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Temple University

Philadelphia, PA 20,970 Undergrads 75.4% Grad Rate
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Total Cost
$41,338
Sticker Price
Avg Net Price
$23,058
After Aid
Median Earnings
$68,685
5yr Post-Grad

Vs. Peer Institutions

Net Price$23,058
Peer Midpoint: $19,969
Earnings (5yr Post-Grad)Completers only after graduation
$68,685
Peer Midpoint: $61,632
Earnings (10yr Post-Enroll)All enrolled after enrollment
$71,027
Peer Midpoint: $58,891
Graduation Rate75.4%
Peer Midpoint: 58.9%
Average starting age (2015-17)21.4
Socio-Economic Diversity
Pell Grant Recipients36.1%
Enrollment Status
Full-Time94.0%
Economic Outcomes
Earn More than HS79.4%

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
+$597k
+$127k
+$111k
Median Cost$23k/yr
+$514k
+$44k
+$28k
Full Cost$41k/yr
+$448k
-$22k
-$38k

ROI Efficiency Metrics

Break-Even Age
Return on Inv. %
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
31
∞
Median Cost$23k/yr
49
33%
Full Cost$41k/yr
Never
-26%
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 Return43%

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-48%

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 →

Certificates

Median Debt
$21,000
Earnings (4yr)
$66,762
Natl Median: $41,771
Lifetime Value Added
+$245k
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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
$27,000
Earnings (4yr)
$108,764
Natl Median: $52,615
Lifetime Value Added
+$654k
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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
$21,077
Earnings (4yr)
$64,668
Natl Median: $58,705
Lifetime Value Added
+$224k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $40,962
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
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 (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,975
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$24,071
Earnings (4yr)
$52,030
Natl Median: $53,696
Lifetime Value Added
+$93k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $59,056
Lifetime Value Added
N/A

Bachelor's Degrees

Median Debt
$24,250
Earnings (4yr)
$85,777
Natl Median: $76,194
Lifetime Value Added
+$169k
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Anthropology
BachCIP: 4502
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$43,793
Natl Median: $46,676
Lifetime Value Added
-$167k
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Applied Mathematics
BachCIP: 2703
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $91,532
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$26,000
Earnings (4yr)
$66,518
Natl Median: $70,074
Lifetime Value Added
+$21k
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Area Studies
BachCIP: 0501
Median Debt
$21,875
Earnings (5yr)
$56,516
Natl Median: $56,625
Lifetime Value Added
-$69k
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Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (4yr)
$80,364
Natl Median: $65,466
Lifetime Value Added
+$128k
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Biology, General
BachCIP: 2601
Median Debt
$23,250
Earnings (4yr)
$72,134
Natl Median: $57,214
Lifetime Value Added
+$65k
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Median Debt
$26,000
Earnings (4yr)
$101,101
Natl Median: $93,451
Lifetime Value Added
+$286k
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Median Debt
$23,250
Earnings (4yr)
$82,570
Natl Median: $68,257
Lifetime Value Added
+$145k
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Median Debt
$23,375
Earnings (4yr)
$75,632
Natl Median: $68,407
Lifetime Value Added
+$92k
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Chemistry
BachCIP: 4005
Median Debt
$25,000
Earnings (4yr)
$78,052
Natl Median: $65,120
Lifetime Value Added
+$110k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $66,874
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Civil Engineering
BachCIP: 1408
Median Debt
$25,000
Earnings (4yr)
$82,553
Natl Median: $86,517
Lifetime Value Added
+$145k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$29,685
Natl Median: $49,429
Lifetime Value Added
-$279k
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Median Debt
$24,250
Earnings (4yr)
$54,283
Natl Median: $56,359
Lifetime Value Added
-$78k
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Median Debt
$23,000
Earnings (4yr)
$62,061
Natl Median: $58,928
Lifetime Value Added
-$14k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $104,864
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$23,500
Earnings (4yr)
$101,670
Natl Median: $92,374
Lifetime Value Added
+$290k
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Construction Engineering Technology/Technician
BachCIP: 1510
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (4yr)
$89,674
Natl Median: $93,843
Lifetime Value Added
+$199k
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Median Debt
$24,390
Earnings (4yr)
$56,164
Natl Median: $55,378
Lifetime Value Added
-$62k
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Dance
BachCIP: 5003
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$36,524
Natl Median: $39,980
Lifetime Value Added
-$229k
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Median Debt
$26,976
Earnings (4yr)
$60,782
Natl Median: $51,490
Lifetime Value Added
-$25k
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Median Debt
$25,250
Earnings (4yr)
$36,994
Natl Median: $39,775
Lifetime Value Added
-$225k
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Median Debt
$20,750
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $51,642
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Economics
BachCIP: 4506
Median Debt
$26,150
Earnings (4yr)
$73,154
Natl Median: $82,686
Lifetime Value Added
+$73k
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Median Debt
$24,875
Earnings (4yr)
$97,839
Natl Median: $100,647
Lifetime Value Added
+$261k
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Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General
BachCIP: 1500
Median Debt
$24,500
Earnings (4yr)
$79,351
Natl Median: $80,526
Lifetime Value Added
+$120k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $89,359
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$24,882
Earnings (4yr)
$53,018
Natl Median: $48,590
Lifetime Value Added
-$88k
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Median Debt
$23,750
Earnings (4yr)
$60,437
Natl Median: $61,027
Lifetime Value Added
-$27k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $81,171
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (4yr)
$39,449
Natl Median: $51,710
Lifetime Value Added
-$204k
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Median Debt
$21,500
Earnings (4yr)
$42,526
Natl Median: $43,765
Lifetime Value Added
-$177k
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Median Debt
$20,500
Earnings (4yr)
$85,011
Natl Median: $83,343
Lifetime Value Added
+$163k
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Median Debt
$25,125
Earnings (4yr)
$42,126
Natl Median: $41,367
Lifetime Value Added
-$181k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$59,089
Natl Median: $57,853
Lifetime Value Added
-$48k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$37,748
Natl Median: $60,190
Lifetime Value Added
-$206k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,459
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$24,187
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
$21,500
Earnings (4yr)
$52,584
Natl Median: $50,680
Lifetime Value Added
-$92k
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Median Debt
$25,267
Earnings (4yr)
$60,347
Natl Median: $56,726
Lifetime Value Added
-$28k
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Median Debt
$23,750
Earnings (4yr)
$51,610
Natl Median: $48,568
Lifetime Value Added
-$100k
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Median Debt
$25,000
Earnings (4yr)
$73,127
Natl Median: $68,069
Lifetime Value Added
+$72k
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Insurance
BachCIP: 5217
Median Debt
$22,875
Earnings (4yr)
$92,555
Natl Median: $88,472
Lifetime Value Added
+$221k
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Median Debt
$24,499
Earnings (4yr)
$65,302
Natl Median: $73,201
Lifetime Value Added
+$12k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $66,596
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
International/Globalization Studies
BachCIP: 3020
Median Debt
$21,500
Earnings (4yr)
$51,931
Natl Median: $59,972
Lifetime Value Added
-$98k
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Journalism
BachCIP: 0904
Median Debt
$26,000
Earnings (4yr)
$53,518
Natl Median: $56,278
Lifetime Value Added
-$84k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$42,123
Natl Median: $66,387
Lifetime Value Added
-$166k
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Median Debt
$26,280
Earnings (4yr)
$60,714
Natl Median: $57,149
Lifetime Value Added
-$25k
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Median Debt
$25,000
Earnings (4yr)
$50,536
Natl Median: $53,072
Lifetime Value Added
-$109k
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Median Debt
$20,500
Earnings (4yr)
$104,311
Natl Median: $86,176
Lifetime Value Added
+$310k
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Marketing
BachCIP: 5214
Median Debt
$22,093
Earnings (4yr)
$72,289
Natl Median: $69,303
Lifetime Value Added
+$66k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $118,943
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Mathematics
BachCIP: 2701
Median Debt
$21,500
Earnings (4yr)
$91,330
Natl Median: $69,562
Lifetime Value Added
+$211k
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Median Debt
$25,000
Earnings (4yr)
$91,131
Natl Median: $92,135
Lifetime Value Added
+$210k
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Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (4yr)
$76,927
Natl Median: $73,739
Lifetime Value Added
+$102k
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Music
BachCIP: 5009
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (4yr)
$40,387
Natl Median: $42,892
Lifetime Value Added
-$196k
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Median Debt
$22,500
Earnings (4yr)
$60,864
Natl Median: $55,012
Lifetime Value Added
-$24k
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Natural Sciences
BachCIP: 3018
Median Debt
$29,750
Earnings (2yr)
$42,682
Natl Median: $57,935
Lifetime Value Added
-$161k
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Median Debt
$21,500
Earnings (4yr)
$64,063
Natl Median: $62,451
Lifetime Value Added
+$2k
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Median Debt
$14,625
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $116,539
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Philosophy
BachCIP: 3801
Median Debt
$26,000
Earnings (4yr)
$47,414
Natl Median: $54,455
Lifetime Value Added
-$136k
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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
-$236k
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Median Debt
$22,250
Earnings (4yr)
$59,848
Natl Median: $63,293
Lifetime Value Added
-$32k
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Psychology, General
BachCIP: 4201
Median Debt
$22,482
Earnings (4yr)
$50,582
Natl Median: $50,706
Lifetime Value Added
-$109k
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Public Health
BachCIP: 5122
Median Debt
$25,000
Earnings (4yr)
$57,499
Natl Median: $58,808
Lifetime Value Added
-$51k
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Median Debt
$25,000
Earnings (4yr)
$67,840
Natl Median: $63,560
Lifetime Value Added
+$32k
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Median Debt
$25,000
Earnings (4yr)
$53,818
Natl Median: $50,497
Lifetime Value Added
-$82k
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Real Estate
BachCIP: 5215
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$65,650
Natl Median: $84,821
Lifetime Value Added
+$14k
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Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (4yr)
$96,342
Natl Median: $88,910
Lifetime Value Added
+$250k
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Median Debt
$26,000
Earnings (4yr)
$51,599
Natl Median: $55,792
Lifetime Value Added
-$100k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $41,390
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$60,672
Natl Median: $55,000
Lifetime Value Added
-$25k
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Social Work
BachCIP: 4407
Median Debt
$24,125
Earnings (4yr)
$54,166
Natl Median: $51,790
Lifetime Value Added
-$79k
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Sociology
BachCIP: 4511
Median Debt
$24,812
Earnings (4yr)
$47,631
Natl Median: $52,657
Lifetime Value Added
-$134k
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Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness
BachCIP: 3105
Median Debt
$25,250
Earnings (4yr)
$63,714
Natl Median: $54,562
Lifetime Value Added
-$923
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Statistics
BachCIP: 2705
Median Debt
$26,000
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
-$68k
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Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (4yr)
$52,739
Natl Median: $51,389
Lifetime Value Added
-$91k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$42,731
Natl Median: $41,688
Lifetime Value Added
-$176k
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Master's Degrees

Median Debt
$20,500
Earnings (4yr)
$110,473
Natl Median: $95,833
Lifetime Value Added
+$290k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $235,700
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$111,050
Earnings (4yr)
$128,438
Natl Median: $127,347
Lifetime Value Added
+$446k
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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
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $116,060
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$57,959
Earnings (4yr)
$69,474
Natl Median: $77,466
Lifetime Value Added
-$69k
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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
+$197k
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Median Debt
$44,625
Earnings (4yr)
$155,271
Natl Median: $103,485
Lifetime Value Added
+$678k
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Chemistry
MastCIP: 4005
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $82,937
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$50,270
Natl Median: $79,665
Lifetime Value Added
-$229k
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Civil Engineering
MastCIP: 1408
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $98,323
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$60,000
Earnings (4yr)
$65,578
Natl Median: $65,184
Lifetime Value Added
-$104k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $71,953
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$54,220
Earnings (4yr)
$68,990
Natl Median: $67,030
Lifetime Value Added
-$73k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $124,201
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$128,874
Natl Median: $121,855
Lifetime Value Added
+$450k
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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
$47,000
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
Median Debt
$34,940
Earnings (4yr)
$73,176
Natl Median: $71,685
Lifetime Value Added
-$36k
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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
+$354k
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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
-$475k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$102,128
Natl Median: $110,694
Lifetime Value Added
+$217k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$45,465
Natl Median: $49,079
Lifetime Value Added
-$295k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$78,144
Natl Median: $79,784
Lifetime Value Added
+$7k
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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
+$155k
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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
+$2k
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Median Debt
$40,975
Earnings (4yr)
$97,819
Natl Median: $83,558
Lifetime Value Added
+$180k
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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
-$271k
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Median Debt
$49,538
Earnings (4yr)
$98,481
Natl Median: $101,000
Lifetime Value Added
+$185k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $65,716
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$20,500
Earnings (4yr)
$105,003
Natl Median: $124,807
Lifetime Value Added
+$243k
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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
$47,500
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $101,441
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Music
MastCIP: 5009
Median Debt
$33,922
Earnings (4yr)
$44,122
Natl Median: $48,285
Lifetime Value Added
-$308k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $73,229
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$149,741
Natl Median: $129,214
Lifetime Value Added
+$630k
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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
$45,500
Earnings (5yr)
$87,879
Natl Median: $82,751
Lifetime Value Added
+$78k
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Median Debt
$41,000
Earnings (4yr)
$91,832
Natl Median: $93,020
Lifetime Value Added
+$127k
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Median Debt
$43,875
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
+$359k
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Median Debt
$87,500
Earnings (4yr)
$74,120
Natl Median: $71,416
Lifetime Value Added
-$28k
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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
$54,350
Earnings (4yr)
$62,274
Natl Median: $65,123
Lifetime Value Added
-$134k
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Sociology
MastCIP: 4511
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $63,330
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$28,395
Earnings (4yr)
$58,619
Natl Median: $64,397
Lifetime Value Added
-$168k
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Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness
MastCIP: 3105
Median Debt
$41,000
Earnings (4yr)
$70,566
Natl Median: $62,033
Lifetime Value Added
-$59k
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Statistics
MastCIP: 2705
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $123,816
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$29,647
Earnings (4yr)
$63,516
Natl Median: $59,916
Lifetime Value Added
-$123k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$69,374
Natl Median: $63,707
Lifetime Value Added
-$70k
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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
$38,874
Earnings (5yr)
$69,353
Natl Median: $63,709
Lifetime Value Added
-$3k
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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
$65,715
Earnings (2yr)
$57,995
Natl Median: $99,878
Lifetime Value Added
-$286k
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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 (5yr)
$97,944
Natl Median: $100,573
Lifetime Value Added
-$18k
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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
$155,118
Earnings (4yr)
$83,407
Natl Median: $82,893
Lifetime Value Added
-$112k
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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: $85,168
Lifetime Value Added
N/A

Professional Degrees

Dentistry
ProfCIP: 5104
Median Debt
$302,418
Earnings (4yr)
$183,560
Natl Median: $170,812
Lifetime Value Added
+$625k
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Law
ProfCIP: 2201
Median Debt
$70,398
Earnings (4yr)
$117,775
Natl Median: $107,773
Lifetime Value Added
+$143k
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Medicine
ProfCIP: 5112
Median Debt
$209,229
Earnings (4yr)
$113,007
Natl Median: $112,460
Lifetime Value Added
+$108k
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Median Debt
$146,167
Earnings (4yr)
$134,752
Natl Median: $138,348
Lifetime Value Added
+$268k
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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.