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University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus

Norman, OK 22,734 Undergrads 69.8% Grad Rate
Share
Total Cost
$28,872
Sticker Price
Avg Net Price
$15,300
After Aid
Median Earnings
$73,280
4yr Post-Grad

Vs. Peer Institutions

Net Price$15,300
Peer Midpoint: $20,081
Earnings (4yr Post-Grad)Completers only after graduation
$73,280
Peer Midpoint: $60,428
Earnings (10yr Post-Enroll)All enrolled after enrollment
$63,126
Peer Midpoint: $53,763
Graduation Rate69.8%
Peer Midpoint: 58.9%
Average Starting Age22.3
Socio-Economic Diversity
Pell Grant Recipients24.9%
Enrollment Status
Full-Time89.9%
Economic Outcomes
Earn More than HS78.3%

Admissions Profile

Acceptance
76.6%
SAT Avg
1,246
SAT Reading
25th: 58062575th: 670
SAT Math
25th: 56062075th: 660
ACT Composite
25th: 232675th: 29

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
+$639k
+$172k
+$155k
Median Cost$15k/yr
+$584k
+$117k
+$99k
Full Cost$29k/yr
+$535k
+$68k
+$51k

ROI Efficiency Metrics

Break-Even Age
Return on Inv. %
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
29
Median Cost$15k/yr
36
181%
Full Cost$29k/yr
45
49%
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 Return187%

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 Return0%
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

Bachelor's Degrees

Median Debt
$19,939
Earnings (4yr)
$85,005
Natl Median: $76,194
Lifetime Value Added
+$189k
Median Debt
$23,500
Earnings (4yr)
$89,714
Natl Median: $98,207
Lifetime Value Added
+$225k
Air Transportation
BachCIP: 4901
Median Debt
$20,500
Earnings (4yr)
$91,081
Natl Median: $85,825
Lifetime Value Added
+$235k
Median Debt
$15,000
Earnings (4yr)
$72,320
Natl Median: $70,786
Lifetime Value Added
+$92k
Anthropology
BachCIP: 4502
Median Debt
$21,920
Earnings (4yr)
$55,399
Natl Median: $46,676
Lifetime Value Added
-$41k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $89,406
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $70,074
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Architecture
BachCIP: 0402
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$70,383
Natl Median: $66,914
Lifetime Value Added
+$77k
Area Studies
BachCIP: 0501
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $56,625
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $68,333
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$20,000
Earnings (4yr)
$63,104
Natl Median: $60,997
Lifetime Value Added
+$21k
Median Debt
$21,405
Earnings (5yr)
$62,350
Natl Median: $65,466
Lifetime Value Added
+$5k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $93,451
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $49,245
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$16,679
Earnings (4yr)
$88,953
Natl Median: $68,257
Lifetime Value Added
+$219k
Median Debt
$17,750
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $77,981
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$24,013
Earnings (4yr)
$94,291
Natl Median: $98,158
Lifetime Value Added
+$260k
Chemistry
BachCIP: 4005
Median Debt
$19,000
Earnings (5yr)
$69,082
Natl Median: $65,120
Lifetime Value Added
+$57k
Civil Engineering
BachCIP: 1408
Median Debt
$22,250
Earnings (4yr)
$85,332
Natl Median: $86,517
Lifetime Value Added
+$192k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $49,429
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$21,500
Earnings (4yr)
$57,453
Natl Median: $56,359
Lifetime Value Added
-$24k
Median Debt
$20,500
Earnings (4yr)
$61,404
Natl Median: $58,928
Lifetime Value Added
+$7k
Median Debt
$22,383
Earnings (4yr)
$105,525
Natl Median: $109,015
Lifetime Value Added
+$346k
Computer Science
BachCIP: 1107
Median Debt
$23,250
Earnings (4yr)
$110,853
Natl Median: $107,009
Lifetime Value Added
+$386k
Median Debt
$21,875
Earnings (4yr)
$92,971
Natl Median: $95,124
Lifetime Value Added
+$250k
Median Debt
$24,403
Earnings (4yr)
$61,731
Natl Median: $55,378
Lifetime Value Added
+$10k
Dance
BachCIP: 5003
Median Debt
$21,899
Earnings (2yr)
$17,307
Natl Median: $39,980
Lifetime Value Added
-$364k
Median Debt
$15,000
Earnings (4yr)
$68,018
Natl Median: $68,061
Lifetime Value Added
+$59k
Median Debt
$26,250
Earnings (4yr)
$65,646
Natl Median: $51,490
Lifetime Value Added
+$41k
Median Debt
$20,044
Earnings (4yr)
$47,587
Natl Median: $39,775
Lifetime Value Added
-$106k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $51,642
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Economics
BachCIP: 4506
Median Debt
$19,434
Earnings (4yr)
$76,123
Natl Median: $82,686
Lifetime Value Added
+$121k
Median Debt
$22,286
Earnings (4yr)
$91,833
Natl Median: $100,647
Lifetime Value Added
+$241k
Engineering Physics
BachCIP: 1412
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $89,154
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$19,000
Earnings (4yr)
$58,854
Natl Median: $48,590
Lifetime Value Added
-$13k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $57,461
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $81,171
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$19,745
Earnings (5yr)
$39,531
Natl Median: $51,710
Lifetime Value Added
-$182k
Median Debt
$21,063
Earnings (4yr)
$40,097
Natl Median: $43,765
Lifetime Value Added
-$170k
Median Debt
$19,500
Earnings (4yr)
$106,719
Natl Median: $83,343
Lifetime Value Added
+$355k
Median Debt
$23,250
Earnings (4yr)
$39,106
Natl Median: $41,367
Lifetime Value Added
-$179k
Median Debt
$25,911
Earnings (5yr)
$60,264
Natl Median: $57,853
Lifetime Value Added
-$11k
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (4yr)
$85,207
Natl Median: $60,190
Lifetime Value Added
+$191k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,459
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $58,716
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $61,296
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
History
BachCIP: 5401
Median Debt
$23,125
Earnings (4yr)
$48,163
Natl Median: $50,680
Lifetime Value Added
-$101k
Median Debt
$21,500
Earnings (4yr)
$65,881
Natl Median: $68,069
Lifetime Value Added
+$43k
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (4yr)
$98,394
Natl Median: $98,442
Lifetime Value Added
+$291k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$76,201
Natl Median: $85,294
Lifetime Value Added
+$122k
International/Globalization Studies
BachCIP: 3020
Median Debt
$21,500
Earnings (4yr)
$68,378
Natl Median: $59,972
Lifetime Value Added
+$62k
Journalism
BachCIP: 0904
Median Debt
$23,000
Earnings (4yr)
$54,031
Natl Median: $56,278
Lifetime Value Added
-$52k
Median Debt
$22,900
Earnings (4yr)
$65,474
Natl Median: $53,072
Lifetime Value Added
+$40k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $49,984
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$17,662
Earnings (4yr)
$91,291
Natl Median: $83,290
Lifetime Value Added
+$237k
Marketing
BachCIP: 5214
Median Debt
$19,250
Earnings (4yr)
$77,606
Natl Median: $69,303
Lifetime Value Added
+$133k
Mathematics
BachCIP: 2701
Median Debt
$15,000
Earnings (4yr)
$76,026
Natl Median: $69,562
Lifetime Value Added
+$120k
Median Debt
$21,500
Earnings (4yr)
$91,653
Natl Median: $92,135
Lifetime Value Added
+$240k
Median Debt
$24,304
Earnings (4yr)
$61,165
Natl Median: $62,582
Lifetime Value Added
+$6k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $67,612
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$19,100
Earnings (4yr)
$59,001
Natl Median: $50,532
Lifetime Value Added
-$12k
Music
BachCIP: 5009
Median Debt
$22,779
Earnings (4yr)
$45,781
Natl Median: $42,892
Lifetime Value Added
-$121k
Median Debt
$24,125
Earnings (4yr)
$64,798
Natl Median: $55,012
Lifetime Value Added
+$34k
Nutrition Sciences
BachCIP: 3019
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$44,649
Natl Median: $60,053
Lifetime Value Added
-$116k
Median Debt
$23,000
Earnings (4yr)
$123,416
Natl Median: $104,823
Lifetime Value Added
+$481k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $116,539
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
Median Debt
$20,688
Earnings (4yr)
$56,749
Natl Median: $63,293
Lifetime Value Added
-$30k
Psychology, General
BachCIP: 4201
Median Debt
$21,682
Earnings (4yr)
$56,458
Natl Median: $50,706
Lifetime Value Added
-$32k
Median Debt
$19,500
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $65,093
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$20,718
Earnings (4yr)
$76,148
Natl Median: $63,560
Lifetime Value Added
+$121k
Median Debt
$16,915
Earnings (4yr)
$84,009
Natl Median: $88,910
Lifetime Value Added
+$181k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $41,390
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$19,500
Earnings (4yr)
$52,802
Natl Median: $55,000
Lifetime Value Added
-$62k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $62,169
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Social Work
BachCIP: 4407
Median Debt
$22,960
Earnings (4yr)
$54,330
Natl Median: $51,790
Lifetime Value Added
-$50k
Sociology
BachCIP: 4511
Median Debt
$22,500
Earnings (4yr)
$51,277
Natl Median: $52,657
Lifetime Value Added
-$75k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $50,499
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness
BachCIP: 3105
Median Debt
$21,508
Earnings (4yr)
$71,589
Natl Median: $54,562
Lifetime Value Added
+$87k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $57,887
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$21,250
Earnings (4yr)
$46,252
Natl Median: $47,382
Lifetime Value Added
-$117k
Median Debt
$24,250
Earnings (4yr)
$51,533
Natl Median: $51,389
Lifetime Value Added
-$73k
Median Debt
$23,250
Earnings (4yr)
$55,682
Natl Median: $44,055
Lifetime Value Added
-$39k

Post-Baccalaureate Certificates

Nutrition Sciences
PB-CertCIP: 3019
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$52,237
Natl Median: $56,974
Lifetime Value Added
-$154k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $131,346
Lifetime Value Added
N/A

Master's Degrees

Median Debt
$20,500
Earnings (4yr)
$104,935
Natl Median: $95,833
Lifetime Value Added
+$255k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $235,700
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $122,434
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $127,347
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Anthropology
MastCIP: 4502
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $61,276
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $77,466
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: $86,482
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $80,271
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $106,375
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $67,090
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$35,957
Earnings (4yr)
$145,191
Natl Median: $103,485
Lifetime Value Added
+$604k
Chemistry
MastCIP: 4005
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $82,937
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$50,465
Natl Median: $79,665
Lifetime Value Added
-$211k
Civil Engineering
MastCIP: 1408
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$92,506
Natl Median: $98,323
Lifetime Value Added
+$146k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $71,953
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$140,243
Natl Median: $138,757
Lifetime Value Added
+$562k
Computer Science
MastCIP: 1107
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$94,408
Natl Median: $145,571
Lifetime Value Added
+$197k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$98,477
Natl Median: $121,855
Lifetime Value Added
+$199k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $112,166
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Dance
MastCIP: 5003
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,404
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $72,860
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Economics
MastCIP: 4506
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $100,743
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$32,250
Earnings (4yr)
$74,854
Natl Median: $71,685
Lifetime Value Added
-$8k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $70,644
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$125,095
Natl Median: $133,654
Lifetime Value Added
+$431k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $120,215
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
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 (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $62,705
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $49,079
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $79,784
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$164,523
Natl Median: $79,463
Lifetime Value Added
+$771k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $49,357
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $78,149
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
History
MastCIP: 5401
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,360
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$43,760
Earnings (4yr)
$67,496
Natl Median: $83,558
Lifetime Value Added
-$73k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $119,184
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
International/Globalization Studies
MastCIP: 3020
Median Debt
$20,500
Earnings (4yr)
$96,269
Natl Median: $86,219
Lifetime Value Added
+$179k
Journalism
MastCIP: 0904
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$49,683
Natl Median: $69,034
Lifetime Value Added
-$219k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $70,306
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$41,000
Earnings (4yr)
$79,624
Natl Median: $101,000
Lifetime Value Added
+$34k
Median Debt
$41,000
Earnings (4yr)
$70,018
Natl Median: $65,716
Lifetime Value Added
-$51k
Median Debt
$22,732
Earnings (4yr)
$49,361
Natl Median: $56,301
Lifetime Value Added
-$241k
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
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $198,417
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$70,094
Natl Median: $59,571
Lifetime Value Added
-$50k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $84,750
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $67,520
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$104,026
Natl Median: $75,122
Lifetime Value Added
+$230k
Music
MastCIP: 5009
Median Debt
$29,500
Earnings (4yr)
$39,637
Natl Median: $48,285
Lifetime Value Added
-$336k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $74,607
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Nutrition Sciences
MastCIP: 3019
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $67,126
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $147,771
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $129,214
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Philosophy
MastCIP: 3801
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $60,272
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Physics
MastCIP: 4008
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $96,478
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $67,681
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)
$95,931
Natl Median: $64,711
Lifetime Value Added
+$176k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $70,515
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$30,073
Earnings (4yr)
$80,745
Natl Median: $81,408
Lifetime Value Added
+$43k
Public Health
MastCIP: 5122
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $82,751
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $93,020
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,035
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $60,728
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $66,129
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Social Work
MastCIP: 4407
Median Debt
$36,333
Earnings (4yr)
$64,587
Natl Median: $65,123
Lifetime Value Added
-$99k
Sociology
MastCIP: 4511
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $63,330
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$40,485
Natl Median: $64,397
Lifetime Value Added
-$312k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $76,897
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$23,587
Earnings (4yr)
$62,886
Natl Median: $59,916
Lifetime Value Added
-$114k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $63,707
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $60,772
Lifetime Value Added
N/A

Graduate Certificates

Nutrition Sciences
Gr-CertCIP: 3019
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $67,688
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Public Health
Gr-CertCIP: 5122
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $88,684
Lifetime Value Added
N/A

Doctoral Degrees

Anthropology
DocCIP: 4502
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $77,473
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $102,099
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $112,683
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $131,848
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $82,507
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $113,566
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $99,578
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
Civil Engineering
DocCIP: 1408
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $110,980
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$59,124
Natl Median: $99,878
Lifetime Value Added
-$248k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $77,931
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $88,343
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $97,173
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Economics
DocCIP: 4506
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $135,560
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$97,658
Natl Median: $100,573
Lifetime Value Added
+$22k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $157,305
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $65,831
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $68,718
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
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $101,669
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
History
DocCIP: 5401
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $70,550
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Law
DocCIP: 2201
Median Debt
$69,800
Earnings (4yr)
$86,893
Natl Median: $105,518
Lifetime Value Added
-$58k
Mathematics
DocCIP: 2701
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $89,656
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $101,435
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $86,341
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Music
DocCIP: 5009
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $59,592
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $136,696
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: $93,640
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $90,908
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$94,408
Natl Median: $98,707
Lifetime Value Added
+$26k
Public Health
DocCIP: 5122
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $108,962
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $138,131
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $69,860
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $88,768
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Sociology
DocCIP: 4511
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $88,618
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $90,739
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$68,219
Natl Median: $81,822
Lifetime Value Added
-$177k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $85,168
Lifetime Value Added
N/A

Professional Degrees

Median Debt
$105,335
Earnings (4yr)
$134,285
Natl Median: $127,648
Lifetime Value Added
+$292k
Median Debt
$49,000
Earnings (4yr)
$77,407
Natl Median: $85,242
Lifetime Value Added
-$129k
Dentistry
ProfCIP: 5104
Median Debt
$272,159
Earnings (4yr)
$170,339
Natl Median: $170,812
Lifetime Value Added
+$557k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $76,187
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$116,970
Natl Median: $103,481
Lifetime Value Added
+$148k
Medicine
ProfCIP: 5112
Median Debt
$170,890
Earnings (4yr)
$97,714
Natl Median: $112,460
Lifetime Value Added
+$22k
Median Debt
$143,167
Earnings (4yr)
$131,865
Natl Median: $138,348
Lifetime Value Added
+$275k
Public Health
ProfCIP: 5122
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$73,749
Natl Median: $101,541
Lifetime Value Added
-$156k
Median Debt
$41,000
Earnings (4yr)
$115,460
Natl Median: $133,099
Lifetime Value Added
+$154k
Median Debt
$69,469
Earnings (4yr)
$81,075
Natl Median: $81,641
Lifetime Value Added
-$101k

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.