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University of Missouri-Columbia

Columbia, MO 23,929 Undergrads 75.2% Grad Rate
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Total Cost
$32,790
Sticker Price
Avg Net Price
$21,142
After Aid
Median Earnings
$73,153
5yr Post-Grad

Vs. Peer Institutions

Net Price$21,142
Peer Midpoint: $19,969
Earnings (5yr Post-Grad)Completers only after graduation
$73,153
Peer Midpoint: $61,632
Earnings (10yr Post-Enroll)All enrolled after enrollment
$69,958
Peer Midpoint: $58,891
Graduation Rate75.2%
Peer Midpoint: 58.9%
Average starting age (2015-17)20.3
Socio-Economic Diversity
Pell Grant Recipients21.9%
Enrollment Status
Full-Time96.0%
Economic Outcomes
Earn More than HS81.9%

Admissions Profile

Acceptance
78.5%
SAT Avg
1,247
SAT Reading
25th: 58062075th: 670
SAT Math
25th: 57061075th: 660
ACT Composite
25th: 232675th: 30

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
+$631k
+$161k
+$145k
Median Cost$21k/yr
+$555k
+$85k
+$69k
Full Cost$33k/yr
+$513k
+$43k
+$27k

ROI Efficiency Metrics

Break-Even Age
Return on Inv. %
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
30
∞
Median Cost$21k/yr
40
90%
Full Cost$33k/yr
51
23%
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 Return134%

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-19%

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 →

Certificates

Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $60,506
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$17,518
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $60,097
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$18,654
Earnings (4yr)
$59,265
Natl Median: $57,315
Lifetime Value Added
+$171k
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Median Debt
$13,500
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $53,418
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$20,500
Earnings (4yr)
$87,677
Natl Median: $52,001
Lifetime Value Added
+$451k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $58,705
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Insurance
CertCIP: 5217
Median Debt
$17,500
Earnings (4yr)
$86,139
Natl Median: $80,539
Lifetime Value Added
+$436k
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Median Debt
$15,000
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $51,561
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$17,875
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $72,399
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$54,680
Natl Median: $33,711
Lifetime Value Added
+$123k
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Bachelor's Degrees

Median Debt
$17,750
Earnings (4yr)
$95,415
Natl Median: $76,194
Lifetime Value Added
+$250k
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Median Debt
$16,375
Earnings (4yr)
$82,831
Natl Median: $66,647
Lifetime Value Added
+$154k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$75,958
Natl Median: $71,278
Lifetime Value Added
+$101k
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Median Debt
$13,662
Earnings (4yr)
$49,480
Natl Median: $53,676
Lifetime Value Added
-$111k
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Median Debt
$18,500
Earnings (4yr)
$73,861
Natl Median: $70,786
Lifetime Value Added
+$85k
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Animal Sciences
BachCIP: 0109
Median Debt
$19,500
Earnings (4yr)
$47,983
Natl Median: $49,634
Lifetime Value Added
-$124k
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Anthropology
BachCIP: 4502
Median Debt
$22,000
Earnings (4yr)
$49,351
Natl Median: $46,676
Lifetime Value Added
-$112k
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Archeology
BachCIP: 4503
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $41,748
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Area Studies
BachCIP: 0501
Median Debt
$19,500
Earnings (4yr)
$75,230
Natl Median: $56,625
Lifetime Value Added
+$95k
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Median Debt
$17,500
Earnings (4yr)
$55,790
Natl Median: $60,997
Lifetime Value Added
-$59k
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Median Debt
$21,500
Earnings (4yr)
$56,003
Natl Median: $65,466
Lifetime Value Added
-$57k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$86,844
Natl Median: $83,998
Lifetime Value Added
+$184k
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Biology, General
BachCIP: 2601
Median Debt
$18,500
Earnings (4yr)
$60,424
Natl Median: $57,214
Lifetime Value Added
-$21k
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Median Debt
$22,475
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $93,451
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$18,750
Earnings (4yr)
$84,534
Natl Median: $68,407
Lifetime Value Added
+$167k
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Median Debt
$18,362
Earnings (4yr)
$95,989
Natl Median: $98,158
Lifetime Value Added
+$254k
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Chemistry
BachCIP: 4005
Median Debt
$19,500
Earnings (4yr)
$61,884
Natl Median: $65,120
Lifetime Value Added
-$9k
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Civil Engineering
BachCIP: 1408
Median Debt
$19,500
Earnings (4yr)
$83,684
Natl Median: $86,517
Lifetime Value Added
+$160k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$46,920
Natl Median: $49,429
Lifetime Value Added
-$133k
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Median Debt
$15,000
Earnings (4yr)
$61,007
Natl Median: $56,359
Lifetime Value Added
-$16k
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Median Debt
$19,625
Earnings (4yr)
$61,713
Natl Median: $58,928
Lifetime Value Added
-$10k
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Median Debt
$20,500
Earnings (4yr)
$100,234
Natl Median: $92,374
Lifetime Value Added
+$286k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$112,696
Natl Median: $109,015
Lifetime Value Added
+$381k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $39,775
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Economics
BachCIP: 4506
Median Debt
$13,793
Earnings (4yr)
$74,661
Natl Median: $82,686
Lifetime Value Added
+$91k
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Education, General
BachCIP: 1301
Median Debt
$13,250
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $49,808
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$14,892
Earnings (4yr)
$105,034
Natl Median: $100,647
Lifetime Value Added
+$323k
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Median Debt
$16,000
Earnings (4yr)
$47,487
Natl Median: $48,590
Lifetime Value Added
-$128k
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Median Debt
$19,826
Earnings (4yr)
$49,192
Natl Median: $43,765
Lifetime Value Added
-$114k
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Median Debt
$21,250
Earnings (4yr)
$51,254
Natl Median: $41,367
Lifetime Value Added
-$96k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$38,289
Natl Median: $70,873
Lifetime Value Added
-$194k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$55,747
Natl Median: $54,945
Lifetime Value Added
-$59k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$56,191
Natl Median: $57,853
Lifetime Value Added
-$55k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$31,848
Natl Median: $60,190
Lifetime Value Added
-$252k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,459
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$19,000
Earnings (4yr)
$69,333
Natl Median: $61,296
Lifetime Value Added
+$50k
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History
BachCIP: 5401
Median Debt
$13,227
Earnings (4yr)
$56,632
Natl Median: $50,680
Lifetime Value Added
-$52k
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Median Debt
$19,500
Earnings (4yr)
$61,441
Natl Median: $56,726
Lifetime Value Added
-$12k
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Median Debt
$18,894
Earnings (4yr)
$61,683
Natl Median: $59,550
Lifetime Value Added
-$10k
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Median Debt
$18,816
Earnings (4yr)
$46,853
Natl Median: $48,568
Lifetime Value Added
-$134k
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Median Debt
$21,454
Earnings (4yr)
$101,380
Natl Median: $98,442
Lifetime Value Added
+$295k
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Journalism
BachCIP: 0904
Median Debt
$18,500
Earnings (4yr)
$69,016
Natl Median: $56,278
Lifetime Value Added
+$48k
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Median Debt
$15,000
Earnings (4yr)
$65,029
Natl Median: $53,072
Lifetime Value Added
+$16k
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Median Debt
$20,500
Earnings (4yr)
$61,080
Natl Median: $49,984
Lifetime Value Added
-$15k
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Mathematics
BachCIP: 2701
Median Debt
$13,500
Earnings (4yr)
$81,518
Natl Median: $69,562
Lifetime Value Added
+$143k
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Median Debt
$19,061
Earnings (4yr)
$94,629
Natl Median: $92,135
Lifetime Value Added
+$244k
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Median Debt
$17,537
Earnings (4yr)
$54,133
Natl Median: $55,693
Lifetime Value Added
-$72k
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Music
BachCIP: 5009
Median Debt
$14,595
Earnings (4yr)
$39,241
Natl Median: $42,892
Lifetime Value Added
-$199k
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Median Debt
$18,952
Earnings (4yr)
$49,013
Natl Median: $55,012
Lifetime Value Added
-$115k
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Median Debt
$19,234
Earnings (4yr)
$55,280
Natl Median: $50,983
Lifetime Value Added
-$63k
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Philosophy
BachCIP: 3801
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $54,455
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Physics
BachCIP: 4008
Median Debt
$17,500
Earnings (2yr)
$43,426
Natl Median: $76,786
Lifetime Value Added
-$148k
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Plant Sciences
BachCIP: 0111
Median Debt
$15,728
Earnings (4yr)
$62,957
Natl Median: $56,567
Lifetime Value Added
-$89
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Median Debt
$19,500
Earnings (4yr)
$64,747
Natl Median: $63,293
Lifetime Value Added
+$14k
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Psychology, General
BachCIP: 4201
Median Debt
$18,437
Earnings (4yr)
$55,839
Natl Median: $50,706
Lifetime Value Added
-$58k
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Public Health
BachCIP: 5122
Median Debt
$17,125
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $58,808
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$20,413
Earnings (4yr)
$83,231
Natl Median: $88,910
Lifetime Value Added
+$157k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$75,060
Natl Median: $55,792
Lifetime Value Added
+$94k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $41,390
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $62,169
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Social Work
BachCIP: 4407
Median Debt
$19,500
Earnings (4yr)
$56,157
Natl Median: $51,790
Lifetime Value Added
-$55k
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Sociology
BachCIP: 4511
Median Debt
$19,500
Earnings (4yr)
$55,098
Natl Median: $52,657
Lifetime Value Added
-$64k
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Median Debt
$16,250
Earnings (4yr)
$51,901
Natl Median: $50,499
Lifetime Value Added
-$91k
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Statistics
BachCIP: 2705
Median Debt
$17,500
Earnings (4yr)
$76,037
Natl Median: $92,425
Lifetime Value Added
+$102k
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Median Debt
$15,219
Earnings (4yr)
$44,681
Natl Median: $47,382
Lifetime Value Added
-$152k
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Median Debt
$16,500
Earnings (4yr)
$45,263
Natl Median: $51,389
Lifetime Value Added
-$147k
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Median Debt
$16,962
Earnings (4yr)
$50,205
Natl Median: $41,688
Lifetime Value Added
-$105k
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Master's Degrees

Median Debt
$19,029
Earnings (4yr)
$98,020
Natl Median: $95,833
Lifetime Value Added
+$185k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $90,332
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$65,797
Natl Median: $127,347
Lifetime Value Added
-$75k
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Animal Sciences
MastCIP: 0109
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $75,394
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Applied Mathematics
MastCIP: 2703
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $116,060
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Archeology
MastCIP: 4503
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,995
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $83,166
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Biology, General
MastCIP: 2601
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $69,830
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$123,999
Natl Median: $125,988
Lifetime Value Added
+$411k
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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)
-
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
$39,954
Earnings (4yr)
$61,810
Natl Median: $67,030
Lifetime Value Added
-$135k
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Median Debt
$41,594
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $124,201
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $136,736
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$20,892
Earnings (4yr)
$50,116
Natl Median: $63,399
Lifetime Value Added
-$246k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $62,269
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Economics
MastCIP: 4506
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $100,743
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$20,467
Earnings (4yr)
$62,405
Natl Median: $71,685
Lifetime Value Added
-$130k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $133,654
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $120,215
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,512
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
Median Debt
$48,500
Earnings (4yr)
$108,813
Natl Median: $89,981
Lifetime Value Added
+$279k
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History
MastCIP: 5401
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,360
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $103,330
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$23,182
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $115,403
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$60,854
Natl Median: $58,524
Lifetime Value Added
-$155k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $119,184
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Journalism
MastCIP: 0904
Median Debt
$21,662
Earnings (4yr)
$77,057
Natl Median: $69,034
Lifetime Value Added
+$1k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$83,264
Natl Median: $101,000
Lifetime Value Added
+$56k
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Median Debt
$25,683
Earnings (4yr)
$58,856
Natl Median: $56,301
Lifetime Value Added
-$163k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $58,093
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)
$115,303
Natl Median: $101,441
Lifetime Value Added
+$336k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $84,750
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Music
MastCIP: 5009
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$35,809
Natl Median: $48,285
Lifetime Value Added
-$394k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$66,434
Natl Median: $74,607
Lifetime Value Added
-$93k
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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
$18,666
Earnings (4yr)
$84,412
Natl Median: $81,408
Lifetime Value Added
+$66k
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Public Health
MastCIP: 5122
Median Debt
$36,270
Earnings (4yr)
$70,390
Natl Median: $82,751
Lifetime Value Added
-$57k
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Median Debt
$34,940
Earnings (2yr)
$89,564
Natl Median: $120,193
Lifetime Value Added
+$143k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $63,216
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $59,877
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)
$51,460
Natl Median: $64,397
Lifetime Value Added
-$233k
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Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness
MastCIP: 3105
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $62,033
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Statistics
MastCIP: 2705
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $123,816
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$27,770
Earnings (4yr)
$67,109
Natl Median: $60,111
Lifetime Value Added
-$87k
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Taxation
MastCIP: 5216
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$94,484
Natl Median: $114,810
Lifetime Value Added
+$154k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$69,804
Natl Median: $63,707
Lifetime Value Added
-$75k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $119,562
Lifetime Value Added
N/A

Graduate Certificates

Median Debt
$20,500
Earnings (4yr)
$100,725
Natl Median: $82,363
Lifetime Value Added
+$311k
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Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management
Gr-CertCIP: 5010
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $82,175
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $77,692
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Biology, General
Gr-CertCIP: 2601
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $66,581
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$39,000
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $94,506
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $69,033
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $95,414
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Education, General
Gr-CertCIP: 1301
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $69,448
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: $72,959
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Gerontology
Gr-CertCIP: 3011
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $61,464
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $81,928
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Marketing
Gr-CertCIP: 5214
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $93,837
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $95,753
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Music
Gr-CertCIP: 5009
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $40,504
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Psychology, General
Gr-CertCIP: 4201
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $62,083
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Public Administration
Gr-CertCIP: 4404
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$70,885
Natl Median: $78,022
Lifetime Value Added
+$27k
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Public Health
Gr-CertCIP: 5122
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$81,684
Natl Median: $88,684
Lifetime Value Added
+$130k
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Public Policy Analysis
Gr-CertCIP: 4405
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $80,781
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Social Sciences, General
Gr-CertCIP: 4501
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $96,031
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Social Work
Gr-CertCIP: 4407
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$67,608
Natl Median: $69,362
Lifetime Value Added
-$18k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $69,444
Lifetime Value Added
N/A

Doctoral Degrees

Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $158,084
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
Archeology
DocCIP: 4503
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $53,119
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)
$91,572
Natl Median: $92,983
Lifetime Value Added
-$44k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $149,621
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Chemistry
DocCIP: 4005
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$56,415
Natl Median: $115,386
Lifetime Value Added
-$293k
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Civil Engineering
DocCIP: 1408
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $110,980
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $66,710
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$70,534
Natl Median: $77,931
Lifetime Value Added
-$211k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $154,538
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$76,582
Natl Median: $83,031
Lifetime Value Added
-$156k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $64,704
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Economics
DocCIP: 4506
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $135,560
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$33,968
Earnings (4yr)
$85,906
Natl Median: $100,573
Lifetime Value Added
-$86k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $157,305
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$76,511
Natl Median: $65,831
Lifetime Value Added
-$167k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $80,463
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
History
DocCIP: 5401
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $70,550
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Journalism
DocCIP: 0904
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $86,616
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $77,285
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Mathematics
DocCIP: 2701
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $89,656
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $131,070
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $162,120
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)
-
Natl Median: $59,592
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
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
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 (2yr)
$64,990
Natl Median: $90,908
Lifetime Value Added
-$223k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $99,464
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$49,199
Earnings (4yr)
$116,219
Natl Median: $138,131
Lifetime Value Added
+$139k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$80,117
Natl Median: $82,893
Lifetime Value Added
-$129k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $103,410
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
Statistics
DocCIP: 2705
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $156,733
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$103,334
Natl Median: $83,794
Lifetime Value Added
+$28k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $85,168
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $135,581
Lifetime Value Added
N/A

Professional Degrees

Law
ProfCIP: 2201
Median Debt
$62,421
Earnings (4yr)
$86,349
Natl Median: $107,773
Lifetime Value Added
-$83k
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Medicine
ProfCIP: 5112
Median Debt
$175,330
Earnings (4yr)
$113,111
Natl Median: $112,460
Lifetime Value Added
+$116k
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Median Debt
$78,624
Earnings (4yr)
$79,131
Natl Median: $81,641
Lifetime Value Added
-$137k
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Veterinary Medicine
ProfCIP: 0180
Median Debt
$170,194
Earnings (4yr)
$121,804
Natl Median: $131,316
Lifetime Value Added
+$180k
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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.