College ROI

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Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Blacksburg, VA 30,923 Undergrads 87.0% Grad Rate
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Total Cost
$39,324
Sticker Price
Avg Net Price
$25,808
After Aid
Median Earnings
$87,311
5yr Post-Grad

Vs. Peer Institutions

Net Price$25,808
Peer Midpoint: $19,969
Earnings (5yr Post-Grad)Completers only after graduation
$87,311
Peer Midpoint: $61,632
Earnings (10yr Post-Enroll)All enrolled after enrollment
$88,716
Peer Midpoint: $58,891
Graduation Rate87.0%
Peer Midpoint: 58.9%
Average starting age (2015-17)19.8
Socio-Economic Diversity
Pell Grant Recipients16.4%
Enrollment Status
Full-Time97.4%
Economic Outcomes
Earn More than HS87.1%

Admissions Profile

Acceptance
54.8%
SAT Avg
1,364
SAT Reading
25th: 64067075th: 710
SAT Math
25th: 64069075th: 740
ACT Composite
25th: 283075th: 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
+$737k
+$267k
+$251k
Median Cost$26k/yr
+$644k
+$174k
+$158k
Full Cost$39k/yr
+$596k
+$126k
+$109k

ROI Efficiency Metrics

Break-Even Age
Return on Inv. %
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
27
∞
Median Cost$26k/yr
34
170%
Full Cost$39k/yr
39
77%
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 Return236%

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 Return9%

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 →

Associate's Degrees

Median Debt
$11,000
Earnings (4yr)
$46,669
Natl Median: $42,438
Lifetime Value Added
-$32k
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Bachelor's Degrees

Median Debt
$20,500
Earnings (4yr)
$99,528
Natl Median: $76,194
Lifetime Value Added
+$264k
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Median Debt
$22,000
Earnings (4yr)
$106,633
Natl Median: $98,207
Lifetime Value Added
+$318k
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Median Debt
$20,190
Earnings (4yr)
$62,398
Natl Median: $66,647
Lifetime Value Added
-$21k
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Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (4yr)
$88,315
Natl Median: $84,624
Lifetime Value Added
+$179k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$53,568
Natl Median: $53,676
Lifetime Value Added
-$94k
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Animal Sciences
BachCIP: 0109
Median Debt
$20,500
Earnings (4yr)
$47,224
Natl Median: $49,634
Lifetime Value Added
-$147k
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Applied Mathematics
BachCIP: 2703
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$117,990
Natl Median: $91,532
Lifetime Value Added
+$404k
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Median Debt
$30,710
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $70,074
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Architecture
BachCIP: 0402
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$75,074
Natl Median: $66,914
Lifetime Value Added
+$77k
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Median Debt
$21,456
Earnings (4yr)
$67,892
Natl Median: $60,997
Lifetime Value Added
+$22k
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Median Debt
$20,500
Earnings (4yr)
$67,621
Natl Median: $65,466
Lifetime Value Added
+$20k
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Biology, General
BachCIP: 2601
Median Debt
$20,500
Earnings (4yr)
$61,703
Natl Median: $57,214
Lifetime Value Added
-$27k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $86,713
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$20,875
Earnings (4yr)
$80,023
Natl Median: $68,257
Lifetime Value Added
+$115k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$95,271
Natl Median: $77,981
Lifetime Value Added
+$232k
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Median Debt
$26,250
Earnings (4yr)
$106,011
Natl Median: $98,158
Lifetime Value Added
+$313k
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Chemistry
BachCIP: 4005
Median Debt
$25,945
Earnings (4yr)
$73,395
Natl Median: $65,120
Lifetime Value Added
+$65k
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Civil Engineering
BachCIP: 1408
Median Debt
$21,500
Earnings (4yr)
$88,142
Natl Median: $86,517
Lifetime Value Added
+$177k
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Median Debt
$19,500
Earnings (4yr)
$66,106
Natl Median: $56,359
Lifetime Value Added
+$8k
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Median Debt
$18,500
Earnings (4yr)
$144,103
Natl Median: $92,374
Lifetime Value Added
+$601k
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Median Debt
$20,372
Earnings (4yr)
$122,026
Natl Median: $109,015
Lifetime Value Added
+$435k
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Median Debt
$23,250
Earnings (4yr)
$102,699
Natl Median: $97,303
Lifetime Value Added
+$288k
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Median Debt
$21,750
Earnings (4yr)
$95,165
Natl Median: $95,124
Lifetime Value Added
+$231k
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Median Debt
$22,000
Earnings (4yr)
$72,213
Natl Median: $51,490
Lifetime Value Added
+$56k
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Median Debt
$20,500
Earnings (5yr)
$60,956
Natl Median: $39,775
Lifetime Value Added
-$43k
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Economics
BachCIP: 4506
Median Debt
$19,598
Earnings (4yr)
$92,653
Natl Median: $82,686
Lifetime Value Added
+$212k
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Median Debt
$21,892
Earnings (4yr)
$104,839
Natl Median: $100,647
Lifetime Value Added
+$305k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$101,509
Natl Median: $93,437
Lifetime Value Added
+$279k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$81,618
Natl Median: $89,619
Lifetime Value Added
+$127k
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Median Debt
$18,500
Earnings (4yr)
$64,225
Natl Median: $48,590
Lifetime Value Added
-$7k
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Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy
BachCIP: 0302
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $56,185
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$20,500
Earnings (4yr)
$65,248
Natl Median: $64,926
Lifetime Value Added
+$1k
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Median Debt
$20,500
Earnings (4yr)
$102,902
Natl Median: $83,343
Lifetime Value Added
+$290k
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Median Debt
$22,500
Earnings (4yr)
$58,652
Natl Median: $41,367
Lifetime Value Added
-$52k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$80,161
Natl Median: $70,873
Lifetime Value Added
+$116k
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Median Debt
$20,500
Earnings (4yr)
$74,005
Natl Median: $54,945
Lifetime Value Added
+$69k
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Forestry
BachCIP: 0305
Median Debt
$19,750
Earnings (4yr)
$64,204
Natl Median: $58,784
Lifetime Value Added
-$7k
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Median Debt
$23,808
Earnings (4yr)
$65,259
Natl Median: $57,853
Lifetime Value Added
+$1k
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Median Debt
$26,084
Earnings (4yr)
$59,969
Natl Median: $60,190
Lifetime Value Added
-$41k
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History
BachCIP: 5401
Median Debt
$20,000
Earnings (4yr)
$59,819
Natl Median: $50,680
Lifetime Value Added
-$42k
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Median Debt
$22,000
Earnings (4yr)
$72,817
Natl Median: $56,726
Lifetime Value Added
+$60k
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Median Debt
$19,750
Earnings (4yr)
$58,340
Natl Median: $48,568
Lifetime Value Added
-$54k
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Median Debt
$20,500
Earnings (4yr)
$116,641
Natl Median: $98,442
Lifetime Value Added
+$394k
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Median Debt
$20,500
Earnings (4yr)
$71,988
Natl Median: $66,596
Lifetime Value Added
+$54k
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Median Debt
$20,000
Earnings (2yr)
$49,562
Natl Median: $66,387
Lifetime Value Added
-$111k
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Median Debt
$20,500
Earnings (4yr)
$68,263
Natl Median: $49,984
Lifetime Value Added
+$25k
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Median Debt
$19,500
Earnings (4yr)
$108,726
Natl Median: $86,176
Lifetime Value Added
+$334k
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Marketing
BachCIP: 5214
Median Debt
$19,500
Earnings (4yr)
$86,338
Natl Median: $69,303
Lifetime Value Added
+$163k
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Median Debt
$21,271
Earnings (4yr)
$90,828
Natl Median: $91,449
Lifetime Value Added
+$198k
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Mathematics
BachCIP: 2701
Median Debt
$19,875
Earnings (4yr)
$67,763
Natl Median: $69,562
Lifetime Value Added
+$21k
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Median Debt
$20,750
Earnings (4yr)
$96,376
Natl Median: $92,135
Lifetime Value Added
+$240k
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Median Debt
$20,000
Earnings (4yr)
$67,253
Natl Median: $62,582
Lifetime Value Added
+$17k
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Median Debt
$27,187
Earnings (4yr)
$94,397
Natl Median: $101,390
Lifetime Value Added
+$225k
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Music
BachCIP: 5009
Median Debt
$25,749
Earnings (4yr)
$48,028
Natl Median: $42,892
Lifetime Value Added
-$140k
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Median Debt
$21,750
Earnings (4yr)
$59,868
Natl Median: $55,012
Lifetime Value Added
-$42k
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Median Debt
$27,500
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $114,055
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$18,750
Earnings (4yr)
$59,714
Natl Median: $62,451
Lifetime Value Added
-$43k
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Philosophy
BachCIP: 3801
Median Debt
$20,500
Earnings (2yr)
$33,990
Natl Median: $54,455
Lifetime Value Added
-$249k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $63,096
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Physics
BachCIP: 4008
Median Debt
$20,942
Earnings (4yr)
$92,746
Natl Median: $76,786
Lifetime Value Added
+$212k
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Plant Sciences
BachCIP: 0111
Median Debt
$19,500
Earnings (4yr)
$56,630
Natl Median: $56,567
Lifetime Value Added
-$68k
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Median Debt
$19,800
Earnings (4yr)
$75,687
Natl Median: $63,293
Lifetime Value Added
+$82k
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Psychology, General
BachCIP: 4201
Median Debt
$20,500
Earnings (4yr)
$56,365
Natl Median: $50,706
Lifetime Value Added
-$71k
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Median Debt
$20,500
Earnings (4yr)
$66,177
Natl Median: $73,721
Lifetime Value Added
+$9k
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Real Estate
BachCIP: 5215
Median Debt
$19,573
Earnings (4yr)
$95,576
Natl Median: $84,821
Lifetime Value Added
+$234k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $41,390
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Sociology
BachCIP: 4511
Median Debt
$20,500
Earnings (4yr)
$63,654
Natl Median: $52,657
Lifetime Value Added
-$11k
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Statistics
BachCIP: 2705
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$94,300
Natl Median: $92,425
Lifetime Value Added
+$224k
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Median Debt
$18,125
Earnings (4yr)
$47,496
Natl Median: $45,338
Lifetime Value Added
-$145k
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Master's Degrees

Median Debt
$20,500
Earnings (4yr)
$96,906
Natl Median: $95,833
Lifetime Value Added
+$167k
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Median Debt
$26,000
Earnings (4yr)
$115,736
Natl Median: $122,434
Lifetime Value Added
+$331k
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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
-$141k
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Animal Sciences
MastCIP: 0109
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$58,197
Natl Median: $75,394
Lifetime Value Added
-$188k
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Applied Mathematics
MastCIP: 2703
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $116,060
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Architecture
MastCIP: 0402
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$84,023
Natl Median: $74,139
Lifetime Value Added
+$54k
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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
$41,000
Earnings (4yr)
$154,688
Natl Median: $103,485
Lifetime Value Added
+$667k
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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)
$86,237
Natl Median: $79,665
Lifetime Value Added
+$73k
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Civil Engineering
MastCIP: 1408
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$99,698
Natl Median: $98,323
Lifetime Value Added
+$191k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $71,953
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$35,156
Earnings (4yr)
$148,000
Natl Median: $139,553
Lifetime Value Added
+$610k
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Median Debt
$20,500
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
$28,534
Earnings (4yr)
$58,513
Natl Median: $63,399
Lifetime Value Added
-$174k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $49,978
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$57,587
Natl Median: $71,685
Lifetime Value Added
-$183k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$130,029
Natl Median: $133,654
Lifetime Value Added
+$455k
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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
$30,750
Earnings (4yr)
$85,049
Natl Median: $72,563
Lifetime Value Added
+$63k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $63,052
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$64,877
Natl Median: $66,523
Lifetime Value Added
-$127k
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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
-$408k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$117,338
Natl Median: $119,184
Lifetime Value Added
+$345k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $70,306
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
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
+$268k
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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
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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
-$322k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$82,072
Natl Median: $78,850
Lifetime Value Added
+$23k
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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
+$97k
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Public Health
MastCIP: 5122
Median Debt
$29,500
Earnings (4yr)
$73,036
Natl Median: $82,751
Lifetime Value Added
-$43k
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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
-$190k
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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

Graduate Certificates

Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $86,288
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$77,903
Natl Median: $72,581
Lifetime Value Added
+$75k
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Median Debt
$30,750
Earnings (4yr)
$70,335
Natl Median: $65,226
Lifetime Value Added
+$17k
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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
-$113k
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Median Debt
$57,151
Earnings (4yr)
$93,304
Natl Median: $100,573
Lifetime Value Added
-$48k
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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: $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
+$16k
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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 (5yr)
$111,099
Natl Median: $98,707
Lifetime Value Added
+$68k
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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: $86,485
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$123,078
Natl Median: $135,581
Lifetime Value Added
+$172k
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Median Debt
$173,910
Earnings (5yr)
$120,784
Natl Median: $139,914
Lifetime Value Added
+$138k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $77,436
Lifetime Value Added
N/A

Professional Degrees

Medicine
ProfCIP: 5112
Median Debt
$244,222
Earnings (4yr)
$94,416
Natl Median: $112,460
Lifetime Value Added
-$40k
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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.