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The University of Texas at El Paso

El Paso, TX 21,005 Undergrads 52.7% Grad Rate
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Total Cost
$17,245
Sticker Price
Avg Net Price
$6,803
After Aid
Median Earnings
$59,032
5yr Post-Grad

Vs. Peer Institutions

Net Price$6,803
Peer Midpoint: $19,969
Earnings (5yr Post-Grad)Completers only after graduation
$59,032
Peer Midpoint: $61,632
Earnings (10yr Post-Enroll)All enrolled after enrollment
$54,599
Peer Midpoint: $58,891
Graduation Rate52.7%
Peer Midpoint: 58.9%
Average starting age (2015-17)22.7
Socio-Economic Diversity
Pell Grant Recipients64.6%
Enrollment Status
Full-Time72.8%
Economic Outcomes
Earn More than HS62.3%

Admissions Profile

Acceptance
99.9%
SAT Avg
962
SAT Reading
25th: 45049075th: 550
SAT Math
25th: 41047075th: 530
ACT Composite
25th: 171975th: 22

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
+$521k
+$51k
+$35k
Median Cost$7k/yr
+$497k
+$27k
+$10k
Full Cost$17k/yr
+$459k
-$11k
-$27k

ROI Efficiency Metrics

Break-Even Age
Return on Inv. %
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
41
∞
Median Cost$7k/yr
54
42%
Full Cost$17k/yr
Never
-44%
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 Return25%

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%

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
$16,441
Earnings (4yr)
$57,389
Natl Median: $76,194
Lifetime Value Added
+$6k
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Anthropology
BachCIP: 4502
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$19,045
Natl Median: $46,676
Lifetime Value Added
-$318k
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Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management
BachCIP: 5010
Median Debt
$14,745
Earnings (5yr)
$37,122
Natl Median: $48,240
Lifetime Value Added
-$172k
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Median Debt
$19,567
Earnings (4yr)
$51,356
Natl Median: $65,466
Lifetime Value Added
-$44k
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Biology, General
BachCIP: 2601
Median Debt
$13,760
Earnings (4yr)
$49,396
Natl Median: $57,214
Lifetime Value Added
-$60k
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Median Debt
$17,257
Earnings (4yr)
$51,506
Natl Median: $68,257
Lifetime Value Added
-$43k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$48,065
Natl Median: $68,407
Lifetime Value Added
-$72k
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Median Debt
$17,250
Earnings (5yr)
$62,838
Natl Median: $77,981
Lifetime Value Added
+$41k
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Chemistry
BachCIP: 4005
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $65,120
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Civil Engineering
BachCIP: 1408
Median Debt
$19,151
Earnings (4yr)
$75,882
Natl Median: $86,517
Lifetime Value Added
+$152k
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Median Debt
$17,310
Earnings (4yr)
$66,491
Natl Median: $75,975
Lifetime Value Added
+$80k
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Median Debt
$15,525
Earnings (4yr)
$58,451
Natl Median: $56,359
Lifetime Value Added
+$15k
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Median Debt
$16,138
Earnings (4yr)
$103,286
Natl Median: $92,374
Lifetime Value Added
+$361k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $97,303
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$15,500
Earnings (4yr)
$47,681
Natl Median: $55,378
Lifetime Value Added
-$75k
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Dance
BachCIP: 5003
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $39,980
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $39,775
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$17,474
Earnings (4yr)
$94,122
Natl Median: $100,647
Lifetime Value Added
+$291k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $89,359
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$21,462
Earnings (4yr)
$45,184
Natl Median: $48,590
Lifetime Value Added
-$96k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $51,710
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$11,000
Earnings (4yr)
$59,668
Natl Median: $83,343
Lifetime Value Added
+$25k
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Median Debt
$19,333
Earnings (4yr)
$36,854
Natl Median: $41,367
Lifetime Value Added
-$168k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$52,098
Natl Median: $60,190
Lifetime Value Added
-$38k
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History
BachCIP: 5401
Median Debt
$16,375
Earnings (4yr)
$50,510
Natl Median: $50,680
Lifetime Value Added
-$51k
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Median Debt
$10,882
Earnings (4yr)
$82,391
Natl Median: $98,442
Lifetime Value Added
+$202k
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Median Debt
$12,125
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $73,201
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $66,596
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$16,850
Earnings (4yr)
$39,907
Natl Median: $49,984
Lifetime Value Added
-$142k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$62,136
Natl Median: $83,290
Lifetime Value Added
+$45k
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Marketing
BachCIP: 5214
Median Debt
$13,219
Earnings (4yr)
$49,068
Natl Median: $69,303
Lifetime Value Added
-$63k
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Mathematics
BachCIP: 2701
Median Debt
$20,905
Earnings (4yr)
$57,392
Natl Median: $69,562
Lifetime Value Added
+$6k
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Median Debt
$14,252
Earnings (4yr)
$88,393
Natl Median: $92,135
Lifetime Value Added
+$248k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$89,131
Natl Median: $92,722
Lifetime Value Added
+$253k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$53,992
Natl Median: $62,582
Lifetime Value Added
-$22k
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Median Debt
$19,896
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $50,532
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$19,682
Earnings (4yr)
$56,486
Natl Median: $55,693
Lifetime Value Added
-$1k
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Music
BachCIP: 5009
Median Debt
$17,334
Earnings (4yr)
$60,172
Natl Median: $42,892
Lifetime Value Added
+$29k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,012
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Philosophy
BachCIP: 3801
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $54,455
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Physics
BachCIP: 4008
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $76,786
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$16,850
Earnings (4yr)
$54,069
Natl Median: $63,293
Lifetime Value Added
-$21k
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Psychology, General
BachCIP: 4201
Median Debt
$13,764
Earnings (4yr)
$42,190
Natl Median: $50,706
Lifetime Value Added
-$122k
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Public Health
BachCIP: 5122
Median Debt
$23,500
Earnings (4yr)
$44,665
Natl Median: $58,808
Lifetime Value Added
-$101k
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Median Debt
$20,500
Earnings (4yr)
$49,558
Natl Median: $63,560
Lifetime Value Added
-$59k
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Median Debt
$13,000
Earnings (4yr)
$36,373
Natl Median: $50,497
Lifetime Value Added
-$172k
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Median Debt
$14,777
Earnings (4yr)
$89,077
Natl Median: $88,910
Lifetime Value Added
+$253k
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Median Debt
$16,250
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,792
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$10,097
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $48,471
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$47,152
Natl Median: $55,000
Lifetime Value Added
-$79k
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Median Debt
$17,397
Earnings (4yr)
$42,459
Natl Median: $57,805
Lifetime Value Added
-$120k
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Social Work
BachCIP: 4407
Median Debt
$14,500
Earnings (4yr)
$53,995
Natl Median: $51,790
Lifetime Value Added
-$22k
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Sociology
BachCIP: 4511
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$35,325
Natl Median: $52,657
Lifetime Value Added
-$181k
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Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness
BachCIP: 3105
Median Debt
$16,000
Earnings (4yr)
$51,063
Natl Median: $54,562
Lifetime Value Added
-$46k
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Master's Degrees

Median Debt
$20,500
Earnings (4yr)
$81,639
Natl Median: $95,833
Lifetime Value Added
+$68k
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Area Studies
MastCIP: 0501
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $68,936
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $82,371
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 (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $106,375
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$30,055
Earnings (4yr)
$82,356
Natl Median: $103,485
Lifetime Value Added
+$74k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $97,526
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Civil Engineering
MastCIP: 1408
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $98,323
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
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
$36,636
Earnings (4yr)
$75,776
Natl Median: $67,030
Lifetime Value Added
+$16k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $138,757
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $124,201
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$121,882
Natl Median: $136,736
Lifetime Value Added
+$419k
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Median Debt
$25,625
Earnings (4yr)
$100,391
Natl Median: $112,166
Lifetime Value Added
+$232k
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Median Debt
$30,750
Earnings (4yr)
$62,807
Natl Median: $63,399
Lifetime Value Added
-$100k
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Median Debt
$30,750
Earnings (4yr)
$67,557
Natl Median: $71,685
Lifetime Value Added
-$56k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $133,654
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $120,215
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$42,682
Natl Median: $55,512
Lifetime Value Added
-$276k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $92,629
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$99,705
Natl Median: $79,463
Lifetime Value Added
+$226k
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Health Professions Education, Ethics, and Humanities
MastCIP: 5132
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$98,664
Natl Median: $100,487
Lifetime Value Added
+$217k
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History
MastCIP: 5401
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,360
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$74,301
Natl Median: $95,461
Lifetime Value Added
-$9k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $119,184
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $95,627
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $58,093
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $122,873
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $112,282
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Mathematics
MastCIP: 2701
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$71,489
Natl Median: $72,654
Lifetime Value Added
-$34k
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Median Debt
$16,500
Earnings (4yr)
$107,441
Natl Median: $115,974
Lifetime Value Added
+$294k
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Median Debt
$40,023
Earnings (4yr)
$57,668
Natl Median: $59,571
Lifetime Value Added
-$147k
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Median Debt
$27,661
Earnings (4yr)
$77,302
Natl Median: $75,122
Lifetime Value Added
+$30k
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Music
MastCIP: 5009
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $48,285
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $74,607
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Natural Sciences
MastCIP: 3018
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $64,321
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
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$72,517
Natl Median: $81,408
Lifetime Value Added
-$12k
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Public Health
MastCIP: 5122
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$43,798
Natl Median: $82,751
Lifetime Value Added
-$264k
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Median Debt
$39,485
Earnings (4yr)
$121,262
Natl Median: $120,193
Lifetime Value Added
+$414k
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Median Debt
$48,191
Earnings (4yr)
$69,580
Natl Median: $71,416
Lifetime Value Added
-$38k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $63,216
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$60,352
Earnings (4yr)
$59,922
Natl Median: $55,035
Lifetime Value Added
-$126k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $60,728
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Social Work
MastCIP: 4407
Median Debt
$22,500
Earnings (4yr)
$62,434
Natl Median: $65,123
Lifetime Value Added
-$103k
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Sociology
MastCIP: 4511
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $63,330
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$30,750
Earnings (5yr)
$64,915
Natl Median: $64,397
Lifetime Value Added
-$92k
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Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness
MastCIP: 3105
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $62,033
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$60,800
Natl Median: $60,111
Lifetime Value Added
-$118k
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Systems Engineering
MastCIP: 1427
Median Debt
$23,397
Earnings (4yr)
$113,173
Natl Median: $144,565
Lifetime Value Added
+$344k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$61,038
Natl Median: $63,707
Lifetime Value Added
-$127k
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Graduate Certificates

Biology, General
Gr-CertCIP: 2601
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $66,581
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $70,138
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $129,570
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $63,168
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $72,959
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
History
Gr-CertCIP: 5401
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $64,756
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Homeland Security
Gr-CertCIP: 4303
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $84,606
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Psychology, General
Gr-CertCIP: 4201
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $62,083
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Public Administration
Gr-CertCIP: 4404
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $78,022
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $126,911
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $64,611
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Systems Engineering
Gr-CertCIP: 1427
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $148,730
Lifetime Value Added
N/A

Doctoral Degrees

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
Computer Science
DocCIP: 1107
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $178,476
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $83,031
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $100,573
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $107,112
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $92,039
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $101,669
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: $130,845
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $131,070
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $98,707
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$126,504
Natl Median: $132,917
Lifetime Value Added
+$304k
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Median Debt
$69,609
Earnings (4yr)
$87,651
Natl Median: $82,893
Lifetime Value Added
-$22k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $78,692
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.