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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, NC 20,752 Undergrads 91.2% Grad Rate
Total Cost
$26,055
Sticker Price
Avg Net Price
$11,655
After Aid
Median Earnings
$81,033
4yr Post-Grad
Vs. Peer Institutions
Net Price$11,655
Peer Midpoint: $20,080.5
Earnings (10yr)$81,033
Peer Midpoint: $60,428
Graduation Rate91.2%
Peer Midpoint: 58.9%
Socio-Economic Diversity
Pell Grant Recipients20.2%
Enrollment Status
Full-Time96.9%
Economic Outcomes
Earn More than HS82.2%
Admissions Profile
Acceptance
15.3%
SAT Avg
1,439
SAT Reading
25th: 69062575th: 750
SAT Math
25th: 70063575th: 780
ACT Composite
25th: 282575th: 34
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
+$690k
+$230k
+$213k
Median Cost$12k/yr
+$648k
+$188k
+$171k
Full Cost$26k/yr
+$596k
+$136k
+$119k
ROI Efficiency Metrics
Break-Even Age
Return on Inv. %
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
28
∞
Median Cost$12k/yr
31
407%
Full Cost$26k/yr
36
127%
Analysis Assumptions:
- Starting Salary: Estimated from the 10-year 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 Return328%
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 Return39%
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
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions
CertCIP: 5109
Median Debt
-
Earnings
-
Nat: $57,584
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Dental Support Services and Allied Professions
CertCIP: 5106
Median Debt
-
Earnings
-
Nat: $33,673
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Bachelor's Degrees
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions
BachCIP: 5109
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$58,943
Nat: $70,786
Lifetime Value Added
+$21k
Anthropology
BachCIP: 4502
Median Debt
$12,500
Earnings (4yr)
$56,589
Nat: $46,676
Lifetime Value Added
-$27k
Applied Mathematics
BachCIP: 2703
Median Debt
$14,135
Earnings (4yr)
$119,839
Nat: $91,532
Lifetime Value Added
+$452k
Archeology
BachCIP: 4503
Median Debt
-
Earnings
-
Nat: $41,748
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Area Studies
BachCIP: 0501
Median Debt
$13,261
Earnings (4yr)
$65,933
Nat: $56,625
Lifetime Value Added
+$47k
Biology, General
BachCIP: 2601
Median Debt
$15,000
Earnings (4yr)
$62,047
Nat: $57,214
Lifetime Value Added
+$17k
Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology
BachCIP: 2611
Median Debt
-
Earnings
-
Nat: $86,713
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Biomedical/Medical Engineering
BachCIP: 1405
Median Debt
$15,000
Earnings (4yr)
$97,992
Nat: $93,451
Lifetime Value Added
+$289k
Business Administration, Management and Operations
BachCIP: 5202
Median Debt
$14,239
Earnings (4yr)
$135,874
Nat: $68,257
Lifetime Value Added
+$570k
Chemistry
BachCIP: 4005
Median Debt
$14,000
Earnings (4yr)
$64,981
Nat: $65,120
Lifetime Value Added
+$40k
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
BachCIP: 1612
Median Debt
-
Earnings
-
Nat: $49,429
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions
BachCIP: 5110
Median Debt
$17,500
Earnings (4yr)
$72,892
Nat: $75,975
Lifetime Value Added
+$101k
Communication and Media Studies
BachCIP: 0901
Median Debt
$14,625
Earnings (4yr)
$70,240
Nat: $56,359
Lifetime Value Added
+$81k
Computer Science
BachCIP: 1107
Median Debt
$13,500
Earnings (4yr)
$137,047
Nat: $107,009
Lifetime Value Added
+$579k
Dental Support Services and Allied Professions
BachCIP: 5106
Median Debt
$11,000
Earnings (4yr)
$72,567
Nat: $68,061
Lifetime Value Added
+$98k
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft
BachCIP: 5005
Median Debt
$15,827
Earnings (4yr)
$41,362
Nat: $39,775
Lifetime Value Added
-$153k
Economics
BachCIP: 4506
Median Debt
$14,135
Earnings (4yr)
$103,846
Nat: $82,686
Lifetime Value Added
+$332k
English Language and Literature, General
BachCIP: 2301
Median Debt
$14,794
Earnings (4yr)
$51,208
Nat: $48,590
Lifetime Value Added
-$71k
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies
BachCIP: 0502
Median Debt
$11,364
Earnings (4yr)
$54,691
Nat: $51,710
Lifetime Value Added
-$42k
Fine and Studio Arts
BachCIP: 5007
Median Debt
$11,599
Earnings (4yr)
$41,722
Nat: $41,367
Lifetime Value Added
-$150k
Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services
BachCIP: 1905
Median Debt
-
Earnings
-
Nat: $54,945
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Geography and Cartography
BachCIP: 4507
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$49,476
Nat: $57,853
Lifetime Value Added
-$85k
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences
BachCIP: 4006
Median Debt
-
Earnings
-
Nat: $60,190
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Health and Medical Administrative Services
BachCIP: 5107
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$110,204
Nat: $58,716
Lifetime Value Added
+$380k
History
BachCIP: 5401
Median Debt
$14,250
Earnings (4yr)
$57,952
Nat: $50,680
Lifetime Value Added
-$16k
Human Resources Management and Services
BachCIP: 5210
Median Debt
$12,750
Earnings (4yr)
$76,811
Nat: $68,069
Lifetime Value Added
+$130k
Information Science/Studies
BachCIP: 1104
Median Debt
$13,197
Earnings (4yr)
$100,940
Nat: $85,294
Lifetime Value Added
+$311k
Journalism
BachCIP: 0904
Median Debt
-
Earnings
-
Nat: $56,278
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities
BachCIP: 2401
Median Debt
$13,000
Earnings (4yr)
$72,422
Nat: $53,072
Lifetime Value Added
+$97k
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services
BachCIP: 1601
Median Debt
$16,782
Earnings (4yr)
$54,181
Nat: $49,984
Lifetime Value Added
-$47k
Mathematics
BachCIP: 2701
Median Debt
$15,127
Earnings (4yr)
$101,599
Nat: $69,562
Lifetime Value Added
+$316k
Music
BachCIP: 5009
Median Debt
$18,007
Earnings (4yr)
$58,127
Nat: $42,892
Lifetime Value Added
-$14k
Natural Resources Conservation and Research
BachCIP: 0301
Median Debt
$12,000
Earnings (4yr)
$65,337
Nat: $55,012
Lifetime Value Added
+$43k
Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution
BachCIP: 3005
Median Debt
$14,000
Earnings (4yr)
$80,344
Nat: $63,114
Lifetime Value Added
+$157k
Philosophy
BachCIP: 3801
Median Debt
$14,618
Earnings (4yr)
$70,709
Nat: $54,455
Lifetime Value Added
+$84k
Physics
BachCIP: 4008
Median Debt
$17,150
Earnings (4yr)
$103,477
Nat: $76,786
Lifetime Value Added
+$330k
Political Science and Government
BachCIP: 4510
Median Debt
$14,569
Earnings (4yr)
$72,001
Nat: $63,293
Lifetime Value Added
+$94k
Psychology, General
BachCIP: 4201
Median Debt
$13,999
Earnings (4yr)
$57,477
Nat: $50,706
Lifetime Value Added
-$20k
Public Health
BachCIP: 5122
Median Debt
-
Earnings
-
Nat: $58,808
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Public Policy Analysis
BachCIP: 4405
Median Debt
$14,000
Earnings (4yr)
$74,403
Nat: $73,721
Lifetime Value Added
+$112k
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
BachCIP: 5138
Median Debt
$19,802
Earnings (4yr)
$78,585
Nat: $88,910
Lifetime Value Added
+$143k
Religion/Religious Studies
BachCIP: 3802
Median Debt
$12,550
Earnings (4yr)
$52,716
Nat: $41,390
Lifetime Value Added
-$59k
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
BachCIP: 1609
Median Debt
$13,379
Earnings (4yr)
$64,570
Nat: $55,000
Lifetime Value Added
+$37k
Sociology
BachCIP: 4511
Median Debt
$14,050
Earnings (4yr)
$51,801
Nat: $52,657
Lifetime Value Added
-$66k
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness
BachCIP: 3105
Median Debt
$16,500
Earnings (4yr)
$63,286
Nat: $54,562
Lifetime Value Added
+$27k
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods
BachCIP: 1312
Median Debt
$12,000
Earnings (4yr)
$49,209
Nat: $47,382
Lifetime Value Added
-$88k
Post-Baccalaureate Certificates
Communication and Media Studies
PB-CertCIP: 0901
Median Debt
-
Earnings
-
Nat: $75,112
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Public Health
PB-CertCIP: 5122
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$77,776
Nat: $78,697
Lifetime Value Added
+$305k
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication
PB-CertCIP: 0907
Median Debt
-
Earnings
-
Nat: $65,116
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
PB-CertCIP: 5138
Median Debt
-
Earnings
-
Nat: $131,346
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Master's Degrees
Accounting and Related Services
MastCIP: 5203
Median Debt
$58,824
Earnings (4yr)
$110,766
Nat: $95,833
Lifetime Value Added
+$513k
Advanced/Graduate Dentistry and Oral Sciences
MastCIP: 5105
Median Debt
$118,480
Earnings (4yr)
$216,728
Nat: $235,700
Lifetime Value Added
+$1406k
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions
MastCIP: 5109
Median Debt
$104,215
Earnings (4yr)
$122,874
Nat: $127,347
Lifetime Value Added
+$616k
Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology
MastCIP: 2611
Median Debt
-
Earnings
-
Nat: $110,121
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Biomedical/Medical Engineering
MastCIP: 1405
Median Debt
-
Earnings
-
Nat: $106,375
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Business Administration, Management and Operations
MastCIP: 5202
Median Debt
$90,800
Earnings (4yr)
$203,447
Nat: $103,485
Lifetime Value Added
+$1296k
Chemistry
MastCIP: 4005
Median Debt
-
Earnings
-
Nat: $82,937
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning
MastCIP: 0403
Median Debt
$34,940
Earnings (4yr)
$82,613
Nat: $79,665
Lifetime Value Added
+$271k
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
MastCIP: 1612
Median Debt
-
Earnings
-
Nat: $58,499
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions
MastCIP: 5110
Median Debt
-
Earnings
-
Nat: $90,984
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Communication and Media Studies
MastCIP: 0901
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$88,174
Nat: $71,953
Lifetime Value Added
+$319k
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services
MastCIP: 5102
Median Debt
$50,279
Earnings (4yr)
$71,783
Nat: $67,030
Lifetime Value Added
+$178k
Computer Science
MastCIP: 1107
Median Debt
-
Earnings
-
Nat: $145,571
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft
MastCIP: 5005
Median Debt
-
Earnings
-
Nat: $49,978
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology
MastCIP: 2613
Median Debt
-
Earnings
-
Nat: $82,527
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Economics
MastCIP: 4506
Median Debt
-
Earnings
-
Nat: $100,743
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Education, General
MastCIP: 1301
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$54,337
Nat: $65,824
Lifetime Value Added
+$20k
Education, Other
MastCIP: 1399
Median Debt
-
Earnings
-
Nat: $65,348
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Educational Administration and Supervision
MastCIP: 1304
Median Debt
$37,562
Earnings (4yr)
$76,137
Nat: $71,685
Lifetime Value Added
+$216k
English Language and Literature, General
MastCIP: 2301
Median Debt
-
Earnings
-
Nat: $55,512
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Fine and Studio Arts
MastCIP: 5007
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$51,978
Nat: $49,079
Lifetime Value Added
-$3k
Genetics
MastCIP: 2608
Median Debt
-
Earnings
-
Nat: $92,660
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences
MastCIP: 4006
Median Debt
-
Earnings
-
Nat: $79,463
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Health and Medical Administrative Services
MastCIP: 5107
Median Debt
$65,082
Earnings (4yr)
$113,370
Nat: $89,981
Lifetime Value Added
+$535k
History
MastCIP: 5401
Median Debt
-
Earnings
-
Nat: $55,360
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Information Science/Studies
MastCIP: 1104
Median Debt
$35,630
Earnings (4yr)
$81,473
Nat: $112,705
Lifetime Value Added
+$261k
International/Globalization Studies
MastCIP: 3020
Median Debt
-
Earnings
-
Nat: $86,219
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies
MastCIP: 2202
Median Debt
-
Earnings
-
Nat: $101,000
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Library Science and Administration
MastCIP: 2501
Median Debt
$42,364
Earnings (4yr)
$57,675
Nat: $56,301
Lifetime Value Added
+$51k
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services
MastCIP: 1601
Median Debt
-
Earnings
-
Nat: $58,093
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Mathematics
MastCIP: 2701
Median Debt
-
Earnings
-
Nat: $72,654
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Medical Clinical Sciences/Graduate Medical Studies
MastCIP: 5114
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$204,372
Nat: $198,417
Lifetime Value Added
+$1304k
Medical Illustration and Informatics
MastCIP: 5127
Median Debt
-
Earnings
-
Nat: $101,441
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Microbiological Sciences and Immunology
MastCIP: 2605
Median Debt
-
Earnings
-
Nat: $84,750
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other
MastCIP: 3099
Median Debt
-
Earnings
-
Nat: $75,122
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Music
MastCIP: 5009
Median Debt
-
Earnings
-
Nat: $48,285
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Natural Resources Conservation and Research
MastCIP: 0301
Median Debt
-
Earnings
-
Nat: $74,607
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Neurobiology and Neurosciences
MastCIP: 2615
Median Debt
-
Earnings
-
Nat: $73,229
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Nutrition Sciences
MastCIP: 3019
Median Debt
$75,336
Earnings (4yr)
$65,013
Nat: $67,126
Lifetime Value Added
+$118k
Pharmacology and Toxicology
MastCIP: 2610
Median Debt
-
Earnings
-
Nat: $92,305
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration
MastCIP: 5120
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$170,529
Nat: $129,214
Lifetime Value Added
+$1019k
Political Science and Government
MastCIP: 4510
Median Debt
-
Earnings
-
Nat: $78,850
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Psychology, General
MastCIP: 4201
Median Debt
-
Earnings
-
Nat: $64,711
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Public Administration
MastCIP: 4404
Median Debt
$61,017
Earnings (4yr)
$81,915
Nat: $81,408
Lifetime Value Added
+$265k
Public Health
MastCIP: 5122
Median Debt
$56,414
Earnings (4yr)
$86,115
Nat: $82,751
Lifetime Value Added
+$301k
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication
MastCIP: 0907
Median Debt
-
Earnings
-
Nat: $75,972
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
MastCIP: 5138
Median Debt
$41,000
Earnings (4yr)
$114,707
Nat: $120,193
Lifetime Value Added
+$547k
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions
MastCIP: 5123
Median Debt
$41,000
Earnings (4yr)
$64,051
Nat: $71,416
Lifetime Value Added
+$109k
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
MastCIP: 1609
Median Debt
-
Earnings
-
Nat: $60,728
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Social Work
MastCIP: 4407
Median Debt
$42,252
Earnings (4yr)
$62,611
Nat: $65,123
Lifetime Value Added
+$96k
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness
MastCIP: 3105
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$71,951
Nat: $62,033
Lifetime Value Added
+$179k
Statistics
MastCIP: 2705
Median Debt
-
Earnings
-
Nat: $123,816
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Student Counseling and Personnel Services
MastCIP: 1311
Median Debt
$31,460
Earnings (4yr)
$56,624
Nat: $60,111
Lifetime Value Added
+$41k
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods
MastCIP: 1312
Median Debt
$23,462
Earnings (4yr)
$54,867
Nat: $59,916
Lifetime Value Added
+$25k
Doctoral Degrees
Advanced/Graduate Dentistry and Oral Sciences
DocCIP: 5105
Median Debt
-
Earnings
-
Nat: $125,137
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Anthropology
DocCIP: 4502
Median Debt
-
Earnings
-
Nat: $77,473
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Area Studies
DocCIP: 0501
Median Debt
-
Earnings
-
Nat: $69,249
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology
DocCIP: 2602
Median Debt
-
Earnings
-
Nat: $112,683
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Biology, General
DocCIP: 2601
Median Debt
-
Earnings
-
Nat: $92,983
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology
DocCIP: 2611
Median Debt
-
Earnings
-
Nat: $153,586
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Biomedical/Medical Engineering
DocCIP: 1405
Median Debt
-
Earnings
-
Nat: $131,848
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Business Administration, Management and Operations
DocCIP: 5202
Median Debt
-
Earnings
-
Nat: $113,566
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Chemistry
DocCIP: 4005
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$114,619
Nat: $115,386
Lifetime Value Added
+$362k
City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning
DocCIP: 0403
Median Debt
-
Earnings
-
Nat: $92,533
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
DocCIP: 1612
Median Debt
-
Earnings
-
Nat: $66,710
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology
DocCIP: 4228
Median Debt
-
Earnings
-
Nat: $99,878
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Communication and Media Studies
DocCIP: 0901
Median Debt
-
Earnings
-
Nat: $77,931
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services
DocCIP: 5102
Median Debt
-
Earnings
-
Nat: $88,343
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Computer Science
DocCIP: 1107
Median Debt
-
Earnings
-
Nat: $178,476
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Curriculum and Instruction
DocCIP: 1303
Median Debt
-
Earnings
-
Nat: $83,031
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology
DocCIP: 2613
Median Debt
$43,008
Earnings (4yr)
$113,327
Nat: $97,173
Lifetime Value Added
+$353k
Economics
DocCIP: 4506
Median Debt
-
Earnings
-
Nat: $135,560
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Education, General
DocCIP: 1301
Median Debt
$81,040
Earnings (4yr)
$91,430
Nat: $87,373
Lifetime Value Added
+$194k
Educational Administration and Supervision
DocCIP: 1304
Median Debt
-
Earnings
-
Nat: $100,573
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
English Language and Literature, General
DocCIP: 2301
Median Debt
-
Earnings
-
Nat: $65,831
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Fine and Studio Arts
DocCIP: 5007
Median Debt
-
Earnings
-
Nat: $68,718
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Genetics
DocCIP: 2608
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$101,128
Nat: $102,123
Lifetime Value Added
+$264k
Geography and Cartography
DocCIP: 4507
Median Debt
-
Earnings
-
Nat: $86,469
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences
DocCIP: 4006
Median Debt
-
Earnings
-
Nat: $92,039
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
DocCIP: 1605
Median Debt
-
Earnings
-
Nat: $64,725
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Health and Medical Administrative Services
DocCIP: 5107
Median Debt
$75,782
Earnings (4yr)
$144,922
Nat: $126,299
Lifetime Value Added
+$581k
History
DocCIP: 5401
Median Debt
-
Earnings
-
Nat: $70,550
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Information Science/Studies
DocCIP: 1104
Median Debt
-
Earnings
-
Nat: $126,925
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Materials Sciences
DocCIP: 4010
Median Debt
-
Earnings
-
Nat: $144,084
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Mathematics
DocCIP: 2701
Median Debt
-
Earnings
-
Nat: $89,656
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Microbiological Sciences and Immunology
DocCIP: 2605
Median Debt
-
Earnings
-
Nat: $101,435
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Music
DocCIP: 5009
Median Debt
-
Earnings
-
Nat: $59,592
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Natural Resources Conservation and Research
DocCIP: 0301
Median Debt
-
Earnings
-
Nat: $87,076
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Neurobiology and Neurosciences
DocCIP: 2615
Median Debt
-
Earnings
-
Nat: $96,176
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Nutrition Sciences
DocCIP: 3019
Median Debt
-
Earnings
-
Nat: $99,750
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Pharmacology and Toxicology
DocCIP: 2610
Median Debt
-
Earnings
-
Nat: $108,943
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration
DocCIP: 5120
Median Debt
-
Earnings
-
Nat: $136,696
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Philosophy
DocCIP: 3801
Median Debt
-
Earnings
-
Nat: $70,449
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Physics
DocCIP: 4008
Median Debt
-
Earnings
-
Nat: $130,153
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences
DocCIP: 2609
Median Debt
-
Earnings
-
Nat: $93,640
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Political Science and Government
DocCIP: 4510
Median Debt
-
Earnings
-
Nat: $90,908
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Psychology, General
DocCIP: 4201
Median Debt
-
Earnings
-
Nat: $98,707
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Public Health
DocCIP: 5122
Median Debt
-
Earnings
-
Nat: $108,962
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Public Policy Analysis
DocCIP: 4405
Median Debt
-
Earnings
-
Nat: $119,220
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
DocCIP: 5138
Median Debt
-
Earnings
-
Nat: $138,131
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions
DocCIP: 5123
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$63,275
Nat: $82,893
Lifetime Value Added
+$16k
Religion/Religious Studies
DocCIP: 3802
Median Debt
-
Earnings
-
Nat: $67,164
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
DocCIP: 1609
Median Debt
-
Earnings
-
Nat: $69,860
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Social Work
DocCIP: 4407
Median Debt
-
Earnings
-
Nat: $98,285
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Sociology
DocCIP: 4511
Median Debt
-
Earnings
-
Nat: $88,618
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Statistics
DocCIP: 2705
Median Debt
-
Earnings
-
Nat: $156,733
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Professional Degrees
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services
ProfCIP: 5102
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$87,889
Nat: $85,242
Lifetime Value Added
+$168k
Dentistry
ProfCIP: 5104
Median Debt
$214,834
Earnings (4yr)
$198,570
Nat: $170,812
Lifetime Value Added
+$965k
Law
ProfCIP: 2201
Median Debt
$91,570
Earnings (4yr)
$142,928
Nat: $107,773
Lifetime Value Added
+$566k
Medicine
ProfCIP: 5112
Median Debt
$144,732
Earnings (4yr)
$106,964
Nat: $112,460
Lifetime Value Added
+$307k
Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration
ProfCIP: 5120
Median Debt
$146,598
Earnings (4yr)
$135,678
Nat: $138,348
Lifetime Value Added
+$514k
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
ProfCIP: 5138
Median Debt
$73,625
Earnings (4yr)
$142,610
Nat: $133,099
Lifetime Value Added
+$564k
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions
ProfCIP: 5123
Median Debt
$79,781
Earnings (4yr)
$73,711
Nat: $81,641
Lifetime Value Added
+$64k
Other Programs
Education, General
DegCIP: 1301
Median Debt
-
Earnings
-
Nat: $62,645
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, 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 should not be compared with those Undergraduate Certificates, Associates or Bachelors starting at age 18.