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The University of Tennessee-Knoxville

Knoxville, TN 30,418 Undergrads 71.2% Grad Rate
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Total Cost
$33,678
Sticker Price
Avg Net Price
$18,976
After Aid
Median Earnings
$67,631
4yr Post-Grad

Vs. Peer Institutions

Net Price$18,976
Peer Midpoint: $20,081
Earnings (4yr Post-Grad)Completers only after graduation
$67,631
Peer Midpoint: $60,428
Earnings (10yr Post-Enroll)All enrolled after enrollment
$60,249
Peer Midpoint: $53,763
Graduation Rate71.2%
Peer Midpoint: 58.9%
Average Starting Age20.8
Socio-Economic Diversity
Pell Grant Recipients19.8%
Enrollment Status
Full-Time97.1%
Economic Outcomes
Earn More than HS76.4%

Admissions Profile

Acceptance
41.6%
SAT Avg
1,311
SAT Reading
25th: 60063075th: 680
SAT Math
25th: 60062575th: 690
ACT Composite
25th: 252875th: 31

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
+$596k
+$129k
+$111k
Median Cost$19k/yr
+$527k
+$61k
+$43k
Full Cost$34k/yr
+$474k
+$8k
-$10k

ROI Efficiency Metrics

Break-Even Age
Return on Inv. %
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
31
∞
Median Cost$19k/yr
44
63%
Full Cost$34k/yr
Never
-8%
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 Return80%

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-34%
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

Bachelor's Degrees

Median Debt
$20,500
Earnings (4yr)
$89,445
Natl Median: $76,194
Lifetime Value Added
+$210k
Median Debt
$25,000
Earnings (4yr)
$89,015
Natl Median: $98,207
Lifetime Value Added
+$206k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$59,769
Natl Median: $66,647
Lifetime Value Added
-$19k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$85,141
Natl Median: $84,624
Lifetime Value Added
+$177k
Median Debt
$19,500
Earnings (4yr)
$52,060
Natl Median: $54,152
Lifetime Value Added
-$82k
Animal Sciences
BachCIP: 0109
Median Debt
$20,265
Earnings (4yr)
$49,656
Natl Median: $49,634
Lifetime Value Added
-$102k
Anthropology
BachCIP: 4502
Median Debt
$26,949
Earnings (4yr)
$41,767
Natl Median: $46,676
Lifetime Value Added
-$169k
Architecture
BachCIP: 0402
Median Debt
$31,000
Earnings (4yr)
$68,765
Natl Median: $66,914
Lifetime Value Added
+$52k
Biology, General
BachCIP: 2601
Median Debt
$22,078
Earnings (4yr)
$58,149
Natl Median: $57,214
Lifetime Value Added
-$32k
Median Debt
$22,200
Earnings (4yr)
$69,476
Natl Median: $93,451
Lifetime Value Added
+$57k
Median Debt
$19,500
Earnings (4yr)
$82,074
Natl Median: $68,257
Lifetime Value Added
+$153k
Median Debt
$23,847
Earnings (4yr)
$80,415
Natl Median: $77,981
Lifetime Value Added
+$141k
Median Debt
$21,295
Earnings (4yr)
$91,643
Natl Median: $98,158
Lifetime Value Added
+$226k
Chemistry
BachCIP: 4005
Median Debt
$16,962
Earnings (4yr)
$79,736
Natl Median: $65,120
Lifetime Value Added
+$136k
Civil Engineering
BachCIP: 1408
Median Debt
$21,000
Earnings (4yr)
$80,958
Natl Median: $86,517
Lifetime Value Added
+$145k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $49,429
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $75,975
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$19,611
Earnings (4yr)
$57,394
Natl Median: $56,359
Lifetime Value Added
-$38k
Median Debt
$16,394
Earnings (4yr)
$59,347
Natl Median: $58,928
Lifetime Value Added
-$22k
Median Debt
$26,000
Earnings (4yr)
$105,834
Natl Median: $109,015
Lifetime Value Added
+$335k
Computer Science
BachCIP: 1107
Median Debt
$17,066
Earnings (4yr)
$106,312
Natl Median: $107,009
Lifetime Value Added
+$338k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$69,047
Natl Median: $51,490
Lifetime Value Added
+$54k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$41,414
Natl Median: $39,775
Lifetime Value Added
-$172k
Economics
BachCIP: 4506
Median Debt
$20,750
Earnings (4yr)
$67,902
Natl Median: $82,686
Lifetime Value Added
+$45k
Median Debt
$21,565
Earnings (4yr)
$93,642
Natl Median: $100,647
Lifetime Value Added
+$242k
Median Debt
$21,278
Earnings (4yr)
$46,366
Natl Median: $48,590
Lifetime Value Added
-$130k
Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy
BachCIP: 0302
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $56,185
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$18,500
Earnings (4yr)
$63,996
Natl Median: $53,262
Lifetime Value Added
+$15k
Median Debt
$20,500
Earnings (4yr)
$83,793
Natl Median: $83,343
Lifetime Value Added
+$167k
Median Debt
$25,877
Earnings (4yr)
$34,609
Natl Median: $41,367
Lifetime Value Added
-$231k
Median Debt
$20,632
Earnings (4yr)
$68,114
Natl Median: $70,873
Lifetime Value Added
+$47k
Forestry
BachCIP: 0305
Median Debt
$25,548
Earnings (4yr)
$57,436
Natl Median: $58,784
Lifetime Value Added
-$38k
Median Debt
$24,500
Earnings (4yr)
$54,656
Natl Median: $57,853
Lifetime Value Added
-$60k
Median Debt
$25,000
Earnings (4yr)
$50,202
Natl Median: $60,190
Lifetime Value Added
-$97k
History
BachCIP: 5401
Median Debt
$15,750
Earnings (4yr)
$52,505
Natl Median: $50,680
Lifetime Value Added
-$78k
Median Debt
$21,500
Earnings (4yr)
$58,854
Natl Median: $56,726
Lifetime Value Added
-$26k
Median Debt
$21,500
Earnings (4yr)
$49,785
Natl Median: $48,568
Lifetime Value Added
-$101k
Median Debt
$20,248
Earnings (4yr)
$63,005
Natl Median: $68,069
Lifetime Value Added
+$7k
Median Debt
$21,500
Earnings (4yr)
$107,093
Natl Median: $98,442
Lifetime Value Added
+$344k
Median Debt
$26,000
Earnings (4yr)
$65,144
Natl Median: $60,369
Lifetime Value Added
+$24k
Journalism
BachCIP: 0904
Median Debt
$20,157
Earnings (4yr)
$52,663
Natl Median: $56,278
Lifetime Value Added
-$77k
Median Debt
$20,612
Earnings (4yr)
$52,703
Natl Median: $49,984
Lifetime Value Added
-$77k
Median Debt
$24,812
Earnings (4yr)
$92,042
Natl Median: $86,176
Lifetime Value Added
+$230k
Marketing
BachCIP: 5214
Median Debt
$19,248
Earnings (4yr)
$70,661
Natl Median: $69,303
Lifetime Value Added
+$66k
Median Debt
$19,500
Earnings (2yr)
$58,221
Natl Median: $91,449
Lifetime Value Added
-$12k
Mathematics
BachCIP: 2701
Median Debt
$25,000
Earnings (4yr)
$50,605
Natl Median: $69,562
Lifetime Value Added
-$94k
Median Debt
$23,250
Earnings (4yr)
$90,623
Natl Median: $92,135
Lifetime Value Added
+$219k
Median Debt
$19,500
Earnings (4yr)
$56,155
Natl Median: $55,693
Lifetime Value Added
-$48k
Music
BachCIP: 5009
Median Debt
$23,331
Earnings (4yr)
$46,701
Natl Median: $42,892
Lifetime Value Added
-$127k
Nuclear Engineering
BachCIP: 1423
Median Debt
$22,500
Earnings (4yr)
$99,139
Natl Median: $99,297
Lifetime Value Added
+$284k
Nutrition Sciences
BachCIP: 3019
Median Debt
$24,914
Earnings (4yr)
$58,972
Natl Median: $60,053
Lifetime Value Added
-$25k
Philosophy
BachCIP: 3801
Median Debt
$26,000
Earnings (4yr)
$59,329
Natl Median: $54,455
Lifetime Value Added
-$22k
Physics
BachCIP: 4008
Median Debt
$23,500
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $76,786
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Plant Sciences
BachCIP: 0111
Median Debt
$20,500
Earnings (4yr)
$61,587
Natl Median: $56,567
Lifetime Value Added
-$4k
Median Debt
$20,500
Earnings (4yr)
$60,073
Natl Median: $63,293
Lifetime Value Added
-$16k
Psychology, General
BachCIP: 4201
Median Debt
$21,832
Earnings (4yr)
$49,003
Natl Median: $50,706
Lifetime Value Added
-$107k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $65,093
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$21,119
Earnings (4yr)
$63,314
Natl Median: $63,560
Lifetime Value Added
+$9k
Median Debt
$12,500
Earnings (4yr)
$77,118
Natl Median: $88,910
Lifetime Value Added
+$116k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $41,390
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$49,323
Natl Median: $55,000
Lifetime Value Added
-$113k
Social Work
BachCIP: 4407
Median Debt
$22,750
Earnings (4yr)
$48,510
Natl Median: $51,790
Lifetime Value Added
-$112k
Sociology
BachCIP: 4511
Median Debt
$19,500
Earnings (4yr)
$53,635
Natl Median: $52,657
Lifetime Value Added
-$69k
Soil Sciences
BachCIP: 0112
Median Debt
$22,798
Earnings (4yr)
$88,563
Natl Median: $62,122
Lifetime Value Added
+$203k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$50,585
Natl Median: $50,499
Lifetime Value Added
-$94k
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness
BachCIP: 3105
Median Debt
$19,500
Earnings (4yr)
$57,020
Natl Median: $54,562
Lifetime Value Added
-$41k
Statistics
BachCIP: 2705
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$83,697
Natl Median: $92,425
Lifetime Value Added
+$166k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $57,887
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $51,389
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$25,000
Earnings (4yr)
$48,882
Natl Median: $45,338
Lifetime Value Added
-$108k

Master's Degrees

Median Debt
$20,500
Earnings (4yr)
$112,249
Natl Median: $95,833
Lifetime Value Added
+$312k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $122,434
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $90,332
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $91,410
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$58,999
Natl Median: $59,544
Lifetime Value Added
-$157k
Animal Sciences
MastCIP: 0109
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $75,394
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Anthropology
MastCIP: 4502
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $61,276
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Architecture
MastCIP: 0402
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$68,939
Natl Median: $74,139
Lifetime Value Added
-$79k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $80,271
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $77,545
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $106,375
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$40,816
Earnings (4yr)
$132,036
Natl Median: $103,485
Lifetime Value Added
+$484k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $97,526
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)
$88,162
Natl Median: $98,323
Lifetime Value Added
+$102k
Median Debt
$41,000
Earnings (4yr)
$60,295
Natl Median: $65,184
Lifetime Value Added
-$145k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$38,289
Natl Median: $71,953
Lifetime Value Added
-$341k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $136,736
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Computer Science
MastCIP: 1107
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$135,764
Natl Median: $145,571
Lifetime Value Added
+$516k
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
Education, General
MastCIP: 1301
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $65,824
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $71,685
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $133,654
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Engineering Science
MastCIP: 1413
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $123,681
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Engineering, Other
MastCIP: 1499
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $129,974
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,512
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $92,629
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $49,079
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $88,332
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Forestry
MastCIP: 0305
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $67,466
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
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $49,357
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $81,651
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$16,430
Earnings (4yr)
$55,719
Natl Median: $58,524
Lifetime Value Added
-$187k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$79,355
Natl Median: $83,558
Lifetime Value Added
+$11k
Median Debt
$31,248
Earnings (4yr)
$150,903
Natl Median: $119,184
Lifetime Value Added
+$647k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $70,306
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$35,963
Earnings (4yr)
$58,578
Natl Median: $56,301
Lifetime Value Added
-$161k
Median Debt
$31,504
Earnings (4yr)
$123,330
Natl Median: $124,807
Lifetime Value Added
+$409k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $112,282
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Mathematics
MastCIP: 2701
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$71,818
Natl Median: $72,654
Lifetime Value Added
-$42k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$112,342
Natl Median: $115,974
Lifetime Value Added
+$313k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $84,750
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Music
MastCIP: 5009
Median Debt
$34,623
Earnings (4yr)
$53,019
Natl Median: $48,285
Lifetime Value Added
-$213k
Nuclear Engineering
MastCIP: 1423
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$106,136
Natl Median: $117,400
Lifetime Value Added
+$259k
Nutrition Sciences
MastCIP: 3019
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $67,126
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Philosophy
MastCIP: 3801
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $60,272
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Physics
MastCIP: 4008
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $96,478
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Plant Sciences
MastCIP: 0111
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $70,814
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
-
Earnings (4yr)
$72,158
Natl Median: $82,751
Lifetime Value Added
-$39k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$82,094
Natl Median: $93,020
Lifetime Value Added
+$49k
Median Debt
$61,500
Earnings (4yr)
$120,482
Natl Median: $120,193
Lifetime Value Added
+$384k
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
Social Work
MastCIP: 4407
Median Debt
$39,967
Earnings (4yr)
$55,624
Natl Median: $65,123
Lifetime Value Added
-$188k
Sociology
MastCIP: 4511
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $63,330
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Soil Sciences
MastCIP: 0112
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $67,016
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness
MastCIP: 3105
Median Debt
$36,269
Earnings (4yr)
$57,810
Natl Median: $62,033
Lifetime Value Added
-$168k
Statistics
MastCIP: 2705
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $123,816
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$18,950
Earnings (4yr)
$56,750
Natl Median: $60,111
Lifetime Value Added
-$178k
Median Debt
$20,500
Earnings (4yr)
$51,494
Natl Median: $63,707
Lifetime Value Added
-$227k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $59,299
Lifetime Value Added
N/A

Graduate Certificates

Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $65,509
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $86,288
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $129,570
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $121,041
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Engineering, Other
Gr-CertCIP: 1499
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $96,828
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $63,168
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Health Professions Education, Ethics, and Humanities
Gr-CertCIP: 5132
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $112,957
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $72,899
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Public Policy Analysis
Gr-CertCIP: 4405
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $80,781
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $126,911
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Social Work
Gr-CertCIP: 4407
Median Debt
$41,000
Earnings (5yr)
$50,412
Natl Median: $69,362
Lifetime Value Added
-$187k

Doctoral Degrees

Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $138,660
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Animal Sciences
DocCIP: 0109
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $95,778
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
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
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $101,096
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: $123,110
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)
$114,312
Natl Median: $115,386
Lifetime Value Added
+$132k
Civil Engineering
DocCIP: 1408
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $110,980
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
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
Computer Science
DocCIP: 1107
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $178,476
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $97,173
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Education, General
DocCIP: 1301
Median Debt
$61,500
Earnings (4yr)
$77,153
Natl Median: $87,373
Lifetime Value Added
-$144k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $100,573
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $157,305
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Engineering, Other
DocCIP: 1499
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$113,720
Natl Median: $140,028
Lifetime Value Added
+$128k
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
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $130,822
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: $137,148
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $77,285
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $130,845
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Mathematics
DocCIP: 2701
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$49,683
Natl Median: $89,656
Lifetime Value Added
-$340k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $131,070
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $101,435
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $87,076
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$75,204
Natl Median: $143,572
Lifetime Value Added
-$136k
Nutrition Sciences
DocCIP: 3019
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $99,750
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
Plant Sciences
DocCIP: 0111
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $90,502
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $90,908
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$108,390
Natl Median: $98,707
Lifetime Value Added
+$88k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $138,131
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Social Work
DocCIP: 4407
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $98,285
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Sociology
DocCIP: 4511
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $88,618
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: $83,794
Lifetime Value Added
N/A

Professional Degrees

Law
ProfCIP: 2201
Median Debt
$61,500
Earnings (4yr)
$103,272
Natl Median: $107,773
Lifetime Value Added
+$50k
Veterinary Medicine
ProfCIP: 0180
Median Debt
$163,453
Earnings (4yr)
$123,713
Natl Median: $131,316
Lifetime Value Added
+$202k

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.