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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
$90,489
4yr Post-Grad
Vs. Peer Institutions
Net Price-
Peer Midpoint: -
Earnings (4yr Post-Grad)$90,489
Peer Midpoint: -
Graduation Rate-
Peer Midpoint: -
Socio-Economic Diversity
Pell Grant Recipients-
Enrollment Status
Full-Time100.0%
Economic Outcomes
Earn More than HS-
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
+$770k
+$437k
+$286k
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
26
∞
Median CostN/A
N/A
N/A
Full CostN/A
N/A
N/A
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%.
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
Anthropology
MastCIP: 4502
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $61,276
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management
MastCIP: 5010
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$78,032
Natl Median: $59,685
Lifetime Value Added
+$48k
Bilingual, Multilingual, and Multicultural Education
MastCIP: 1302
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $71,241
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology
MastCIP: 4228
Median Debt
$81,639
Earnings (4yr)
$91,522
Natl Median: $65,184
Lifetime Value Added
+$166k
Communication and Media Studies
MastCIP: 0901
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $71,953
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services
MastCIP: 5102
Median Debt
$103,013
Earnings (4yr)
$85,922
Natl Median: $67,030
Lifetime Value Added
+$117k
Curriculum and Instruction
MastCIP: 1303
Median Debt
$45,690
Earnings (4yr)
$86,945
Natl Median: $63,399
Lifetime Value Added
+$126k
Economics
MastCIP: 4506
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $100,743
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Educational Administration and Supervision
MastCIP: 1304
Median Debt
$50,500
Earnings (4yr)
$94,693
Natl Median: $71,685
Lifetime Value Added
+$194k
Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research
MastCIP: 1306
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $66,232
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Educational/Instructional Media Design
MastCIP: 1305
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$90,375
Natl Median: $70,644
Lifetime Value Added
+$156k
Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services
MastCIP: 1905
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $66,523
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Health Professions Education, Ethics, and Humanities
MastCIP: 5132
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $100,487
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
International and Comparative Education
MastCIP: 1307
Median Debt
$68,250
Earnings (4yr)
$78,135
Natl Median: $69,445
Lifetime Value Added
+$49k
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services
MastCIP: 1601
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$47,260
Natl Median: $58,093
Lifetime Value Added
-$215k
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other
MastCIP: 3099
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $75,122
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences
MastCIP: 2609
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $67,681
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Political Science and Government
MastCIP: 4510
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $78,850
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Public Health
MastCIP: 5122
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $82,751
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Public Policy Analysis
MastCIP: 4405
Median Debt
$41,599
Earnings (4yr)
$87,221
Natl Median: $93,020
Lifetime Value Added
+$128k
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
MastCIP: 5138
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $120,193
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Research and Experimental Psychology
MastCIP: 4227
Median Debt
$58,988
Earnings (4yr)
$73,440
Natl Median: $63,216
Lifetime Value Added
+$7k
Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education
MastCIP: 1309
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$84,141
Natl Median: $66,129
Lifetime Value Added
+$87k
Sociology
MastCIP: 4511
Median Debt
$51,263
Earnings (4yr)
$93,752
Natl Median: $63,330
Lifetime Value Added
+$186k
Special Education and Teaching
MastCIP: 1310
Median Debt
$41,000
Earnings (4yr)
$76,970
Natl Median: $64,397
Lifetime Value Added
+$38k
Student Counseling and Personnel Services
MastCIP: 1311
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $60,111
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods
MastCIP: 1312
Median Debt
$64,500
Earnings (4yr)
$75,388
Natl Median: $59,916
Lifetime Value Added
+$25k
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas
MastCIP: 1313
Median Debt
$51,964
Earnings (4yr)
$76,686
Natl Median: $63,707
Lifetime Value Added
+$36k
Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language
MastCIP: 1314
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$79,054
Natl Median: $65,767
Lifetime Value Added
+$57k
Doctoral Degrees
Anthropology
DocCIP: 4502
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $77,473
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology
DocCIP: 4228
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $99,878
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services
DocCIP: 5102
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $88,343
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Curriculum and Instruction
DocCIP: 1303
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$91,322
Natl Median: $83,031
Lifetime Value Added
+$30k
Economics
DocCIP: 4506
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $135,560
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Educational Administration and Supervision
DocCIP: 1304
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $100,573
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research
DocCIP: 1306
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $99,550
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Educational/Instructional Media Design
DocCIP: 1305
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $89,809
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services
DocCIP: 1905
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $96,500
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other
DocCIP: 3099
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $86,341
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Political Science and Government
DocCIP: 4510
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $90,908
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Public Policy Analysis
DocCIP: 4405
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $119,220
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
DocCIP: 5138
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $138,131
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Research and Experimental Psychology
DocCIP: 4227
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $103,410
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education
DocCIP: 1309
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $88,768
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Sociology
DocCIP: 4511
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $88,618
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Special Education and Teaching
DocCIP: 1310
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $90,739
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods
DocCIP: 1312
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $81,822
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas
DocCIP: 1313
Median Debt
$88,816
Earnings (4yr)
$108,383
Natl Median: $85,168
Lifetime Value Added
+$157k
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 degree decision moving forward. These Lifetime Value Added results for graduate degrees should not be compared with those for Undergraduate Certificates, Associates or Bachelors.