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University of Cincinnati-Main Campus

Cincinnati, OH 29,882 Undergrads 72.9% Grad Rate
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Total Cost
$32,171
Sticker Price
Avg Net Price
$25,648
After Aid
Median Earnings
$72,188
4yr Post-Grad

Vs. Peer Institutions

Net Price$25,648
Peer Midpoint: $20,081
Earnings (4yr Post-Grad)Completers only after graduation
$72,188
Peer Midpoint: $60,428
Warning: This school's reported earnings inflated significantly (+32%) when the Dept of Education excluded non-graduates from the dataset. Take caution when comparing.
Earnings (10yr Post-Enroll)All enrolled after enrollment
$54,810
Peer Midpoint: $53,763
Graduation Rate72.9%
Peer Midpoint: 58.9%
Average Starting Age22.3
Socio-Economic Diversity
Pell Grant Recipients20.3%
Enrollment Status
Full-Time90.3%
Economic Outcomes
Earn More than HS76.0%

Admissions Profile

Acceptance
85.3%
SAT Avg
1,282
SAT Reading
25th: 57062075th: 670
SAT Math
25th: 59063075th: 700
ACT Composite
25th: 242775th: 29

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)
⚠️ Caution: Underlying earnings data reflects graduates only. This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate this ROI.

Institution Lifetime NPV
Vs Median Peer
Vs HS Grad
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
+$631k
+$164k
+$146k
Median Cost$26k/yr
+$538k
+$71k
+$54k
Full Cost$32k/yr
+$515k
+$48k
+$30k

ROI Efficiency Metrics
⚠️ Caution: Underlying earnings data reflects graduates only. This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate this ROI.

Break-Even Age
Return on Inv. %
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
30
∞
Median Cost$26k/yr
43
58%
Full Cost$32k/yr
50
26%
Analysis Assumptions:
  • Starting Salary: Estimated from the 4-year post-graduation median earnings (assuming 2% annual growth from graduation).⚠️ Warning: The high average starting age or low completion rate may inflate the Median earnings and ROI shown.
  • Comparisons: "Vs Median Peer" compares to the median student nationwide in a similar level program. "Vs HS Grad" compares to a median high school graduate.
  • Break-Even: The age at which the college investment net income exceeds the median high school graduate's lifetime earnings.
  • NPV: Net Present Value of all future earnings minus costs and taxes, discounted at 7.8%.

Social Impact ROINew
⚠️ Caution: Underlying earnings data reflects graduates only. This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate this ROI.

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 Return144%

Gov. Pell Grant ROINew
⚠️ Caution: Underlying earnings data reflects graduates only. This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate this ROI.

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-14%
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
⚠️ Caution: Underlying earnings data reflects graduates only. This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate this ROI.

Certificates

Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $57,584
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $38,675
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $43,761
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $41,400
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $57,702
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $36,116
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $46,391
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $42,213
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $58,705
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$15,000
Earnings (4yr)
$44,205
Natl Median: $35,447
Lifetime Value Added
+$6k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $57,294
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $49,747
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $43,365
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,699
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Non-Professional Legal Studies
CertCIP: 2200
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $78,149
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Plant Sciences
CertCIP: 0111
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $48,404
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $52,763
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $48,391
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,975
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$21,000
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $48,019
Lifetime Value Added
N/A

Associate's Degrees

Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $47,660
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Air Transportation
AssocCIP: 4901
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $75,495
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$15,875
Earnings (4yr)
$46,526
Natl Median: $42,269
Lifetime Value Added
-$33k
Median Debt
$14,750
Earnings (4yr)
$69,519
Natl Median: $65,389
Lifetime Value Added
+$185k
Median Debt
$12,000
Earnings (5yr)
$42,759
Natl Median: $35,660
Lifetime Value Added
-$79k
Biology, General
AssocCIP: 2601
Median Debt
$17,500
Earnings (4yr)
$45,916
Natl Median: $44,758
Lifetime Value Added
-$39k
Median Debt
$14,087
Earnings (4yr)
$61,998
Natl Median: $48,733
Lifetime Value Added
+$116k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $49,927
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Chemistry
AssocCIP: 4005
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $51,597
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $57,472
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$17,392
Earnings (4yr)
$55,995
Natl Median: $43,243
Lifetime Value Added
+$59k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $40,082
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,195
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$13,299
Earnings (4yr)
$48,290
Natl Median: $46,706
Lifetime Value Added
-$16k
Median Debt
$16,590
Earnings (4yr)
$71,678
Natl Median: $61,982
Lifetime Value Added
+$204k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $38,127
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $36,134
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$22,175
Earnings (4yr)
$42,596
Natl Median: $37,073
Lifetime Value Added
-$73k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $48,027
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $51,711
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
History
AssocCIP: 5401
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $38,929
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $54,425
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $73,593
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$12,710
Earnings (4yr)
$75,248
Natl Median: $56,799
Lifetime Value Added
+$236k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $44,669
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$18,877
Earnings (4yr)
$43,744
Natl Median: $44,125
Lifetime Value Added
-$61k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $45,634
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Psychology, General
AssocCIP: 4201
Median Debt
$17,500
Earnings (4yr)
$49,853
Natl Median: $39,288
Lifetime Value Added
-$527
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $36,074
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$17,769
Earnings (4yr)
$74,935
Natl Median: $80,813
Lifetime Value Added
+$233k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $51,780
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $43,146
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Social Work
AssocCIP: 4407
Median Debt
$18,575
Earnings (4yr)
$43,871
Natl Median: $39,409
Lifetime Value Added
-$60k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $37,614
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness
AssocCIP: 3105
Median Debt
$13,399
Earnings (4yr)
$49,204
Natl Median: $40,162
Lifetime Value Added
-$7k
Median Debt
$13,447
Earnings (4yr)
$37,898
Natl Median: $37,656
Lifetime Value Added
-$120k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $35,702
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$17,000
Earnings (4yr)
$39,427
Natl Median: $41,460
Lifetime Value Added
-$105k

Bachelor's Degrees

Median Debt
$22,500
Earnings (4yr)
$75,921
Natl Median: $76,194
Lifetime Value Added
+$82k
Median Debt
$20,750
Earnings (4yr)
$88,511
Natl Median: $98,207
Lifetime Value Added
+$179k
Median Debt
$22,166
Earnings (4yr)
$89,915
Natl Median: $70,786
Lifetime Value Added
+$189k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $45,044
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Anthropology
BachCIP: 4502
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$25,194
Natl Median: $46,676
Lifetime Value Added
-$328k
Archeology
BachCIP: 4503
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $41,748
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$25,880
Earnings (4yr)
$92,687
Natl Median: $89,406
Lifetime Value Added
+$210k
Architecture
BachCIP: 0402
Median Debt
$22,600
Earnings (4yr)
$65,449
Natl Median: $66,914
Lifetime Value Added
+$2k
Area Studies
BachCIP: 0501
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $56,625
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$19,500
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $65,466
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$17,937
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $65,681
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Biology, General
BachCIP: 2601
Median Debt
$22,250
Earnings (4yr)
$57,443
Natl Median: $57,214
Lifetime Value Added
-$62k
Median Debt
$20,625
Earnings (4yr)
$90,897
Natl Median: $93,451
Lifetime Value Added
+$197k
Median Debt
$22,500
Earnings (4yr)
$75,398
Natl Median: $68,257
Lifetime Value Added
+$78k
Median Debt
$21,083
Earnings (4yr)
$97,220
Natl Median: $98,158
Lifetime Value Added
+$245k
Chemistry
BachCIP: 4005
Median Debt
$19,500
Earnings (4yr)
$72,302
Natl Median: $65,120
Lifetime Value Added
+$55k
Median Debt
$25,464
Earnings (4yr)
$60,699
Natl Median: $66,874
Lifetime Value Added
-$35k
Civil Engineering
BachCIP: 1408
Median Debt
$24,500
Earnings (4yr)
$89,653
Natl Median: $86,517
Lifetime Value Added
+$187k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $49,429
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$25,443
Earnings (4yr)
$79,742
Natl Median: $75,975
Lifetime Value Added
+$112k
Median Debt
$21,644
Earnings (4yr)
$56,818
Natl Median: $56,359
Lifetime Value Added
-$67k
Median Debt
$23,102
Earnings (4yr)
$60,001
Natl Median: $58,928
Lifetime Value Added
-$41k
Median Debt
$22,400
Earnings (4yr)
$100,975
Natl Median: $92,374
Lifetime Value Added
+$274k
Median Debt
$20,700
Earnings (4yr)
$102,273
Natl Median: $109,015
Lifetime Value Added
+$284k
Median Debt
$24,515
Earnings (4yr)
$92,984
Natl Median: $97,303
Lifetime Value Added
+$213k
Median Debt
$24,437
Earnings (4yr)
$54,231
Natl Median: $55,378
Lifetime Value Added
-$88k
Dance
BachCIP: 5003
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $39,980
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$25,500
Earnings (4yr)
$71,605
Natl Median: $51,490
Lifetime Value Added
+$49k
Median Debt
$25,750
Earnings (4yr)
$59,703
Natl Median: $55,753
Lifetime Value Added
-$43k
Median Debt
$25,706
Earnings (4yr)
$54,000
Natl Median: $39,775
Lifetime Value Added
-$90k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $51,642
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Economics
BachCIP: 4506
Median Debt
$18,500
Earnings (4yr)
$75,443
Natl Median: $82,686
Lifetime Value Added
+$79k
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (4yr)
$98,364
Natl Median: $100,647
Lifetime Value Added
+$254k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $89,619
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$20,500
Earnings (4yr)
$40,360
Natl Median: $48,590
Lifetime Value Added
-$205k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$86,926
Natl Median: $81,171
Lifetime Value Added
+$166k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $51,710
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$20,500
Earnings (4yr)
$83,501
Natl Median: $83,343
Lifetime Value Added
+$140k
Median Debt
$28,000
Earnings (4yr)
$37,025
Natl Median: $41,367
Lifetime Value Added
-$234k
Fire Protection
BachCIP: 4302
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $86,436
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $57,853
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $60,190
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,459
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$25,000
Earnings (4yr)
$77,549
Natl Median: $58,716
Lifetime Value Added
+$95k
Median Debt
$25,000
Earnings (4yr)
$66,550
Natl Median: $68,245
Lifetime Value Added
+$11k
History
BachCIP: 5401
Median Debt
$23,125
Earnings (4yr)
$59,290
Natl Median: $50,680
Lifetime Value Added
-$47k
Median Debt
$25,000
Earnings (4yr)
$61,590
Natl Median: $68,069
Lifetime Value Added
-$28k
Median Debt
$22,250
Earnings (4yr)
$93,694
Natl Median: $85,294
Lifetime Value Added
+$218k
Insurance
BachCIP: 5217
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$81,489
Natl Median: $88,472
Lifetime Value Added
+$125k
Median Debt
$21,942
Earnings (4yr)
$74,145
Natl Median: $73,201
Lifetime Value Added
+$69k
Median Debt
$22,500
Earnings (4yr)
$57,228
Natl Median: $66,596
Lifetime Value Added
-$63k
Journalism
BachCIP: 0904
Median Debt
$25,000
Earnings (4yr)
$48,331
Natl Median: $56,278
Lifetime Value Added
-$137k
Median Debt
$23,376
Earnings (4yr)
$67,713
Natl Median: $53,266
Lifetime Value Added
+$20k
Median Debt
$19,500
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $53,072
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $86,176
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Marketing
BachCIP: 5214
Median Debt
$21,500
Earnings (4yr)
$72,881
Natl Median: $69,303
Lifetime Value Added
+$59k
Mathematics
BachCIP: 2701
Median Debt
$19,500
Earnings (4yr)
$76,667
Natl Median: $69,562
Lifetime Value Added
+$88k
Median Debt
$24,999
Earnings (4yr)
$86,331
Natl Median: $92,135
Lifetime Value Added
+$162k
Median Debt
$35,000
Earnings (4yr)
$52,735
Natl Median: $52,119
Lifetime Value Added
-$100k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $67,612
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$22,250
Earnings (4yr)
$60,441
Natl Median: $55,693
Lifetime Value Added
-$37k
Music
BachCIP: 5009
Median Debt
$22,250
Earnings (5yr)
$32,173
Natl Median: $42,892
Lifetime Value Added
-$281k
Median Debt
$20,000
Earnings (4yr)
$55,075
Natl Median: $55,012
Lifetime Value Added
-$81k
Median Debt
$23,827
Earnings (4yr)
$58,004
Natl Median: $62,451
Lifetime Value Added
-$57k
Nutrition Sciences
BachCIP: 3019
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$59,069
Natl Median: $60,053
Lifetime Value Added
-$58k
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
Plant Sciences
BachCIP: 0111
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $56,567
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$20,359
Earnings (4yr)
$58,863
Natl Median: $63,293
Lifetime Value Added
-$50k
Psychology, General
BachCIP: 4201
Median Debt
$22,813
Earnings (4yr)
$48,406
Natl Median: $50,706
Lifetime Value Added
-$136k
Public Health
BachCIP: 5122
Median Debt
$26,000
Earnings (4yr)
$51,990
Natl Median: $58,808
Lifetime Value Added
-$106k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $63,560
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$23,000
Earnings (4yr)
$43,570
Natl Median: $50,497
Lifetime Value Added
-$177k
Real Estate
BachCIP: 5215
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $84,821
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$20,464
Earnings (4yr)
$85,551
Natl Median: $88,910
Lifetime Value Added
+$156k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$55,459
Natl Median: $44,260
Lifetime Value Added
-$87k
Median Debt
$20,500
Earnings (2yr)
$26,739
Natl Median: $55,000
Lifetime Value Added
-$314k
Social Work
BachCIP: 4407
Median Debt
$25,500
Earnings (4yr)
$49,465
Natl Median: $51,790
Lifetime Value Added
-$128k
Sociology
BachCIP: 4511
Median Debt
$20,261
Earnings (4yr)
$50,165
Natl Median: $52,657
Lifetime Value Added
-$122k
Median Debt
$24,094
Earnings (4yr)
$48,124
Natl Median: $50,499
Lifetime Value Added
-$139k
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness
BachCIP: 3105
Median Debt
$21,749
Earnings (4yr)
$54,599
Natl Median: $54,562
Lifetime Value Added
-$85k
Median Debt
$25,000
Earnings (4yr)
$47,019
Natl Median: $47,382
Lifetime Value Added
-$148k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$46,483
Natl Median: $51,389
Lifetime Value Added
-$153k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $62,532
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $47,629
Lifetime Value Added
N/A

Post-Baccalaureate Certificates

Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $86,165
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $28,950
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $104,114
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $129,561
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$72,278
Natl Median: $66,661
Lifetime Value Added
+$35k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $66,018
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $96,564
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $90,056
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Education, Other
PB-CertCIP: 1399
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $56,674
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $88,516
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $94,004
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $69,708
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $105,177
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $125,864
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
International Business
PB-CertCIP: 5211
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $99,613
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Legal Support Services
PB-CertCIP: 2203
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,073
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $146,711
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Marketing
PB-CertCIP: 5214
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $96,310
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $60,647
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $76,764
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Music
PB-CertCIP: 5009
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $45,232
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $136,725
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$142,075
Natl Median: $131,346
Lifetime Value Added
+$694k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$70,717
Natl Median: $63,623
Lifetime Value Added
+$20k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$60,605
Natl Median: $60,439
Lifetime Value Added
-$78k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $62,752
Lifetime Value Added
N/A

Master's Degrees

Median Debt
$18,900
Earnings (4yr)
$84,200
Natl Median: $95,833
Lifetime Value Added
+$55k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$105,027
Natl Median: $122,434
Lifetime Value Added
+$237k
Anthropology
MastCIP: 4502
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $61,276
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Applied Mathematics
MastCIP: 2703
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$91,400
Natl Median: $116,060
Lifetime Value Added
+$118k
Median Debt
$74,291
Earnings (4yr)
$77,629
Natl Median: $77,466
Lifetime Value Added
-$3k
Architecture
MastCIP: 0402
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$76,450
Natl Median: $74,139
Lifetime Value Added
-$13k
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: $110,121
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $106,375
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$33,736
Earnings (4yr)
$126,287
Natl Median: $103,485
Lifetime Value Added
+$422k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $125,988
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
Civil Engineering
MastCIP: 1408
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $98,323
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$33,020
Earnings (4yr)
$66,674
Natl Median: $65,184
Lifetime Value Added
-$99k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $71,953
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$41,200
Earnings (4yr)
$53,589
Natl Median: $67,030
Lifetime Value Added
-$220k
Median Debt
$28,722
Earnings (4yr)
$121,485
Natl Median: $124,201
Lifetime Value Added
+$380k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $136,736
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$38,151
Earnings (4yr)
$64,278
Natl Median: $66,714
Lifetime Value Added
-$121k
Median Debt
$30,750
Earnings (4yr)
$64,542
Natl Median: $63,399
Lifetime Value Added
-$118k
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
Economics
MastCIP: 4506
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$121,786
Natl Median: $100,743
Lifetime Value Added
+$383k
Median Debt
$36,750
Earnings (4yr)
$67,537
Natl Median: $71,685
Lifetime Value Added
-$92k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $70,644
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $133,654
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: $49,079
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Genetics
MastCIP: 2608
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $92,660
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $79,463
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $49,357
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$42,482
Earnings (4yr)
$99,407
Natl Median: $89,981
Lifetime Value Added
+$188k
History
MastCIP: 5401
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,360
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $83,558
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$23,395
Earnings (4yr)
$88,102
Natl Median: $112,705
Lifetime Value Added
+$89k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $70,306
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$134,906
Natl Median: $124,807
Lifetime Value Added
+$497k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $122,873
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Marketing
MastCIP: 5214
Median Debt
$28,979
Earnings (4yr)
$74,046
Natl Median: $79,106
Lifetime Value Added
-$34k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $112,282
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Mathematics
MastCIP: 2701
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $72,654
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$112,569
Natl Median: $115,974
Lifetime Value Added
+$303k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $198,417
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$47,296
Earnings (4yr)
$95,667
Natl Median: $101,441
Lifetime Value Added
+$155k
Median Debt
$51,500
Earnings (4yr)
$51,320
Natl Median: $59,571
Lifetime Value Added
-$241k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $84,750
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Music
MastCIP: 5009
Median Debt
$38,500
Earnings (4yr)
$37,208
Natl Median: $48,285
Lifetime Value Added
-$379k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $74,607
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Nutrition Sciences
MastCIP: 3019
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $67,126
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $92,305
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$105,309
Natl Median: $129,214
Lifetime Value Added
+$240k
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
$56,846
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 (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $64,711
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Public Health
MastCIP: 5122
Median Debt
$27,750
Earnings (4yr)
$62,353
Natl Median: $82,751
Lifetime Value Added
-$138k
Median Debt
$54,666
Earnings (4yr)
$114,994
Natl Median: $120,193
Lifetime Value Added
+$324k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,035
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $60,728
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $66,129
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Social Work
MastCIP: 4407
Median Debt
$38,950
Earnings (4yr)
$57,587
Natl Median: $65,123
Lifetime Value Added
-$182k
Median Debt
$40,019
Earnings (4yr)
$56,160
Natl Median: $64,397
Lifetime Value Added
-$195k
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness
MastCIP: 3105
Median Debt
$24,050
Earnings (4yr)
$59,231
Natl Median: $62,033
Lifetime Value Added
-$167k
Statistics
MastCIP: 2705
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $123,816
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $60,111
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $76,897
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Taxation
MastCIP: 5216
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $114,810
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$29,125
Earnings (4yr)
$58,174
Natl Median: $63,707
Lifetime Value Added
-$177k

Graduate Certificates

Median Debt
$50,998
Earnings (5yr)
$120,451
Natl Median: $126,911
Lifetime Value Added
+$469k

Doctoral Degrees

Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $138,660
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: $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 (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $115,386
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $66,710
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $99,878
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $88,343
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $167,302
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $86,427
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: $157,305
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $65,831
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $107,112
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
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $64,725
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: $101,435
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Molecular Medicine
DocCIP: 2614
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $114,346
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Music
DocCIP: 5009
Median Debt
$50,591
Earnings (4yr)
$49,909
Natl Median: $59,592
Lifetime Value Added
-$378k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $96,176
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $108,943
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$134,149
Natl Median: $136,241
Lifetime Value Added
+$235k
Physics
DocCIP: 4008
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $130,153
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $90,908
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $98,707
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Public Health
DocCIP: 5122
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $108,962
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$90,200
Earnings (4yr)
$199,296
Natl Median: $138,131
Lifetime Value Added
+$732k
Median Debt
$89,318
Earnings (4yr)
$82,145
Natl Median: $82,893
Lifetime Value Added
-$131k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $88,768
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

Law
ProfCIP: 2201
Median Debt
$66,694
Earnings (4yr)
$85,043
Natl Median: $107,773
Lifetime Value Added
-$109k
Medicine
ProfCIP: 5112
Median Debt
$188,938
Earnings (4yr)
$90,324
Natl Median: $112,460
Lifetime Value Added
-$70k
Median Debt
$120,183
Earnings (4yr)
$130,265
Natl Median: $138,348
Lifetime Value Added
+$226k

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.