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University of Virginia-Main Campus

Charlottesville, VA 17,597 Undergrads 93.9% Grad Rate
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Total Cost
$39,926
Sticker Price
Avg Net Price
$21,565
After Aid
Median Earnings
$91,448
4yr Post-Grad

Vs. Peer Institutions

Net Price$21,565
Peer Midpoint: $20,081
Earnings (4yr Post-Grad)Completers only after graduation
$91,448
Peer Midpoint: $60,428
Earnings (10yr Post-Enroll)All enrolled after enrollment
$86,863
Peer Midpoint: $53,763
Graduation Rate93.9%
Peer Midpoint: 58.9%
Average Starting Age20.3
Socio-Economic Diversity
Pell Grant Recipients15.3%
Enrollment Status
Full-Time96.8%
Economic Outcomes
Earn More than HS86.9%

Admissions Profile

Acceptance
16.8%
SAT Avg
1,480
SAT Reading
25th: 70072075th: 760
SAT Math
25th: 71072075th: 780
ACT Composite
25th: 323475th: 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
+$778k
+$311k
+$293k
Median Cost$22k/yr
+$700k
+$233k
+$216k
Full Cost$40k/yr
+$634k
+$167k
+$150k

ROI Efficiency Metrics

Break-Even Age
Return on Inv. %
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
26
∞
Median Cost$22k/yr
31
278%
Full Cost$40k/yr
36
104%
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 Return289%

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 Return26%
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

Bachelor's Degrees

Median Debt
$14,000
Earnings (4yr)
$85,681
Natl Median: $98,207
Lifetime Value Added
+$172k
Anthropology
BachCIP: 4502
Median Debt
$12,500
Earnings (4yr)
$51,811
Natl Median: $46,676
Lifetime Value Added
-$93k
Archeology
BachCIP: 4503
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $41,748
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Architectural History, Criticism, and Conservation
BachCIP: 0408
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $65,003
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Architecture
BachCIP: 0402
Median Debt
$20,784
Earnings (4yr)
$70,213
Natl Median: $66,914
Lifetime Value Added
+$53k
Area Studies
BachCIP: 0501
Median Debt
$21,965
Earnings (4yr)
$65,970
Natl Median: $56,625
Lifetime Value Added
+$21k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $68,333
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Biology, General
BachCIP: 2601
Median Debt
$19,063
Earnings (4yr)
$70,240
Natl Median: $57,214
Lifetime Value Added
+$54k
Median Debt
$18,400
Earnings (4yr)
$109,551
Natl Median: $93,451
Lifetime Value Added
+$354k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$142,113
Natl Median: $68,407
Lifetime Value Added
+$599k
Median Debt
$17,733
Earnings (4yr)
$105,724
Natl Median: $98,158
Lifetime Value Added
+$325k
Chemistry
BachCIP: 4005
Median Debt
$19,000
Earnings (4yr)
$68,174
Natl Median: $65,120
Lifetime Value Added
+$38k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$55,338
Natl Median: $66,874
Lifetime Value Added
-$46k
Civil Engineering
BachCIP: 1408
Median Debt
$14,400
Earnings (4yr)
$91,651
Natl Median: $86,517
Lifetime Value Added
+$217k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $49,429
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Cognitive Science
BachCIP: 3025
Median Debt
$15,625
Earnings (4yr)
$83,554
Natl Median: $81,496
Lifetime Value Added
+$155k
Median Debt
$20,500
Earnings (4yr)
$76,243
Natl Median: $56,359
Lifetime Value Added
+$100k
Median Debt
$17,041
Earnings (4yr)
$70,141
Natl Median: $58,928
Lifetime Value Added
+$53k
Median Debt
$16,547
Earnings (4yr)
$142,041
Natl Median: $92,374
Lifetime Value Added
+$599k
Median Debt
$16,875
Earnings (4yr)
$148,175
Natl Median: $109,015
Lifetime Value Added
+$645k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$18,771
Natl Median: $39,775
Lifetime Value Added
-$373k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $51,642
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $48,842
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Economics
BachCIP: 4506
Median Debt
$18,423
Earnings (4yr)
$110,773
Natl Median: $82,686
Lifetime Value Added
+$363k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$98,871
Natl Median: $100,647
Lifetime Value Added
+$272k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$101,078
Natl Median: $89,359
Lifetime Value Added
+$289k
Median Debt
$15,000
Earnings (4yr)
$55,412
Natl Median: $48,590
Lifetime Value Added
-$64k
Median Debt
$14,100
Earnings (4yr)
$57,646
Natl Median: $51,710
Lifetime Value Added
-$45k
Median Debt
$19,500
Earnings (4yr)
$54,579
Natl Median: $41,367
Lifetime Value Added
-$70k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,459
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $58,716
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
History
BachCIP: 5401
Median Debt
$18,250
Earnings (4yr)
$71,187
Natl Median: $50,680
Lifetime Value Added
+$61k
Median Debt
$19,500
Earnings (4yr)
$71,638
Natl Median: $48,568
Lifetime Value Added
+$64k
Median Debt
$19,500
Earnings (4yr)
$82,991
Natl Median: $66,596
Lifetime Value Added
+$151k
International/Globalization Studies
BachCIP: 3020
Median Debt
$16,387
Earnings (4yr)
$76,044
Natl Median: $59,972
Lifetime Value Added
+$98k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $53,072
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $49,984
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$18,286
Earnings (4yr)
$139,095
Natl Median: $86,176
Lifetime Value Added
+$576k
Mathematics
BachCIP: 2701
Median Debt
$17,468
Earnings (4yr)
$91,236
Natl Median: $69,562
Lifetime Value Added
+$214k
Median Debt
$19,000
Earnings (4yr)
$94,881
Natl Median: $92,135
Lifetime Value Added
+$242k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $44,941
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $67,612
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$25,716
Earnings (4yr)
$66,350
Natl Median: $55,693
Lifetime Value Added
+$24k
Music
BachCIP: 5009
Median Debt
$18,131
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $42,892
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$14,000
Earnings (4yr)
$58,475
Natl Median: $55,012
Lifetime Value Added
-$39k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $62,451
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Philosophy
BachCIP: 3801
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$63,572
Natl Median: $54,455
Lifetime Value Added
-$8k
Physics
BachCIP: 4008
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$52,289
Natl Median: $76,786
Lifetime Value Added
-$72k
Median Debt
$16,049
Earnings (4yr)
$78,310
Natl Median: $63,293
Lifetime Value Added
+$115k
Psychology, General
BachCIP: 4201
Median Debt
$19,268
Earnings (4yr)
$62,794
Natl Median: $50,706
Lifetime Value Added
-$4k
Median Debt
$19,500
Earnings (4yr)
$109,851
Natl Median: $61,630
Lifetime Value Added
+$356k
Median Debt
$15,260
Earnings (4yr)
$86,653
Natl Median: $88,910
Lifetime Value Added
+$179k
Median Debt
$15,000
Earnings (4yr)
$58,324
Natl Median: $41,390
Lifetime Value Added
-$40k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $48,471
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$14,491
Earnings (4yr)
$67,904
Natl Median: $55,000
Lifetime Value Added
+$36k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $62,169
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Sociology
BachCIP: 4511
Median Debt
$19,239
Earnings (4yr)
$68,538
Natl Median: $52,657
Lifetime Value Added
+$41k
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness
BachCIP: 3105
Median Debt
$22,973
Earnings (4yr)
$81,110
Natl Median: $54,562
Lifetime Value Added
+$137k
Statistics
BachCIP: 2705
Median Debt
$16,295
Earnings (4yr)
$108,532
Natl Median: $92,425
Lifetime Value Added
+$346k
Systems Engineering
BachCIP: 1427
Median Debt
$19,500
Earnings (4yr)
$144,830
Natl Median: $105,185
Lifetime Value Added
+$620k

Post-Baccalaureate Certificates

Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $131,346
Lifetime Value Added
N/A

Master's Degrees

Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$117,392
Natl Median: $95,833
Lifetime Value Added
+$352k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $162,386
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $127,347
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Anthropology
MastCIP: 4502
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $61,276
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Architectural History, Criticism, and Conservation
MastCIP: 0408
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $65,042
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$60,859
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $77,466
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Architecture
MastCIP: 0402
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$76,705
Natl Median: $74,139
Lifetime Value Added
-$17k
Area Studies
MastCIP: 0501
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $68,936
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $76,398
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $82,371
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $106,375
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$71,452
Earnings (4yr)
$224,229
Natl Median: $103,485
Lifetime Value Added
+$1266k
Median Debt
$61,118
Earnings (4yr)
$180,117
Natl Median: $125,988
Lifetime Value Added
+$895k
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
Median Debt
$44,600
Earnings (4yr)
$82,553
Natl Median: $79,665
Lifetime Value Added
+$48k
Civil Engineering
MastCIP: 1408
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $98,323
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $58,499
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (4yr)
$75,525
Natl Median: $65,184
Lifetime Value Added
-$14k
Median Debt
$60,319
Earnings (4yr)
$74,320
Natl Median: $67,030
Lifetime Value Added
-$24k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $124,201
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $136,736
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$38,614
Earnings (4yr)
$127,420
Natl Median: $120,083
Lifetime Value Added
+$439k
Median Debt
$55,378
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $121,855
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$19,960
Earnings (4yr)
$68,978
Natl Median: $63,399
Lifetime Value Added
-$71k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $49,978
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Economics
MastCIP: 4506
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $100,743
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$28,778
Earnings (4yr)
$85,232
Natl Median: $71,685
Lifetime Value Added
+$71k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $133,654
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,512
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
History
MastCIP: 5401
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,360
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$117,994
Natl Median: $97,121
Lifetime Value Added
+$358k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $70,306
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $101,000
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $58,093
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$180,312
Natl Median: $106,092
Lifetime Value Added
+$896k
Median Debt
$44,234
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $124,807
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)
$103,192
Natl Median: $115,974
Lifetime Value Added
+$229k
Music
MastCIP: 5009
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $48,285
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $74,607
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Philosophy
MastCIP: 3801
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $60,272
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: $78,850
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Psychology, General
MastCIP: 4201
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $64,711
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Public Health
MastCIP: 5122
Median Debt
$45,801
Earnings (4yr)
$92,024
Natl Median: $82,751
Lifetime Value Added
+$131k
Median Debt
$37,240
Earnings (4yr)
$99,110
Natl Median: $93,020
Lifetime Value Added
+$193k
Median Debt
$55,606
Earnings (4yr)
$110,468
Natl Median: $120,193
Lifetime Value Added
+$292k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $57,737
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: $59,877
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Sociology
MastCIP: 4511
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $63,330
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$58,042
Natl Median: $64,397
Lifetime Value Added
-$170k
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness
MastCIP: 3105
Median Debt
$33,776
Earnings (4yr)
$64,896
Natl Median: $62,033
Lifetime Value Added
-$108k
Statistics
MastCIP: 2705
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $123,816
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$54,807
Earnings (4yr)
$60,095
Natl Median: $60,111
Lifetime Value Added
-$151k
Systems Engineering
MastCIP: 1427
Median Debt
$37,900
Earnings (4yr)
$152,854
Natl Median: $144,565
Lifetime Value Added
+$659k
Median Debt
$21,113
Earnings (4yr)
$59,940
Natl Median: $59,916
Lifetime Value Added
-$153k
Median Debt
$29,106
Earnings (4yr)
$59,318
Natl Median: $63,707
Lifetime Value Added
-$158k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $65,767
Lifetime Value Added
N/A

Graduate Certificates

Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $86,288
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $126,911
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
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $92,233
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: $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
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: $154,538
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $83,031
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)
$89,240
Natl Median: $87,373
Lifetime Value Added
-$63k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $100,573
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $157,305
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $139,646
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $65,831
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $68,718
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: $99,694
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $113,071
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $130,845
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: $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: $87,076
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
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: $98,707
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$56,522
Earnings (4yr)
$133,752
Natl Median: $138,131
Lifetime Value Added
+$266k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $67,164
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $69,860
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $59,812
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
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $162,438
Lifetime Value Added
N/A

Professional Degrees

Law
ProfCIP: 2201
Median Debt
$178,812
Earnings (4yr)
$284,309
Natl Median: $107,773
Lifetime Value Added
+$1328k
Medicine
ProfCIP: 5112
Median Debt
$159,017
Earnings (4yr)
$97,806
Natl Median: $112,460
Lifetime Value Added
+$419

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.