University of Nebraska at Omaha

Omaha, NE 11,488 Undergrads 51.4% Grad Rate

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Total Cost

$21,120

Sticker Price

Avg Net Price

$13,441

After Aid

Median Earnings

$60,448

4yr Post-Grad

Vs. Peer Institutions

Net Price$13,441

Peer Midpoint: $20,080.5

Earnings (4yr Post-Grad)$60,448

Peer Midpoint: $60,428

Graduation Rate51.4%

Peer Midpoint: 58.9%

Socio-Economic Diversity

Pell Grant Recipients34.5%

Enrollment Status

Full-Time84.9%

Economic Outcomes

Earn More than HS76.4%

Admissions Profile

Acceptance

87.0%

SAT Avg

1,120

SAT Reading

25th: --75th: -

SAT Math

25th: --75th: -

ACT Composite

25th: 192275th: 26

ROI Sensitivity Analysis

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

+$539k

+$72k

+$55k

Median Cost$13k/yr

+$491k

+$24k

+$7k

Full Cost$21k/yr

+$463k

-$4k

-$21k

ROI Efficiency Metrics

Break-Even Age

Return on Inv. %

Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0

∞

Median Cost$13k/yr

14%

Full Cost$21k/yr

Never

-28%

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 Return51%

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-32%

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 with your specific estimates of cost and salary.

Program ROI Analysis

Certificates

Computer and Information Sciences, General

CertCIP: 1101

Median Debt

$19,250

Earnings (4yr)

$83,720

Natl Median: $50,984

Lifetime Value Added

+$417k

Computer Software and Media Applications

CertCIP: 1108

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $41,400

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management

CertCIP: 1110

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $52,615

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies

CertCIP: 0502

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $57,315

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Gerontology

CertCIP: 3011

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $48,636

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Homeland Security

CertCIP: 4303

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $62,995

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Social Work

CertCIP: 4407

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $43,190

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language

CertCIP: 1314

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $43,689

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Bachelor's Degrees

Air Transportation

BachCIP: 4901

Median Debt

$21,000

Earnings (4yr)

$75,314

Natl Median: $85,825

Lifetime Value Added

+$122k

Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions

BachCIP: 5109

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $70,786

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Architectural Engineering

BachCIP: 1404

Median Debt

$18,722

Earnings (4yr)

$84,938

Natl Median: $89,406

Lifetime Value Added

+$195k

Area Studies

BachCIP: 0501

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $56,625

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Biology, General

BachCIP: 2601

Median Debt

$17,239

Earnings (4yr)

$62,982

Natl Median: $57,214

Lifetime Value Added

+$27k

Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology

BachCIP: 2611

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $86,713

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Biotechnology

BachCIP: 2612

Median Debt

Earnings (5yr)

$61,194

Natl Median: $67,097

Lifetime Value Added

+$3k

Business Administration, Management and Operations

BachCIP: 5202

Median Debt

$18,500

Earnings (4yr)

$68,065

Natl Median: $68,257

Lifetime Value Added

+$66k

Chemistry

BachCIP: 4005

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $65,120

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Civil Engineering

BachCIP: 1408

Median Debt

$22,000

Earnings (4yr)

$78,663

Natl Median: $86,517

Lifetime Value Added

+$147k

Communication and Media Studies

BachCIP: 0901

Median Debt

$17,936

Earnings (4yr)

$61,220

Natl Median: $56,359

Lifetime Value Added

+$13k

Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other

BachCIP: 0999

Median Debt

$19,550

Earnings (4yr)

$58,250

Natl Median: $55,384

Lifetime Value Added

-$11k

Computer and Information Sciences, General

BachCIP: 1101

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $92,374

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Computer Engineering

BachCIP: 1409

Median Debt

Earnings (5yr)

$105,102

Natl Median: $109,015

Lifetime Value Added

+$333k

Computer Science

BachCIP: 1107

Median Debt

$21,500

Earnings (4yr)

$107,248

Natl Median: $107,009

Lifetime Value Added

+$365k

Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management

BachCIP: 1110

Median Debt

$12,500

Earnings (4yr)

$114,504

Natl Median: $85,063

Lifetime Value Added

+$420k

Construction Engineering

BachCIP: 1433

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $97,303

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Construction Management

BachCIP: 5220

Median Debt

$21,150

Earnings (4yr)

$95,682

Natl Median: $95,124

Lifetime Value Added

+$277k

Criminal Justice and Corrections

BachCIP: 4301

Median Debt

$19,688

Earnings (4yr)

$57,957

Natl Median: $55,378

Lifetime Value Added

-$14k

Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft

BachCIP: 5005

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $39,775

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Economics

BachCIP: 4506

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $82,686

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering

BachCIP: 1410

Median Debt

$25,091

Earnings (4yr)

$92,565

Natl Median: $100,647

Lifetime Value Added

+$253k

English Language and Literature, General

BachCIP: 2301

Median Debt

$17,625

Earnings (4yr)

$48,296

Natl Median: $48,590

Lifetime Value Added

-$93k

Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies

BachCIP: 0502

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $51,710

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Fine and Studio Arts

BachCIP: 5007

Median Debt

$23,500

Earnings (4yr)

$44,386

Natl Median: $41,367

Lifetime Value Added

-$127k

Geography and Cartography

BachCIP: 4507

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $57,853

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences

BachCIP: 4006

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $60,190

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Gerontology

BachCIP: 3011

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $54,051

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

History

BachCIP: 5401

Median Debt

$18,831

Earnings (4yr)

$44,068

Natl Median: $50,680

Lifetime Value Added

-$129k

Homeland Security

BachCIP: 4303

Median Debt

$20,060

Earnings (4yr)

$64,061

Natl Median: $70,193

Lifetime Value Added

+$35k

Information Science/Studies

BachCIP: 1104

Median Debt

$19,500

Earnings (4yr)

$82,883

Natl Median: $85,294

Lifetime Value Added

+$180k

International/Globalization Studies

BachCIP: 3020

Median Debt

$18,797

Earnings (4yr)

$44,945

Natl Median: $59,972

Lifetime Value Added

-$122k

Journalism

BachCIP: 0904

Median Debt

Earnings (5yr)

$52,438

Natl Median: $56,278

Lifetime Value Added

-$67k

Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities

BachCIP: 2401

Median Debt

$19,852

Earnings (4yr)

$55,947

Natl Median: $53,072

Lifetime Value Added

-$30k

Library Science and Administration

BachCIP: 2501

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $36,949

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services

BachCIP: 1601

Median Debt

$12,250

Earnings (4yr)

$46,595

Natl Median: $49,984

Lifetime Value Added

-$108k

Mathematics

BachCIP: 2701

Median Debt

$25,000

Earnings (4yr)

$65,245

Natl Median: $69,562

Lifetime Value Added

+$44k

Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other

BachCIP: 3099

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $55,693

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Music

BachCIP: 5009

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

$42,768

Natl Median: $42,892

Lifetime Value Added

-$140k

Natural Resources Conservation and Research

BachCIP: 0301

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

$48,942

Natl Median: $55,012

Lifetime Value Added

-$88k

Natural Sciences

BachCIP: 3018

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $57,935

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Neurobiology and Neurosciences

BachCIP: 2615

Median Debt

$15,449

Earnings (4yr)

$55,043

Natl Median: $62,451

Lifetime Value Added

-$37k

Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Studies

BachCIP: 3101

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $50,983

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Philosophy

BachCIP: 3801

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $54,455

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Physics

BachCIP: 4008

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $76,786

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Political Science and Government

BachCIP: 4510

Median Debt

$20,250

Earnings (4yr)

$52,331

Natl Median: $63,293

Lifetime Value Added

-$60k

Psychology, General

BachCIP: 4201

Median Debt

$19,378

Earnings (4yr)

$50,826

Natl Median: $50,706

Lifetime Value Added

-$72k

Public Health

BachCIP: 5122

Median Debt

$19,100

Earnings (4yr)

$54,228

Natl Median: $58,808

Lifetime Value Added

-$44k

Religion/Religious Studies

BachCIP: 3802

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $41,390

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies

BachCIP: 2313

Median Debt

$24,482

Earnings (4yr)

$37,986

Natl Median: $48,471

Lifetime Value Added

-$182k

Social Work

BachCIP: 4407

Median Debt

$16,750

Earnings (4yr)

$50,169

Natl Median: $51,790

Lifetime Value Added

-$78k

Sociology

BachCIP: 4511

Median Debt

$22,691

Earnings (4yr)

$47,763

Natl Median: $52,657

Lifetime Value Added

-$98k

Special Education and Teaching

BachCIP: 1310

Median Debt

$21,500

Earnings (4yr)

$55,665

Natl Median: $50,499

Lifetime Value Added

-$32k

Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness

BachCIP: 3105

Median Debt

$19,098

Earnings (4yr)

$56,027

Natl Median: $54,562

Lifetime Value Added

-$29k

Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods

BachCIP: 1312

Median Debt

$20,500

Earnings (4yr)

$48,486

Natl Median: $47,382

Lifetime Value Added

-$92k

Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas

BachCIP: 1313

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $51,389

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Post-Baccalaureate Certificates

Biology, General

PB-CertCIP: 2601

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $64,779

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Business Administration, Management and Operations

PB-CertCIP: 5202

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $104,114

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Computer Systems Analysis

PB-CertCIP: 1105

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

$118,836

Natl Median: $117,442

Lifetime Value Added

+$488k

Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management

PB-CertCIP: 1110

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $128,842

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Geography and Cartography

PB-CertCIP: 4507

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $78,228

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Human Resources Management and Services

PB-CertCIP: 5210

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $79,861

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Information Science/Studies

PB-CertCIP: 1104

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $125,864

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

International Relations and National Security Studies

PB-CertCIP: 4509

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $103,122

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Public Administration

PB-CertCIP: 4404

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $85,234

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies

PB-CertCIP: 2313

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $62,260

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Social Work

PB-CertCIP: 4407

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $59,439

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language

PB-CertCIP: 1314

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $62,752

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Master's Degrees

Accounting and Related Services

MastCIP: 5203

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

$95,194

Natl Median: $95,833

Lifetime Value Added

+$173k

Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions

MastCIP: 5109

Median Debt

Earnings (2yr)

$39,009

Natl Median: $127,347

Lifetime Value Added

-$323k

Biology, General

MastCIP: 2601

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $69,830

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Business Administration, Management and Operations

MastCIP: 5202

Median Debt

$28,617

Earnings (4yr)

$114,582

Natl Median: $103,485

Lifetime Value Added

+$343k

Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology

MastCIP: 4228

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $65,184

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Communication and Media Studies

MastCIP: 0901

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $71,953

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Computer and Information Sciences, General

MastCIP: 1101

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

Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management

MastCIP: 1110

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $121,855

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Criminal Justice and Corrections

MastCIP: 4301

Median Debt

$39,068

Earnings (4yr)

$68,898

Natl Median: $66,714

Lifetime Value Added

-$57k

Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft

MastCIP: 5005

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $49,978

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Economics

MastCIP: 4506

Median Debt

Earnings (2yr)

$76,460

Natl Median: $100,743

Lifetime Value Added

+$36k

Educational Administration and Supervision

MastCIP: 1304

Median Debt

Earnings (2yr)

$57,318

Natl Median: $71,685

Lifetime Value Added

-$141k

English Language and Literature, General

MastCIP: 2301

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $55,512

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Geography and Cartography

MastCIP: 4507

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $79,784

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Gerontology

MastCIP: 3011

Median Debt

Earnings (2yr)

$42,123

Natl Median: $67,618

Lifetime Value Added

-$292k

History

MastCIP: 5401

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $55,360

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Information Science/Studies

MastCIP: 1104

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

$118,446

Natl Median: $112,705

Lifetime Value Added

+$376k

Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services

MastCIP: 1601

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $58,093

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Mathematics

MastCIP: 2701

Median Debt

Earnings (2yr)

$65,053

Natl Median: $72,654

Lifetime Value Added

-$68k

Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other

MastCIP: 3099

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $75,122

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Music

MastCIP: 5009

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $48,285

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Political Science and Government

MastCIP: 4510

Median Debt

Earnings (5yr)

$69,790

Natl Median: $78,850

Lifetime Value Added

-$61k

Psychology, General

MastCIP: 4201

Median Debt

Earnings (5yr)

$73,082

Natl Median: $64,711

Lifetime Value Added

-$33k

Public Administration

MastCIP: 4404

Median Debt

$28,276

Earnings (4yr)

$75,913

Natl Median: $81,408

Lifetime Value Added

+$4k

Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies

MastCIP: 2313

Median Debt

Earnings (5yr)

$33,082

Natl Median: $55,035

Lifetime Value Added

-$405k

Social Work

MastCIP: 4407

Median Debt

$30,544

Earnings (4yr)

$60,739

Natl Median: $65,123

Lifetime Value Added

-$130k

Sociology

MastCIP: 4511

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $63,330

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Special Education and Teaching

MastCIP: 1310

Median Debt

$21,333

Earnings (4yr)

$58,383

Natl Median: $64,397

Lifetime Value Added

-$152k

Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness

MastCIP: 3105

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

$59,904

Natl Median: $62,033

Lifetime Value Added

-$138k

Student Counseling and Personnel Services

MastCIP: 1311

Median Debt

$40,362

Earnings (4yr)

$55,390

Natl Median: $60,111

Lifetime Value Added

-$180k

Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods

MastCIP: 1312

Median Debt

$17,289

Earnings (4yr)

$58,846

Natl Median: $59,916

Lifetime Value Added

-$148k

Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas

MastCIP: 1313

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

$60,488

Natl Median: $63,707

Lifetime Value Added

-$133k

Urban Studies/Affairs

MastCIP: 4512

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $79,634

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Doctoral Degrees

Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology

DocCIP: 4228

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $99,878

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Computer and Information Sciences, General

DocCIP: 1101

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $154,538

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Criminal Justice and Corrections

DocCIP: 4301

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $86,427

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Educational Administration and Supervision

DocCIP: 1304

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

$96,710

Natl Median: $100,573

Lifetime Value Added

+$22k

Gerontology

DocCIP: 3011

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $86,625

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Psychology, General

DocCIP: 4201

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $98,707

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Public Administration

DocCIP: 4404

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $99,464

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

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 degree decision moving forward. These Lifetime Value Added results for graduate degrees should not be compared with those for Undergraduate Certificates, Associates or Bachelors.