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University of Wisconsin-Madison

Madison, WI 36,902 Undergrads 89.1% Grad Rate
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Total Cost
$28,679
Sticker Price
Avg Net Price
$17,354
After Aid
Median Earnings
$78,974
4yr Post-Grad

Vs. Peer Institutions

Net Price$17,354
Peer Midpoint: $20,081
Earnings (4yr Post-Grad)Completers only after graduation
$78,974
Peer Midpoint: $60,428
Earnings (10yr Post-Enroll)All enrolled after enrollment
$73,792
Peer Midpoint: $53,763
Graduation Rate89.1%
Peer Midpoint: 58.9%
Average Starting Age20.1
Socio-Economic Diversity
Pell Grant Recipients16.1%
Enrollment Status
Full-Time95.4%
Economic Outcomes
Earn More than HS86.7%

Admissions Profile

Acceptance
45.2%
SAT Avg
1,427
SAT Reading
25th: 67068075th: 740
SAT Math
25th: 71073075th: 780
ACT Composite
25th: 292975th: 33

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
+$682k
+$216k
+$198k
Median Cost$17k/yr
+$620k
+$153k
+$136k
Full Cost$29k/yr
+$579k
+$112k
+$95k

ROI Efficiency Metrics

Break-Even Age
Return on Inv. %
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
28
∞
Median Cost$17k/yr
34
217%
Full Cost$29k/yr
39
92%
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 Return268%

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 Return24%
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
$20,277
Earnings (4yr)
$101,390
Natl Median: $76,194
Lifetime Value Added
+$307k
Median Debt
$12,500
Earnings (4yr)
$81,655
Natl Median: $66,647
Lifetime Value Added
+$156k
Median Debt
$19,970
Earnings (4yr)
$78,368
Natl Median: $84,624
Lifetime Value Added
+$131k
Median Debt
$15,000
Earnings (4yr)
$71,726
Natl Median: $54,152
Lifetime Value Added
+$80k
Median Debt
$24,699
Earnings (4yr)
$57,745
Natl Median: $70,786
Lifetime Value Added
-$29k
Animal Sciences
BachCIP: 0109
Median Debt
$25,000
Earnings (4yr)
$57,605
Natl Median: $49,634
Lifetime Value Added
-$30k
Anthropology
BachCIP: 4502
Median Debt
$16,166
Earnings (4yr)
$54,773
Natl Median: $46,676
Lifetime Value Added
-$54k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$43,426
Natl Median: $57,640
Lifetime Value Added
-$134k
Applied Mathematics
BachCIP: 2703
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $91,532
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Area Studies
BachCIP: 0501
Median Debt
$20,196
Earnings (4yr)
$55,733
Natl Median: $56,625
Lifetime Value Added
-$46k
Median Debt
$20,000
Earnings (2yr)
$26,353
Natl Median: $68,333
Lifetime Value Added
-$288k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $60,997
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$20,000
Earnings (4yr)
$72,988
Natl Median: $65,466
Lifetime Value Added
+$90k
Biology, General
BachCIP: 2601
Median Debt
$20,500
Earnings (4yr)
$69,005
Natl Median: $57,214
Lifetime Value Added
+$59k
Median Debt
$20,492
Earnings (4yr)
$99,762
Natl Median: $93,451
Lifetime Value Added
+$294k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$50,963
Natl Median: $49,245
Lifetime Value Added
-$85k
Median Debt
$20,000
Earnings (4yr)
$100,005
Natl Median: $68,257
Lifetime Value Added
+$296k
Median Debt
$21,638
Earnings (4yr)
$101,676
Natl Median: $98,158
Lifetime Value Added
+$309k
Chemistry
BachCIP: 4005
Median Debt
$22,250
Earnings (4yr)
$64,734
Natl Median: $65,120
Lifetime Value Added
+$26k
Civil Engineering
BachCIP: 1408
Median Debt
$21,500
Earnings (4yr)
$87,691
Natl Median: $86,517
Lifetime Value Added
+$202k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $49,429
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$20,500
Earnings (4yr)
$61,270
Natl Median: $56,359
Lifetime Value Added
-$965
Median Debt
$25,247
Earnings (4yr)
$61,737
Natl Median: $58,928
Lifetime Value Added
+$3k
Median Debt
$20,500
Earnings (4yr)
$119,655
Natl Median: $92,374
Lifetime Value Added
+$445k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$120,068
Natl Median: $109,015
Lifetime Value Added
+$448k
Dance
BachCIP: 5003
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $39,980
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$17,875
Earnings (4yr)
$65,874
Natl Median: $51,490
Lifetime Value Added
+$35k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$45,074
Natl Median: $39,775
Lifetime Value Added
-$142k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$42,682
Natl Median: $51,642
Lifetime Value Added
-$140k
Median Debt
$19,500
Earnings (4yr)
$49,602
Natl Median: $48,842
Lifetime Value Added
-$97k
Economics
BachCIP: 4506
Median Debt
$20,500
Earnings (4yr)
$85,366
Natl Median: $82,686
Lifetime Value Added
+$184k
Median Debt
$22,500
Earnings (4yr)
$95,059
Natl Median: $100,647
Lifetime Value Added
+$258k
Median Debt
$23,500
Earnings (4yr)
$92,276
Natl Median: $93,437
Lifetime Value Added
+$237k
Engineering Physics
BachCIP: 1412
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $89,154
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$19,989
Earnings (4yr)
$53,197
Natl Median: $48,590
Lifetime Value Added
-$67k
Median Debt
$19,254
Earnings (4yr)
$48,934
Natl Median: $51,710
Lifetime Value Added
-$102k
Median Debt
$20,181
Earnings (4yr)
$107,207
Natl Median: $83,343
Lifetime Value Added
+$351k
Median Debt
$16,750
Earnings (4yr)
$48,684
Natl Median: $41,367
Lifetime Value Added
-$104k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$85,445
Natl Median: $70,873
Lifetime Value Added
+$185k
Forestry
BachCIP: 0305
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $58,784
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$18,737
Earnings (4yr)
$82,081
Natl Median: $75,399
Lifetime Value Added
+$159k
Genetics
BachCIP: 2608
Median Debt
$19,500
Earnings (4yr)
$68,402
Natl Median: $66,076
Lifetime Value Added
+$55k
Median Debt
$18,689
Earnings (4yr)
$59,424
Natl Median: $57,853
Lifetime Value Added
-$16k
Median Debt
$24,250
Earnings (4yr)
$58,771
Natl Median: $60,190
Lifetime Value Added
-$21k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$73,337
Natl Median: $77,880
Lifetime Value Added
+$93k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,459
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
History
BachCIP: 5401
Median Debt
$19,500
Earnings (4yr)
$58,343
Natl Median: $50,680
Lifetime Value Added
-$24k
Median Debt
$20,500
Earnings (4yr)
$59,044
Natl Median: $48,568
Lifetime Value Added
-$19k
Median Debt
$23,481
Earnings (4yr)
$110,711
Natl Median: $98,442
Lifetime Value Added
+$378k
Insurance
BachCIP: 5217
Median Debt
$20,500
Earnings (4yr)
$105,992
Natl Median: $88,472
Lifetime Value Added
+$342k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$106,783
Natl Median: $73,201
Lifetime Value Added
+$348k
International/Globalization Studies
BachCIP: 3020
Median Debt
$17,732
Earnings (4yr)
$63,452
Natl Median: $59,972
Lifetime Value Added
+$16k
Journalism
BachCIP: 0904
Median Debt
$21,500
Earnings (4yr)
$75,967
Natl Median: $56,278
Lifetime Value Added
+$113k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$63,759
Natl Median: $66,387
Lifetime Value Added
+$19k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$18,154
Natl Median: $49,984
Lifetime Value Added
-$364k
Median Debt
$19,247
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $83,290
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$22,250
Earnings (4yr)
$106,521
Natl Median: $86,176
Lifetime Value Added
+$346k
Marketing
BachCIP: 5214
Median Debt
$20,000
Earnings (4yr)
$96,148
Natl Median: $69,303
Lifetime Value Added
+$267k
Median Debt
$20,195
Earnings (4yr)
$91,265
Natl Median: $91,449
Lifetime Value Added
+$229k
Mathematics
BachCIP: 2701
Median Debt
$20,080
Earnings (4yr)
$101,438
Natl Median: $69,562
Lifetime Value Added
+$307k
Median Debt
$19,450
Earnings (4yr)
$95,114
Natl Median: $92,135
Lifetime Value Added
+$259k
Median Debt
$21,500
Earnings (4yr)
$68,397
Natl Median: $62,582
Lifetime Value Added
+$55k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,693
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Music
BachCIP: 5009
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$43,311
Natl Median: $42,892
Lifetime Value Added
-$157k
Median Debt
$18,875
Earnings (4yr)
$52,631
Natl Median: $55,012
Lifetime Value Added
-$71k
Median Debt
$21,202
Earnings (4yr)
$58,824
Natl Median: $62,451
Lifetime Value Added
-$21k
Non-Professional Legal Studies
BachCIP: 2200
Median Debt
$20,000
Earnings (4yr)
$70,123
Natl Median: $61,959
Lifetime Value Added
+$68k
Nuclear Engineering
BachCIP: 1423
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$102,449
Natl Median: $99,297
Lifetime Value Added
+$315k
Nutrition Sciences
BachCIP: 3019
Median Debt
$20,500
Earnings (4yr)
$59,329
Natl Median: $60,053
Lifetime Value Added
-$17k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $68,883
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Philosophy
BachCIP: 3801
Median Debt
$21,500
Earnings (4yr)
$61,186
Natl Median: $54,455
Lifetime Value Added
-$2k
Physics
BachCIP: 4008
Median Debt
$20,500
Earnings (4yr)
$77,380
Natl Median: $76,786
Lifetime Value Added
+$123k
Plant Sciences
BachCIP: 0111
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$35,060
Natl Median: $56,567
Lifetime Value Added
-$209k
Median Debt
$20,500
Earnings (4yr)
$66,148
Natl Median: $63,293
Lifetime Value Added
+$37k
Psychology, General
BachCIP: 4201
Median Debt
$20,500
Earnings (4yr)
$58,901
Natl Median: $50,706
Lifetime Value Added
-$20k
Real Estate
BachCIP: 5215
Median Debt
$20,138
Earnings (4yr)
$120,483
Natl Median: $84,821
Lifetime Value Added
+$452k
Median Debt
$20,659
Earnings (4yr)
$85,579
Natl Median: $88,910
Lifetime Value Added
+$186k
Median Debt
$21,500
Earnings (4yr)
$63,061
Natl Median: $55,792
Lifetime Value Added
+$13k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$20,824
Natl Median: $41,390
Lifetime Value Added
-$339k
Median Debt
$20,000
Earnings (4yr)
$58,565
Natl Median: $55,000
Lifetime Value Added
-$23k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$32,391
Natl Median: $62,169
Lifetime Value Added
-$233k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $60,360
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Social Work
BachCIP: 4407
Median Debt
$20,500
Earnings (4yr)
$54,375
Natl Median: $51,790
Lifetime Value Added
-$57k
Sociology
BachCIP: 4511
Median Debt
$17,212
Earnings (4yr)
$58,007
Natl Median: $52,657
Lifetime Value Added
-$27k
Soil Sciences
BachCIP: 0112
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $62,122
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$20,500
Earnings (4yr)
$50,302
Natl Median: $50,499
Lifetime Value Added
-$91k
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness
BachCIP: 3105
Median Debt
$24,000
Earnings (4yr)
$74,963
Natl Median: $54,562
Lifetime Value Added
+$105k
Statistics
BachCIP: 2705
Median Debt
$24,250
Earnings (4yr)
$99,210
Natl Median: $92,425
Lifetime Value Added
+$290k
Median Debt
$21,500
Earnings (4yr)
$49,640
Natl Median: $47,382
Lifetime Value Added
-$96k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$48,435
Natl Median: $51,389
Lifetime Value Added
-$106k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$45,212
Natl Median: $45,338
Lifetime Value Added
-$134k
Median Debt
$23,250
Earnings (4yr)
$50,080
Natl Median: $44,055
Lifetime Value Added
-$93k

Master's Degrees

Median Debt
$20,500
Earnings (4yr)
$107,090
Natl Median: $95,833
Lifetime Value Added
+$270k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $90,332
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $91,410
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $58,454
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $59,544
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$61,896
Earnings (4yr)
$125,492
Natl Median: $127,347
Lifetime Value Added
+$430k
Animal Sciences
MastCIP: 0109
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $75,394
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Anthropology
MastCIP: 4502
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $61,276
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Area Studies
MastCIP: 0501
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $68,936
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management
MastCIP: 5010
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $59,685
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $76,398
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $86,482
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $80,271
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $110,121
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$109,392
Natl Median: $106,375
Lifetime Value Added
+$290k
Biotechnology
MastCIP: 2612
Median Debt
$41,000
Earnings (4yr)
$83,354
Natl Median: $107,682
Lifetime Value Added
+$63k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $67,090
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$108,649
Natl Median: $103,485
Lifetime Value Added
+$322k
Median Debt
$50,847
Earnings (4yr)
$160,097
Natl Median: $125,988
Lifetime Value Added
+$729k
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
-
Earnings (4yr)
$77,299
Natl Median: $79,665
Lifetime Value Added
+$9k
Civil Engineering
MastCIP: 1408
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$91,867
Natl Median: $98,323
Lifetime Value Added
+$137k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $58,499
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$25,900
Earnings (4yr)
$71,120
Natl Median: $65,184
Lifetime Value Added
-$45k
Median Debt
$39,736
Earnings (4yr)
$64,515
Natl Median: $67,030
Lifetime Value Added
-$103k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$196,985
Natl Median: $124,201
Lifetime Value Added
+$1047k
Median Debt
$23,500
Earnings (4yr)
$55,104
Natl Median: $63,399
Lifetime Value Added
-$190k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$67,173
Natl Median: $62,269
Lifetime Value Added
-$80k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$43,798
Natl Median: $49,978
Lifetime Value Added
-$282k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $62,871
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $82,527
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Economics
MastCIP: 4506
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $100,743
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$20,500
Earnings (4yr)
$69,767
Natl Median: $71,685
Lifetime Value Added
-$57k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$129,743
Natl Median: $133,654
Lifetime Value Added
+$467k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $109,295
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$41,000
Earnings (4yr)
$147,101
Natl Median: $120,215
Lifetime Value Added
+$617k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,512
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy
MastCIP: 0302
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$71,621
Natl Median: $72,563
Lifetime Value Added
-$40k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $62,705
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$37,208
Natl Median: $60,397
Lifetime Value Added
-$349k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$164,371
Natl Median: $110,694
Lifetime Value Added
+$766k
Median Debt
$33,102
Earnings (4yr)
$43,436
Natl Median: $49,079
Lifetime Value Added
-$303k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $88,332
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Forestry
MastCIP: 0305
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $67,466
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Genetics
MastCIP: 2608
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$73,446
Natl Median: $92,660
Lifetime Value Added
+$2k
Median Debt
$27,416
Earnings (4yr)
$111,616
Natl Median: $79,784
Lifetime Value Added
+$310k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $79,463
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $94,646
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $49,357
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
History
MastCIP: 5401
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,360
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$76,460
Natl Median: $119,184
Lifetime Value Added
+$29k
Insurance
MastCIP: 5217
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $114,663
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$61,218
Natl Median: $95,627
Lifetime Value Added
-$111k
Journalism
MastCIP: 0904
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $69,034
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $70,306
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $101,000
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$33,938
Earnings (4yr)
$54,976
Natl Median: $56,301
Lifetime Value Added
-$191k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $58,093
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$156,689
Natl Median: $124,807
Lifetime Value Added
+$700k
Marketing
MastCIP: 5214
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$166,668
Natl Median: $79,106
Lifetime Value Added
+$786k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $112,282
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$113,710
Natl Median: $115,974
Lifetime Value Added
+$328k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $198,417
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $84,750
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Music
MastCIP: 5009
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$37,839
Natl Median: $48,285
Lifetime Value Added
-$365k
Median Debt
$28,394
Earnings (4yr)
$67,161
Natl Median: $74,607
Lifetime Value Added
-$80k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $73,229
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Nuclear Engineering
MastCIP: 1423
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$118,214
Natl Median: $117,400
Lifetime Value Added
+$367k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $92,305
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $129,214
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: $67,681
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Plant Sciences
MastCIP: 0111
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $70,814
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
$38,500
Earnings (4yr)
$92,640
Natl Median: $82,751
Lifetime Value Added
+$144k
Median Debt
$20,213
Earnings (4yr)
$78,939
Natl Median: $93,020
Lifetime Value Added
+$24k
Real Estate
MastCIP: 5215
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$172,827
Natl Median: $135,104
Lifetime Value Added
+$810k
Median Debt
$40,685
Earnings (4yr)
$63,546
Natl Median: $71,416
Lifetime Value Added
-$112k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,035
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$41,025
Natl Median: $60,728
Lifetime Value Added
-$310k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $59,877
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $66,129
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Social Work
MastCIP: 4407
Median Debt
$29,000
Earnings (4yr)
$62,101
Natl Median: $65,123
Lifetime Value Added
-$125k
Sociology
MastCIP: 4511
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $63,330
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Soil Sciences
MastCIP: 0112
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $67,016
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $64,397
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness
MastCIP: 3105
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $62,033
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Statistics
MastCIP: 2705
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $123,816
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Systems Engineering
MastCIP: 1427
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $144,565
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $119,562
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $59,299
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $60,772
Lifetime Value Added
N/A

Doctoral Degrees

Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $122,650
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $92,784
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Animal Sciences
DocCIP: 0109
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $95,778
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Anthropology
DocCIP: 4502
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $77,473
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: $77,238
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$126,758
Natl Median: $112,683
Lifetime Value Added
+$230k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $131,848
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $82,507
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $149,621
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)
$105,406
Natl Median: $115,386
Lifetime Value Added
+$72k
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)
$104,681
Natl Median: $99,878
Lifetime Value Added
+$67k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$69,654
Natl Median: $77,931
Lifetime Value Added
-$194k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $88,343
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$106,421
Natl Median: $154,538
Lifetime Value Added
+$111k
Median Debt
$63,482
Earnings (4yr)
$70,523
Natl Median: $83,031
Lifetime Value Added
-$187k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $64,704
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $72,231
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $97,173
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Economics
DocCIP: 4506
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$136,278
Natl Median: $135,560
Lifetime Value Added
+$340k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $100,573
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$94,408
Natl Median: $157,305
Lifetime Value Added
+$19k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$50,439
Natl Median: $65,831
Lifetime Value Added
-$328k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $80,463
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 (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $92,039
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $64,725
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
History
DocCIP: 5401
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$73,942
Natl Median: $70,550
Lifetime Value Added
-$162k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $137,148
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $88,805
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
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $110,755
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $101,435
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $86,341
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Music
DocCIP: 5009
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$65,495
Natl Median: $59,592
Lifetime Value Added
-$225k
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: $143,572
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Nutrition Sciences
DocCIP: 3019
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $99,750
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $108,943
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $136,696
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Philosophy
DocCIP: 3801
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $70,449
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Physics
DocCIP: 4008
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $130,153
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$107,552
Natl Median: $93,640
Lifetime Value Added
+$88k
Plant Sciences
DocCIP: 0111
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $90,502
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $90,908
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $98,707
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Public Health
DocCIP: 5122
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$169,322
Natl Median: $108,962
Lifetime Value Added
+$542k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $138,131
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $82,893
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$62,221
Natl Median: $69,860
Lifetime Value Added
-$260k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $88,768
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 (2yr)
$81,111
Natl Median: $88,618
Lifetime Value Added
-$84k
Soil Sciences
DocCIP: 0112
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $81,394
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $90,739
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness
DocCIP: 3105
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $81,993
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: $135,581
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $75,306
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $77,436
Lifetime Value Added
N/A

Professional Degrees

Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$120,354
Natl Median: $127,648
Lifetime Value Added
+$165k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$96,720
Natl Median: $85,242
Lifetime Value Added
+$8k
Law
ProfCIP: 2201
Median Debt
$61,500
Earnings (4yr)
$100,715
Natl Median: $107,773
Lifetime Value Added
+$37k
Medicine
ProfCIP: 5112
Median Debt
$179,642
Earnings (4yr)
$127,913
Natl Median: $112,460
Lifetime Value Added
+$238k
Median Debt
$127,000
Earnings (4yr)
$139,210
Natl Median: $138,348
Lifetime Value Added
+$321k
Median Debt
$55,103
Earnings (4yr)
$122,428
Natl Median: $133,099
Lifetime Value Added
+$198k
Median Debt
$64,000
Earnings (4yr)
$78,614
Natl Median: $81,641
Lifetime Value Added
-$127k
Veterinary Medicine
ProfCIP: 0180
Median Debt
$129,925
Earnings (4yr)
$122,648
Natl Median: $131,316
Lifetime Value Added
+$200k

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.