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University of Illinois Chicago

Chicago, IL 22,170 Undergrads 69.7% Grad Rate
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Total Cost
$27,521
Sticker Price
Avg Net Price
$10,974
After Aid
Median Earnings
$72,839
4yr Post-Grad

Vs. Peer Institutions

Net Price$10,974
Peer Midpoint: $20,081
Earnings (4yr Post-Grad)Completers only after graduation
$72,839
Peer Midpoint: $60,428
Earnings (10yr Post-Enroll)All enrolled after enrollment
$68,740
Peer Midpoint: $53,763
Graduation Rate69.7%
Peer Midpoint: 58.9%
Average Starting Age21.1
Socio-Economic Diversity
Pell Grant Recipients49.9%
Enrollment Status
Full-Time91.1%
Economic Outcomes
Earn More than HS77.3%

Admissions Profile

Acceptance
77.3%
SAT Avg
1,250
SAT Reading
25th: 57059575th: 670
SAT Math
25th: 56060075th: 680
ACT Composite
25th: 252775th: 31

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
+$636k
+$169k
+$151k
Median Cost$11k/yr
+$596k
+$129k
+$112k
Full Cost$28k/yr
+$537k
+$70k
+$52k

ROI Efficiency Metrics

Break-Even Age
Return on Inv. %
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
30
∞
Median Cost$11k/yr
34
283%
Full Cost$28k/yr
44
53%
Analysis Assumptions:
  • Starting Salary: Estimated from the 4-year post-graduation median earnings (assuming 2% annual growth from graduation).
  • Comparisons: "Vs Median Peer" compares to the median student nationwide in a similar level program. "Vs HS Grad" compares to a median high school graduate.
  • Break-Even: The age at which the college investment net income exceeds the median high school graduate's lifetime earnings.
  • NPV: Net Present Value of all future earnings minus costs and taxes, discounted at 7.8%.

Social Impact ROINew

Measures the societal return on a donor's investment. Calculated as the incremental pre-tax lifetime earnings vs. HS grad, divided by the tax-adjusted donation cost.

Donor Return195%

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 Return3%
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

Bachelor's Degrees

Median Debt
$18,050
Earnings (4yr)
$86,088
Natl Median: $76,194
Lifetime Value Added
+$213k
Anthropology
BachCIP: 4502
Median Debt
$21,500
Earnings (4yr)
$51,907
Natl Median: $46,676
Lifetime Value Added
-$54k
Architecture
BachCIP: 0402
Median Debt
$23,080
Earnings (4yr)
$56,975
Natl Median: $66,914
Lifetime Value Added
-$13k
Area Studies
BachCIP: 0501
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$43,913
Natl Median: $56,625
Lifetime Value Added
-$129k
Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management
BachCIP: 5010
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $48,240
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$14,723
Earnings (4yr)
$58,268
Natl Median: $65,466
Lifetime Value Added
-$2k
Biology, General
BachCIP: 2601
Median Debt
$16,031
Earnings (4yr)
$59,119
Natl Median: $57,214
Lifetime Value Added
+$5k
Median Debt
$21,250
Earnings (4yr)
$87,393
Natl Median: $93,451
Lifetime Value Added
+$223k
Median Debt
$20,832
Earnings (4yr)
$68,109
Natl Median: $68,257
Lifetime Value Added
+$75k
Median Debt
$22,500
Earnings (4yr)
$87,407
Natl Median: $98,158
Lifetime Value Added
+$223k
Chemistry
BachCIP: 4005
Median Debt
$20,474
Earnings (4yr)
$64,442
Natl Median: $65,120
Lifetime Value Added
+$47k
Civil Engineering
BachCIP: 1408
Median Debt
$22,000
Earnings (4yr)
$83,680
Natl Median: $86,517
Lifetime Value Added
+$194k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $50,477
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$19,224
Earnings (4yr)
$56,845
Natl Median: $56,359
Lifetime Value Added
-$14k
Median Debt
$19,250
Earnings (4yr)
$102,691
Natl Median: $109,015
Lifetime Value Added
+$340k
Computer Science
BachCIP: 1107
Median Debt
$17,418
Earnings (4yr)
$120,470
Natl Median: $107,009
Lifetime Value Added
+$474k
Median Debt
$15,000
Earnings (4yr)
$59,295
Natl Median: $55,378
Lifetime Value Added
+$6k
Median Debt
$22,881
Earnings (4yr)
$59,188
Natl Median: $51,490
Lifetime Value Added
+$5k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$49,393
Natl Median: $55,753
Lifetime Value Added
-$75k
Median Debt
$20,342
Earnings (4yr)
$36,792
Natl Median: $39,775
Lifetime Value Added
-$183k
Economics
BachCIP: 4506
Median Debt
$17,500
Earnings (4yr)
$63,429
Natl Median: $82,686
Lifetime Value Added
+$39k
Median Debt
$21,129
Earnings (4yr)
$92,002
Natl Median: $100,647
Lifetime Value Added
+$258k
Engineering Physics
BachCIP: 1412
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $89,154
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $89,619
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$17,500
Earnings (4yr)
$48,442
Natl Median: $48,590
Lifetime Value Added
-$83k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$24,272
Natl Median: $61,027
Lifetime Value Added
-$297k
Median Debt
$16,500
Earnings (4yr)
$45,253
Natl Median: $51,710
Lifetime Value Added
-$110k
Median Debt
$15,000
Earnings (4yr)
$83,218
Natl Median: $83,343
Lifetime Value Added
+$191k
Median Debt
$25,250
Earnings (4yr)
$41,924
Natl Median: $41,367
Lifetime Value Added
-$139k
Median Debt
$21,500
Earnings (4yr)
$61,206
Natl Median: $60,190
Lifetime Value Added
+$21k
Median Debt
$19,466
Earnings (4yr)
$66,694
Natl Median: $58,716
Lifetime Value Added
+$65k
Median Debt
$19,500
Earnings (4yr)
$50,429
Natl Median: $61,296
Lifetime Value Added
-$67k
History
BachCIP: 5401
Median Debt
$19,000
Earnings (4yr)
$55,326
Natl Median: $50,680
Lifetime Value Added
-$26k
Median Debt
$16,200
Earnings (4yr)
$50,123
Natl Median: $48,568
Lifetime Value Added
-$69k
Median Debt
$20,341
Earnings (4yr)
$86,202
Natl Median: $98,442
Lifetime Value Added
+$214k
Median Debt
$14,149
Earnings (4yr)
$81,180
Natl Median: $85,294
Lifetime Value Added
+$175k
Median Debt
$15,251
Earnings (4yr)
$67,555
Natl Median: $86,176
Lifetime Value Added
+$71k
Marketing
BachCIP: 5214
Median Debt
$17,377
Earnings (4yr)
$71,293
Natl Median: $69,303
Lifetime Value Added
+$100k
Median Debt
$18,150
Earnings (4yr)
$77,321
Natl Median: $118,943
Lifetime Value Added
+$146k
Mathematics
BachCIP: 2701
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$67,016
Natl Median: $69,562
Lifetime Value Added
+$67k
Median Debt
$20,146
Earnings (4yr)
$87,384
Natl Median: $92,135
Lifetime Value Added
+$223k
Music
BachCIP: 5009
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $42,892
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$15,687
Earnings (4yr)
$56,869
Natl Median: $62,451
Lifetime Value Added
-$13k
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
$18,597
Earnings (4yr)
$60,020
Natl Median: $63,293
Lifetime Value Added
+$12k
Psychology, General
BachCIP: 4201
Median Debt
$15,934
Earnings (4yr)
$52,736
Natl Median: $50,706
Lifetime Value Added
-$47k
Public Health
BachCIP: 5122
Median Debt
$20,500
Earnings (4yr)
$58,603
Natl Median: $58,808
Lifetime Value Added
+$580
Median Debt
$14,250
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $73,721
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$15,000
Earnings (4yr)
$87,037
Natl Median: $88,910
Lifetime Value Added
+$220k
Median Debt
$14,000
Earnings (4yr)
$54,584
Natl Median: $55,792
Lifetime Value Added
-$32k
Median Debt
$17,500
Earnings (4yr)
$57,594
Natl Median: $55,000
Lifetime Value Added
-$8k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $62,169
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Sociology
BachCIP: 4511
Median Debt
$17,500
Earnings (4yr)
$53,962
Natl Median: $52,657
Lifetime Value Added
-$37k
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness
BachCIP: 3105
Median Debt
$15,000
Earnings (4yr)
$55,247
Natl Median: $54,562
Lifetime Value Added
-$27k
Statistics
BachCIP: 2705
Median Debt
$21,472
Earnings (4yr)
$68,585
Natl Median: $92,425
Lifetime Value Added
+$79k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $57,887
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$15,000
Earnings (4yr)
$64,100
Natl Median: $47,382
Lifetime Value Added
+$44k
Median Debt
$15,495
Earnings (4yr)
$63,233
Natl Median: $51,389
Lifetime Value Added
+$38k
Median Debt
$18,000
Earnings (4yr)
$50,202
Natl Median: $62,532
Lifetime Value Added
-$69k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $41,688
Lifetime Value Added
N/A

Master's Degrees

Median Debt
$29,526
Earnings (4yr)
$97,613
Natl Median: $95,833
Lifetime Value Added
+$199k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$281,546
Natl Median: $235,700
Lifetime Value Added
+$1742k
Anthropology
MastCIP: 4502
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $61,276
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Architecture
MastCIP: 0402
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$67,711
Natl Median: $74,139
Lifetime Value Added
-$63k
Area Studies
MastCIP: 0501
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $68,936
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
Biotechnology
MastCIP: 2612
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $107,682
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$51,919
Earnings (4yr)
$118,750
Natl Median: $103,485
Lifetime Value Added
+$384k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $115,468
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$33,645
Earnings (4yr)
$76,505
Natl Median: $79,665
Lifetime Value Added
+$14k
Civil Engineering
MastCIP: 1408
Median Debt
$31,596
Earnings (4yr)
$86,593
Natl Median: $98,323
Lifetime Value Added
+$103k
Computer Science
MastCIP: 1107
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$145,430
Natl Median: $145,571
Lifetime Value Added
+$614k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$77,213
Natl Median: $113,439
Lifetime Value Added
+$48k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $66,714
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $70,073
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$69,530
Earnings (4yr)
$63,252
Natl Median: $62,269
Lifetime Value Added
-$103k
Economics
MastCIP: 4506
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $100,743
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$72,253
Natl Median: $71,685
Lifetime Value Added
-$23k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$87,792
Natl Median: $66,232
Lifetime Value Added
+$113k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $133,654
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$81,498
Natl Median: $120,215
Lifetime Value Added
+$87k
Engineering, Other
MastCIP: 1499
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$84,653
Natl Median: $129,974
Lifetime Value Added
+$116k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$42,682
Natl Median: $55,512
Lifetime Value Added
-$281k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $62,705
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $51,486
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $110,694
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $49,079
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$52,000
Earnings (4yr)
$115,859
Natl Median: $89,981
Lifetime Value Added
+$359k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $81,651
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $72,125
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$68,854
Natl Median: $58,524
Lifetime Value Added
-$53k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $119,184
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $101,855
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$113,247
Earnings (4yr)
$111,159
Natl Median: $101,000
Lifetime Value Added
+$318k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $58,093
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$125,094
Natl Median: $124,807
Lifetime Value Added
+$439k
Marketing
MastCIP: 5214
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $79,106
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
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)
-
Natl Median: $115,974
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $198,417
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$87,209
Natl Median: $101,441
Lifetime Value Added
+$108k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$46,478
Natl Median: $53,692
Lifetime Value Added
-$243k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $92,305
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $129,214
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
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
$41,000
Earnings (4yr)
$81,041
Natl Median: $81,408
Lifetime Value Added
+$54k
Public Health
MastCIP: 5122
Median Debt
$45,712
Earnings (4yr)
$89,402
Natl Median: $82,751
Lifetime Value Added
+$127k
Median Debt
$97,999
Earnings (4yr)
$96,323
Natl Median: $120,193
Lifetime Value Added
+$188k
Median Debt
$64,000
Earnings (4yr)
$76,807
Natl Median: $71,416
Lifetime Value Added
+$17k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $60,728
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $82,399
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Social Work
MastCIP: 4407
Median Debt
$35,907
Earnings (4yr)
$65,915
Natl Median: $65,123
Lifetime Value Added
-$79k
Median Debt
$28,963
Earnings (4yr)
$74,270
Natl Median: $64,397
Lifetime Value Added
-$5k
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness
MastCIP: 3105
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $62,033
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $59,916
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$32,000
Earnings (4yr)
$74,462
Natl Median: $63,707
Lifetime Value Added
-$4k

Graduate Certificates

Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$286,071
Natl Median: $207,164
Lifetime Value Added
+$2001k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$76,668
Natl Median: $99,117
Lifetime Value Added
+$76k
Public Health
Gr-CertCIP: 5122
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $88,684
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Social Work
Gr-CertCIP: 4407
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$59,611
Natl Median: $69,362
Lifetime Value Added
-$86k

Doctoral Degrees

Anthropology
DocCIP: 4502
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $77,473
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $101,096
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Biology, General
DocCIP: 2601
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $92,983
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $131,848
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $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
Civil Engineering
DocCIP: 1408
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $110,980
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $99,878
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $77,931
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Computer Science
DocCIP: 1107
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $178,476
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
Economics
DocCIP: 4506
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $135,560
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Education, Other
DocCIP: 1399
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $90,635
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $100,573
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $99,550
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$44,942
Natl Median: $65,831
Lifetime Value Added
-$351k
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: $130,822
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
History
DocCIP: 5401
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $70,550
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $137,148
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Law
DocCIP: 2201
Median Debt
$153,993
Earnings (4yr)
$95,603
Natl Median: $105,518
Lifetime Value Added
+$22k
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 (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $131,070
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $101,435
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
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 (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $136,696
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Philosophy
DocCIP: 3801
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $70,449
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $93,640
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $90,908
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$109,281
Natl Median: $98,707
Lifetime Value Added
+$124k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $99,464
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Public Health
DocCIP: 5122
Median Debt
$48,587
Earnings (2yr)
$106,421
Natl Median: $108,962
Lifetime Value Added
+$134k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$122,917
Natl Median: $138,131
Lifetime Value Added
+$207k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $82,893
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $69,860
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Social Work
DocCIP: 4407
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $98,285
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Sociology
DocCIP: 4511
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $88,618
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $90,739
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $86,485
Lifetime Value Added
N/A

Professional Degrees

Dentistry
ProfCIP: 5104
Median Debt
$323,938
Earnings (5yr)
$131,013
Natl Median: $170,812
Lifetime Value Added
+$265k
Medicine
ProfCIP: 5112
Median Debt
$263,341
Earnings (4yr)
$116,861
Natl Median: $112,460
Lifetime Value Added
+$180k
Median Debt
$147,690
Earnings (4yr)
$143,853
Natl Median: $138,348
Lifetime Value Added
+$378k
Median Debt
$87,542
Earnings (4yr)
$126,442
Natl Median: $133,099
Lifetime Value Added
+$250k
Median Debt
$106,453
Earnings (4yr)
$79,753
Natl Median: $81,641
Lifetime Value Added
-$96k

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.