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University of Virginia-Main Campus

Charlottesville, VA 17,597 Undergrads 94.9% Grad Rate
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Total Cost
$41,803
Sticker Price
Avg Net Price
$18,056
After Aid
Median Earnings
$87,799
5yr Post-Grad

Vs. Peer Institutions

Net Price$18,056
Peer Midpoint: $19,969
Earnings (5yr Post-Grad)Completers only after graduation
$87,799
Peer Midpoint: $61,632
Earnings (10yr Post-Enroll)All enrolled after enrollment
$96,468
Peer Midpoint: $58,891
Graduation Rate94.9%
Peer Midpoint: 58.9%
Average starting age (2015-17)20.3
Socio-Economic Diversity
Pell Grant Recipients17.7%
Enrollment Status
Full-Time96.8%
Economic Outcomes
Earn More than HS87.9%

Admissions Profile

Acceptance
16.8%
SAT Avg
1,480
SAT Reading
25th: 70073075th: 760
SAT Math
25th: 71075075th: 780
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
+$741k
+$271k
+$254k
Median Cost$18k/yr
+$676k
+$206k
+$189k
Full Cost$42k/yr
+$590k
+$120k
+$104k

ROI Efficiency Metrics

Break-Even Age
Return on Inv. %
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
27
∞
Median Cost$18k/yr
31
291%
Full Cost$42k/yr
40
69%
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 Return220%

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 Return4%

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 →

Bachelor's Degrees

Median Debt
$14,000
Earnings (4yr)
$85,681
Natl Median: $98,207
Lifetime Value Added
+$186k
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Anthropology
BachCIP: 4502
Median Debt
$18,094
Earnings (4yr)
$51,811
Natl Median: $46,676
Lifetime Value Added
-$81k
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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
$14,402
Earnings (4yr)
$70,213
Natl Median: $66,914
Lifetime Value Added
+$68k
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Area Studies
BachCIP: 0501
Median Debt
$14,248
Earnings (4yr)
$65,970
Natl Median: $56,625
Lifetime Value Added
+$35k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $68,333
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Biology, General
BachCIP: 2601
Median Debt
$15,000
Earnings (4yr)
$70,240
Natl Median: $57,214
Lifetime Value Added
+$68k
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Median Debt
$17,500
Earnings (4yr)
$109,551
Natl Median: $93,451
Lifetime Value Added
+$368k
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Median Debt
$20,439
Earnings (4yr)
$105,724
Natl Median: $98,158
Lifetime Value Added
+$339k
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Chemistry
BachCIP: 4005
Median Debt
$15,500
Earnings (4yr)
$68,174
Natl Median: $65,120
Lifetime Value Added
+$52k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$55,338
Natl Median: $66,874
Lifetime Value Added
-$33k
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Civil Engineering
BachCIP: 1408
Median Debt
$17,192
Earnings (4yr)
$91,651
Natl Median: $86,517
Lifetime Value Added
+$232k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $49,429
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Cognitive Science
BachCIP: 3025
Median Debt
$15,000
Earnings (4yr)
$83,554
Natl Median: $81,496
Lifetime Value Added
+$170k
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Median Debt
$13,050
Earnings (4yr)
$76,243
Natl Median: $56,359
Lifetime Value Added
+$114k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$70,141
Natl Median: $58,928
Lifetime Value Added
+$68k
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Median Debt
$14,548
Earnings (4yr)
$142,041
Natl Median: $92,374
Lifetime Value Added
+$613k
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Median Debt
$16,250
Earnings (4yr)
$148,175
Natl Median: $109,015
Lifetime Value Added
+$659k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$18,771
Natl Median: $39,775
Lifetime Value Added
-$361k
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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
$16,125
Earnings (4yr)
$110,773
Natl Median: $82,686
Lifetime Value Added
+$378k
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Median Debt
$19,084
Earnings (4yr)
$98,871
Natl Median: $100,647
Lifetime Value Added
+$287k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$101,078
Natl Median: $89,359
Lifetime Value Added
+$304k
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Median Debt
$15,145
Earnings (4yr)
$55,412
Natl Median: $48,590
Lifetime Value Added
-$51k
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Median Debt
$22,075
Earnings (4yr)
$57,646
Natl Median: $51,710
Lifetime Value Added
-$32k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$54,579
Natl Median: $41,367
Lifetime Value Added
-$57k
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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
$15,000
Earnings (4yr)
$71,187
Natl Median: $50,680
Lifetime Value Added
+$76k
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Median Debt
$19,500
Earnings (4yr)
$71,638
Natl Median: $48,568
Lifetime Value Added
+$79k
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Median Debt
$15,000
Earnings (4yr)
$82,991
Natl Median: $66,596
Lifetime Value Added
+$166k
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International/Globalization Studies
BachCIP: 3020
Median Debt
$13,225
Earnings (4yr)
$76,044
Natl Median: $59,972
Lifetime Value Added
+$113k
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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
$13,850
Earnings (4yr)
$139,095
Natl Median: $86,176
Lifetime Value Added
+$591k
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Mathematics
BachCIP: 2701
Median Debt
$19,212
Earnings (4yr)
$91,236
Natl Median: $69,562
Lifetime Value Added
+$229k
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Median Debt
$19,166
Earnings (4yr)
$94,881
Natl Median: $92,135
Lifetime Value Added
+$257k
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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
$19,500
Earnings (4yr)
$66,350
Natl Median: $55,693
Lifetime Value Added
+$38k
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Music
BachCIP: 5009
Median Debt
-
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
-$25k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $62,451
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Philosophy
BachCIP: 3801
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$77,151
Natl Median: $54,455
Lifetime Value Added
+$110k
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Physics
BachCIP: 4008
Median Debt
$14,000
Earnings (5yr)
$56,251
Natl Median: $76,786
Lifetime Value Added
-$53k
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Median Debt
$15,000
Earnings (4yr)
$78,310
Natl Median: $63,293
Lifetime Value Added
+$130k
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Psychology, General
BachCIP: 4201
Median Debt
$14,475
Earnings (4yr)
$62,794
Natl Median: $50,706
Lifetime Value Added
+$10k
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Median Debt
$18,787
Earnings (4yr)
$109,851
Natl Median: $61,630
Lifetime Value Added
+$371k
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Median Debt
$11,000
Earnings (4yr)
$86,653
Natl Median: $88,910
Lifetime Value Added
+$194k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$58,324
Natl Median: $41,390
Lifetime Value Added
-$27k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $48,471
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$17,000
Earnings (4yr)
$67,904
Natl Median: $55,000
Lifetime Value Added
+$50k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $62,169
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Sociology
BachCIP: 4511
Median Debt
$19,369
Earnings (4yr)
$68,538
Natl Median: $52,657
Lifetime Value Added
+$55k
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Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness
BachCIP: 3105
Median Debt
$15,250
Earnings (4yr)
$81,110
Natl Median: $54,562
Lifetime Value Added
+$151k
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Statistics
BachCIP: 2705
Median Debt
$9,370
Earnings (4yr)
$108,532
Natl Median: $92,425
Lifetime Value Added
+$361k
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Systems Engineering
BachCIP: 1427
Median Debt
$12,000
Earnings (4yr)
$144,830
Natl Median: $105,185
Lifetime Value Added
+$634k
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Master's Degrees

Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $162,386
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$68,617
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
$104,804
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $77,466
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
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
$87,373
Earnings (4yr)
$224,229
Natl Median: $103,485
Lifetime Value Added
+$1274k
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Median Debt
$136,391
Earnings (4yr)
$180,117
Natl Median: $125,988
Lifetime Value Added
+$900k
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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
$51,125
Earnings (4yr)
$82,553
Natl Median: $79,665
Lifetime Value Added
+$55k
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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
$22,002
Earnings (4yr)
$75,525
Natl Median: $65,184
Lifetime Value Added
-$6k
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Median Debt
$66,299
Earnings (4yr)
$74,320
Natl Median: $67,030
Lifetime Value Added
-$17k
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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
-
Earnings (4yr)
$127,420
Natl Median: $120,083
Lifetime Value Added
+$447k
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Median Debt
$42,415
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $121,855
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$25,854
Earnings (4yr)
$68,978
Natl Median: $63,399
Lifetime Value Added
-$64k
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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
$22,440
Earnings (4yr)
$85,232
Natl Median: $71,685
Lifetime Value Added
+$79k
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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
+$365k
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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
$50,536
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
+$236k
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Music
MastCIP: 5009
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $48,285
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$82,000
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
$46,138
Earnings (4yr)
$92,024
Natl Median: $82,751
Lifetime Value Added
+$138k
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Median Debt
$41,000
Earnings (4yr)
$99,110
Natl Median: $93,020
Lifetime Value Added
+$200k
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Median Debt
$57,130
Earnings (4yr)
$110,468
Natl Median: $120,193
Lifetime Value Added
+$299k
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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
-$165k
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Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness
MastCIP: 3105
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$64,896
Natl Median: $62,033
Lifetime Value Added
-$101k
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Statistics
MastCIP: 2705
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $123,816
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$36,372
Earnings (4yr)
$60,095
Natl Median: $60,111
Lifetime Value Added
-$145k
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Systems Engineering
MastCIP: 1427
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$152,854
Natl Median: $144,565
Lifetime Value Added
+$666k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$59,940
Natl Median: $59,916
Lifetime Value Added
-$147k
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Median Debt
$29,791
Earnings (4yr)
$59,318
Natl Median: $63,707
Lifetime Value Added
-$153k
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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

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
-$50k
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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: $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)
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Natl Median: $89,656
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
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Earnings (4yr)
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Natl Median: $131,070
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
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Natl Median: $101,435
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Music
DocCIP: 5009
Median Debt
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Earnings (4yr)
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Natl Median: $59,592
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
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Natl Median: $87,076
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
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Earnings (4yr)
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Natl Median: $96,176
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
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Natl Median: $108,943
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Philosophy
DocCIP: 3801
Median Debt
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Earnings (4yr)
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Natl Median: $70,449
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Physics
DocCIP: 4008
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
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Natl Median: $130,153
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
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Earnings (4yr)
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Natl Median: $93,640
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
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Earnings (4yr)
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Natl Median: $90,908
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
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Earnings (5yr)
$142,753
Natl Median: $98,707
Lifetime Value Added
+$324k
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Median Debt
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Earnings (4yr)
$133,752
Natl Median: $138,131
Lifetime Value Added
+$279k
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Median Debt
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Earnings (4yr)
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Natl Median: $67,164
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
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Earnings (4yr)
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Natl Median: $69,860
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
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Earnings (4yr)
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Natl Median: $59,812
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Sociology
DocCIP: 4511
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
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Natl Median: $88,618
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Statistics
DocCIP: 2705
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
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Natl Median: $156,733
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
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Earnings (4yr)
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Natl Median: $162,438
Lifetime Value Added
N/A

Professional Degrees

Law
ProfCIP: 2201
Median Debt
$181,823
Earnings (4yr)
$284,309
Natl Median: $107,773
Lifetime Value Added
+$1343k
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Medicine
ProfCIP: 5112
Median Debt
$150,591
Earnings (4yr)
$97,806
Natl Median: $112,460
Lifetime Value Added
+$13k
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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.