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University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Lincoln, NE 19,178 Undergrads 66.7% Grad Rate
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Total Cost
$26,535
Sticker Price
Avg Net Price
$16,214
After Aid
Median Earnings
$64,280
5yr Post-Grad

Vs. Peer Institutions

Net Price$16,214
Peer Midpoint: $19,969
Earnings (5yr Post-Grad)Completers only after graduation
$64,280
Peer Midpoint: $61,632
Earnings (10yr Post-Enroll)All enrolled after enrollment
$61,819
Peer Midpoint: $58,891
Graduation Rate66.7%
Peer Midpoint: 58.9%
Average starting age (2015-17)20.1
Socio-Economic Diversity
Pell Grant Recipients25.4%
Enrollment Status
Full-Time95.9%
Economic Outcomes
Earn More than HS78.3%

Admissions Profile

Acceptance
87.5%
SAT Avg
1,191
SAT Reading
25th: 56061075th: 670
SAT Math
25th: 53859075th: 660
ACT Composite
25th: 222475th: 28

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
+$563k
+$93k
+$76k
Median Cost$16k/yr
+$505k
+$34k
+$18k
Full Cost$27k/yr
+$467k
-$3k
-$19k

ROI Efficiency Metrics

Break-Even Age
Return on Inv. %
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
34
∞
Median Cost$16k/yr
51
31%
Full Cost$27k/yr
Never
-20%
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 Return59%

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-37%

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 →

Associate's Degrees

Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $47,825
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Agricultural Production Operations
AssocCIP: 0103

Earnings shared by 2 campuses, which report as one program.

Median Debt
$12,000
Earnings (4yr)
$39,559
Natl Median: $42,438
Lifetime Value Added
-$86k
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Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/Technicians
AssocCIP: 0183

Earnings shared by 2 campuses, which report as one program.

Median Debt
$12,000
Earnings (4yr)
$37,386
Natl Median: $41,460
Lifetime Value Added
-$108k
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Bachelor's Degrees

Median Debt
$15,849
Earnings (4yr)
$78,760
Natl Median: $76,194
Lifetime Value Added
+$140k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $80,757
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$14,000
Earnings (4yr)
$65,312
Natl Median: $66,647
Lifetime Value Added
+$36k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$96,908
Natl Median: $84,624
Lifetime Value Added
+$279k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$74,003
Natl Median: $71,278
Lifetime Value Added
+$104k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $54,152
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$52,997
Natl Median: $53,676
Lifetime Value Added
-$64k
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Median Debt
$17,000
Earnings (5yr)
$52,349
Natl Median: $49,880
Lifetime Value Added
-$78k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$56,090
Natl Median: $70,786
Lifetime Value Added
-$47k
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Animal Sciences
BachCIP: 0109
Median Debt
$17,812
Earnings (4yr)
$49,193
Natl Median: $49,634
Lifetime Value Added
-$96k
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Anthropology
BachCIP: 4502
Median Debt
$20,750
Earnings (4yr)
$47,485
Natl Median: $46,676
Lifetime Value Added
-$110k
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Median Debt
$21,875
Earnings (4yr)
$51,654
Natl Median: $57,640
Lifetime Value Added
-$75k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$59,376
Natl Median: $58,494
Lifetime Value Added
-$11k
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Architecture
BachCIP: 0402
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$62,700
Natl Median: $66,914
Lifetime Value Added
+$16k
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Area Studies
BachCIP: 0501
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $56,625
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $60,997
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$15,500
Earnings (4yr)
$64,521
Natl Median: $65,466
Lifetime Value Added
+$30k
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Median Debt
$18,026
Earnings (4yr)
$76,741
Natl Median: $83,998
Lifetime Value Added
+$125k
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Biology, General
BachCIP: 2601
Median Debt
$22,500
Earnings (4yr)
$64,930
Natl Median: $57,214
Lifetime Value Added
+$33k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $49,245
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$20,500
Earnings (4yr)
$67,918
Natl Median: $68,257
Lifetime Value Added
+$57k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$83,175
Natl Median: $77,981
Lifetime Value Added
+$174k
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Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (4yr)
$88,067
Natl Median: $98,158
Lifetime Value Added
+$211k
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Chemistry
BachCIP: 4005
Median Debt
$13,585
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $65,120
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Civil Engineering
BachCIP: 1408
Median Debt
$20,500
Earnings (4yr)
$81,620
Natl Median: $86,517
Lifetime Value Added
+$162k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$40,615
Natl Median: $50,477
Lifetime Value Added
-$169k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $49,429
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$19,825
Earnings (4yr)
$59,017
Natl Median: $56,359
Lifetime Value Added
-$14k
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Median Debt
$21,000
Earnings (4yr)
$60,420
Natl Median: $58,928
Lifetime Value Added
-$3k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$116,221
Natl Median: $92,374
Lifetime Value Added
+$425k
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Median Debt
$24,349
Earnings (4yr)
$103,934
Natl Median: $109,015
Lifetime Value Added
+$332k
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Construction Engineering Technology/Technician
BachCIP: 1510
Median Debt
$21,500
Earnings (4yr)
$88,628
Natl Median: $93,843
Lifetime Value Added
+$215k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $97,303
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$16,510
Earnings (4yr)
$57,236
Natl Median: $55,378
Lifetime Value Added
-$29k
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Dance
BachCIP: 5003
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $39,980
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$21,500
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $51,490
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$44,825
Natl Median: $39,775
Lifetime Value Added
-$133k
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Economics
BachCIP: 4506
Median Debt
$18,625
Earnings (4yr)
$75,784
Natl Median: $82,686
Lifetime Value Added
+$117k
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Median Debt
$12,500
Earnings (4yr)
$100,972
Natl Median: $100,647
Lifetime Value Added
+$310k
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Median Debt
$23,250
Earnings (4yr)
$48,785
Natl Median: $48,590
Lifetime Value Added
-$99k
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Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy
BachCIP: 0302
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $56,185
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$42,635
Natl Median: $51,710
Lifetime Value Added
-$152k
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Median Debt
$18,780
Earnings (4yr)
$48,305
Natl Median: $53,262
Lifetime Value Added
-$104k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$31,974
Natl Median: $43,765
Lifetime Value Added
-$233k
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Median Debt
$20,500
Earnings (4yr)
$77,504
Natl Median: $83,343
Lifetime Value Added
+$131k
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Median Debt
$25,971
Earnings (4yr)
$41,549
Natl Median: $41,367
Lifetime Value Added
-$161k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$42,682
Natl Median: $70,873
Lifetime Value Added
-$137k
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Median Debt
$19,648
Earnings (4yr)
$61,092
Natl Median: $54,945
Lifetime Value Added
+$3k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$54,260
Natl Median: $57,853
Lifetime Value Added
-$62k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $60,190
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,459
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
History
BachCIP: 5401
Median Debt
$22,458
Earnings (4yr)
$47,944
Natl Median: $50,680
Lifetime Value Added
-$107k
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Median Debt
$18,618
Earnings (4yr)
$53,777
Natl Median: $56,726
Lifetime Value Added
-$58k
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Median Debt
$22,000
Earnings (4yr)
$62,201
Natl Median: $60,369
Lifetime Value Added
+$12k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$35,416
Natl Median: $73,201
Lifetime Value Added
-$202k
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International/Globalization Studies
BachCIP: 3020
Median Debt
$15,000
Earnings (4yr)
$54,106
Natl Median: $59,972
Lifetime Value Added
-$55k
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Journalism
BachCIP: 0904
Median Debt
$23,329
Earnings (4yr)
$53,618
Natl Median: $56,278
Lifetime Value Added
-$59k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$51,273
Natl Median: $66,387
Lifetime Value Added
-$61k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $57,149
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $53,072
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$17,500
Earnings (4yr)
$96,087
Natl Median: $86,176
Lifetime Value Added
+$272k
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Marketing
BachCIP: 5214
Median Debt
$21,500
Earnings (4yr)
$74,165
Natl Median: $69,303
Lifetime Value Added
+$105k
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Mathematics
BachCIP: 2701
Median Debt
$19,314
Earnings (4yr)
$79,251
Natl Median: $69,562
Lifetime Value Added
+$144k
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Median Debt
$20,500
Earnings (4yr)
$88,972
Natl Median: $92,135
Lifetime Value Added
+$218k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $44,941
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (4yr)
$62,095
Natl Median: $62,582
Lifetime Value Added
+$11k
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Music
BachCIP: 5009
Median Debt
$26,575
Earnings (4yr)
$47,990
Natl Median: $42,892
Lifetime Value Added
-$106k
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Median Debt
$21,500
Earnings (4yr)
$46,817
Natl Median: $55,012
Lifetime Value Added
-$116k
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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
-
Earnings (4yr)
$71,752
Natl Median: $76,786
Lifetime Value Added
+$87k
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Plant Sciences
BachCIP: 0111
Median Debt
$18,750
Earnings (4yr)
$61,946
Natl Median: $56,567
Lifetime Value Added
+$10k
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Median Debt
$18,500
Earnings (4yr)
$63,466
Natl Median: $63,293
Lifetime Value Added
+$22k
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Psychology, General
BachCIP: 4201
Median Debt
$19,500
Earnings (4yr)
$49,965
Natl Median: $50,706
Lifetime Value Added
-$89k
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Median Debt
$21,500
Earnings (4yr)
$61,145
Natl Median: $63,560
Lifetime Value Added
+$3k
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Median Debt
$14,000
Earnings (4yr)
$60,001
Natl Median: $55,000
Lifetime Value Added
-$6k
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Median Debt
$16,799
Earnings (4yr)
$58,037
Natl Median: $57,805
Lifetime Value Added
-$22k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $62,169
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Sociology
BachCIP: 4511
Median Debt
$20,000
Earnings (4yr)
$45,674
Natl Median: $52,657
Lifetime Value Added
-$126k
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Soil Sciences
BachCIP: 0112
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $62,122
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$13,000
Earnings (4yr)
$47,592
Natl Median: $50,499
Lifetime Value Added
-$110k
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Median Debt
$20,119
Earnings (4yr)
$48,046
Natl Median: $47,382
Lifetime Value Added
-$106k
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Median Debt
$19,091
Earnings (4yr)
$51,293
Natl Median: $51,389
Lifetime Value Added
-$78k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $44,115
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $44,055
Lifetime Value Added
N/A

Post-Baccalaureate Certificates

Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $104,114
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $66,661
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $71,215
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $63,623
Lifetime Value Added
N/A

Master's Degrees

Median Debt
$13,642
Earnings (4yr)
$92,988
Natl Median: $95,833
Lifetime Value Added
+$150k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $90,332
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $91,410
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$50,856
Natl Median: $61,941
Lifetime Value Added
-$210k
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Animal Sciences
MastCIP: 0109
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$90,085
Natl Median: $75,394
Lifetime Value Added
+$125k
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Anthropology
MastCIP: 4502
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $61,276
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $64,913
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $98,356
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Architecture
MastCIP: 0402
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $74,139
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $80,271
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Biology, General
MastCIP: 2601
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $69,830
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$30,750
Earnings (4yr)
$138,487
Natl Median: $103,485
Lifetime Value Added
+$546k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$65,905
Natl Median: $96,656
Lifetime Value Added
-$88k
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Chemistry
MastCIP: 4005
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $82,937
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $79,665
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: $71,953
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$38,077
Earnings (4yr)
$61,308
Natl Median: $67,030
Lifetime Value Added
-$131k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $124,201
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $105,808
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$53,319
Natl Median: $63,399
Lifetime Value Added
-$206k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $49,978
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Economics
MastCIP: 4506
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $100,743
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$63,853
Natl Median: $71,685
Lifetime Value Added
-$107k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$61,288
Natl Median: $66,232
Lifetime Value Added
-$142k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $133,654
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$128,974
Natl Median: $120,215
Lifetime Value Added
+$463k
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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 (2yr)
$24,035
Natl Median: $49,079
Lifetime Value Added
-$487k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $88,332
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$58,509
Natl Median: $66,523
Lifetime Value Added
-$157k
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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
History
MastCIP: 5401
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,360
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$56,989
Natl Median: $58,524
Lifetime Value Added
-$171k
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Journalism
MastCIP: 0904
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$73,130
Natl Median: $69,034
Lifetime Value Added
-$24k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $101,855
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
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
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
Music
MastCIP: 5009
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$53,139
Natl Median: $48,285
Lifetime Value Added
-$208k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $74,607
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)
$73,346
Natl Median: $70,814
Lifetime Value Added
-$22k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $78,850
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Psychology, General
MastCIP: 4201
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $64,711
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$57,549
Natl Median: $64,397
Lifetime Value Added
-$166k
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Statistics
MastCIP: 2705
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $123,816
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$64,594
Natl Median: $63,707
Lifetime Value Added
-$112k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$76,344
Natl Median: $60,772
Lifetime Value Added
+$4k
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Doctoral Degrees

Animal Sciences
DocCIP: 0109
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $95,778
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)
-
Natl Median: $92,983
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $126,418
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)
-
Natl Median: $115,386
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$105,900
Natl Median: $99,878
Lifetime Value Added
+$80k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$53,358
Natl Median: $77,931
Lifetime Value Added
-$300k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$83,816
Natl Median: $88,343
Lifetime Value Added
-$84k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $154,538
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Education, Other
DocCIP: 1399
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$72,325
Natl Median: $90,635
Lifetime Value Added
-$148k
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Median Debt
$40,753
Earnings (4yr)
$90,552
Natl Median: $100,573
Lifetime Value Added
-$34k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $99,550
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $157,305
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $133,630
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$39,909
Natl Median: $65,831
Lifetime Value Added
-$416k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $107,003
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $86,469
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $92,039
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
History
DocCIP: 5401
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $70,550
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $77,285
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Mathematics
DocCIP: 2701
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$92,388
Natl Median: $89,656
Lifetime Value Added
-$34k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $131,070
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Music
DocCIP: 5009
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$60,133
Natl Median: $59,592
Lifetime Value Added
-$263k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $87,076
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Nutrition Sciences
DocCIP: 3019
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $99,750
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
Plant Sciences
DocCIP: 0111
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $90,502
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $90,908
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$96,534
Natl Median: $98,707
Lifetime Value Added
+$10k
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Sociology
DocCIP: 4511
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $88,618
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $77,436
Lifetime Value Added
N/A

Professional Degrees

Architecture
ProfCIP: 0402
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$69,607
Natl Median: $74,323
Lifetime Value Added
-$190k
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Law
ProfCIP: 2201
Median Debt
$65,500
Earnings (4yr)
$90,759
Natl Median: $107,773
Lifetime Value Added
-$32k
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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.