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University of Iowa

Iowa City, IA 22,264 Undergrads 72.3% Grad Rate
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Total Cost
$28,596
Sticker Price
Avg Net Price
$22,531
After Aid
Median Earnings
$69,866
4yr Post-Grad

Vs. Peer Institutions

Net Price$22,531
Peer Midpoint: $20,081
Earnings (4yr Post-Grad)Completers only after graduation
$69,866
Peer Midpoint: $60,428
Earnings (10yr Post-Enroll)All enrolled after enrollment
$64,762
Peer Midpoint: $53,763
Graduation Rate72.3%
Peer Midpoint: 58.9%
Average Starting Age21.0
Socio-Economic Diversity
Pell Grant Recipients18.4%
Enrollment Status
Full-Time95.0%
Economic Outcomes
Earn More than HS81.9%

Admissions Profile

Acceptance
83.6%
SAT Avg
1,200
SAT Reading
25th: 57062575th: 670
SAT Math
25th: 56061575th: 660
ACT Composite
25th: 212675th: 28

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
+$613k
+$146k
+$128k
Median Cost$23k/yr
+$532k
+$65k
+$47k
Full Cost$29k/yr
+$510k
+$43k
+$26k

ROI Efficiency Metrics

Break-Even Age
Return on Inv. %
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
31
∞
Median Cost$23k/yr
44
58%
Full Cost$29k/yr
51
25%
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 Return143%

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-13%
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

Certificates

Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$71,710
Natl Median: $57,584
Lifetime Value Added
+$278k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $41,771
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$21,582
Earnings (4yr)
$62,970
Natl Median: $47,440
Lifetime Value Added
+$206k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $50,984
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $79,019
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$24,250
Earnings (4yr)
$71,233
Natl Median: $50,211
Lifetime Value Added
+$287k
Median Debt
$25,750
Earnings (4yr)
$61,856
Natl Median: $57,315
Lifetime Value Added
+$194k
Gerontology
CertCIP: 3011
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $48,636
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $46,980
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$25,522
Earnings (4yr)
$59,801
Natl Median: $40,962
Lifetime Value Added
+$174k
Insurance
CertCIP: 5217
Median Debt
$22,250
Earnings (4yr)
$83,537
Natl Median: $80,539
Lifetime Value Added
+$407k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $59,299
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$25,407
Earnings (4yr)
$91,117
Natl Median: $72,496
Lifetime Value Added
+$480k
Journalism
CertCIP: 0904
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$56,829
Natl Median: $55,137
Lifetime Value Added
+$131k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,699
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$21,295
Earnings (4yr)
$40,294
Natl Median: $39,646
Lifetime Value Added
-$33k
Median Debt
$19,500
Earnings (4yr)
$73,154
Natl Median: $73,524
Lifetime Value Added
+$306k
Public Health
CertCIP: 5122
Median Debt
$23,438
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $53,933
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$23,750
Earnings (4yr)
$46,614
Natl Median: $55,975
Lifetime Value Added
+$35k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $51,219
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Social Work
CertCIP: 4407
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $43,190
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness
CertCIP: 3105
Median Debt
$20,812
Earnings (4yr)
$50,154
Natl Median: $37,647
Lifetime Value Added
+$73k
Median Debt
$20,036
Earnings (4yr)
$57,029
Natl Median: $59,056
Lifetime Value Added
+$145k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $36,567
Lifetime Value Added
N/A

Bachelor's Degrees

Median Debt
$21,500
Earnings (4yr)
$92,767
Natl Median: $76,194
Lifetime Value Added
+$222k
Median Debt
$24,949
Earnings (4yr)
$68,601
Natl Median: $70,786
Lifetime Value Added
+$38k
Anthropology
BachCIP: 4502
Median Debt
$24,250
Earnings (4yr)
$42,549
Natl Median: $46,676
Lifetime Value Added
-$175k
Area Studies
BachCIP: 0501
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (4yr)
$43,083
Natl Median: $56,625
Lifetime Value Added
-$170k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $68,333
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Behavioral Sciences
BachCIP: 3017
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $48,673
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$21,500
Earnings (4yr)
$65,072
Natl Median: $65,466
Lifetime Value Added
+$10k
Biology, General
BachCIP: 2601
Median Debt
$22,875
Earnings (4yr)
$60,450
Natl Median: $57,214
Lifetime Value Added
-$26k
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (4yr)
$86,894
Natl Median: $93,451
Lifetime Value Added
+$177k
Median Debt
$21,399
Earnings (4yr)
$67,605
Natl Median: $68,257
Lifetime Value Added
+$30k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$52,226
Natl Median: $64,396
Lifetime Value Added
-$102k
Median Debt
$26,990
Earnings (4yr)
$97,329
Natl Median: $98,158
Lifetime Value Added
+$257k
Chemistry
BachCIP: 4005
Median Debt
$25,650
Earnings (4yr)
$60,227
Natl Median: $65,120
Lifetime Value Added
-$28k
Civil Engineering
BachCIP: 1408
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (4yr)
$83,350
Natl Median: $86,517
Lifetime Value Added
+$150k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $50,477
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $49,429
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $75,975
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$22,850
Earnings (4yr)
$60,737
Natl Median: $56,359
Lifetime Value Added
-$24k
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (4yr)
$66,377
Natl Median: $58,928
Lifetime Value Added
+$21k
Median Debt
$25,500
Earnings (4yr)
$88,264
Natl Median: $92,374
Lifetime Value Added
+$188k
Median Debt
$19,500
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $109,015
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Computer Science
BachCIP: 1107
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $107,009
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Criminology
BachCIP: 4504
Median Debt
$21,500
Earnings (4yr)
$60,947
Natl Median: $55,556
Lifetime Value Added
-$22k
Dance
BachCIP: 5003
Median Debt
$21,500
Earnings (4yr)
$60,188
Natl Median: $39,980
Lifetime Value Added
-$28k
Median Debt
$25,277
Earnings (4yr)
$30,231
Natl Median: $39,775
Lifetime Value Added
-$282k
Economics
BachCIP: 4506
Median Debt
$20,486
Earnings (4yr)
$76,746
Natl Median: $82,686
Lifetime Value Added
+$100k
Median Debt
$24,250
Earnings (4yr)
$97,208
Natl Median: $100,647
Lifetime Value Added
+$256k
Median Debt
$20,400
Earnings (4yr)
$51,679
Natl Median: $48,590
Lifetime Value Added
-$98k
Median Debt
$22,230
Earnings (4yr)
$40,434
Natl Median: $46,634
Lifetime Value Added
-$193k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $81,171
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (4yr)
$46,063
Natl Median: $51,710
Lifetime Value Added
-$145k
Median Debt
$24,116
Earnings (4yr)
$47,892
Natl Median: $43,765
Lifetime Value Added
-$130k
Median Debt
$22,500
Earnings (4yr)
$88,229
Natl Median: $83,343
Lifetime Value Added
+$188k
Median Debt
$24,596
Earnings (4yr)
$43,192
Natl Median: $41,367
Lifetime Value Added
-$169k
Median Debt
$19,572
Earnings (4yr)
$59,578
Natl Median: $57,853
Lifetime Value Added
-$33k
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
-
Earnings (5yr)
$69,520
Natl Median: $61,911
Lifetime Value Added
+$34k
History
BachCIP: 5401
Median Debt
$21,379
Earnings (4yr)
$46,819
Natl Median: $50,680
Lifetime Value Added
-$139k
Median Debt
$21,275
Earnings (4yr)
$77,659
Natl Median: $68,069
Lifetime Value Added
+$107k
Median Debt
$21,375
Earnings (4yr)
$95,347
Natl Median: $98,442
Lifetime Value Added
+$242k
Median Debt
$21,625
Earnings (5yr)
$68,946
Natl Median: $66,596
Lifetime Value Added
+$30k
International/Globalization Studies
BachCIP: 3020
Median Debt
$21,814
Earnings (4yr)
$47,421
Natl Median: $59,972
Lifetime Value Added
-$134k
Journalism
BachCIP: 0904
Median Debt
$23,957
Earnings (4yr)
$56,933
Natl Median: $56,278
Lifetime Value Added
-$55k
Median Debt
$21,886
Earnings (4yr)
$61,200
Natl Median: $53,072
Lifetime Value Added
-$20k
Median Debt
$20,500
Earnings (2yr)
$20,140
Natl Median: $49,984
Lifetime Value Added
-$364k
Median Debt
$20,500
Earnings (4yr)
$91,720
Natl Median: $86,176
Lifetime Value Added
+$214k
Marketing
BachCIP: 5214
Median Debt
$23,250
Earnings (4yr)
$81,994
Natl Median: $69,303
Lifetime Value Added
+$140k
Mathematics
BachCIP: 2701
Median Debt
$21,000
Earnings (4yr)
$82,411
Natl Median: $69,562
Lifetime Value Added
+$143k
Median Debt
$22,922
Earnings (4yr)
$89,078
Natl Median: $92,135
Lifetime Value Added
+$194k
Medicine
BachCIP: 5112
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $66,978
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$38,289
Natl Median: $62,582
Lifetime Value Added
-$198k
Median Debt
$21,761
Earnings (4yr)
$67,760
Natl Median: $55,693
Lifetime Value Added
+$31k
Music
BachCIP: 5009
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (4yr)
$50,180
Natl Median: $42,892
Lifetime Value Added
-$110k
Median Debt
$23,875
Earnings (4yr)
$59,071
Natl Median: $55,012
Lifetime Value Added
-$37k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $62,451
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Non-Professional Legal Studies
BachCIP: 2200
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$75,921
Natl Median: $61,959
Lifetime Value Added
+$82k
Median Debt
$25,000
Earnings (4yr)
$57,098
Natl Median: $50,983
Lifetime Value Added
-$53k
Philosophy
BachCIP: 3801
Median Debt
$25,385
Earnings (4yr)
$56,786
Natl Median: $54,455
Lifetime Value Added
-$56k
Physics
BachCIP: 4008
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $76,786
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$21,500
Earnings (4yr)
$65,923
Natl Median: $63,293
Lifetime Value Added
+$17k
Psychology, General
BachCIP: 4201
Median Debt
$22,312
Earnings (4yr)
$51,031
Natl Median: $50,706
Lifetime Value Added
-$103k
Median Debt
$17,734
Earnings (4yr)
$78,836
Natl Median: $88,910
Lifetime Value Added
+$116k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$32,569
Natl Median: $41,390
Lifetime Value Added
-$250k
Median Debt
$23,250
Earnings (4yr)
$54,530
Natl Median: $55,000
Lifetime Value Added
-$74k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$29,685
Natl Median: $62,169
Lifetime Value Added
-$276k
Social Work
BachCIP: 4407
Median Debt
$22,427
Earnings (4yr)
$52,451
Natl Median: $51,790
Lifetime Value Added
-$91k
Sociology
BachCIP: 4511
Median Debt
$23,250
Earnings (4yr)
$54,464
Natl Median: $52,657
Lifetime Value Added
-$75k
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness
BachCIP: 3105
Median Debt
$22,250
Earnings (4yr)
$61,732
Natl Median: $54,562
Lifetime Value Added
-$16k
Statistics
BachCIP: 2705
Median Debt
$20,411
Earnings (4yr)
$123,676
Natl Median: $92,425
Lifetime Value Added
+$457k
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (4yr)
$51,338
Natl Median: $47,382
Lifetime Value Added
-$101k
Median Debt
$25,225
Earnings (5yr)
$50,407
Natl Median: $51,389
Lifetime Value Added
-$117k

Master's Degrees

Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$101,555
Natl Median: $95,833
Lifetime Value Added
+$212k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $235,700
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$129,316
Natl Median: $127,347
Lifetime Value Added
+$454k
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: $76,398
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $80,271
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
$42,275
Earnings (4yr)
$139,677
Natl Median: $103,485
Lifetime Value Added
+$543k
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
-
Earnings (5yr)
$74,342
Natl Median: $79,665
Lifetime Value Added
-$39k
Civil Engineering
MastCIP: 1408
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $98,323
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $58,499
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $65,184
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $71,953
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$53,693
Earnings (4yr)
$69,460
Natl Median: $67,030
Lifetime Value Added
-$69k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $124,201
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $136,736
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Dance
MastCIP: 5003
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,404
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$36,941
Natl Median: $49,978
Lifetime Value Added
-$361k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $82,527
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Education, General
MastCIP: 1301
Median Debt
$23,575
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $65,824
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Education, Other
MastCIP: 1399
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $65,348
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$15,877
Earnings (4yr)
$66,125
Natl Median: $71,685
Lifetime Value Added
-$98k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $66,232
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Engineering, Other
MastCIP: 1499
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $129,974
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,512
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $50,850
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $92,629
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $51,486
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$51,368
Natl Median: $49,079
Lifetime Value Added
-$235k
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
-
Earnings (4yr)
$59,989
Natl Median: $81,651
Lifetime Value Added
-$154k
History
MastCIP: 5401
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,360
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $119,184
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Journalism
MastCIP: 0904
Median Debt
$22,010
Earnings (4yr)
$84,165
Natl Median: $69,034
Lifetime Value Added
+$60k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $101,000
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$42,965
Earnings (4yr)
$55,946
Natl Median: $56,301
Lifetime Value Added
-$192k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $58,093
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$30,471
Earnings (4yr)
$115,346
Natl Median: $124,807
Lifetime Value Added
+$333k
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)
-
Natl Median: $101,441
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $75,122
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Music
MastCIP: 5009
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$48,460
Natl Median: $48,285
Lifetime Value Added
-$263k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $56,313
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $129,214
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
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
-
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
$37,882
Earnings (4yr)
$103,005
Natl Median: $82,751
Lifetime Value Added
+$225k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $120,193
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$58,077
Natl Median: $71,416
Lifetime Value Added
-$182k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $57,737
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$43,469
Natl Median: $55,035
Lifetime Value Added
-$312k
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
$43,291
Earnings (4yr)
$58,268
Natl Median: $65,123
Lifetime Value Added
-$170k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $64,397
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness
MastCIP: 3105
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$61,522
Natl Median: $62,033
Lifetime Value Added
-$140k
Statistics
MastCIP: 2705
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $123,816
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$47,260
Natl Median: $60,111
Lifetime Value Added
-$256k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $76,897
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$58,371
Natl Median: $63,707
Lifetime Value Added
-$169k

Graduate Certificates

Median Debt
$91,409
Earnings (4yr)
$309,352
Natl Median: $207,164
Lifetime Value Added
+$2188k
Median Debt
$100,145
Earnings (4yr)
$128,962
Natl Median: $125,392
Lifetime Value Added
+$574k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $117,834
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$29,500
Earnings (4yr)
$132,152
Natl Median: $94,506
Lifetime Value Added
+$604k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $112,196
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $95,414
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $80,077
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Engineering, Other
Gr-CertCIP: 1499
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $96,828
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $56,310
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $63,168
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$131,086
Natl Median: $118,893
Lifetime Value Added
+$594k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $81,978
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $65,226
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$123,753
Natl Median: $122,843
Lifetime Value Added
+$526k
Marketing
Gr-CertCIP: 5214
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $93,837
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $72,899
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $109,930
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Public Health
Gr-CertCIP: 5122
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $88,684
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$127,420
Natl Median: $126,911
Lifetime Value Added
+$560k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $63,709
Lifetime Value Added
N/A

Doctoral Degrees

Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $125,137
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
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
Area Studies
DocCIP: 0501
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $69,249
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: $153,586
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: $141,187
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Chemistry
DocCIP: 4005
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$100,644
Natl Median: $115,386
Lifetime Value Added
+$18k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $66,710
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$89,186
Natl Median: $99,878
Lifetime Value Added
-$67k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $77,931
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$87,478
Natl Median: $88,343
Lifetime Value Added
-$93k
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
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $97,173
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Economics
DocCIP: 4506
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $135,560
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $100,573
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $133,630
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$59,774
Natl Median: $65,831
Lifetime Value Added
-$288k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $73,797
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $68,718
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
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
Journalism
DocCIP: 0904
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $86,616
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $77,285
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 (2yr)
$57,318
Natl Median: $101,435
Lifetime Value Added
-$289k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $86,341
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Music
DocCIP: 5009
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$47,407
Natl Median: $59,592
Lifetime Value Added
-$388k
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
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
$119,905
Earnings (4yr)
$132,306
Natl Median: $138,131
Lifetime Value Added
+$252k
Median Debt
$74,694
Earnings (4yr)
$78,276
Natl Median: $82,893
Lifetime Value Added
-$148k
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
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $88,768
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
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness
DocCIP: 3105
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $81,993
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $83,794
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $81,822
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $85,168
Lifetime Value Added
N/A

Professional Degrees

Dentistry
ProfCIP: 5104
Median Debt
$241,115
Earnings (4yr)
$172,943
Natl Median: $170,812
Lifetime Value Added
+$550k
Law
ProfCIP: 2201
Median Debt
$80,268
Earnings (4yr)
$107,273
Natl Median: $107,773
Lifetime Value Added
+$67k
Medicine
ProfCIP: 5112
Median Debt
$177,014
Earnings (4yr)
$98,361
Natl Median: $112,460
Lifetime Value Added
+$1k
Median Debt
$147,065
Earnings (4yr)
$127,526
Natl Median: $138,348
Lifetime Value Added
+$217k

Other Programs

Biology, General
DegCIP: 2601
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $63,021
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$82,088
Natl Median: $62,426
Lifetime Value Added
-$120k
Chemistry
DegCIP: 4005
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$90,234
Natl Median: $83,847
Lifetime Value Added
-$59k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $72,395
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $54,768
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$92,485
Natl Median: $75,268
Lifetime Value Added
-$43k
Criminology
DegCIP: 4504
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $53,938
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Economics
DegCIP: 4506
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $82,473
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $90,560
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $54,758
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $43,144
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$46,021
Natl Median: $48,220
Lifetime Value Added
-$399k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $68,711
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
History
DegCIP: 5401
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $50,018
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $56,308
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $50,684
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Mathematics
DegCIP: 2701
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$85,628
Natl Median: $82,761
Lifetime Value Added
-$94k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $65,636
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Music
DegCIP: 5009
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $52,349
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Philosophy
DegCIP: 3801
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$67,892
Natl Median: $64,103
Lifetime Value Added
-$226k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $56,609
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$63,873
Natl Median: $59,214
Lifetime Value Added
-$256k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $73,013
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $62,917
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$65,548
Natl Median: $61,216
Lifetime Value Added
-$243k
Social Work
DegCIP: 4407
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $56,628
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Sociology
DegCIP: 4511
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $51,981
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $70,406
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness
DegCIP: 3105
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$74,399
Natl Median: $57,904
Lifetime Value Added
-$177k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $65,259
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$51,127
Natl Median: $57,802
Lifetime Value Added
-$357k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$53,523
Natl Median: $59,347
Lifetime Value Added
-$338k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $58,231
Lifetime Value Added
N/A

Note: Lifetime Value Added is the Net Present Value (NPV) of estimated career earnings relative to a median high school graduate (for undergraduate programs) or a median bachelor's degree holder (for graduate programs), accounting for this institution's average cost and taxes. Computed over a career to retirement age.

For graduate programs (Master's, Doctoral, etc.), the calculation assumes a starting age of 22 (after undergraduate completion) and does not include the sunk costs of prior degrees. It represents the value added of the graduate decision moving forward. Note that the institution's average undergraduate net price is used as a proxy for annual cost, which may differ from actual graduate tuition. These Lifetime Value Added results for graduate degrees should not be compared with those for Undergraduate Certificates, Associates or Bachelors.

Completers Only: Federal median earnings data strictly reflects outcomes for students who successfully graduated. Students who do not complete their degree typically earn significantly less and face higher risks of debt default.