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Wayne State University

Detroit, MI 15,587 Undergrads 59.4% Grad Rate
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Total Cost
$27,350
Sticker Price
Avg Net Price
$12,766
After Aid
Median Earnings
$68,551
4yr Post-Grad

Vs. Peer Institutions

Net Price$12,766
Peer Midpoint: $20,081
Earnings (4yr Post-Grad)Completers only after graduation
$68,551
Peer Midpoint: $60,428
Warning: This school's reported earnings inflated significantly (+28%) when the Dept of Education excluded non-graduates from the dataset. Take caution when comparing.
Earnings (10yr Post-Enroll)All enrolled after enrollment
$53,493
Peer Midpoint: $53,763
Graduation Rate59.4%
Peer Midpoint: 58.9%
Average Starting Age23.0
Warning: High average starting age indicates non-traditional students with prior work experience, which may inflate the median earnings shown.
Socio-Economic Diversity
Pell Grant Recipients45.4%
Enrollment Status
Full-Time81.2%
Economic Outcomes
Earn More than HS69.7%

Admissions Profile

Acceptance
81.2%
SAT Avg
1,156
SAT Reading
25th: 54057575th: 640
SAT Math
25th: 52057075th: 630
ACT Composite
25th: 232575th: 29

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)
⚠️ Caution: Underlying earnings data reflects graduates only. This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate this ROI.

Institution Lifetime NPV
Vs Median Peer
Vs HS Grad
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
+$603k
+$136k
+$118k
Median Cost$13k/yr
+$557k
+$90k
+$72k
Full Cost$27k/yr
+$504k
+$37k
+$20k

ROI Efficiency Metrics
⚠️ Caution: Underlying earnings data reflects graduates only. This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate this ROI.

Break-Even Age
Return on Inv. %
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
31
∞
Median Cost$13k/yr
38
158%
Full Cost$27k/yr
53
20%
Analysis Assumptions:
  • Starting Salary: Estimated from the 4-year post-graduation median earnings (assuming 2% annual growth from graduation).⚠️ Warning: The high average starting age or low completion rate may inflate the Median earnings and ROI shown.
  • 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
⚠️ Caution: Underlying earnings data reflects graduates only. This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate this ROI.

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 Return135%

Gov. Pell Grant ROINew
⚠️ Caution: Underlying earnings data reflects graduates only. This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate this ROI.

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 Return-14%
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
⚠️ Caution: Underlying earnings data reflects graduates only. This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate this ROI.

Certificates

Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $54,445
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $50,211
Lifetime Value Added
N/A

Bachelor's Degrees

Median Debt
$19,735
Earnings (4yr)
$73,940
Natl Median: $76,194
Lifetime Value Added
+$114k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$99,777
Natl Median: $68,559
Lifetime Value Added
+$311k
Median Debt
$23,695
Earnings (4yr)
$78,391
Natl Median: $70,786
Lifetime Value Added
+$148k
Anthropology
BachCIP: 4502
Median Debt
$25,486
Earnings (4yr)
$48,230
Natl Median: $46,676
Lifetime Value Added
-$92k
Median Debt
$22,441
Earnings (4yr)
$46,737
Natl Median: $57,640
Lifetime Value Added
-$104k
Area Studies
BachCIP: 0501
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $56,625
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $68,333
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Biology, General
BachCIP: 2601
Median Debt
$19,384
Earnings (4yr)
$50,811
Natl Median: $57,214
Lifetime Value Added
-$70k
Median Debt
$19,395
Earnings (4yr)
$106,048
Natl Median: $93,451
Lifetime Value Added
+$359k
Median Debt
$26,500
Earnings (4yr)
$93,047
Natl Median: $98,158
Lifetime Value Added
+$260k
Chemistry
BachCIP: 4005
Median Debt
$21,054
Earnings (4yr)
$63,079
Natl Median: $65,120
Lifetime Value Added
+$30k
Civil Engineering
BachCIP: 1408
Median Debt
$27,500
Earnings (4yr)
$84,157
Natl Median: $86,517
Lifetime Value Added
+$192k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $49,429
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $50,523
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$25,000
Earnings (4yr)
$67,284
Natl Median: $75,975
Lifetime Value Added
+$63k
Median Debt
$25,000
Earnings (4yr)
$57,335
Natl Median: $56,359
Lifetime Value Added
-$16k
Median Debt
$20,500
Earnings (4yr)
$58,291
Natl Median: $58,928
Lifetime Value Added
-$8k
Median Debt
$18,750
Earnings (4yr)
$104,630
Natl Median: $92,374
Lifetime Value Added
+$348k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $83,742
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Construction Engineering Technology/Technician
BachCIP: 1510
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$84,695
Natl Median: $93,843
Lifetime Value Added
+$196k
Median Debt
$25,500
Earnings (4yr)
$56,423
Natl Median: $55,378
Lifetime Value Added
-$24k
Dance
BachCIP: 5003
Median Debt
$24,750
Earnings (5yr)
$34,720
Natl Median: $39,980
Lifetime Value Added
-$213k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,753
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$21,853
Earnings (4yr)
$32,525
Natl Median: $39,775
Lifetime Value Added
-$227k
Economics
BachCIP: 4506
Median Debt
$19,374
Earnings (4yr)
$63,972
Natl Median: $82,686
Lifetime Value Added
+$37k
Median Debt
$23,182
Earnings (4yr)
$100,944
Natl Median: $100,647
Lifetime Value Added
+$320k
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians
BachCIP: 1503
Median Debt
$23,167
Earnings (4yr)
$96,821
Natl Median: $84,599
Lifetime Value Added
+$288k
Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians
BachCIP: 1504
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $84,304
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $89,359
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$24,113
Earnings (4yr)
$42,585
Natl Median: $48,590
Lifetime Value Added
-$140k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $61,027
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$37,152
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $51,710
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$21,400
Earnings (4yr)
$35,157
Natl Median: $43,765
Lifetime Value Added
-$204k
Median Debt
$18,507
Earnings (4yr)
$74,703
Natl Median: $83,343
Lifetime Value Added
+$119k
Median Debt
$29,617
Earnings (4yr)
$39,271
Natl Median: $41,367
Lifetime Value Added
-$168k
Median Debt
$20,568
Earnings (4yr)
$58,871
Natl Median: $54,945
Lifetime Value Added
-$4k
Median Debt
$23,074
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $50,580
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$15,011
Earnings (4yr)
$62,954
Natl Median: $60,056
Lifetime Value Added
+$29k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$57,203
Natl Median: $60,190
Lifetime Value Added
-$17k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,459
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$13,750
Earnings (4yr)
$92,707
Natl Median: $68,245
Lifetime Value Added
+$257k
History
BachCIP: 5401
Median Debt
$25,000
Earnings (4yr)
$50,251
Natl Median: $50,680
Lifetime Value Added
-$75k
Median Debt
$20,375
Earnings (4yr)
$61,121
Natl Median: $68,069
Lifetime Value Added
+$14k
Median Debt
$21,126
Earnings (4yr)
$101,990
Natl Median: $98,442
Lifetime Value Added
+$328k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $85,294
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$18,750
Earnings (4yr)
$79,882
Natl Median: $73,201
Lifetime Value Added
+$159k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $66,596
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Journalism
BachCIP: 0904
Median Debt
$27,725
Earnings (4yr)
$54,188
Natl Median: $56,278
Lifetime Value Added
-$42k
Median Debt
$18,028
Earnings (4yr)
$66,426
Natl Median: $53,072
Lifetime Value Added
+$56k
Median Debt
$20,195
Earnings (4yr)
$38,926
Natl Median: $49,984
Lifetime Value Added
-$171k
Median Debt
$21,542
Earnings (4yr)
$80,630
Natl Median: $83,290
Lifetime Value Added
+$165k
Marketing
BachCIP: 5214
Median Debt
$20,125
Earnings (4yr)
$67,504
Natl Median: $69,303
Lifetime Value Added
+$64k
Mathematics
BachCIP: 2701
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (4yr)
$64,547
Natl Median: $69,562
Lifetime Value Added
+$41k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$97,257
Natl Median: $82,073
Lifetime Value Added
+$292k
Median Debt
$22,500
Earnings (4yr)
$94,869
Natl Median: $92,135
Lifetime Value Added
+$273k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $67,612
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Music
BachCIP: 5009
Median Debt
$22,452
Earnings (4yr)
$50,340
Natl Median: $42,892
Lifetime Value Added
-$74k
Median Debt
$25,750
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,012
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $63,114
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Philosophy
BachCIP: 3801
Median Debt
$23,922
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $54,455
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $63,096
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Physics
BachCIP: 4008
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $76,786
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$22,250
Earnings (4yr)
$61,466
Natl Median: $63,293
Lifetime Value Added
+$17k
Psychology, General
BachCIP: 4201
Median Debt
$23,250
Earnings (4yr)
$52,435
Natl Median: $50,706
Lifetime Value Added
-$56k
Median Debt
$23,086
Earnings (4yr)
$66,396
Natl Median: $65,093
Lifetime Value Added
+$56k
Public Health
BachCIP: 5122
Median Debt
$18,750
Earnings (4yr)
$55,302
Natl Median: $58,808
Lifetime Value Added
-$33k
Median Debt
$24,055
Earnings (4yr)
$59,025
Natl Median: $63,560
Lifetime Value Added
-$2k
Median Debt
$30,500
Earnings (4yr)
$42,551
Natl Median: $50,497
Lifetime Value Added
-$140k
Median Debt
$24,468
Earnings (4yr)
$84,405
Natl Median: $88,910
Lifetime Value Added
+$194k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $62,169
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Social Work
BachCIP: 4407
Median Debt
$23,000
Earnings (4yr)
$56,152
Natl Median: $51,790
Lifetime Value Added
-$26k
Sociology
BachCIP: 4511
Median Debt
$26,811
Earnings (4yr)
$55,499
Natl Median: $52,657
Lifetime Value Added
-$31k
Median Debt
$35,750
Earnings (4yr)
$58,182
Natl Median: $50,499
Lifetime Value Added
-$9k
Median Debt
$30,953
Earnings (4yr)
$48,506
Natl Median: $47,382
Lifetime Value Added
-$89k
Median Debt
$21,250
Earnings (4yr)
$58,743
Natl Median: $51,389
Lifetime Value Added
-$5k
Median Debt
$25,205
Earnings (4yr)
$58,915
Natl Median: $62,532
Lifetime Value Added
-$3k

Post-Baccalaureate Certificates

Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $86,165
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $66,661
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $66,018
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $61,571
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $68,265
Lifetime Value Added
N/A

Master's Degrees

Median Debt
$25,500
Earnings (4yr)
$97,023
Natl Median: $95,833
Lifetime Value Added
+$191k
Median Debt
$70,614
Earnings (4yr)
$130,548
Natl Median: $127,347
Lifetime Value Added
+$482k
Anthropology
MastCIP: 4502
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $61,276
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Applied Mathematics
MastCIP: 2703
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $116,060
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$76,774
Natl Median: $71,241
Lifetime Value Added
+$13k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $80,271
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$41,000
Earnings (4yr)
$68,987
Natl Median: $77,545
Lifetime Value Added
-$55k
Biology, General
MastCIP: 2601
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $69,830
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$103,906
Natl Median: $106,375
Lifetime Value Added
+$251k
Median Debt
$36,424
Earnings (4yr)
$116,326
Natl Median: $103,485
Lifetime Value Added
+$359k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $76,837
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
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
$51,250
Earnings (4yr)
$81,363
Natl Median: $79,665
Lifetime Value Added
+$54k
Civil Engineering
MastCIP: 1408
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$108,995
Natl Median: $98,323
Lifetime Value Added
+$295k
Median Debt
$40,245
Earnings (4yr)
$76,420
Natl Median: $65,184
Lifetime Value Added
+$10k
Median Debt
$33,381
Earnings (4yr)
$87,918
Natl Median: $71,953
Lifetime Value Added
+$111k
Median Debt
$46,173
Earnings (4yr)
$63,124
Natl Median: $67,030
Lifetime Value Added
-$107k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $124,201
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$32,746
Earnings (4yr)
$69,900
Natl Median: $66,714
Lifetime Value Added
-$47k
Dispute Resolution
MastCIP: 3028
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $74,725
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$49,640
Natl Median: $49,978
Lifetime Value Added
-$234k
Economics
MastCIP: 4506
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $100,743
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$41,000
Earnings (4yr)
$73,978
Natl Median: $71,685
Lifetime Value Added
-$11k
Median Debt
$40,500
Earnings (4yr)
$61,791
Natl Median: $70,644
Lifetime Value Added
-$120k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$115,160
Natl Median: $133,654
Lifetime Value Added
+$349k
Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General
MastCIP: 1500
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $111,169
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $125,651
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)
$76,201
Natl Median: $55,512
Lifetime Value Added
+$8k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $97,366
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $49,079
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $66,523
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $79,463
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 (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $83,558
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$112,213
Natl Median: $119,184
Lifetime Value Added
+$323k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$32,382
Natl Median: $112,705
Lifetime Value Added
-$391k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $97,121
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $101,000
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$38,546
Earnings (4yr)
$54,979
Natl Median: $56,301
Lifetime Value Added
-$183k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $58,093
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $124,807
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $122,873
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Materials Sciences
MastCIP: 4010
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $116,810
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Mathematics
MastCIP: 2701
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $72,654
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$114,758
Natl Median: $115,974
Lifetime Value Added
+$346k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $198,417
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$79,789
Natl Median: $59,571
Lifetime Value Added
+$40k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $84,750
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Music
MastCIP: 5009
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $48,285
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $129,214
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
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
$41,000
Earnings (2yr)
$50,439
Natl Median: $81,408
Lifetime Value Added
-$207k
Public Health
MastCIP: 5122
Median Debt
$37,639
Earnings (4yr)
$84,780
Natl Median: $82,751
Lifetime Value Added
+$83k
Median Debt
$50,500
Earnings (4yr)
$137,480
Natl Median: $120,193
Lifetime Value Added
+$542k
Median Debt
$35,500
Earnings (4yr)
$72,004
Natl Median: $71,416
Lifetime Value Added
-$29k
Social Work
MastCIP: 4407
Median Debt
$39,500
Earnings (4yr)
$61,914
Natl Median: $65,123
Lifetime Value Added
-$118k
Sociology
MastCIP: 4511
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $63,330
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$66,099
Natl Median: $64,397
Lifetime Value Added
-$81k
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness
MastCIP: 3105
Median Debt
$30,750
Earnings (4yr)
$66,774
Natl Median: $62,033
Lifetime Value Added
-$75k
Statistics
MastCIP: 2705
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $123,816
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$80,955
Earnings (4yr)
$62,891
Natl Median: $60,111
Lifetime Value Added
-$109k
Taxation
MastCIP: 5216
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $114,810
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$41,009
Earnings (4yr)
$66,118
Natl Median: $59,916
Lifetime Value Added
-$80k
Median Debt
$37,604
Earnings (4yr)
$63,408
Natl Median: $63,707
Lifetime Value Added
-$105k

Graduate Certificates

Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $94,506
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$65,420
Natl Median: $65,509
Lifetime Value Added
-$19k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $69,033
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Dispute Resolution
Gr-CertCIP: 3028
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $73,947
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Economics
Gr-CertCIP: 4506
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $118,588
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$47,671
Earnings (4yr)
$101,268
Natl Median: $86,288
Lifetime Value Added
+$322k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $75,166
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $79,275
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Gerontology
Gr-CertCIP: 3011
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $61,464
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Health Professions Education, Ethics, and Humanities
Gr-CertCIP: 5132
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $112,957
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $74,146
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$44,655
Earnings (4yr)
$53,742
Natl Median: $60,763
Lifetime Value Added
-$136k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$60,674
Natl Median: $60,655
Lifetime Value Added
-$66k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $59,095
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Public Health
Gr-CertCIP: 5122
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $88,684
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $126,911
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $64,852
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Social Work
Gr-CertCIP: 4407
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $69,362
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $69,147
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $69,444
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $71,178
Lifetime Value Added
N/A

Doctoral Degrees

Anthropology
DocCIP: 4502
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $77,473
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $112,683
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: $131,848
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $113,566
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $99,578
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: $99,878
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $77,931
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$76,460
Natl Median: $88,343
Lifetime Value Added
-$104k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $154,538
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$72,899
Natl Median: $83,031
Lifetime Value Added
-$131k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $64,704
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $100,573
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $99,550
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $89,809
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $65,831
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Genetics
DocCIP: 2608
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $102,123
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
History
DocCIP: 5401
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $70,550
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $137,148
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $77,285
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: $77,066
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $101,435
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $96,176
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$117,691
Earnings (4yr)
$130,642
Natl Median: $136,696
Lifetime Value Added
+$275k
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)
-
Natl Median: $93,640
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $90,908
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$120,901
Natl Median: $98,707
Lifetime Value Added
+$203k
Public Health
DocCIP: 5122
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $108,962
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$63,837
Earnings (2yr)
$119,061
Natl Median: $138,131
Lifetime Value Added
+$225k
Median Debt
$87,014
Earnings (4yr)
$86,415
Natl Median: $82,893
Lifetime Value Added
-$53k
Social Work
DocCIP: 4407
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $98,285
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Sociology
DocCIP: 4511
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $88,618
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $90,739
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $85,168
Lifetime Value Added
N/A

Professional Degrees

Law
ProfCIP: 2201
Median Debt
$61,466
Earnings (4yr)
$96,763
Natl Median: $107,773
Lifetime Value Added
+$24k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $86,371
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Medicine
ProfCIP: 5112
Median Debt
$165,514
Earnings (4yr)
$106,280
Natl Median: $112,460
Lifetime Value Added
+$95k

Other Programs

Education, General
DegCIP: 1301
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $62,645
Lifetime Value Added
N/A

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.