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University of North Texas

Denton, TX 34,341 Undergrads 66.2% Grad Rate
Share
Total Cost
$27,413
Sticker Price
Avg Net Price
$15,358
After Aid
Median Earnings
$61,303
5yr Post-Grad

Vs. Peer Institutions

Net Price$15,358
Peer Midpoint: $19,969
Earnings (5yr Post-Grad)Completers only after graduation
$61,303
Peer Midpoint: $61,632
Earnings (10yr Post-Enroll)All enrolled after enrollment
$59,434
Peer Midpoint: $58,891
Graduation Rate66.2%
Peer Midpoint: 58.9%
Average starting age (2015-17)22.2
Socio-Economic Diversity
Pell Grant Recipients41.4%
Enrollment Status
Full-Time84.1%
Economic Outcomes
Earn More than HS72.3%

Admissions Profile

Acceptance
72.2%
SAT Avg
1,109
SAT Reading
25th: 50056075th: 630
SAT Math
25th: 48054075th: 600
ACT Composite
25th: 192375th: 27

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
+$539k
+$69k
+$53k
Median Cost$15k/yr
+$484k
+$14k
-$2k
Full Cost$27k/yr
+$441k
-$29k
-$46k

ROI Efficiency Metrics

Break-Even Age
Return on Inv. %
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
37
∞
Median Cost$15k/yr
Never
-4%
Full Cost$27k/yr
Never
-46%
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 Return11%

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-50%

Program ROI Analysis

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

Bachelor's Degrees

Median Debt
$17,008
Earnings (4yr)
$79,124
Natl Median: $76,194
Lifetime Value Added
+$146k
Air Transportation
BachCIP: 4901
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$78,166
Natl Median: $85,825
Lifetime Value Added
+$139k
Anthropology
BachCIP: 4502
Median Debt
$19,827
Earnings (4yr)
$45,664
Natl Median: $46,676
Lifetime Value Added
-$123k
Median Debt
$14,500
Earnings (4yr)
$60,655
Natl Median: $65,466
Lifetime Value Added
+$2k
Biology, General
BachCIP: 2601
Median Debt
$18,250
Earnings (4yr)
$56,561
Natl Median: $57,214
Lifetime Value Added
-$31k
Median Debt
$21,750
Earnings (4yr)
$88,484
Natl Median: $93,451
Lifetime Value Added
+$217k
Median Debt
$19,500
Earnings (4yr)
$75,657
Natl Median: $68,257
Lifetime Value Added
+$120k
Median Debt
$16,316
Earnings (4yr)
$71,695
Natl Median: $68,407
Lifetime Value Added
+$89k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$78,740
Natl Median: $77,981
Lifetime Value Added
+$143k
Chemistry
BachCIP: 4005
Median Debt
$15,000
Earnings (4yr)
$61,473
Natl Median: $65,120
Lifetime Value Added
+$9k
Median Debt
$16,000
Earnings (4yr)
$46,468
Natl Median: $50,523
Lifetime Value Added
-$116k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $75,975
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$14,942
Earnings (4yr)
$57,888
Natl Median: $58,928
Lifetime Value Added
-$20k
Median Debt
$19,500
Earnings (4yr)
$104,024
Natl Median: $92,374
Lifetime Value Added
+$336k
Median Debt
$19,500
Earnings (4yr)
$109,151
Natl Median: $109,015
Lifetime Value Added
+$375k
Construction Engineering Technology/Technician
BachCIP: 1510
Median Debt
$19,296
Earnings (4yr)
$92,524
Natl Median: $93,843
Lifetime Value Added
+$248k
Median Debt
$15,500
Earnings (4yr)
$53,453
Natl Median: $55,378
Lifetime Value Added
-$57k
Dance
BachCIP: 5003
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$49,063
Natl Median: $39,980
Lifetime Value Added
-$94k
Median Debt
$19,199
Earnings (4yr)
$57,753
Natl Median: $51,490
Lifetime Value Added
-$22k
Median Debt
$19,347
Earnings (4yr)
$42,362
Natl Median: $39,775
Lifetime Value Added
-$151k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $51,642
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$19,500
Earnings (4yr)
$51,368
Natl Median: $48,842
Lifetime Value Added
-$75k
Economics
BachCIP: 4506
Median Debt
$18,750
Earnings (4yr)
$66,040
Natl Median: $82,686
Lifetime Value Added
+$45k
Median Debt
$22,750
Earnings (4yr)
$95,294
Natl Median: $100,647
Lifetime Value Added
+$269k
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians
BachCIP: 1503
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$72,762
Natl Median: $84,599
Lifetime Value Added
+$120k
Median Debt
$18,595
Earnings (4yr)
$52,576
Natl Median: $48,590
Lifetime Value Added
-$64k
Median Debt
$18,500
Earnings (4yr)
$69,210
Natl Median: $61,027
Lifetime Value Added
+$70k
Median Debt
$16,898
Earnings (4yr)
$77,061
Natl Median: $83,343
Lifetime Value Added
+$130k
Median Debt
$21,000
Earnings (4yr)
$47,639
Natl Median: $41,367
Lifetime Value Added
-$106k
Median Debt
$20,700
Earnings (4yr)
$52,712
Natl Median: $57,853
Lifetime Value Added
-$63k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,459
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
History
BachCIP: 5401
Median Debt
$18,162
Earnings (4yr)
$55,906
Natl Median: $50,680
Lifetime Value Added
-$37k
Homeland Security
BachCIP: 4303
Median Debt
$17,750
Earnings (4yr)
$63,622
Natl Median: $70,193
Lifetime Value Added
+$26k
Median Debt
$20,101
Earnings (4yr)
$57,255
Natl Median: $56,726
Lifetime Value Added
-$26k
Median Debt
$18,000
Earnings (4yr)
$48,172
Natl Median: $48,568
Lifetime Value Added
-$102k
Median Debt
$19,250
Earnings (4yr)
$60,456
Natl Median: $68,069
Lifetime Value Added
+$543
Median Debt
$15,375
Earnings (4yr)
$69,097
Natl Median: $85,294
Lifetime Value Added
+$69k
Insurance
BachCIP: 5217
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$75,438
Natl Median: $88,472
Lifetime Value Added
+$118k
International/Globalization Studies
BachCIP: 3020
Median Debt
$15,250
Earnings (4yr)
$50,139
Natl Median: $59,972
Lifetime Value Added
-$85k
Journalism
BachCIP: 0904
Median Debt
$17,750
Earnings (4yr)
$57,461
Natl Median: $56,278
Lifetime Value Added
-$24k
Median Debt
$18,750
Earnings (4yr)
$55,562
Natl Median: $53,072
Lifetime Value Added
-$40k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$37,441
Natl Median: $49,984
Lifetime Value Added
-$194k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$91,514
Natl Median: $83,290
Lifetime Value Added
+$241k
Median Debt
$14,000
Earnings (4yr)
$78,629
Natl Median: $86,176
Lifetime Value Added
+$142k
Marketing
BachCIP: 5214
Median Debt
$15,000
Earnings (4yr)
$66,673
Natl Median: $69,303
Lifetime Value Added
+$50k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$78,250
Natl Median: $91,449
Lifetime Value Added
+$139k
Mathematics
BachCIP: 2701
Median Debt
$25,000
Earnings (4yr)
$62,465
Natl Median: $69,562
Lifetime Value Added
+$17k
Median Debt
$20,630
Earnings (4yr)
$80,138
Natl Median: $82,073
Lifetime Value Added
+$154k
Median Debt
$23,784
Earnings (4yr)
$87,257
Natl Median: $92,135
Lifetime Value Added
+$208k
Median Debt
$17,492
Earnings (4yr)
$58,004
Natl Median: $55,693
Lifetime Value Added
-$19k
Music
BachCIP: 5009
Median Debt
$21,399
Earnings (4yr)
$55,705
Natl Median: $42,892
Lifetime Value Added
-$38k
Median Debt
$20,000
Earnings (4yr)
$54,621
Natl Median: $50,468
Lifetime Value Added
-$47k
Philosophy
BachCIP: 3801
Median Debt
$18,000
Earnings (5yr)
$38,164
Natl Median: $54,455
Lifetime Value Added
-$194k
Physics
BachCIP: 4008
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$25,967
Natl Median: $76,786
Lifetime Value Added
-$285k
Median Debt
$17,500
Earnings (4yr)
$57,852
Natl Median: $63,293
Lifetime Value Added
-$21k
Psychology, General
BachCIP: 4201
Median Debt
$17,665
Earnings (4yr)
$46,917
Natl Median: $50,706
Lifetime Value Added
-$112k
Public Health
BachCIP: 5122
Median Debt
$15,000
Earnings (2yr)
$38,289
Natl Median: $58,808
Lifetime Value Added
-$173k
Median Debt
$19,000
Earnings (4yr)
$40,972
Natl Median: $50,497
Lifetime Value Added
-$163k
Real Estate
BachCIP: 5215
Median Debt
$19,500
Earnings (4yr)
$71,473
Natl Median: $84,821
Lifetime Value Added
+$88k
Median Debt
$19,125
Earnings (4yr)
$45,354
Natl Median: $55,792
Lifetime Value Added
-$126k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $41,390
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$16,125
Earnings (4yr)
$55,259
Natl Median: $55,000
Lifetime Value Added
-$42k
Median Debt
$19,500
Earnings (4yr)
$56,026
Natl Median: $53,366
Lifetime Value Added
-$36k
Social Work
BachCIP: 4407
Median Debt
$17,750
Earnings (4yr)
$50,579
Natl Median: $51,790
Lifetime Value Added
-$81k
Sociology
BachCIP: 4511
Median Debt
$20,000
Earnings (4yr)
$49,257
Natl Median: $52,657
Lifetime Value Added
-$92k
Median Debt
$18,750
Earnings (4yr)
$55,878
Natl Median: $59,631
Lifetime Value Added
-$37k
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness
BachCIP: 3105
Median Debt
$17,750
Earnings (4yr)
$54,578
Natl Median: $54,562
Lifetime Value Added
-$48k

Master's Degrees

Median Debt
$21,967
Earnings (4yr)
$105,657
Natl Median: $95,833
Lifetime Value Added
+$262k
Anthropology
MastCIP: 4502
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$98,760
Natl Median: $61,276
Lifetime Value Added
+$185k
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
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $106,375
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$27,010
Earnings (4yr)
$106,253
Natl Median: $103,485
Lifetime Value Added
+$268k
Chemistry
MastCIP: 4005
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $82,937
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$25,000
Earnings (4yr)
$75,626
Natl Median: $65,184
Lifetime Value Added
-$621
Median Debt
$36,036
Earnings (4yr)
$62,162
Natl Median: $67,030
Lifetime Value Added
-$121k
Median Debt
-
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
$32,828
Earnings (2yr)
$57,318
Natl Median: $66,714
Lifetime Value Added
-$145k
Median Debt
$26,518
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $63,399
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $70,073
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Economics
MastCIP: 4506
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $100,743
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Education, General
MastCIP: 1301
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$54,223
Natl Median: $65,824
Lifetime Value Added
-$196k
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (4yr)
$64,846
Natl Median: $71,685
Lifetime Value Added
-$97k
Median Debt
$31,500
Earnings (4yr)
$82,284
Natl Median: $70,644
Lifetime Value Added
+$58k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $133,654
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General
MastCIP: 1500
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$75,706
Natl Median: $111,169
Lifetime Value Added
+$27k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,512
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $62,705
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $110,694
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$53,802
Natl Median: $49,079
Lifetime Value Added
-$200k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $123,713
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $79,784
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$40,349
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $89,981
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
History
MastCIP: 5401
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$39,927
Natl Median: $55,360
Lifetime Value Added
-$320k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$41,565
Natl Median: $74,856
Lifetime Value Added
-$303k
Median Debt
$40,039
Earnings (4yr)
$55,765
Natl Median: $112,705
Lifetime Value Added
-$181k
International/Globalization Studies
MastCIP: 3020
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $86,219
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Journalism
MastCIP: 0904
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$36,141
Natl Median: $69,034
Lifetime Value Added
-$359k
Median Debt
$32,493
Earnings (4yr)
$57,395
Natl Median: $56,301
Lifetime Value Added
-$166k
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
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $112,282
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Mathematics
MastCIP: 2701
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $72,654
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$70,456
Natl Median: $115,974
Lifetime Value Added
-$21k
Median Debt
$34,050
Earnings (4yr)
$57,966
Natl Median: $75,122
Lifetime Value Added
-$160k
Music
MastCIP: 5009
Median Debt
$37,080
Earnings (4yr)
$44,040
Natl Median: $48,285
Lifetime Value Added
-$295k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $74,607
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$19,843
Earnings (4yr)
$56,796
Natl Median: $57,803
Lifetime Value Added
-$171k
Philosophy
MastCIP: 3801
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $60,272
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
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
$30,584
Earnings (4yr)
$77,071
Natl Median: $81,408
Lifetime Value Added
+$12k
Median Debt
$28,181
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $75,972
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$37,887
Earnings (4yr)
$53,401
Natl Median: $71,416
Lifetime Value Added
-$204k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$80,536
Natl Median: $55,035
Lifetime Value Added
+$42k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$64,769
Natl Median: $60,728
Lifetime Value Added
-$109k
Social Work
MastCIP: 4407
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $65,123
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)
$63,310
Natl Median: $64,397
Lifetime Value Added
-$111k
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness
MastCIP: 3105
Median Debt
$35,067
Earnings (2yr)
$31,851
Natl Median: $62,033
Lifetime Value Added
-$403k
Statistics
MastCIP: 2705
Median Debt
$20,500
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $123,816
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$39,162
Earnings (4yr)
$59,173
Natl Median: $60,111
Lifetime Value Added
-$149k
Taxation
MastCIP: 5216
Median Debt
$18,413
Earnings (4yr)
$88,087
Natl Median: $114,810
Lifetime Value Added
+$109k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $59,916
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $63,707
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $65,767
Lifetime Value Added
N/A

Graduate Certificates

Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $86,288
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
$36,376
Earnings (4yr)
$52,761
Natl Median: $74,146
Lifetime Value Added
-$150k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$56,119
Natl Median: $60,763
Lifetime Value Added
-$115k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $75,140
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $64,611
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$50,543
Natl Median: $69,147
Lifetime Value Added
-$151k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $63,709
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $69,444
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $71,178
Lifetime Value Added
N/A

Doctoral Degrees

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: $149,621
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Chemistry
DocCIP: 4005
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $115,386
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$27,925
Earnings (4yr)
$103,267
Natl Median: $99,878
Lifetime Value Added
+$64k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$69,338
Natl Median: $88,343
Lifetime Value Added
-$168k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $154,538
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $83,031
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$40,146
Earnings (4yr)
$106,934
Natl Median: $100,573
Lifetime Value Added
+$91k
Median Debt
$71,641
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $89,809
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$45,696
Natl Median: $65,831
Lifetime Value Added
-$363k
History
DocCIP: 5401
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $70,550
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $110,734
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $126,925
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $130,845
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Mathematics
DocCIP: 2701
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $89,656
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Music
DocCIP: 5009
Median Debt
$41,032
Earnings (4yr)
$64,315
Natl Median: $59,592
Lifetime Value Added
-$228k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $87,076
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: $90,908
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $99,464
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $103,410
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $90,739
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$66,171
Natl Median: $83,794
Lifetime Value Added
-$193k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$70,176
Natl Median: $85,168
Lifetime Value Added
-$161k

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.