College ROI

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University of North Texas

Denton, TX 34,341 Undergrads 64.2% Grad Rate
Share
Total Cost
$26,243
Sticker Price
Avg Net Price
$15,649
After Aid
Median Earnings
$58,743
4yr Post-Grad

Vs. Peer Institutions

Net Price$15,649
Peer Midpoint: $20,081
Earnings (4yr Post-Grad)Completers only after graduation
$58,743
Peer Midpoint: $60,428
Earnings (10yr Post-Enroll)All enrolled after enrollment
$57,010
Peer Midpoint: $53,763
Graduation Rate64.2%
Peer Midpoint: 58.9%
Average Starting Age22.2
Socio-Economic Diversity
Pell Grant Recipients37.2%
Enrollment Status
Full-Time84.1%
Economic Outcomes
Earn More than HS72.6%

Admissions Profile

Acceptance
72.2%
SAT Avg
1,109
SAT Reading
25th: 50057075th: 630
SAT Math
25th: 48055575th: 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
+$526k
+$59k
+$41k
Median Cost$16k/yr
+$469k
+$2k
-$15k
Full Cost$26k/yr
+$431k
-$36k
-$53k

ROI Efficiency Metrics

Break-Even Age
Return on Inv. %
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
40
Median Cost$16k/yr
Never
-27%
Full Cost$26k/yr
Never
-56%
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 Return-4%

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-52%
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, or for more sophisticated analysis, the Guided ROI Interview, with your specific estimates of cost and salary.

Program ROI Analysis

Certificates

Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $45,385
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $53,696
Lifetime Value Added
N/A

Bachelor's Degrees

Median Debt
$18,922
Earnings (4yr)
$79,124
Natl Median: $76,194
Lifetime Value Added
+$143k
Air Transportation
BachCIP: 4901
Median Debt
$23,573
Earnings (4yr)
$78,166
Natl Median: $85,825
Lifetime Value Added
+$136k
Anthropology
BachCIP: 4502
Median Debt
$20,500
Earnings (4yr)
$45,664
Natl Median: $46,676
Lifetime Value Added
-$124k
Median Debt
$21,719
Earnings (4yr)
$60,655
Natl Median: $65,466
Lifetime Value Added
+$257
Biology, General
BachCIP: 2601
Median Debt
$20,500
Earnings (4yr)
$56,561
Natl Median: $57,214
Lifetime Value Added
-$33k
Median Debt
$22,700
Earnings (4yr)
$88,484
Natl Median: $93,451
Lifetime Value Added
+$214k
Median Debt
$20,216
Earnings (4yr)
$75,657
Natl Median: $68,257
Lifetime Value Added
+$116k
Median Debt
$16,570
Earnings (4yr)
$71,695
Natl Median: $68,407
Lifetime Value Added
+$86k
Median Debt
$14,500
Earnings (4yr)
$78,740
Natl Median: $77,981
Lifetime Value Added
+$140k
Chemistry
BachCIP: 4005
Median Debt
$23,250
Earnings (4yr)
$61,473
Natl Median: $65,120
Lifetime Value Added
+$7k
Median Debt
$18,000
Earnings (4yr)
$46,468
Natl Median: $50,523
Lifetime Value Added
-$117k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $75,975
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$17,750
Earnings (4yr)
$57,888
Natl Median: $58,928
Lifetime Value Added
-$22k
Median Debt
$22,500
Earnings (4yr)
$104,024
Natl Median: $92,374
Lifetime Value Added
+$333k
Median Debt
$22,590
Earnings (4yr)
$109,151
Natl Median: $109,015
Lifetime Value Added
+$372k
Construction Engineering Technology/Technician
BachCIP: 1510
Median Debt
$26,000
Earnings (4yr)
$92,524
Natl Median: $93,843
Lifetime Value Added
+$245k
Median Debt
$18,000
Earnings (4yr)
$53,453
Natl Median: $55,378
Lifetime Value Added
-$58k
Dance
BachCIP: 5003
Median Debt
$20,500
Earnings (4yr)
$49,063
Natl Median: $39,980
Lifetime Value Added
-$95k
Median Debt
$22,269
Earnings (4yr)
$57,753
Natl Median: $51,490
Lifetime Value Added
-$23k
Median Debt
$23,295
Earnings (4yr)
$42,362
Natl Median: $39,775
Lifetime Value Added
-$152k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $51,642
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$17,677
Earnings (4yr)
$51,368
Natl Median: $48,842
Lifetime Value Added
-$76k
Economics
BachCIP: 4506
Median Debt
$21,025
Earnings (4yr)
$66,040
Natl Median: $82,686
Lifetime Value Added
+$43k
Median Debt
$25,000
Earnings (4yr)
$95,294
Natl Median: $100,647
Lifetime Value Added
+$266k
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians
BachCIP: 1503
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$72,762
Natl Median: $84,599
Lifetime Value Added
+$117k
Median Debt
$20,097
Earnings (4yr)
$52,576
Natl Median: $48,590
Lifetime Value Added
-$66k
Median Debt
$18,750
Earnings (4yr)
$69,210
Natl Median: $61,027
Lifetime Value Added
+$67k
Median Debt
$20,175
Earnings (4yr)
$77,061
Natl Median: $83,343
Lifetime Value Added
+$127k
Median Debt
$22,040
Earnings (4yr)
$47,639
Natl Median: $41,367
Lifetime Value Added
-$107k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $75,399
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$18,275
Earnings (4yr)
$52,712
Natl Median: $57,853
Lifetime Value Added
-$65k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,459
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
History
BachCIP: 5401
Median Debt
$21,000
Earnings (4yr)
$55,906
Natl Median: $50,680
Lifetime Value Added
-$38k
Homeland Security
BachCIP: 4303
Median Debt
$17,023
Earnings (4yr)
$63,622
Natl Median: $70,193
Lifetime Value Added
+$24k
Median Debt
$20,551
Earnings (4yr)
$57,255
Natl Median: $56,726
Lifetime Value Added
-$27k
Median Debt
$18,500
Earnings (4yr)
$48,172
Natl Median: $48,568
Lifetime Value Added
-$102k
Median Debt
$19,368
Earnings (4yr)
$60,456
Natl Median: $68,069
Lifetime Value Added
-$1k
Median Debt
$21,093
Earnings (4yr)
$69,097
Natl Median: $85,294
Lifetime Value Added
+$66k
Insurance
BachCIP: 5217
Median Debt
$19,392
Earnings (4yr)
$75,438
Natl Median: $88,472
Lifetime Value Added
+$115k
Median Debt
$20,000
Earnings (4yr)
$64,716
Natl Median: $60,369
Lifetime Value Added
+$32k
International/Globalization Studies
BachCIP: 3020
Median Debt
$19,000
Earnings (4yr)
$50,139
Natl Median: $59,972
Lifetime Value Added
-$86k
Journalism
BachCIP: 0904
Median Debt
$19,500
Earnings (4yr)
$57,461
Natl Median: $56,278
Lifetime Value Added
-$25k
Median Debt
$18,997
Earnings (4yr)
$55,562
Natl Median: $53,072
Lifetime Value Added
-$41k
Median Debt
$19,750
Earnings (4yr)
$37,441
Natl Median: $49,984
Lifetime Value Added
-$194k
Median Debt
$18,750
Earnings (4yr)
$91,514
Natl Median: $83,290
Lifetime Value Added
+$237k
Median Debt
$17,750
Earnings (4yr)
$78,629
Natl Median: $86,176
Lifetime Value Added
+$139k
Marketing
BachCIP: 5214
Median Debt
$18,500
Earnings (4yr)
$66,673
Natl Median: $69,303
Lifetime Value Added
+$48k
Median Debt
$24,000
Earnings (4yr)
$78,250
Natl Median: $91,449
Lifetime Value Added
+$136k
Mathematics
BachCIP: 2701
Median Debt
$19,375
Earnings (4yr)
$62,465
Natl Median: $69,562
Lifetime Value Added
+$15k
Median Debt
$23,980
Earnings (4yr)
$80,138
Natl Median: $82,073
Lifetime Value Added
+$151k
Median Debt
$24,583
Earnings (4yr)
$87,257
Natl Median: $92,135
Lifetime Value Added
+$205k
Median Debt
$18,750
Earnings (4yr)
$58,004
Natl Median: $55,693
Lifetime Value Added
-$21k
Music
BachCIP: 5009
Median Debt
$23,425
Earnings (4yr)
$55,705
Natl Median: $42,892
Lifetime Value Added
-$40k
Median Debt
$23,000
Earnings (4yr)
$54,621
Natl Median: $50,468
Lifetime Value Added
-$49k
Philosophy
BachCIP: 3801
Median Debt
$15,000
Earnings (5yr)
$42,179
Natl Median: $54,455
Lifetime Value Added
-$160k
Physics
BachCIP: 4008
Median Debt
$17,750
Earnings (2yr)
$25,967
Natl Median: $76,786
Lifetime Value Added
-$285k
Median Debt
$16,069
Earnings (4yr)
$57,852
Natl Median: $63,293
Lifetime Value Added
-$22k
Psychology, General
BachCIP: 4201
Median Debt
$18,250
Earnings (4yr)
$46,917
Natl Median: $50,706
Lifetime Value Added
-$113k
Public Health
BachCIP: 5122
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$38,289
Natl Median: $58,808
Lifetime Value Added
-$174k
Median Debt
$18,681
Earnings (4yr)
$40,972
Natl Median: $50,497
Lifetime Value Added
-$164k
Real Estate
BachCIP: 5215
Median Debt
$15,000
Earnings (4yr)
$71,473
Natl Median: $84,821
Lifetime Value Added
+$84k
Median Debt
$21,996
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
$17,931
Earnings (4yr)
$62,703
Natl Median: $48,471
Lifetime Value Added
+$17k
Median Debt
$20,135
Earnings (4yr)
$55,259
Natl Median: $55,000
Lifetime Value Added
-$43k
Median Debt
$20,500
Earnings (4yr)
$56,026
Natl Median: $53,366
Lifetime Value Added
-$37k
Social Work
BachCIP: 4407
Median Debt
$19,500
Earnings (4yr)
$50,579
Natl Median: $51,790
Lifetime Value Added
-$82k
Sociology
BachCIP: 4511
Median Debt
$17,750
Earnings (4yr)
$49,257
Natl Median: $52,657
Lifetime Value Added
-$93k
Median Debt
$21,250
Earnings (4yr)
$55,878
Natl Median: $59,631
Lifetime Value Added
-$38k
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness
BachCIP: 3105
Median Debt
$22,000
Earnings (4yr)
$54,578
Natl Median: $54,562
Lifetime Value Added
-$49k

Post-Baccalaureate Certificates

Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $71,215
Lifetime Value Added
N/A

Master's Degrees

Median Debt
$24,004
Earnings (4yr)
$105,657
Natl Median: $95,833
Lifetime Value Added
+$261k
Anthropology
MastCIP: 4502
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$60,285
Natl Median: $61,276
Lifetime Value Added
-$150k
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
$20,500
Earnings (4yr)
$106,253
Natl Median: $103,485
Lifetime Value Added
+$266k
Chemistry
MastCIP: 4005
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $82,937
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$32,709
Earnings (4yr)
$75,626
Natl Median: $65,184
Lifetime Value Added
-$2k
Median Debt
$35,109
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
-
Earnings (2yr)
$57,318
Natl Median: $66,714
Lifetime Value Added
-$145k
Median Debt
-
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
-$195k
Median Debt
$20,516
Earnings (4yr)
$64,846
Natl Median: $71,685
Lifetime Value Added
-$97k
Median Debt
$27,975
Earnings (4yr)
$82,284
Natl Median: $70,644
Lifetime Value Added
+$56k
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
+$25k
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
-$199k
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
$30,136
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
-$318k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$41,565
Natl Median: $74,856
Lifetime Value Added
-$301k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $83,558
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$31,075
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
-$357k
Median Debt
$31,360
Earnings (4yr)
$57,395
Natl Median: $56,301
Lifetime Value Added
-$165k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $58,093
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $106,092
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
-$22k
Median Debt
$29,500
Earnings (4yr)
$57,966
Natl Median: $75,122
Lifetime Value Added
-$160k
Music
MastCIP: 5009
Median Debt
$35,608
Earnings (4yr)
$44,040
Natl Median: $48,285
Lifetime Value Added
-$294k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $74,607
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
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
$36,241
Earnings (4yr)
$77,071
Natl Median: $81,408
Lifetime Value Added
+$11k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $75,972
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$48,895
Earnings (4yr)
$53,401
Natl Median: $71,416
Lifetime Value Added
-$203k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$80,536
Natl Median: $55,035
Lifetime Value Added
+$41k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $60,728
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Social Work
MastCIP: 4407
Median Debt
$20,500
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
-
Earnings (2yr)
$31,851
Natl Median: $62,033
Lifetime Value Added
-$402k
Statistics
MastCIP: 2705
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $123,816
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$38,234
Earnings (4yr)
$59,173
Natl Median: $60,111
Lifetime Value Added
-$149k
Taxation
MastCIP: 5216
Median Debt
$22,594
Earnings (4yr)
$88,087
Natl Median: $114,810
Lifetime Value Added
+$107k
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

Behavioral Sciences
Gr-CertCIP: 3017
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$62,923
Natl Median: $62,859
Lifetime Value Added
-$46k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $74,072
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
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
$33,848
Earnings (4yr)
$52,761
Natl Median: $74,146
Lifetime Value Added
-$149k
Median Debt
$23,175
Earnings (4yr)
$56,119
Natl Median: $60,763
Lifetime Value Added
-$114k
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 (5yr)
$60,089
Natl Median: $69,147
Lifetime Value Added
-$86k
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
-
Earnings (4yr)
$103,267
Natl Median: $99,878
Lifetime Value Added
+$62k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$69,338
Natl Median: $88,343
Lifetime Value Added
-$169k
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
-
Earnings (4yr)
$106,934
Natl Median: $100,573
Lifetime Value Added
+$90k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $89,809
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$45,696
Natl Median: $65,831
Lifetime Value Added
-$362k
Gerontology
DocCIP: 3011
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $86,625
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: $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
$36,476
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
-$194k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$76,239
Natl Median: $85,168
Lifetime Value Added
-$150k

Other Programs

Biology, General
DegCIP: 2601
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$62,970
Natl Median: $63,021
Lifetime Value Added
-$238k
Chemistry
DegCIP: 4005
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $83,847
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $54,155
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Education, General
DegCIP: 1301
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $62,645
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$69,627
Natl Median: $90,560
Lifetime Value Added
-$188k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $54,758
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Journalism
DegCIP: 0904
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$58,146
Natl Median: $57,522
Lifetime Value Added
-$276k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $50,684
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Mathematics
DegCIP: 2701
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$65,093
Natl Median: $82,761
Lifetime Value Added
-$222k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$62,912
Natl Median: $65,636
Lifetime Value Added
-$239k
Music
DegCIP: 5009
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $52,349
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Sociology
DegCIP: 4511
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $51,981
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $70,406
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $65,259
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$54,617
Natl Median: $57,802
Lifetime Value Added
-$304k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$61,160
Natl Median: $59,347
Lifetime Value Added
-$252k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $58,231
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 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.