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University at Buffalo

Buffalo, NY 20,112 Undergrads 71.9% Grad Rate
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Total Cost
$30,785
Sticker Price
Avg Net Price
$20,995
After Aid
Median Earnings
$71,430
4yr Post-Grad

Vs. Peer Institutions

Net Price$20,995
Peer Midpoint: $20,081
Earnings (4yr Post-Grad)Completers only after graduation
$71,430
Peer Midpoint: $60,428
Earnings (10yr Post-Enroll)All enrolled after enrollment
$70,814
Peer Midpoint: $53,763
Graduation Rate71.9%
Peer Midpoint: 58.9%
Average Starting Age20.7
Socio-Economic Diversity
Pell Grant Recipients33.0%
Enrollment Status
Full-Time93.2%
Economic Outcomes
Earn More than HS79.5%

Admissions Profile

Acceptance
74.2%
SAT Avg
1,295
SAT Reading
25th: 60062075th: 680
SAT Math
25th: 61065075th: 700
ACT Composite
25th: 272875th: 32

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
+$625k
+$158k
+$140k
Median Cost$21k/yr
+$549k
+$82k
+$65k
Full Cost$31k/yr
+$514k
+$47k
+$30k

ROI Efficiency Metrics

Break-Even Age
Return on Inv. %
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
30
∞
Median Cost$21k/yr
41
86%
Full Cost$31k/yr
50
27%
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 Return146%

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-13%
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

Certificates

Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $43,761
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Journalism
CertCIP: 0904
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,137
Lifetime Value Added
N/A

Bachelor's Degrees

Median Debt
$17,900
Earnings (4yr)
$92,314
Natl Median: $76,194
Lifetime Value Added
+$224k
Median Debt
$23,000
Earnings (4yr)
$92,360
Natl Median: $98,207
Lifetime Value Added
+$225k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $70,786
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Anthropology
BachCIP: 4502
Median Debt
$22,000
Earnings (4yr)
$44,274
Natl Median: $46,676
Lifetime Value Added
-$155k
Applied Mathematics
BachCIP: 2703
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $91,532
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Architecture
BachCIP: 0402
Median Debt
$22,536
Earnings (4yr)
$61,525
Natl Median: $66,914
Lifetime Value Added
-$12k
Area Studies
BachCIP: 0501
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $56,625
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $65,466
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Biology, General
BachCIP: 2601
Median Debt
$20,500
Earnings (4yr)
$57,298
Natl Median: $57,214
Lifetime Value Added
-$46k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $86,713
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$19,615
Earnings (4yr)
$84,920
Natl Median: $93,451
Lifetime Value Added
+$168k
Biotechnology
BachCIP: 2612
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $67,097
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$18,697
Earnings (4yr)
$69,903
Natl Median: $68,257
Lifetime Value Added
+$53k
Median Debt
$21,512
Earnings (4yr)
$95,424
Natl Median: $98,158
Lifetime Value Added
+$248k
Chemistry
BachCIP: 4005
Median Debt
$22,783
Earnings (4yr)
$68,413
Natl Median: $65,120
Lifetime Value Added
+$42k
Civil Engineering
BachCIP: 1408
Median Debt
$19,500
Earnings (4yr)
$84,868
Natl Median: $86,517
Lifetime Value Added
+$168k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $49,429
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$16,250
Earnings (4yr)
$89,223
Natl Median: $75,975
Lifetime Value Added
+$201k
Median Debt
$19,500
Earnings (4yr)
$62,912
Natl Median: $56,359
Lifetime Value Added
-$1k
Median Debt
$20,500
Earnings (4yr)
$57,360
Natl Median: $58,928
Lifetime Value Added
-$46k
Median Debt
$20,500
Earnings (4yr)
$109,221
Natl Median: $109,015
Lifetime Value Added
+$353k
Computer Science
BachCIP: 1107
Median Debt
$19,000
Earnings (4yr)
$105,160
Natl Median: $107,009
Lifetime Value Added
+$322k
Dance
BachCIP: 5003
Median Debt
$20,446
Earnings (4yr)
$39,576
Natl Median: $39,980
Lifetime Value Added
-$195k
Median Debt
$22,500
Earnings (4yr)
$45,677
Natl Median: $39,775
Lifetime Value Added
-$143k
Economics
BachCIP: 4506
Median Debt
$17,500
Earnings (4yr)
$70,720
Natl Median: $82,686
Lifetime Value Added
+$59k
Median Debt
$21,923
Earnings (4yr)
$95,209
Natl Median: $100,647
Lifetime Value Added
+$246k
Engineering Physics
BachCIP: 1412
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $89,154
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$15,000
Earnings (4yr)
$51,385
Natl Median: $48,590
Lifetime Value Added
-$95k
Median Debt
$17,500
Earnings (4yr)
$49,920
Natl Median: $57,461
Lifetime Value Added
-$107k
Median Debt
$21,500
Earnings (4yr)
$75,263
Natl Median: $81,171
Lifetime Value Added
+$94k
Median Debt
$15,750
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $51,710
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$18,861
Earnings (4yr)
$43,285
Natl Median: $43,765
Lifetime Value Added
-$163k
Median Debt
$16,056
Earnings (4yr)
$43,584
Natl Median: $41,367
Lifetime Value Added
-$161k
Median Debt
$24,510
Earnings (4yr)
$68,176
Natl Median: $57,853
Lifetime Value Added
+$40k
Median Debt
$19,750
Earnings (4yr)
$59,841
Natl Median: $60,190
Lifetime Value Added
-$26k
History
BachCIP: 5401
Median Debt
$21,248
Earnings (4yr)
$50,518
Natl Median: $50,680
Lifetime Value Added
-$102k
Median Debt
$20,875
Earnings (4yr)
$86,118
Natl Median: $98,442
Lifetime Value Added
+$177k
Median Debt
$19,970
Earnings (4yr)
$64,711
Natl Median: $73,201
Lifetime Value Added
+$13k
Median Debt
$16,525
Earnings (4yr)
$44,841
Natl Median: $49,984
Lifetime Value Added
-$150k
Mathematics
BachCIP: 2701
Median Debt
$17,843
Earnings (4yr)
$60,882
Natl Median: $69,562
Lifetime Value Added
-$17k
Median Debt
$21,530
Earnings (4yr)
$84,602
Natl Median: $92,135
Lifetime Value Added
+$165k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,693
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Music
BachCIP: 5009
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $42,892
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$22,003
Earnings (4yr)
$64,445
Natl Median: $68,883
Lifetime Value Added
+$11k
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
$22,500
Earnings (4yr)
$66,880
Natl Median: $62,172
Lifetime Value Added
+$30k
Median Debt
$18,014
Earnings (4yr)
$58,292
Natl Median: $63,293
Lifetime Value Added
-$38k
Psychology, General
BachCIP: 4201
Median Debt
$19,000
Earnings (4yr)
$52,303
Natl Median: $50,706
Lifetime Value Added
-$87k
Public Health
BachCIP: 5122
Median Debt
$19,556
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $58,808
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$14,500
Earnings (4yr)
$93,507
Natl Median: $88,910
Lifetime Value Added
+$233k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,792
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$19,500
Earnings (4yr)
$59,216
Natl Median: $55,000
Lifetime Value Added
-$31k
Median Debt
$19,000
Earnings (4yr)
$56,257
Natl Median: $53,366
Lifetime Value Added
-$55k
Sociology
BachCIP: 4511
Median Debt
$15,374
Earnings (4yr)
$54,382
Natl Median: $52,657
Lifetime Value Added
-$70k
Statistics
BachCIP: 2705
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $92,425
Lifetime Value Added
N/A

Master's Degrees

Median Debt
$16,000
Earnings (4yr)
$98,554
Natl Median: $95,833
Lifetime Value Added
+$189k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $235,700
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $122,434
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
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
$41,750
Earnings (4yr)
$69,581
Natl Median: $77,466
Lifetime Value Added
-$65k
Architecture
MastCIP: 0402
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$66,761
Natl Median: $74,139
Lifetime Value Added
-$90k
Area Studies
MastCIP: 0501
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $68,936
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management
MastCIP: 5010
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $59,685
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $80,271
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Biology, General
MastCIP: 2601
Median Debt
$23,750
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)
$82,528
Natl Median: $106,375
Lifetime Value Added
+$49k
Biotechnology
MastCIP: 2612
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $107,682
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$40,119
Earnings (4yr)
$114,480
Natl Median: $103,485
Lifetime Value Added
+$328k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$102,730
Natl Median: $115,468
Lifetime Value Added
+$226k
Chemistry
MastCIP: 4005
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $82,937
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$41,000
Earnings (4yr)
$58,546
Natl Median: $79,665
Lifetime Value Added
-$165k
Civil Engineering
MastCIP: 1408
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$90,707
Natl Median: $98,323
Lifetime Value Added
+$120k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $71,953
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$41,000
Earnings (4yr)
$61,300
Natl Median: $67,030
Lifetime Value Added
-$139k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$71,575
Natl Median: $124,201
Lifetime Value Added
-$22k
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
-
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
Education, General
MastCIP: 1301
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $65,824
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$32,717
Earnings (4yr)
$54,856
Natl Median: $71,685
Lifetime Value Added
-$199k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $70,644
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$74,576
Natl Median: $133,654
Lifetime Value Added
+$5k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $120,215
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,512
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $62,705
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $51,486
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$37,918
Natl Median: $49,079
Lifetime Value Added
-$364k
Genetics
MastCIP: 2608
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $92,660
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
History
MastCIP: 5401
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,360
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$102,080
Natl Median: $119,184
Lifetime Value Added
+$220k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $112,705
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $97,121
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$25,755
Earnings (4yr)
$56,619
Natl Median: $56,301
Lifetime Value Added
-$183k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$50,856
Natl Median: $63,870
Lifetime Value Added
-$218k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $58,093
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Materials Sciences
MastCIP: 4010
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $116,810
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)
$96,497
Natl Median: $115,974
Lifetime Value Added
+$171k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $101,441
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$61,512
Natl Median: $59,571
Lifetime Value Added
-$137k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $84,750
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Music
MastCIP: 5009
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $48,285
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $73,229
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Nutrition Sciences
MastCIP: 3019
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$68,645
Natl Median: $67,126
Lifetime Value Added
-$85k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $92,305
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $129,214
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: $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 (5yr)
$74,359
Natl Median: $64,711
Lifetime Value Added
-$36k
Public Health
MastCIP: 5122
Median Debt
$40,798
Earnings (4yr)
$87,916
Natl Median: $82,751
Lifetime Value Added
+$96k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $124,997
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $120,193
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$41,000
Earnings (4yr)
$65,788
Natl Median: $71,416
Lifetime Value Added
-$99k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $60,728
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $90,640
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $65,443
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Social Work
MastCIP: 4407
Median Debt
$41,000
Earnings (4yr)
$60,612
Natl Median: $65,123
Lifetime Value Added
-$145k
Sociology
MastCIP: 4511
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $63,330
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$60,153
Natl Median: $60,111
Lifetime Value Added
-$150k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $111,527
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$48,676
Natl Median: $59,916
Lifetime Value Added
-$258k
Median Debt
$30,750
Earnings (4yr)
$55,486
Natl Median: $63,707
Lifetime Value Added
-$193k
Median Debt
$28,056
Earnings (4yr)
$51,565
Natl Median: $65,767
Lifetime Value Added
-$230k

Graduate Certificates

Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $77,692
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $65,509
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $69,033
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$50,856
Natl Median: $65,965
Lifetime Value Added
-$152k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$73,215
Natl Median: $86,288
Lifetime Value Added
+$76k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $75,166
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$64,829
Natl Median: $60,655
Lifetime Value Added
-$7k
Music
Gr-CertCIP: 5009
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $40,504
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Psychology, General
Gr-CertCIP: 4201
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $62,083
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $64,852
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $63,709
Lifetime Value Added
N/A

Doctoral Degrees

Anthropology
DocCIP: 4502
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$47,260
Natl Median: $77,473
Lifetime Value Added
-$368k
Area Studies
DocCIP: 0501
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $69,249
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $112,683
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: $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 (4yr)
$109,414
Natl Median: $115,386
Lifetime Value Added
+$89k
Civil Engineering
DocCIP: 1408
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $110,980
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$112,025
Natl Median: $99,878
Lifetime Value Added
+$108k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $77,931
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $88,343
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $154,538
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $83,031
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $64,704
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
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $100,573
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $157,305
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$48,432
Natl Median: $65,831
Lifetime Value Added
-$358k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $81,271
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $73,797
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
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: $193,221
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: $101,435
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
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$180,229
Natl Median: $108,943
Lifetime Value Added
+$609k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $136,696
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: $93,640
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $90,908
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Public Health
DocCIP: 5122
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $108,962
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$102,203
Earnings (4yr)
$156,779
Natl Median: $138,131
Lifetime Value Added
+$437k
Median Debt
$61,500
Earnings (4yr)
$75,450
Natl Median: $82,893
Lifetime Value Added
-$164k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $103,410
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
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 (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $88,618
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $90,739
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $83,794
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
$196,586
Earnings (4yr)
$198,110
Natl Median: $170,812
Lifetime Value Added
+$740k
Law
ProfCIP: 2201
Median Debt
$94,242
Earnings (4yr)
$85,126
Natl Median: $107,773
Lifetime Value Added
-$92k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $106,836
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Medicine
ProfCIP: 5112
Median Debt
$215,899
Earnings (4yr)
$100,331
Natl Median: $112,460
Lifetime Value Added
+$21k
Median Debt
$123,815
Earnings (4yr)
$137,101
Natl Median: $138,348
Lifetime Value Added
+$293k

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.