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University of Pittsburgh-Johnstown
Johnstown, PA 1,934 Undergrads 53.0% Grad Rate
Total Cost
$28,501
Sticker Price
Avg Net Price
$18,952
After Aid
Median Earnings
$66,125
10yr Post-Entry
Vs. Peer Institutions
Net Price$18,952
Peer Midpoint: $19,729.5
Earnings (10yr)$66,125
Peer Midpoint: $53,747
Graduation Rate53.0%
Peer Midpoint: 58.5%
Socio-Economic Diversity
Pell Grant Recipients29.3%
Enrollment Status
Full-Time97.8%
Economic Outcomes
Earn More than HS81.8%
Admissions Profile
Acceptance
95.9%
SAT Avg
1,158
SAT Reading
25th: 52056575th: 625
SAT Math
25th: 52056075th: 630
ACT Composite
25th: 192475th: 32
ROI Sensitivity Analysis
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
+$168k
+$80k
Median Cost$19k/yr
+$496k
+$99k
+$11k
Full Cost$29k/yr
+$461k
+$65k
-$23k
ROI Efficiency Metrics
Break-Even Age
Return on Inv. %
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
34
∞
Median Cost$19k/yr
55
17%
Full Cost$29k/yr
Never
-22%
Analysis Assumptions:
- Starting Salary: Estimated from the 10-year 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 Return55%
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-38%
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 with your specific estimates of cost and salary.
Program ROI Analysis
Certificates
Geography and Cartography
CertCIP: 4507
Median Debt
$23,250
Earnings (5yr)
$57,021
Lifetime Value Added
+$137k
Associate's Degrees
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions
AssocCIP: 5109
Median Debt
$19,000
Earnings (5yr)
$58,823
Lifetime Value Added
+$87k
Bachelor's Degrees
Accounting and Related Services
BachCIP: 5203
Median Debt
$24,188
Earnings (5yr)
$85,705
Lifetime Value Added
+$168k
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions
BachCIP: 5109
Median Debt
$24,000
Earnings (5yr)
$46,163
Lifetime Value Added
-$139k
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology
BachCIP: 2602
Median Debt
$26,558
Earnings (5yr)
$62,038
Lifetime Value Added
-$10k
Biological and Physical Sciences
BachCIP: 3001
Median Debt
$23,815
Earnings (5yr)
$64,219
Lifetime Value Added
+$7k
Biology, General
BachCIP: 2601
Median Debt
$24,250
Earnings (5yr)
$61,794
Lifetime Value Added
-$12k
Business/Commerce, General
BachCIP: 5201
Median Debt
$23,059
Earnings (5yr)
$60,262
Lifetime Value Added
-$24k
Chemical Engineering
BachCIP: 1407
Median Debt
$24,750
Earnings (5yr)
$93,213
Lifetime Value Added
+$225k
Chemistry
BachCIP: 4005
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (5yr)
$71,533
Lifetime Value Added
+$62k
Civil Engineering Technologies/Technicians
BachCIP: 1502
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$78,107
Lifetime Value Added
+$112k
Civil Engineering
BachCIP: 1408
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (5yr)
$88,756
Lifetime Value Added
+$191k
Computer Engineering
BachCIP: 1409
Median Debt
$26,489
Earnings (5yr)
$103,404
Lifetime Value Added
+$301k
Computer Science
BachCIP: 1107
Median Debt
$25,750
Earnings (5yr)
$104,624
Lifetime Value Added
+$310k
Criminal Justice and Corrections
BachCIP: 4301
Median Debt
$26,000
Earnings (5yr)
$59,740
Lifetime Value Added
-$28k
Economics
BachCIP: 4506
Median Debt
$24,989
Earnings (5yr)
$73,651
Lifetime Value Added
+$78k
Electrical Engineering Technologies/Technicians
BachCIP: 1503
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$69,221
Lifetime Value Added
+$77k
Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering
BachCIP: 1410
Median Debt
$25,250
Earnings (5yr)
$96,649
Lifetime Value Added
+$250k
Finance and Financial Management Services
BachCIP: 5208
Median Debt
$21,750
Earnings (5yr)
$91,242
Lifetime Value Added
+$210k
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences
BachCIP: 4006
Median Debt
$25,000
Earnings (5yr)
$59,465
Lifetime Value Added
-$31k
Health and Medical Administrative Services
BachCIP: 5107
Median Debt
$22,662
Earnings (5yr)
$82,177
Lifetime Value Added
+$142k
History
BachCIP: 5401
Median Debt
$21,500
Earnings (5yr)
$49,444
Lifetime Value Added
-$112k
Information Science/Studies
BachCIP: 1104
Median Debt
$26,486
Earnings (5yr)
$88,912
Lifetime Value Added
+$192k
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities
BachCIP: 2401
Median Debt
$24,000
Earnings (5yr)
$46,887
Lifetime Value Added
-$133k
Literature
BachCIP: 2314
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (5yr)
$51,146
Lifetime Value Added
-$98k
Marketing
BachCIP: 5214
Median Debt
$24,188
Earnings (5yr)
$78,395
Lifetime Value Added
+$114k
Mathematics
BachCIP: 2701
Median Debt
$26,879
Earnings (5yr)
$69,210
Lifetime Value Added
+$45k
Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians
BachCIP: 1508
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$74,800
Lifetime Value Added
+$87k
Mechanical Engineering
BachCIP: 1419
Median Debt
$25,190
Earnings (5yr)
$93,999
Lifetime Value Added
+$230k
Political Science and Government
BachCIP: 4510
Median Debt
$23,415
Earnings (5yr)
$61,478
Lifetime Value Added
-$15k
Psychology, General
BachCIP: 4201
Median Debt
$25,103
Earnings (5yr)
$55,169
Lifetime Value Added
-$65k
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies
BachCIP: 2313
Median Debt
$24,046
Earnings (5yr)
$53,776
Lifetime Value Added
-$76k
Social Sciences, General
BachCIP: 4501
Median Debt
$22,500
Earnings (5yr)
$43,161
Lifetime Value Added
-$164k
Sociology
BachCIP: 4511
Median Debt
$22,250
Earnings (5yr)
$48,866
Lifetime Value Added
-$117k
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods
BachCIP: 1312
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (5yr)
$42,137
Lifetime Value Added
-$173k
Note: Lifetime Value Added is the Net Present Value (NPV) of estimated career earnings relative to a median high school graduate, 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 degree decision moving forward. These Lifetime Value Added results should not be compared with those Undergraduate Certificates, Associates or Bachelors starting at age 18.