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University of Oregon

Eugene, OR 20,497 Undergrads 72.7% Grad Rate
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Total Cost
$35,556
Sticker Price
Avg Net Price
$22,547
After Aid
Median Earnings
$64,474
5yr Post-Grad

Vs. Peer Institutions

Net Price$22,547
Peer Midpoint: $19,969
Earnings (5yr Post-Grad)Completers only after graduation
$64,474
Peer Midpoint: $61,632
Earnings (10yr Post-Enroll)All enrolled after enrollment
$66,990
Peer Midpoint: $58,891
Graduation Rate72.7%
Peer Midpoint: 58.9%
Average starting age (2015-17)21.2
Socio-Economic Diversity
Pell Grant Recipients23.2%
Enrollment Status
Full-Time94.8%
Economic Outcomes
Earn More than HS74.6%

Admissions Profile

Acceptance
88.3%
SAT Avg
1,272
SAT Reading
25th: 58064075th: 690
SAT Math
25th: 55062075th: 670
ACT Composite
25th: 232775th: 30

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
+$564k
+$94k
+$78k
Median Cost$23k/yr
+$483k
+$13k
-$3k
Full Cost$36k/yr
+$436k
-$34k
-$50k

ROI Efficiency Metrics

Break-Even Age
Return on Inv. %
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
34
∞
Median Cost$23k/yr
Never
-4%
Full Cost$36k/yr
Never
-39%
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 Return21%

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-53%

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
$18,590
Earnings (4yr)
$85,438
Natl Median: $76,194
Lifetime Value Added
+$168k
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Anthropology
BachCIP: 4502
Median Debt
$18,335
Earnings (4yr)
$45,920
Natl Median: $46,676
Lifetime Value Added
-$147k
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Median Debt
$28,000
Earnings (4yr)
$67,623
Natl Median: $70,074
Lifetime Value Added
+$32k
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Area Studies
BachCIP: 0501
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$54,279
Natl Median: $56,625
Lifetime Value Added
-$76k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$30,047
Natl Median: $65,466
Lifetime Value Added
-$274k
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Median Debt
$21,972
Earnings (4yr)
$58,319
Natl Median: $58,891
Lifetime Value Added
-$43k
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Biology, General
BachCIP: 2601
Median Debt
$20,491
Earnings (4yr)
$51,459
Natl Median: $57,214
Lifetime Value Added
-$100k
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Median Debt
$18,170
Earnings (4yr)
$83,543
Natl Median: $68,407
Lifetime Value Added
+$154k
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Chemistry
BachCIP: 4005
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$81,984
Natl Median: $65,120
Lifetime Value Added
+$142k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $49,429
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$70,532
Natl Median: $56,359
Lifetime Value Added
+$54k
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Median Debt
$17,583
Earnings (4yr)
$60,504
Natl Median: $58,928
Lifetime Value Added
-$25k
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Median Debt
$19,402
Earnings (4yr)
$100,540
Natl Median: $92,374
Lifetime Value Added
+$284k
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Dance
BachCIP: 5003
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $39,980
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$18,500
Earnings (4yr)
$65,573
Natl Median: $51,490
Lifetime Value Added
+$16k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$27,862
Natl Median: $39,775
Lifetime Value Added
-$293k
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Median Debt
$18,116
Earnings (4yr)
$53,064
Natl Median: $51,642
Lifetime Value Added
-$86k
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Median Debt
$21,034
Earnings (5yr)
$54,913
Natl Median: $48,842
Lifetime Value Added
-$80k
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Economics
BachCIP: 4506
Median Debt
$15,277
Earnings (4yr)
$75,695
Natl Median: $82,686
Lifetime Value Added
+$94k
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Education, General
BachCIP: 1301
Median Debt
$18,955
Earnings (4yr)
$54,434
Natl Median: $49,808
Lifetime Value Added
-$75k
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Median Debt
$19,500
Earnings (4yr)
$47,639
Natl Median: $48,590
Lifetime Value Added
-$132k
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Median Debt
$25,000
Earnings (4yr)
$54,057
Natl Median: $51,710
Lifetime Value Added
-$78k
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Median Debt
$20,171
Earnings (4yr)
$50,499
Natl Median: $43,765
Lifetime Value Added
-$108k
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Median Debt
$17,768
Earnings (4yr)
$44,958
Natl Median: $41,367
Lifetime Value Added
-$155k
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Median Debt
$17,834
Earnings (4yr)
$56,165
Natl Median: $57,853
Lifetime Value Added
-$60k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$52,946
Natl Median: $55,678
Lifetime Value Added
-$87k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$52,007
Natl Median: $60,190
Lifetime Value Added
-$95k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,459
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
History
BachCIP: 5401
Median Debt
$18,766
Earnings (4yr)
$48,354
Natl Median: $50,680
Lifetime Value Added
-$126k
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Median Debt
$19,500
Earnings (4yr)
$53,559
Natl Median: $48,597
Lifetime Value Added
-$82k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $60,369
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
International/Globalization Studies
BachCIP: 3020
Median Debt
$13,625
Earnings (4yr)
$52,842
Natl Median: $59,972
Lifetime Value Added
-$88k
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Journalism
BachCIP: 0904
Median Debt
$18,500
Earnings (4yr)
$55,615
Natl Median: $56,278
Lifetime Value Added
-$65k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$45,696
Natl Median: $66,387
Lifetime Value Added
-$133k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$25,194
Natl Median: $53,072
Lifetime Value Added
-$318k
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Median Debt
$19,752
Earnings (4yr)
$46,886
Natl Median: $49,984
Lifetime Value Added
-$138k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $118,943
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Mathematics
BachCIP: 2701
Median Debt
$12,250
Earnings (4yr)
$82,191
Natl Median: $69,562
Lifetime Value Added
+$144k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $44,941
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Music
BachCIP: 5009
Median Debt
$20,500
Earnings (4yr)
$39,928
Natl Median: $42,892
Lifetime Value Added
-$198k
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Median Debt
$18,000
Earnings (4yr)
$49,770
Natl Median: $55,012
Lifetime Value Added
-$114k
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Philosophy
BachCIP: 3801
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$58,635
Natl Median: $54,455
Lifetime Value Added
-$40k
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Physics
BachCIP: 4008
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$75,160
Natl Median: $76,786
Lifetime Value Added
+$90k
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Median Debt
$20,500
Earnings (4yr)
$56,681
Natl Median: $62,172
Lifetime Value Added
-$56k
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Median Debt
$19,749
Earnings (4yr)
$62,408
Natl Median: $63,293
Lifetime Value Added
-$10k
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Psychology, General
BachCIP: 4201
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$50,810
Natl Median: $50,706
Lifetime Value Added
-$105k
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Median Debt
$14,500
Earnings (4yr)
$67,030
Natl Median: $65,093
Lifetime Value Added
+$27k
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Median Debt
$19,468
Earnings (4yr)
$73,410
Natl Median: $63,560
Lifetime Value Added
+$76k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $41,390
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$19,417
Earnings (4yr)
$62,255
Natl Median: $55,695
Lifetime Value Added
-$11k
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Median Debt
$14,809
Earnings (4yr)
$57,106
Natl Median: $55,000
Lifetime Value Added
-$53k
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Median Debt
$19,500
Earnings (4yr)
$57,532
Natl Median: $53,366
Lifetime Value Added
-$49k
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Sociology
BachCIP: 4511
Median Debt
$19,500
Earnings (4yr)
$55,204
Natl Median: $52,657
Lifetime Value Added
-$68k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $51,389
Lifetime Value Added
N/A

Master's Degrees

Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$97,057
Natl Median: $95,833
Lifetime Value Added
+$174k
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Anthropology
MastCIP: 4502
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $61,276
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Applied Mathematics
MastCIP: 2703
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $116,060
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$91,538
Earnings (4yr)
$72,885
Natl Median: $77,466
Lifetime Value Added
-$38k
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Area Studies
MastCIP: 0501
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $68,936
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management
MastCIP: 5010
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$59,901
Natl Median: $59,685
Lifetime Value Added
-$166k
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Biology, General
MastCIP: 2601
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$98,203
Natl Median: $69,830
Lifetime Value Added
+$184k
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Median Debt
$82,876
Earnings (4yr)
$106,412
Natl Median: $103,485
Lifetime Value Added
+$256k
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Chemistry
MastCIP: 4005
Median Debt
$34,918
Earnings (4yr)
$94,728
Natl Median: $82,937
Lifetime Value Added
+$154k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$76,795
Natl Median: $79,665
Lifetime Value Added
-$4k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $58,499
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$54,849
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $65,184
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $71,953
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$76,469
Earnings (4yr)
$77,476
Natl Median: $67,030
Lifetime Value Added
+$2k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $124,201
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: $70,073
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $49,978
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $62,871
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)
-
Natl Median: $71,685
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Engineering Physics
MastCIP: 1412
Median Debt
$27,595
Earnings (4yr)
$118,632
Natl Median: $114,121
Lifetime Value Added
+$362k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,512
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $71,717
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $62,705
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$47,580
Natl Median: $49,079
Lifetime Value Added
-$273k
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Genetics
MastCIP: 2608
Median Debt
$36,872
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $92,660
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $79,463
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $64,496
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $58,524
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$70,982
Natl Median: $66,993
Lifetime Value Added
-$55k
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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)
$33,993
Natl Median: $69,034
Lifetime Value Added
-$394k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$60,338
Natl Median: $70,306
Lifetime Value Added
-$151k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $58,093
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Mathematics
MastCIP: 2701
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $72,654
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$85,343
Earnings (4yr)
$60,954
Natl Median: $59,571
Lifetime Value Added
-$146k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $75,122
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $53,692
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Music
MastCIP: 5009
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$45,719
Natl Median: $48,285
Lifetime Value Added
-$292k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $74,607
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$71,437
Natl Median: $70,267
Lifetime Value Added
-$51k
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Physics
MastCIP: 4008
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$124,295
Natl Median: $96,478
Lifetime Value Added
+$411k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $67,681
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)
$82,135
Natl Median: $81,408
Lifetime Value Added
+$43k
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Median Debt
$42,249
Earnings (4yr)
$79,716
Natl Median: $80,125
Lifetime Value Added
+$22k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $75,972
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$52,928
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $63,216
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$29,685
Natl Median: $55,035
Lifetime Value Added
-$439k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $60,728
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$34,167
Earnings (4yr)
$62,634
Natl Median: $64,397
Lifetime Value Added
-$130k
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Median Debt
$27,334
Earnings (4yr)
$60,111
Natl Median: $59,916
Lifetime Value Added
-$153k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $63,707
Lifetime Value Added
N/A

Graduate Certificates

Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$64,970
Natl Median: $94,506
Lifetime Value Added
-$45k
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Museology/Museum Studies
Gr-CertCIP: 3014
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $46,250
Lifetime Value Added
N/A

Doctoral Degrees

Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $158,084
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Anthropology
DocCIP: 4502
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $77,473
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Biology, General
DocCIP: 2601
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$54,644
Natl Median: $92,983
Lifetime Value Added
-$312k
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Chemistry
DocCIP: 4005
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$117,141
Natl Median: $115,386
Lifetime Value Added
+$140k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$97,549
Natl Median: $99,878
Lifetime Value Added
-$5k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $77,931
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $154,538
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $64,704
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Economics
DocCIP: 4506
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$84,653
Natl Median: $135,560
Lifetime Value Added
-$75k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$89,230
Natl Median: $100,573
Lifetime Value Added
-$40k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$42,235
Natl Median: $65,831
Lifetime Value Added
-$419k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $81,271
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: $64,725
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
History
DocCIP: 5401
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $70,550
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Journalism
DocCIP: 0904
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $86,616
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $77,285
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Marketing
DocCIP: 5214
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $146,358
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
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $59,592
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
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: $93,640
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $90,908
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$82,407
Natl Median: $98,707
Lifetime Value Added
-$129k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $103,410
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)
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Natl Median: $90,739
Lifetime Value Added
N/A

Professional Degrees

Law
ProfCIP: 2201
Median Debt
$120,050
Earnings (4yr)
$100,801
Natl Median: $107,773
Lifetime Value Added
+$19k
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Median Debt
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Earnings (4yr)
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Natl Median: $106,836
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.