College ROI

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Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Blacksburg, VA 30,923 Undergrads 87.2% Grad Rate
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Total Cost
$36,951
Sticker Price
Avg Net Price
$24,953
After Aid
Median Earnings
$85,647
4yr Post-Grad

Vs. Peer Institutions

Net Price$24,953
Peer Midpoint: $20,081
Earnings (4yr Post-Grad)Completers only after graduation
$85,647
Peer Midpoint: $60,428
Earnings (10yr Post-Enroll)All enrolled after enrollment
$81,698
Peer Midpoint: $53,763
Graduation Rate87.2%
Peer Midpoint: 58.9%
Average Starting Age19.8
Socio-Economic Diversity
Pell Grant Recipients15.2%
Enrollment Status
Full-Time97.4%
Economic Outcomes
Earn More than HS87.3%

Admissions Profile

Acceptance
54.8%
SAT Avg
1,364
SAT Reading
25th: 64065075th: 710
SAT Math
25th: 64066075th: 740
ACT Composite
25th: 282975th: 32

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
+$733k
+$267k
+$249k
Median Cost$25k/yr
+$644k
+$177k
+$159k
Full Cost$37k/yr
+$600k
+$134k
+$116k

ROI Efficiency Metrics

Break-Even Age
Return on Inv. %
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
27
∞
Median Cost$25k/yr
34
177%
Full Cost$37k/yr
38
87%
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 Return258%

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 Return18%
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

Associate's Degrees

Median Debt
$11,000
Earnings (4yr)
$46,669
Natl Median: $42,438
Lifetime Value Added
-$31k

Bachelor's Degrees

Median Debt
$18,500
Earnings (4yr)
$99,528
Natl Median: $76,194
Lifetime Value Added
+$265k
Median Debt
$25,833
Earnings (4yr)
$106,633
Natl Median: $98,207
Lifetime Value Added
+$319k
Median Debt
$22,999
Earnings (4yr)
$62,398
Natl Median: $66,647
Lifetime Value Added
-$19k
Median Debt
$26,125
Earnings (4yr)
$88,315
Natl Median: $84,624
Lifetime Value Added
+$180k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$53,568
Natl Median: $53,676
Lifetime Value Added
-$91k
Animal Sciences
BachCIP: 0109
Median Debt
$22,250
Earnings (4yr)
$47,224
Natl Median: $49,634
Lifetime Value Added
-$144k
Applied Mathematics
BachCIP: 2703
Median Debt
$20,000
Earnings (4yr)
$117,990
Natl Median: $91,532
Lifetime Value Added
+$405k
Median Debt
$30,750
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $70,074
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Architecture
BachCIP: 0402
Median Debt
$29,000
Earnings (4yr)
$75,074
Natl Median: $66,914
Lifetime Value Added
+$78k
Median Debt
$23,250
Earnings (4yr)
$67,892
Natl Median: $60,997
Lifetime Value Added
+$24k
Median Debt
$24,000
Earnings (4yr)
$67,621
Natl Median: $65,466
Lifetime Value Added
+$21k
Biology, General
BachCIP: 2601
Median Debt
$20,164
Earnings (4yr)
$61,703
Natl Median: $57,214
Lifetime Value Added
-$25k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $86,713
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$22,017
Earnings (4yr)
$80,023
Natl Median: $68,257
Lifetime Value Added
+$116k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$95,271
Natl Median: $77,981
Lifetime Value Added
+$233k
Median Debt
$24,875
Earnings (4yr)
$106,011
Natl Median: $98,158
Lifetime Value Added
+$315k
Chemistry
BachCIP: 4005
Median Debt
$22,875
Earnings (4yr)
$73,395
Natl Median: $65,120
Lifetime Value Added
+$66k
Civil Engineering
BachCIP: 1408
Median Debt
$25,000
Earnings (4yr)
$88,142
Natl Median: $86,517
Lifetime Value Added
+$178k
Median Debt
$20,500
Earnings (4yr)
$66,106
Natl Median: $56,359
Lifetime Value Added
+$10k
Median Debt
$20,500
Earnings (4yr)
$144,103
Natl Median: $92,374
Lifetime Value Added
+$602k
Median Debt
$25,929
Earnings (4yr)
$122,026
Natl Median: $109,015
Lifetime Value Added
+$436k
Median Debt
$26,349
Earnings (4yr)
$102,699
Natl Median: $97,303
Lifetime Value Added
+$289k
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (4yr)
$95,165
Natl Median: $95,124
Lifetime Value Added
+$232k
Median Debt
$23,900
Earnings (4yr)
$72,213
Natl Median: $51,490
Lifetime Value Added
+$57k
Median Debt
$25,188
Earnings (5yr)
$35,675
Natl Median: $39,775
Lifetime Value Added
-$249k
Economics
BachCIP: 4506
Median Debt
$22,125
Earnings (4yr)
$92,653
Natl Median: $82,686
Lifetime Value Added
+$213k
Median Debt
$23,562
Earnings (4yr)
$104,839
Natl Median: $100,647
Lifetime Value Added
+$306k
Median Debt
$27,500
Earnings (4yr)
$101,509
Natl Median: $93,437
Lifetime Value Added
+$280k
Median Debt
$23,750
Earnings (4yr)
$81,618
Natl Median: $89,619
Lifetime Value Added
+$128k
Median Debt
$21,625
Earnings (4yr)
$64,225
Natl Median: $48,590
Lifetime Value Added
-$5k
Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy
BachCIP: 0302
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $56,185
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$22,450
Earnings (4yr)
$65,248
Natl Median: $64,926
Lifetime Value Added
+$3k
Median Debt
$21,500
Earnings (4yr)
$102,902
Natl Median: $83,343
Lifetime Value Added
+$291k
Median Debt
$26,000
Earnings (4yr)
$58,652
Natl Median: $41,367
Lifetime Value Added
-$49k
Median Debt
$26,875
Earnings (4yr)
$80,161
Natl Median: $70,873
Lifetime Value Added
+$117k
Median Debt
$24,017
Earnings (4yr)
$74,005
Natl Median: $54,945
Lifetime Value Added
+$70k
Forestry
BachCIP: 0305
Median Debt
$20,663
Earnings (4yr)
$64,204
Natl Median: $58,784
Lifetime Value Added
-$5k
Median Debt
$19,500
Earnings (4yr)
$65,259
Natl Median: $57,853
Lifetime Value Added
+$3k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$59,969
Natl Median: $60,190
Lifetime Value Added
-$39k
History
BachCIP: 5401
Median Debt
$20,499
Earnings (4yr)
$59,819
Natl Median: $50,680
Lifetime Value Added
-$40k
Median Debt
$24,500
Earnings (4yr)
$72,817
Natl Median: $56,726
Lifetime Value Added
+$61k
Median Debt
$20,500
Earnings (4yr)
$58,340
Natl Median: $48,568
Lifetime Value Added
-$52k
Median Debt
$22,625
Earnings (4yr)
$116,641
Natl Median: $98,442
Lifetime Value Added
+$395k
Median Debt
$21,250
Earnings (4yr)
$71,988
Natl Median: $66,596
Lifetime Value Added
+$55k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$70,575
Natl Median: $66,387
Lifetime Value Added
+$33k
Median Debt
$22,500
Earnings (4yr)
$68,263
Natl Median: $49,984
Lifetime Value Added
+$26k
Median Debt
$21,500
Earnings (4yr)
$108,726
Natl Median: $86,176
Lifetime Value Added
+$335k
Marketing
BachCIP: 5214
Median Debt
$22,500
Earnings (4yr)
$86,338
Natl Median: $69,303
Lifetime Value Added
+$164k
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (4yr)
$90,828
Natl Median: $91,449
Lifetime Value Added
+$199k
Mathematics
BachCIP: 2701
Median Debt
$22,375
Earnings (4yr)
$67,763
Natl Median: $69,562
Lifetime Value Added
+$23k
Median Debt
$22,500
Earnings (4yr)
$96,376
Natl Median: $92,135
Lifetime Value Added
+$241k
Median Debt
$24,817
Earnings (4yr)
$67,253
Natl Median: $62,582
Lifetime Value Added
+$19k
Median Debt
$20,907
Earnings (4yr)
$94,397
Natl Median: $101,390
Lifetime Value Added
+$226k
Music
BachCIP: 5009
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (4yr)
$48,028
Natl Median: $42,892
Lifetime Value Added
-$137k
Median Debt
$26,816
Earnings (4yr)
$59,868
Natl Median: $55,012
Lifetime Value Added
-$40k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $114,055
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$22,300
Earnings (4yr)
$59,714
Natl Median: $62,451
Lifetime Value Added
-$41k
Philosophy
BachCIP: 3801
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$75,545
Natl Median: $54,455
Lifetime Value Added
+$71k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $63,096
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Physics
BachCIP: 4008
Median Debt
$26,224
Earnings (4yr)
$92,746
Natl Median: $76,786
Lifetime Value Added
+$213k
Plant Sciences
BachCIP: 0111
Median Debt
$18,955
Earnings (4yr)
$56,630
Natl Median: $56,567
Lifetime Value Added
-$66k
Median Debt
$23,500
Earnings (4yr)
$75,687
Natl Median: $63,293
Lifetime Value Added
+$83k
Psychology, General
BachCIP: 4201
Median Debt
$21,500
Earnings (4yr)
$56,365
Natl Median: $50,706
Lifetime Value Added
-$68k
Median Debt
$15,500
Earnings (4yr)
$66,177
Natl Median: $73,721
Lifetime Value Added
+$10k
Real Estate
BachCIP: 5215
Median Debt
$26,529
Earnings (4yr)
$95,576
Natl Median: $84,821
Lifetime Value Added
+$235k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $41,390
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Sociology
BachCIP: 4511
Median Debt
$22,562
Earnings (4yr)
$63,654
Natl Median: $52,657
Lifetime Value Added
-$9k
Statistics
BachCIP: 2705
Median Debt
$15,500
Earnings (4yr)
$94,300
Natl Median: $92,425
Lifetime Value Added
+$225k
Median Debt
$21,390
Earnings (4yr)
$47,496
Natl Median: $45,338
Lifetime Value Added
-$142k

Master's Degrees

Median Debt
$18,304
Earnings (4yr)
$96,906
Natl Median: $95,833
Lifetime Value Added
+$167k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$115,736
Natl Median: $122,434
Lifetime Value Added
+$332k
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)
$62,078
Natl Median: $61,941
Lifetime Value Added
-$139k
Animal Sciences
MastCIP: 0109
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $75,394
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Applied Mathematics
MastCIP: 2703
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $116,060
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Architecture
MastCIP: 0402
Median Debt
$44,712
Earnings (4yr)
$84,023
Natl Median: $74,139
Lifetime Value Added
+$54k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $80,271
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $77,545
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Biology, General
MastCIP: 2601
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $69,830
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $106,375
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $67,090
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$32,567
Earnings (4yr)
$154,688
Natl Median: $103,485
Lifetime Value Added
+$669k
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
$27,486
Earnings (4yr)
$86,237
Natl Median: $79,665
Lifetime Value Added
+$74k
Civil Engineering
MastCIP: 1408
Median Debt
$19,050
Earnings (4yr)
$99,698
Natl Median: $98,323
Lifetime Value Added
+$192k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $71,953
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$33,240
Earnings (4yr)
$148,000
Natl Median: $139,553
Lifetime Value Added
+$611k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $124,201
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $136,736
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $112,166
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$20,500
Earnings (4yr)
$58,513
Natl Median: $63,399
Lifetime Value Added
-$172k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $49,978
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$29,395
Earnings (4yr)
$57,587
Natl Median: $71,685
Lifetime Value Added
-$181k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$130,029
Natl Median: $133,654
Lifetime Value Added
+$456k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $109,295
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Engineering, Other
MastCIP: 1499
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $129,974
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,512
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $92,629
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy
MastCIP: 0302
Median Debt
$38,924
Earnings (4yr)
$85,049
Natl Median: $72,563
Lifetime Value Added
+$63k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $63,052
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $88,332
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $66,523
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Forestry
MastCIP: 0305
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $67,466
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $79,784
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $79,463
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $57,810
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $64,496
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)
$33,281
Natl Median: $58,524
Lifetime Value Added
-$404k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$117,338
Natl Median: $119,184
Lifetime Value Added
+$346k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $70,306
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$69,713
Natl Median: $65,716
Lifetime Value Added
-$83k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $58,093
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$108,485
Natl Median: $112,282
Lifetime Value Added
+$269k
Mathematics
MastCIP: 2701
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $72,654
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$119,843
Natl Median: $115,974
Lifetime Value Added
+$367k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $113,005
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $106,423
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Nuclear Engineering
MastCIP: 1423
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $117,400
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
Plant Sciences
MastCIP: 0111
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$41,565
Natl Median: $70,814
Lifetime Value Added
-$318k
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
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$88,961
Natl Median: $81,408
Lifetime Value Added
+$98k
Public Health
MastCIP: 5122
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$73,036
Natl Median: $82,751
Lifetime Value Added
-$42k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,035
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $90,640
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Sociology
MastCIP: 4511
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $63,330
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)
$56,901
Natl Median: $63,707
Lifetime Value Added
-$187k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $79,634
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $119,562
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $60,772
Lifetime Value Added
N/A

Graduate Certificates

Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $86,288
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$71,278
Natl Median: $71,278
Lifetime Value Added
+$12k
Median Debt
$57,501
Earnings (4yr)
$70,335
Natl Median: $65,226
Lifetime Value Added
+$17k

Doctoral Degrees

Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $138,660
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
Architecture
DocCIP: 0402
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $80,586
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $101,096
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Biology, General
DocCIP: 2601
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $92,983
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $153,586
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
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: $113,566
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $141,187
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Chemistry
DocCIP: 4005
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $115,386
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Civil Engineering
DocCIP: 1408
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $110,980
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $154,538
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $167,302
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$84,607
Natl Median: $83,031
Lifetime Value Added
-$110k
Median Debt
$61,500
Earnings (4yr)
$93,304
Natl Median: $100,573
Lifetime Value Added
-$45k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $157,305
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Engineering, Other
DocCIP: 1499
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $140,028
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $96,500
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Forestry
DocCIP: 0305
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $82,046
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: $97,768
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $92,538
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $137,148
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 (2yr)
$97,959
Natl Median: $131,070
Lifetime Value Added
+$19k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $143,572
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Physics
DocCIP: 4008
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $130,153
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Plant Sciences
DocCIP: 0111
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $90,502
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $130,514
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$48,432
Natl Median: $98,707
Lifetime Value Added
-$372k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $99,464
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $78,692
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $73,599
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Sociology
DocCIP: 4511
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $88,618
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: $86,485
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$123,078
Natl Median: $135,581
Lifetime Value Added
+$175k
Median Debt
$170,773
Earnings (5yr)
$121,447
Natl Median: $139,914
Lifetime Value Added
+$146k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $77,436
Lifetime Value Added
N/A

Professional Degrees

Medicine
ProfCIP: 5112
Median Debt
$251,904
Earnings (4yr)
$94,416
Natl Median: $112,460
Lifetime Value Added
-$37k

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.