College ROI

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University of Akron Main Campus

Akron, OH 9,052 Undergrads 50.3% Grad Rate
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Total Cost
$25,482
Sticker Price
Avg Net Price
$13,072
After Aid
Median Earnings
$63,695
5yr Post-Grad

Vs. Peer Institutions

Net Price$13,072
Peer Midpoint: $19,969
Earnings (5yr Post-Grad)Completers only after graduation
$63,695
Peer Midpoint: $61,632
Earnings (10yr Post-Enroll)All enrolled after enrollment
$51,221
Peer Midpoint: $58,891
Graduation Rate50.3%
Peer Midpoint: 58.9%
Average starting age (2015-17)21.5
Socio-Economic Diversity
Pell Grant Recipients37.2%
Enrollment Status
Full-Time88.4%
Economic Outcomes
Earn More than HS70.5%

Admissions Profile

Acceptance
59.7%
SAT Avg
1,081
SAT Reading
25th: 46053075th: 600
SAT Math
25th: 44051075th: 590
ACT Composite
25th: 172175th: 25

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
+$558k
+$88k
+$72k
Median Cost$13k/yr
+$511k
+$41k
+$25k
Full Cost$25k/yr
+$467k
-$3k
-$20k

ROI Efficiency Metrics

Break-Even Age
Return on Inv. %
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
35
∞
Median Cost$13k/yr
48
53%
Full Cost$25k/yr
Never
-22%
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 Return56%

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-37%

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 →

Certificates

Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $57,315
Lifetime Value Added
N/A

Associate's Degrees

Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$38,437
Natl Median: $42,269
Lifetime Value Added
-$92k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$63,502
Natl Median: $65,389
Lifetime Value Added
+$155k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$49,210
Natl Median: $48,733
Lifetime Value Added
+$16k
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Computer Programming
AssocCIP: 1102
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $58,070
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$74,608
Natl Median: $59,167
Lifetime Value Added
+$256k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $54,971
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $54,726
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Construction Engineering Technology/Technician
AssocCIP: 1510
Median Debt
$20,250
Earnings (4yr)
$82,170
Natl Median: $71,367
Lifetime Value Added
+$324k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$52,828
Natl Median: $46,706
Lifetime Value Added
+$52k
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Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians
AssocCIP: 1503
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$80,861
Natl Median: $67,792
Lifetime Value Added
+$312k
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Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians
AssocCIP: 1511
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $66,570
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians, Other
AssocCIP: 1599
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $69,455
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Fire Protection
AssocCIP: 4302
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $73,589
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$27,126
Natl Median: $37,073
Lifetime Value Added
-$197k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $73,593
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities
AssocCIP: 2401

Earnings shared by 2 University of Akron campuses, which report as one program.

Median Debt
$20,250
Earnings (4yr)
$48,342
Natl Median: $44,125
Lifetime Value Added
+$8k
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Median Debt
$19,500
Earnings (4yr)
$74,957
Natl Median: $64,773
Lifetime Value Added
+$259k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $50,491
Lifetime Value Added
N/A

Bachelor's Degrees

Median Debt
$23,062
Earnings (4yr)
$73,101
Natl Median: $76,194
Lifetime Value Added
+$108k
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Median Debt
$19,073
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $98,207
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$18,250
Earnings (4yr)
$58,061
Natl Median: $70,786
Lifetime Value Added
-$11k
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Anthropology
BachCIP: 4502
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$43,855
Natl Median: $46,676
Lifetime Value Added
-$138k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$48,441
Natl Median: $57,640
Lifetime Value Added
-$91k
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Applied Mathematics
BachCIP: 2703
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $91,532
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)
$59,427
Natl Median: $57,214
Lifetime Value Added
+$396
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Median Debt
$12,000
Earnings (4yr)
$82,540
Natl Median: $93,451
Lifetime Value Added
+$180k
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Business Administration, Management and Operations
BachCIP: 5202

Earnings shared by 2 University of Akron campuses, which report as one program.

Median Debt
$25,750
Earnings (4yr)
$68,285
Natl Median: $68,257
Lifetime Value Added
+$71k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$54,086
Natl Median: $68,407
Lifetime Value Added
-$44k
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Median Debt
$18,500
Earnings (4yr)
$90,279
Natl Median: $98,158
Lifetime Value Added
+$239k
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Chemistry
BachCIP: 4005
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$62,661
Natl Median: $65,120
Lifetime Value Added
+$27k
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Civil Engineering
BachCIP: 1408
Median Debt
$17,470
Earnings (4yr)
$82,547
Natl Median: $86,517
Lifetime Value Added
+$180k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $56,359
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$19,500
Earnings (4yr)
$58,249
Natl Median: $58,928
Lifetime Value Added
-$9k
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Median Debt
$17,200
Earnings (4yr)
$96,791
Natl Median: $109,015
Lifetime Value Added
+$289k
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Median Debt
$23,000
Earnings (4yr)
$86,965
Natl Median: $83,439
Lifetime Value Added
+$214k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$74,385
Natl Median: $73,587
Lifetime Value Added
+$118k
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Median Debt
$20,500
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $85,063
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Construction Engineering Technology/Technician
BachCIP: 1510
Median Debt
$20,500
Earnings (4yr)
$85,391
Natl Median: $93,843
Lifetime Value Added
+$202k
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Median Debt
$19,375
Earnings (4yr)
$57,319
Natl Median: $55,378
Lifetime Value Added
-$17k
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Criminology
BachCIP: 4504
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$46,577
Natl Median: $55,556
Lifetime Value Added
-$107k
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Dance
BachCIP: 5003
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $39,980
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$19,500
Earnings (4yr)
$50,484
Natl Median: $51,490
Lifetime Value Added
-$74k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$55,527
Natl Median: $55,753
Lifetime Value Added
-$32k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $39,775
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Economics
BachCIP: 4506
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$42,682
Natl Median: $82,686
Lifetime Value Added
-$125k
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Education, General
BachCIP: 1301
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $49,808
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$19,125
Earnings (4yr)
$97,875
Natl Median: $100,647
Lifetime Value Added
+$297k
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Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians
BachCIP: 1503
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$77,488
Natl Median: $84,599
Lifetime Value Added
+$142k
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Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians
BachCIP: 1511
Median Debt
$17,326
Earnings (2yr)
$57,318
Natl Median: $74,842
Lifetime Value Added
+$2k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $89,359
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$41,158
Natl Median: $48,590
Lifetime Value Added
-$153k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $43,765
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$15,403
Earnings (4yr)
$74,840
Natl Median: $83,343
Lifetime Value Added
+$121k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$36,233
Natl Median: $41,367
Lifetime Value Added
-$196k
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Fire Protection
BachCIP: 4302
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$71,482
Natl Median: $86,436
Lifetime Value Added
+$96k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$41,937
Natl Median: $55,275
Lifetime Value Added
-$132k
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Median Debt
$19,000
Earnings (4yr)
$70,867
Natl Median: $75,399
Lifetime Value Added
+$91k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $57,853
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$17,125
Earnings (4yr)
$53,594
Natl Median: $60,190
Lifetime Value Added
-$48k
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Median Debt
$21,500
Earnings (4yr)
$65,928
Natl Median: $61,911
Lifetime Value Added
+$53k
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History
BachCIP: 5401
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$46,973
Natl Median: $50,680
Lifetime Value Added
-$104k
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Homeland Security
BachCIP: 4303
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $70,193
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$41,565
Natl Median: $59,550
Lifetime Value Added
-$135k
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Median Debt
$29,031
Earnings (4yr)
$44,355
Natl Median: $48,568
Lifetime Value Added
-$126k
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Median Debt
$15,000
Earnings (4yr)
$67,903
Natl Median: $68,069
Lifetime Value Added
+$68k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $80,890
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$77,590
Natl Median: $85,294
Lifetime Value Added
+$143k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$38,289
Natl Median: $73,201
Lifetime Value Added
-$165k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$41,900
Natl Median: $53,072
Lifetime Value Added
-$147k
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Marketing
BachCIP: 5214
Median Debt
$22,375
Earnings (4yr)
$65,857
Natl Median: $69,303
Lifetime Value Added
+$52k
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Median Debt
$13,750
Earnings (4yr)
$85,968
Natl Median: $118,943
Lifetime Value Added
+$207k
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Mathematics
BachCIP: 2701
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $69,562
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$26,000
Earnings (4yr)
$80,611
Natl Median: $82,073
Lifetime Value Added
+$166k
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Median Debt
$16,642
Earnings (4yr)
$87,752
Natl Median: $92,135
Lifetime Value Added
+$220k
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Music
BachCIP: 5009
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$48,030
Natl Median: $42,892
Lifetime Value Added
-$103k
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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
$15,455
Earnings (4yr)
$48,987
Natl Median: $63,293
Lifetime Value Added
-$86k
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Psychology, General
BachCIP: 4201
Median Debt
$24,500
Earnings (4yr)
$47,763
Natl Median: $50,706
Lifetime Value Added
-$97k
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Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication
BachCIP: 0909

Earnings shared by 2 University of Akron campuses, which report as one program.

Median Debt
$25,000
Earnings (4yr)
$51,824
Natl Median: $63,560
Lifetime Value Added
-$63k
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Median Debt
$23,315
Earnings (4yr)
$45,739
Natl Median: $50,497
Lifetime Value Added
-$114k
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Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
BachCIP: 5138

Earnings shared by 2 University of Akron campuses, which report as one program.

Median Debt
$22,267
Earnings (4yr)
$76,089
Natl Median: $88,910
Lifetime Value Added
+$131k
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Median Debt
$15,500
Earnings (4yr)
$49,049
Natl Median: $55,792
Lifetime Value Added
-$86k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,000
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$19,500
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $57,805
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $53,366
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Social Work
BachCIP: 4407

Earnings shared by 2 University of Akron campuses, which report as one program.

Median Debt
$22,750
Earnings (4yr)
$50,823
Natl Median: $51,790
Lifetime Value Added
-$71k
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Sociology
BachCIP: 4511
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$39,886
Natl Median: $52,657
Lifetime Value Added
-$171k
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Special Education and Teaching
BachCIP: 1310

Earnings shared by 2 University of Akron campuses, which report as one program.

Median Debt
$24,250
Earnings (4yr)
$41,782
Natl Median: $50,499
Lifetime Value Added
-$148k
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Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness
BachCIP: 3105
Median Debt
$23,000
Earnings (4yr)
$46,992
Natl Median: $54,562
Lifetime Value Added
-$103k
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Statistics
BachCIP: 2705
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$77,614
Natl Median: $92,425
Lifetime Value Added
+$131k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$40,780
Natl Median: $47,382
Lifetime Value Added
-$157k
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Median Debt
$24,000
Earnings (4yr)
$44,100
Natl Median: $51,389
Lifetime Value Added
-$128k
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Master's Degrees

Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$55,512
Natl Median: $95,833
Lifetime Value Added
-$158k
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Applied Mathematics
MastCIP: 2703
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $116,060
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
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
$24,500
Earnings (4yr)
$108,489
Natl Median: $103,485
Lifetime Value Added
+$291k
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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)
-
Natl Median: $98,323
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$86,013
Natl Median: $65,184
Lifetime Value Added
+$80k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $71,953
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$41,000
Earnings (4yr)
$60,319
Natl Median: $67,030
Lifetime Value Added
-$134k
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Computer Science
MastCIP: 1107
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $145,571
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $63,399
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $49,978
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Economics
MastCIP: 4506
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $100,743
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$56,555
Natl Median: $71,685
Lifetime Value Added
-$170k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $66,232
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$73,409
Natl Median: $70,644
Lifetime Value Added
-$16k
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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: $110,694
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)
-
Natl Median: $112,705
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $95,627
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: $115,974
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$46,835
Earnings (4yr)
$53,389
Natl Median: $59,571
Lifetime Value Added
-$200k
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Music
MastCIP: 5009
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$50,460
Natl Median: $48,285
Lifetime Value Added
-$228k
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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
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$68,211
Natl Median: $81,408
Lifetime Value Added
-$62k
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Public Health
MastCIP: 5122
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $82,751
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$42,029
Earnings (4yr)
$146,142
Natl Median: $120,193
Lifetime Value Added
+$617k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$55,875
Natl Median: $55,035
Lifetime Value Added
-$186k
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Social Work
MastCIP: 4407
Median Debt
$34,500
Earnings (4yr)
$56,193
Natl Median: $65,123
Lifetime Value Added
-$173k
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Sociology
MastCIP: 4511
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $63,330
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$51,958
Natl Median: $64,397
Lifetime Value Added
-$223k
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Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness
MastCIP: 3105
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$52,607
Natl Median: $62,033
Lifetime Value Added
-$207k
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Statistics
MastCIP: 2705
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $123,816
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$52,040
Natl Median: $60,111
Lifetime Value Added
-$213k
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Taxation
MastCIP: 5216
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$133,259
Natl Median: $114,810
Lifetime Value Added
+$506k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $59,916
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$53,406
Natl Median: $63,707
Lifetime Value Added
-$200k
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Graduate Certificates

Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $126,911
Lifetime Value Added
N/A

Doctoral Degrees

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
Chemistry
DocCIP: 4005
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$95,209
Natl Median: $115,386
Lifetime Value Added
-$2k
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Civil Engineering
DocCIP: 1408
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $110,980
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$100,099
Natl Median: $99,878
Lifetime Value Added
+$48k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$81,374
Natl Median: $88,343
Lifetime Value Added
-$91k
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History
DocCIP: 5401
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $70,550
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $131,070
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $77,066
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $130,514
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $138,131
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: $81,822
Lifetime Value Added
N/A

Professional Degrees

Law
ProfCIP: 2201
Median Debt
$61,500
Earnings (4yr)
$79,750
Natl Median: $107,773
Lifetime Value Added
-$103k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $106,836
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.