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University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA 10,650 Undergrads 97.2% Grad Rate
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Total Cost
$89,028
Sticker Price
Avg Net Price
$28,699
After Aid
Median Earnings
$124,586
4yr Post-Grad

Vs. Peer Institutions

Net Price$28,699
Peer Midpoint: $20,081
Earnings (4yr Post-Grad)Completers only after graduation
$124,586
Peer Midpoint: $60,428
Earnings (10yr Post-Enroll)All enrolled after enrollment
$111,371
Peer Midpoint: $53,763
Graduation Rate97.2%
Peer Midpoint: 58.9%
Average Starting Age22.6
Socio-Economic Diversity
Pell Grant Recipients17.3%
Enrollment Status
Full-Time95.7%
Economic Outcomes
Earn More than HS88.9%

Admissions Profile

Acceptance
5.4%
SAT Avg
1,553
SAT Reading
25th: 74074575th: 770
SAT Math
25th: 77078075th: 800
ACT Composite
25th: 343475th: 36

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
+$1.0M
+$562k
+$545k
Median Cost$29k/yr
+$926k
+$459k
+$442k
Full Cost$89k/yr
+$709k
+$242k
+$225k

ROI Efficiency Metrics

Break-Even Age
Return on Inv. %
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
24
∞
Median Cost$29k/yr
28
428%
Full Cost$89k/yr
38
70%
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 Return223%

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 Return1%
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)
$246,660
Natl Median: $236,784
Lifetime Value Added
+$1938k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $57,637
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $47,440
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $58,742
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $88,893
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $53,418
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $58,705
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $35,447
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $61,283
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Physics
CertCIP: 4008
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $78,502
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Real Estate
CertCIP: 5215
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $46,762
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$169,879
Natl Median: $80,020
Lifetime Value Added
+$1230k

Bachelor's Degrees

Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $76,194
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Anthropology
BachCIP: 4502
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $46,676
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Architecture
BachCIP: 0402
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $66,914
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Area Studies
BachCIP: 0501
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $56,625
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $65,466
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Biology, General
BachCIP: 2601
Median Debt
$15,000
Earnings (4yr)
$68,435
Natl Median: $57,214
Lifetime Value Added
+$14k
Median Debt
$15,593
Earnings (4yr)
$126,419
Natl Median: $93,451
Lifetime Value Added
+$455k
Median Debt
$20,348
Earnings (4yr)
$136,806
Natl Median: $68,257
Lifetime Value Added
+$534k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $68,407
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$20,500
Earnings (4yr)
$109,884
Natl Median: $98,158
Lifetime Value Added
+$330k
Chemistry
BachCIP: 4005
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $65,120
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $49,429
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Cognitive Science
BachCIP: 3025
Median Debt
$18,820
Earnings (4yr)
$109,784
Natl Median: $81,496
Lifetime Value Added
+$330k
Median Debt
$15,000
Earnings (4yr)
$114,266
Natl Median: $56,359
Lifetime Value Added
+$364k
Median Debt
$15,000
Earnings (4yr)
$241,380
Natl Median: $92,374
Lifetime Value Added
+$1302k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $109,015
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Computer Science
BachCIP: 1107
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$171,166
Natl Median: $107,009
Lifetime Value Added
+$767k
Criminology
BachCIP: 4504
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$36,848
Natl Median: $55,556
Lifetime Value Added
-$233k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $39,775
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $51,642
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Economics
BachCIP: 4506
Median Debt
$14,621
Earnings (4yr)
$129,985
Natl Median: $82,686
Lifetime Value Added
+$482k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $100,647
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Engineering, Other
BachCIP: 1499
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $93,989
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$19,500
Earnings (4yr)
$61,989
Natl Median: $48,590
Lifetime Value Added
-$36k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $51,710
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$24,035
Natl Median: $43,765
Lifetime Value Added
-$350k
Median Debt
$12,999
Earnings (4yr)
$202,069
Natl Median: $83,343
Lifetime Value Added
+$1023k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$44,735
Natl Median: $41,367
Lifetime Value Added
-$179k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $60,190
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
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
History
BachCIP: 5401
Median Debt
$10,000
Earnings (4yr)
$88,517
Natl Median: $50,680
Lifetime Value Added
+$168k
Median Debt
$10,470
Earnings (4yr)
$87,439
Natl Median: $66,596
Lifetime Value Added
+$159k
International/Globalization Studies
BachCIP: 3020
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$84,653
Natl Median: $59,972
Lifetime Value Added
+$164k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $49,984
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$15,750
Earnings (4yr)
$153,279
Natl Median: $86,176
Lifetime Value Added
+$657k
Marketing
BachCIP: 5214
Median Debt
$17,412
Earnings (4yr)
$112,211
Natl Median: $69,303
Lifetime Value Added
+$348k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$98,625
Natl Median: $91,449
Lifetime Value Added
+$230k
Mathematics
BachCIP: 2701
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $69,562
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$12,910
Earnings (4yr)
$114,492
Natl Median: $92,135
Lifetime Value Added
+$365k
Median Debt
$12,634
Earnings (4yr)
$76,395
Natl Median: $52,119
Lifetime Value Added
+$75k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $67,612
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Music
BachCIP: 5009
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $42,892
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,012
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$12,000
Earnings (4yr)
$78,295
Natl Median: $62,451
Lifetime Value Added
+$90k
Philosophy
BachCIP: 3801
Median Debt
$19,000
Earnings (4yr)
$107,454
Natl Median: $54,455
Lifetime Value Added
+$312k
Physics
BachCIP: 4008
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $76,786
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$14,250
Earnings (4yr)
$93,033
Natl Median: $63,293
Lifetime Value Added
+$202k
Psychology, General
BachCIP: 4201
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$73,012
Natl Median: $50,706
Lifetime Value Added
+$49k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $73,721
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Real Estate
BachCIP: 5215
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $84,821
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$23,288
Earnings (4yr)
$98,475
Natl Median: $88,910
Lifetime Value Added
+$244k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $41,390
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$18,300
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,695
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,000
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $62,169
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $53,366
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Sociology
BachCIP: 4511
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$72,217
Natl Median: $52,657
Lifetime Value Added
+$43k
Statistics
BachCIP: 2705
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $92,425
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Systems Engineering
BachCIP: 1427
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$101,964
Natl Median: $105,185
Lifetime Value Added
+$302k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$73,190
Natl Median: $62,532
Lifetime Value Added
+$51k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $41,688
Lifetime Value Added
N/A

Master's Degrees

Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $95,833
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $235,700
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Archeology
MastCIP: 4503
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,995
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$78,964
Earnings (4yr)
$78,883
Natl Median: $77,466
Lifetime Value Added
+$3k
Architecture
MastCIP: 0402
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$76,712
Natl Median: $74,139
Lifetime Value Added
-$30k
Area Studies
MastCIP: 0501
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $68,936
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Behavioral Sciences
MastCIP: 3017
Median Debt
$62,500
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $65,111
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
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: $110,121
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$132,238
Natl Median: $106,375
Lifetime Value Added
+$468k
Biotechnology
MastCIP: 2612
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $107,682
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$41,420
Earnings (4yr)
$272,321
Natl Median: $103,485
Lifetime Value Added
+$1637k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $76,837
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $115,468
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Chemistry
MastCIP: 4005
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $82,937
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$84,356
Natl Median: $78,175
Lifetime Value Added
+$36k
Median Debt
$110,094
Earnings (4yr)
$61,890
Natl Median: $65,184
Lifetime Value Added
-$148k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $71,953
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $138,757
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$82,157
Earnings (4yr)
$222,544
Natl Median: $124,201
Lifetime Value Added
+$1239k
Computer Science
MastCIP: 1107
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$147,612
Natl Median: $145,571
Lifetime Value Added
+$601k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $120,083
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Criminology
MastCIP: 4504
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$53,358
Natl Median: $67,647
Lifetime Value Added
-$207k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $63,399
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $62,871
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$237,136
Natl Median: $82,527
Lifetime Value Added
+$1357k
Economics
MastCIP: 4506
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $100,743
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Education, General
MastCIP: 1301
Median Debt
$69,500
Earnings (4yr)
$87,086
Natl Median: $65,824
Lifetime Value Added
+$74k
Education, Other
MastCIP: 1399
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $65,348
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$55,857
Earnings (4yr)
$85,500
Natl Median: $71,685
Lifetime Value Added
+$61k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $66,232
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $70,644
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $133,654
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$138,964
Natl Median: $125,651
Lifetime Value Added
+$526k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,512
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$41,000
Earnings (4yr)
$252,729
Natl Median: $97,366
Lifetime Value Added
+$1481k
Median Debt
$41,000
Earnings (4yr)
$316,195
Natl Median: $110,694
Lifetime Value Added
+$1982k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$38,672
Natl Median: $49,079
Lifetime Value Added
-$378k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $79,784
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $79,463
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $94,646
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$41,000
Earnings (4yr)
$233,999
Natl Median: $89,981
Lifetime Value Added
+$1332k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$250,392
Natl Median: $81,651
Lifetime Value Added
+$1463k
Health Professions Education, Ethics, and Humanities
MastCIP: 5132
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$112,127
Natl Median: $100,487
Lifetime Value Added
+$293k
History
MastCIP: 5401
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,360
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$102,306
Natl Median: $83,558
Lifetime Value Added
+$208k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $97,121
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
International/Globalization Studies
MastCIP: 3020
Median Debt
$58,474
Earnings (4yr)
$253,631
Natl Median: $86,219
Lifetime Value Added
+$1489k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $70,306
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Law
MastCIP: 2201
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $65,341
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$72,960
Natl Median: $65,716
Lifetime Value Added
-$49k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $58,093
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$41,000
Earnings (4yr)
$106,399
Natl Median: $124,807
Lifetime Value Added
+$244k
Marketing
MastCIP: 5214
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$255,357
Natl Median: $79,106
Lifetime Value Added
+$1502k
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 (5yr)
$113,006
Natl Median: $115,974
Lifetime Value Added
+$282k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$119,258
Natl Median: $198,417
Lifetime Value Added
+$356k
Nanotechnology
MastCIP: 1516
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $110,432
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$77,225
Earnings (4yr)
$83,058
Natl Median: $74,607
Lifetime Value Added
+$39k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $73,229
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $92,305
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 (2yr)
$60,839
Natl Median: $96,478
Lifetime Value Added
-$135k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $78,850
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Psychology, General
MastCIP: 4201
Median Debt
$20,500
Earnings (4yr)
$101,785
Natl Median: $64,711
Lifetime Value Added
+$203k
Median Debt
$41,000
Earnings (4yr)
$104,073
Natl Median: $81,408
Lifetime Value Added
+$223k
Public Health
MastCIP: 5122
Median Debt
$66,000
Earnings (4yr)
$90,435
Natl Median: $82,751
Lifetime Value Added
+$104k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $93,020
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Real Estate
MastCIP: 5215
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$230,624
Natl Median: $135,104
Lifetime Value Added
+$1305k
Median Debt
$49,400
Earnings (4yr)
$124,042
Natl Median: $120,193
Lifetime Value Added
+$397k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $63,216
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $60,728
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$64,918
Earnings (4yr)
$76,530
Natl Median: $66,129
Lifetime Value Added
-$18k
Social Work
MastCIP: 4407
Median Debt
$66,845
Earnings (4yr)
$68,695
Natl Median: $65,123
Lifetime Value Added
-$87k
Statistics
MastCIP: 2705
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $123,816
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$48,432
Natl Median: $60,111
Lifetime Value Added
-$256k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $76,897
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Systems Engineering
MastCIP: 1427
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$95,739
Natl Median: $144,565
Lifetime Value Added
+$184k
Median Debt
$50,349
Earnings (4yr)
$72,741
Natl Median: $59,916
Lifetime Value Added
-$51k
Median Debt
$48,713
Earnings (4yr)
$63,038
Natl Median: $63,707
Lifetime Value Added
-$137k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $65,767
Lifetime Value Added
N/A

Graduate Certificates

Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $95,753
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
Archeology
DocCIP: 4503
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $53,119
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Architecture
DocCIP: 0402
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $80,586
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
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: $153,586
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$137,284
Natl Median: $131,848
Lifetime Value Added
+$246k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $113,566
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$139,980
Natl Median: $99,578
Lifetime Value Added
+$286k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $141,187
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Chemistry
DocCIP: 4005
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$106,421
Natl Median: $115,386
Lifetime Value Added
+$71k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $92,533
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $66,710
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
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
Criminology
DocCIP: 4504
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $84,153
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $83,031
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Dentistry
DocCIP: 5104
Median Debt
$303,555
Earnings (4yr)
$173,344
Natl Median: $166,240
Lifetime Value Added
+$531k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $72,231
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
Education, General
DocCIP: 1301
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$98,151
Natl Median: $87,373
Lifetime Value Added
-$37k
Education, Other
DocCIP: 1399
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $90,635
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$158,655
Earnings (4yr)
$171,744
Natl Median: $100,573
Lifetime Value Added
+$519k
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: $81,271
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $144,778
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $68,718
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
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $126,299
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
History
DocCIP: 5401
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$82,591
Natl Median: $70,550
Lifetime Value Added
-$150k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $77,285
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
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $131,070
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $101,435
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $74,328
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: $96,176
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $108,943
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 (2yr)
$69,338
Natl Median: $130,153
Lifetime Value Added
-$216k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $90,908
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $98,707
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$167,936
Earnings (4yr)
$176,358
Natl Median: $138,131
Lifetime Value Added
+$553k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $67,164
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
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
Social Work
DocCIP: 4407
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$101,907
Natl Median: $98,285
Lifetime Value Added
+$5k
Sociology
DocCIP: 4511
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $88,618
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Statistics
DocCIP: 2705
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $156,733
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $85,168
Lifetime Value Added
N/A

Professional Degrees

Law
ProfCIP: 2201
Median Debt
$171,488
Earnings (4yr)
$302,120
Natl Median: $107,773
Lifetime Value Added
+$1421k
Medicine
ProfCIP: 5112
Median Debt
$109,430
Earnings (4yr)
$99,652
Natl Median: $112,460
Lifetime Value Added
-$12k
Veterinary Medicine
ProfCIP: 0180
Median Debt
$191,170
Earnings (4yr)
$137,005
Natl Median: $131,316
Lifetime Value Added
+$264k

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.