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University of Florida

Gainesville, FL 35,629 Undergrads 89.7% Grad Rate
Share
Total Cost
$23,197
Sticker Price
Avg Net Price
$5,969
After Aid
Median Earnings
$76,194
5yr Post-Grad

Vs. Peer Institutions

Net Price$5,969
Peer Midpoint: $19,969
Earnings (5yr Post-Grad)Completers only after graduation
$76,194
Peer Midpoint: $61,632
Earnings (10yr Post-Enroll)All enrolled after enrollment
$78,456
Peer Midpoint: $58,891
Graduation Rate89.7%
Peer Midpoint: 58.9%
Average starting age (2015-17)21.4
Socio-Economic Diversity
Pell Grant Recipients23.3%
Enrollment Status
Full-Time92.2%
Economic Outcomes
Earn More than HS80.6%

Admissions Profile

Acceptance
24.2%
SAT Avg
1,403
SAT Reading
25th: 66070075th: 730
SAT Math
25th: 66070075th: 750
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
+$654k
+$184k
+$167k
Median Cost$6k/yr
+$632k
+$162k
+$146k
Full Cost$23k/yr
+$570k
+$100k
+$84k

ROI Efficiency Metrics

Break-Even Age
Return on Inv. %
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
29
∞
Median Cost$6k/yr
31
680%
Full Cost$23k/yr
39
101%
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 Return282%

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 Return29%

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: $58,705
Lifetime Value Added
N/A

Bachelor's Degrees

Median Debt
$10,259
Earnings (4yr)
$94,941
Natl Median: $76,194
Lifetime Value Added
+$301k
Median Debt
$14,000
Earnings (4yr)
$94,375
Natl Median: $98,207
Lifetime Value Added
+$296k
Median Debt
$13,770
Earnings (4yr)
$70,862
Natl Median: $66,647
Lifetime Value Added
+$117k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$46,478
Natl Median: $84,848
Lifetime Value Added
-$66k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $70,786
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Animal Sciences
BachCIP: 0109
Median Debt
$14,000
Earnings (4yr)
$47,724
Natl Median: $49,634
Lifetime Value Added
-$72k
Anthropology
BachCIP: 4502

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

Median Debt
$14,166
Earnings (4yr)
$47,348
Natl Median: $46,676
Lifetime Value Added
-$75k
Architecture
BachCIP: 0402
Median Debt
$11,674
Earnings (4yr)
$67,399
Natl Median: $66,914
Lifetime Value Added
+$90k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $68,333
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$89,799
Natl Median: $83,998
Lifetime Value Added
+$261k
Biology, General
BachCIP: 2601

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

Median Debt
$14,750
Earnings (4yr)
$53,645
Natl Median: $57,214
Lifetime Value Added
-$22k
Median Debt
$9,854
Earnings (4yr)
$88,078
Natl Median: $93,451
Lifetime Value Added
+$248k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $49,245
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Business Administration, Management and Operations
BachCIP: 5202

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

Median Debt
$11,341
Earnings (4yr)
$82,615
Natl Median: $68,257
Lifetime Value Added
+$206k
Median Debt
$16,929
Earnings (4yr)
$109,607
Natl Median: $98,158
Lifetime Value Added
+$412k
Chemistry
BachCIP: 4005
Median Debt
$11,250
Earnings (4yr)
$56,179
Natl Median: $65,120
Lifetime Value Added
-$706
Civil Engineering
BachCIP: 1408
Median Debt
$11,500
Earnings (4yr)
$86,453
Natl Median: $86,517
Lifetime Value Added
+$236k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$30,409
Natl Median: $49,429
Lifetime Value Added
-$211k
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services
BachCIP: 5102

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

Median Debt
$11,250
Earnings (4yr)
$65,370
Natl Median: $58,928
Lifetime Value Added
+$74k
Computer and Information Sciences, General
BachCIP: 1101

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

Median Debt
$13,000
Earnings (4yr)
$126,268
Natl Median: $92,374
Lifetime Value Added
+$538k
Median Debt
$11,021
Earnings (4yr)
$128,140
Natl Median: $109,015
Lifetime Value Added
+$552k
Construction Engineering Technology/Technician
BachCIP: 1510
Median Debt
$14,828
Earnings (4yr)
$109,139
Natl Median: $93,843
Lifetime Value Added
+$409k
Criminology
BachCIP: 4504

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

Median Debt
$11,835
Earnings (4yr)
$57,953
Natl Median: $55,556
Lifetime Value Added
+$14k
Dance
BachCIP: 5003
Median Debt
$14,697
Earnings (4yr)
$42,624
Natl Median: $39,980
Lifetime Value Added
-$115k
Median Debt
$15,180
Earnings (4yr)
$65,656
Natl Median: $51,490
Lifetime Value Added
+$76k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$62,145
Natl Median: $55,753
Lifetime Value Added
+$48k
Median Debt
$14,860
Earnings (4yr)
$41,707
Natl Median: $39,775
Lifetime Value Added
-$123k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$42,682
Natl Median: $51,642
Lifetime Value Added
-$100k
Economics
BachCIP: 4506
Median Debt
$11,250
Earnings (4yr)
$89,075
Natl Median: $82,686
Lifetime Value Added
+$256k
Education, General
BachCIP: 1301
Median Debt
$12,000
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $49,808
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$15,124
Earnings (4yr)
$107,543
Natl Median: $100,647
Lifetime Value Added
+$397k
Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians
BachCIP: 1511
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$78,933
Natl Median: $74,842
Lifetime Value Added
+$178k
Median Debt
$13,131
Earnings (4yr)
$49,046
Natl Median: $48,590
Lifetime Value Added
-$60k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$80,635
Natl Median: $81,171
Lifetime Value Added
+$191k
Median Debt
$17,675
Earnings (4yr)
$51,791
Natl Median: $51,710
Lifetime Value Added
-$37k
Median Debt
$12,500
Earnings (4yr)
$106,153
Natl Median: $83,343
Lifetime Value Added
+$386k
Median Debt
$10,932
Earnings (4yr)
$39,332
Natl Median: $41,367
Lifetime Value Added
-$144k
Fire Protection
BachCIP: 4302

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

Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$97,839
Natl Median: $86,436
Lifetime Value Added
+$323k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$64,078
Natl Median: $70,873
Lifetime Value Added
+$63k
Forestry
BachCIP: 0305
Median Debt
$11,809
Earnings (4yr)
$48,755
Natl Median: $58,784
Lifetime Value Added
-$63k
Geography and Cartography
BachCIP: 4507

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

Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$67,276
Natl Median: $57,853
Lifetime Value Added
+$89k
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences
BachCIP: 4006

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

Median Debt
$12,729
Earnings (4yr)
$69,943
Natl Median: $60,190
Lifetime Value Added
+$110k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,459
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$11,000
Earnings (4yr)
$74,152
Natl Median: $61,296
Lifetime Value Added
+$142k
History
BachCIP: 5401
Median Debt
$13,571
Earnings (4yr)
$54,448
Natl Median: $50,680
Lifetime Value Added
-$15k
Median Debt
$15,000
Earnings (4yr)
$51,497
Natl Median: $48,568
Lifetime Value Added
-$40k
International/Globalization Studies
BachCIP: 3020
Median Debt
$13,989
Earnings (4yr)
$59,432
Natl Median: $59,972
Lifetime Value Added
+$26k
Journalism
BachCIP: 0904

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

Median Debt
$13,875
Earnings (4yr)
$58,150
Natl Median: $56,278
Lifetime Value Added
+$16k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $66,387
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$13,984
Earnings (4yr)
$48,198
Natl Median: $49,984
Lifetime Value Added
-$68k
Median Debt
$12,000
Earnings (4yr)
$109,220
Natl Median: $86,176
Lifetime Value Added
+$409k
Marketing
BachCIP: 5214
Median Debt
$12,500
Earnings (4yr)
$92,626
Natl Median: $69,303
Lifetime Value Added
+$283k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$87,779
Natl Median: $91,449
Lifetime Value Added
+$246k
Mathematics
BachCIP: 2701
Median Debt
$10,273
Earnings (4yr)
$93,022
Natl Median: $69,562
Lifetime Value Added
+$286k
Mechanical Engineering
BachCIP: 1419

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

Median Debt
$14,624
Earnings (4yr)
$97,113
Natl Median: $92,135
Lifetime Value Added
+$317k
Microbiological Sciences and Immunology
BachCIP: 2605

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

Median Debt
$12,345
Earnings (4yr)
$64,285
Natl Median: $62,582
Lifetime Value Added
+$65k
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other
BachCIP: 3099

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

Median Debt
$10,694
Earnings (4yr)
$50,633
Natl Median: $55,693
Lifetime Value Added
-$47k
Music
BachCIP: 5009
Median Debt
$13,725
Earnings (4yr)
$61,446
Natl Median: $42,892
Lifetime Value Added
+$42k
Median Debt
$12,899
Earnings (4yr)
$62,683
Natl Median: $55,012
Lifetime Value Added
+$52k
Nuclear Engineering
BachCIP: 1423
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$59,124
Natl Median: $99,297
Lifetime Value Added
+$43k
Nutrition Sciences
BachCIP: 3019
Median Debt
$11,250
Earnings (5yr)
$64,028
Natl Median: $60,053
Lifetime Value Added
+$53k
Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Facilities Management
BachCIP: 3103

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

Median Debt
$14,821
Earnings (4yr)
$64,497
Natl Median: $50,468
Lifetime Value Added
+$67k
Philosophy
BachCIP: 3801
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$52,656
Natl Median: $54,455
Lifetime Value Added
-$30k
Physics
BachCIP: 4008
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$68,682
Natl Median: $76,786
Lifetime Value Added
+$100k
Median Debt
$11,838
Earnings (4yr)
$73,679
Natl Median: $62,172
Lifetime Value Added
+$138k
Plant Sciences
BachCIP: 0111
Median Debt
$12,920
Earnings (4yr)
$53,270
Natl Median: $56,567
Lifetime Value Added
-$25k
Median Debt
$11,616
Earnings (4yr)
$70,434
Natl Median: $63,293
Lifetime Value Added
+$113k
Psychology, General
BachCIP: 4201

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

Median Debt
$12,444
Earnings (4yr)
$57,053
Natl Median: $50,706
Lifetime Value Added
+$7k
Public Health
BachCIP: 5122

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

Median Debt
$13,750
Earnings (4yr)
$68,605
Natl Median: $58,808
Lifetime Value Added
+$99k
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication
BachCIP: 0909

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

Median Debt
$13,471
Earnings (4yr)
$69,600
Natl Median: $63,560
Lifetime Value Added
+$107k
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication
BachCIP: 0907

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

Median Debt
$14,902
Earnings (4yr)
$62,227
Natl Median: $50,497
Lifetime Value Added
+$49k
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
BachCIP: 5138

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

Median Debt
$14,750
Earnings (4yr)
$79,839
Natl Median: $88,910
Lifetime Value Added
+$185k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$22,824
Natl Median: $41,390
Lifetime Value Added
-$280k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$65,765
Natl Median: $55,000
Lifetime Value Added
+$77k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $62,169
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Sociology
BachCIP: 4511

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

Median Debt
$12,712
Earnings (4yr)
$51,039
Natl Median: $52,657
Lifetime Value Added
-$44k
Soil Sciences
BachCIP: 0112
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $62,122
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $50,499
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness
BachCIP: 3105

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

Median Debt
$15,000
Earnings (4yr)
$60,497
Natl Median: $54,562
Lifetime Value Added
+$35k
Statistics
BachCIP: 2705
Median Debt
$13,455
Earnings (4yr)
$98,409
Natl Median: $92,425
Lifetime Value Added
+$327k
Median Debt
$11,875
Earnings (4yr)
$61,281
Natl Median: $57,887
Lifetime Value Added
+$41k
Systems Engineering
BachCIP: 1427
Median Debt
$19,472
Earnings (4yr)
$122,299
Natl Median: $105,185
Lifetime Value Added
+$508k
Median Debt
$11,000
Earnings (4yr)
$53,079
Natl Median: $47,382
Lifetime Value Added
-$26k
Median Debt
$15,000
Earnings (4yr)
$55,284
Natl Median: $51,389
Lifetime Value Added
-$8k
Visual and Performing Arts, General
BachCIP: 5001

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

Median Debt
$11,178
Earnings (4yr)
$47,546
Natl Median: $41,688
Lifetime Value Added
-$73k
Median Debt
$16,250
Earnings (4yr)
$40,434
Natl Median: $45,338
Lifetime Value Added
-$134k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$41,961
Natl Median: $44,055
Lifetime Value Added
-$121k

Master's Degrees

Median Debt
$20,500
Earnings (4yr)
$107,577
Natl Median: $95,833
Lifetime Value Added
+$296k
Median Debt
$197,946
Earnings (4yr)
$207,455
Natl Median: $235,700
Lifetime Value Added
+$1156k
Median Debt
$30,750
Earnings (4yr)
$108,542
Natl Median: $122,434
Lifetime Value Added
+$305k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$89,856
Natl Median: $90,332
Lifetime Value Added
+$126k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $91,410
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$128,417
Natl Median: $127,347
Lifetime Value Added
+$477k
Animal Sciences
MastCIP: 0109
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $75,394
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Anthropology
MastCIP: 4502
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $61,276
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Architecture
MastCIP: 0402
Median Debt
$34,741
Earnings (4yr)
$88,820
Natl Median: $74,139
Lifetime Value Added
+$132k
Area Studies
MastCIP: 0501
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$26,896
Natl Median: $68,936
Lifetime Value Added
-$438k
Median Debt
$31,706
Earnings (4yr)
$80,756
Natl Median: $77,545
Lifetime Value Added
+$62k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $110,121
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$78,751
Natl Median: $106,375
Lifetime Value Added
+$44k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $67,090
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$35,062
Earnings (4yr)
$137,404
Natl Median: $103,485
Lifetime Value Added
+$555k
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
Median Debt
$41,000
Earnings (4yr)
$84,226
Natl Median: $79,665
Lifetime Value Added
+$92k
Civil Engineering
MastCIP: 1408
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$91,116
Natl Median: $98,323
Lifetime Value Added
+$152k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $58,499
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$52,941
Natl Median: $65,184
Lifetime Value Added
-$171k
Median Debt
$26,788
Earnings (4yr)
$86,823
Natl Median: $71,953
Lifetime Value Added
+$115k
Median Debt
$44,123
Earnings (4yr)
$71,170
Natl Median: $67,030
Lifetime Value Added
-$23k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $124,201
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$94,408
Natl Median: $136,736
Lifetime Value Added
+$215k
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (4yr)
$116,725
Natl Median: $113,439
Lifetime Value Added
+$376k
Construction Engineering Technology/Technician
MastCIP: 1510
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$73,635
Natl Median: $96,304
Lifetime Value Added
+$25k
Criminology
MastCIP: 4504
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $67,647
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$27,195
Earnings (4yr)
$66,003
Natl Median: $63,399
Lifetime Value Added
-$69k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $70,073
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$26,739
Natl Median: $49,978
Lifetime Value Added
-$440k
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
Median Debt
$35,285
Earnings (4yr)
$78,070
Natl Median: $71,685
Lifetime Value Added
+$38k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $66,232
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$22,000
Earnings (4yr)
$121,478
Natl Median: $133,654
Lifetime Value Added
+$417k
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians, Other
MastCIP: 1599
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $101,422
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$73,019
Natl Median: $97,366
Lifetime Value Added
-$6k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$103,569
Natl Median: $92,629
Lifetime Value Added
+$261k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $62,705
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$173,875
Natl Median: $110,694
Lifetime Value Added
+$869k
Median Debt
$32,568
Earnings (5yr)
$45,975
Natl Median: $49,079
Lifetime Value Added
-$267k
Fire Protection
MastCIP: 4302
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $86,743
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$67,836
Natl Median: $63,052
Lifetime Value Added
-$52k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$58,221
Natl Median: $88,332
Lifetime Value Added
-$119k
Forestry
MastCIP: 0305
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$72,807
Natl Median: $67,466
Lifetime Value Added
-$8k
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
Median Debt
$40,307
Earnings (4yr)
$107,445
Natl Median: $89,981
Lifetime Value Added
+$295k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $64,496
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
History
MastCIP: 5401
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,360
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$32,500
Earnings (4yr)
$59,496
Natl Median: $58,524
Lifetime Value Added
-$129k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $95,627
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$51,690
Natl Median: $70,306
Lifetime Value Added
-$183k
Median Debt
$38,083
Earnings (4yr)
$142,291
Natl Median: $101,000
Lifetime Value Added
+$597k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $58,093
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Marketing
MastCIP: 5214
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$114,398
Natl Median: $79,106
Lifetime Value Added
+$336k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$113,416
Natl Median: $112,282
Lifetime Value Added
+$347k
Mathematics
MastCIP: 2701
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $72,654
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$30,500
Earnings (4yr)
$109,893
Natl Median: $115,974
Lifetime Value Added
+$317k
Median Debt
$47,875
Earnings (4yr)
$59,616
Natl Median: $59,571
Lifetime Value Added
-$128k
Median Debt
$27,388
Earnings (4yr)
$79,163
Natl Median: $84,750
Lifetime Value Added
+$48k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $75,122
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $53,692
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Music
MastCIP: 5009
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$59,913
Natl Median: $48,285
Lifetime Value Added
-$125k
Nuclear Engineering
MastCIP: 1423
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $117,400
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Ocean Engineering
MastCIP: 1424
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $95,732
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $57,803
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$30,500
Earnings (4yr)
$86,586
Natl Median: $129,214
Lifetime Value Added
+$113k
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
$25,925
Earnings (4yr)
$60,313
Natl Median: $67,681
Lifetime Value Added
-$121k
Plant Sciences
MastCIP: 0111
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$92,076
Natl Median: $70,814
Lifetime Value Added
+$161k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$86,694
Natl Median: $78,850
Lifetime Value Added
+$114k
Psychology, General
MastCIP: 4201
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $64,711
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Public Health
MastCIP: 5122
Median Debt
$33,294
Earnings (4yr)
$80,455
Natl Median: $82,751
Lifetime Value Added
+$59k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $80,125
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Real Estate
MastCIP: 5215
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$148,764
Natl Median: $135,104
Lifetime Value Added
+$653k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$91,129
Natl Median: $120,049
Lifetime Value Added
+$185k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$80,318
Natl Median: $71,416
Lifetime Value Added
+$58k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $57,737
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$25,194
Natl Median: $55,035
Lifetime Value Added
-$456k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $60,728
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Sociology
MastCIP: 4511
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $63,330
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Soil Sciences
MastCIP: 0112
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$63,555
Natl Median: $67,016
Lifetime Value Added
-$91k
Median Debt
$29,710
Earnings (4yr)
$51,700
Natl Median: $64,397
Lifetime Value Added
-$203k
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness
MastCIP: 3105
Median Debt
$28,092
Earnings (4yr)
$68,986
Natl Median: $62,033
Lifetime Value Added
-$42k
Statistics
MastCIP: 2705
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $123,816
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$36,000
Earnings (4yr)
$60,270
Natl Median: $60,111
Lifetime Value Added
-$122k
Systems Engineering
MastCIP: 1427
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$137,191
Natl Median: $144,565
Lifetime Value Added
+$553k
Median Debt
$22,200
Earnings (4yr)
$55,853
Natl Median: $59,916
Lifetime Value Added
-$163k
Median Debt
$25,712
Earnings (4yr)
$62,447
Natl Median: $63,707
Lifetime Value Added
-$101k
Median Debt
$20,500
Earnings (4yr)
$77,959
Natl Median: $119,562
Lifetime Value Added
+$37k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $59,460
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$28,953
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $59,299
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$73,457
Natl Median: $60,772
Lifetime Value Added
-$2k

Graduate Certificates

Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$64,263
Natl Median: $72,365
Lifetime Value Added
-$24k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$110,796
Natl Median: $85,397
Lifetime Value Added
+$420k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $69,033
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $72,959
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $60,191
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$77,764
Natl Median: $109,930
Lifetime Value Added
+$106k
Public Health
Gr-CertCIP: 5122
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$76,639
Natl Median: $88,684
Lifetime Value Added
+$81k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $69,147
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $69,444
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$81,979
Natl Median: $80,904
Lifetime Value Added
+$147k

Doctoral Degrees

Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $138,660
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $122,650
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $92,784
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Animal Sciences
DocCIP: 0109
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $95,778
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Anthropology
DocCIP: 4502
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$72,423
Natl Median: $77,473
Lifetime Value Added
-$132k
Architecture
DocCIP: 0402
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $80,586
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $92,233
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$108,414
Natl Median: $101,096
Lifetime Value Added
+$136k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$89,530
Natl Median: $131,848
Lifetime Value Added
+$22k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $82,507
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$196,541
Natl Median: $113,566
Lifetime Value Added
+$781k
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)
$100,761
Natl Median: $115,386
Lifetime Value Added
+$79k
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)
$97,680
Natl Median: $99,878
Lifetime Value Added
+$56k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $77,931
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$87,909
Natl Median: $88,343
Lifetime Value Added
-$17k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $154,538
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $167,302
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Criminology
DocCIP: 4504
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $84,153
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$50,101
Earnings (4yr)
$91,306
Natl Median: $83,031
Lifetime Value Added
+$9k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$91,322
Natl Median: $97,173
Lifetime Value Added
-$5k
Economics
DocCIP: 4506
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $135,560
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$86,490
Natl Median: $100,573
Lifetime Value Added
-$27k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $99,550
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$161,580
Natl Median: $157,305
Lifetime Value Added
+$503k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$69,667
Natl Median: $65,831
Lifetime Value Added
-$153k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $107,112
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $68,718
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Forestry
DocCIP: 0305
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $82,046
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Genetics
DocCIP: 2608
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $102,123
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: $126,299
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: $92,538
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $113,071
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $77,285
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$128,018
Natl Median: $130,845
Lifetime Value Added
+$280k
Mathematics
DocCIP: 2701
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $89,656
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$106,068
Natl Median: $131,070
Lifetime Value Added
+$118k
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: $143,572
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Nutrition Sciences
DocCIP: 3019
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $99,750
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $136,696
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Physics
DocCIP: 4008
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $130,153
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$68,477
Natl Median: $93,640
Lifetime Value Added
-$141k
Plant Sciences
DocCIP: 0111
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$84,498
Natl Median: $90,502
Lifetime Value Added
-$54k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$57,318
Natl Median: $90,908
Lifetime Value Added
-$231k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$103,154
Natl Median: $98,707
Lifetime Value Added
+$96k
Public Health
DocCIP: 5122
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $108,962
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$120,248
Natl Median: $138,131
Lifetime Value Added
+$223k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$85,608
Natl Median: $82,893
Lifetime Value Added
-$34k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $67,164
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $69,860
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Sociology
DocCIP: 4511
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $88,618
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Soil Sciences
DocCIP: 0112
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $81,394
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $90,739
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Statistics
DocCIP: 2705
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $156,733
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $83,794
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $162,438
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$73,635
Natl Median: $85,168
Lifetime Value Added
-$101k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $135,581
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $75,306
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$94,713
Natl Median: $77,436
Lifetime Value Added
+$34k

Professional Degrees

Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$130,026
Natl Median: $127,648
Lifetime Value Added
+$295k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $214,836
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Dentistry
ProfCIP: 5104
Median Debt
$241,613
Earnings (4yr)
$176,959
Natl Median: $170,812
Lifetime Value Added
+$638k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $78,026
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Law
ProfCIP: 2201
Median Debt
$59,500
Earnings (4yr)
$114,496
Natl Median: $107,773
Lifetime Value Added
+$181k
Medicine
ProfCIP: 5112
Median Debt
$174,631
Earnings (4yr)
$104,811
Natl Median: $112,460
Lifetime Value Added
+$109k
Median Debt
$144,501
Earnings (4yr)
$138,188
Natl Median: $138,348
Lifetime Value Added
+$355k
Median Debt
$49,308
Earnings (4yr)
$136,765
Natl Median: $133,099
Lifetime Value Added
+$344k
Median Debt
$77,400
Earnings (4yr)
$79,729
Natl Median: $81,641
Lifetime Value Added
-$78k
Veterinary Medicine
ProfCIP: 0180
Median Debt
$159,655
Earnings (4yr)
$124,305
Natl Median: $131,316
Lifetime Value Added
+$253k

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.