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University of Maryland-College Park

College Park, MD 30,760 Undergrads 85.5% Grad Rate
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Total Cost
$29,299
Sticker Price
Avg Net Price
$15,678
After Aid
Median Earnings
$84,365
4yr Post-Grad

Vs. Peer Institutions

Net Price$15,678
Peer Midpoint: $20,081
Earnings (4yr Post-Grad)Completers only after graduation
$84,365
Peer Midpoint: $60,428
Earnings (10yr Post-Enroll)All enrolled after enrollment
$82,860
Peer Midpoint: $53,763
Graduation Rate85.5%
Peer Midpoint: 58.9%
Average Starting Age20.8
Socio-Economic Diversity
Pell Grant Recipients19.2%
Enrollment Status
Full-Time94.5%
Economic Outcomes
Earn More than HS85.5%

Admissions Profile

Acceptance
44.8%
SAT Avg
1,473
SAT Reading
25th: 69069075th: 750
SAT Math
25th: 71073075th: 780
ACT Composite
25th: 323275th: 35

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
+$724k
+$257k
+$239k
Median Cost$16k/yr
+$667k
+$200k
+$183k
Full Cost$29k/yr
+$618k
+$151k
+$134k

ROI Efficiency Metrics

Break-Even Age
Return on Inv. %
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
27
∞
Median Cost$16k/yr
31
324%
Full Cost$29k/yr
36
127%
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 Return334%

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 Return43%
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
$15,000
Earnings (4yr)
$97,314
Natl Median: $76,194
Lifetime Value Added
+$282k
Median Debt
$21,083
Earnings (4yr)
$98,044
Natl Median: $98,207
Lifetime Value Added
+$287k
Median Debt
$15,000
Earnings (4yr)
$78,577
Natl Median: $66,647
Lifetime Value Added
+$139k
Median Debt
$22,437
Earnings (4yr)
$93,440
Natl Median: $84,624
Lifetime Value Added
+$252k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$63,445
Natl Median: $53,676
Lifetime Value Added
+$12k
Animal Sciences
BachCIP: 0109
Median Debt
$21,500
Earnings (4yr)
$56,248
Natl Median: $49,634
Lifetime Value Added
-$35k
Anthropology
BachCIP: 4502
Median Debt
$20,070
Earnings (4yr)
$53,038
Natl Median: $46,676
Lifetime Value Added
-$62k
Architecture
BachCIP: 0402
Median Debt
$20,913
Earnings (4yr)
$68,527
Natl Median: $66,914
Lifetime Value Added
+$62k
Area Studies
BachCIP: 0501
Median Debt
$17,750
Earnings (4yr)
$59,469
Natl Median: $56,625
Lifetime Value Added
-$9k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $68,333
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $60,997
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$19,500
Earnings (4yr)
$80,470
Natl Median: $65,466
Lifetime Value Added
+$153k
Biology, General
BachCIP: 2601
Median Debt
$18,000
Earnings (4yr)
$64,867
Natl Median: $57,214
Lifetime Value Added
+$33k
Median Debt
$19,500
Earnings (4yr)
$86,590
Natl Median: $68,257
Lifetime Value Added
+$200k
Median Debt
$22,281
Earnings (4yr)
$102,149
Natl Median: $98,158
Lifetime Value Added
+$319k
Chemistry
BachCIP: 4005
Median Debt
$16,738
Earnings (4yr)
$79,869
Natl Median: $65,120
Lifetime Value Added
+$148k
Civil Engineering
BachCIP: 1408
Median Debt
$20,499
Earnings (4yr)
$93,280
Natl Median: $86,517
Lifetime Value Added
+$251k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $49,429
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$17,250
Earnings (4yr)
$74,402
Natl Median: $56,359
Lifetime Value Added
+$107k
Median Debt
$21,500
Earnings (4yr)
$69,033
Natl Median: $58,928
Lifetime Value Added
+$66k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$144,501
Natl Median: $92,374
Lifetime Value Added
+$638k
Median Debt
$20,417
Earnings (4yr)
$152,422
Natl Median: $109,015
Lifetime Value Added
+$698k
Computer Science
BachCIP: 1107
Median Debt
$19,500
Earnings (4yr)
$137,931
Natl Median: $107,009
Lifetime Value Added
+$589k
Criminology
BachCIP: 4504
Median Debt
$18,031
Earnings (4yr)
$67,258
Natl Median: $55,556
Lifetime Value Added
+$52k
Dance
BachCIP: 5003
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $39,980
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$20,500
Earnings (4yr)
$41,742
Natl Median: $39,775
Lifetime Value Added
-$157k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$58,063
Natl Median: $51,642
Lifetime Value Added
-$21k
Median Debt
$19,500
Earnings (4yr)
$65,639
Natl Median: $48,842
Lifetime Value Added
+$39k
Economics
BachCIP: 4506
Median Debt
$19,000
Earnings (4yr)
$83,880
Natl Median: $82,686
Lifetime Value Added
+$179k
Median Debt
$21,000
Earnings (4yr)
$107,834
Natl Median: $100,647
Lifetime Value Added
+$362k
Engineering, Other
BachCIP: 1499
Median Debt
$18,458
Earnings (4yr)
$92,653
Natl Median: $93,989
Lifetime Value Added
+$246k
Median Debt
$19,500
Earnings (4yr)
$59,288
Natl Median: $48,590
Lifetime Value Added
-$11k
Median Debt
$16,250
Earnings (4yr)
$59,461
Natl Median: $51,710
Lifetime Value Added
-$9k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$50,713
Natl Median: $43,765
Lifetime Value Added
-$81k
Median Debt
$19,500
Earnings (4yr)
$110,648
Natl Median: $83,343
Lifetime Value Added
+$383k
Median Debt
$19,417
Earnings (4yr)
$55,713
Natl Median: $41,367
Lifetime Value Added
-$40k
Median Debt
$23,015
Earnings (4yr)
$73,677
Natl Median: $70,873
Lifetime Value Added
+$101k
Median Debt
$23,250
Earnings (4yr)
$63,835
Natl Median: $57,853
Lifetime Value Added
+$25k
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
History
BachCIP: 5401
Median Debt
$21,026
Earnings (4yr)
$60,089
Natl Median: $50,680
Lifetime Value Added
-$4k
Median Debt
$18,567
Earnings (4yr)
$65,136
Natl Median: $48,568
Lifetime Value Added
+$36k
Median Debt
$19,500
Earnings (4yr)
$109,092
Natl Median: $85,294
Lifetime Value Added
+$371k
Median Debt
$22,500
Earnings (4yr)
$90,333
Natl Median: $73,201
Lifetime Value Added
+$228k
Journalism
BachCIP: 0904
Median Debt
$21,500
Earnings (4yr)
$68,128
Natl Median: $56,278
Lifetime Value Added
+$59k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $66,387
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$64,229
Natl Median: $49,984
Lifetime Value Added
+$19k
Median Debt
$14,943
Earnings (4yr)
$111,649
Natl Median: $86,176
Lifetime Value Added
+$391k
Marketing
BachCIP: 5214
Median Debt
$19,500
Earnings (4yr)
$93,782
Natl Median: $69,303
Lifetime Value Added
+$255k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$97,714
Natl Median: $91,449
Lifetime Value Added
+$285k
Mathematics
BachCIP: 2701
Median Debt
$19,500
Earnings (4yr)
$99,689
Natl Median: $69,562
Lifetime Value Added
+$300k
Median Debt
$19,500
Earnings (4yr)
$100,003
Natl Median: $92,135
Lifetime Value Added
+$302k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$36,848
Natl Median: $67,612
Lifetime Value Added
-$187k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,693
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Music
BachCIP: 5009
Median Debt
$21,614
Earnings (4yr)
$47,654
Natl Median: $42,892
Lifetime Value Added
-$107k
Median Debt
$19,607
Earnings (4yr)
$59,329
Natl Median: $55,012
Lifetime Value Added
-$10k
Philosophy
BachCIP: 3801
Median Debt
$19,500
Earnings (4yr)
$64,846
Natl Median: $54,455
Lifetime Value Added
+$33k
Physical Sciences, General
BachCIP: 4001
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$52,107
Natl Median: $68,944
Lifetime Value Added
-$52k
Physics
BachCIP: 4008
Median Debt
$19,500
Earnings (4yr)
$90,900
Natl Median: $76,786
Lifetime Value Added
+$233k
Plant Sciences
BachCIP: 0111
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $56,567
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$18,442
Earnings (4yr)
$74,437
Natl Median: $63,293
Lifetime Value Added
+$107k
Psychology, General
BachCIP: 4201
Median Debt
$19,500
Earnings (4yr)
$57,575
Natl Median: $50,706
Lifetime Value Added
-$25k
Public Health
BachCIP: 5122
Median Debt
$21,500
Earnings (4yr)
$72,328
Natl Median: $58,808
Lifetime Value Added
+$91k
Median Debt
$20,460
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $73,721
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $41,390
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$19,742
Earnings (4yr)
$59,193
Natl Median: $55,000
Lifetime Value Added
-$12k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $62,169
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Sociology
BachCIP: 4511
Median Debt
$18,800
Earnings (4yr)
$65,974
Natl Median: $52,657
Lifetime Value Added
+$42k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$59,570
Natl Median: $50,499
Lifetime Value Added
-$18k
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness
BachCIP: 3105
Median Debt
$20,500
Earnings (4yr)
$62,362
Natl Median: $54,562
Lifetime Value Added
+$14k
Median Debt
$18,625
Earnings (4yr)
$58,086
Natl Median: $47,382
Lifetime Value Added
-$21k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$69,438
Natl Median: $51,389
Lifetime Value Added
+$58k

Post-Baccalaureate Certificates

Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$69,723
Natl Median: $76,764
Lifetime Value Added
+$6k
Public Health
PB-CertCIP: 5122
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $78,697
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Public Policy Analysis
PB-CertCIP: 4405
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $72,838
Lifetime Value Added
N/A

Master's Degrees

Median Debt
$37,025
Earnings (4yr)
$101,835
Natl Median: $95,833
Lifetime Value Added
+$228k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$101,746
Natl Median: $122,434
Lifetime Value Added
+$263k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $90,332
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
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
Applied Mathematics
MastCIP: 2703
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $116,060
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Architecture
MastCIP: 0402
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$78,226
Natl Median: $74,139
Lifetime Value Added
+$21k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $86,482
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $80,271
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $82,371
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Biology, General
MastCIP: 2601
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$58,673
Natl Median: $69,830
Lifetime Value Added
-$132k
Median Debt
$64,438
Earnings (4yr)
$160,946
Natl Median: $103,485
Lifetime Value Added
+$740k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$94,408
Natl Median: $125,988
Lifetime Value Added
+$196k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $115,468
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
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
$33,894
Earnings (4yr)
$72,323
Natl Median: $67,030
Lifetime Value Added
-$31k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $124,201
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Computer Science
MastCIP: 1107
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $145,571
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Criminology
MastCIP: 4504
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $67,647
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$29,286
Earnings (4yr)
$71,793
Natl Median: $63,399
Lifetime Value Added
-$36k
Dance
MastCIP: 5003
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,404
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $49,978
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Economics
MastCIP: 4506
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $100,743
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$75,366
Natl Median: $71,685
Lifetime Value Added
-$4k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $66,232
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $133,654
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$35,500
Earnings (4yr)
$126,854
Natl Median: $120,215
Lifetime Value Added
+$445k
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
Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy
MastCIP: 0302
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$88,244
Natl Median: $72,563
Lifetime Value Added
+$93k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $62,705
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 (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $88,332
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
History
MastCIP: 5401
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,360
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $115,403
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$71,643
Natl Median: $112,705
Lifetime Value Added
-$12k
Journalism
MastCIP: 0904
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$65,744
Natl Median: $69,034
Lifetime Value Added
-$101k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $70,306
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$30,750
Earnings (4yr)
$65,261
Natl Median: $56,301
Lifetime Value Added
-$93k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $63,870
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $58,093
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $124,807
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $112,282
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $115,974
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$42,682
Natl Median: $59,571
Lifetime Value Added
-$290k
Median Debt
$34,451
Earnings (4yr)
$111,874
Natl Median: $75,122
Lifetime Value Added
+$315k
Music
MastCIP: 5009
Median Debt
$33,000
Earnings (4yr)
$54,160
Natl Median: $48,285
Lifetime Value Added
-$196k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $74,607
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
Public Health
MastCIP: 5122
Median Debt
$41,326
Earnings (4yr)
$96,194
Natl Median: $82,751
Lifetime Value Added
+$178k
Median Debt
$30,821
Earnings (4yr)
$96,792
Natl Median: $93,020
Lifetime Value Added
+$183k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$39,927
Natl Median: $55,035
Lifetime Value Added
-$318k
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
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$75,831
Natl Median: $64,397
Lifetime Value Added
-$332
Statistics
MastCIP: 2705
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $123,816
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $60,111
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Systems Engineering
MastCIP: 1427
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $144,565
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$83,508
Natl Median: $79,634
Lifetime Value Added
+$67k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $60,772
Lifetime Value Added
N/A

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
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: $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: $92,233
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $102,099
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $112,683
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $99,653
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 (2yr)
$73,949
Natl Median: $115,386
Lifetime Value Added
-$134k
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
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $88,343
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $154,538
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Computer Science
DocCIP: 1107
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $178,476
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Criminology
DocCIP: 4504
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $84,153
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $83,031
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $64,704
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (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)
$127,684
Natl Median: $100,573
Lifetime Value Added
+$243k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $99,550
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $157,305
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Engineering, Other
DocCIP: 1499
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $140,028
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $65,831
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $81,271
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $68,718
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $107,003
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: $92,538
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $126,925
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: $88,805
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $77,285
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $130,845
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Mathematics
DocCIP: 2701
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $89,656
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $131,070
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Music
DocCIP: 5009
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$68,660
Natl Median: $59,592
Lifetime Value Added
-$195k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $87,076
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $96,176
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $143,572
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $108,943
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Philosophy
DocCIP: 3801
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $70,449
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Physics
DocCIP: 4008
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$120,347
Natl Median: $130,153
Lifetime Value Added
+$171k
Plant Sciences
DocCIP: 0111
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $90,502
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$105,840
Natl Median: $90,908
Lifetime Value Added
+$81k
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
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $119,220
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
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: $83,794
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $135,581
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $77,436
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.