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University of Washington-Seattle Campus

Seattle, WA 31,942 Undergrads 84.8% Grad Rate
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Total Cost
$33,524
Sticker Price
Avg Net Price
$13,663
After Aid
Median Earnings
$80,386
5yr Post-Grad

Vs. Peer Institutions

Net Price$13,663
Peer Midpoint: $19,969
Earnings (5yr Post-Grad)Completers only after graduation
$80,386
Peer Midpoint: $61,632
Earnings (10yr Post-Enroll)All enrolled after enrollment
$83,105
Peer Midpoint: $58,891
Graduation Rate84.8%
Peer Midpoint: 58.9%
Average starting age (2015-17)22.5
Socio-Economic Diversity
Pell Grant Recipients21.2%
Enrollment Status
Full-Time94.4%
Economic Outcomes
Earn More than HS82.6%

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
+$685k
+$215k
+$199k
Median Cost$14k/yr
+$636k
+$166k
+$150k
Full Cost$34k/yr
+$565k
+$95k
+$78k

ROI Efficiency Metrics

Break-Even Age
Return on Inv. %
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
28
∞
Median Cost$14k/yr
32
305%
Full Cost$34k/yr
41
65%
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 Return213%

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

Accounting and Related Services
BachCIP: 5203

Earnings shared by 3 University of Washington campuses, which report as one program.

Median Debt
$14,798
Earnings (4yr)
$88,393
Natl Median: $76,194
Lifetime Value Added
+$223k
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Median Debt
$15,925
Earnings (4yr)
$111,349
Natl Median: $98,207
Lifetime Value Added
+$398k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$150,811
Natl Median: $70,786
Lifetime Value Added
+$695k
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Anthropology
BachCIP: 4502
Median Debt
$12,798
Earnings (4yr)
$53,212
Natl Median: $46,676
Lifetime Value Added
-$53k
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Applied Mathematics
BachCIP: 2703
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$68,778
Natl Median: $91,532
Lifetime Value Added
+$94k
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Archeology
BachCIP: 4503
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $41,748
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$15,323
Earnings (4yr)
$103,414
Natl Median: $70,074
Lifetime Value Added
+$337k
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Architecture
BachCIP: 0402
Median Debt
$11,000
Earnings (4yr)
$69,515
Natl Median: $66,914
Lifetime Value Added
+$79k
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Area Studies
BachCIP: 0501

Earnings shared by 3 University of Washington campuses, which report as one program.

Median Debt
$11,125
Earnings (4yr)
$56,926
Natl Median: $56,625
Lifetime Value Added
-$22k
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Median Debt
$19,370
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $68,333
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$37,748
Natl Median: $60,997
Lifetime Value Added
-$172k
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Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology
BachCIP: 2602

Earnings shared by 2 University of Washington campuses, which report as one program.

Median Debt
$12,000
Earnings (4yr)
$58,818
Natl Median: $65,466
Lifetime Value Added
-$7k
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Biology, General
BachCIP: 2601

Earnings shared by 3 University of Washington campuses, which report as one program.

Median Debt
$15,000
Earnings (4yr)
$59,443
Natl Median: $57,214
Lifetime Value Added
-$2k
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Median Debt
$19,465
Earnings (4yr)
$100,930
Natl Median: $93,451
Lifetime Value Added
+$319k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $49,245
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Business Administration, Management and Operations
BachCIP: 5202

Earnings shared by 3 University of Washington campuses, which report as one program.

Median Debt
$14,500
Earnings (4yr)
$78,771
Natl Median: $68,257
Lifetime Value Added
+$149k
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Median Debt
$11,117
Earnings (4yr)
$67,234
Natl Median: $66,697
Lifetime Value Added
+$61k
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Median Debt
$13,586
Earnings (4yr)
$109,551
Natl Median: $98,158
Lifetime Value Added
+$384k
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Chemistry
BachCIP: 4005

Earnings shared by 2 University of Washington campuses, which report as one program.

Median Debt
$12,438
Earnings (4yr)
$64,676
Natl Median: $65,120
Lifetime Value Added
+$41k
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Median Debt
$13,495
Earnings (4yr)
$73,413
Natl Median: $66,874
Lifetime Value Added
+$108k
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Civil Engineering
BachCIP: 1408

Earnings shared by 2 University of Washington campuses, which report as one program.

Median Debt
$11,987
Earnings (4yr)
$92,010
Natl Median: $86,517
Lifetime Value Added
+$250k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $49,429
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology
BachCIP: 4228

Earnings shared by 2 University of Washington campuses, which report as one program.

Median Debt
$12,498
Earnings (4yr)
$52,771
Natl Median: $50,523
Lifetime Value Added
-$57k
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Median Debt
$9,500
Earnings (4yr)
$86,417
Natl Median: $75,975
Lifetime Value Added
+$208k
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Communication and Media Studies
BachCIP: 0901

Earnings shared by 3 University of Washington campuses, which report as one program.

Median Debt
$12,516
Earnings (4yr)
$64,153
Natl Median: $56,359
Lifetime Value Added
+$36k
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Median Debt
$12,500
Earnings (4yr)
$80,947
Natl Median: $58,928
Lifetime Value Added
+$166k
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Computer and Information Sciences, General
BachCIP: 1101

Earnings shared by 3 University of Washington campuses, which report as one program.

Median Debt
$12,601
Earnings (4yr)
$114,798
Natl Median: $92,374
Lifetime Value Added
+$424k
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Computer Engineering
BachCIP: 1409

Earnings shared by 3 University of Washington campuses, which report as one program.

Median Debt
$13,570
Earnings (4yr)
$169,570
Natl Median: $109,015
Lifetime Value Added
+$835k
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Computer Science
BachCIP: 1107

Earnings shared by 2 University of Washington campuses, which report as one program.

Median Debt
$12,051
Earnings (4yr)
$175,616
Natl Median: $107,009
Lifetime Value Added
+$880k
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Computer Software and Media Applications
BachCIP: 1108

Earnings shared by 2 University of Washington campuses, which report as one program.

Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$71,462
Natl Median: $58,894
Lifetime Value Added
+$94k
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Criminal Justice and Corrections
BachCIP: 4301

Earnings shared by 2 University of Washington campuses, which report as one program.

Median Debt
$12,083
Earnings (4yr)
$63,311
Natl Median: $55,378
Lifetime Value Added
+$30k
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Dance
BachCIP: 5003
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$13,702
Natl Median: $39,980
Lifetime Value Added
-$394k
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Median Debt
$15,000
Earnings (4yr)
$89,193
Natl Median: $51,490
Lifetime Value Added
+$229k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$37,598
Natl Median: $39,775
Lifetime Value Added
-$193k
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Median Debt
$12,398
Earnings (4yr)
$51,826
Natl Median: $51,642
Lifetime Value Added
-$65k
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Median Debt
$12,235
Earnings (5yr)
$56,790
Natl Median: $48,842
Lifetime Value Added
-$33k
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Economics
BachCIP: 4506

Earnings shared by 2 University of Washington campuses, which report as one program.

Median Debt
$14,246
Earnings (4yr)
$87,239
Natl Median: $82,686
Lifetime Value Added
+$214k
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Education, General
BachCIP: 1301

Earnings shared by 3 University of Washington campuses, which report as one program.

Median Debt
$10,372
Earnings (4yr)
$65,217
Natl Median: $49,808
Lifetime Value Added
+$45k
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Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering
BachCIP: 1410

Earnings shared by 3 University of Washington campuses, which report as one program.

Median Debt
$13,070
Earnings (4yr)
$116,010
Natl Median: $100,647
Lifetime Value Added
+$433k
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Engineering, Other
BachCIP: 1499
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $93,989
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$13,191
Earnings (4yr)
$57,649
Natl Median: $48,590
Lifetime Value Added
-$16k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$85,206
Natl Median: $61,027
Lifetime Value Added
+$186k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $81,171
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies
BachCIP: 0502

Earnings shared by 3 University of Washington campuses, which report as one program.

Median Debt
$13,000
Earnings (4yr)
$57,534
Natl Median: $51,710
Lifetime Value Added
-$17k
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Median Debt
$11,830
Earnings (2yr)
$33,993
Natl Median: $43,765
Lifetime Value Added
-$206k
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Finance and Financial Management Services
BachCIP: 5208

Earnings shared by 2 University of Washington campuses, which report as one program.

Median Debt
$11,455
Earnings (4yr)
$97,452
Natl Median: $83,343
Lifetime Value Added
+$292k
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Fine and Studio Arts
BachCIP: 5007

Earnings shared by 2 University of Washington campuses, which report as one program.

Median Debt
$12,500
Earnings (4yr)
$53,805
Natl Median: $41,367
Lifetime Value Added
-$48k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $50,580
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$10,750
Earnings (4yr)
$64,950
Natl Median: $57,853
Lifetime Value Added
+$43k
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Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences
BachCIP: 4006

Earnings shared by 2 University of Washington campuses, which report as one program.

Median Debt
$12,769
Earnings (4yr)
$66,845
Natl Median: $60,190
Lifetime Value Added
+$58k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,459
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$14,328
Earnings (4yr)
$73,484
Natl Median: $58,716
Lifetime Value Added
+$109k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$61,062
Natl Median: $61,296
Lifetime Value Added
+$12k
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History
BachCIP: 5401

Earnings shared by 2 University of Washington campuses, which report as one program.

Median Debt
$13,470
Earnings (4yr)
$61,059
Natl Median: $50,680
Lifetime Value Added
+$12k
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Human Biology
BachCIP: 3027
Median Debt
$16,666
Earnings (4yr)
$60,949
Natl Median: $64,732
Lifetime Value Added
+$11k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$92,632
Natl Median: $50,526
Lifetime Value Added
+$284k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$100,941
Natl Median: $68,069
Lifetime Value Added
+$304k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$109,575
Natl Median: $98,442
Lifetime Value Added
+$384k
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International/Globalization Studies
BachCIP: 3020

Earnings shared by 3 University of Washington campuses, which report as one program.

Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$49,475
Natl Median: $59,972
Lifetime Value Added
-$84k
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Journalism
BachCIP: 0904
Median Debt
$19,836
Earnings (5yr)
$61,917
Natl Median: $56,278
Lifetime Value Added
+$9k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$45,696
Natl Median: $66,387
Lifetime Value Added
-$101k
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Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities
BachCIP: 2401

Earnings shared by 3 University of Washington campuses, which report as one program.

Median Debt
$11,951
Earnings (4yr)
$46,844
Natl Median: $53,072
Lifetime Value Added
-$107k
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Median Debt
$19,156
Earnings (4yr)
$55,540
Natl Median: $49,984
Lifetime Value Added
-$34k
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Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods
BachCIP: 5213

Earnings shared by 2 University of Washington campuses, which report as one program.

Median Debt
$10,103
Earnings (4yr)
$95,193
Natl Median: $86,176
Lifetime Value Added
+$275k
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Marketing
BachCIP: 5214

Earnings shared by 3 University of Washington campuses, which report as one program.

Median Debt
$12,948
Earnings (4yr)
$88,114
Natl Median: $69,303
Lifetime Value Added
+$221k
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Median Debt
$12,841
Earnings (4yr)
$95,314
Natl Median: $91,449
Lifetime Value Added
+$276k
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Mathematics
BachCIP: 2701

Earnings shared by 2 University of Washington campuses, which report as one program.

Median Debt
$12,627
Earnings (4yr)
$100,127
Natl Median: $69,562
Lifetime Value Added
+$312k
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Mechanical Engineering
BachCIP: 1419

Earnings shared by 3 University of Washington campuses, which report as one program.

Median Debt
$13,447
Earnings (4yr)
$102,078
Natl Median: $92,135
Lifetime Value Added
+$327k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$105,016
Natl Median: $101,649
Lifetime Value Added
+$350k
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Median Debt
$18,694
Earnings (4yr)
$73,944
Natl Median: $62,582
Lifetime Value Added
+$113k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $67,612
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General
BachCIP: 3000

Earnings shared by 2 University of Washington campuses, which report as one program.

Median Debt
$14,287
Earnings (4yr)
$48,753
Natl Median: $50,532
Lifetime Value Added
-$91k
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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
Natural Resources Conservation and Research
BachCIP: 0301

Earnings shared by 3 University of Washington campuses, which report as one program.

Median Debt
$14,000
Earnings (4yr)
$58,229
Natl Median: $55,012
Lifetime Value Added
-$12k
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Median Debt
$14,756
Earnings (2yr)
$24,035
Natl Median: $62,451
Lifetime Value Added
-$297k
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Non-Professional Legal Studies
BachCIP: 2200

Earnings shared by 2 University of Washington campuses, which report as one program.

Median Debt
$15,827
Earnings (4yr)
$71,042
Natl Median: $61,959
Lifetime Value Added
+$90k
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Philosophy
BachCIP: 3801

Earnings shared by 2 University of Washington campuses, which report as one program.

Median Debt
$12,775
Earnings (4yr)
$61,595
Natl Median: $54,455
Lifetime Value Added
+$16k
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Physics
BachCIP: 4008

Earnings shared by 2 University of Washington campuses, which report as one program.

Median Debt
$16,052
Earnings (4yr)
$75,867
Natl Median: $76,786
Lifetime Value Added
+$127k
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Median Debt
$15,000
Earnings (4yr)
$60,004
Natl Median: $62,172
Lifetime Value Added
+$3k
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Political Science and Government
BachCIP: 4510

Earnings shared by 3 University of Washington campuses, which report as one program.

Median Debt
$13,000
Earnings (4yr)
$72,487
Natl Median: $63,293
Lifetime Value Added
+$101k
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Psychology, General
BachCIP: 4201

Earnings shared by 3 University of Washington campuses, which report as one program.

Median Debt
$15,000
Earnings (4yr)
$54,016
Natl Median: $50,706
Lifetime Value Added
-$46k
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Public Health
BachCIP: 5122

Earnings shared by 3 University of Washington campuses, which report as one program.

Median Debt
$12,059
Earnings (4yr)
$63,666
Natl Median: $58,808
Lifetime Value Added
+$33k
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Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
BachCIP: 5138

Earnings shared by 3 University of Washington campuses, which report as one program.

Median Debt
$12,500
Earnings (4yr)
$98,632
Natl Median: $88,910
Lifetime Value Added
+$301k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$41,025
Natl Median: $41,390
Lifetime Value Added
-$142k
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Median Debt
$13,000
Earnings (4yr)
$57,718
Natl Median: $55,695
Lifetime Value Added
-$16k
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Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies
BachCIP: 2313

Earnings shared by 2 University of Washington campuses, which report as one program.

Median Debt
$12,739
Earnings (4yr)
$47,124
Natl Median: $48,471
Lifetime Value Added
-$104k
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Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
BachCIP: 1609

Earnings shared by 2 University of Washington campuses, which report as one program.

Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$58,705
Natl Median: $55,000
Lifetime Value Added
-$8k
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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
$20,916
Earnings (4yr)
$75,301
Natl Median: $53,366
Lifetime Value Added
+$123k
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Social Sciences, Other
BachCIP: 4599

Earnings shared by 2 University of Washington campuses, which report as one program.

Median Debt
$13,778
Earnings (4yr)
$56,628
Natl Median: $56,812
Lifetime Value Added
-$25k
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Social Work
BachCIP: 4407

Earnings shared by 2 University of Washington campuses, which report as one program.

Median Debt
$12,107
Earnings (4yr)
$59,256
Natl Median: $51,790
Lifetime Value Added
-$3k
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Sociology
BachCIP: 4511
Median Debt
$11,994
Earnings (4yr)
$60,292
Natl Median: $52,657
Lifetime Value Added
+$5k
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Statistics
BachCIP: 2705
Median Debt
$9,804
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
$13,389
Earnings (4yr)
$59,736
Natl Median: $47,382
Lifetime Value Added
+$788
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$43,426
Natl Median: $51,389
Lifetime Value Added
-$121k
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Urban Studies/Affairs
BachCIP: 4512

Earnings shared by 2 University of Washington campuses, which report as one program.

Median Debt
$14,118
Earnings (4yr)
$63,174
Natl Median: $62,532
Lifetime Value Added
+$29k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $47,629
Lifetime Value Added
N/A

Master's Degrees

Accounting and Related Services
MastCIP: 5203

Earnings shared by 2 University of Washington campuses, which report as one program.

Median Debt
$24,458
Earnings (4yr)
$102,727
Natl Median: $95,833
Lifetime Value Added
+$240k
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Median Debt
$204,723
Earnings (4yr)
$230,603
Natl Median: $235,700
Lifetime Value Added
+$1334k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$142,946
Natl Median: $122,434
Lifetime Value Added
+$589k
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Median Debt
$142,247
Earnings (4yr)
$132,311
Natl Median: $127,347
Lifetime Value Added
+$497k
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Applied Mathematics
MastCIP: 2703
Median Debt
$48,917
Earnings (4yr)
$149,209
Natl Median: $116,060
Lifetime Value Added
+$643k
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Median Debt
$73,826
Earnings (2yr)
$80,556
Natl Median: $77,466
Lifetime Value Added
+$74k
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Architecture
MastCIP: 0402
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$77,526
Natl Median: $74,139
Lifetime Value Added
+$19k
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Area Studies
MastCIP: 0501
Median Debt
$36,609
Earnings (4yr)
$88,197
Natl Median: $68,936
Lifetime Value Added
+$113k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $86,482
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Behavioral Sciences
MastCIP: 3017
Median Debt
$41,000
Earnings (4yr)
$72,822
Natl Median: $65,111
Lifetime Value Added
-$22k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $106,375
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Business Administration, Management and Operations
MastCIP: 5202

Earnings shared by 3 University of Washington campuses, which report as one program.

Median Debt
$56,000
Earnings (4yr)
$194,296
Natl Median: $103,485
Lifetime Value Added
+$1030k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $115,468
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning
MastCIP: 0403

Earnings shared by 2 University of Washington campuses, which report as one program.

Median Debt
$49,726
Earnings (4yr)
$85,467
Natl Median: $79,665
Lifetime Value Added
+$89k
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Civil Engineering
MastCIP: 1408
Median Debt
$40,095
Earnings (4yr)
$108,274
Natl Median: $98,323
Lifetime Value Added
+$288k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $58,499
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$47,930
Earnings (4yr)
$62,041
Natl Median: $65,184
Lifetime Value Added
-$119k
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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
$72,421
Earnings (4yr)
$85,607
Natl Median: $67,030
Lifetime Value Added
+$90k
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Computer and Information Sciences, General
MastCIP: 1101

Earnings shared by 3 University of Washington campuses, which report as one program.

Median Debt
$37,297
Earnings (4yr)
$170,194
Natl Median: $124,201
Lifetime Value Added
+$823k
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Computer Science
MastCIP: 1107
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $145,571
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management
MastCIP: 1110

Earnings shared by 3 University of Washington campuses, which report as one program.

Median Debt
$38,683
Earnings (4yr)
$133,081
Natl Median: $121,855
Lifetime Value Added
+$504k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$41,937
Natl Median: $61,087
Lifetime Value Added
-$296k
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Median Debt
$41,000
Earnings (4yr)
$64,672
Natl Median: $63,399
Lifetime Value Added
-$95k
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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
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $62,871
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$59,428
Earnings (4yr)
$201,168
Natl Median: $82,527
Lifetime Value Added
+$1089k
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Education, General
MastCIP: 1301

Earnings shared by 3 University of Washington campuses, which report as one program.

Median Debt
$20,426
Earnings (4yr)
$84,551
Natl Median: $65,824
Lifetime Value Added
+$81k
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Educational Administration and Supervision
MastCIP: 1304

Earnings shared by 3 University of Washington campuses, which report as one program.

Median Debt
$41,949
Earnings (4yr)
$87,362
Natl Median: $71,685
Lifetime Value Added
+$105k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $66,232
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering
MastCIP: 1410

Earnings shared by 2 University of Washington campuses, which report as one program.

Median Debt
$41,166
Earnings (4yr)
$146,735
Natl Median: $133,654
Lifetime Value Added
+$621k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$121,114
Natl Median: $97,366
Lifetime Value Added
+$400k
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Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy
MastCIP: 0302
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$83,136
Natl Median: $72,563
Lifetime Value Added
+$68k
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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)
$82,791
Natl Median: $67,466
Lifetime Value Added
+$51k
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Geography and Cartography
MastCIP: 4507

Earnings shared by 2 University of Washington campuses, which report as one program.

Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$90,418
Natl Median: $79,784
Lifetime Value Added
+$132k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$82,549
Natl Median: $79,463
Lifetime Value Added
+$49k
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Median Debt
$70,482
Earnings (4yr)
$121,689
Natl Median: $89,981
Lifetime Value Added
+$405k
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History
MastCIP: 5401
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,360
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$176,151
Natl Median: $115,403
Lifetime Value Added
+$874k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$168,188
Natl Median: $119,184
Lifetime Value Added
+$806k
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Median Debt
$40,942
Earnings (4yr)
$142,909
Natl Median: $112,705
Lifetime Value Added
+$588k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$71,169
Natl Median: $95,627
Lifetime Value Added
-$37k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$82,544
Natl Median: $70,306
Lifetime Value Added
+$49k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$194,004
Natl Median: $101,855
Lifetime Value Added
+$995k
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Median Debt
$58,549
Earnings (4yr)
$120,793
Natl Median: $101,000
Lifetime Value Added
+$397k
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Median Debt
$64,484
Earnings (4yr)
$63,736
Natl Median: $56,301
Lifetime Value Added
-$104k
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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
$27,383
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $124,807
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$121,420
Natl Median: $112,282
Lifetime Value Added
+$403k
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Median Debt
$35,850
Earnings (4yr)
$132,097
Natl Median: $115,974
Lifetime Value Added
+$495k
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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
-$378k
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Median Debt
$49,925
Earnings (4yr)
$55,996
Natl Median: $53,692
Lifetime Value Added
-$176k
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Music
MastCIP: 5009
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$26,933
Natl Median: $48,285
Lifetime Value Added
-$452k
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Median Debt
$28,153
Earnings (2yr)
$50,270
Natl Median: $74,607
Lifetime Value Added
-$211k
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Nutrition Sciences
MastCIP: 3019
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$69,166
Natl Median: $67,126
Lifetime Value Added
-$54k
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Median Debt
$41,000
Earnings (4yr)
$150,681
Natl Median: $129,214
Lifetime Value Added
+$655k
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Physics
MastCIP: 4008
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$52,107
Natl Median: $96,478
Lifetime Value Added
-$193k
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Plant Sciences
MastCIP: 0111
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$33,993
Natl Median: $70,814
Lifetime Value Added
-$378k
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Median Debt
$53,787
Earnings (4yr)
$91,499
Natl Median: $81,408
Lifetime Value Added
+$142k
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Public Health
MastCIP: 5122

Earnings shared by 2 University of Washington campuses, which report as one program.

Median Debt
$54,678
Earnings (4yr)
$92,611
Natl Median: $82,751
Lifetime Value Added
+$151k
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Public Policy Analysis
MastCIP: 4405

Earnings shared by 2 University of Washington campuses, which report as one program.

Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$84,234
Natl Median: $93,020
Lifetime Value Added
+$78k
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Median Debt
$48,992
Earnings (4yr)
$112,401
Natl Median: $75,972
Lifetime Value Added
+$324k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$67,566
Natl Median: $124,997
Lifetime Value Added
-$44k
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Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
MastCIP: 5138

Earnings shared by 3 University of Washington campuses, which report as one program.

Median Debt
$36,984
Earnings (4yr)
$137,533
Natl Median: $120,193
Lifetime Value Added
+$542k
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Median Debt
$78,029
Earnings (4yr)
$85,046
Natl Median: $71,416
Lifetime Value Added
+$85k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $57,737
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies
MastCIP: 2313

Earnings shared by 2 University of Washington campuses, which report as one program.

Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$48,576
Natl Median: $55,035
Lifetime Value Added
-$247k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $60,728
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Social Work
MastCIP: 4407

Earnings shared by 2 University of Washington campuses, which report as one program.

Median Debt
$53,831
Earnings (4yr)
$77,163
Natl Median: $65,123
Lifetime Value Added
+$16k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$69,373
Natl Median: $64,397
Lifetime Value Added
-$53k
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Statistics
MastCIP: 2705
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $123,816
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$71,970
Natl Median: $76,897
Lifetime Value Added
-$30k
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Taxation
MastCIP: 5216
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$111,838
Natl Median: $114,810
Lifetime Value Added
+$319k
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Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods
MastCIP: 1312

Earnings shared by 2 University of Washington campuses, which report as one program.

Median Debt
$28,994
Earnings (4yr)
$80,738
Natl Median: $59,916
Lifetime Value Added
+$47k
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Median Debt
$28,993
Earnings (4yr)
$76,916
Natl Median: $63,707
Lifetime Value Added
+$14k
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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 (2yr)
$50,439
Natl Median: $92,983
Lifetime Value Added
-$316k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $131,848
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$139,131
Natl Median: $99,578
Lifetime Value Added
+$314k
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Chemistry
DocCIP: 4005
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$134,263
Natl Median: $115,386
Lifetime Value Added
+$279k
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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)
$93,301
Natl Median: $88,343
Lifetime Value Added
-$18k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $154,538
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$67,660
Natl Median: $83,031
Lifetime Value Added
-$175k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$73,737
Natl Median: $97,173
Lifetime Value Added
-$128k
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Economics
DocCIP: 4506
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $135,560
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Education, General
DocCIP: 1301
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$88,195
Natl Median: $87,373
Lifetime Value Added
-$16k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$184,940
Natl Median: $100,573
Lifetime Value Added
+$669k
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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)
$78,645
Natl Median: $65,831
Lifetime Value Added
-$125k
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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 (2yr)
$63,005
Natl Median: $92,039
Lifetime Value Added
-$212k
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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)
$70,231
Natl Median: $59,592
Lifetime Value Added
-$187k
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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
+$211k
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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 (2yr)
$64,493
Natl Median: $130,153
Lifetime Value Added
-$200k
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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 (2yr)
$69,338
Natl Median: $108,962
Lifetime Value Added
-$162k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$135,401
Natl Median: $138,131
Lifetime Value Added
+$307k
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Median Debt
$155,089
Earnings (4yr)
$92,381
Natl Median: $82,893
Lifetime Value Added
-$11k
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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
$338,873
Earnings (4yr)
$193,009
Natl Median: $170,812
Lifetime Value Added
+$728k
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Law
ProfCIP: 2201
Median Debt
$138,295
Earnings (4yr)
$120,015
Natl Median: $107,773
Lifetime Value Added
+$194k
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Medicine
ProfCIP: 5112
Median Debt
$218,096
Earnings (4yr)
$147,912
Natl Median: $112,460
Lifetime Value Added
+$398k
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Median Debt
$172,558
Earnings (4yr)
$149,976
Natl Median: $138,348
Lifetime Value Added
+$413k
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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.