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University of Washington-Seattle Campus

Seattle, WA 31,942 Undergrads 84.9% Grad Rate
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Total Cost
$32,446
Sticker Price
Avg Net Price
$14,091
After Aid
Median Earnings
$82,515
4yr Post-Grad

Vs. Peer Institutions

Net Price$14,091
Peer Midpoint: $20,081
Earnings (4yr Post-Grad)Completers only after graduation
$82,515
Peer Midpoint: $60,428
Earnings (10yr Post-Enroll)All enrolled after enrollment
$78,466
Peer Midpoint: $53,763
Graduation Rate84.9%
Peer Midpoint: 58.9%
Average Starting Age22.5
Socio-Economic Diversity
Pell Grant Recipients18.3%
Enrollment Status
Full-Time94.4%
Economic Outcomes
Earn More than HS82.7%

Admissions Profile

Acceptance
39.1%
SAT Avg
-
SAT Reading
25th: --75th: -
SAT Math
25th: --75th: -
ACT Composite
25th: --75th: -

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
+$709k
+$243k
+$225k
Median Cost$14k/yr
+$659k
+$192k
+$174k
Full Cost$32k/yr
+$593k
+$126k
+$108k

ROI Efficiency Metrics

Break-Even Age
Return on Inv. %
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
27
∞
Median Cost$14k/yr
31
344%
Full Cost$32k/yr
38
93%
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 Return269%

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 Return23%
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
$14,828
Earnings (4yr)
$88,393
Natl Median: $76,194
Lifetime Value Added
+$219k
Median Debt
$12,410
Earnings (4yr)
$111,349
Natl Median: $98,207
Lifetime Value Added
+$394k
Median Debt
$28,625
Earnings (4yr)
$150,811
Natl Median: $70,786
Lifetime Value Added
+$691k
Anthropology
BachCIP: 4502
Median Debt
$11,715
Earnings (4yr)
$53,212
Natl Median: $46,676
Lifetime Value Added
-$55k
Applied Mathematics
BachCIP: 2703
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$116,297
Natl Median: $91,532
Lifetime Value Added
+$414k
Archeology
BachCIP: 4503
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $41,748
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$18,977
Earnings (4yr)
$103,414
Natl Median: $70,074
Lifetime Value Added
+$334k
Architecture
BachCIP: 0402
Median Debt
$19,748
Earnings (4yr)
$69,515
Natl Median: $66,914
Lifetime Value Added
+$75k
Area Studies
BachCIP: 0501
Median Debt
$14,845
Earnings (4yr)
$56,926
Natl Median: $56,625
Lifetime Value Added
-$24k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $68,333
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$37,748
Natl Median: $60,997
Lifetime Value Added
-$173k
Median Debt
$14,014
Earnings (4yr)
$58,818
Natl Median: $65,466
Lifetime Value Added
-$9k
Biology, General
BachCIP: 2601
Median Debt
$13,809
Earnings (4yr)
$59,443
Natl Median: $57,214
Lifetime Value Added
-$4k
Median Debt
$14,000
Earnings (4yr)
$100,930
Natl Median: $93,451
Lifetime Value Added
+$315k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $49,245
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$13,654
Earnings (4yr)
$78,771
Natl Median: $68,257
Lifetime Value Added
+$146k
Median Debt
$13,530
Earnings (4yr)
$67,234
Natl Median: $66,697
Lifetime Value Added
+$58k
Median Debt
$17,054
Earnings (4yr)
$109,551
Natl Median: $98,158
Lifetime Value Added
+$381k
Chemistry
BachCIP: 4005
Median Debt
$15,081
Earnings (4yr)
$64,676
Natl Median: $65,120
Lifetime Value Added
+$38k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$73,413
Natl Median: $66,874
Lifetime Value Added
+$105k
Civil Engineering
BachCIP: 1408
Median Debt
$15,000
Earnings (4yr)
$92,010
Natl Median: $86,517
Lifetime Value Added
+$247k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $49,429
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$11,557
Earnings (4yr)
$52,771
Natl Median: $50,523
Lifetime Value Added
-$58k
Median Debt
$13,000
Earnings (4yr)
$86,417
Natl Median: $75,975
Lifetime Value Added
+$204k
Median Debt
$15,000
Earnings (4yr)
$64,153
Natl Median: $56,359
Lifetime Value Added
+$34k
Median Debt
$12,542
Earnings (4yr)
$80,947
Natl Median: $58,928
Lifetime Value Added
+$162k
Median Debt
$15,127
Earnings (4yr)
$114,798
Natl Median: $92,374
Lifetime Value Added
+$420k
Median Debt
$15,422
Earnings (4yr)
$169,570
Natl Median: $109,015
Lifetime Value Added
+$832k
Computer Science
BachCIP: 1107
Median Debt
$15,351
Earnings (4yr)
$175,616
Natl Median: $107,009
Lifetime Value Added
+$878k
Median Debt
$15,000
Earnings (4yr)
$71,462
Natl Median: $58,894
Lifetime Value Added
+$90k
Median Debt
$11,628
Earnings (4yr)
$63,311
Natl Median: $55,378
Lifetime Value Added
+$27k
Dance
BachCIP: 5003
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$13,702
Natl Median: $39,980
Lifetime Value Added
-$394k
Median Debt
$12,250
Earnings (4yr)
$89,193
Natl Median: $51,490
Lifetime Value Added
+$225k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$44,955
Natl Median: $39,775
Lifetime Value Added
-$132k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$51,826
Natl Median: $51,642
Lifetime Value Added
-$66k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$45,878
Natl Median: $48,842
Lifetime Value Added
-$124k
Economics
BachCIP: 4506
Median Debt
$14,488
Earnings (4yr)
$87,239
Natl Median: $82,686
Lifetime Value Added
+$210k
Education, General
BachCIP: 1301
Median Debt
$14,159
Earnings (4yr)
$65,217
Natl Median: $49,808
Lifetime Value Added
+$42k
Education, Other
BachCIP: 1399
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$57,184
Natl Median: $49,113
Lifetime Value Added
-$31k
Median Debt
$14,000
Earnings (4yr)
$116,010
Natl Median: $100,647
Lifetime Value Added
+$429k
Engineering, Other
BachCIP: 1499
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $93,989
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$15,000
Earnings (4yr)
$57,649
Natl Median: $48,590
Lifetime Value Added
-$18k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$73,321
Natl Median: $61,027
Lifetime Value Added
+$127k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $81,171
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$12,551
Earnings (4yr)
$57,534
Natl Median: $51,710
Lifetime Value Added
-$19k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$33,993
Natl Median: $43,765
Lifetime Value Added
-$207k
Median Debt
$13,856
Earnings (4yr)
$97,452
Natl Median: $83,343
Lifetime Value Added
+$288k
Median Debt
$13,000
Earnings (4yr)
$53,805
Natl Median: $41,367
Lifetime Value Added
-$50k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $50,580
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$17,501
Earnings (4yr)
$64,950
Natl Median: $57,853
Lifetime Value Added
+$40k
Median Debt
$19,000
Earnings (4yr)
$66,845
Natl Median: $60,190
Lifetime Value Added
+$55k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,459
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$13,787
Earnings (4yr)
$73,484
Natl Median: $58,716
Lifetime Value Added
+$105k
Median Debt
$11,272
Earnings (4yr)
$61,062
Natl Median: $61,296
Lifetime Value Added
+$9k
History
BachCIP: 5401
Median Debt
$15,000
Earnings (4yr)
$61,059
Natl Median: $50,680
Lifetime Value Added
+$9k
Human Biology
BachCIP: 3027
Median Debt
$17,594
Earnings (4yr)
$60,949
Natl Median: $64,732
Lifetime Value Added
+$8k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$142,527
Natl Median: $50,526
Lifetime Value Added
+$608k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$92,897
Natl Median: $68,069
Lifetime Value Added
+$240k
Median Debt
$16,743
Earnings (4yr)
$109,575
Natl Median: $98,442
Lifetime Value Added
+$381k
International/Globalization Studies
BachCIP: 3020
Median Debt
$17,256
Earnings (4yr)
$49,475
Natl Median: $59,972
Lifetime Value Added
-$86k
Journalism
BachCIP: 0904
Median Debt
$13,654
Earnings (5yr)
$73,747
Natl Median: $56,278
Lifetime Value Added
+$96k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$45,696
Natl Median: $66,387
Lifetime Value Added
-$102k
Median Debt
$15,071
Earnings (4yr)
$46,844
Natl Median: $53,072
Lifetime Value Added
-$108k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$55,540
Natl Median: $49,984
Lifetime Value Added
-$36k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$113,308
Natl Median: $83,290
Lifetime Value Added
+$409k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$95,193
Natl Median: $86,176
Lifetime Value Added
+$271k
Marketing
BachCIP: 5214
Median Debt
$15,000
Earnings (4yr)
$88,114
Natl Median: $69,303
Lifetime Value Added
+$217k
Median Debt
$19,485
Earnings (4yr)
$95,314
Natl Median: $91,449
Lifetime Value Added
+$272k
Mathematics
BachCIP: 2701
Median Debt
$15,000
Earnings (4yr)
$100,127
Natl Median: $69,562
Lifetime Value Added
+$309k
Median Debt
$14,448
Earnings (4yr)
$102,078
Natl Median: $92,135
Lifetime Value Added
+$324k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$105,016
Natl Median: $101,649
Lifetime Value Added
+$346k
Median Debt
$13,849
Earnings (4yr)
$73,944
Natl Median: $62,582
Lifetime Value Added
+$109k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $67,612
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$14,691
Earnings (4yr)
$48,753
Natl Median: $50,532
Lifetime Value Added
-$92k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,693
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Music
BachCIP: 5009
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $42,892
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$15,932
Earnings (4yr)
$58,229
Natl Median: $55,012
Lifetime Value Added
-$14k
Median Debt
$13,264
Earnings (5yr)
$64,696
Natl Median: $62,451
Lifetime Value Added
+$28k
Non-Professional Legal Studies
BachCIP: 2200
Median Debt
$14,512
Earnings (4yr)
$71,042
Natl Median: $61,959
Lifetime Value Added
+$87k
Philosophy
BachCIP: 3801
Median Debt
$13,500
Earnings (4yr)
$61,595
Natl Median: $54,455
Lifetime Value Added
+$13k
Physics
BachCIP: 4008
Median Debt
$15,415
Earnings (4yr)
$75,867
Natl Median: $76,786
Lifetime Value Added
+$124k
Median Debt
$17,250
Earnings (4yr)
$60,004
Natl Median: $62,172
Lifetime Value Added
+$648
Median Debt
$13,290
Earnings (4yr)
$72,487
Natl Median: $63,293
Lifetime Value Added
+$98k
Psychology, General
BachCIP: 4201
Median Debt
$14,342
Earnings (4yr)
$54,016
Natl Median: $50,706
Lifetime Value Added
-$48k
Public Health
BachCIP: 5122
Median Debt
$15,500
Earnings (4yr)
$63,666
Natl Median: $58,808
Lifetime Value Added
+$30k
Median Debt
$12,500
Earnings (4yr)
$98,632
Natl Median: $88,910
Lifetime Value Added
+$297k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$41,025
Natl Median: $41,390
Lifetime Value Added
-$143k
Median Debt
$15,379
Earnings (4yr)
$57,718
Natl Median: $55,695
Lifetime Value Added
-$18k
Median Debt
$14,000
Earnings (4yr)
$47,124
Natl Median: $48,471
Lifetime Value Added
-$106k
Median Debt
$14,019
Earnings (4yr)
$58,705
Natl Median: $55,000
Lifetime Value Added
-$10k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $67,452
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $62,169
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$18,268
Earnings (4yr)
$75,301
Natl Median: $53,366
Lifetime Value Added
+$119k
Median Debt
$11,734
Earnings (4yr)
$56,628
Natl Median: $56,812
Lifetime Value Added
-$27k
Social Work
BachCIP: 4407
Median Debt
$13,400
Earnings (4yr)
$59,256
Natl Median: $51,790
Lifetime Value Added
-$5k
Sociology
BachCIP: 4511
Median Debt
$18,181
Earnings (4yr)
$60,292
Natl Median: $52,657
Lifetime Value Added
+$3k
Statistics
BachCIP: 2705
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $92,425
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $57,887
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$15,249
Earnings (4yr)
$59,736
Natl Median: $47,382
Lifetime Value Added
-$2k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$43,426
Natl Median: $51,389
Lifetime Value Added
-$122k
Median Debt
$15,757
Earnings (4yr)
$63,174
Natl Median: $62,532
Lifetime Value Added
+$26k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $47,629
Lifetime Value Added
N/A

Master's Degrees

Median Debt
$20,500
Earnings (4yr)
$102,727
Natl Median: $95,833
Lifetime Value Added
+$238k
Median Debt
$147,357
Earnings (4yr)
$230,603
Natl Median: $235,700
Lifetime Value Added
+$1331k
Median Debt
$34,526
Earnings (4yr)
$142,946
Natl Median: $122,434
Lifetime Value Added
+$587k
Median Debt
$130,804
Earnings (4yr)
$132,311
Natl Median: $127,347
Lifetime Value Added
+$495k
Applied Mathematics
MastCIP: 2703
Median Debt
$39,238
Earnings (4yr)
$149,209
Natl Median: $116,060
Lifetime Value Added
+$641k
Architectural History, Criticism, and Conservation
MastCIP: 0408
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $65,042
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$61,713
Earnings (2yr)
$80,556
Natl Median: $77,466
Lifetime Value Added
+$73k
Architecture
MastCIP: 0402
Median Debt
$91,538
Earnings (4yr)
$77,526
Natl Median: $74,139
Lifetime Value Added
+$17k
Area Studies
MastCIP: 0501
Median Debt
$48,911
Earnings (4yr)
$88,197
Natl Median: $68,936
Lifetime Value Added
+$111k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $86,482
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Behavioral Sciences
MastCIP: 3017
Median Debt
$37,327
Earnings (4yr)
$72,822
Natl Median: $65,111
Lifetime Value Added
-$24k
Median Debt
$33,750
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $106,375
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$58,052
Earnings (4yr)
$194,296
Natl Median: $103,485
Lifetime Value Added
+$1030k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $115,468
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$40,998
Earnings (4yr)
$85,467
Natl Median: $79,665
Lifetime Value Added
+$87k
Civil Engineering
MastCIP: 1408
Median Debt
$28,780
Earnings (4yr)
$108,274
Natl Median: $98,323
Lifetime Value Added
+$287k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $58,499
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$35,261
Earnings (4yr)
$62,041
Natl Median: $65,184
Lifetime Value Added
-$120k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $90,984
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $71,953
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$67,320
Earnings (4yr)
$85,607
Natl Median: $67,030
Lifetime Value Added
+$88k
Median Debt
$36,600
Earnings (4yr)
$170,194
Natl Median: $124,201
Lifetime Value Added
+$823k
Computer Science
MastCIP: 1107
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $145,571
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$40,174
Earnings (4yr)
$133,081
Natl Median: $121,855
Lifetime Value Added
+$502k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$41,937
Natl Median: $61,087
Lifetime Value Added
-$295k
Median Debt
$34,167
Earnings (4yr)
$64,672
Natl Median: $63,399
Lifetime Value Added
-$96k
Dance
MastCIP: 5003
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,404
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $70,073
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$52,495
Natl Median: $49,978
Lifetime Value Added
-$209k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $62,871
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$201,168
Natl Median: $82,527
Lifetime Value Added
+$1089k
Education, General
MastCIP: 1301
Median Debt
$23,108
Earnings (4yr)
$84,551
Natl Median: $65,824
Lifetime Value Added
+$79k
Median Debt
$35,140
Earnings (4yr)
$87,362
Natl Median: $71,685
Lifetime Value Added
+$104k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $66,232
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$47,521
Earnings (4yr)
$146,735
Natl Median: $133,654
Lifetime Value Added
+$620k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$121,114
Natl Median: $97,366
Lifetime Value Added
+$398k
Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy
MastCIP: 0302
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$83,136
Natl Median: $72,563
Lifetime Value Added
+$67k
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
Forestry
MastCIP: 0305
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$75,465
Natl Median: $67,466
Lifetime Value Added
-$14k
Median Debt
$33,037
Earnings (4yr)
$90,418
Natl Median: $79,784
Lifetime Value Added
+$130k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$83,481
Natl Median: $79,463
Lifetime Value Added
+$55k
Median Debt
$67,333
Earnings (4yr)
$121,689
Natl Median: $89,981
Lifetime Value Added
+$403k
History
MastCIP: 5401
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,360
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$65,772
Earnings (4yr)
$176,151
Natl Median: $115,403
Lifetime Value Added
+$874k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$168,188
Natl Median: $119,184
Lifetime Value Added
+$805k
Median Debt
$47,253
Earnings (4yr)
$142,909
Natl Median: $112,705
Lifetime Value Added
+$587k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$71,169
Natl Median: $95,627
Lifetime Value Added
-$38k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $70,306
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$100,380
Natl Median: $101,855
Lifetime Value Added
+$200k
Median Debt
$45,899
Earnings (4yr)
$120,793
Natl Median: $101,000
Lifetime Value Added
+$396k
Median Debt
$52,575
Earnings (4yr)
$63,736
Natl Median: $56,301
Lifetime Value Added
-$104k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $63,870
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $58,093
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $124,807
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$20,500
Earnings (4yr)
$121,420
Natl Median: $112,282
Lifetime Value Added
+$401k
Median Debt
$32,207
Earnings (4yr)
$132,097
Natl Median: $115,974
Lifetime Value Added
+$493k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $101,441
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Medicine
MastCIP: 5112
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $107,321
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$33,993
Natl Median: $67,520
Lifetime Value Added
-$377k
Median Debt
$59,702
Earnings (4yr)
$55,996
Natl Median: $53,692
Lifetime Value Added
-$176k
Music
MastCIP: 5009
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$26,933
Natl Median: $48,285
Lifetime Value Added
-$450k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$50,270
Natl Median: $74,607
Lifetime Value Added
-$211k
Nutrition Sciences
MastCIP: 3019
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$69,166
Natl Median: $67,126
Lifetime Value Added
-$56k
Median Debt
$37,666
Earnings (4yr)
$150,681
Natl Median: $129,214
Lifetime Value Added
+$654k
Physics
MastCIP: 4008
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$52,107
Natl Median: $96,478
Lifetime Value Added
-$193k
Plant Sciences
MastCIP: 0111
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$33,993
Natl Median: $70,814
Lifetime Value Added
-$377k
Median Debt
$46,652
Earnings (4yr)
$91,499
Natl Median: $81,408
Lifetime Value Added
+$140k
Public Health
MastCIP: 5122
Median Debt
$50,130
Earnings (4yr)
$92,611
Natl Median: $82,751
Lifetime Value Added
+$150k
Median Debt
$22,821
Earnings (4yr)
$84,234
Natl Median: $93,020
Lifetime Value Added
+$76k
Median Debt
$53,656
Earnings (4yr)
$112,401
Natl Median: $75,972
Lifetime Value Added
+$323k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$67,566
Natl Median: $124,997
Lifetime Value Added
-$46k
Median Debt
$33,752
Earnings (4yr)
$137,533
Natl Median: $120,193
Lifetime Value Added
+$540k
Median Debt
$80,608
Earnings (4yr)
$85,046
Natl Median: $71,416
Lifetime Value Added
+$83k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $57,737
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$48,576
Natl Median: $55,035
Lifetime Value Added
-$246k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $60,728
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Social Work
MastCIP: 4407
Median Debt
$51,250
Earnings (4yr)
$77,163
Natl Median: $65,123
Lifetime Value Added
+$14k
Median Debt
$27,334
Earnings (4yr)
$69,373
Natl Median: $64,397
Lifetime Value Added
-$54k
Statistics
MastCIP: 2705
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $123,816
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$61,326
Earnings (4yr)
$71,970
Natl Median: $76,897
Lifetime Value Added
-$31k
Taxation
MastCIP: 5216
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (4yr)
$111,838
Natl Median: $114,810
Lifetime Value Added
+$318k
Median Debt
$30,990
Earnings (4yr)
$80,738
Natl Median: $59,916
Lifetime Value Added
+$46k
Median Debt
$28,508
Earnings (4yr)
$76,916
Natl Median: $63,707
Lifetime Value Added
+$12k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $65,767
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $119,562
Lifetime Value Added
N/A

Graduate Certificates

Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $63,168
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $77,654
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: $123,729
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Archeology
DocCIP: 4503
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $53,119
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: $92,233
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $102,099
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 (5yr)
$79,985
Natl Median: $92,983
Lifetime Value Added
-$117k
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 (5yr)
$127,409
Natl Median: $99,578
Lifetime Value Added
+$228k
Chemistry
DocCIP: 4005
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$95,591
Natl Median: $115,386
Lifetime Value Added
-$3k
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 (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 (5yr)
$87,303
Natl Median: $88,343
Lifetime Value Added
-$63k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $154,538
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$87,511
Natl Median: $83,031
Lifetime Value Added
-$62k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$73,737
Natl Median: $97,173
Lifetime Value Added
-$129k
Economics
DocCIP: 4506
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $135,560
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Education, General
DocCIP: 1301
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$120,269
Natl Median: $87,373
Lifetime Value Added
+$176k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$184,940
Natl Median: $100,573
Lifetime Value Added
+$669k
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 (5yr)
$62,845
Natl Median: $65,831
Lifetime Value Added
-$243k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $81,271
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $68,718
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Forestry
DocCIP: 0305
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $82,046
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Genetics
DocCIP: 2608
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $102,123
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $86,469
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$63,005
Natl Median: $92,039
Lifetime Value Added
-$213k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $64,725
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: $126,925
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $77,285
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
Medicine
DocCIP: 5112
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $118,504
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $101,435
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Music
DocCIP: 5009
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$39,836
Natl Median: $59,592
Lifetime Value Added
-$427k
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
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$117,572
Natl Median: $136,696
Lifetime Value Added
+$209k
Philosophy
DocCIP: 3801
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $70,449
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Physics
DocCIP: 4008
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$136,420
Natl Median: $130,153
Lifetime Value Added
+$293k
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: $99,464
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Public Health
DocCIP: 5122
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$105,705
Natl Median: $108,962
Lifetime Value Added
+$71k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$135,401
Natl Median: $138,131
Lifetime Value Added
+$305k
Median Debt
$125,906
Earnings (4yr)
$92,381
Natl Median: $82,893
Lifetime Value Added
-$13k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $103,410
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $59,812
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Social Work
DocCIP: 4407
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $98,285
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Sociology
DocCIP: 4511
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $88,618
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $90,739
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: $85,168
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $68,034
Lifetime Value Added
N/A

Professional Degrees

Dentistry
ProfCIP: 5104
Median Debt
$282,467
Earnings (4yr)
$193,009
Natl Median: $170,812
Lifetime Value Added
+$728k
Law
ProfCIP: 2201
Median Debt
$108,519
Earnings (4yr)
$120,015
Natl Median: $107,773
Lifetime Value Added
+$192k
Medicine
ProfCIP: 5112
Median Debt
$189,915
Earnings (4yr)
$147,912
Natl Median: $112,460
Lifetime Value Added
+$397k
Median Debt
$147,085
Earnings (4yr)
$149,976
Natl Median: $138,348
Lifetime Value Added
+$412k

Other Programs

Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $62,426
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Chemistry
DegCIP: 4005
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $83,847
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $72,395
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $54,768
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $75,268
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Economics
DegCIP: 4506
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $82,473
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $109,697
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Medicine
DegCIP: 5112
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $96,421
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $65,636
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Philosophy
DegCIP: 3801
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $64,103
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $99,128
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $59,347
Lifetime Value Added
N/A

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.