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University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus

Pittsburgh, PA 20,370 Undergrads 82.8% Grad Rate
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Total Cost
$38,719
Sticker Price
Avg Net Price
$29,362
After Aid
Median Earnings
$75,481
5yr Post-Grad

Vs. Peer Institutions

Net Price$29,362
Peer Midpoint: $19,969
Earnings (5yr Post-Grad)Completers only after graduation
$75,481
Peer Midpoint: $61,632
Earnings (10yr Post-Enroll)All enrolled after enrollment
$73,113
Peer Midpoint: $58,891
Graduation Rate82.8%
Peer Midpoint: 58.9%
Average starting age (2015-17)20.4
Socio-Economic Diversity
Pell Grant Recipients19.2%
Enrollment Status
Full-Time97.0%
Economic Outcomes
Earn More than HS80.6%

Admissions Profile

Acceptance
58.1%
SAT Avg
1,370
SAT Reading
25th: 64068075th: 720
SAT Math
25th: 64068075th: 740
ACT Composite
25th: 293175th: 33

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
+$649k
+$178k
+$162k
Median Cost$29k/yr
+$543k
+$73k
+$56k
Full Cost$39k/yr
+$509k
+$39k
+$23k

ROI Efficiency Metrics

Break-Even Age
Return on Inv. %
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
29
∞
Median Cost$29k/yr
44
53%
Full Cost$39k/yr
53
16%
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 Return122%

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-25%

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)
-
Natl Median: $44,589
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Area Studies
CertCIP: 0501

Earnings shared by 2 University of Pittsburgh campuses, which report as one program.

Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$63,939
Natl Median: $52,845
Lifetime Value Added
+$211k
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Median Debt
$25,936
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $47,440
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$24,250
Earnings (4yr)
$68,990
Natl Median: $43,761
Lifetime Value Added
+$262k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $37,083
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$50,606
Natl Median: $34,535
Lifetime Value Added
+$94k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$94,272
Natl Median: $79,019
Lifetime Value Added
+$508k
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Engineering, Other
CertCIP: 1499
Median Debt
$20,170
Earnings (4yr)
$108,995
Natl Median: $88,441
Lifetime Value Added
+$650k
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Median Debt
$24,500
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $50,211
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$69,627
Natl Median: $57,315
Lifetime Value Added
+$255k
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Geography and Cartography
CertCIP: 4507

Earnings shared by 2 University of Pittsburgh campuses, which report as one program.

Median Debt
$22,000
Earnings (4yr)
$64,681
Natl Median: $58,705
Lifetime Value Added
+$219k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $58,065
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$61,390
Natl Median: $46,980
Lifetime Value Added
+$185k
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Homeland Security
CertCIP: 4303
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $62,995
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$98,082
Natl Median: $61,907
Lifetime Value Added
Not scored

Not scored. Graduates of this program earn more than graduates of the school's bachelor's degree in the same field, and about 1.6× the national median for this credential. That usually means students arrived already holding a degree or years of work experience. 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)
$86,935
Natl Median: $72,496
Lifetime Value Added
+$436k
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Median Debt
$22,000
Earnings (4yr)
$62,435
Natl Median: $45,242
Lifetime Value Added
+$196k
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Literature
CertCIP: 2314

Earnings shared by 2 University of Pittsburgh campuses, which report as one program.

Median Debt
$22,000
Earnings (4yr)
$56,649
Natl Median: $57,951
Lifetime Value Added
+$136k
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Median Debt
$21,500
Earnings (4yr)
$118,567
Natl Median: $84,309
Lifetime Value Added
+$742k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $58,495
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$21,500
Earnings (4yr)
$70,128
Natl Median: $55,699
Lifetime Value Added
+$273k
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Nuclear Engineering
CertCIP: 1423
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (4yr)
$95,861
Natl Median: $96,054
Lifetime Value Added
+$523k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$60,537
Natl Median: $64,764
Lifetime Value Added
+$176k
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Median Debt
$24,375
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $33,711
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$25,899
Earnings (5yr)
$97,303
Natl Median: $80,951
Lifetime Value Added
+$519k
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Median Debt
$23,250
Earnings (4yr)
$77,934
Natl Median: $45,385
Lifetime Value Added
+$349k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $48,391
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$22,000
Earnings (4yr)
$63,139
Natl Median: $55,975
Lifetime Value Added
+$203k
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Median Debt
$22,250
Earnings (4yr)
$61,805
Natl Median: $59,056
Lifetime Value Added
+$189k
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Associate's Degrees

Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions
AssocCIP: 5109

Earnings shared by 2 University of Pittsburgh campuses, which report as one program.

Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$63,823
Natl Median: $65,389
Lifetime Value Added
+$128k
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Median Debt
$12,500
Earnings (4yr)
$61,404
Natl Median: $61,982
Lifetime Value Added
+$105k
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Engineering Science
AssocCIP: 1413
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $75,098
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $44,125
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Mining and Petroleum Technologies/Technicians
AssocCIP: 1509

Earnings shared by 2 University of Pittsburgh campuses, which report as one program.

Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$75,391
Natl Median: $77,878
Lifetime Value Added
+$220k
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Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
AssocCIP: 5138

Earnings shared by 3 University of Pittsburgh campuses, which report as one program.

Median Debt
$18,500
Earnings (4yr)
$74,745
Natl Median: $80,813
Lifetime Value Added
+$228k
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Bachelor's Degrees

Accounting and Related Services
BachCIP: 5203

Earnings shared by 4 University of Pittsburgh campuses, which report as one program.

Median Debt
$23,000
Earnings (4yr)
$82,966
Natl Median: $76,194
Lifetime Value Added
+$125k
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Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions
BachCIP: 5109

Earnings shared by 2 University of Pittsburgh campuses, which report as one program.

Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$60,768
Natl Median: $70,786
Lifetime Value Added
-$57k
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Anthropology
BachCIP: 4502

Earnings shared by 2 University of Pittsburgh campuses, which report as one program.

Median Debt
$22,000
Earnings (4yr)
$46,328
Natl Median: $46,676
Lifetime Value Added
-$168k
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Applied Mathematics
BachCIP: 2703

Earnings shared by 3 University of Pittsburgh campuses, which report as one program.

Median Debt
$24,031
Earnings (4yr)
$95,719
Natl Median: $91,532
Lifetime Value Added
+$222k
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Architecture
BachCIP: 0402
Median Debt
$24,395
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $66,914
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology
BachCIP: 2602

Earnings shared by 3 University of Pittsburgh campuses, which report as one program.

Median Debt
$23,000
Earnings (4yr)
$63,707
Natl Median: $65,466
Lifetime Value Added
-$24k
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Biological and Physical Sciences
BachCIP: 3001

Earnings shared by 3 University of Pittsburgh campuses, which report as one program.

Median Debt
$24,094
Earnings (4yr)
$62,698
Natl Median: $58,891
Lifetime Value Added
-$32k
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Biology, General
BachCIP: 2601

Earnings shared by 4 University of Pittsburgh campuses, which report as one program.

Median Debt
$23,000
Earnings (4yr)
$62,744
Natl Median: $57,214
Lifetime Value Added
-$31k
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Median Debt
$20,500
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $86,713
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$26,790
Earnings (4yr)
$86,893
Natl Median: $93,451
Lifetime Value Added
+$155k
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Median Debt
$23,125
Earnings (4yr)
$95,917
Natl Median: $68,257
Lifetime Value Added
+$224k
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Business/Commerce, General
BachCIP: 5201

Earnings shared by 4 University of Pittsburgh campuses, which report as one program.

Median Debt
$23,250
Earnings (4yr)
$57,594
Natl Median: $68,407
Lifetime Value Added
-$73k
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Chemical Engineering
BachCIP: 1407

Earnings shared by 2 University of Pittsburgh campuses, which report as one program.

Median Debt
$23,750
Earnings (4yr)
$97,324
Natl Median: $98,158
Lifetime Value Added
+$235k
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Chemistry
BachCIP: 4005

Earnings shared by 4 University of Pittsburgh campuses, which report as one program.

Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (4yr)
$70,206
Natl Median: $65,120
Lifetime Value Added
+$27k
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Civil Engineering Technologies/Technicians
BachCIP: 1502

Earnings shared by 2 University of Pittsburgh campuses, which report as one program.

Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$72,587
Natl Median: $76,549
Lifetime Value Added
+$46k
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Civil Engineering
BachCIP: 1408

Earnings shared by 2 University of Pittsburgh campuses, which report as one program.

Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (4yr)
$77,608
Natl Median: $86,517
Lifetime Value Added
+$84k
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Median Debt
$21,500
Earnings (4yr)
$55,736
Natl Median: $50,523
Lifetime Value Added
-$89k
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Median Debt
$18,750
Earnings (4yr)
$69,573
Natl Median: $56,359
Lifetime Value Added
+$22k
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Median Debt
$23,125
Earnings (4yr)
$63,436
Natl Median: $58,928
Lifetime Value Added
-$26k
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Computer and Information Sciences, General
BachCIP: 1101

Earnings shared by 3 University of Pittsburgh campuses, which report as one program.

Median Debt
$23,100
Earnings (4yr)
$65,892
Natl Median: $92,374
Lifetime Value Added
-$6k
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Computer Engineering
BachCIP: 1409

Earnings shared by 2 University of Pittsburgh campuses, which report as one program.

Median Debt
$26,391
Earnings (4yr)
$110,417
Natl Median: $109,015
Lifetime Value Added
+$334k
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Computer Science
BachCIP: 1107

Earnings shared by 2 University of Pittsburgh campuses, which report as one program.

Median Debt
$23,250
Earnings (4yr)
$108,680
Natl Median: $107,009
Lifetime Value Added
+$321k
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Median Debt
$21,500
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $85,063
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Criminal Justice and Corrections
BachCIP: 4301

Earnings shared by 4 University of Pittsburgh campuses, which report as one program.

Median Debt
$23,250
Earnings (4yr)
$52,837
Natl Median: $55,378
Lifetime Value Added
-$113k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$60,778
Natl Median: $68,061
Lifetime Value Added
-$47k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$59,609
Natl Median: $55,753
Lifetime Value Added
-$57k
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Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft
BachCIP: 5005

Earnings shared by 2 University of Pittsburgh campuses, which report as one program.

Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$51,775
Natl Median: $39,775
Lifetime Value Added
-$122k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$84,146
Natl Median: $51,642
Lifetime Value Added
+$121k
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Median Debt
$26,361
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $48,842
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Economics
BachCIP: 4506

Earnings shared by 3 University of Pittsburgh campuses, which report as one program.

Median Debt
$24,188
Earnings (4yr)
$76,549
Natl Median: $82,686
Lifetime Value Added
+$76k
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Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering
BachCIP: 1410

Earnings shared by 2 University of Pittsburgh campuses, which report as one program.

Median Debt
$26,169
Earnings (4yr)
$102,572
Natl Median: $100,647
Lifetime Value Added
+$275k
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Engineering Science
BachCIP: 1413
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $93,782
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $48,590
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$23,562
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $81,171
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$22,500
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $51,710
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$21,500
Earnings (4yr)
$37,066
Natl Median: $43,765
Lifetime Value Added
-$247k
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Finance and Financial Management Services
BachCIP: 5208

Earnings shared by 2 University of Pittsburgh campuses, which report as one program.

Median Debt
$20,500
Earnings (4yr)
$95,087
Natl Median: $83,343
Lifetime Value Added
+$217k
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Median Debt
$25,500
Earnings (4yr)
$57,705
Natl Median: $41,367
Lifetime Value Added
-$72k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $57,853
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences
BachCIP: 4006

Earnings shared by 3 University of Pittsburgh campuses, which report as one program.

Median Debt
$21,500
Earnings (4yr)
$57,456
Natl Median: $60,190
Lifetime Value Added
-$74k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,459
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Health and Medical Administrative Services
BachCIP: 5107

Earnings shared by 3 University of Pittsburgh campuses, which report as one program.

Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$83,516
Natl Median: $58,716
Lifetime Value Added
+$129k
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Median Debt
$19,750
Earnings (4yr)
$60,864
Natl Median: $68,245
Lifetime Value Added
-$47k
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History
BachCIP: 5401

Earnings shared by 3 University of Pittsburgh campuses, which report as one program.

Median Debt
$21,000
Earnings (4yr)
$53,682
Natl Median: $50,680
Lifetime Value Added
-$106k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $56,726
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$19,750
Earnings (4yr)
$69,674
Natl Median: $68,069
Lifetime Value Added
+$23k
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Median Debt
$22,750
Earnings (4yr)
$98,654
Natl Median: $98,442
Lifetime Value Added
+$245k
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Information Science/Studies
BachCIP: 1104

Earnings shared by 2 University of Pittsburgh campuses, which report as one program.

Median Debt
$23,732
Earnings (4yr)
$81,117
Natl Median: $85,294
Lifetime Value Added
+$111k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $73,201
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $66,596
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Journalism
BachCIP: 0904
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $56,278
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities
BachCIP: 2401

Earnings shared by 4 University of Pittsburgh campuses, which report as one program.

Median Debt
$23,875
Earnings (5yr)
$46,329
Natl Median: $53,072
Lifetime Value Added
-$175k
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Median Debt
$23,125
Earnings (4yr)
$51,416
Natl Median: $49,984
Lifetime Value Added
-$125k
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Literature
BachCIP: 2314

Earnings shared by 3 University of Pittsburgh campuses, which report as one program.

Median Debt
$20,500
Earnings (4yr)
$45,749
Natl Median: $46,173
Lifetime Value Added
-$173k
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Management Information Systems and Services
BachCIP: 5212

Earnings shared by 2 University of Pittsburgh campuses, which report as one program.

Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$86,755
Natl Median: $83,290
Lifetime Value Added
+$141k
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Marketing
BachCIP: 5214

Earnings shared by 2 University of Pittsburgh campuses, which report as one program.

Median Debt
$23,250
Earnings (4yr)
$75,461
Natl Median: $69,303
Lifetime Value Added
+$68k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $91,449
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$86,693
Natl Median: $88,839
Lifetime Value Added
+$140k
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Mathematics
BachCIP: 2701

Earnings shared by 2 University of Pittsburgh campuses, which report as one program.

Median Debt
$23,452
Earnings (4yr)
$56,143
Natl Median: $69,562
Lifetime Value Added
-$85k
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Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians
BachCIP: 1508

Earnings shared by 2 University of Pittsburgh campuses, which report as one program.

Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$75,897
Natl Median: $82,073
Lifetime Value Added
+$71k
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Mechanical Engineering
BachCIP: 1419

Earnings shared by 2 University of Pittsburgh campuses, which report as one program.

Median Debt
$23,500
Earnings (4yr)
$90,768
Natl Median: $92,135
Lifetime Value Added
+$185k
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Median Debt
$20,906
Earnings (5yr)
$74,831
Natl Median: $62,582
Lifetime Value Added
+$52k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,693
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Music
BachCIP: 5009
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $42,892
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$23,125
Earnings (4yr)
$65,239
Natl Median: $62,451
Lifetime Value Added
-$11k
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Non-Professional Legal Studies
BachCIP: 2200
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $61,959
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (4yr)
$121,958
Natl Median: $116,539
Lifetime Value Added
+$422k
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Philosophy
BachCIP: 3801
Median Debt
$20,557
Earnings (4yr)
$52,436
Natl Median: $54,455
Lifetime Value Added
-$116k
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Physical Sciences, General
BachCIP: 4001
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $68,944
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Physics
BachCIP: 4008
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $76,786
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Political Science and Government
BachCIP: 4510

Earnings shared by 3 University of Pittsburgh campuses, which report as one program.

Median Debt
$23,000
Earnings (4yr)
$66,231
Natl Median: $63,293
Lifetime Value Added
-$4k
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Psychology, General
BachCIP: 4201

Earnings shared by 4 University of Pittsburgh campuses, which report as one program.

Median Debt
$23,980
Earnings (4yr)
$54,379
Natl Median: $50,706
Lifetime Value Added
-$100k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $65,093
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $73,721
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $50,497
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
BachCIP: 5138

Earnings shared by 2 University of Pittsburgh campuses, which report as one program.

Median Debt
$23,298
Earnings (4yr)
$83,313
Natl Median: $88,910
Lifetime Value Added
+$128k
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Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions
BachCIP: 5123

Earnings shared by 2 University of Pittsburgh campuses, which report as one program.

Median Debt
$23,307
Earnings (4yr)
$75,950
Natl Median: $55,792
Lifetime Value Added
+$71k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $41,390
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies
BachCIP: 2313

Earnings shared by 4 University of Pittsburgh campuses, which report as one program.

Median Debt
$20,885
Earnings (4yr)
$57,012
Natl Median: $48,471
Lifetime Value Added
-$78k
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Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
BachCIP: 1609

Earnings shared by 2 University of Pittsburgh campuses, which report as one program.

Median Debt
$22,000
Earnings (4yr)
$56,041
Natl Median: $55,000
Lifetime Value Added
-$86k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $62,169
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Social Sciences, General
BachCIP: 4501

Earnings shared by 3 University of Pittsburgh campuses, which report as one program.

Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$54,069
Natl Median: $53,366
Lifetime Value Added
-$102k
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Social Sciences, Other
BachCIP: 4599

Earnings shared by 2 University of Pittsburgh campuses, which report as one program.

Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (4yr)
$44,520
Natl Median: $56,812
Lifetime Value Added
-$183k
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Social Work
BachCIP: 4407
Median Debt
$20,500
Earnings (4yr)
$56,092
Natl Median: $51,790
Lifetime Value Added
-$86k
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Sociology
BachCIP: 4511

Earnings shared by 3 University of Pittsburgh campuses, which report as one program.

Median Debt
$21,375
Earnings (4yr)
$51,654
Natl Median: $52,657
Lifetime Value Added
-$123k
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Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness
BachCIP: 3105

Earnings shared by 2 University of Pittsburgh campuses, which report as one program.

Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (4yr)
$45,013
Natl Median: $54,562
Lifetime Value Added
-$179k
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Statistics
BachCIP: 2705
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $92,425
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods
BachCIP: 1312

Earnings shared by 4 University of Pittsburgh campuses, which report as one program.

Median Debt
$26,885
Earnings (4yr)
$45,202
Natl Median: $47,382
Lifetime Value Added
-$177k
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Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas
BachCIP: 1313

Earnings shared by 3 University of Pittsburgh campuses, which report as one program.

Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$52,228
Natl Median: $51,389
Lifetime Value Added
-$118k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$51,378
Natl Median: $62,532
Lifetime Value Added
-$125k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $41,688
Lifetime Value Added
N/A

Post-Baccalaureate Certificates

Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$228,486
Natl Median: $231,133
Lifetime Value Added
+$1489k
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Education, General
PB-CertCIP: 1301
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$53,406
Natl Median: $58,785
Lifetime Value Added
-$156k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$109,057
Natl Median: $88,516
Lifetime Value Added
+$382k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $69,708
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$102,695
Natl Median: $105,177
Lifetime Value Added
+$322k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $104,335
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$103,797
Natl Median: $103,335
Lifetime Value Added
+$332k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$57,321
Natl Median: $60,647
Lifetime Value Added
-$115k
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Public Health
PB-CertCIP: 5122
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$77,434
Natl Median: $78,697
Lifetime Value Added
+$82k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $131,346
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Social Work
PB-CertCIP: 4407
Median Debt
$25,407
Earnings (4yr)
$60,275
Natl Median: $59,439
Lifetime Value Added
-$85k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$68,642
Natl Median: $63,623
Lifetime Value Added
-$2k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$55,116
Natl Median: $60,439
Lifetime Value Added
-$138k
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Master's Degrees

Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$88,958
Natl Median: $95,833
Lifetime Value Added
+$91k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $235,700
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$113,739
Earnings (4yr)
$123,128
Natl Median: $127,347
Lifetime Value Added
+$389k
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Biology, General
MastCIP: 2601
Median Debt
$53,928
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
$32,012
Earnings (5yr)
$116,485
Natl Median: $106,375
Lifetime Value Added
+$311k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $103,485
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
Civil Engineering
MastCIP: 1408
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$103,788
Natl Median: $98,323
Lifetime Value Added
+$220k
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Median Debt
$41,000
Earnings (4yr)
$50,131
Natl Median: $65,184
Lifetime Value Added
-$261k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $67,030
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Computer Science
MastCIP: 1107
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $145,571
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $121,855
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$61,265
Natl Median: $62,269
Lifetime Value Added
-$155k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $82,527
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$132,129
Natl Median: $133,654
Lifetime Value Added
+$467k
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Engineering, Other
MastCIP: 1499
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $129,974
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $110,694
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Genetics
MastCIP: 2608
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $92,660
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
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: $119,184
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$121,393
Natl Median: $112,705
Lifetime Value Added
+$353k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $101,000
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$30,326
Earnings (4yr)
$49,625
Natl Median: $56,301
Lifetime Value Added
-$266k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $124,807
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Marketing
MastCIP: 5214
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $79,106
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
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 (4yr)
$116,951
Natl Median: $115,974
Lifetime Value Added
+$335k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$250,731
Natl Median: $198,417
Lifetime Value Added
+$1466k
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Median Debt
$41,000
Earnings (5yr)
$91,903
Natl Median: $59,571
Lifetime Value Added
+$101k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $84,750
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $73,229
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Nuclear Engineering
MastCIP: 1423
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $117,400
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $147,771
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $92,305
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $129,214
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
Psychology, General
MastCIP: 4201
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $64,711
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $81,408
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
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: $120,193
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$48,730
Earnings (4yr)
$78,964
Natl Median: $71,416
Lifetime Value Added
+$3k
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Median Debt
$21,000
Earnings (4yr)
$57,567
Natl Median: $63,707
Lifetime Value Added
-$190k
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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: $195,803
Lifetime Value Added
N/A

Doctoral Degrees

Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $125,137
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Anthropology
DocCIP: 4502
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $77,473
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 (4yr)
$158,761
Natl Median: $131,848
Lifetime Value Added
+$421k
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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)
$99,566
Natl Median: $115,386
Lifetime Value Added
-$14k
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Civil Engineering
DocCIP: 1408
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $110,980
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $99,878
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $88,343
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $64,704
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 (4yr)
$88,543
Natl Median: $87,373
Lifetime Value Added
-$96k
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Education, Other
DocCIP: 1399
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $90,635
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$41,794
Earnings (4yr)
$114,115
Natl Median: $100,573
Lifetime Value Added
+$94k
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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: $73,797
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $68,718
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Genetics
DocCIP: 2608
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $102,123
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $92,039
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
History
DocCIP: 5401
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $70,550
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $137,148
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $88,805
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: $110,755
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $101,435
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
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 (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $92,569
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
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
$115,552
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $82,893
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $67,164
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $78,692
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)
-
Natl Median: $98,285
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
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

Professional Degrees

Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $242,548
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$51,255
Earnings (4yr)
$138,548
Natl Median: $214,836
Lifetime Value Added
+$273k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $70,514
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$78,063
Natl Median: $85,242
Lifetime Value Added
-$174k
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Dentistry
ProfCIP: 5104
Median Debt
$239,213
Earnings (4yr)
$187,912
Natl Median: $170,812
Lifetime Value Added
+$634k
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Median Debt
$30,750
Earnings (4yr)
$74,229
Natl Median: $76,187
Lifetime Value Added
-$203k
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Education, General
ProfCIP: 1301
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$56,333
Natl Median: $72,062
Lifetime Value Added
-$341k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$61,285
Natl Median: $78,026
Lifetime Value Added
-$302k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$30,409
Natl Median: $30,409
Lifetime Value Added
-$547k
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Median Debt
$48,980
Earnings (4yr)
$97,530
Natl Median: $103,481
Lifetime Value Added
-$29k
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Median Debt
$42,326
Earnings (4yr)
$87,777
Natl Median: $87,697
Lifetime Value Added
-$102k
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Law
ProfCIP: 2201
Median Debt
$77,415
Earnings (4yr)
$94,797
Natl Median: $107,773
Lifetime Value Added
-$50k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $86,371
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Medicine
ProfCIP: 5112
Median Debt
$195,737
Earnings (4yr)
$98,219
Natl Median: $112,460
Lifetime Value Added
-$24k
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Median Debt
$55,970
Earnings (4yr)
$68,039
Natl Median: $67,248
Lifetime Value Added
-$249k
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Median Debt
$41,000
Earnings (4yr)
$138,129
Natl Median: $138,348
Lifetime Value Added
+$270k
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Median Debt
$33,471
Earnings (4yr)
$78,355
Natl Median: $79,644
Lifetime Value Added
-$172k
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Public Health
ProfCIP: 5122
Median Debt
$41,000
Earnings (4yr)
$77,992
Natl Median: $101,541
Lifetime Value Added
-$175k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$50,231
Natl Median: $112,991
Lifetime Value Added
-$374k
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Median Debt
$100,468
Earnings (4yr)
$155,798
Natl Median: $133,099
Lifetime Value Added
+$399k
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Median Debt
$107,759
Earnings (4yr)
$78,103
Natl Median: $81,641
Lifetime Value Added
-$174k
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Social Work
ProfCIP: 4407
Median Debt
$41,000
Earnings (4yr)
$59,122
Natl Median: $64,950
Lifetime Value Added
-$319k
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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.