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University of Kentucky

Lexington, KY 24,763 Undergrads 67.8% Grad Rate
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Total Cost
$34,391
Sticker Price
Avg Net Price
$18,851
After Aid
Median Earnings
$65,922
4yr Post-Grad

Vs. Peer Institutions

Net Price$18,851
Peer Midpoint: $20,081
Earnings (4yr Post-Grad)Completers only after graduation
$65,922
Peer Midpoint: $60,428
Earnings (10yr Post-Enroll)All enrolled after enrollment
$59,025
Peer Midpoint: $53,763
Graduation Rate67.8%
Peer Midpoint: 58.9%
Average Starting Age20.6
Socio-Economic Diversity
Pell Grant Recipients22.7%
Enrollment Status
Full-Time94.3%
Economic Outcomes
Earn More than HS77.1%

Admissions Profile

Acceptance
92.9%
SAT Avg
1,215
SAT Reading
25th: 54060275th: 650
SAT Math
25th: 53060575th: 640
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
+$582k
+$116k
+$98k
Median Cost$19k/yr
+$515k
+$48k
+$30k
Full Cost$34k/yr
+$459k
-$8k
-$26k

ROI Efficiency Metrics

Break-Even Age
Return on Inv. %
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
32
∞
Median Cost$19k/yr
47
45%
Full Cost$34k/yr
Never
-21%
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 Return56%

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-41%
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

Area Studies
CertCIP: 0501
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $52,845
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $31,337
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $47,094
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $32,800
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$20,481
Earnings (4yr)
$69,286
Natl Median: $52,207
Lifetime Value Added
+$271k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $42,790
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $35,447
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$12,500
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $43,833
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$25,459
Earnings (4yr)
$99,370
Natl Median: $99,102
Lifetime Value Added
+$564k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $57,294
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$88,980
Natl Median: $72,496
Lifetime Value Added
+$463k
International/Globalization Studies
CertCIP: 3020
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $63,099
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $61,679
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,699
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $61,618
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$25,000
Earnings (4yr)
$57,711
Natl Median: $52,763
Lifetime Value Added
+$156k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $51,219
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $44,570
Lifetime Value Added
N/A

Bachelor's Degrees

Median Debt
$22,562
Earnings (4yr)
$85,777
Natl Median: $76,194
Lifetime Value Added
+$182k
Median Debt
$19,500
Earnings (4yr)
$65,847
Natl Median: $66,647
Lifetime Value Added
+$30k
Median Debt
$19,500
Earnings (4yr)
$68,605
Natl Median: $84,624
Lifetime Value Added
+$51k
Median Debt
$19,500
Earnings (4yr)
$46,843
Natl Median: $53,588
Lifetime Value Added
-$125k
Median Debt
$22,875
Earnings (4yr)
$42,612
Natl Median: $54,152
Lifetime Value Added
-$161k
Agricultural/Animal/Plant/Veterinary Science and Related Fields, Other
BachCIP: 0199
Median Debt
$21,694
Earnings (4yr)
$60,375
Natl Median: $65,543
Lifetime Value Added
-$14k
Animal Sciences
BachCIP: 0109
Median Debt
$20,800
Earnings (4yr)
$53,918
Natl Median: $49,634
Lifetime Value Added
-$66k
Anthropology
BachCIP: 4502
Median Debt
$20,500
Earnings (5yr)
$46,078
Natl Median: $46,676
Lifetime Value Added
-$139k
Median Debt
$22,612
Earnings (4yr)
$66,255
Natl Median: $57,640
Lifetime Value Added
+$33k
Applied Mathematics
BachCIP: 2703
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$71,306
Natl Median: $91,532
Lifetime Value Added
+$61k
Architecture
BachCIP: 0402
Median Debt
$20,815
Earnings (4yr)
$62,383
Natl Median: $66,914
Lifetime Value Added
+$2k
Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management
BachCIP: 5010
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (4yr)
$49,167
Natl Median: $48,240
Lifetime Value Added
-$106k
Biology, General
BachCIP: 2601
Median Debt
$22,250
Earnings (4yr)
$52,163
Natl Median: $57,214
Lifetime Value Added
-$81k
Biotechnology
BachCIP: 2612
Median Debt
$22,507
Earnings (5yr)
$56,791
Natl Median: $67,097
Lifetime Value Added
-$52k
Median Debt
$22,500
Earnings (4yr)
$69,451
Natl Median: $68,407
Lifetime Value Added
+$57k
Median Debt
$20,441
Earnings (4yr)
$74,202
Natl Median: $77,981
Lifetime Value Added
+$94k
Median Debt
$22,950
Earnings (4yr)
$98,003
Natl Median: $98,158
Lifetime Value Added
+$275k
Chemistry
BachCIP: 4005
Median Debt
$22,000
Earnings (4yr)
$73,549
Natl Median: $65,120
Lifetime Value Added
+$89k
Civil Engineering
BachCIP: 1408
Median Debt
$22,478
Earnings (4yr)
$81,031
Natl Median: $86,517
Lifetime Value Added
+$146k
Median Debt
$15,688
Earnings (4yr)
$77,663
Natl Median: $75,975
Lifetime Value Added
+$120k
Median Debt
$22,500
Earnings (4yr)
$55,653
Natl Median: $56,359
Lifetime Value Added
-$52k
Median Debt
$26,000
Earnings (4yr)
$52,815
Natl Median: $58,928
Lifetime Value Added
-$75k
Median Debt
$21,453
Earnings (4yr)
$99,535
Natl Median: $92,374
Lifetime Value Added
+$287k
Median Debt
$21,500
Earnings (4yr)
$99,945
Natl Median: $109,015
Lifetime Value Added
+$290k
Dance
BachCIP: 5003
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $39,980
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$26,250
Earnings (4yr)
$62,966
Natl Median: $51,490
Lifetime Value Added
+$7k
Median Debt
$25,500
Earnings (4yr)
$38,475
Natl Median: $39,775
Lifetime Value Added
-$197k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$15,922
Natl Median: $51,826
Lifetime Value Added
-$390k
Economics
BachCIP: 4506
Median Debt
$25,000
Earnings (4yr)
$68,532
Natl Median: $82,686
Lifetime Value Added
+$50k
Median Debt
$23,485
Earnings (4yr)
$96,913
Natl Median: $100,647
Lifetime Value Added
+$267k
Median Debt
$20,194
Earnings (4yr)
$44,384
Natl Median: $48,590
Lifetime Value Added
-$146k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $51,710
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (4yr)
$47,296
Natl Median: $48,460
Lifetime Value Added
-$121k
Median Debt
$20,750
Earnings (4yr)
$84,087
Natl Median: $83,343
Lifetime Value Added
+$169k
Median Debt
$23,250
Earnings (4yr)
$41,406
Natl Median: $41,367
Lifetime Value Added
-$172k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $70,873
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$20,000
Earnings (4yr)
$55,633
Natl Median: $54,945
Lifetime Value Added
-$52k
Forestry
BachCIP: 0305
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$51,331
Natl Median: $58,784
Lifetime Value Added
-$88k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$37,208
Natl Median: $57,853
Lifetime Value Added
-$195k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $60,190
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$23,250
Earnings (4yr)
$70,942
Natl Median: $58,716
Lifetime Value Added
+$69k
Median Debt
$23,000
Earnings (4yr)
$82,533
Natl Median: $61,296
Lifetime Value Added
+$157k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $61,911
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
History
BachCIP: 5401
Median Debt
$18,750
Earnings (4yr)
$46,111
Natl Median: $50,680
Lifetime Value Added
-$131k
Median Debt
$21,125
Earnings (4yr)
$52,477
Natl Median: $56,726
Lifetime Value Added
-$78k
Median Debt
$25,000
Earnings (4yr)
$65,407
Natl Median: $85,294
Lifetime Value Added
+$26k
International/Globalization Studies
BachCIP: 3020
Median Debt
$24,550
Earnings (4yr)
$47,698
Natl Median: $59,972
Lifetime Value Added
-$118k
Journalism
BachCIP: 0904
Median Debt
$25,000
Earnings (4yr)
$52,785
Natl Median: $56,278
Lifetime Value Added
-$75k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$64,143
Natl Median: $66,387
Lifetime Value Added
+$16k
Median Debt
$23,500
Earnings (4yr)
$36,942
Natl Median: $53,072
Lifetime Value Added
-$210k
Median Debt
$26,000
Earnings (4yr)
$45,148
Natl Median: $49,984
Lifetime Value Added
-$140k
Marketing
BachCIP: 5214
Median Debt
$22,500
Earnings (4yr)
$70,776
Natl Median: $69,303
Lifetime Value Added
+$68k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$84,796
Natl Median: $91,449
Lifetime Value Added
+$175k
Mathematics
BachCIP: 2701
Median Debt
$18,102
Earnings (4yr)
$75,222
Natl Median: $69,562
Lifetime Value Added
+$102k
Median Debt
$23,250
Earnings (4yr)
$90,654
Natl Median: $92,135
Lifetime Value Added
+$219k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$85,709
Natl Median: $101,390
Lifetime Value Added
+$169k
Median Debt
$25,100
Earnings (4yr)
$55,937
Natl Median: $50,532
Lifetime Value Added
-$49k
Music
BachCIP: 5009
Median Debt
$22,000
Earnings (4yr)
$39,746
Natl Median: $42,892
Lifetime Value Added
-$186k
Median Debt
$20,606
Earnings (4yr)
$50,204
Natl Median: $55,012
Lifetime Value Added
-$97k
Median Debt
$24,500
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $62,451
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Philosophy
BachCIP: 3801
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$28,598
Natl Median: $54,455
Lifetime Value Added
-$273k
Physics
BachCIP: 4008
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $76,786
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Plant Sciences
BachCIP: 0111
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$39,729
Natl Median: $56,567
Lifetime Value Added
-$172k
Median Debt
$20,500
Earnings (4yr)
$57,514
Natl Median: $63,293
Lifetime Value Added
-$37k
Psychology, General
BachCIP: 4201
Median Debt
$23,500
Earnings (4yr)
$46,570
Natl Median: $50,706
Lifetime Value Added
-$128k
Public Health
BachCIP: 5122
Median Debt
$23,250
Earnings (4yr)
$59,163
Natl Median: $58,808
Lifetime Value Added
-$23k
Median Debt
$23,000
Earnings (4yr)
$62,754
Natl Median: $63,560
Lifetime Value Added
+$5k
Median Debt
$22,750
Earnings (4yr)
$44,333
Natl Median: $50,497
Lifetime Value Added
-$146k
Median Debt
$25,418
Earnings (4yr)
$81,941
Natl Median: $88,910
Lifetime Value Added
+$153k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$38,822
Natl Median: $48,471
Lifetime Value Added
-$194k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$56,234
Natl Median: $55,000
Lifetime Value Added
-$47k
Social Work
BachCIP: 4407
Median Debt
$22,500
Earnings (4yr)
$51,313
Natl Median: $51,790
Lifetime Value Added
-$88k
Sociology
BachCIP: 4511
Median Debt
$24,041
Earnings (4yr)
$56,266
Natl Median: $52,657
Lifetime Value Added
-$47k
Median Debt
$25,250
Earnings (5yr)
$45,328
Natl Median: $50,499
Lifetime Value Added
-$146k
Median Debt
$22,500
Earnings (4yr)
$44,352
Natl Median: $47,382
Lifetime Value Added
-$146k
Median Debt
$22,804
Earnings (4yr)
$51,379
Natl Median: $51,389
Lifetime Value Added
-$87k
Median Debt
$20,250
Earnings (4yr)
$40,538
Natl Median: $41,688
Lifetime Value Added
-$179k

Master's Degrees

Median Debt
$20,500
Earnings (4yr)
$92,636
Natl Median: $95,833
Lifetime Value Added
+$141k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $235,700
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $90,332
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $91,410
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$80,472
Earnings (4yr)
$114,151
Natl Median: $127,347
Lifetime Value Added
+$329k
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
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $64,913
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Applied Mathematics
MastCIP: 2703
Median Debt
$20,500
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $116,060
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Architecture
MastCIP: 0402
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$69,700
Natl Median: $74,139
Lifetime Value Added
-$60k
Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management
MastCIP: 5010
Median Debt
$32,765
Earnings (4yr)
$58,074
Natl Median: $59,685
Lifetime Value Added
-$165k
Biology, General
MastCIP: 2601
Median Debt
$30,750
Earnings (4yr)
$71,905
Natl Median: $69,830
Lifetime Value Added
-$41k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $106,375
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $67,090
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$32,146
Earnings (4yr)
$111,868
Natl Median: $125,988
Lifetime Value Added
+$309k
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)
$91,461
Natl Median: $98,323
Lifetime Value Added
+$131k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $58,499
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$21,557
Earnings (4yr)
$64,227
Natl Median: $65,184
Lifetime Value Added
-$109k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $71,953
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$37,028
Earnings (4yr)
$53,218
Natl Median: $67,030
Lifetime Value Added
-$211k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $124,201
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $63,399
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $70,073
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Economics
MastCIP: 4506
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $100,743
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$28,500
Earnings (4yr)
$66,209
Natl Median: $71,685
Lifetime Value Added
-$91k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $70,644
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $133,654
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,512
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $110,694
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $49,079
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$43,314
Natl Median: $66,523
Lifetime Value Added
-$289k
Forestry
MastCIP: 0305
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $67,466
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
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)
-
Natl Median: $49,357
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$37,969
Earnings (4yr)
$103,270
Natl Median: $89,981
Lifetime Value Added
+$234k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $64,496
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $58,524
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$30,750
Earnings (4yr)
$65,155
Natl Median: $95,627
Lifetime Value Added
-$100k
Median Debt
$24,435
Earnings (4yr)
$50,534
Natl Median: $56,301
Lifetime Value Added
-$236k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $58,093
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $122,873
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)
-
Natl Median: $113,005
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Music
MastCIP: 5009
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $48,285
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Nutrition Sciences
MastCIP: 3019
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $67,126
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $92,305
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
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
Plant Sciences
MastCIP: 0111
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $70,814
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $78,850
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$71,952
Natl Median: $81,408
Lifetime Value Added
-$40k
Public Health
MastCIP: 5122
Median Debt
$40,014
Earnings (4yr)
$100,253
Natl Median: $82,751
Lifetime Value Added
+$208k
Median Debt
$39,175
Earnings (4yr)
$56,399
Natl Median: $71,416
Lifetime Value Added
-$181k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $63,216
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 (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $66,129
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Social Work
MastCIP: 4407
Median Debt
$41,000
Earnings (4yr)
$60,970
Natl Median: $65,123
Lifetime Value Added
-$138k
Sociology
MastCIP: 4511
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $63,330
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
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)
$57,644
Natl Median: $62,033
Lifetime Value Added
-$169k
Statistics
MastCIP: 2705
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $123,816
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$20,500
Earnings (4yr)
$46,228
Natl Median: $59,916
Lifetime Value Added
-$278k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$50,659
Natl Median: $63,707
Lifetime Value Added
-$235k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $65,767
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $119,562
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $60,772
Lifetime Value Added
N/A

Graduate Certificates

Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $77,692
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $117,834
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $85,397
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $86,288
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $80,077
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $75,166
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $63,168
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$88,628
Natl Median: $72,959
Lifetime Value Added
+$196k
Gerontology
Gr-CertCIP: 3011
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $61,464
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $99,117
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $81,978
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $63,888
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Homeland Security
Gr-CertCIP: 4303
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $84,606
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $67,834
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $195,803
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Music
Gr-CertCIP: 5009
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $40,504
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $77,654
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Public Health
Gr-CertCIP: 5122
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $88,684
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Public Policy Analysis
Gr-CertCIP: 4405
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $80,781
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $75,140
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$126,624
Natl Median: $126,911
Lifetime Value Added
+$556k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $64,852
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Social Work
Gr-CertCIP: 4407
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $69,362
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $69,147
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness
Gr-CertCIP: 3105
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $56,916
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Statistics
Gr-CertCIP: 2705
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $101,297
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $63,709
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $69,444
Lifetime Value Added
N/A

Doctoral Degrees

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)
-
Natl Median: $77,473
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: $131,848
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $149,621
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)
$100,533
Natl Median: $99,878
Lifetime Value Added
+$30k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $77,931
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $154,538
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)
$99,094
Natl Median: $99,550
Lifetime Value Added
+$20k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $157,305
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$63,517
Natl Median: $65,831
Lifetime Value Added
-$255k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $81,271
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
Gerontology
DocCIP: 3011
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $86,625
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $130,845
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Mathematics
DocCIP: 2701
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$55,964
Natl Median: $89,656
Lifetime Value Added
-$287k
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
Music
DocCIP: 5009
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$49,845
Natl Median: $59,592
Lifetime Value Added
-$354k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $96,176
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: $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: $93,640
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Plant Sciences
DocCIP: 0111
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $90,502
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $90,908
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $99,464
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $138,131
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $82,893
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $103,410
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
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness
DocCIP: 3105
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $81,993
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: $135,581
Lifetime Value Added
N/A

Professional Degrees

Dentistry
ProfCIP: 5104
Median Debt
$249,454
Earnings (4yr)
$185,878
Natl Median: $170,812
Lifetime Value Added
+$658k
Law
ProfCIP: 2201
Median Debt
$75,150
Earnings (4yr)
$86,420
Natl Median: $107,773
Lifetime Value Added
-$74k
Medicine
ProfCIP: 5112
Median Debt
$212,674
Earnings (4yr)
$115,241
Natl Median: $112,460
Lifetime Value Added
+$140k
Median Debt
$139,898
Earnings (4yr)
$135,755
Natl Median: $138,348
Lifetime Value Added
+$290k
Public Health
ProfCIP: 5122
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$69,338
Natl Median: $101,541
Lifetime Value Added
-$181k
Median Debt
$53,600
Earnings (4yr)
$119,485
Natl Median: $133,099
Lifetime Value Added
+$171k
Median Debt
$78,880
Earnings (4yr)
$80,534
Natl Median: $81,641
Lifetime Value Added
-$118k

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.