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University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA 10,650 Undergrads 97.3% Grad Rate
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Total Cost
$92,288
Sticker Price
Avg Net Price
$29,577
After Aid
Median Earnings
$120,094
5yr Post-Grad

Vs. Peer Institutions

Net Price$29,577
Peer Midpoint: $19,969
Earnings (5yr Post-Grad)Completers only after graduation
$120,094
Peer Midpoint: $61,632
Earnings (10yr Post-Enroll)All enrolled after enrollment
$121,687
Peer Midpoint: $58,891
Graduation Rate97.3%
Peer Midpoint: 58.9%
Average starting age (2015-17)22.6
Socio-Economic Diversity
Pell Grant Recipients19.4%
Enrollment Status
Full-Time95.7%
Economic Outcomes
Earn More than HS91.1%

Admissions Profile

Acceptance
5.4%
SAT Avg
1,553
SAT Reading
25th: 74076075th: 770
SAT Math
25th: 77079075th: 800
ACT Composite
25th: 343575th: 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
+$982k
+$512k
+$495k
Median Cost$30k/yr
+$875k
+$405k
+$389k
Full Cost$92k/yr
+$650k
+$180k
+$163k

ROI Efficiency Metrics

Break-Even Age
Return on Inv. %
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
25
∞
Median Cost$30k/yr
28
365%
Full Cost$92k/yr
41
49%
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 Return182%

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-12%

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 →

Certificates

Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$246,660
Natl Median: $236,784
Lifetime Value Added
Not scored

Not scored. Scorecard lists this program as an undergraduate certificate, but advanced dentistry is graduate study, and its graduates' pay matches dentists already in practice. Our model assumes a student starting right after high school, so it can't measure what this program added. Earnings are as reported by the College Scorecard. Run it with your own cost and expected pay →

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: $61,283
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Real Estate
CertCIP: 5215
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $46,762
Lifetime Value Added
N/A

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
$13,801
Earnings (4yr)
$68,435
Natl Median: $57,214
Lifetime Value Added
+$13k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$126,419
Natl Median: $93,451
Lifetime Value Added
+$454k
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Median Debt
$19,250
Earnings (4yr)
$136,806
Natl Median: $68,257
Lifetime Value Added
+$532k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $68,407
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$109,884
Natl Median: $98,158
Lifetime Value Added
+$329k
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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
$15,480
Earnings (4yr)
$109,784
Natl Median: $81,496
Lifetime Value Added
+$329k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$114,266
Natl Median: $56,359
Lifetime Value Added
+$363k
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Median Debt
$11,000
Earnings (4yr)
$241,380
Natl Median: $92,374
Lifetime Value Added
+$1302k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $109,015
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Computer Science
BachCIP: 1107
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$125,015
Natl Median: $107,009
Lifetime Value Added
+$482k
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Criminology
BachCIP: 4504
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$36,848
Natl Median: $55,556
Lifetime Value Added
-$237k
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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
$12,000
Earnings (4yr)
$129,985
Natl Median: $82,686
Lifetime Value Added
+$481k
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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
$8,000
Earnings (4yr)
$61,989
Natl Median: $48,590
Lifetime Value Added
-$38k
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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
-$354k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$202,069
Natl Median: $83,343
Lifetime Value Added
+$1020k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$44,735
Natl Median: $41,367
Lifetime Value Added
-$182k
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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
-
Earnings (4yr)
$88,517
Natl Median: $50,680
Lifetime Value Added
+$167k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$87,439
Natl Median: $66,596
Lifetime Value Added
+$158k
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International/Globalization Studies
BachCIP: 3020
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$84,653
Natl Median: $59,972
Lifetime Value Added
+$163k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $49,984
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$11,250
Earnings (4yr)
$153,279
Natl Median: $86,176
Lifetime Value Added
+$656k
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Marketing
BachCIP: 5214
Median Debt
$7,500
Earnings (4yr)
$112,211
Natl Median: $69,303
Lifetime Value Added
+$347k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$76,460
Natl Median: $91,449
Lifetime Value Added
+$98k
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Mathematics
BachCIP: 2701
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $69,562
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$114,492
Natl Median: $92,135
Lifetime Value Added
+$364k
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Median Debt
$13,021
Earnings (4yr)
$76,395
Natl Median: $52,119
Lifetime Value Added
+$74k
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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
+$89k
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Philosophy
BachCIP: 3801
Median Debt
$17,750
Earnings (4yr)
$107,454
Natl Median: $54,455
Lifetime Value Added
+$311k
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Physics
BachCIP: 4008
Median Debt
$19,500
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $76,786
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$15,750
Earnings (4yr)
$93,033
Natl Median: $63,293
Lifetime Value Added
+$201k
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Psychology, General
BachCIP: 4201
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$73,012
Natl Median: $50,706
Lifetime Value Added
+$48k
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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
$20,500
Earnings (4yr)
$98,475
Natl Median: $88,910
Lifetime Value Added
+$243k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $41,390
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$9,750
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
+$42k
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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
+$300k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$73,190
Natl Median: $62,532
Lifetime Value Added
+$49k
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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
$90,268
Earnings (4yr)
$78,883
Natl Median: $77,466
Lifetime Value Added
+$2k
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Architecture
MastCIP: 0402
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$84,302
Natl Median: $74,139
Lifetime Value Added
+$35k
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Area Studies
MastCIP: 0501
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $68,936
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Behavioral Sciences
MastCIP: 3017
Median Debt
$20,500
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
$57,129
Earnings (4yr)
$132,238
Natl Median: $106,375
Lifetime Value Added
+$467k
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Biotechnology
MastCIP: 2612
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $107,682
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$75,483
Earnings (4yr)
$272,321
Natl Median: $103,485
Lifetime Value Added
+$1638k
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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)
$87,497
Natl Median: $78,175
Lifetime Value Added
+$62k
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Median Debt
$99,623
Earnings (4yr)
$61,890
Natl Median: $65,184
Lifetime Value Added
-$150k
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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
$31,498
Earnings (4yr)
$222,544
Natl Median: $124,201
Lifetime Value Added
+$1239k
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Computer Science
MastCIP: 1107
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$147,612
Natl Median: $145,571
Lifetime Value Added
+$600k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $120,083
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Criminology
MastCIP: 4504
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$74,083
Natl Median: $67,647
Lifetime Value Added
-$53k
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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
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Economics
MastCIP: 4506
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $100,743
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Education, General
MastCIP: 1301
Median Debt
$71,147
Earnings (4yr)
$87,086
Natl Median: $65,824
Lifetime Value Added
+$74k
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Education, Other
MastCIP: 1399
Median Debt
$158,635
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $65,348
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$68,987
Earnings (4yr)
$85,500
Natl Median: $71,685
Lifetime Value Added
+$60k
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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
+$525k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,512
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$81,000
Earnings (4yr)
$252,729
Natl Median: $97,366
Lifetime Value Added
+$1482k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$316,195
Natl Median: $110,694
Lifetime Value Added
+$1983k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$30,771
Natl Median: $49,079
Lifetime Value Added
-$441k
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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
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$250,392
Natl Median: $81,651
Lifetime Value Added
+$1463k
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Health Professions Education, Ethics, and Humanities
MastCIP: 5132
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$112,127
Natl Median: $100,487
Lifetime Value Added
+$293k
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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
+$207k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $97,121
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
International/Globalization Studies
MastCIP: 3020
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$253,631
Natl Median: $86,219
Lifetime Value Added
+$1489k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$85,071
Natl Median: $70,306
Lifetime Value Added
+$42k
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Law
MastCIP: 2201
Median Debt
$75,000
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $65,341
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$72,960
Natl Median: $65,716
Lifetime Value Added
-$50k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $58,093
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$80,237
Earnings (4yr)
$106,399
Natl Median: $124,807
Lifetime Value Added
+$243k
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Marketing
MastCIP: 5214
Median Debt
$90,708
Earnings (4yr)
$255,357
Natl Median: $79,106
Lifetime Value Added
+$1503k
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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)
$79,284
Natl Median: $115,974
Lifetime Value Added
+$33k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$119,258
Natl Median: $198,417
Lifetime Value Added
+$355k
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Nanotechnology
MastCIP: 1516
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $110,432
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$63,531
Earnings (4yr)
$83,058
Natl Median: $74,607
Lifetime Value Added
+$38k
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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
-$137k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $78,850
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Psychology, General
MastCIP: 4201
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$101,785
Natl Median: $64,711
Lifetime Value Added
+$202k
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Median Debt
$52,534
Earnings (4yr)
$104,073
Natl Median: $81,408
Lifetime Value Added
+$222k
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Public Health
MastCIP: 5122
Median Debt
$59,524
Earnings (4yr)
$90,435
Natl Median: $82,751
Lifetime Value Added
+$103k
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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
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Median Debt
$70,647
Earnings (4yr)
$124,042
Natl Median: $120,193
Lifetime Value Added
+$396k
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Median Debt
$155,177
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
$74,750
Earnings (4yr)
$76,530
Natl Median: $66,129
Lifetime Value Added
-$19k
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Social Work
MastCIP: 4407
Median Debt
$70,543
Earnings (4yr)
$68,695
Natl Median: $65,123
Lifetime Value Added
-$88k
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Statistics
MastCIP: 2705
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $123,816
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$94,093
Natl Median: $60,111
Lifetime Value Added
+$119k
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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
+$183k
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Median Debt
$59,620
Earnings (4yr)
$72,741
Natl Median: $59,916
Lifetime Value Added
-$52k
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Median Debt
$55,014
Earnings (4yr)
$63,038
Natl Median: $63,707
Lifetime Value Added
-$139k
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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 (2yr)
$64,493
Natl Median: $131,848
Lifetime Value Added
-$257k
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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
+$283k
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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
+$68k
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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
-
Earnings (4yr)
$173,344
Natl Median: $166,240
Lifetime Value Added
+$527k
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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)
$89,979
Natl Median: $87,373
Lifetime Value Added
-$99k
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Education, Other
DocCIP: 1399
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $90,635
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$171,744
Natl Median: $100,573
Lifetime Value Added
+$515k
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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 (2yr)
$66,045
Natl Median: $70,550
Lifetime Value Added
-$245k
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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
-$219k
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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
-
Earnings (4yr)
$176,358
Natl Median: $138,131
Lifetime Value Added
+$549k
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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
+$2k
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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
$151,202
Earnings (4yr)
$302,120
Natl Median: $107,773
Lifetime Value Added
+$1420k
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Medicine
ProfCIP: 5112
Median Debt
$130,845
Earnings (4yr)
$99,652
Natl Median: $112,460
Lifetime Value Added
-$14k
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Veterinary Medicine
ProfCIP: 0180
Median Debt
$255,610
Earnings (4yr)
$137,005
Natl Median: $131,316
Lifetime Value Added
+$261k
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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.