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The University of Texas at Austin

Austin, TX 42,855 Undergrads 85.0% Grad Rate
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Total Cost
$31,247
Sticker Price
Avg Net Price
$19,857
After Aid
Median Earnings
$79,115
4yr Post-Grad

Vs. Peer Institutions

Net Price$19,857
Peer Midpoint: $20,081
Earnings (4yr Post-Grad)Completers only after graduation
$79,115
Peer Midpoint: $60,428
Earnings (10yr Post-Enroll)All enrolled after enrollment
$75,121
Peer Midpoint: $53,763
Graduation Rate85.0%
Peer Midpoint: 58.9%
Average Starting Age20.2
Socio-Economic Diversity
Pell Grant Recipients25.7%
Enrollment Status
Full-Time94.6%
Economic Outcomes
Earn More than HS83.2%

Admissions Profile

Acceptance
26.6%
SAT Avg
1,395
SAT Reading
25th: 63067575th: 740
SAT Math
25th: 62069075th: 770
ACT Composite
25th: 273075th: 33

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
+$684k
+$217k
+$199k
Median Cost$20k/yr
+$612k
+$145k
+$128k
Full Cost$31k/yr
+$571k
+$104k
+$87k

ROI Efficiency Metrics

Break-Even Age
Return on Inv. %
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
28
∞
Median Cost$20k/yr
35
179%
Full Cost$31k/yr
40
77%
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 Return240%

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 Return15%
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
$19,462
Earnings (4yr)
$105,143
Natl Median: $76,194
Lifetime Value Added
+$326k
Median Debt
$22,125
Earnings (4yr)
$104,422
Natl Median: $98,207
Lifetime Value Added
+$321k
Median Debt
$25,000
Earnings (5yr)
$67,271
Natl Median: $70,786
Lifetime Value Added
+$27k
Anthropology
BachCIP: 4502
Median Debt
$19,809
Earnings (4yr)
$48,486
Natl Median: $46,676
Lifetime Value Added
-$115k
Median Debt
$21,749
Earnings (4yr)
$71,922
Natl Median: $57,640
Lifetime Value Added
+$73k
Median Debt
$25,136
Earnings (4yr)
$93,710
Natl Median: $89,406
Lifetime Value Added
+$239k
Architecture
BachCIP: 0402
Median Debt
$21,000
Earnings (4yr)
$76,808
Natl Median: $66,914
Lifetime Value Added
+$110k
Area Studies
BachCIP: 0501
Median Debt
$20,750
Earnings (4yr)
$57,009
Natl Median: $56,625
Lifetime Value Added
-$44k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$65,987
Natl Median: $68,333
Lifetime Value Added
+$27k
Behavioral Sciences
BachCIP: 3017
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $48,673
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$18,642
Earnings (4yr)
$64,145
Natl Median: $65,466
Lifetime Value Added
+$13k
Biology, General
BachCIP: 2601
Median Debt
$20,412
Earnings (4yr)
$66,264
Natl Median: $57,214
Lifetime Value Added
+$29k
Median Debt
$21,071
Earnings (4yr)
$102,544
Natl Median: $93,451
Lifetime Value Added
+$306k
Median Debt
$20,500
Earnings (4yr)
$94,458
Natl Median: $68,257
Lifetime Value Added
+$245k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$76,460
Natl Median: $68,407
Lifetime Value Added
+$131k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $66,697
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$19,672
Earnings (4yr)
$115,423
Natl Median: $98,158
Lifetime Value Added
+$404k
Chemistry
BachCIP: 4005
Median Debt
$17,794
Earnings (4yr)
$72,025
Natl Median: $65,120
Lifetime Value Added
+$73k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $66,874
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Civil Engineering
BachCIP: 1408
Median Debt
$19,875
Earnings (4yr)
$95,271
Natl Median: $86,517
Lifetime Value Added
+$251k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $50,477
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $49,429
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $50,523
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $75,975
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$19,500
Earnings (4yr)
$72,210
Natl Median: $56,359
Lifetime Value Added
+$75k
Median Debt
$20,500
Earnings (4yr)
$67,405
Natl Median: $58,928
Lifetime Value Added
+$38k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $104,864
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$20,500
Earnings (4yr)
$155,168
Natl Median: $92,374
Lifetime Value Added
+$703k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $50,452
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Dance
BachCIP: 5003
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$26,896
Natl Median: $39,980
Lifetime Value Added
-$292k
Median Debt
$18,000
Earnings (4yr)
$69,846
Natl Median: $51,490
Lifetime Value Added
+$57k
Median Debt
$25,711
Earnings (4yr)
$48,781
Natl Median: $39,775
Lifetime Value Added
-$112k
Median Debt
$21,856
Earnings (4yr)
$38,455
Natl Median: $51,642
Lifetime Value Added
-$201k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $48,842
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Economics
BachCIP: 4506
Median Debt
$19,500
Earnings (4yr)
$89,354
Natl Median: $82,686
Lifetime Value Added
+$206k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$61,546
Natl Median: $47,433
Lifetime Value Added
-$8k
Median Debt
$20,480
Earnings (4yr)
$146,003
Natl Median: $100,647
Lifetime Value Added
+$635k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$145,638
Natl Median: $89,619
Lifetime Value Added
+$632k
Median Debt
$20,500
Earnings (4yr)
$53,860
Natl Median: $48,590
Lifetime Value Added
-$70k
Median Debt
$24,353
Earnings (4yr)
$57,292
Natl Median: $51,710
Lifetime Value Added
-$42k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $48,460
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$20,500
Earnings (4yr)
$132,075
Natl Median: $83,343
Lifetime Value Added
+$530k
Median Debt
$21,875
Earnings (4yr)
$47,730
Natl Median: $41,367
Lifetime Value Added
-$121k
Median Debt
$19,940
Earnings (4yr)
$64,105
Natl Median: $54,945
Lifetime Value Added
+$12k
Median Debt
$21,500
Earnings (4yr)
$62,438
Natl Median: $57,853
Lifetime Value Added
-$686
Median Debt
$16,993
Earnings (4yr)
$83,481
Natl Median: $60,190
Lifetime Value Added
+$161k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $77,880
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,459
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
History
BachCIP: 5401
Median Debt
$18,625
Earnings (4yr)
$56,881
Natl Median: $50,680
Lifetime Value Added
-$45k
Median Debt
$21,500
Earnings (4yr)
$59,166
Natl Median: $48,568
Lifetime Value Added
-$27k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$72,916
Natl Median: $85,294
Lifetime Value Added
+$80k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $66,596
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
International/Globalization Studies
BachCIP: 3020
Median Debt
$17,750
Earnings (4yr)
$67,079
Natl Median: $59,972
Lifetime Value Added
+$36k
Journalism
BachCIP: 0904
Median Debt
$17,250
Earnings (4yr)
$61,145
Natl Median: $56,278
Lifetime Value Added
-$11k
Law
BachCIP: 2201
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$156,311
Natl Median: $142,745
Lifetime Value Added
+$712k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $62,654
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$18,625
Earnings (4yr)
$73,089
Natl Median: $53,072
Lifetime Value Added
+$82k
Median Debt
$21,696
Earnings (4yr)
$59,742
Natl Median: $49,984
Lifetime Value Added
-$22k
Median Debt
$18,750
Earnings (4yr)
$127,158
Natl Median: $83,290
Lifetime Value Added
+$493k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $86,176
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Marine Sciences
BachCIP: 3032
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $52,667
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Marketing
BachCIP: 5214
Median Debt
$19,625
Earnings (4yr)
$91,955
Natl Median: $69,303
Lifetime Value Added
+$226k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $91,449
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Mathematics
BachCIP: 2701
Median Debt
$19,500
Earnings (4yr)
$88,434
Natl Median: $69,562
Lifetime Value Added
+$199k
Median Debt
$18,500
Earnings (4yr)
$104,523
Natl Median: $92,135
Lifetime Value Added
+$322k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $62,582
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$35,600
Natl Median: $67,612
Lifetime Value Added
-$213k
Median Debt
$20,294
Earnings (4yr)
$54,816
Natl Median: $55,693
Lifetime Value Added
-$62k
Music
BachCIP: 5009
Median Debt
$24,625
Earnings (4yr)
$47,164
Natl Median: $42,892
Lifetime Value Added
-$126k
Median Debt
$23,250
Earnings (4yr)
$65,124
Natl Median: $62,451
Lifetime Value Added
+$20k
Median Debt
$17,239
Earnings (4yr)
$139,867
Natl Median: $104,823
Lifetime Value Added
+$588k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$143,049
Natl Median: $116,539
Lifetime Value Added
+$612k
Philosophy
BachCIP: 3801
Median Debt
$19,500
Earnings (4yr)
$71,790
Natl Median: $54,455
Lifetime Value Added
+$72k
Physics
BachCIP: 4008
Median Debt
$19,500
Earnings (4yr)
$74,738
Natl Median: $76,786
Lifetime Value Added
+$94k
Median Debt
$19,500
Earnings (4yr)
$75,988
Natl Median: $63,293
Lifetime Value Added
+$104k
Psychology, General
BachCIP: 4201
Median Debt
$18,750
Earnings (4yr)
$56,821
Natl Median: $50,706
Lifetime Value Added
-$46k
Public Health
BachCIP: 5122
Median Debt
$20,500
Earnings (4yr)
$61,390
Natl Median: $58,808
Lifetime Value Added
-$9k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $73,721
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$20,402
Earnings (4yr)
$80,221
Natl Median: $63,560
Lifetime Value Added
+$136k
Median Debt
$21,500
Earnings (4yr)
$52,860
Natl Median: $50,497
Lifetime Value Added
-$78k
Median Debt
$19,361
Earnings (4yr)
$87,891
Natl Median: $88,910
Lifetime Value Added
+$195k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$37,208
Natl Median: $41,390
Lifetime Value Added
-$198k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,695
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$21,323
Earnings (4yr)
$68,314
Natl Median: $48,471
Lifetime Value Added
+$45k
Median Debt
$18,947
Earnings (4yr)
$58,697
Natl Median: $55,000
Lifetime Value Added
-$31k
Social Work
BachCIP: 4407
Median Debt
$19,125
Earnings (4yr)
$59,850
Natl Median: $51,790
Lifetime Value Added
-$21k
Sociology
BachCIP: 4511
Median Debt
$21,500
Earnings (4yr)
$58,807
Natl Median: $52,657
Lifetime Value Added
-$30k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $50,499
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness
BachCIP: 3105
Median Debt
$20,730
Earnings (4yr)
$66,580
Natl Median: $54,562
Lifetime Value Added
+$32k
Median Debt
$17,750
Earnings (4yr)
$54,430
Natl Median: $57,887
Lifetime Value Added
-$65k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$67,192
Natl Median: $51,389
Lifetime Value Added
+$36k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $62,532
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$21,250
Earnings (4yr)
$53,829
Natl Median: $41,688
Lifetime Value Added
-$70k

Master's Degrees

Median Debt
$25,000
Earnings (4yr)
$117,656
Natl Median: $95,833
Lifetime Value Added
+$358k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $122,434
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Applied Mathematics
MastCIP: 2703
Median Debt
$55,540
Earnings (4yr)
$115,629
Natl Median: $116,060
Lifetime Value Added
+$340k
Architecture
MastCIP: 0402
Median Debt
$69,004
Earnings (4yr)
$79,350
Natl Median: $74,139
Lifetime Value Added
+$23k
Area Studies
MastCIP: 0501
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$74,111
Natl Median: $68,936
Lifetime Value Added
-$36k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $76,398
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $80,271
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $106,375
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $67,090
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$91,092
Earnings (4yr)
$197,707
Natl Median: $103,485
Lifetime Value Added
+$1049k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $76,837
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
Median Debt
$34,800
Earnings (4yr)
$79,383
Natl Median: $79,665
Lifetime Value Added
+$23k
Civil Engineering
MastCIP: 1408
Median Debt
$37,194
Earnings (4yr)
$99,079
Natl Median: $98,323
Lifetime Value Added
+$196k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $58,499
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$55,242
Earnings (4yr)
$65,180
Natl Median: $65,184
Lifetime Value Added
-$102k
Median Debt
$37,415
Earnings (4yr)
$64,081
Natl Median: $67,030
Lifetime Value Added
-$112k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $138,757
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$109,763
Natl Median: $124,201
Lifetime Value Added
+$328k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $121,855
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$63,172
Natl Median: $63,399
Lifetime Value Added
-$120k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $70,073
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$49,771
Natl Median: $49,978
Lifetime Value Added
-$246k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $82,527
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Economics
MastCIP: 4506
Median Debt
$43,085
Earnings (4yr)
$126,566
Natl Median: $100,743
Lifetime Value Added
+$435k
Median Debt
$28,886
Earnings (4yr)
$66,963
Natl Median: $71,685
Lifetime Value Added
-$86k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$219,705
Natl Median: $133,654
Lifetime Value Added
+$1232k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $109,295
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $125,651
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Engineering, Other
MastCIP: 1499
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$164,241
Natl Median: $129,974
Lifetime Value Added
+$733k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,512
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $71,717
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
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 (4yr)
$128,956
Natl Median: $110,694
Lifetime Value Added
+$456k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$62,910
Natl Median: $49,079
Lifetime Value Added
-$134k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $79,784
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$81,702
Natl Median: $79,463
Lifetime Value Added
+$72k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $64,496
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)
-
Natl Median: $58,524
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $119,184
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$33,825
Earnings (4yr)
$68,652
Natl Median: $112,705
Lifetime Value Added
-$71k
Median Debt
$41,000
Earnings (4yr)
$84,481
Natl Median: $95,627
Lifetime Value Added
+$68k
Journalism
MastCIP: 0904
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $69,034
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $70,306
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $101,000
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$119,127
Natl Median: $65,716
Lifetime Value Added
+$371k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$59,958
Natl Median: $56,301
Lifetime Value Added
-$160k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $58,093
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$53,416
Earnings (4yr)
$128,909
Natl Median: $124,807
Lifetime Value Added
+$455k
Marine Sciences
MastCIP: 3032
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $66,840
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 (2yr)
$76,460
Natl Median: $115,974
Lifetime Value Added
+$25k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $84,750
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$84,653
Natl Median: $75,122
Lifetime Value Added
+$99k
Music
MastCIP: 5009
Median Debt
$40,666
Earnings (4yr)
$37,603
Natl Median: $48,285
Lifetime Value Added
-$365k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $74,607
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $147,771
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $129,214
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
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
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $81,408
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Public Health
MastCIP: 5122
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $82,751
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$40,156
Earnings (4yr)
$84,618
Natl Median: $93,020
Lifetime Value Added
+$69k
Median Debt
$47,657
Earnings (4yr)
$83,467
Natl Median: $80,125
Lifetime Value Added
+$59k
Median Debt
$52,607
Earnings (4yr)
$65,121
Natl Median: $75,972
Lifetime Value Added
-$102k
Median Debt
$59,051
Earnings (4yr)
$104,458
Natl Median: $120,193
Lifetime Value Added
+$243k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$25,194
Natl Median: $55,035
Lifetime Value Added
-$479k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $60,728
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Social Work
MastCIP: 4407
Median Debt
$37,719
Earnings (4yr)
$64,396
Natl Median: $65,123
Lifetime Value Added
-$109k
Sociology
MastCIP: 4511
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $63,330
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$23,912
Earnings (4yr)
$56,327
Natl Median: $64,397
Lifetime Value Added
-$183k
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness
MastCIP: 3105
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$71,971
Natl Median: $62,033
Lifetime Value Added
-$54k
Statistics
MastCIP: 2705
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $123,816
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$24,000
Earnings (4yr)
$59,769
Natl Median: $63,707
Lifetime Value Added
-$151k

Graduate Certificates

Music
Gr-CertCIP: 5009
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $40,504
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $126,911
Lifetime Value Added
N/A

Doctoral Degrees

Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $158,084
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Anthropology
DocCIP: 4502
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $77,473
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Architecture
DocCIP: 0402
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$76,188
Natl Median: $80,586
Lifetime Value Added
-$165k
Area Studies
DocCIP: 0501
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$52,107
Natl Median: $69,249
Lifetime Value Added
-$323k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $92,233
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $112,683
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $131,848
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $82,507
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $113,566
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $99,578
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $141,187
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Chemistry
DocCIP: 4005
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$135,654
Natl Median: $115,386
Lifetime Value Added
+$267k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$76,157
Natl Median: $92,533
Lifetime Value Added
-$166k
Civil Engineering
DocCIP: 1408
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$110,992
Natl Median: $110,980
Lifetime Value Added
+$88k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $66,710
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$34,533
Earnings (4yr)
$94,340
Natl Median: $99,878
Lifetime Value Added
-$19k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$73,966
Natl Median: $88,343
Lifetime Value Added
-$182k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $154,538
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$68,859
Earnings (4yr)
$85,479
Natl Median: $83,031
Lifetime Value Added
-$85k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $64,704
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $72,231
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
Median Debt
$53,827
Earnings (4yr)
$134,846
Natl Median: $100,573
Lifetime Value Added
+$280k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$110,878
Natl Median: $157,305
Lifetime Value Added
+$137k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$59,797
Natl Median: $65,831
Lifetime Value Added
-$287k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $81,271
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $68,718
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $86,469
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$92,982
Natl Median: $92,039
Lifetime Value Added
-$29k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $64,725
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
History
DocCIP: 5401
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$67,962
Natl Median: $70,550
Lifetime Value Added
-$226k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $92,538
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Journalism
DocCIP: 0904
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $86,616
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Law
DocCIP: 2201
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$173,114
Natl Median: $105,518
Lifetime Value Added
+$561k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$57,318
Natl Median: $77,285
Lifetime Value Added
-$279k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $130,845
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Mathematics
DocCIP: 2701
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $89,656
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$90,412
Natl Median: $131,070
Lifetime Value Added
-$21k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $101,435
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $74,328
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Music
DocCIP: 5009
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$75,055
Natl Median: $59,592
Lifetime Value Added
-$163k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $96,176
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$142,359
Natl Median: $136,696
Lifetime Value Added
+$335k
Philosophy
DocCIP: 3801
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $70,449
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Physics
DocCIP: 4008
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$89,305
Natl Median: $130,153
Lifetime Value Added
-$30k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$47,260
Natl Median: $90,908
Lifetime Value Added
-$364k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$95,306
Natl Median: $98,707
Lifetime Value Added
-$26k
Public Health
DocCIP: 5122
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $108,962
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $119,220
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$91,668
Natl Median: $91,668
Lifetime Value Added
-$52k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$67,660
Natl Median: $78,108
Lifetime Value Added
-$197k
Median Debt
$44,117
Earnings (4yr)
$140,262
Natl Median: $138,131
Lifetime Value Added
+$320k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $67,164
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$93,319
Natl Median: $78,692
Lifetime Value Added
-$40k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $69,860
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 (2yr)
$64,990
Natl Median: $88,618
Lifetime Value Added
-$218k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$74,707
Natl Median: $90,739
Lifetime Value Added
-$176k
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness
DocCIP: 3105
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$67,660
Natl Median: $81,993
Lifetime Value Added
-$197k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $85,168
Lifetime Value Added
N/A

Professional Degrees

Law
ProfCIP: 2201
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$159,411
Natl Median: $107,773
Lifetime Value Added
+$438k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$146,858
Natl Median: $138,348
Lifetime Value Added
+$347k

Other Programs

Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $36,890
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $62,917
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.