College ROI

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University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus

Pittsburgh, PA 20,370 Undergrads 82.3% Grad Rate
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Total Cost
$38,105
Sticker Price
Avg Net Price
$30,434
After Aid
Median Earnings
$73,701
4yr Post-Grad

Vs. Peer Institutions

Net Price$30,434
Peer Midpoint: $20,081
Earnings (4yr Post-Grad)Completers only after graduation
$73,701
Peer Midpoint: $60,428
Earnings (10yr Post-Enroll)All enrolled after enrollment
$66,125
Peer Midpoint: $53,763
Graduation Rate82.3%
Peer Midpoint: 58.9%
Average Starting Age20.4
Socio-Economic Diversity
Pell Grant Recipients17.1%
Enrollment Status
Full-Time97.0%
Economic Outcomes
Earn More than HS81.8%

Admissions Profile

Acceptance
58.1%
SAT Avg
1,370
SAT Reading
25th: 64067575th: 720
SAT Math
25th: 64068575th: 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
+$642k
+$175k
+$158k
Median Cost$30k/yr
+$533k
+$66k
+$48k
Full Cost$38k/yr
+$505k
+$38k
+$21k

ROI Efficiency Metrics

Break-Even Age
Return on Inv. %
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
29
∞
Median Cost$30k/yr
45
44%
Full Cost$38k/yr
54
15%
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 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-23%
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)
-
Natl Median: $44,589
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Area Studies
CertCIP: 0501
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$63,939
Natl Median: $52,845
Lifetime Value Added
+$208k
Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management
CertCIP: 5010
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $33,974
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $47,440
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$75,275
Natl Median: $60,097
Lifetime Value Added
+$305k
Median Debt
$24,188
Earnings (4yr)
$68,990
Natl Median: $43,761
Lifetime Value Added
+$258k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $37,083
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$57,665
Natl Median: $33,993
Lifetime Value Added
+$133k
Median Debt
$19,500
Earnings (4yr)
$94,272
Natl Median: $79,019
Lifetime Value Added
+$504k
Engineering, Other
CertCIP: 1499
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (4yr)
$108,995
Natl Median: $88,441
Lifetime Value Added
+$646k
Median Debt
$23,063
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $50,211
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$49,953
Natl Median: $57,315
Lifetime Value Added
+$53k
Median Debt
$23,250
Earnings (4yr)
$64,681
Natl Median: $58,705
Lifetime Value Added
+$215k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $58,065
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (4yr)
$61,390
Natl Median: $46,980
Lifetime Value Added
+$182k
Homeland Security
CertCIP: 4303
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $62,995
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$22,000
Earnings (4yr)
$98,082
Natl Median: $61,907
Lifetime Value Added
+$541k
Median Debt
$19,500
Earnings (4yr)
$86,935
Natl Median: $72,496
Lifetime Value Added
+$432k
Median Debt
$25,308
Earnings (4yr)
$62,435
Natl Median: $45,242
Lifetime Value Added
+$193k
Literature
CertCIP: 2314
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (4yr)
$56,649
Natl Median: $57,951
Lifetime Value Added
+$134k
Median Debt
$22,000
Earnings (4yr)
$118,567
Natl Median: $84,309
Lifetime Value Added
+$738k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $58,495
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$25,000
Earnings (4yr)
$70,128
Natl Median: $55,699
Lifetime Value Added
+$269k
Nuclear Engineering
CertCIP: 1423
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (4yr)
$95,861
Natl Median: $96,054
Lifetime Value Added
+$519k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$60,537
Natl Median: $64,764
Lifetime Value Added
+$174k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $33,711
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$21,500
Earnings (4yr)
$77,934
Natl Median: $45,385
Lifetime Value Added
+$345k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $48,391
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$26,697
Earnings (4yr)
$63,139
Natl Median: $55,975
Lifetime Value Added
+$200k
Median Debt
$23,125
Earnings (4yr)
$61,805
Natl Median: $59,056
Lifetime Value Added
+$187k

Associate's Degrees

Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $47,660
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$15,625
Earnings (4yr)
$42,748
Natl Median: $42,269
Lifetime Value Added
-$80k
Median Debt
$19,000
Earnings (4yr)
$63,823
Natl Median: $65,389
Lifetime Value Added
+$124k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $50,181
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $49,927
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,195
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $46,706
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$16,931
Earnings (4yr)
$61,404
Natl Median: $61,982
Lifetime Value Added
+$102k
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
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$69,850
Natl Median: $77,878
Lifetime Value Added
+$167k
Psychology, General
AssocCIP: 4201
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $39,288
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$20,012
Earnings (4yr)
$74,745
Natl Median: $80,813
Lifetime Value Added
+$223k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $40,934
Lifetime Value Added
N/A

Bachelor's Degrees

Median Debt
$24,188
Earnings (4yr)
$82,966
Natl Median: $76,194
Lifetime Value Added
+$119k
Median Debt
$24,000
Earnings (5yr)
$46,163
Natl Median: $70,786
Lifetime Value Added
-$180k
Anthropology
BachCIP: 4502
Median Debt
$24,667
Earnings (4yr)
$46,328
Natl Median: $46,676
Lifetime Value Added
-$171k
Applied Mathematics
BachCIP: 2703
Median Debt
$21,500
Earnings (4yr)
$95,719
Natl Median: $91,532
Lifetime Value Added
+$216k
Architecture
BachCIP: 0402
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $66,914
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$26,558
Earnings (4yr)
$63,707
Natl Median: $65,466
Lifetime Value Added
-$29k
Median Debt
$23,815
Earnings (4yr)
$62,698
Natl Median: $58,891
Lifetime Value Added
-$37k
Biology, General
BachCIP: 2601
Median Debt
$24,250
Earnings (4yr)
$62,744
Natl Median: $57,214
Lifetime Value Added
-$36k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $86,713
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (4yr)
$86,893
Natl Median: $93,451
Lifetime Value Added
+$149k
Median Debt
$20,500
Earnings (4yr)
$95,917
Natl Median: $68,257
Lifetime Value Added
+$218k
Median Debt
$23,059
Earnings (4yr)
$57,594
Natl Median: $68,407
Lifetime Value Added
-$78k
Median Debt
$24,750
Earnings (4yr)
$97,324
Natl Median: $98,158
Lifetime Value Added
+$229k
Chemistry
BachCIP: 4005
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (4yr)
$70,206
Natl Median: $65,120
Lifetime Value Added
+$21k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$72,587
Natl Median: $76,549
Lifetime Value Added
+$40k
Civil Engineering
BachCIP: 1408
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (4yr)
$77,608
Natl Median: $86,517
Lifetime Value Added
+$78k
Median Debt
$21,208
Earnings (4yr)
$55,736
Natl Median: $50,523
Lifetime Value Added
-$93k
Median Debt
$25,870
Earnings (4yr)
$69,573
Natl Median: $56,359
Lifetime Value Added
+$17k
Median Debt
$25,294
Earnings (4yr)
$63,436
Natl Median: $58,928
Lifetime Value Added
-$31k
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (4yr)
$65,892
Natl Median: $92,374
Lifetime Value Added
-$12k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $83,742
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$26,489
Earnings (4yr)
$110,417
Natl Median: $109,015
Lifetime Value Added
+$328k
Computer Science
BachCIP: 1107
Median Debt
$25,750
Earnings (4yr)
$108,680
Natl Median: $107,009
Lifetime Value Added
+$315k
Median Debt
$20,000
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $85,063
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$26,000
Earnings (4yr)
$52,837
Natl Median: $55,378
Lifetime Value Added
-$117k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$60,778
Natl Median: $68,061
Lifetime Value Added
-$52k
Median Debt
$26,800
Earnings (4yr)
$59,609
Natl Median: $55,753
Lifetime Value Added
-$61k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$51,775
Natl Median: $39,775
Lifetime Value Added
-$125k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$68,654
Natl Median: $51,642
Lifetime Value Added
-$699
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $48,842
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Economics
BachCIP: 4506
Median Debt
$24,989
Earnings (4yr)
$76,549
Natl Median: $82,686
Lifetime Value Added
+$70k
Median Debt
$25,250
Earnings (4yr)
$102,572
Natl Median: $100,647
Lifetime Value Added
+$269k
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians
BachCIP: 1503
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$69,221
Natl Median: $84,599
Lifetime Value Added
+$35k
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
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $81,171
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$21,821
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $51,710
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$22,906
Earnings (4yr)
$37,066
Natl Median: $43,765
Lifetime Value Added
-$251k
Median Debt
$21,750
Earnings (4yr)
$95,087
Natl Median: $83,343
Lifetime Value Added
+$212k
Median Debt
$22,727
Earnings (4yr)
$57,705
Natl Median: $41,367
Lifetime Value Added
-$77k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $57,853
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$25,000
Earnings (4yr)
$57,456
Natl Median: $60,190
Lifetime Value Added
-$79k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,459
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$22,662
Earnings (4yr)
$83,516
Natl Median: $58,716
Lifetime Value Added
+$123k
Median Debt
$21,250
Earnings (4yr)
$60,864
Natl Median: $68,245
Lifetime Value Added
-$51k
History
BachCIP: 5401
Median Debt
$21,500
Earnings (4yr)
$53,682
Natl Median: $50,680
Lifetime Value Added
-$110k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $56,726
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$69,674
Natl Median: $68,069
Lifetime Value Added
+$17k
Median Debt
$24,375
Earnings (4yr)
$98,654
Natl Median: $98,442
Lifetime Value Added
+$239k
Median Debt
$26,486
Earnings (4yr)
$81,117
Natl Median: $85,294
Lifetime Value Added
+$105k
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
Median Debt
$24,000
Earnings (5yr)
$46,887
Natl Median: $53,072
Lifetime Value Added
-$174k
Median Debt
$21,750
Earnings (4yr)
$51,416
Natl Median: $49,984
Lifetime Value Added
-$128k
Literature
BachCIP: 2314
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (4yr)
$45,749
Natl Median: $46,173
Lifetime Value Added
-$176k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$81,225
Natl Median: $83,290
Lifetime Value Added
+$94k
Marketing
BachCIP: 5214
Median Debt
$24,188
Earnings (4yr)
$75,461
Natl Median: $69,303
Lifetime Value Added
+$62k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $91,449
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $88,839
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Mathematics
BachCIP: 2701
Median Debt
$26,879
Earnings (4yr)
$56,143
Natl Median: $69,562
Lifetime Value Added
-$89k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$75,897
Natl Median: $82,073
Lifetime Value Added
+$65k
Median Debt
$25,190
Earnings (4yr)
$90,768
Natl Median: $92,135
Lifetime Value Added
+$179k
Median Debt
$20,114
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $62,582
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
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
$21,500
Earnings (4yr)
$65,239
Natl Median: $62,451
Lifetime Value Added
-$17k
Non-Professional Legal Studies
BachCIP: 2200
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $61,959
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$25,394
Earnings (4yr)
$121,958
Natl Median: $116,539
Lifetime Value Added
+$416k
Philosophy
BachCIP: 3801
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$52,436
Natl Median: $54,455
Lifetime Value Added
-$120k
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
Median Debt
$23,415
Earnings (4yr)
$66,231
Natl Median: $63,293
Lifetime Value Added
-$9k
Psychology, General
BachCIP: 4201
Median Debt
$25,103
Earnings (4yr)
$54,379
Natl Median: $50,706
Lifetime Value Added
-$104k
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: $63,560
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $50,497
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$23,000
Earnings (4yr)
$83,313
Natl Median: $88,910
Lifetime Value Added
+$122k
Median Debt
$24,375
Earnings (4yr)
$75,950
Natl Median: $55,792
Lifetime Value Added
+$65k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $41,390
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$24,046
Earnings (4yr)
$57,012
Natl Median: $48,471
Lifetime Value Added
-$82k
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (4yr)
$56,041
Natl Median: $55,000
Lifetime Value Added
-$90k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $62,169
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$22,500
Earnings (4yr)
$54,069
Natl Median: $53,366
Lifetime Value Added
-$106k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$44,520
Natl Median: $56,812
Lifetime Value Added
-$187k
Social Work
BachCIP: 4407
Median Debt
$22,000
Earnings (4yr)
$56,092
Natl Median: $51,790
Lifetime Value Added
-$90k
Sociology
BachCIP: 4511
Median Debt
$22,250
Earnings (4yr)
$51,654
Natl Median: $52,657
Lifetime Value Added
-$126k
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness
BachCIP: 3105
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (4yr)
$45,013
Natl Median: $54,562
Lifetime Value Added
-$182k
Statistics
BachCIP: 2705
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $92,425
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (4yr)
$45,202
Natl Median: $47,382
Lifetime Value Added
-$181k
Median Debt
$26,000
Earnings (4yr)
$52,228
Natl Median: $51,389
Lifetime Value Added
-$122k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$51,378
Natl Median: $62,532
Lifetime Value Added
-$129k
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
+$1486k
Education, General
PB-CertCIP: 1301
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$53,406
Natl Median: $58,785
Lifetime Value Added
-$156k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$109,057
Natl Median: $88,516
Lifetime Value Added
+$380k
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
+$319k
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
+$330k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$57,321
Natl Median: $60,647
Lifetime Value Added
-$116k
Public Health
PB-CertCIP: 5122
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$77,434
Natl Median: $78,697
Lifetime Value Added
+$79k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $131,346
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Social Work
PB-CertCIP: 4407
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$60,275
Natl Median: $59,439
Lifetime Value Added
-$86k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$68,642
Natl Median: $63,623
Lifetime Value Added
-$5k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$55,116
Natl Median: $60,439
Lifetime Value Added
-$138k

Master's Degrees

Median Debt
$20,500
Earnings (4yr)
$88,958
Natl Median: $95,833
Lifetime Value Added
+$88k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $235,700
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$113,974
Earnings (4yr)
$123,128
Natl Median: $127,347
Lifetime Value Added
+$386k
Biology, General
MastCIP: 2601
Median Debt
$40,000
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 (5yr)
$95,894
Natl Median: $106,375
Lifetime Value Added
+$132k
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
+$217k
Median Debt
$41,000
Earnings (4yr)
$50,131
Natl Median: $65,184
Lifetime Value Added
-$262k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $67,030
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $136,736
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)
-
Natl Median: $61,087
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$61,265
Natl Median: $62,269
Lifetime Value Added
-$157k
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
+$464k
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)
$119,579
Natl Median: $112,705
Lifetime Value Added
+$335k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $101,000
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$39,463
Earnings (4yr)
$49,625
Natl Median: $56,301
Lifetime Value Added
-$266k
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
+$332k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$250,731
Natl Median: $198,417
Lifetime Value Added
+$1462k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $59,571
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
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
$56,549
Earnings (4yr)
$78,964
Natl Median: $71,416
Lifetime Value Added
+$64
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$57,567
Natl Median: $63,707
Lifetime Value Added
-$191k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $65,767
Lifetime Value Added
N/A

Graduate Certificates

Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $72,365
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
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
+$418k
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
-$18k
Civil Engineering
DocCIP: 1408
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $110,980
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $66,710
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
$63,712
Earnings (4yr)
$88,543
Natl Median: $87,373
Lifetime Value Added
-$100k
Education, Other
DocCIP: 1399
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $90,635
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$58,970
Earnings (4yr)
$114,115
Natl Median: $100,573
Lifetime Value Added
+$89k
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
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 (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 (2yr)
$47,952
Natl Median: $98,707
Lifetime Value Added
-$396k
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
$116,596
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
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $143,657
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$49,367
Earnings (4yr)
$138,548
Natl Median: $214,836
Lifetime Value Added
+$269k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $70,514
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$78,223
Earnings (4yr)
$78,063
Natl Median: $85,242
Lifetime Value Added
-$178k
Dentistry
ProfCIP: 5104
Median Debt
$235,835
Earnings (4yr)
$187,912
Natl Median: $170,812
Lifetime Value Added
+$632k
Median Debt
$34,500
Earnings (4yr)
$74,229
Natl Median: $76,187
Lifetime Value Added
-$207k
Education, General
ProfCIP: 1301
Median Debt
$27,187
Earnings (4yr)
$56,333
Natl Median: $72,062
Lifetime Value Added
-$344k
Median Debt
$33,011
Earnings (4yr)
$61,285
Natl Median: $78,026
Lifetime Value Added
-$305k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$42,168
Natl Median: $42,168
Lifetime Value Added
-$467k
Median Debt
$41,000
Earnings (4yr)
$97,530
Natl Median: $103,481
Lifetime Value Added
-$34k
Median Debt
$41,000
Earnings (4yr)
$87,777
Natl Median: $87,697
Lifetime Value Added
-$106k
Law
ProfCIP: 2201
Median Debt
$109,178
Earnings (4yr)
$94,797
Natl Median: $107,773
Lifetime Value Added
-$54k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $86,371
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$56,690
Natl Median: $62,261
Lifetime Value Added
-$341k
Medicine
ProfCIP: 5112
Median Debt
$181,338
Earnings (4yr)
$98,219
Natl Median: $112,460
Lifetime Value Added
-$28k
Median Debt
$44,238
Earnings (4yr)
$68,039
Natl Median: $67,248
Lifetime Value Added
-$253k
Median Debt
$41,000
Earnings (4yr)
$138,129
Natl Median: $138,348
Lifetime Value Added
+$266k
Median Debt
$38,950
Earnings (4yr)
$78,355
Natl Median: $79,644
Lifetime Value Added
-$176k
Public Health
ProfCIP: 5122
Median Debt
$69,500
Earnings (4yr)
$77,992
Natl Median: $101,541
Lifetime Value Added
-$179k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$99,408
Natl Median: $112,991
Lifetime Value Added
-$34k
Median Debt
$80,061
Earnings (4yr)
$155,798
Natl Median: $133,099
Lifetime Value Added
+$396k
Median Debt
$104,803
Earnings (4yr)
$78,103
Natl Median: $81,641
Lifetime Value Added
-$178k
Social Work
ProfCIP: 4407
Median Debt
$46,000
Earnings (4yr)
$59,122
Natl Median: $64,950
Lifetime Value Added
-$322k

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.