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Teachers College at Columbia University
New York, NY - Undergrads - Grad Rate
Total Cost
-
Sticker Price
Avg Net Price
-
After Aid
Median Earnings
$73,294
10yr Post-Entry
Vs. Peer Institutions
Net Price-
Peer Midpoint: -
Earnings (10yr)$73,294
Peer Midpoint: -
Graduation Rate-
Peer Midpoint: -
Socio-Economic Diversity
Pell Grant Recipients-
Enrollment Status
Full-Time100.0%
Economic Outcomes
Earn More than HS86.9%
Admissions Profile
Acceptance
100.0%
SAT Avg
-
SAT Reading
25th: --75th: -
SAT Math
25th: --75th: -
ACT Composite
25th: --75th: -
ROI Sensitivity Analysis
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
+$617k
+$296k
+$133k
Median CostN/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Full CostN/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
ROI Efficiency Metrics
Break-Even Age
Return on Inv. %
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
30
∞
Median CostN/A
N/A
N/A
Full CostN/A
N/A
N/A
Analysis Assumptions:
- Starting Salary: Estimated from the 10-year 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%.
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 with your specific estimates of cost and salary.
Program ROI Analysis
Master's Degrees
Arts, Entertainment,and Media Management
MastCIP: 5010
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$66,055
Lifetime Value Added
+$147k
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology
MastCIP: 4228
Median Debt
$81,639
Earnings (5yr)
$70,471
Lifetime Value Added
+$186k
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services
MastCIP: 5102
Median Debt
$103,013
Earnings (5yr)
$85,793
Lifetime Value Added
+$317k
Curriculum and Instruction
MastCIP: 1303
Median Debt
$45,690
Earnings (5yr)
$84,701
Lifetime Value Added
+$308k
Educational Administration and Supervision
MastCIP: 1304
Median Debt
$50,500
Earnings (5yr)
$90,554
Lifetime Value Added
+$358k
Educational/Instructional Media Design
MastCIP: 1305
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$67,660
Lifetime Value Added
+$197k
International and Comparative Education
MastCIP: 1307
Median Debt
$68,250
Earnings (5yr)
$78,185
Lifetime Value Added
+$252k
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services
MastCIP: 1601
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$47,260
Lifetime Value Added
+$1k
Research and Experimental Psychology
MastCIP: 4227
Median Debt
$58,988
Earnings (5yr)
$117,437
Lifetime Value Added
+$589k
Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education
MastCIP: 1309
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$84,141
Lifetime Value Added
+$303k
Sociology
MastCIP: 4511
Median Debt
$51,263
Earnings (2yr)
$64,493
Lifetime Value Added
+$168k
Special Education and Teaching
MastCIP: 1310
Median Debt
$41,000
Earnings (5yr)
$74,321
Lifetime Value Added
+$219k
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods
MastCIP: 1312
Median Debt
$64,500
Earnings (5yr)
$76,113
Lifetime Value Added
+$234k
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas
MastCIP: 1313
Median Debt
$51,964
Earnings (5yr)
$73,899
Lifetime Value Added
+$215k
Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language
MastCIP: 1314
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$77,982
Lifetime Value Added
+$250k
Doctoral Degrees
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas
DocCIP: 1313
Median Debt
$88,816
Earnings (5yr)
$100,213
Lifetime Value Added
+$298k
Note: Lifetime Value Added is the Net Present Value (NPV) of estimated career earnings relative to a median high school graduate, 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 degree decision moving forward. These Lifetime Value Added results should not be compared with those Undergraduate Certificates, Associates or Bachelors starting at age 18.