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University of South Carolina-Columbia

Columbia, SC 29,820 Undergrads 76.6% Grad Rate
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Total Cost
$31,638
Sticker Price
Avg Net Price
$22,811
After Aid
Median Earnings
$67,741
4yr Post-Grad

Vs. Peer Institutions

Net Price$22,811
Peer Midpoint: $20,081
Earnings (4yr Post-Grad)Completers only after graduation
$67,741
Peer Midpoint: $60,428
Earnings (10yr Post-Enroll)All enrolled after enrollment
$62,177
Peer Midpoint: $53,763
Graduation Rate76.6%
Peer Midpoint: 58.9%
Average Starting Age20.5
Socio-Economic Diversity
Pell Grant Recipients19.4%
Enrollment Status
Full-Time97.3%
Economic Outcomes
Earn More than HS79.9%

Admissions Profile

Acceptance
60.2%
SAT Avg
1,297
SAT Reading
25th: 60063075th: 680
SAT Math
25th: 58062575th: 680
ACT Composite
25th: 262975th: 32

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
+$597k
+$130k
+$112k
Median Cost$23k/yr
+$514k
+$48k
+$30k
Full Cost$32k/yr
+$483k
+$16k
-$2k

ROI Efficiency Metrics

Break-Even Age
Return on Inv. %
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
31
∞
Median Cost$23k/yr
48
37%
Full Cost$32k/yr
Never
-2%
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 Return93%

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-29%
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

Associate's Degrees

Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $49,927
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $46,706
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$38,744
Natl Median: $44,125
Lifetime Value Added
-$106k

Bachelor's Degrees

Median Debt
$25,283
Earnings (4yr)
$86,507
Natl Median: $76,194
Lifetime Value Added
+$173k
Median Debt
$26,836
Earnings (4yr)
$61,423
Natl Median: $70,786
Lifetime Value Added
-$19k
Anthropology
BachCIP: 4502
Median Debt
$18,000
Earnings (4yr)
$42,758
Natl Median: $46,676
Lifetime Value Added
-$174k
Applied Mathematics
BachCIP: 2703
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $91,532
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Area Studies
BachCIP: 0501
Median Debt
$19,500
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $56,625
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$23,250
Earnings (4yr)
$67,202
Natl Median: $65,466
Lifetime Value Added
+$26k
Biology, General
BachCIP: 2601
Median Debt
$21,500
Earnings (4yr)
$58,669
Natl Median: $57,214
Lifetime Value Added
-$41k
Median Debt
$23,000
Earnings (4yr)
$97,927
Natl Median: $93,451
Lifetime Value Added
+$261k
Median Debt
$22,497
Earnings (4yr)
$70,527
Natl Median: $68,257
Lifetime Value Added
+$51k
Median Debt
$23,250
Earnings (4yr)
$94,547
Natl Median: $77,981
Lifetime Value Added
+$235k
Median Debt
$26,241
Earnings (4yr)
$98,244
Natl Median: $98,158
Lifetime Value Added
+$263k
Chemistry
BachCIP: 4005
Median Debt
$23,263
Earnings (4yr)
$58,462
Natl Median: $65,120
Lifetime Value Added
-$43k
Civil Engineering
BachCIP: 1408
Median Debt
$26,000
Earnings (4yr)
$84,148
Natl Median: $86,517
Lifetime Value Added
+$155k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $49,429
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$22,500
Earnings (4yr)
$53,247
Natl Median: $56,359
Lifetime Value Added
-$86k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $104,864
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$23,250
Earnings (4yr)
$84,720
Natl Median: $92,374
Lifetime Value Added
+$160k
Median Debt
$25,675
Earnings (4yr)
$109,116
Natl Median: $109,015
Lifetime Value Added
+$346k
Median Debt
$20,500
Earnings (4yr)
$50,847
Natl Median: $55,378
Lifetime Value Added
-$106k
Dance
BachCIP: 5003
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$55,274
Natl Median: $39,980
Lifetime Value Added
-$69k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$25,194
Natl Median: $39,775
Lifetime Value Added
-$318k
Median Debt
$18,965
Earnings (4yr)
$55,093
Natl Median: $48,842
Lifetime Value Added
-$71k
Economics
BachCIP: 4506
Median Debt
$21,434
Earnings (4yr)
$77,536
Natl Median: $82,686
Lifetime Value Added
+$105k
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (4yr)
$100,042
Natl Median: $100,647
Lifetime Value Added
+$277k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $89,619
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$24,250
Earnings (4yr)
$45,185
Natl Median: $48,590
Lifetime Value Added
-$153k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$47,912
Natl Median: $51,710
Lifetime Value Added
-$138k
Median Debt
$22,500
Earnings (4yr)
$40,962
Natl Median: $43,765
Lifetime Value Added
-$190k
Median Debt
$23,250
Earnings (4yr)
$92,578
Natl Median: $83,343
Lifetime Value Added
+$220k
Median Debt
$23,125
Earnings (4yr)
$39,517
Natl Median: $41,367
Lifetime Value Added
-$202k
Median Debt
$23,250
Earnings (4yr)
$64,631
Natl Median: $75,399
Lifetime Value Added
+$6k
Median Debt
$21,500
Earnings (4yr)
$59,472
Natl Median: $57,853
Lifetime Value Added
-$35k
Median Debt
$23,250
Earnings (4yr)
$70,284
Natl Median: $60,190
Lifetime Value Added
+$50k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,459
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
History
BachCIP: 5401
Median Debt
$20,500
Earnings (4yr)
$45,595
Natl Median: $50,680
Lifetime Value Added
-$150k
Median Debt
$21,500
Earnings (4yr)
$56,688
Natl Median: $56,726
Lifetime Value Added
-$58k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $48,568
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $85,294
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Insurance
BachCIP: 5217
Median Debt
$25,173
Earnings (4yr)
$96,539
Natl Median: $88,472
Lifetime Value Added
+$250k
Median Debt
$25,174
Earnings (4yr)
$107,205
Natl Median: $73,201
Lifetime Value Added
+$331k
Median Debt
$18,875
Earnings (4yr)
$54,781
Natl Median: $66,596
Lifetime Value Added
-$73k
Journalism
BachCIP: 0904
Median Debt
$21,750
Earnings (4yr)
$53,294
Natl Median: $56,278
Lifetime Value Added
-$85k
Median Debt
$19,500
Earnings (4yr)
$48,990
Natl Median: $53,072
Lifetime Value Added
-$121k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $49,984
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$22,497
Earnings (4yr)
$98,020
Natl Median: $86,176
Lifetime Value Added
+$261k
Marketing
BachCIP: 5214
Median Debt
$23,250
Earnings (4yr)
$81,945
Natl Median: $69,303
Lifetime Value Added
+$139k
Mathematics
BachCIP: 2701
Median Debt
$22,100
Earnings (4yr)
$62,278
Natl Median: $69,562
Lifetime Value Added
-$13k
Median Debt
$22,750
Earnings (4yr)
$91,296
Natl Median: $92,135
Lifetime Value Added
+$210k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $73,739
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Music
BachCIP: 5009
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (4yr)
$45,181
Natl Median: $42,892
Lifetime Value Added
-$154k
Median Debt
$24,000
Earnings (4yr)
$50,447
Natl Median: $55,012
Lifetime Value Added
-$109k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $116,539
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Philosophy
BachCIP: 3801
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$25,596
Natl Median: $54,455
Lifetime Value Added
-$314k
Physics
BachCIP: 4008
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $76,786
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$23,250
Earnings (4yr)
$63,534
Natl Median: $62,172
Lifetime Value Added
-$3k
Median Debt
$21,500
Earnings (4yr)
$65,464
Natl Median: $63,293
Lifetime Value Added
+$12k
Psychology, General
BachCIP: 4201
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$47,234
Natl Median: $50,706
Lifetime Value Added
-$136k
Public Health
BachCIP: 5122
Median Debt
$21,500
Earnings (4yr)
$58,715
Natl Median: $58,808
Lifetime Value Added
-$41k
Median Debt
$22,990
Earnings (4yr)
$65,248
Natl Median: $63,560
Lifetime Value Added
+$11k
Median Debt
$21,500
Earnings (4yr)
$62,214
Natl Median: $50,497
Lifetime Value Added
-$13k
Real Estate
BachCIP: 5215
Median Debt
$21,500
Earnings (4yr)
$84,558
Natl Median: $84,821
Lifetime Value Added
+$159k
Median Debt
$23,375
Earnings (4yr)
$80,768
Natl Median: $88,910
Lifetime Value Added
+$130k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $41,390
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$21,500
Earnings (4yr)
$51,090
Natl Median: $55,695
Lifetime Value Added
-$104k
Median Debt
$22,590
Earnings (5yr)
$60,164
Natl Median: $55,000
Lifetime Value Added
-$39k
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
Social Work
BachCIP: 4407
Median Debt
$21,467
Earnings (4yr)
$49,401
Natl Median: $51,790
Lifetime Value Added
-$118k
Sociology
BachCIP: 4511
Median Debt
$25,250
Earnings (4yr)
$53,293
Natl Median: $52,657
Lifetime Value Added
-$85k
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness
BachCIP: 3105
Median Debt
$21,500
Earnings (4yr)
$67,705
Natl Median: $54,562
Lifetime Value Added
+$30k
Statistics
BachCIP: 2705
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $92,425
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$24,490
Earnings (4yr)
$43,687
Natl Median: $47,382
Lifetime Value Added
-$166k
Median Debt
$21,910
Earnings (4yr)
$45,804
Natl Median: $51,389
Lifetime Value Added
-$148k

Master's Degrees

Median Debt
$20,500
Earnings (4yr)
$89,511
Natl Median: $95,833
Lifetime Value Added
+$106k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $122,434
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$85,000
Earnings (4yr)
$85,620
Natl Median: $127,347
Lifetime Value Added
+$72k
Anthropology
MastCIP: 4502
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $61,276
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Applied Mathematics
MastCIP: 2703
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $116,060
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Biology, General
MastCIP: 2601
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$62,272
Natl Median: $69,830
Lifetime Value Added
-$145k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $106,375
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$41,000
Earnings (4yr)
$138,445
Natl Median: $103,485
Lifetime Value Added
+$532k
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)
-
Natl Median: $98,323
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $65,184
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$66,000
Earnings (4yr)
$63,439
Natl Median: $67,030
Lifetime Value Added
-$123k
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: $66,714
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $49,978
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $82,527
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Economics
MastCIP: 4506
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $100,743
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Education, General
MastCIP: 1301
Median Debt
$30,301
Earnings (4yr)
$55,759
Natl Median: $65,824
Lifetime Value Added
-$194k
Median Debt
$32,251
Earnings (4yr)
$68,215
Natl Median: $71,685
Lifetime Value Added
-$80k
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)
-
Natl Median: $125,651
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,512
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $51,486
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $49,079
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $123,713
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Genetics
MastCIP: 2608
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$64,493
Natl Median: $92,660
Lifetime Value Added
-$90k
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
$44,964
Earnings (4yr)
$105,165
Natl Median: $89,981
Lifetime Value Added
+$244k
History
MastCIP: 5401
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,360
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $74,856
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$30,442
Earnings (4yr)
$136,605
Natl Median: $83,558
Lifetime Value Added
+$516k
Median Debt
$41,000
Earnings (4yr)
$115,551
Natl Median: $97,121
Lifetime Value Added
+$334k
Journalism
MastCIP: 0904
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$47,260
Natl Median: $69,034
Lifetime Value Added
-$257k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $65,716
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$38,620
Earnings (4yr)
$52,842
Natl Median: $56,301
Lifetime Value Added
-$222k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $58,093
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$106,936
Natl Median: $106,092
Lifetime Value Added
+$259k
Median Debt
$41,000
Earnings (4yr)
$121,711
Natl Median: $124,807
Lifetime Value Added
+$388k
Mathematics
MastCIP: 2701
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $72,654
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $115,974
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Music
MastCIP: 5009
Median Debt
$38,386
Earnings (4yr)
$54,634
Natl Median: $48,285
Lifetime Value Added
-$205k
Nuclear Engineering
MastCIP: 1423
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $117,400
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Philosophy
MastCIP: 3801
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $60,272
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $79,471
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $67,681
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $78,850
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$73,895
Natl Median: $81,408
Lifetime Value Added
-$30k
Public Health
MastCIP: 5122
Median Debt
$54,811
Earnings (4yr)
$70,866
Natl Median: $82,751
Lifetime Value Added
-$57k
Median Debt
$44,143
Earnings (4yr)
$123,101
Natl Median: $120,193
Lifetime Value Added
+$400k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$33,993
Natl Median: $71,416
Lifetime Value Added
-$393k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $63,216
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,035
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $60,728
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $64,286
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Social Work
MastCIP: 4407
Median Debt
$41,000
Earnings (4yr)
$56,741
Natl Median: $65,123
Lifetime Value Added
-$185k
Sociology
MastCIP: 4511
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $63,330
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$39,489
Natl Median: $64,397
Lifetime Value Added
-$336k
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness
MastCIP: 3105
Median Debt
$30,110
Earnings (4yr)
$67,786
Natl Median: $62,033
Lifetime Value Added
-$84k
Statistics
MastCIP: 2705
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $123,816
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$39,122
Earnings (4yr)
$57,024
Natl Median: $60,111
Lifetime Value Added
-$182k
Median Debt
$30,464
Earnings (4yr)
$51,397
Natl Median: $59,916
Lifetime Value Added
-$235k
Median Debt
$33,380
Earnings (4yr)
$56,196
Natl Median: $63,707
Lifetime Value Added
-$190k

Graduate Certificates

Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $86,288
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $80,077
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $63,168
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Gerontology
Gr-CertCIP: 3011
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $61,464
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $61,808
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$55,427
Earnings (4yr)
$62,547
Natl Median: $60,655
Lifetime Value Added
-$56k
Museology/Museum Studies
Gr-CertCIP: 3014
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $46,250
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Music
Gr-CertCIP: 5009
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $40,504
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Public Health
Gr-CertCIP: 5122
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $88,684
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $75,140
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$139,919
Natl Median: $126,911
Lifetime Value Added
+$677k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $64,852
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Statistics
Gr-CertCIP: 2705
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $101,297
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $64,774
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $69,444
Lifetime Value Added
N/A

Doctoral Degrees

Anthropology
DocCIP: 4502
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $77,473
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Biology, General
DocCIP: 2601
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$75,329
Natl Median: $92,983
Lifetime Value Added
-$182k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $131,848
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $113,566
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)
$110,812
Natl Median: $115,386
Lifetime Value Added
+$92k
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: $77,931
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $88,343
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $167,302
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $86,427
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$55,313
Earnings (4yr)
$80,374
Natl Median: $83,031
Lifetime Value Added
-$134k
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)
-
Natl Median: $87,373
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $100,573
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $99,550
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
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: $86,469
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: $97,768
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $88,805
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $77,285
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
Music
DocCIP: 5009
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$46,203
Natl Median: $59,592
Lifetime Value Added
-$399k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $143,572
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
Public Health
DocCIP: 5122
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$89,158
Natl Median: $108,962
Lifetime Value Added
-$81k
Median Debt
$62,452
Earnings (4yr)
$121,489
Natl Median: $138,131
Lifetime Value Added
+$171k
Median Debt
$111,000
Earnings (4yr)
$77,621
Natl Median: $82,893
Lifetime Value Added
-$154k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $103,410
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $88,768
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Social Work
DocCIP: 4407
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $98,285
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $90,739
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness
DocCIP: 3105
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $81,993
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$58,221
Natl Median: $83,794
Lifetime Value Added
-$283k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $85,168
Lifetime Value Added
N/A

Professional Degrees

Law
ProfCIP: 2201
Median Debt
$115,354
Earnings (4yr)
$93,806
Natl Median: $107,773
Lifetime Value Added
-$34k
Medicine
ProfCIP: 5112
Median Debt
$210,899
Earnings (4yr)
$130,641
Natl Median: $112,460
Lifetime Value Added
+$239k
Median Debt
$113,000
Earnings (4yr)
$128,762
Natl Median: $138,348
Lifetime Value Added
+$225k

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.