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Stony Brook University

Stony Brook, NY 18,101 Undergrads 77.9% Grad Rate
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Total Cost
$31,654
Sticker Price
Avg Net Price
$18,902
After Aid
Median Earnings
$81,465
5yr Post-Grad

Vs. Peer Institutions

Net Price$18,902
Peer Midpoint: $19,969
Earnings (5yr Post-Grad)Completers only after graduation
$81,465
Peer Midpoint: $61,632
Earnings (10yr Post-Enroll)All enrolled after enrollment
$83,232
Peer Midpoint: $58,891
Graduation Rate77.9%
Peer Midpoint: 58.9%
Average starting age (2015-17)21.2
Socio-Economic Diversity
Pell Grant Recipients41.4%
Enrollment Status
Full-Time94.7%
Economic Outcomes
Earn More than HS80.5%

Admissions Profile

Acceptance
49.0%
SAT Avg
1,419
SAT Reading
25th: 65069075th: 730
SAT Math
25th: 68073075th: 770
ACT Composite
25th: 293175th: 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
+$693k
+$223k
+$207k
Median Cost$19k/yr
+$625k
+$155k
+$139k
Full Cost$32k/yr
+$579k
+$109k
+$93k

ROI Efficiency Metrics

Break-Even Age
Return on Inv. %
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
28
∞
Median Cost$19k/yr
34
204%
Full Cost$32k/yr
39
82%
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 Return245%

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 Return14%

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 →

Bachelor's Degrees

Median Debt
$12,986
Earnings (4yr)
$103,656
Natl Median: $70,786
Lifetime Value Added
+$320k
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Anthropology
BachCIP: 4502
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$58,329
Natl Median: $46,676
Lifetime Value Added
-$30k
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Applied Mathematics
BachCIP: 2703
Median Debt
$15,698
Earnings (4yr)
$82,200
Natl Median: $91,532
Lifetime Value Added
+$157k
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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
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $60,997
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$20,250
Earnings (4yr)
$60,648
Natl Median: $65,466
Lifetime Value Added
-$11k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $58,891
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Biology, General
BachCIP: 2601
Median Debt
$15,628
Earnings (4yr)
$62,574
Natl Median: $57,214
Lifetime Value Added
+$5k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$89,560
Natl Median: $93,451
Lifetime Value Added
+$213k
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Median Debt
$15,634
Earnings (4yr)
$72,765
Natl Median: $68,257
Lifetime Value Added
+$85k
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Median Debt
$19,500
Earnings (4yr)
$88,593
Natl Median: $98,158
Lifetime Value Added
+$206k
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Chemistry
BachCIP: 4005
Median Debt
$19,481
Earnings (4yr)
$71,783
Natl Median: $65,120
Lifetime Value Added
+$77k
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Civil Engineering
BachCIP: 1408
Median Debt
$15,625
Earnings (4yr)
$92,908
Natl Median: $86,517
Lifetime Value Added
+$238k
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Median Debt
$19,000
Earnings (4yr)
$110,827
Natl Median: $75,975
Lifetime Value Added
+$375k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$147,064
Natl Median: $92,374
Lifetime Value Added
+$648k
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Median Debt
$18,500
Earnings (4yr)
$128,038
Natl Median: $109,015
Lifetime Value Added
+$505k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$26,353
Natl Median: $39,775
Lifetime Value Added
-$294k
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Median Debt
$22,187
Earnings (4yr)
$53,747
Natl Median: $48,842
Lifetime Value Added
-$67k
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Economics
BachCIP: 4506
Median Debt
$19,169
Earnings (4yr)
$74,965
Natl Median: $82,686
Lifetime Value Added
+$101k
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Median Debt
$16,000
Earnings (4yr)
$98,573
Natl Median: $100,647
Lifetime Value Added
+$282k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$87,517
Natl Median: $89,359
Lifetime Value Added
+$197k
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Median Debt
$18,728
Earnings (4yr)
$55,210
Natl Median: $48,590
Lifetime Value Added
-$55k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $57,461
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$71,549
Natl Median: $51,710
Lifetime Value Added
+$65k
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Median Debt
$19,000
Earnings (4yr)
$34,904
Natl Median: $41,367
Lifetime Value Added
-$229k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $60,190
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$17,500
Earnings (4yr)
$77,075
Natl Median: $61,296
Lifetime Value Added
+$118k
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History
BachCIP: 5401
Median Debt
$16,646
Earnings (4yr)
$50,444
Natl Median: $50,680
Lifetime Value Added
-$95k
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Median Debt
$16,248
Earnings (4yr)
$83,075
Natl Median: $50,526
Lifetime Value Added
+$163k
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Median Debt
$18,092
Earnings (4yr)
$89,875
Natl Median: $85,294
Lifetime Value Added
+$215k
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Journalism
BachCIP: 0904
Median Debt
$21,500
Earnings (4yr)
$65,535
Natl Median: $56,278
Lifetime Value Added
+$29k
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Median Debt
$18,750
Earnings (4yr)
$64,547
Natl Median: $49,984
Lifetime Value Added
+$21k
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Mathematics
BachCIP: 2701
Median Debt
$15,735
Earnings (4yr)
$62,727
Natl Median: $69,562
Lifetime Value Added
+$6k
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Median Debt
$18,398
Earnings (4yr)
$91,650
Natl Median: $92,135
Lifetime Value Added
+$229k
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Median Debt
$13,000
Earnings (4yr)
$61,888
Natl Median: $55,693
Lifetime Value Added
-$628
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Music
BachCIP: 5009
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $42,892
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$20,500
Earnings (4yr)
$49,759
Natl Median: $55,012
Lifetime Value Added
-$101k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $68,883
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Philosophy
BachCIP: 3801
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$31,305
Natl Median: $54,455
Lifetime Value Added
-$249k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $63,096
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Physics
BachCIP: 4008
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$65,013
Natl Median: $76,786
Lifetime Value Added
+$24k
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Median Debt
$18,729
Earnings (4yr)
$70,243
Natl Median: $63,293
Lifetime Value Added
+$65k
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Psychology, General
BachCIP: 4201
Median Debt
$16,156
Earnings (4yr)
$58,137
Natl Median: $50,706
Lifetime Value Added
-$31k
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Median Debt
$12,500
Earnings (4yr)
$111,898
Natl Median: $88,910
Lifetime Value Added
+$383k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$40,503
Natl Median: $55,000
Lifetime Value Added
-$180k
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Social Work
BachCIP: 4407
Median Debt
$20,500
Earnings (4yr)
$59,449
Natl Median: $51,790
Lifetime Value Added
-$20k
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Sociology
BachCIP: 4511
Median Debt
$19,500
Earnings (4yr)
$58,966
Natl Median: $52,657
Lifetime Value Added
-$24k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $57,887
Lifetime Value Added
N/A

Master's Degrees

Median Debt
$20,500
Earnings (4yr)
$91,337
Natl Median: $95,833
Lifetime Value Added
+$131k
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Median Debt
$74,855
Earnings (4yr)
$145,737
Natl Median: $127,347
Lifetime Value Added
+$603k
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Anthropology
MastCIP: 4502
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $61,276
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Applied Mathematics
MastCIP: 2703
Median Debt
$20,500
Earnings (4yr)
$115,518
Natl Median: $116,060
Lifetime Value Added
+$342k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $80,271
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $77,545
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Biology, General
MastCIP: 2601
Median Debt
$19,293
Earnings (4yr)
$71,973
Natl Median: $69,830
Lifetime Value Added
-$39k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$95,322
Natl Median: $106,375
Lifetime Value Added
+$165k
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Median Debt
$25,030
Earnings (4yr)
$109,573
Natl Median: $103,485
Lifetime Value Added
+$290k
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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 (4yr)
$184,407
Natl Median: $124,201
Lifetime Value Added
+$936k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $136,736
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$78,487
Natl Median: $62,269
Lifetime Value Added
+$18k
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Economics
MastCIP: 4506
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $100,743
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$29,265
Earnings (4yr)
$68,274
Natl Median: $71,685
Lifetime Value Added
-$72k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$104,443
Natl Median: $133,654
Lifetime Value Added
+$245k
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Engineering, Other
MastCIP: 1499
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $129,974
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,512
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy
MastCIP: 0302
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$30,771
Natl Median: $72,563
Lifetime Value Added
-$421k
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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
$20,508
Earnings (4yr)
$108,626
Natl Median: $110,694
Lifetime Value Added
+$282k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $49,079
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $79,463
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$33,314
Earnings (4yr)
$99,795
Natl Median: $89,981
Lifetime Value Added
+$205k
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Health Professions Education, Ethics, and Humanities
MastCIP: 5132
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$117,308
Natl Median: $100,487
Lifetime Value Added
+$357k
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History
MastCIP: 5401
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,360
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$29,617
Earnings (4yr)
$92,520
Natl Median: $83,558
Lifetime Value Added
+$141k
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Median Debt
$37,973
Earnings (4yr)
$89,107
Natl Median: $65,716
Lifetime Value Added
+$111k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $58,093
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Marine Sciences
MastCIP: 3032
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $66,840
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Marketing
MastCIP: 5214
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$73,000
Natl Median: $79,106
Lifetime Value Added
-$30k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $112,282
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Mathematics
MastCIP: 2701
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $72,654
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$104,470
Natl Median: $115,974
Lifetime Value Added
+$246k
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Median Debt
$27,250
Earnings (4yr)
$99,289
Natl Median: $101,441
Lifetime Value Added
+$200k
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Music
MastCIP: 5009
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $48,285
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)
$71,005
Natl Median: $64,711
Lifetime Value Added
-$48k
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Public Health
MastCIP: 5122
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$81,990
Natl Median: $82,751
Lifetime Value Added
+$49k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$77,523
Natl Median: $93,020
Lifetime Value Added
+$10k
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Median Debt
$25,000
Earnings (4yr)
$134,363
Natl Median: $120,193
Lifetime Value Added
+$505k
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Median Debt
$58,487
Earnings (4yr)
$83,252
Natl Median: $71,416
Lifetime Value Added
+$60k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$30,409
Natl Median: $55,035
Lifetime Value Added
-$425k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $60,728
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Social Work
MastCIP: 4407
Median Debt
$41,000
Earnings (4yr)
$67,350
Natl Median: $65,123
Lifetime Value Added
-$80k
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Median Debt
$34,086
Earnings (4yr)
$73,386
Natl Median: $63,707
Lifetime Value Added
-$27k
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Median Debt
$20,500
Earnings (4yr)
$77,223
Natl Median: $65,767
Lifetime Value Added
+$7k
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Graduate Certificates

Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $207,164
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Biology, General
Gr-CertCIP: 2601
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $66,581
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $65,965
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$124,768
Natl Median: $86,288
Lifetime Value Added
+$540k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $129,570
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $56,310
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $63,168
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $118,893
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $63,510
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$118,852
Natl Median: $99,117
Lifetime Value Added
+$462k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $65,226
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $95,753
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Philosophy
Gr-CertCIP: 3801
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $65,543
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 (2yr)
$115,339
Natl Median: $126,911
Lifetime Value Added
+$495k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $69,444
Lifetime Value Added
N/A

Doctoral Degrees

Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $125,137
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: $123,729
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $112,683
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)
-
Natl Median: $115,386
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Cognitive Science
DocCIP: 3025
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $118,884
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $154,538
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $97,173
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $157,305
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Engineering, Other
DocCIP: 1499
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $140,028
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $65,831
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: $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: $77,285
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $130,845
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: $101,435
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Music
DocCIP: 5009
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$59,933
Natl Median: $59,592
Lifetime Value Added
-$275k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $96,176
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: $90,908
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $82,893
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
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
Social Work
DocCIP: 4407
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
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Natl Median: $98,285
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Sociology
DocCIP: 4511
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
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Natl Median: $88,618
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
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Natl Median: $85,168
Lifetime Value Added
N/A

Professional Degrees

Dentistry
ProfCIP: 5104
Median Debt
$291,645
Earnings (4yr)
$160,639
Natl Median: $170,812
Lifetime Value Added
+$473k
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Medicine
ProfCIP: 5112
Median Debt
$237,221
Earnings (4yr)
$99,252
Natl Median: $112,460
Lifetime Value Added
+$21k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$142,801
Natl Median: $133,099
Lifetime Value Added
+$342k
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Median Debt
$126,419
Earnings (4yr)
$87,514
Natl Median: $81,641
Lifetime Value Added
-$66k
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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.