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The University of Texas at Arlington

Arlington, TX 32,294 Undergrads 57.6% Grad Rate
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Total Cost
$28,446
Sticker Price
Avg Net Price
$17,040
After Aid
Median Earnings
$83,072
5yr Post-Grad

Vs. Peer Institutions

Net Price$17,040
Peer Midpoint: $19,969
Earnings (5yr Post-Grad)Completers only after graduation
$83,072
Peer Midpoint: $61,632
Earnings (10yr Post-Enroll)All enrolled after enrollment
$72,508
Peer Midpoint: $58,891
Graduation Rate57.6%
Peer Midpoint: 58.9%
Average starting age (2015-17)27.6
Warning: High average starting age indicates non-traditional students with prior work experience, which may inflate the median earnings shown.
Socio-Economic Diversity
Pell Grant Recipients45.8%
Enrollment Status
Full-Time68.9%
Economic Outcomes
Earn More than HS81.9%

Admissions Profile

Acceptance
79.9%
SAT Avg
1,124
SAT Reading
25th: 51056075th: 620
SAT Math
25th: 50056075th: 620
ACT Composite
25th: 192375th: 27

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
+$705k
+$235k
+$219k
Median Cost$17k/yr
+$644k
+$174k
+$158k
Full Cost$28k/yr
+$603k
+$133k
+$117k

ROI Efficiency Metrics

Break-Even Age
Return on Inv. %
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
28
∞
Median Cost$17k/yr
32
257%
Full Cost$28k/yr
37
114%
Analysis Assumptions:
  • Starting Salary: Estimated from the median earnings five years after graduating, with four years of 2% raises taken out.⚠️ Warning: The high average starting age or low completion rate may inflate the Median earnings and ROI shown.
  • 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 Return306%

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 Return33%

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 →

Bachelor's Degrees

Median Debt
$14,500
Earnings (4yr)
$78,245
Natl Median: $76,194
Lifetime Value Added
+$133k
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Median Debt
$21,377
Earnings (4yr)
$99,239
Natl Median: $98,207
Lifetime Value Added
+$293k
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Anthropology
BachCIP: 4502
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$32,834
Natl Median: $46,676
Lifetime Value Added
-$240k
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Median Debt
$16,500
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $89,406
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Architecture
BachCIP: 0402
Median Debt
$15,250
Earnings (4yr)
$62,345
Natl Median: $66,914
Lifetime Value Added
+$10k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$53,830
Natl Median: $65,466
Lifetime Value Added
-$60k
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Biology, General
BachCIP: 2601
Median Debt
$16,500
Earnings (4yr)
$53,498
Natl Median: $57,214
Lifetime Value Added
-$63k
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Median Debt
$8,068
Earnings (4yr)
$67,246
Natl Median: $93,451
Lifetime Value Added
+$49k
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Median Debt
$16,045
Earnings (4yr)
$62,978
Natl Median: $68,257
Lifetime Value Added
+$15k
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Median Debt
$17,965
Earnings (4yr)
$80,711
Natl Median: $77,981
Lifetime Value Added
+$152k
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Chemistry
BachCIP: 4005
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$63,766
Natl Median: $65,120
Lifetime Value Added
+$21k
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Civil Engineering
BachCIP: 1408
Median Debt
$16,511
Earnings (4yr)
$86,844
Natl Median: $86,517
Lifetime Value Added
+$199k
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Median Debt
$14,833
Earnings (4yr)
$105,871
Natl Median: $109,015
Lifetime Value Added
+$344k
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Computer Science
BachCIP: 1107
Median Debt
$16,334
Earnings (4yr)
$109,197
Natl Median: $107,009
Lifetime Value Added
+$369k
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Median Debt
$16,750
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $97,303
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$14,472
Earnings (4yr)
$57,210
Natl Median: $55,378
Lifetime Value Added
-$32k
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Median Debt
$16,962
Earnings (4yr)
$36,457
Natl Median: $39,775
Lifetime Value Added
-$208k
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Economics
BachCIP: 4506
Median Debt
$14,278
Earnings (4yr)
$71,821
Natl Median: $82,686
Lifetime Value Added
+$84k
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Median Debt
$20,337
Earnings (4yr)
$99,993
Natl Median: $100,647
Lifetime Value Added
+$299k
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Median Debt
$18,125
Earnings (4yr)
$50,495
Natl Median: $48,590
Lifetime Value Added
-$88k
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Median Debt
$17,083
Earnings (4yr)
$76,623
Natl Median: $83,343
Lifetime Value Added
+$121k
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Median Debt
$22,311
Earnings (4yr)
$47,106
Natl Median: $41,367
Lifetime Value Added
-$117k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$65,294
Natl Median: $60,190
Lifetime Value Added
+$33k
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History
BachCIP: 5401
Median Debt
$20,417
Earnings (4yr)
$57,159
Natl Median: $50,680
Lifetime Value Added
-$32k
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Median Debt
$18,476
Earnings (4yr)
$97,788
Natl Median: $98,442
Lifetime Value Added
+$282k
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Median Debt
$14,996
Earnings (4yr)
$78,953
Natl Median: $85,294
Lifetime Value Added
+$139k
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Median Debt
$15,719
Earnings (4yr)
$72,486
Natl Median: $73,201
Lifetime Value Added
+$89k
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International/Globalization Studies
BachCIP: 3020
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$55,933
Natl Median: $59,972
Lifetime Value Added
-$43k
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Median Debt
$20,000
Earnings (4yr)
$54,975
Natl Median: $53,072
Lifetime Value Added
-$51k
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Median Debt
$12,001
Earnings (2yr)
$25,194
Natl Median: $49,984
Lifetime Value Added
-$298k
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Median Debt
$14,000
Earnings (4yr)
$81,538
Natl Median: $83,290
Lifetime Value Added
+$158k
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Marketing
BachCIP: 5214
Median Debt
$13,916
Earnings (4yr)
$63,088
Natl Median: $69,303
Lifetime Value Added
+$16k
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Mathematics
BachCIP: 2701
Median Debt
$14,127
Earnings (4yr)
$66,261
Natl Median: $69,562
Lifetime Value Added
+$41k
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Median Debt
$17,954
Earnings (4yr)
$90,158
Natl Median: $92,135
Lifetime Value Added
+$224k
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Median Debt
$22,042
Earnings (5yr)
$59,235
Natl Median: $62,582
Lifetime Value Added
-$25k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$56,782
Natl Median: $55,693
Lifetime Value Added
-$36k
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Music
BachCIP: 5009
Median Debt
$18,202
Earnings (4yr)
$59,198
Natl Median: $42,892
Lifetime Value Added
-$16k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,012
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Philosophy
BachCIP: 3801
Median Debt
$19,042
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $54,455
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Physics
BachCIP: 4008
Median Debt
$16,615
Earnings (4yr)
$71,830
Natl Median: $76,786
Lifetime Value Added
+$84k
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Median Debt
$20,562
Earnings (4yr)
$50,006
Natl Median: $63,293
Lifetime Value Added
-$92k
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Psychology, General
BachCIP: 4201
Median Debt
$15,000
Earnings (4yr)
$45,539
Natl Median: $50,706
Lifetime Value Added
-$130k
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Public Health
BachCIP: 5122
Median Debt
$21,902
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $58,808
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$66,454
Natl Median: $63,560
Lifetime Value Added
+$42k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$60,617
Natl Median: $50,497
Lifetime Value Added
-$4k
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Real Estate
BachCIP: 5215
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $84,821
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$17,708
Earnings (4yr)
$99,393
Natl Median: $88,910
Lifetime Value Added
+$295k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$51,653
Natl Median: $55,000
Lifetime Value Added
-$78k
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Social Work
BachCIP: 4407
Median Debt
$20,614
Earnings (4yr)
$50,388
Natl Median: $51,790
Lifetime Value Added
-$89k
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Sociology
BachCIP: 4511
Median Debt
$16,250
Earnings (4yr)
$54,401
Natl Median: $52,657
Lifetime Value Added
-$55k
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Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness
BachCIP: 3105
Median Debt
$15,000
Earnings (4yr)
$50,930
Natl Median: $54,562
Lifetime Value Added
-$84k
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Master's Degrees

Median Debt
$20,500
Earnings (4yr)
$95,846
Natl Median: $95,833
Lifetime Value Added
+$173k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $122,434
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$41,000
Earnings (4yr)
$68,754
Natl Median: $127,347
Lifetime Value Added
-$64k
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Applied Mathematics
MastCIP: 2703
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $116,060
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Biology, General
MastCIP: 2601
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $69,830
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$89,346
Natl Median: $106,375
Lifetime Value Added
+$101k
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Median Debt
$34,112
Earnings (4yr)
$115,427
Natl Median: $103,485
Lifetime Value Added
+$345k
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Chemistry
MastCIP: 4005
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $82,937
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$57,318
Natl Median: $79,665
Lifetime Value Added
-$148k
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Civil Engineering
MastCIP: 1408
Median Debt
$30,750
Earnings (4yr)
$96,956
Natl Median: $98,323
Lifetime Value Added
+$183k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $65,184
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $71,953
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $124,201
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $136,736
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$92,546
Natl Median: $105,808
Lifetime Value Added
+$145k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$71,022
Natl Median: $66,714
Lifetime Value Added
-$44k
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Median Debt
$18,803
Earnings (4yr)
$64,929
Natl Median: $63,399
Lifetime Value Added
-$99k
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Economics
MastCIP: 4506
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $100,743
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Education, General
MastCIP: 1301
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$58,059
Natl Median: $65,824
Lifetime Value Added
-$163k
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Median Debt
$18,439
Earnings (4yr)
$70,437
Natl Median: $71,685
Lifetime Value Added
-$49k
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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 (2yr)
$26,896
Natl Median: $49,079
Lifetime Value Added
-$459k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$83,295
Natl Median: $89,981
Lifetime Value Added
+$64k
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Health Professions Education, Ethics, and Humanities
MastCIP: 5132
Median Debt
$35,106
Earnings (4yr)
$103,219
Natl Median: $100,487
Lifetime Value Added
+$238k
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History
MastCIP: 5401
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$53,810
Natl Median: $55,360
Lifetime Value Added
-$182k
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Median Debt
$28,609
Earnings (2yr)
$64,990
Natl Median: $83,558
Lifetime Value Added
-$74k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $119,184
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$112,015
Natl Median: $112,705
Lifetime Value Added
+$315k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $70,306
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $58,093
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $124,807
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Marketing
MastCIP: 5214
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $79,106
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $112,282
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)
$101,894
Natl Median: $115,974
Lifetime Value Added
+$226k
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Music
MastCIP: 5009
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $48,285
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$81,015
Natl Median: $74,607
Lifetime Value Added
+$44k
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Physics
MastCIP: 4008
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $96,478
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$36,141
Natl Median: $78,850
Lifetime Value Added
-$362k
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Psychology, General
MastCIP: 4201
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $64,711
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$36,762
Earnings (4yr)
$83,344
Natl Median: $81,408
Lifetime Value Added
+$64k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $93,020
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Real Estate
MastCIP: 5215
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $135,104
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$45,500
Earnings (4yr)
$122,994
Natl Median: $120,193
Lifetime Value Added
+$410k
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Social Work
MastCIP: 4407
Median Debt
$34,166
Earnings (4yr)
$62,890
Natl Median: $65,123
Lifetime Value Added
-$118k
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Sociology
MastCIP: 4511
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $63,330
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Taxation
MastCIP: 5216
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$65,573
Natl Median: $114,810
Lifetime Value Added
-$69k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $63,707
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $65,767
Lifetime Value Added
N/A

Doctoral Degrees

Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $138,660
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $153,586
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
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $154,538
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$55,512
Natl Median: $100,573
Lifetime Value Added
-$285k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $157,305
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $65,831
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
Mathematics
DocCIP: 2701
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $89,656
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $131,070
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $87,076
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: $99,464
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$58,083
Earnings (5yr)
$132,447
Natl Median: $138,131
Lifetime Value Added
+$254k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $103,410
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Social Work
DocCIP: 4407
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $98,285
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

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.