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Temple University

Philadelphia, PA 20,970 Undergrads 75.6% Grad Rate
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Total Cost
$40,903
Sticker Price
Avg Net Price
$28,198
After Aid
Median Earnings
$67,232
4yr Post-Grad

Vs. Peer Institutions

Net Price$28,198
Peer Midpoint: $20,081
Earnings (4yr Post-Grad)Completers only after graduation
$67,232
Peer Midpoint: $60,428
Earnings (10yr Post-Enroll)All enrolled after enrollment
$63,727
Peer Midpoint: $53,763
Graduation Rate75.6%
Peer Midpoint: 58.9%
Average Starting Age21.4
Socio-Economic Diversity
Pell Grant Recipients31.6%
Enrollment Status
Full-Time94.0%
Economic Outcomes
Earn More than HS75.7%

Admissions Profile

Acceptance
80.4%
SAT Avg
-
SAT Reading
25th: --75th: -
SAT Math
25th: --75th: -
ACT Composite
25th: --75th: -

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
+$593k
+$126k
+$108k
Median Cost$28k/yr
+$491k
+$24k
+$7k
Full Cost$41k/yr
+$445k
-$21k
-$39k

ROI Efficiency Metrics

Break-Even Age
Return on Inv. %
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
32
∞
Median Cost$28k/yr
59
7%
Full Cost$41k/yr
Never
-26%
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 Return44%

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-47%
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
$26,000
Earnings (4yr)
$66,762
Natl Median: $41,771
Lifetime Value Added
+$238k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $37,705
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Area Studies
CertCIP: 0501
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $52,845
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $47,440
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $56,556
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$108,764
Natl Median: $52,615
Lifetime Value Added
+$646k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $31,337
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $42,213
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $50,211
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $57,315
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $32,800
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$64,668
Natl Median: $58,705
Lifetime Value Added
+$217k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $40,962
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $72,496
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$26,500
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $45,242
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $58,495
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Music
CertCIP: 5009
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $33,318
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $51,561
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $46,207
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Philosophy
CertCIP: 3801
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,871
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $72,399
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$54,801
Natl Median: $55,975
Lifetime Value Added
+$105k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$52,030
Natl Median: $53,696
Lifetime Value Added
+$88k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $59,056
Lifetime Value Added
N/A

Bachelor's Degrees

Median Debt
$23,562
Earnings (4yr)
$85,777
Natl Median: $76,194
Lifetime Value Added
+$149k
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (4yr)
$59,764
Natl Median: $70,786
Lifetime Value Added
-$52k
Anthropology
BachCIP: 4502
Median Debt
$25,000
Earnings (4yr)
$43,793
Natl Median: $46,676
Lifetime Value Added
-$185k
Applied Mathematics
BachCIP: 2703
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $91,532
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$26,500
Earnings (4yr)
$66,518
Natl Median: $70,074
Lifetime Value Added
+$1k
Area Studies
BachCIP: 0501
Median Debt
$25,000
Earnings (5yr)
$44,098
Natl Median: $56,625
Lifetime Value Added
-$190k
Median Debt
$25,125
Earnings (4yr)
$80,364
Natl Median: $65,466
Lifetime Value Added
+$107k
Biology, General
BachCIP: 2601
Median Debt
$25,065
Earnings (4yr)
$72,134
Natl Median: $57,214
Lifetime Value Added
+$44k
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (4yr)
$101,101
Natl Median: $93,451
Lifetime Value Added
+$265k
Median Debt
$19,500
Earnings (4yr)
$82,570
Natl Median: $68,257
Lifetime Value Added
+$124k
Median Debt
$25,000
Earnings (4yr)
$75,632
Natl Median: $68,407
Lifetime Value Added
+$71k
Chemistry
BachCIP: 4005
Median Debt
$23,952
Earnings (4yr)
$78,052
Natl Median: $65,120
Lifetime Value Added
+$90k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $66,874
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$77,673
Natl Median: $76,549
Lifetime Value Added
+$87k
Civil Engineering
BachCIP: 1408
Median Debt
$25,872
Earnings (4yr)
$82,553
Natl Median: $86,517
Lifetime Value Added
+$124k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$29,685
Natl Median: $49,429
Lifetime Value Added
-$296k
Median Debt
$21,500
Earnings (4yr)
$54,283
Natl Median: $56,359
Lifetime Value Added
-$97k
Median Debt
$25,000
Earnings (4yr)
$62,061
Natl Median: $58,928
Lifetime Value Added
-$34k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $104,864
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$25,000
Earnings (4yr)
$101,670
Natl Median: $92,374
Lifetime Value Added
+$270k
Construction Engineering Technology/Technician
BachCIP: 1510
Median Debt
$26,125
Earnings (4yr)
$89,674
Natl Median: $93,843
Lifetime Value Added
+$178k
Median Debt
$24,125
Earnings (4yr)
$56,164
Natl Median: $55,378
Lifetime Value Added
-$81k
Dance
BachCIP: 5003
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (4yr)
$36,524
Natl Median: $39,980
Lifetime Value Added
-$247k
Median Debt
$26,000
Earnings (4yr)
$60,782
Natl Median: $51,490
Lifetime Value Added
-$44k
Median Debt
$23,375
Earnings (4yr)
$36,994
Natl Median: $39,775
Lifetime Value Added
-$243k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $51,642
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Economics
BachCIP: 4506
Median Debt
$21,854
Earnings (4yr)
$73,154
Natl Median: $82,686
Lifetime Value Added
+$52k
Median Debt
$26,500
Earnings (4yr)
$97,839
Natl Median: $100,647
Lifetime Value Added
+$241k
Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General
BachCIP: 1500
Median Debt
$27,263
Earnings (4yr)
$79,351
Natl Median: $80,526
Lifetime Value Added
+$99k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $89,359
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$21,613
Earnings (4yr)
$53,018
Natl Median: $48,590
Lifetime Value Added
-$107k
Median Debt
$20,949
Earnings (4yr)
$60,437
Natl Median: $61,027
Lifetime Value Added
-$47k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $81,171
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$26,875
Earnings (4yr)
$39,449
Natl Median: $51,710
Lifetime Value Added
-$222k
Median Debt
$21,500
Earnings (4yr)
$42,526
Natl Median: $43,765
Lifetime Value Added
-$196k
Median Debt
$23,125
Earnings (4yr)
$85,011
Natl Median: $83,343
Lifetime Value Added
+$143k
Median Debt
$25,500
Earnings (4yr)
$42,126
Natl Median: $41,367
Lifetime Value Added
-$199k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$53,400
Natl Median: $57,853
Lifetime Value Added
-$113k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$61,968
Natl Median: $60,190
Lifetime Value Added
-$44k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,459
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$20,500
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $61,296
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $49,728
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
History
BachCIP: 5401
Median Debt
$25,000
Earnings (4yr)
$52,584
Natl Median: $50,680
Lifetime Value Added
-$111k
Median Debt
$24,554
Earnings (4yr)
$60,347
Natl Median: $56,726
Lifetime Value Added
-$47k
Median Debt
$25,904
Earnings (4yr)
$51,610
Natl Median: $48,568
Lifetime Value Added
-$119k
Median Debt
$25,750
Earnings (4yr)
$73,127
Natl Median: $68,069
Lifetime Value Added
+$52k
Insurance
BachCIP: 5217
Median Debt
$24,750
Earnings (4yr)
$92,555
Natl Median: $88,472
Lifetime Value Added
+$200k
Median Debt
$25,870
Earnings (4yr)
$65,302
Natl Median: $73,201
Lifetime Value Added
-$8k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $66,596
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
International/Globalization Studies
BachCIP: 3020
Median Debt
$20,500
Earnings (4yr)
$51,931
Natl Median: $59,972
Lifetime Value Added
-$116k
Journalism
BachCIP: 0904
Median Debt
$24,000
Earnings (4yr)
$53,518
Natl Median: $56,278
Lifetime Value Added
-$103k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$52,793
Natl Median: $66,387
Lifetime Value Added
-$118k
Median Debt
$26,000
Earnings (4yr)
$60,714
Natl Median: $57,149
Lifetime Value Added
-$44k
Median Debt
$28,367
Earnings (4yr)
$50,536
Natl Median: $53,072
Lifetime Value Added
-$128k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $49,984
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$26,000
Earnings (4yr)
$75,286
Natl Median: $83,290
Lifetime Value Added
+$68k
Median Debt
$24,187
Earnings (4yr)
$104,311
Natl Median: $86,176
Lifetime Value Added
+$290k
Marketing
BachCIP: 5214
Median Debt
$23,553
Earnings (4yr)
$72,289
Natl Median: $69,303
Lifetime Value Added
+$45k
Median Debt
$25,750
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $118,943
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Mathematics
BachCIP: 2701
Median Debt
$20,250
Earnings (4yr)
$91,330
Natl Median: $69,562
Lifetime Value Added
+$191k
Median Debt
$25,000
Earnings (4yr)
$91,131
Natl Median: $92,135
Lifetime Value Added
+$189k
Median Debt
$24,750
Earnings (4yr)
$76,927
Natl Median: $73,739
Lifetime Value Added
+$81k
Music
BachCIP: 5009
Median Debt
$21,500
Earnings (4yr)
$40,387
Natl Median: $42,892
Lifetime Value Added
-$214k
Median Debt
$20,500
Earnings (4yr)
$60,864
Natl Median: $55,012
Lifetime Value Added
-$43k
Natural Sciences
BachCIP: 3018
Median Debt
$26,250
Earnings (5yr)
$57,150
Natl Median: $57,935
Lifetime Value Added
-$82k
Median Debt
$25,668
Earnings (4yr)
$64,063
Natl Median: $62,451
Lifetime Value Added
-$18k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $116,539
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Philosophy
BachCIP: 3801
Median Debt
$25,000
Earnings (4yr)
$47,414
Natl Median: $54,455
Lifetime Value Added
-$154k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $63,096
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Physics
BachCIP: 4008
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $76,786
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Plant Sciences
BachCIP: 0111
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$35,728
Natl Median: $56,567
Lifetime Value Added
-$254k
Median Debt
$23,881
Earnings (4yr)
$59,848
Natl Median: $63,293
Lifetime Value Added
-$51k
Psychology, General
BachCIP: 4201
Median Debt
$22,120
Earnings (4yr)
$50,582
Natl Median: $50,706
Lifetime Value Added
-$127k
Public Health
BachCIP: 5122
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (4yr)
$57,499
Natl Median: $58,808
Lifetime Value Added
-$70k
Median Debt
$23,827
Earnings (4yr)
$67,840
Natl Median: $63,560
Lifetime Value Added
+$11k
Median Debt
$25,000
Earnings (4yr)
$53,818
Natl Median: $50,497
Lifetime Value Added
-$101k
Real Estate
BachCIP: 5215
Median Debt
$22,500
Earnings (4yr)
$65,650
Natl Median: $84,821
Lifetime Value Added
-$5k
Median Debt
$26,000
Earnings (4yr)
$96,342
Natl Median: $88,910
Lifetime Value Added
+$229k
Median Debt
$26,000
Earnings (4yr)
$51,599
Natl Median: $55,792
Lifetime Value Added
-$119k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $41,390
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$23,852
Earnings (4yr)
$60,672
Natl Median: $55,000
Lifetime Value Added
-$45k
Social Work
BachCIP: 4407
Median Debt
$26,000
Earnings (4yr)
$54,166
Natl Median: $51,790
Lifetime Value Added
-$98k
Sociology
BachCIP: 4511
Median Debt
$21,875
Earnings (4yr)
$47,631
Natl Median: $52,657
Lifetime Value Added
-$152k
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness
BachCIP: 3105
Median Debt
$25,501
Earnings (4yr)
$63,714
Natl Median: $54,562
Lifetime Value Added
-$21k
Statistics
BachCIP: 2705
Median Debt
$22,161
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $92,425
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$24,250
Earnings (4yr)
$55,494
Natl Median: $47,382
Lifetime Value Added
-$87k
Median Debt
$25,187
Earnings (4yr)
$52,739
Natl Median: $51,389
Lifetime Value Added
-$109k
Median Debt
$26,000
Earnings (4yr)
$42,731
Natl Median: $41,688
Lifetime Value Added
-$194k

Master's Degrees

Median Debt
$20,500
Earnings (4yr)
$110,473
Natl Median: $95,833
Lifetime Value Added
+$280k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $235,700
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$96,709
Earnings (4yr)
$128,438
Natl Median: $127,347
Lifetime Value Added
+$436k
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
$57,581
Earnings (4yr)
$69,474
Natl Median: $77,466
Lifetime Value Added
-$79k
Biology, General
MastCIP: 2601
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $69,830
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $110,121
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $106,375
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Biotechnology
MastCIP: 2612
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$99,847
Natl Median: $107,682
Lifetime Value Added
+$187k
Median Debt
$45,067
Earnings (4yr)
$155,271
Natl Median: $103,485
Lifetime Value Added
+$668k
Chemistry
MastCIP: 4005
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $82,937
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$69,841
Natl Median: $79,665
Lifetime Value Added
-$88k
Civil Engineering
MastCIP: 1408
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $98,323
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$50,627
Earnings (4yr)
$65,578
Natl Median: $65,184
Lifetime Value Added
-$114k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $71,953
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$72,057
Earnings (4yr)
$68,990
Natl Median: $67,030
Lifetime Value Added
-$83k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $124,201
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$27,600
Earnings (4yr)
$128,874
Natl Median: $121,855
Lifetime Value Added
+$440k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $66,714
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Dance
MastCIP: 5003
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,404
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $70,073
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $49,978
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $82,527
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Economics
MastCIP: 4506
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $100,743
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Education, General
MastCIP: 1301
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$70,523
Natl Median: $65,824
Lifetime Value Added
-$82k
Median Debt
$40,082
Earnings (4yr)
$73,176
Natl Median: $71,685
Lifetime Value Added
-$47k
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)
$117,753
Natl Median: $97,366
Lifetime Value Added
+$343k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $92,629
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $62,705
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$26,353
Natl Median: $51,486
Lifetime Value Added
-$482k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$102,128
Natl Median: $110,694
Lifetime Value Added
+$207k
Median Debt
$41,000
Earnings (4yr)
$45,465
Natl Median: $49,079
Lifetime Value Added
-$303k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$78,144
Natl Median: $79,784
Lifetime Value Added
-$3k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $79,463
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$94,956
Natl Median: $89,981
Lifetime Value Added
+$144k
Health Professions Education, Ethics, and Humanities
MastCIP: 5132
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $100,487
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)
$77,510
Natl Median: $74,856
Lifetime Value Added
-$9k
Median Debt
$33,800
Earnings (4yr)
$97,819
Natl Median: $83,558
Lifetime Value Added
+$169k
Journalism
MastCIP: 0904
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $69,034
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$46,087
Natl Median: $70,306
Lifetime Value Added
-$278k
Median Debt
$49,688
Earnings (4yr)
$98,481
Natl Median: $101,000
Lifetime Value Added
+$175k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $65,716
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$39,000
Earnings (4yr)
$105,003
Natl Median: $124,807
Lifetime Value Added
+$232k
Marketing
MastCIP: 5214
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $79,106
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
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $101,441
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Music
MastCIP: 5009
Median Debt
$37,500
Earnings (4yr)
$44,122
Natl Median: $48,285
Lifetime Value Added
-$316k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $73,229
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$37,499
Earnings (4yr)
$149,741
Natl Median: $129,214
Lifetime Value Added
+$620k
Philosophy
MastCIP: 3801
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $60,272
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
Public Health
MastCIP: 5122
Median Debt
$41,000
Earnings (5yr)
$62,507
Natl Median: $82,751
Lifetime Value Added
-$153k
Median Debt
$35,400
Earnings (4yr)
$91,832
Natl Median: $93,020
Lifetime Value Added
+$117k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $80,125
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$41,000
Earnings (4yr)
$118,378
Natl Median: $75,972
Lifetime Value Added
+$349k
Median Debt
$99,053
Earnings (4yr)
$74,120
Natl Median: $71,416
Lifetime Value Added
-$38k
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
Social Work
MastCIP: 4407
Median Debt
$52,379
Earnings (4yr)
$62,274
Natl Median: $65,123
Lifetime Value Added
-$143k
Sociology
MastCIP: 4511
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $63,330
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$30,750
Earnings (4yr)
$58,619
Natl Median: $64,397
Lifetime Value Added
-$177k
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness
MastCIP: 3105
Median Debt
$39,500
Earnings (4yr)
$70,566
Natl Median: $62,033
Lifetime Value Added
-$70k
Statistics
MastCIP: 2705
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $123,816
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$27,938
Earnings (4yr)
$63,516
Natl Median: $59,916
Lifetime Value Added
-$132k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$69,374
Natl Median: $63,707
Lifetime Value Added
-$80k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $65,767
Lifetime Value Added
N/A

Graduate Certificates

Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $207,164
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Dispute Resolution
Gr-CertCIP: 3028
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $73,947
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $86,288
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $75,166
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $121,041
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $63,168
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $74,850
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $122,843
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 (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $75,140
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$65,871
Natl Median: $63,709
Lifetime Value Added
-$42k

Doctoral Degrees

Anthropology
DocCIP: 4502
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $77,473
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
Chemistry
DocCIP: 4005
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $115,386
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Civil Engineering
DocCIP: 1408
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $110,980
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$88,195
Natl Median: $99,878
Lifetime Value Added
-$108k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $77,931
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $154,538
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $86,427
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Dance
DocCIP: 5003
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $65,309
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $97,173
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Economics
DocCIP: 4506
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $135,560
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Education, General
DocCIP: 1301
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $87,373
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$71,575
Natl Median: $100,573
Lifetime Value Added
-$197k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $157,305
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $81,271
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
Mathematics
DocCIP: 2701
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $89,656
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Music
DocCIP: 5009
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $59,592
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $96,176
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: $98,707
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Public Health
DocCIP: 5122
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $108,962
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$132,363
Natl Median: $138,131
Lifetime Value Added
+$213k
Median Debt
$130,500
Earnings (4yr)
$83,407
Natl Median: $82,893
Lifetime Value Added
-$130k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $67,164
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $69,860
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness
DocCIP: 3105
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $81,993
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

Dentistry
ProfCIP: 5104
Median Debt
$296,851
Earnings (4yr)
$183,560
Natl Median: $170,812
Lifetime Value Added
+$608k
Law
ProfCIP: 2201
Median Debt
$81,733
Earnings (4yr)
$117,775
Natl Median: $107,773
Lifetime Value Added
+$125k
Medicine
ProfCIP: 5112
Median Debt
$208,393
Earnings (4yr)
$113,007
Natl Median: $112,460
Lifetime Value Added
+$89k
Median Debt
$136,167
Earnings (4yr)
$134,752
Natl Median: $138,348
Lifetime Value Added
+$249k

Other Programs

Education, General
DegCIP: 1301
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $62,645
Lifetime Value Added
N/A

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.