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University of Michigan-Ann Arbor

Ann Arbor, MI 34,177 Undergrads 93.7% Grad Rate
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Total Cost
$34,654
Sticker Price
Avg Net Price
$13,138
After Aid
Median Earnings
$96,159
4yr Post-Grad

Vs. Peer Institutions

Net Price$13,138
Peer Midpoint: $20,081
Earnings (4yr Post-Grad)Completers only after graduation
$96,159
Peer Midpoint: $60,428
Earnings (10yr Post-Enroll)All enrolled after enrollment
$83,648
Peer Midpoint: $53,763
Graduation Rate93.7%
Peer Midpoint: 58.9%
Average Starting Age20.5
Socio-Economic Diversity
Pell Grant Recipients18.0%
Enrollment Status
Full-Time96.3%
Economic Outcomes
Earn More than HS85.8%

Admissions Profile

Acceptance
15.6%
SAT Avg
1,465
SAT Reading
25th: 680-75th: 750
SAT Math
25th: 680-75th: 780
ACT Composite
25th: 31-75th: 34

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
+$814k
+$347k
+$329k
Median Cost$13k/yr
+$766k
+$299k
+$282k
Full Cost$35k/yr
+$689k
+$222k
+$205k

ROI Efficiency Metrics

Break-Even Age
Return on Inv. %
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
26
∞
Median Cost$13k/yr
28
596%
Full Cost$35k/yr
33
164%
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 Return403%

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 Return61%
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
$21,125
Earnings (4yr)
$115,075
Natl Median: $98,207
Lifetime Value Added
+$426k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $70,786
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Anthropology
BachCIP: 4502
Median Debt
$13,997
Earnings (4yr)
$53,042
Natl Median: $46,676
Lifetime Value Added
-$53k
Architecture
BachCIP: 0402
Median Debt
$15,000
Earnings (4yr)
$65,015
Natl Median: $66,914
Lifetime Value Added
+$44k
Area Studies
BachCIP: 0501
Median Debt
$13,821
Earnings (4yr)
$58,232
Natl Median: $56,625
Lifetime Value Added
-$10k
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
$17,095
Earnings (4yr)
$67,925
Natl Median: $65,466
Lifetime Value Added
+$66k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $65,681
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Biology, General
BachCIP: 2601
Median Debt
$18,762
Earnings (4yr)
$61,127
Natl Median: $57,214
Lifetime Value Added
+$13k
Median Debt
$18,969
Earnings (4yr)
$102,342
Natl Median: $93,451
Lifetime Value Added
+$329k
Median Debt
$19,000
Earnings (4yr)
$144,654
Natl Median: $68,257
Lifetime Value Added
+$649k
Median Debt
$19,378
Earnings (4yr)
$68,042
Natl Median: $66,697
Lifetime Value Added
+$67k
Median Debt
$20,964
Earnings (4yr)
$109,405
Natl Median: $98,158
Lifetime Value Added
+$383k
Chemistry
BachCIP: 4005
Median Debt
$21,500
Earnings (4yr)
$65,591
Natl Median: $65,120
Lifetime Value Added
+$48k
Civil Engineering
BachCIP: 1408
Median Debt
$18,750
Earnings (4yr)
$89,165
Natl Median: $86,517
Lifetime Value Added
+$229k
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
Cognitive Science
BachCIP: 3025
Median Debt
$22,000
Earnings (4yr)
$79,016
Natl Median: $81,496
Lifetime Value Added
+$151k
Median Debt
$19,941
Earnings (4yr)
$79,648
Natl Median: $56,359
Lifetime Value Added
+$156k
Median Debt
$19,475
Earnings (4yr)
$172,904
Natl Median: $92,374
Lifetime Value Added
+$861k
Median Debt
$19,500
Earnings (4yr)
$142,071
Natl Median: $109,015
Lifetime Value Added
+$629k
Median Debt
$19,230
Earnings (4yr)
$162,114
Natl Median: $58,894
Lifetime Value Added
+$780k
Dance
BachCIP: 5003
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $39,980
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$17,875
Earnings (4yr)
$59,402
Natl Median: $68,061
Lifetime Value Added
-$765
Median Debt
$20,379
Earnings (4yr)
$45,888
Natl Median: $39,775
Lifetime Value Added
-$113k
Median Debt
$15,242
Earnings (4yr)
$52,390
Natl Median: $48,842
Lifetime Value Added
-$58k
Economics
BachCIP: 4506
Median Debt
$18,750
Earnings (4yr)
$110,552
Natl Median: $82,686
Lifetime Value Added
+$392k
Median Debt
$17,430
Earnings (4yr)
$117,610
Natl Median: $100,647
Lifetime Value Added
+$445k
Engineering Physics
BachCIP: 1412
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $89,154
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$16,887
Earnings (4yr)
$57,809
Natl Median: $48,590
Lifetime Value Added
-$14k
Median Debt
$17,587
Earnings (4yr)
$84,973
Natl Median: $81,171
Lifetime Value Added
+$197k
Median Debt
$14,802
Earnings (4yr)
$63,426
Natl Median: $51,710
Lifetime Value Added
+$31k
Median Debt
$19,024
Earnings (4yr)
$57,059
Natl Median: $43,765
Lifetime Value Added
-$20k
Median Debt
$18,767
Earnings (4yr)
$66,846
Natl Median: $41,367
Lifetime Value Added
+$58k
Median Debt
$17,875
Earnings (4yr)
$60,949
Natl Median: $60,190
Lifetime Value Added
+$12k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $77,880
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$17,959
Earnings (4yr)
$68,898
Natl Median: $55,459
Lifetime Value Added
+$74k
History
BachCIP: 5401
Median Debt
$19,096
Earnings (4yr)
$62,077
Natl Median: $50,680
Lifetime Value Added
+$21k
Median Debt
$14,225
Earnings (4yr)
$99,594
Natl Median: $68,069
Lifetime Value Added
+$308k
Median Debt
$19,750
Earnings (4yr)
$117,930
Natl Median: $98,442
Lifetime Value Added
+$447k
Median Debt
$17,592
Earnings (4yr)
$130,798
Natl Median: $85,294
Lifetime Value Added
+$544k
International/Globalization Studies
BachCIP: 3020
Median Debt
$15,240
Earnings (4yr)
$72,545
Natl Median: $59,972
Lifetime Value Added
+$102k
Median Debt
$18,765
Earnings (4yr)
$67,859
Natl Median: $53,072
Lifetime Value Added
+$66k
Median Debt
$13,720
Earnings (4yr)
$55,137
Natl Median: $49,984
Lifetime Value Added
-$35k
Median Debt
$16,250
Earnings (4yr)
$98,879
Natl Median: $91,449
Lifetime Value Added
+$303k
Mathematics
BachCIP: 2701
Median Debt
$20,675
Earnings (4yr)
$109,146
Natl Median: $69,562
Lifetime Value Added
+$381k
Median Debt
$20,500
Earnings (4yr)
$105,888
Natl Median: $92,135
Lifetime Value Added
+$356k
Median Debt
$18,330
Earnings (4yr)
$57,890
Natl Median: $62,582
Lifetime Value Added
-$13k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$20,140
Natl Median: $67,612
Lifetime Value Added
-$330k
Median Debt
$19,000
Earnings (4yr)
$128,291
Natl Median: $55,693
Lifetime Value Added
+$526k
Music
BachCIP: 5009
Median Debt
$18,997
Earnings (4yr)
$43,777
Natl Median: $42,892
Lifetime Value Added
-$131k
Median Debt
$15,500
Earnings (4yr)
$65,714
Natl Median: $55,012
Lifetime Value Added
+$49k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$94,569
Natl Median: $114,055
Lifetime Value Added
+$270k
Median Debt
$17,500
Earnings (4yr)
$55,436
Natl Median: $62,451
Lifetime Value Added
-$33k
Nuclear Engineering
BachCIP: 1423
Median Debt
$20,500
Earnings (4yr)
$94,330
Natl Median: $99,297
Lifetime Value Added
+$268k
Median Debt
$15,775
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $116,539
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Philosophy
BachCIP: 3801
Median Debt
$19,125
Earnings (4yr)
$67,293
Natl Median: $54,455
Lifetime Value Added
+$61k
Physics
BachCIP: 4008
Median Debt
$21,148
Earnings (4yr)
$92,293
Natl Median: $76,786
Lifetime Value Added
+$252k
Median Debt
$17,965
Earnings (4yr)
$77,480
Natl Median: $63,293
Lifetime Value Added
+$139k
Public Health
BachCIP: 5122
Median Debt
$16,787
Earnings (4yr)
$78,928
Natl Median: $58,808
Lifetime Value Added
+$150k
Median Debt
$21,000
Earnings (4yr)
$73,749
Natl Median: $73,721
Lifetime Value Added
+$111k
Median Debt
$17,500
Earnings (4yr)
$82,265
Natl Median: $88,910
Lifetime Value Added
+$176k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $41,390
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$17,787
Earnings (4yr)
$67,537
Natl Median: $55,695
Lifetime Value Added
+$63k
Median Debt
$13,999
Earnings (4yr)
$43,689
Natl Median: $48,471
Lifetime Value Added
-$131k
Median Debt
$16,672
Earnings (4yr)
$64,426
Natl Median: $55,000
Lifetime Value Added
+$39k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $62,169
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $53,366
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Sociology
BachCIP: 4511
Median Debt
$18,419
Earnings (4yr)
$63,419
Natl Median: $52,657
Lifetime Value Added
+$31k
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness
BachCIP: 3105
Median Debt
$18,924
Earnings (4yr)
$79,411
Natl Median: $54,562
Lifetime Value Added
+$154k
Statistics
BachCIP: 2705
Median Debt
$23,150
Earnings (4yr)
$109,466
Natl Median: $92,425
Lifetime Value Added
+$383k
Median Debt
$14,375
Earnings (4yr)
$54,558
Natl Median: $47,382
Lifetime Value Added
-$40k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $51,389
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$27,488
Natl Median: $47,629
Lifetime Value Added
-$262k

Post-Baccalaureate Certificates

Biotechnology
PB-CertCIP: 2612
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $85,295
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $104,114
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $123,678
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $108,478
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $76,065
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $69,708
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
History
PB-CertCIP: 5401
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $51,139
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $146,711
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $76,764
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Music
PB-CertCIP: 5009
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $45,232
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Public Health
PB-CertCIP: 5122
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$83,042
Natl Median: $78,697
Lifetime Value Added
+$149k
Public Policy Analysis
PB-CertCIP: 4405
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $72,838
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Social Work
PB-CertCIP: 4407
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$67,411
Natl Median: $59,439
Lifetime Value Added
-$202
Statistics
PB-CertCIP: 2705
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $115,923
Lifetime Value Added
N/A

Master's Degrees

Median Debt
$20,500
Earnings (4yr)
$109,566
Natl Median: $95,833
Lifetime Value Added
+$300k
Median Debt
$186,255
Earnings (5yr)
$203,504
Natl Median: $235,700
Lifetime Value Added
+$1077k
Median Debt
$29,625
Earnings (4yr)
$125,870
Natl Median: $122,434
Lifetime Value Added
+$441k
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
$48,759
Earnings (4yr)
$78,083
Natl Median: $77,466
Lifetime Value Added
+$24k
Architecture
MastCIP: 0402
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$77,657
Natl Median: $74,139
Lifetime Value Added
+$7k
Area Studies
MastCIP: 0501
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$64,228
Natl Median: $68,936
Lifetime Value Added
-$98k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $76,398
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $86,482
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$32,513
Earnings (2yr)
$25,596
Natl Median: $80,271
Lifetime Value Added
-$463k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$106,809
Natl Median: $110,121
Lifetime Value Added
+$276k
Median Debt
$24,822
Earnings (4yr)
$113,680
Natl Median: $106,375
Lifetime Value Added
+$336k
Median Debt
$56,932
Earnings (4yr)
$206,293
Natl Median: $103,485
Lifetime Value Added
+$1134k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $115,468
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Chemistry
MastCIP: 4005
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$95,163
Natl Median: $82,937
Lifetime Value Added
+$174k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$77,182
Natl Median: $79,665
Lifetime Value Added
+$3k
Civil Engineering
MastCIP: 1408
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$99,050
Natl Median: $98,323
Lifetime Value Added
+$208k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $46,947
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $58,499
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$41,000
Earnings (4yr)
$66,044
Natl Median: $67,597
Lifetime Value Added
-$82k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$246,366
Natl Median: $136,736
Lifetime Value Added
+$1459k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $120,083
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $105,808
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Dance
MastCIP: 5003
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,404
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $76,062
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $70,073
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $62,871
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$57,517
Earnings (4yr)
$80,316
Natl Median: $82,527
Lifetime Value Added
+$44k
Economics
MastCIP: 4506
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $100,743
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Education, General
MastCIP: 1301
Median Debt
$38,082
Earnings (4yr)
$63,577
Natl Median: $65,824
Lifetime Value Added
-$104k
Median Debt
$40,500
Earnings (4yr)
$73,342
Natl Median: $71,685
Lifetime Value Added
-$18k
Median Debt
$21,795
Earnings (4yr)
$136,188
Natl Median: $133,654
Lifetime Value Added
+$531k
Engineering, Other
MastCIP: 1499
Median Debt
$49,644
Earnings (4yr)
$117,702
Natl Median: $129,974
Lifetime Value Added
+$371k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,512
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $92,629
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $49,079
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Genetics
MastCIP: 2608
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $92,660
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $79,463
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$57,100
Earnings (4yr)
$118,926
Natl Median: $89,981
Lifetime Value Added
+$381k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$218,762
Natl Median: $81,651
Lifetime Value Added
+$1237k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$130,693
Natl Median: $119,184
Lifetime Value Added
+$483k
Median Debt
$41,000
Earnings (4yr)
$105,088
Natl Median: $112,705
Lifetime Value Added
+$261k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$51,106
Natl Median: $70,306
Lifetime Value Added
-$201k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $101,000
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: $122,873
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $112,282
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$33,325
Earnings (4yr)
$120,648
Natl Median: $115,974
Lifetime Value Added
+$396k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$140,355
Natl Median: $140,634
Lifetime Value Added
+$567k
Median Debt
$41,000
Earnings (4yr)
$124,262
Natl Median: $101,441
Lifetime Value Added
+$427k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $84,750
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Music
MastCIP: 5009
Median Debt
$41,000
Earnings (4yr)
$38,693
Natl Median: $48,285
Lifetime Value Added
-$342k
Median Debt
$35,377
Earnings (4yr)
$87,988
Natl Median: $74,607
Lifetime Value Added
+$111k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$100,670
Natl Median: $106,423
Lifetime Value Added
+$205k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $73,229
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Nuclear Engineering
MastCIP: 1423
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$110,980
Natl Median: $117,400
Lifetime Value Added
+$312k
Nutrition Sciences
MastCIP: 3019
Median Debt
$55,965
Earnings (4yr)
$71,621
Natl Median: $67,126
Lifetime Value Added
-$33k
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
Physics
MastCIP: 4008
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$106,130
Natl Median: $96,478
Lifetime Value Added
+$270k
Median Debt
$25,625
Earnings (5yr)
$65,577
Natl Median: $67,681
Lifetime Value Added
-$98k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $78,850
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $81,408
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Public Health
MastCIP: 5122
Median Debt
$53,500
Earnings (4yr)
$83,782
Natl Median: $82,751
Lifetime Value Added
+$74k
Median Debt
$48,894
Earnings (4yr)
$107,392
Natl Median: $93,020
Lifetime Value Added
+$281k
Median Debt
$51,923
Earnings (4yr)
$109,684
Natl Median: $120,193
Lifetime Value Added
+$301k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $57,737
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$75,241
Natl Median: $63,216
Lifetime Value Added
-$846
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,035
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Social Work
MastCIP: 4407
Median Debt
$41,000
Earnings (4yr)
$64,788
Natl Median: $65,123
Lifetime Value Added
-$93k
Sociology
MastCIP: 4511
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $63,330
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness
MastCIP: 3105
Median Debt
$30,750
Earnings (4yr)
$63,593
Natl Median: $62,033
Lifetime Value Added
-$104k
Statistics
MastCIP: 2705
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$113,198
Natl Median: $123,816
Lifetime Value Added
+$331k
Median Debt
$43,153
Earnings (4yr)
$76,776
Natl Median: $76,897
Lifetime Value Added
+$13k
Systems Engineering
MastCIP: 1427
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$152,353
Natl Median: $144,565
Lifetime Value Added
+$670k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $63,707
Lifetime Value Added
N/A

Doctoral Degrees

Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $125,137
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$120,445
Natl Median: $138,660
Lifetime Value Added
+$181k
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
Architecture
DocCIP: 0402
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $80,586
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)
$116,369
Natl Median: $112,683
Lifetime Value Added
+$168k
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: $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)
$125,069
Natl Median: $115,386
Lifetime Value Added
+$233k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $92,533
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: $66,154
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $66,710
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $77,931
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
Education, General
DocCIP: 1301
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$103,220
Natl Median: $87,373
Lifetime Value Added
+$71k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $100,573
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $157,305
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $65,831
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $74,325
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $107,112
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
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: $92,039
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $64,725
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
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $126,925
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)
$147,335
Natl Median: $131,070
Lifetime Value Added
+$396k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $101,435
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $74,328
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $86,341
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Music
DocCIP: 5009
Median Debt
$41,000
Earnings (4yr)
$75,367
Natl Median: $59,592
Lifetime Value Added
-$136k
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
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)
$145,758
Natl Median: $136,696
Lifetime Value Added
+$384k
Philosophy
DocCIP: 3801
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $70,449
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Physics
DocCIP: 4008
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$141,253
Natl Median: $130,153
Lifetime Value Added
+$351k
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
Psychology, Other
DocCIP: 4299
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $100,857
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $92,569
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Public Health
DocCIP: 5122
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$71,486
Natl Median: $108,962
Lifetime Value Added
-$144k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $119,220
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$101,964
Natl Median: $138,131
Lifetime Value Added
+$92k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$101,916
Natl Median: $103,410
Lifetime Value Added
+$61k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $78,692
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
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: $85,168
Lifetime Value Added
N/A

Professional Degrees

Dentistry
ProfCIP: 5104
Median Debt
$224,000
Earnings (4yr)
$176,961
Natl Median: $170,812
Lifetime Value Added
+$614k
Law
ProfCIP: 2201
Median Debt
$132,524
Earnings (4yr)
$224,391
Natl Median: $107,773
Lifetime Value Added
+$954k
Medicine
ProfCIP: 5112
Median Debt
$146,559
Earnings (4yr)
$103,473
Natl Median: $112,460
Lifetime Value Added
+$73k
Median Debt
$147,368
Earnings (4yr)
$143,783
Natl Median: $138,348
Lifetime Value Added
+$370k
Median Debt
$71,416
Earnings (4yr)
$137,193
Natl Median: $133,099
Lifetime Value Added
+$322k

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.