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University of Michigan-Ann Arbor

Ann Arbor, MI 34,177 Undergrads 93.6% Grad Rate
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Total Cost
$36,613
Sticker Price
Avg Net Price
$14,362
After Aid
Median Earnings
$92,729
5yr Post-Grad

Vs. Peer Institutions

Net Price$14,362
Peer Midpoint: $19,969
Earnings (5yr Post-Grad)Completers only after graduation
$92,729
Peer Midpoint: $61,632
Earnings (10yr Post-Enroll)All enrolled after enrollment
$92,832
Peer Midpoint: $58,891
Graduation Rate93.6%
Peer Midpoint: 58.9%
Average starting age (2015-17)20.5
Socio-Economic Diversity
Pell Grant Recipients20.1%
Enrollment Status
Full-Time96.3%
Economic Outcomes
Earn More than HS85.8%

Admissions Profile

Acceptance
15.6%
SAT Avg
1,465
SAT Reading
25th: 68072075th: 750
SAT Math
25th: 68074075th: 780
ACT Composite
25th: 313375th: 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
+$778k
+$308k
+$291k
Median Cost$14k/yr
+$726k
+$256k
+$240k
Full Cost$37k/yr
+$646k
+$176k
+$160k

ROI Efficiency Metrics

Break-Even Age
Return on Inv. %
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
26
∞
Median Cost$14k/yr
29
464%
Full Cost$37k/yr
35
121%
Analysis Assumptions:
  • Starting Salary: Estimated from the median earnings five years after graduating, with four years of 2% raises taken out.
  • 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 Return319%

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 Return34%

Program ROI Analysis

These figures are medians for past graduates who received federal aid. Your cost and pay will differ. Run your own numbers in the Guided ROI Interview →

Bachelor's Degrees

Median Debt
$21,000
Earnings (4yr)
$115,075
Natl Median: $98,207
Lifetime Value Added
+$423k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $70,786
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Anthropology
BachCIP: 4502
Median Debt
$20,248
Earnings (4yr)
$53,042
Natl Median: $46,676
Lifetime Value Added
-$57k
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Architecture
BachCIP: 0402
Median Debt
$15,475
Earnings (4yr)
$65,015
Natl Median: $66,914
Lifetime Value Added
+$41k
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Area Studies
BachCIP: 0501
Median Debt
$14,456
Earnings (4yr)
$58,232
Natl Median: $56,625
Lifetime Value Added
-$14k
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Median Debt
$20,500
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
$19,000
Earnings (4yr)
$67,925
Natl Median: $65,466
Lifetime Value Added
+$64k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $65,681
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Biology, General
BachCIP: 2601
Median Debt
$17,750
Earnings (4yr)
$61,127
Natl Median: $57,214
Lifetime Value Added
+$10k
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Median Debt
$17,625
Earnings (4yr)
$102,342
Natl Median: $93,451
Lifetime Value Added
+$327k
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Median Debt
$19,500
Earnings (4yr)
$144,654
Natl Median: $68,257
Lifetime Value Added
+$646k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$68,042
Natl Median: $66,697
Lifetime Value Added
+$65k
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Median Debt
$19,048
Earnings (4yr)
$109,405
Natl Median: $98,158
Lifetime Value Added
+$380k
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Chemistry
BachCIP: 4005
Median Debt
$23,163
Earnings (4yr)
$65,591
Natl Median: $65,120
Lifetime Value Added
+$45k
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Civil Engineering
BachCIP: 1408
Median Debt
$14,468
Earnings (4yr)
$89,165
Natl Median: $86,517
Lifetime Value Added
+$226k
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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
$19,500
Earnings (4yr)
$79,016
Natl Median: $81,496
Lifetime Value Added
+$149k
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Median Debt
$19,500
Earnings (4yr)
$79,648
Natl Median: $56,359
Lifetime Value Added
+$154k
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Median Debt
$19,250
Earnings (4yr)
$172,904
Natl Median: $92,374
Lifetime Value Added
+$857k
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Median Debt
$17,588
Earnings (4yr)
$142,071
Natl Median: $109,015
Lifetime Value Added
+$627k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$162,114
Natl Median: $58,894
Lifetime Value Added
+$777k
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Dance
BachCIP: 5003
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $39,980
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$13,861
Earnings (4yr)
$59,402
Natl Median: $68,061
Lifetime Value Added
-$4k
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Median Debt
$23,000
Earnings (4yr)
$45,888
Natl Median: $39,775
Lifetime Value Added
-$117k
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Median Debt
$18,495
Earnings (4yr)
$52,390
Natl Median: $48,842
Lifetime Value Added
-$62k
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Economics
BachCIP: 4506
Median Debt
$19,500
Earnings (4yr)
$110,552
Natl Median: $82,686
Lifetime Value Added
+$389k
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Median Debt
$17,500
Earnings (4yr)
$117,610
Natl Median: $100,647
Lifetime Value Added
+$443k
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Engineering Physics
BachCIP: 1412
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $89,154
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$16,577
Earnings (4yr)
$57,809
Natl Median: $48,590
Lifetime Value Added
-$17k
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Median Debt
$19,847
Earnings (4yr)
$84,973
Natl Median: $81,171
Lifetime Value Added
+$194k
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Median Debt
$21,441
Earnings (4yr)
$63,426
Natl Median: $51,710
Lifetime Value Added
+$28k
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Median Debt
$19,500
Earnings (4yr)
$57,059
Natl Median: $43,765
Lifetime Value Added
-$24k
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Median Debt
$19,708
Earnings (4yr)
$66,846
Natl Median: $41,367
Lifetime Value Added
+$55k
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Median Debt
$17,750
Earnings (4yr)
$60,949
Natl Median: $60,190
Lifetime Value Added
+$8k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $77,880
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$18,716
Earnings (4yr)
$68,898
Natl Median: $55,459
Lifetime Value Added
+$71k
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History
BachCIP: 5401
Median Debt
$16,750
Earnings (4yr)
$62,077
Natl Median: $50,680
Lifetime Value Added
+$17k
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Median Debt
$20,596
Earnings (4yr)
$99,594
Natl Median: $68,069
Lifetime Value Added
+$306k
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Median Debt
$20,500
Earnings (4yr)
$117,930
Natl Median: $98,442
Lifetime Value Added
+$445k
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Median Debt
$19,500
Earnings (4yr)
$130,798
Natl Median: $85,294
Lifetime Value Added
+$542k
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International/Globalization Studies
BachCIP: 3020
Median Debt
$18,250
Earnings (4yr)
$72,545
Natl Median: $59,972
Lifetime Value Added
+$99k
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Median Debt
$17,356
Earnings (4yr)
$67,859
Natl Median: $53,072
Lifetime Value Added
+$63k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$55,137
Natl Median: $49,984
Lifetime Value Added
-$40k
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Median Debt
$20,376
Earnings (4yr)
$98,879
Natl Median: $91,449
Lifetime Value Added
+$300k
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Mathematics
BachCIP: 2701
Median Debt
$18,828
Earnings (4yr)
$109,146
Natl Median: $69,562
Lifetime Value Added
+$379k
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Median Debt
$18,490
Earnings (4yr)
$105,888
Natl Median: $92,135
Lifetime Value Added
+$354k
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Median Debt
$21,884
Earnings (4yr)
$57,890
Natl Median: $62,582
Lifetime Value Added
-$17k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$20,140
Natl Median: $67,612
Lifetime Value Added
-$335k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$128,291
Natl Median: $55,693
Lifetime Value Added
+$523k
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Music
BachCIP: 5009
Median Debt
$20,500
Earnings (4yr)
$43,777
Natl Median: $42,892
Lifetime Value Added
-$135k
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Median Debt
$19,500
Earnings (4yr)
$65,714
Natl Median: $55,012
Lifetime Value Added
+$46k
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Median Debt
$19,500
Earnings (4yr)
$94,569
Natl Median: $114,055
Lifetime Value Added
+$267k
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Median Debt
$22,232
Earnings (4yr)
$55,436
Natl Median: $62,451
Lifetime Value Added
-$37k
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Nuclear Engineering
BachCIP: 1423
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$94,330
Natl Median: $99,297
Lifetime Value Added
+$266k
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Median Debt
$20,000
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $116,539
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Philosophy
BachCIP: 3801
Median Debt
$15,875
Earnings (4yr)
$67,293
Natl Median: $54,455
Lifetime Value Added
+$59k
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Physics
BachCIP: 4008
Median Debt
$19,139
Earnings (4yr)
$92,293
Natl Median: $76,786
Lifetime Value Added
+$250k
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Median Debt
$18,268
Earnings (4yr)
$77,480
Natl Median: $63,293
Lifetime Value Added
+$137k
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Public Health
BachCIP: 5122
Median Debt
$15,045
Earnings (4yr)
$78,928
Natl Median: $58,808
Lifetime Value Added
+$148k
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Median Debt
$21,500
Earnings (4yr)
$73,749
Natl Median: $73,721
Lifetime Value Added
+$109k
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Median Debt
$18,691
Earnings (4yr)
$82,265
Natl Median: $88,910
Lifetime Value Added
+$174k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $41,390
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$18,005
Earnings (4yr)
$67,537
Natl Median: $55,695
Lifetime Value Added
+$61k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$43,689
Natl Median: $48,471
Lifetime Value Added
-$136k
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Median Debt
$19,037
Earnings (4yr)
$64,426
Natl Median: $55,000
Lifetime Value Added
+$36k
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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
$16,250
Earnings (4yr)
$63,419
Natl Median: $52,657
Lifetime Value Added
+$28k
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Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness
BachCIP: 3105
Median Debt
$20,234
Earnings (4yr)
$79,411
Natl Median: $54,562
Lifetime Value Added
+$152k
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Statistics
BachCIP: 2705
Median Debt
$20,000
Earnings (4yr)
$109,466
Natl Median: $92,425
Lifetime Value Added
+$381k
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Median Debt
$15,289
Earnings (4yr)
$54,558
Natl Median: $47,382
Lifetime Value Added
-$44k
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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
-$267k
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Post-Baccalaureate Certificates

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
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Public Policy Analysis
PB-CertCIP: 4405
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $72,838
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Statistics
PB-CertCIP: 2705
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $115,923
Lifetime Value Added
N/A

Master's Degrees

Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$109,566
Natl Median: $95,833
Lifetime Value Added
+$298k
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Median Debt
$122,904
Earnings (5yr)
$269,679
Natl Median: $235,700
Lifetime Value Added
+$1603k
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Median Debt
$31,650
Earnings (4yr)
$125,870
Natl Median: $122,434
Lifetime Value Added
+$440k
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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
$53,605
Earnings (4yr)
$78,083
Natl Median: $77,466
Lifetime Value Added
+$23k
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Architecture
MastCIP: 0402
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$54,855
Natl Median: $74,139
Lifetime Value Added
-$167k
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Area Studies
MastCIP: 0501
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$64,228
Natl Median: $68,936
Lifetime Value Added
-$100k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $76,398
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$84,469
Natl Median: $86,482
Lifetime Value Added
+$64k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$62,480
Natl Median: $80,271
Lifetime Value Added
-$128k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$106,809
Natl Median: $110,121
Lifetime Value Added
+$274k
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Median Debt
$20,500
Earnings (4yr)
$113,680
Natl Median: $106,375
Lifetime Value Added
+$334k
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Median Debt
$59,338
Earnings (4yr)
$206,293
Natl Median: $103,485
Lifetime Value Added
+$1131k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$102,523
Natl Median: $115,468
Lifetime Value Added
+$219k
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Chemistry
MastCIP: 4005
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$95,163
Natl Median: $82,937
Lifetime Value Added
+$172k
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Civil Engineering
MastCIP: 1408
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$99,050
Natl Median: $98,323
Lifetime Value Added
+$206k
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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
-$84k
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Median Debt
$20,500
Earnings (4yr)
$246,366
Natl Median: $136,736
Lifetime Value Added
+$1459k
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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
$65,192
Earnings (4yr)
$80,316
Natl Median: $82,527
Lifetime Value Added
+$42k
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Economics
MastCIP: 4506
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $100,743
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Education, General
MastCIP: 1301
Median Debt
$35,875
Earnings (4yr)
$63,577
Natl Median: $65,824
Lifetime Value Added
-$106k
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Median Debt
$42,554
Earnings (4yr)
$73,342
Natl Median: $71,685
Lifetime Value Added
-$19k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$136,188
Natl Median: $133,654
Lifetime Value Added
+$529k
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Engineering, Other
MastCIP: 1499
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$117,702
Natl Median: $129,974
Lifetime Value Added
+$369k
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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
$66,000
Earnings (4yr)
$118,926
Natl Median: $89,981
Lifetime Value Added
+$380k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$218,762
Natl Median: $81,651
Lifetime Value Added
+$1235k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$130,693
Natl Median: $119,184
Lifetime Value Added
+$482k
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Median Debt
$41,000
Earnings (4yr)
$105,088
Natl Median: $112,705
Lifetime Value Added
+$259k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$51,106
Natl Median: $70,306
Lifetime Value Added
-$204k
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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
$45,192
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
$30,750
Earnings (4yr)
$120,648
Natl Median: $115,974
Lifetime Value Added
+$395k
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Median Debt
$46,750
Earnings (4yr)
$140,355
Natl Median: $140,634
Lifetime Value Added
+$565k
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Median Debt
$41,000
Earnings (4yr)
$124,262
Natl Median: $101,441
Lifetime Value Added
+$426k
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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
-$346k
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Median Debt
$41,000
Earnings (4yr)
$87,988
Natl Median: $74,607
Lifetime Value Added
+$110k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$77,213
Natl Median: $106,423
Lifetime Value Added
+$43k
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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
+$311k
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Nutrition Sciences
MastCIP: 3019
Median Debt
$64,500
Earnings (4yr)
$71,621
Natl Median: $67,126
Lifetime Value Added
-$34k
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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
+$268k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $67,681
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $78,850
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $81,408
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Public Health
MastCIP: 5122
Median Debt
$64,918
Earnings (4yr)
$83,782
Natl Median: $82,751
Lifetime Value Added
+$73k
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Median Debt
$41,000
Earnings (4yr)
$107,392
Natl Median: $93,020
Lifetime Value Added
+$279k
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Median Debt
$61,500
Earnings (4yr)
$109,684
Natl Median: $120,193
Lifetime Value Added
+$299k
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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
-$2k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$70,964
Natl Median: $55,035
Lifetime Value Added
-$52k
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Social Work
MastCIP: 4407
Median Debt
$41,000
Earnings (4yr)
$64,788
Natl Median: $65,123
Lifetime Value Added
-$95k
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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
$38,250
Earnings (4yr)
$63,593
Natl Median: $62,033
Lifetime Value Added
-$106k
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Statistics
MastCIP: 2705
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$113,198
Natl Median: $123,816
Lifetime Value Added
+$330k
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Median Debt
$50,500
Earnings (4yr)
$76,776
Natl Median: $76,897
Lifetime Value Added
+$11k
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Systems Engineering
MastCIP: 1427
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$152,353
Natl Median: $144,565
Lifetime Value Added
+$668k
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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 (2yr)
$97,071
Natl Median: $138,660
Lifetime Value Added
+$50k
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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
+$164k
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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: $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
+$228k
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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 (5yr)
$100,331
Natl Median: $97,173
Lifetime Value Added
+$31k
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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
+$67k
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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
+$392k
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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
-
Earnings (4yr)
$75,367
Natl Median: $59,592
Lifetime Value Added
-$140k
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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
+$380k
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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
+$347k
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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
-$148k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $119,220
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$116,514
Natl Median: $138,131
Lifetime Value Added
+$148k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$101,916
Natl Median: $103,410
Lifetime Value Added
+$57k
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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
$252,611
Earnings (4yr)
$176,961
Natl Median: $170,812
Lifetime Value Added
+$608k
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Law
ProfCIP: 2201
Median Debt
$144,382
Earnings (4yr)
$224,391
Natl Median: $107,773
Lifetime Value Added
+$949k
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Medicine
ProfCIP: 5112
Median Debt
$158,239
Earnings (4yr)
$103,473
Natl Median: $112,460
Lifetime Value Added
+$69k
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Median Debt
$148,500
Earnings (4yr)
$143,783
Natl Median: $138,348
Lifetime Value Added
+$366k
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Median Debt
$82,000
Earnings (4yr)
$137,193
Natl Median: $133,099
Lifetime Value Added
+$317k
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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.