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University of Colorado Boulder

Boulder, CO 31,939 Undergrads 73.9% Grad Rate
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Total Cost
$37,189
Sticker Price
Avg Net Price
$23,708
After Aid
Median Earnings
$79,774
5yr Post-Grad

Vs. Peer Institutions

Net Price$23,708
Peer Midpoint: $19,969
Earnings (5yr Post-Grad)Completers only after graduation
$79,774
Peer Midpoint: $61,632
Earnings (10yr Post-Enroll)All enrolled after enrollment
$77,574
Peer Midpoint: $58,891
Graduation Rate73.9%
Peer Midpoint: 58.9%
Average starting age (2015-17)20.5
Socio-Economic Diversity
Pell Grant Recipients16.0%
Enrollment Status
Full-Time90.4%
Economic Outcomes
Earn More than HS81.2%

Admissions Profile

Acceptance
78.1%
SAT Avg
1,357
SAT Reading
25th: 63067075th: 710
SAT Math
25th: 61067075th: 720
ACT Composite
25th: 293175th: 33

ROI Sensitivity Analysis
Assuming 4 Years to Graduation

This analysis tests three cost scenarios (Scholarship, Average Net Price, Full Sticker Price) to show how college costs impact your long-term return compared to the average student and a high school graduate.

Lifetime Value Added (NPV)

Institution Lifetime NPV
Vs Median Peer
Vs HS Grad
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
+$681k
+$211k
+$194k
Median Cost$24k/yr
+$595k
+$125k
+$109k
Full Cost$37k/yr
+$547k
+$77k
+$60k

ROI Efficiency Metrics

Break-Even Age
Return on Inv. %
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
28
∞
Median Cost$24k/yr
36
128%
Full Cost$37k/yr
44
45%
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 Return176%

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-8%

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

Anthropology
CertCIP: 4502
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $45,283
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Area Studies
CertCIP: 0501
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $52,845
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$18,500
Earnings (5yr)
$111,360
Natl Median: $47,440
Lifetime Value Added
Not scored

Not scored. Graduates of this program earn more than graduates of the school's bachelor's degree in the same field, and about 2.4× the national median for this credential. That usually means students arrived already holding a degree or years of work experience. Our model assumes a student starting right after high school, so it can't measure what this program added. Earnings are as reported by the College Scorecard. Run it with your own cost and expected pay →

Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$66,635
Natl Median: $43,761
Lifetime Value Added
+$230k
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Computer Science
CertCIP: 1107
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $77,690
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $42,213
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $42,394
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Engineering, Other
CertCIP: 1499
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $88,441
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $57,315
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $32,800
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$71,441
Natl Median: $36,104
Lifetime Value Added
Not scored

Not scored. Graduates of this program earn more than graduates of the school's bachelor's degree in the same field, and about 2.0× the national median for this credential. That usually means students arrived already holding a degree or years of work experience. Our model assumes a student starting right after high school, so it can't measure what this program added. Earnings are as reported by the College Scorecard. Run it with your own cost and expected pay →

Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $58,705
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$78,248
Natl Median: $44,906
Lifetime Value Added
+$342k
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Philosophy
CertCIP: 3801
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,871
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $72,399
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Psychology, General
CertCIP: 4201
Median Debt
$18,200
Earnings (5yr)
$79,402
Natl Median: $45,285
Lifetime Value Added
Not scored

Not scored. Graduates of this program earn more than graduates of the school's bachelor's degree in the same field, and about 1.8× the national median for this credential. That usually means students arrived already holding a degree or years of work experience. Our model assumes a student starting right after high school, so it can't measure what this program added. Earnings are as reported by the College Scorecard. Run it with your own cost and expected pay →

Median Debt
$20,500
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $53,696
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Sociology
CertCIP: 4511
Median Debt
$15,774
Earnings (5yr)
$67,566
Natl Median: $50,205
Lifetime Value Added
+$240k
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Bachelor's Degrees

Median Debt
$22,750
Earnings (4yr)
$116,350
Natl Median: $98,207
Lifetime Value Added
+$400k
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Anthropology
BachCIP: 4502
Median Debt
$19,500
Earnings (4yr)
$55,217
Natl Median: $46,676
Lifetime Value Added
-$73k
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Applied Mathematics
BachCIP: 2703
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$61,516
Natl Median: $91,532
Lifetime Value Added
-$965
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$89,797
Natl Median: $89,406
Lifetime Value Added
+$197k
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Area Studies
BachCIP: 0501
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $56,625
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$19,108
Earnings (4yr)
$72,698
Natl Median: $68,333
Lifetime Value Added
+$67k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $60,997
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$22,750
Earnings (4yr)
$89,262
Natl Median: $94,996
Lifetime Value Added
+$193k
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Median Debt
$17,849
Earnings (4yr)
$68,488
Natl Median: $65,466
Lifetime Value Added
+$34k
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Median Debt
$18,400
Earnings (4yr)
$86,441
Natl Median: $68,257
Lifetime Value Added
+$172k
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Median Debt
$19,498
Earnings (4yr)
$68,579
Natl Median: $66,697
Lifetime Value Added
+$35k
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Median Debt
$15,000
Earnings (4yr)
$95,780
Natl Median: $98,158
Lifetime Value Added
+$243k
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Chemistry
BachCIP: 4005
Median Debt
$25,000
Earnings (2yr)
$42,682
Natl Median: $65,120
Lifetime Value Added
-$164k
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Civil Engineering
BachCIP: 1408
Median Debt
$12,500
Earnings (4yr)
$94,960
Natl Median: $86,517
Lifetime Value Added
+$237k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $49,429
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$16,750
Earnings (4yr)
$66,623
Natl Median: $56,359
Lifetime Value Added
+$20k
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Median Debt
$15,946
Earnings (4yr)
$62,119
Natl Median: $58,928
Lifetime Value Added
-$16k
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Computer Science
BachCIP: 1107
Median Debt
$19,500
Earnings (4yr)
$121,952
Natl Median: $107,009
Lifetime Value Added
+$442k
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Dance
BachCIP: 5003
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $39,980
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$21,943
Earnings (5yr)
$48,268
Natl Median: $39,775
Lifetime Value Added
-$139k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$50,007
Natl Median: $51,642
Lifetime Value Added
-$124k
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Median Debt
$18,625
Earnings (4yr)
$53,429
Natl Median: $48,842
Lifetime Value Added
-$87k
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Economics
BachCIP: 4506
Median Debt
$17,715
Earnings (4yr)
$73,319
Natl Median: $82,686
Lifetime Value Added
+$72k
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Median Debt
$21,500
Earnings (4yr)
$100,631
Natl Median: $100,647
Lifetime Value Added
+$280k
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Engineering Physics
BachCIP: 1412
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$69,338
Natl Median: $89,154
Lifetime Value Added
+$63k
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Median Debt
$14,417
Earnings (4yr)
$54,085
Natl Median: $48,590
Lifetime Value Added
-$82k
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Median Debt
$17,500
Earnings (4yr)
$61,788
Natl Median: $57,461
Lifetime Value Added
-$19k
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Median Debt
$17,504
Earnings (4yr)
$82,020
Natl Median: $81,171
Lifetime Value Added
+$138k
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Median Debt
$14,000
Earnings (5yr)
$52,173
Natl Median: $51,710
Lifetime Value Added
-$106k
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Median Debt
$19,400
Earnings (4yr)
$39,720
Natl Median: $43,765
Lifetime Value Added
-$204k
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Median Debt
$17,500
Earnings (4yr)
$47,297
Natl Median: $41,367
Lifetime Value Added
-$139k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$57,677
Natl Median: $57,853
Lifetime Value Added
-$52k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$60,453
Natl Median: $60,190
Lifetime Value Added
-$30k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,459
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
History
BachCIP: 5401
Median Debt
$19,500
Earnings (4yr)
$49,401
Natl Median: $50,680
Lifetime Value Added
-$121k
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Median Debt
$21,500
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $85,294
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
International/Globalization Studies
BachCIP: 3020
Median Debt
$20,225
Earnings (4yr)
$59,796
Natl Median: $59,972
Lifetime Value Added
-$35k
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Journalism
BachCIP: 0904
Median Debt
$15,000
Earnings (4yr)
$57,079
Natl Median: $56,278
Lifetime Value Added
-$57k
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Median Debt
$23,990
Earnings (2yr)
$18,771
Natl Median: $53,072
Lifetime Value Added
-$382k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$47,319
Natl Median: $49,984
Lifetime Value Added
-$147k
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Mathematics
BachCIP: 2701
Median Debt
$19,500
Earnings (4yr)
$90,635
Natl Median: $69,562
Lifetime Value Added
+$204k
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Median Debt
$15,000
Earnings (4yr)
$93,073
Natl Median: $92,135
Lifetime Value Added
+$222k
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Music
BachCIP: 5009
Median Debt
$13,079
Earnings (4yr)
$38,701
Natl Median: $42,892
Lifetime Value Added
-$213k
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Median Debt
$15,050
Earnings (4yr)
$63,337
Natl Median: $55,012
Lifetime Value Added
-$6k
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Median Debt
$19,875
Earnings (4yr)
$71,942
Natl Median: $62,451
Lifetime Value Added
+$61k
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Philosophy
BachCIP: 3801
Median Debt
$16,125
Earnings (5yr)
$90,759
Natl Median: $54,455
Lifetime Value Added
+$191k
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Physics
BachCIP: 4008
Median Debt
$18,506
Earnings (4yr)
$75,764
Natl Median: $76,786
Lifetime Value Added
+$90k
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Median Debt
$19,500
Earnings (4yr)
$71,444
Natl Median: $62,172
Lifetime Value Added
+$57k
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Median Debt
$19,500
Earnings (4yr)
$69,651
Natl Median: $63,293
Lifetime Value Added
+$43k
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Psychology, General
BachCIP: 4201
Median Debt
$17,875
Earnings (4yr)
$56,867
Natl Median: $50,706
Lifetime Value Added
-$59k
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Median Debt
$19,000
Earnings (4yr)
$74,779
Natl Median: $63,560
Lifetime Value Added
+$83k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $41,390
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$65,084
Natl Median: $55,000
Lifetime Value Added
-$3k
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Sociology
BachCIP: 4511
Median Debt
$19,500
Earnings (4yr)
$58,026
Natl Median: $52,657
Lifetime Value Added
-$49k
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Master's Degrees

Median Debt
$20,500
Earnings (5yr)
$112,339
Natl Median: $95,833
Lifetime Value Added
+$286k
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Median Debt
$30,750
Earnings (4yr)
$120,144
Natl Median: $122,434
Lifetime Value Added
+$373k
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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
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $98,356
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Area Studies
MastCIP: 0501
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $68,936
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $86,482
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$70,814
Natl Median: $71,241
Lifetime Value Added
-$58k
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Median Debt
$52,317
Earnings (4yr)
$137,635
Natl Median: $103,485
Lifetime Value Added
+$524k
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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)
$98,355
Natl Median: $98,323
Lifetime Value Added
+$183k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$36,134
Natl Median: $58,499
Lifetime Value Added
-$374k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $71,953
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$48,318
Earnings (4yr)
$69,214
Natl Median: $67,030
Lifetime Value Added
-$72k
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Computer Science
MastCIP: 1107
Median Debt
$20,500
Earnings (4yr)
$148,463
Natl Median: $145,571
Lifetime Value Added
+$618k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$57,994
Natl Median: $63,399
Lifetime Value Added
-$175k
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Dance
MastCIP: 5003
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,404
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $49,978
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $62,871
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $82,527
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $71,685
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $66,232
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$37,669
Earnings (4yr)
$170,375
Natl Median: $133,654
Lifetime Value Added
+$806k
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Median Debt
$39,500
Earnings (4yr)
$146,964
Natl Median: $120,215
Lifetime Value Added
+$605k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$59,159
Natl Median: $55,512
Lifetime Value Added
-$175k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $92,629
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $110,694
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$40,376
Natl Median: $49,079
Lifetime Value Added
-$346k
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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
Journalism
MastCIP: 0904
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $69,034
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $101,000
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$28,236
Natl Median: $58,093
Lifetime Value Added
-$457k
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Median Debt
$36,403
Earnings (4yr)
$125,007
Natl Median: $124,807
Lifetime Value Added
+$415k
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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
$37,968
Earnings (4yr)
$115,960
Natl Median: $115,974
Lifetime Value Added
+$337k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $53,692
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Music
MastCIP: 5009
Median Debt
$29,326
Earnings (4yr)
$45,110
Natl Median: $48,285
Lifetime Value Added
-$300k
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Median Debt
$51,832
Earnings (4yr)
$81,568
Natl Median: $74,607
Lifetime Value Added
+$36k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $67,681
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $80,125
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Real Estate
MastCIP: 5215
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $135,104
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $57,737
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
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 (2yr)
$48,667
Natl Median: $66,129
Lifetime Value Added
-$246k
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Taxation
MastCIP: 5216
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $114,810
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $63,707
Lifetime Value Added
N/A

Graduate Certificates

Education, General
Gr-CertCIP: 1301
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$60,771
Natl Median: $61,131
Lifetime Value Added
-$50k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$58,673
Natl Median: $58,673
Lifetime Value Added
-$72k
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Doctoral Degrees

Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$159,809
Natl Median: $138,660
Lifetime Value Added
+$426k
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Anthropology
DocCIP: 4502
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $77,473
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $123,729
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $92,233
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $102,099
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $77,238
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $112,683
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)
$107,618
Natl Median: $115,386
Lifetime Value Added
+$66k
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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)
-
Natl Median: $66,710
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $77,931
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$70,636
Natl Median: $88,343
Lifetime Value Added
-$220k
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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: $64,704
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$48,823
Natl Median: $97,173
Lifetime Value Added
-$366k
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Economics
DocCIP: 4506
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $135,560
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $99,550
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: $81,271
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $68,718
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $86,469
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
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: $77,285
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $130,845
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Mathematics
DocCIP: 2701
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $89,656
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$63,005
Natl Median: $131,070
Lifetime Value Added
-$248k
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Music
DocCIP: 5009
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$56,459
Natl Median: $59,592
Lifetime Value Added
-$320k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $87,076
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 (5yr)
$139,073
Natl Median: $130,153
Lifetime Value Added
+$277k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $93,640
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$55,964
Natl Median: $90,908
Lifetime Value Added
-$306k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $98,707
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $69,860
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $88,768
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Sociology
DocCIP: 4511
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$53,358
Natl Median: $88,618
Lifetime Value Added
-$327k
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Professional Degrees

Law
ProfCIP: 2201
Median Debt
$109,461
Earnings (4yr)
$109,411
Natl Median: $107,773
Lifetime Value Added
+$79k
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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.