Utah Valley University

Orem, UT 28,453 Undergrads 46.4% Grad Rate

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Total Cost

$14,765

Sticker Price

Avg Net Price

$6,376

After Aid

Median Earnings

$66,978

4yr Post-Grad

Vs. Peer Institutions

Net Price$6,376

Peer Midpoint: $9,847

Earnings (4yr Post-Grad)$66,978

Peer Midpoint: $50,127.5

Graduation Rate46.4%

Peer Midpoint: 34.6%

Socio-Economic Diversity

Pell Grant Recipients36.5%

Enrollment Status

Full-Time65.0%

Economic Outcomes

Earn More than HS70.7%

Admissions Profile

Acceptance

100.0%

SAT Avg

SAT Reading

25th: --75th: -

SAT Math

25th: --75th: -

ACT Composite

25th: --75th: -

ROI Sensitivity Analysis

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

+$693k

+$178k

+$209k

Median Cost$6k/yr

+$682k

+$166k

+$197k

Full Cost$15k/yr

+$666k

+$151k

+$182k

ROI Efficiency Metrics

Break-Even Age

Return on Inv. %

Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0

∞

Median Cost$6k/yr

1684%

Full Cost$15k/yr

670%

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 Return1396%

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 Return312%

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 with your specific estimates of cost and salary.

Program ROI Analysis

Certificates

Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions

CertCIP: 5109

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $57,584

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Business Operations Support and Assistant Services

CertCIP: 5204

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $32,681

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Computer Programming

CertCIP: 1102

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $56,556

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications

CertCIP: 1109

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $50,162

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Environmental Control Technologies/Technicians

CertCIP: 1505

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $45,268

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Fire Protection

CertCIP: 4302

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $62,436

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods

CertCIP: 1312

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $34,631

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians

CertCIP: 4706

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $51,586

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Woodworking

CertCIP: 4807

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $44,664

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Associate's Degrees

Accounting and Related Services

AssocCIP: 5203

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $47,660

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Air Transportation

AssocCIP: 4901

Median Debt

Earnings (5yr)

$84,773

Natl Median: $75,495

Lifetime Value Added

+$342k

Biology, General

AssocCIP: 2601

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $44,758

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Building/Construction Finishing, Management, and Inspection

AssocCIP: 4604

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $59,378

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Business Administration, Management and Operations

AssocCIP: 5202

Median Debt

$9,500

Earnings (4yr)

$77,740

Natl Median: $48,733

Lifetime Value Added

+$294k

Business Operations Support and Assistant Services

AssocCIP: 5204

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $37,587

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Communication and Media Studies

AssocCIP: 0901

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $43,243

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Computer and Information Sciences, General

AssocCIP: 1101

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $54,246

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Computer Science

AssocCIP: 1107

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $62,283

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Computer Software and Media Applications

AssocCIP: 1108

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $41,737

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Criminal Justice and Corrections

AssocCIP: 4301

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $46,706

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Culinary Arts and Related Services

AssocCIP: 1205

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

$41,464

Natl Median: $39,605

Lifetime Value Added

-$49k

Dance

AssocCIP: 5003

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $30,547

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Dental Support Services and Allied Professions

AssocCIP: 5106

Median Debt

Earnings (5yr)

$39,086

Natl Median: $61,982

Lifetime Value Added

-$80k

Design and Applied Arts

AssocCIP: 5004

Median Debt

Earnings (5yr)

$41,142

Natl Median: $38,127

Lifetime Value Added

-$60k

Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians

AssocCIP: 1513

Median Debt

Earnings (5yr)

$70,247

Natl Median: $55,895

Lifetime Value Added

+$214k

Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians

AssocCIP: 1504

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

$90,987

Natl Median: $73,046

Lifetime Value Added

+$413k

Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians

AssocCIP: 1511

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $66,570

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Engineering, General

AssocCIP: 1401

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $72,916

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

English Language and Literature, General

AssocCIP: 2301

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $36,134

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Fire Protection

AssocCIP: 4302

Median Debt

$10,370

Earnings (4yr)

$78,436

Natl Median: $73,589

Lifetime Value Added

+$300k

History

AssocCIP: 5401

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $38,929

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Hospitality Administration/Management

AssocCIP: 5209

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $41,099

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Intelligence, Command Control and Information Operations

AssocCIP: 2902

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $75,487

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Legal Support Services

AssocCIP: 2203

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $44,669

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities

AssocCIP: 2401

Median Debt

$8,264

Earnings (4yr)

$43,421

Natl Median: $44,125

Lifetime Value Added

-$29k

Mathematics

AssocCIP: 2701

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $59,929

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Mechanics and Repairers, General

AssocCIP: 4700

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $56,973

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other

AssocCIP: 3099

Median Debt

Earnings (5yr)

$38,460

Natl Median: $50,491

Lifetime Value Added

-$87k

Music

AssocCIP: 5009

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $34,056

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Philosophy

AssocCIP: 3801

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $41,229

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Physical Sciences, General

AssocCIP: 4001

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $49,076

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Psychology, General

AssocCIP: 4201

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

$43,945

Natl Median: $39,288

Lifetime Value Added

-$24k

Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing

AssocCIP: 5138

Median Debt

Earnings (5yr)

$67,780

Natl Median: $80,813

Lifetime Value Added

+$192k

Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods

AssocCIP: 1312

Median Debt

$8,750

Earnings (4yr)

$33,350

Natl Median: $37,656

Lifetime Value Added

-$131k

Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians

AssocCIP: 4706

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

$60,740

Natl Median: $58,424

Lifetime Value Added

+$140k

Woodworking

AssocCIP: 4807

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $42,867

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Bachelor's Degrees

Accounting and Related Services

BachCIP: 5203

Median Debt

$15,471

Earnings (4yr)

$81,706

Natl Median: $76,194

Lifetime Value Added

+$196k

Air Transportation

BachCIP: 4901

Median Debt

$21,504

Earnings (4yr)

$106,001

Natl Median: $85,825

Lifetime Value Added

+$381k

American Sign Language

BachCIP: 1616

Median Debt

$16,385

Earnings (4yr)

$28,583

Natl Median: $45,044

Lifetime Value Added

-$238k

Biology, General

BachCIP: 2601

Median Debt

$17,015

Earnings (4yr)

$57,010

Natl Median: $57,214

Lifetime Value Added

+$4k

Biotechnology

BachCIP: 2612

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

$67,603

Natl Median: $67,097

Lifetime Value Added

+$88k

Botany/Plant Biology

BachCIP: 2603

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $49,245

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Building/Construction Finishing, Management, and Inspection

BachCIP: 4604

Median Debt

$14,454

Earnings (4yr)

$97,793

Natl Median: $90,924

Lifetime Value Added

+$319k

Business Administration, Management and Operations

BachCIP: 5202

Median Debt

$15,375

Earnings (4yr)

$86,602

Natl Median: $68,257

Lifetime Value Added

+$233k

Chemistry

BachCIP: 4005

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $65,120

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Communication and Media Studies

BachCIP: 0901

Median Debt

$13,942

Earnings (4yr)

$62,566

Natl Median: $56,359

Lifetime Value Added

+$49k

Computer Engineering

BachCIP: 1409

Median Debt

$13,421

Earnings (4yr)

$121,466

Natl Median: $109,015

Lifetime Value Added

+$498k

Computer Science

BachCIP: 1107

Median Debt

$23,146

Earnings (4yr)

$115,541

Natl Median: $107,009

Lifetime Value Added

+$454k

Computer Software and Media Applications

BachCIP: 1108

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

$61,451

Natl Median: $58,894

Lifetime Value Added

+$40k

Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications

BachCIP: 1109

Median Debt

$19,043

Earnings (4yr)

$97,341

Natl Median: $73,587

Lifetime Value Added

+$315k

Construction Management

BachCIP: 5220

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $95,124

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Criminal Justice and Corrections

BachCIP: 4301

Median Debt

$19,586

Earnings (4yr)

$68,296

Natl Median: $55,378

Lifetime Value Added

+$93k

Dance

BachCIP: 5003

Median Debt

Earnings (2yr)

$20,140

Natl Median: $39,980

Lifetime Value Added

-$306k

Dental Support Services and Allied Professions

BachCIP: 5106

Median Debt

Earnings (2yr)

$39,369

Natl Median: $68,061

Lifetime Value Added

-$130k

Design and Applied Arts

BachCIP: 5004

Median Debt

$12,500

Earnings (4yr)

$55,728

Natl Median: $51,490

Lifetime Value Added

-$6k

Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft

BachCIP: 5005

Median Debt

$15,500

Earnings (4yr)

$40,289

Natl Median: $39,775

Lifetime Value Added

-$136k

Economics

BachCIP: 4506

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $82,686

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Engineering-Related Fields

BachCIP: 1515

Median Debt

$10,949

Earnings (4yr)

$83,278

Natl Median: $89,619

Lifetime Value Added

+$208k

Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians

BachCIP: 1511

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $74,842

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

English Language and Literature, General

BachCIP: 2301

Median Debt

$15,400

Earnings (4yr)

$44,206

Natl Median: $48,590

Lifetime Value Added

-$103k

Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations

BachCIP: 5207

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

$62,739

Natl Median: $61,027

Lifetime Value Added

+$50k

Finance and Financial Management Services

BachCIP: 5208

Median Debt

$10,949

Earnings (4yr)

$93,858

Natl Median: $83,343

Lifetime Value Added

+$289k

Fine and Studio Arts

BachCIP: 5007

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $41,367

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Fire Protection

BachCIP: 4302

Median Debt

$15,250

Earnings (4yr)

$83,807

Natl Median: $86,436

Lifetime Value Added

+$212k

Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences

BachCIP: 4006

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $60,190

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

History

BachCIP: 5401

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

$59,491

Natl Median: $50,680

Lifetime Value Added

+$24k

Hospitality Administration/Management

BachCIP: 5209

Median Debt

$23,625

Earnings (4yr)

$56,252

Natl Median: $56,726

Lifetime Value Added

-$2k

Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services

BachCIP: 1907

Median Debt

$13,300

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $48,568

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Human Resources Management and Services

BachCIP: 5210

Median Debt

$10,000

Earnings (4yr)

$70,818

Natl Median: $68,069

Lifetime Value Added

+$113k

Information Science/Studies

BachCIP: 1104

Median Debt

$17,125

Earnings (4yr)

$112,128

Natl Median: $85,294

Lifetime Value Added

+$428k

Legal Support Services

BachCIP: 2203

Median Debt

Earnings (5yr)

$43,015

Natl Median: $53,266

Lifetime Value Added

-$120k

Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities

BachCIP: 2401

Median Debt

$18,750

Earnings (4yr)

$58,219

Natl Median: $53,072

Lifetime Value Added

+$14k

Marketing

BachCIP: 5214

Median Debt

$11,875

Earnings (4yr)

$81,582

Natl Median: $69,303

Lifetime Value Added

+$195k

Mathematics

BachCIP: 2701

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $69,562

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Mechatronics, Robotics, and Automation Engineering

BachCIP: 1442

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $101,649

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other

BachCIP: 3099

Median Debt

$17,800

Earnings (4yr)

$53,967

Natl Median: $55,693

Lifetime Value Added

-$21k

Music

BachCIP: 5009

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

$40,597

Natl Median: $42,892

Lifetime Value Added

-$134k

Natural Resources Conservation and Research

BachCIP: 0301

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $55,012

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Philosophy

BachCIP: 3801

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

$49,403

Natl Median: $54,455

Lifetime Value Added

-$59k

Physics

BachCIP: 4008

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $76,786

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Political Science and Government

BachCIP: 4510

Median Debt

$21,961

Earnings (4yr)

$61,464

Natl Median: $63,293

Lifetime Value Added

+$40k

Psychology, General

BachCIP: 4201

Median Debt

$16,000

Earnings (4yr)

$47,596

Natl Median: $50,706

Lifetime Value Added

-$74k

Public Health

BachCIP: 5122

Median Debt

$14,415

Earnings (4yr)

$49,432

Natl Median: $58,808

Lifetime Value Added

-$58k

Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing

BachCIP: 5138

Median Debt

$12,974

Earnings (4yr)

$81,664

Natl Median: $88,910

Lifetime Value Added

+$196k

Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics

BachCIP: 1609

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

$52,657

Natl Median: $55,000

Lifetime Value Added

-$32k

Security Science and Technology

BachCIP: 4304

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $57,805

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Social Work

BachCIP: 4407

Median Debt

$17,205

Earnings (4yr)

$55,713

Natl Median: $51,790

Lifetime Value Added

-$6k

Special Education and Teaching

BachCIP: 1310

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $50,499

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness

BachCIP: 3105

Median Debt

$13,000

Earnings (4yr)

$63,951

Natl Median: $54,562

Lifetime Value Added

+$60k

Statistics

BachCIP: 2705

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $92,425

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods

BachCIP: 1312

Median Debt

$9,633

Earnings (4yr)

$48,831

Natl Median: $47,382

Lifetime Value Added

-$64k

Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas

BachCIP: 1313

Median Debt

$14,250

Earnings (4yr)

$52,194

Natl Median: $51,389

Lifetime Value Added

-$35k

Post-Baccalaureate Certificates

Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management

PB-CertCIP: 1110

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $128,842

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Master's Degrees

Accounting and Related Services

MastCIP: 5203

Median Debt

$17,748

Earnings (4yr)

$84,527

Natl Median: $95,833

Lifetime Value Added

+$93k

Business Administration, Management and Operations

MastCIP: 5202

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $103,485

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Business/Commerce, General

MastCIP: 5201

Median Debt

$26,766

Earnings (4yr)

$110,270

Natl Median: $125,988

Lifetime Value Added

+$318k

Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management

MastCIP: 1110

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

$154,576

Natl Median: $121,855

Lifetime Value Added

+$702k

Curriculum and Instruction

MastCIP: 1303

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

$80,763

Natl Median: $63,399

Lifetime Value Added

+$60k

Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing

MastCIP: 5138

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $120,193

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Social Work

MastCIP: 4407

Median Debt

$29,164

Earnings (4yr)

$71,388

Natl Median: $65,123

Lifetime Value Added

-$22k

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 degree decision moving forward. These Lifetime Value Added results for graduate degrees should not be compared with those for Undergraduate Certificates, Associates or Bachelors.