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University of Southern California

Los Angeles, CA 20,443 Undergrads 93.2% Grad Rate
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Total Cost
$95,048
Sticker Price
Avg Net Price
$33,056
After Aid
Median Earnings
$92,208
5yr Post-Grad

Vs. Peer Institutions

Net Price$33,056
Peer Midpoint: $19,969
Earnings (5yr Post-Grad)Completers only after graduation
$92,208
Peer Midpoint: $61,632
Earnings (10yr Post-Enroll)All enrolled after enrollment
$103,420
Peer Midpoint: $58,891
Graduation Rate93.2%
Peer Midpoint: 58.9%
Average starting age (2015-17)20.6
Socio-Economic Diversity
Pell Grant Recipients24.6%
Enrollment Status
Full-Time98.2%
Economic Outcomes
Earn More than HS82.7%

Admissions Profile

Acceptance
9.8%
SAT Avg
1,495
SAT Reading
25th: 71073075th: 760
SAT Math
25th: 74077075th: 790
ACT Composite
25th: 323375th: 35

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
+$774k
+$304k
+$287k
Median Cost$33k/yr
+$655k
+$185k
+$168k
Full Cost$95k/yr
+$432k
-$38k
-$55k

ROI Efficiency Metrics

Break-Even Age
Return on Inv. %
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
26
∞
Median Cost$33k/yr
34
142%
Full Cost$95k/yr
Never
-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 Return59%

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-49%

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 (5yr)
$189,607
Natl Median: $40,962
Lifetime Value Added
+$1380k
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Bachelor's Degrees

Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$121,101
Natl Median: $76,194
Lifetime Value Added
+$402k
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Median Debt
$19,125
Earnings (4yr)
$125,514
Natl Median: $98,207
Lifetime Value Added
+$435k
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Anthropology
BachCIP: 4502
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $46,676
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Applied Mathematics
BachCIP: 2703
Median Debt
$18,625
Earnings (4yr)
$101,094
Natl Median: $91,532
Lifetime Value Added
+$250k
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Archeology
BachCIP: 4503
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $41,748
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$23,000
Earnings (4yr)
$78,741
Natl Median: $70,074
Lifetime Value Added
+$79k
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Architecture
BachCIP: 0402
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$86,508
Natl Median: $66,914
Lifetime Value Added
+$126k
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Area Studies
BachCIP: 0501
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$78,771
Natl Median: $56,625
Lifetime Value Added
+$68k
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Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management
BachCIP: 5010
Median Debt
$18,750
Earnings (4yr)
$63,353
Natl Median: $48,240
Lifetime Value Added
-$40k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $68,333
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$16,745
Earnings (4yr)
$57,246
Natl Median: $65,466
Lifetime Value Added
-$89k
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Biology, General
BachCIP: 2601
Median Debt
$14,291
Earnings (4yr)
$63,125
Natl Median: $57,214
Lifetime Value Added
-$42k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $86,713
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$12,540
Earnings (4yr)
$105,415
Natl Median: $93,451
Lifetime Value Added
+$283k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$109,128
Natl Median: $68,257
Lifetime Value Added
+$311k
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Median Debt
$16,500
Earnings (4yr)
$100,646
Natl Median: $98,158
Lifetime Value Added
+$247k
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Chemistry
BachCIP: 4005
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$54,966
Natl Median: $65,120
Lifetime Value Added
-$108k
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Civil Engineering
BachCIP: 1408
Median Debt
$18,817
Earnings (4yr)
$106,308
Natl Median: $86,517
Lifetime Value Added
+$290k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $49,429
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Cognitive Science
BachCIP: 3025
Median Debt
$13,000
Earnings (4yr)
$93,440
Natl Median: $81,496
Lifetime Value Added
+$192k
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Median Debt
$16,360
Earnings (4yr)
$75,864
Natl Median: $56,359
Lifetime Value Added
+$57k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$166,369
Natl Median: $109,015
Lifetime Value Added
+$741k
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Computer Science
BachCIP: 1107
Median Debt
$16,550
Earnings (4yr)
$192,897
Natl Median: $107,009
Lifetime Value Added
+$940k
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Median Debt
$19,968
Earnings (4yr)
$115,839
Natl Median: $58,894
Lifetime Value Added
+$362k
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Dance
BachCIP: 5003
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $39,980
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$91,726
Natl Median: $68,061
Lifetime Value Added
+$179k
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Median Debt
$18,250
Earnings (4yr)
$89,022
Natl Median: $51,490
Lifetime Value Added
+$158k
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Median Debt
$18,750
Earnings (4yr)
$40,415
Natl Median: $39,775
Lifetime Value Added
-$232k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$64,421
Natl Median: $51,642
Lifetime Value Added
-$31k
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Economics
BachCIP: 4506
Median Debt
$19,500
Earnings (4yr)
$94,435
Natl Median: $82,686
Lifetime Value Added
+$199k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$131,532
Natl Median: $100,647
Lifetime Value Added
+$480k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$96,120
Natl Median: $89,619
Lifetime Value Added
+$212k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$95,630
Natl Median: $89,359
Lifetime Value Added
+$194k
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Median Debt
$19,500
Earnings (4yr)
$59,345
Natl Median: $48,590
Lifetime Value Added
-$72k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $81,171
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$55,208
Natl Median: $51,710
Lifetime Value Added
-$106k
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Median Debt
$17,000
Earnings (4yr)
$58,623
Natl Median: $43,765
Lifetime Value Added
-$78k
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Median Debt
$19,875
Earnings (4yr)
$72,428
Natl Median: $41,367
Lifetime Value Added
+$31k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $57,853
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $60,190
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Gerontology
BachCIP: 3011
Median Debt
$12,500
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $54,051
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $61,296
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
History
BachCIP: 5401
Median Debt
$15,750
Earnings (4yr)
$79,940
Natl Median: $50,680
Lifetime Value Added
+$89k
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Human Biology
BachCIP: 3027
Median Debt
$15,500
Earnings (4yr)
$69,751
Natl Median: $64,732
Lifetime Value Added
+$11k
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Median Debt
$22,500
Earnings (4yr)
$112,150
Natl Median: $98,442
Lifetime Value Added
+$334k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $73,201
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$17,600
Earnings (4yr)
$84,866
Natl Median: $66,596
Lifetime Value Added
+$126k
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International/Globalization Studies
BachCIP: 3020
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $59,972
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Journalism
BachCIP: 0904
Median Debt
$15,500
Earnings (4yr)
$79,776
Natl Median: $56,278
Lifetime Value Added
+$87k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$58,462
Natl Median: $53,072
Lifetime Value Added
-$79k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $49,984
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Mathematics
BachCIP: 2701
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$69,377
Natl Median: $69,562
Lifetime Value Added
+$8k
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Median Debt
$15,858
Earnings (4yr)
$104,649
Natl Median: $92,135
Lifetime Value Added
+$277k
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Median Debt
$18,750
Earnings (4yr)
$59,455
Natl Median: $55,693
Lifetime Value Added
-$71k
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Music
BachCIP: 5009
Median Debt
$16,649
Earnings (4yr)
$34,124
Natl Median: $42,892
Lifetime Value Added
-$286k
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Median Debt
$19,000
Earnings (4yr)
$78,731
Natl Median: $55,012
Lifetime Value Added
+$79k
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Median Debt
$18,309
Earnings (4yr)
$89,203
Natl Median: $62,451
Lifetime Value Added
+$159k
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Median Debt
$14,000
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $68,883
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Philosophy
BachCIP: 3801
Median Debt
$18,250
Earnings (4yr)
$51,831
Natl Median: $54,455
Lifetime Value Added
-$134k
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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 (5yr)
$131,487
Natl Median: $76,786
Lifetime Value Added
+$461k
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Median Debt
$14,250
Earnings (4yr)
$75,090
Natl Median: $63,293
Lifetime Value Added
+$51k
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Psychology, General
BachCIP: 4201
Median Debt
$15,215
Earnings (4yr)
$70,461
Natl Median: $50,706
Lifetime Value Added
+$16k
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Public Health
BachCIP: 5122
Median Debt
$17,279
Earnings (4yr)
$89,522
Natl Median: $58,808
Lifetime Value Added
+$162k
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Median Debt
$16,500
Earnings (4yr)
$74,511
Natl Median: $73,721
Lifetime Value Added
+$47k
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Median Debt
$12,125
Earnings (4yr)
$87,946
Natl Median: $63,560
Lifetime Value Added
+$150k
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Median Debt
$12,000
Earnings (4yr)
$107,292
Natl Median: $106,061
Lifetime Value Added
+$297k
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Real Estate
BachCIP: 5215
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$143,977
Natl Median: $84,821
Lifetime Value Added
+$574k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,792
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $41,390
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$17,727
Earnings (4yr)
$41,637
Natl Median: $48,471
Lifetime Value Added
-$221k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$59,088
Natl Median: $55,000
Lifetime Value Added
-$74k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $62,169
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$42,038
Natl Median: $53,366
Lifetime Value Added
-$218k
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Sociology
BachCIP: 4511
Median Debt
$18,125
Earnings (4yr)
$70,555
Natl Median: $52,657
Lifetime Value Added
+$17k
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Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness
BachCIP: 3105
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $54,562
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $62,532
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$17,250
Earnings (5yr)
$79,510
Natl Median: $41,688
Lifetime Value Added
+$73k
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Master's Degrees

Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$142,858
Natl Median: $235,700
Lifetime Value Added
+$552k
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Median Debt
$43,375
Earnings (4yr)
$139,463
Natl Median: $122,434
Lifetime Value Added
+$523k
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Median Debt
$231,288
Earnings (4yr)
$155,219
Natl Median: $127,347
Lifetime Value Added
+$659k
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Anthropology
MastCIP: 4502
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $61,276
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Applied Mathematics
MastCIP: 2703
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$106,697
Natl Median: $116,060
Lifetime Value Added
+$239k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$74,838
Natl Median: $77,466
Lifetime Value Added
-$40k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $71,757
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Area Studies
MastCIP: 0501
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $68,936
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management
MastCIP: 5010
Median Debt
$103,606
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $59,685
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $80,271
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Biology, General
MastCIP: 2601
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $69,830
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $110,121
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$121,165
Natl Median: $106,375
Lifetime Value Added
+$365k
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Median Debt
$84,430
Earnings (4yr)
$181,250
Natl Median: $103,485
Lifetime Value Added
+$883k
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Median Debt
$67,740
Earnings (5yr)
$93,926
Natl Median: $76,837
Lifetime Value Added
+$111k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$96,183
Natl Median: $115,468
Lifetime Value Added
+$181k
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Median Debt
$41,000
Earnings (4yr)
$88,656
Natl Median: $79,665
Lifetime Value Added
+$81k
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Civil Engineering
MastCIP: 1408
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$130,675
Natl Median: $98,323
Lifetime Value Added
+$447k
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Median Debt
$73,987
Earnings (4yr)
$96,014
Natl Median: $65,184
Lifetime Value Added
+$146k
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Median Debt
$74,960
Earnings (4yr)
$91,873
Natl Median: $71,953
Lifetime Value Added
+$109k
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Median Debt
$46,500
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $124,201
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $136,736
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Computer Science
MastCIP: 1107
Median Debt
$41,882
Earnings (4yr)
$188,871
Natl Median: $145,571
Lifetime Value Added
+$948k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$179,055
Natl Median: $120,083
Lifetime Value Added
+$864k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $114,420
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $121,855
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $112,166
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $70,073
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Dispute Resolution
MastCIP: 3028
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$94,256
Natl Median: $74,725
Lifetime Value Added
+$130k
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Median Debt
$99,370
Earnings (4yr)
$53,569
Natl Median: $49,978
Lifetime Value Added
-$235k
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Economics
MastCIP: 4506
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $100,743
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$53,081
Earnings (4yr)
$73,693
Natl Median: $71,685
Lifetime Value Added
-$50k
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Median Debt
$48,832
Earnings (5yr)
$98,901
Natl Median: $66,232
Lifetime Value Added
+$154k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$180,468
Natl Median: $133,654
Lifetime Value Added
+$876k
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Engineering, Other
MastCIP: 1499
Median Debt
$35,171
Earnings (4yr)
$150,717
Natl Median: $129,974
Lifetime Value Added
+$620k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,512
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$68,250
Earnings (4yr)
$107,998
Natl Median: $97,366
Lifetime Value Added
+$250k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $92,629
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$141,854
Earnings (4yr)
$51,931
Natl Median: $51,486
Lifetime Value Added
-$250k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$21,508
Natl Median: $49,079
Lifetime Value Added
-$545k
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Median Debt
$77,647
Earnings (4yr)
$83,256
Natl Median: $79,784
Lifetime Value Added
+$34k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $79,463
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Gerontology
MastCIP: 3011
Median Debt
$72,561
Earnings (4yr)
$79,668
Natl Median: $67,618
Lifetime Value Added
+$2k
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Median Debt
$97,782
Earnings (4yr)
$132,258
Natl Median: $89,981
Lifetime Value Added
+$461k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $81,651
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $64,496
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $58,524
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$58,519
Earnings (4yr)
$116,471
Natl Median: $83,558
Lifetime Value Added
+$324k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $119,184
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$82,440
Natl Median: $97,121
Lifetime Value Added
+$56k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $95,627
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
International/Globalization Studies
MastCIP: 3020
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$38,289
Natl Median: $86,219
Lifetime Value Added
-$369k
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Journalism
MastCIP: 0904
Median Debt
$45,476
Earnings (4yr)
$76,630
Natl Median: $69,034
Lifetime Value Added
-$24k
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Median Debt
$65,303
Earnings (4yr)
$84,932
Natl Median: $101,000
Lifetime Value Added
+$49k
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Median Debt
$88,150
Earnings (4yr)
$70,398
Natl Median: $56,301
Lifetime Value Added
-$79k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $58,093
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$71,750
Earnings (4yr)
$158,632
Natl Median: $124,807
Lifetime Value Added
+$688k
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Marketing
MastCIP: 5214
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$121,971
Natl Median: $79,106
Lifetime Value Added
+$351k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $112,282
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Materials Sciences
MastCIP: 4010
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $116,810
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Mathematics
MastCIP: 2701
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $72,654
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$47,480
Earnings (4yr)
$139,101
Natl Median: $115,974
Lifetime Value Added
+$520k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $198,417
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$145,697
Earnings (4yr)
$72,615
Natl Median: $59,571
Lifetime Value Added
-$60k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $84,750
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$80,778
Earnings (4yr)
$86,783
Natl Median: $75,122
Lifetime Value Added
+$65k
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Music
MastCIP: 5009
Median Debt
$42,500
Earnings (4yr)
$45,304
Natl Median: $48,285
Lifetime Value Added
-$315k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $74,607
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Operations Research
MastCIP: 1437
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $161,561
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$81,702
Natl Median: $147,771
Lifetime Value Added
+$49k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$142,269
Natl Median: $129,214
Lifetime Value Added
+$523k
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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)
$140,115
Natl Median: $70,515
Lifetime Value Added
+$529k
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Median Debt
$83,346
Earnings (4yr)
$103,721
Natl Median: $81,408
Lifetime Value Added
+$213k
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Public Health
MastCIP: 5122
Median Debt
$88,374
Earnings (4yr)
$95,642
Natl Median: $82,751
Lifetime Value Added
+$142k
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Median Debt
$43,913
Earnings (4yr)
$94,114
Natl Median: $93,020
Lifetime Value Added
+$129k
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Median Debt
$79,378
Earnings (4yr)
$89,760
Natl Median: $80,125
Lifetime Value Added
+$91k
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Median Debt
$58,185
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $75,972
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$185,174
Natl Median: $124,997
Lifetime Value Added
+$916k
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Median Debt
$92,926
Earnings (4yr)
$161,128
Natl Median: $120,193
Lifetime Value Added
+$710k
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Median Debt
$139,930
Earnings (4yr)
$87,543
Natl Median: $71,416
Lifetime Value Added
+$71k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$45,500
Natl Median: $55,035
Lifetime Value Added
-$295k
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Social Work
MastCIP: 4407
Median Debt
$114,877
Earnings (4yr)
$73,829
Natl Median: $65,123
Lifetime Value Added
-$49k
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Statistics
MastCIP: 2705
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $123,816
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$118,765
Earnings (4yr)
$77,125
Natl Median: $60,111
Lifetime Value Added
-$20k
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Systems Engineering
MastCIP: 1427
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$178,619
Natl Median: $144,565
Lifetime Value Added
+$860k
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Taxation
MastCIP: 5216
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$127,082
Natl Median: $114,810
Lifetime Value Added
+$416k
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Median Debt
$65,410
Earnings (4yr)
$69,534
Natl Median: $63,707
Lifetime Value Added
-$87k
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Median Debt
$73,981
Earnings (4yr)
$55,041
Natl Median: $65,767
Lifetime Value Added
-$221k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$67,101
Natl Median: $59,460
Lifetime Value Added
-$84k
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Graduate Certificates

Median Debt
$145,480
Earnings (4yr)
$139,611
Natl Median: $207,164
Lifetime Value Added
+$665k
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Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management
Gr-CertCIP: 5010
Median Debt
$145,235
Earnings (2yr)
$104,192
Natl Median: $82,175
Lifetime Value Added
+$372k
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Median Debt
$79,635
Earnings (4yr)
$123,330
Natl Median: $94,506
Lifetime Value Added
+$513k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $85,397
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Dental Residency/Fellowship Programs
Gr-CertCIP: 6001
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $182,700
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Dispute Resolution
Gr-CertCIP: 3028
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$95,860
Natl Median: $73,947
Lifetime Value Added
+$253k
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Engineering, Other
Gr-CertCIP: 1499
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$84,820
Natl Median: $96,828
Lifetime Value Added
+$148k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $63,168
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$214,393
Natl Median: $118,893
Lifetime Value Added
+$1322k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$86,247
Natl Median: $72,959
Lifetime Value Added
+$162k
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Median Debt
$112,203
Earnings (4yr)
$122,019
Natl Median: $99,117
Lifetime Value Added
+$501k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $81,978
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $107,274
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$76,500
Earnings (4yr)
$143,205
Natl Median: $138,247
Lifetime Value Added
+$699k
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Median Debt
$63,546
Earnings (4yr)
$98,030
Natl Median: $114,740
Lifetime Value Added
+$274k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$187,852
Natl Median: $122,843
Lifetime Value Added
+$1115k
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Marketing
Gr-CertCIP: 5214
Median Debt
$141,239
Earnings (4yr)
$161,928
Natl Median: $93,837
Lifetime Value Added
+$874k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $195,803
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Music
Gr-CertCIP: 5009
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$21,508
Natl Median: $40,504
Lifetime Value Added
-$494k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $109,930
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Public Policy Analysis
Gr-CertCIP: 4405
Median Debt
$90,334
Earnings (4yr)
$89,003
Natl Median: $80,781
Lifetime Value Added
+$188k
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Real Estate Development
Gr-CertCIP: 0410
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$101,585
Natl Median: $101,585
Lifetime Value Added
+$289k
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Median Debt
$96,457
Earnings (4yr)
$72,559
Natl Median: $69,147
Lifetime Value Added
+$32k
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Systems Engineering
Gr-CertCIP: 1427
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $148,730
Lifetime Value Added
N/A

Doctoral Degrees

Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $138,660
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Area Studies
DocCIP: 0501
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $69,249
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $112,683
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $101,096
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)
-
Natl Median: $131,848
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)
-
Natl Median: $115,386
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $92,533
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
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 (2yr)
$63,328
Natl Median: $77,931
Lifetime Value Added
-$279k
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Computer Science
DocCIP: 1107
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $178,476
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $97,173
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Education, Other
DocCIP: 1399
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $90,635
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$94,905
Earnings (4yr)
$138,552
Natl Median: $100,573
Lifetime Value Added
+$260k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $157,305
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$55,964
Natl Median: $65,831
Lifetime Value Added
-$339k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $107,112
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $73,797
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $92,039
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Gerontology
DocCIP: 3011
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $86,625
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: $99,694
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
Medicine
DocCIP: 5112
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $118,504
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Music
DocCIP: 5009
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$59,885
Natl Median: $59,592
Lifetime Value Added
-$326k
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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)
$179,146
Natl Median: $136,696
Lifetime Value Added
+$557k
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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
Public Health
DocCIP: 5122
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $108,962
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $119,220
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$241,486
Earnings (4yr)
$93,753
Natl Median: $82,893
Lifetime Value Added
-$71k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $103,410
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Social Work
DocCIP: 4407
Median Debt
$127,849
Earnings (4yr)
$113,125
Natl Median: $98,285
Lifetime Value Added
+$73k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $86,485
Lifetime Value Added
N/A

Professional Degrees

Dentistry
ProfCIP: 5104
Median Debt
$476,329
Earnings (4yr)
$123,341
Natl Median: $170,812
Lifetime Value Added
+$148k
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Law
ProfCIP: 2201
Median Debt
$139,036
Earnings (4yr)
$203,028
Natl Median: $107,773
Lifetime Value Added
+$731k
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Medicine
ProfCIP: 5112
Median Debt
$225,644
Earnings (4yr)
$105,882
Natl Median: $112,460
Lifetime Value Added
+$19k
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Median Debt
$271,770
Earnings (4yr)
$163,791
Natl Median: $138,348
Lifetime Value Added
+$445k
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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.