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Syracuse University

Syracuse, NY 15,477 Undergrads 82.6% Grad Rate
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Total Cost
$84,517
Sticker Price
Avg Net Price
$38,793
After Aid
Median Earnings
$79,406
4yr Post-Grad

Vs. Peer Institutions

Net Price$38,793
Peer Midpoint: $20,081
Earnings (4yr Post-Grad)Completers only after graduation
$79,406
Peer Midpoint: $60,428
Earnings (10yr Post-Enroll)All enrolled after enrollment
$79,164
Peer Midpoint: $53,763
Graduation Rate82.6%
Peer Midpoint: 58.9%
Average Starting Age20.2
Socio-Economic Diversity
Pell Grant Recipients17.1%
Enrollment Status
Full-Time96.7%
Economic Outcomes
Earn More than HS80.5%

Admissions Profile

Acceptance
45.9%
SAT Avg
1,375
SAT Reading
25th: 64065075th: 720
SAT Math
25th: 63066075th: 720
ACT Composite
25th: 293075th: 32

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
+$686k
+$219k
+$201k
Median Cost$39k/yr
+$546k
+$79k
+$62k
Full Cost$85k/yr
+$382k
-$85k
-$103k

ROI Efficiency Metrics

Break-Even Age
Return on Inv. %
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
28
∞
Median Cost$39k/yr
44
44%
Full Cost$85k/yr
Never
-34%
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 Return27%

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-57%
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: $47,440
Lifetime Value Added
N/A

Associate's Degrees

Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $44,125
Lifetime Value Added
N/A

Bachelor's Degrees

Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (4yr)
$112,682
Natl Median: $76,194
Lifetime Value Added
+$315k
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (4yr)
$90,470
Natl Median: $98,207
Lifetime Value Added
+$146k
Anthropology
BachCIP: 4502
Median Debt
$22,499
Earnings (4yr)
$53,196
Natl Median: $46,676
Lifetime Value Added
-$144k
Applied Mathematics
BachCIP: 2703
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $91,532
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Architectural History, Criticism, and Conservation
BachCIP: 0408
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $65,003
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$31,000
Earnings (4yr)
$76,367
Natl Median: $70,074
Lifetime Value Added
+$39k
Area Studies
BachCIP: 0501
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $56,625
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management
BachCIP: 5010
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (4yr)
$61,819
Natl Median: $48,240
Lifetime Value Added
-$74k
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (2yr)
$24,035
Natl Median: $65,466
Lifetime Value Added
-$386k
Biology, General
BachCIP: 2601
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (4yr)
$68,283
Natl Median: $57,214
Lifetime Value Added
-$23k
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (4yr)
$99,521
Natl Median: $93,451
Lifetime Value Added
+$215k
Biotechnology
BachCIP: 2612
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (4yr)
$87,596
Natl Median: $67,097
Lifetime Value Added
+$124k
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (4yr)
$91,472
Natl Median: $68,257
Lifetime Value Added
+$154k
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (4yr)
$87,529
Natl Median: $98,158
Lifetime Value Added
+$124k
Chemistry
BachCIP: 4005
Median Debt
$21,459
Earnings (4yr)
$68,017
Natl Median: $65,120
Lifetime Value Added
-$25k
Civil Engineering
BachCIP: 1408
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (4yr)
$88,996
Natl Median: $86,517
Lifetime Value Added
+$135k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $49,429
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$26,000
Earnings (4yr)
$70,106
Natl Median: $56,359
Lifetime Value Added
-$9k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$56,485
Natl Median: $58,928
Lifetime Value Added
-$117k
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (4yr)
$120,773
Natl Median: $92,374
Lifetime Value Added
+$377k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$110,988
Natl Median: $109,015
Lifetime Value Added
+$303k
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (4yr)
$71,527
Natl Median: $51,490
Lifetime Value Added
+$2k
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (4yr)
$44,045
Natl Median: $39,775
Lifetime Value Added
-$221k
Economics
BachCIP: 4506
Median Debt
$25,500
Earnings (4yr)
$83,649
Natl Median: $82,686
Lifetime Value Added
+$94k
Education, General
BachCIP: 1301
Median Debt
$23,250
Earnings (4yr)
$62,372
Natl Median: $49,808
Lifetime Value Added
-$69k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $100,647
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$26,750
Earnings (4yr)
$60,602
Natl Median: $48,590
Lifetime Value Added
-$83k
Median Debt
$26,350
Earnings (4yr)
$87,851
Natl Median: $61,027
Lifetime Value Added
+$126k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $81,171
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $51,710
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (4yr)
$90,210
Natl Median: $64,926
Lifetime Value Added
+$144k
Median Debt
$26,875
Earnings (4yr)
$54,115
Natl Median: $43,765
Lifetime Value Added
-$136k
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (4yr)
$120,274
Natl Median: $83,343
Lifetime Value Added
+$373k
Median Debt
$26,950
Earnings (4yr)
$43,988
Natl Median: $41,367
Lifetime Value Added
-$221k
Median Debt
$26,750
Earnings (4yr)
$58,038
Natl Median: $54,945
Lifetime Value Added
-$104k
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (4yr)
$71,543
Natl Median: $57,853
Lifetime Value Added
+$2k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $60,190
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,459
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $43,283
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
History
BachCIP: 5401
Median Debt
$24,250
Earnings (4yr)
$64,871
Natl Median: $50,680
Lifetime Value Added
-$50k
Median Debt
$22,962
Earnings (4yr)
$53,522
Natl Median: $48,568
Lifetime Value Added
-$141k
Median Debt
$26,273
Earnings (4yr)
$68,314
Natl Median: $48,597
Lifetime Value Added
-$23k
Median Debt
$26,564
Earnings (4yr)
$104,842
Natl Median: $85,294
Lifetime Value Added
+$256k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$67,227
Natl Median: $60,369
Lifetime Value Added
-$31k
Median Debt
$26,068
Earnings (4yr)
$68,049
Natl Median: $66,596
Lifetime Value Added
-$25k
Journalism
BachCIP: 0904
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (4yr)
$70,404
Natl Median: $56,278
Lifetime Value Added
-$7k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $53,072
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $49,984
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $83,290
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Marketing
BachCIP: 5214
Median Debt
$26,951
Earnings (4yr)
$91,235
Natl Median: $69,303
Lifetime Value Added
+$152k
Mathematics
BachCIP: 2701
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (4yr)
$81,941
Natl Median: $69,562
Lifetime Value Added
+$81k
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (4yr)
$91,438
Natl Median: $92,135
Lifetime Value Added
+$154k
Music
BachCIP: 5009
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $42,892
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,012
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (4yr)
$54,088
Natl Median: $62,451
Lifetime Value Added
-$136k
Nutrition Sciences
BachCIP: 3019
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $60,053
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
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
$26,091
Earnings (4yr)
$75,239
Natl Median: $63,293
Lifetime Value Added
+$30k
Psychology, General
BachCIP: 4201
Median Debt
$26,000
Earnings (4yr)
$65,694
Natl Median: $50,706
Lifetime Value Added
-$43k
Median Debt
$26,000
Earnings (4yr)
$89,732
Natl Median: $65,093
Lifetime Value Added
+$141k
Public Health
BachCIP: 5122
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (4yr)
$69,776
Natl Median: $58,808
Lifetime Value Added
-$12k
Median Debt
$24,375
Earnings (4yr)
$90,535
Natl Median: $63,560
Lifetime Value Added
+$147k
Median Debt
$26,406
Earnings (4yr)
$70,815
Natl Median: $50,497
Lifetime Value Added
-$4k
Real Estate
BachCIP: 5215
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$90,764
Natl Median: $84,821
Lifetime Value Added
+$148k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $41,390
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$23,250
Earnings (4yr)
$61,159
Natl Median: $48,471
Lifetime Value Added
-$79k
Median Debt
$26,137
Earnings (4yr)
$84,654
Natl Median: $55,000
Lifetime Value Added
+$102k
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (4yr)
$69,491
Natl Median: $57,805
Lifetime Value Added
-$14k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $62,169
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Social Work
BachCIP: 4407
Median Debt
$26,950
Earnings (4yr)
$60,920
Natl Median: $51,790
Lifetime Value Added
-$81k
Sociology
BachCIP: 4511
Median Debt
$24,500
Earnings (4yr)
$67,044
Natl Median: $52,657
Lifetime Value Added
-$33k
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (4yr)
$62,864
Natl Median: $50,499
Lifetime Value Added
-$65k
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness
BachCIP: 3105
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (4yr)
$68,219
Natl Median: $54,562
Lifetime Value Added
-$24k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $88,036
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$24,990
Earnings (4yr)
$65,410
Natl Median: $51,389
Lifetime Value Added
-$45k

Post-Baccalaureate Certificates

Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$114,122
Natl Median: $123,678
Lifetime Value Added
+$420k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $128,842
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $90,056
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Education, Other
PB-CertCIP: 1399
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $56,674
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$108,190
Natl Median: $88,516
Lifetime Value Added
+$364k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $69,708
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$67,447
Natl Median: $69,384
Lifetime Value Added
-$24k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $82,066
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $103,122
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $104,335
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $60,647
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Public Administration
PB-CertCIP: 4404
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $85,234
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Public Health
PB-CertCIP: 5122
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $78,697
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $106,875
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $68,085
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $60,439
Lifetime Value Added
N/A

Master's Degrees

Median Debt
$44,832
Earnings (4yr)
$110,435
Natl Median: $95,833
Lifetime Value Added
+$260k
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: $77,466
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Area Studies
MastCIP: 0501
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $68,936
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management
MastCIP: 5010
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$95,311
Natl Median: $59,685
Lifetime Value Added
+$128k
Median Debt
$43,517
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $77,545
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
$64,914
Earnings (4yr)
$138,634
Natl Median: $103,485
Lifetime Value Added
+$505k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $96,656
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
Civil Engineering
MastCIP: 1408
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $98,323
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $71,953
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $67,030
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$59,437
Earnings (4yr)
$155,598
Natl Median: $124,201
Lifetime Value Added
+$651k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $136,736
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $114,420
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $121,855
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $63,399
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $70,073
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Economics
MastCIP: 4506
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $100,743
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Education, Other
MastCIP: 1399
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $65,348
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$62,699
Natl Median: $71,685
Lifetime Value Added
-$159k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $70,644
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
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,512
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $97,366
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $92,629
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $51,486
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$53,086
Earnings (4yr)
$52,797
Natl Median: $49,079
Lifetime Value Added
-$251k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $66,523
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $79,784
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $79,463
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
History
MastCIP: 5401
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,360
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $95,461
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $58,524
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$49,759
Earnings (4yr)
$146,546
Natl Median: $112,705
Lifetime Value Added
+$573k
Median Debt
$41,744
Earnings (4yr)
$92,844
Natl Median: $95,627
Lifetime Value Added
+$106k
Journalism
MastCIP: 0904
Median Debt
$56,444
Earnings (4yr)
$62,512
Natl Median: $69,034
Lifetime Value Added
-$161k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $101,000
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$53,304
Earnings (4yr)
$55,160
Natl Median: $56,301
Lifetime Value Added
-$229k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $58,093
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$58,146
Earnings (4yr)
$124,750
Natl Median: $124,807
Lifetime Value Added
+$385k
Mathematics
MastCIP: 2701
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $72,654
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$112,673
Natl Median: $115,974
Lifetime Value Added
+$280k
Median Debt
$115,998
Earnings (4yr)
$63,591
Natl Median: $59,571
Lifetime Value Added
-$151k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $67,520
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$42,914
Natl Median: $53,692
Lifetime Value Added
-$347k
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
Physics
MastCIP: 4008
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $96,478
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $67,681
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
$51,317
Earnings (4yr)
$107,868
Natl Median: $81,408
Lifetime Value Added
+$238k
Public Health
MastCIP: 5122
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $82,751
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$71,289
Earnings (4yr)
$87,500
Natl Median: $80,125
Lifetime Value Added
+$60k
Median Debt
$44,559
Earnings (4yr)
$65,092
Natl Median: $75,972
Lifetime Value Added
-$137k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $57,737
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,035
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $60,728
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$76,631
Natl Median: $82,399
Lifetime Value Added
-$36k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $66,129
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $65,443
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Social Work
MastCIP: 4407
Median Debt
$62,952
Earnings (4yr)
$61,656
Natl Median: $65,123
Lifetime Value Added
-$169k
Sociology
MastCIP: 4511
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $63,330
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$59,695
Earnings (4yr)
$66,858
Natl Median: $64,397
Lifetime Value Added
-$122k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $60,111
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Systems Engineering
MastCIP: 1427
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $144,565
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$41,000
Earnings (4yr)
$60,755
Natl Median: $63,707
Lifetime Value Added
-$177k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $65,767
Lifetime Value Added
N/A

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
Biology, General
DocCIP: 2601
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $92,983
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $131,848
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)
$91,446
Natl Median: $115,386
Lifetime Value Added
-$109k
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
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $88,343
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $154,538
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: $89,809
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: $86,469
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: $92,538
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $126,925
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $69,534
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: $77,066
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: $67,164
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $78,692
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $88,768
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $81,523
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: $83,794
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

Professional Degrees

Law
ProfCIP: 2201
Median Debt
$113,050
Earnings (4yr)
$97,648
Natl Median: $107,773
Lifetime Value Added
-$63k

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.