Median: $103,485
Lifetime Value Added
+$252k
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Chemistry
MastCIP: 4005
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $82,937
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 (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $65,184
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$40,132
Natl Median: $71,953
Lifetime Value Added
-$312k
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Median Debt
$36,024
Earnings (5yr)
$54,201
Natl Median: $67,030
Lifetime Value Added
-$201k
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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)
-
Natl Median: $67,647
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$57,552
Natl Median: $63,399
Lifetime Value Added
-$170k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $49,978
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Economics
MastCIP: 4506
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $100,743
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$55,054
Natl Median: $71,685
Lifetime Value Added
-$183k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $133,654
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,512
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$21,508
Natl Median: $49,079
Lifetime Value Added
-$507k
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Fire Protection
MastCIP: 4302
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $86,743
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $66,523
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Forestry
MastCIP: 0305
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $67,466
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
$40,440
Earnings (4yr)
$60,911
Natl Median: $89,981
Lifetime Value Added
-$128k
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History
MastCIP: 5401
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,360
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$107,455
Natl Median: $89,051
Lifetime Value Added
+$283k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $101,000
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $58,093
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
Music
MastCIP: 5009
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $48,285
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$47,469
Natl Median: $56,313
Lifetime Value Added
-$256k
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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
Plant Sciences
MastCIP: 0111
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $70,814
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
-
Earnings (2yr)
$36,852
Natl Median: $81,408
Lifetime Value Added
-$346k
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Public Health
MastCIP: 5122
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$70,711
Natl Median: $82,751
Lifetime Value Added
-$39k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$74,909
Natl Median: $71,416
Lifetime Value Added
-$2k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,035
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Social Work
MastCIP: 4407
Median Debt
$25,189
Earnings (4yr)
$54,200
Natl Median: $65,123
Lifetime Value Added
-$191k
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Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness
MastCIP: 3105
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$56,368
Natl Median: $62,033
Lifetime Value Added
-$170k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $60,111
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $59,916
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$67,101
Natl Median: $63,707
Lifetime Value Added
-$71k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $65,767
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$50,856
Natl Median: $60,772
Lifetime Value Added
-$203k
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Doctoral Degrees

Anthropology
DocCIP: 4502
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $77,473
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $112,683
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
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: $77,931
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Criminology
DocCIP: 4504
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $84,153
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $83,031
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Economics
DocCIP: 4506
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $135,560
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: $133,630
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $65,831
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy
DocCIP: 0302
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $76,718
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $92,039
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: $87,076
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $108,943
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
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
-
Earnings (5yr)
$109,362
Natl Median: $98,707
Lifetime Value Added
+$103k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $82,893
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $78,692
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: $90,739
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $85,168
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $77,436
Lifetime Value Added
N/A

Professional Degrees

Law
ProfCIP: 2201
Median Debt
$74,106
Earnings (4yr)
$79,658
Natl Median: $107,773
Lifetime Value Added
-$102k
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Medicine
ProfCIP: 5112
Median Debt
$248,753
Earnings (4yr)
$107,267
Natl Median: $112,460
Lifetime Value Added
+$103k
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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.