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Wayne State University

Detroit, MI 15,587 Undergrads 61.1% Grad Rate
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Total Cost
$26,709
Sticker Price
Avg Net Price
$11,212
After Aid
Median Earnings
$67,734
5yr Post-Grad

Vs. Peer Institutions

Net Price$11,212
Peer Midpoint: $19,969
Earnings (5yr Post-Grad)Completers only after graduation
$67,734
Peer Midpoint: $61,632
Earnings (10yr Post-Enroll)All enrolled after enrollment
$59,525
Peer Midpoint: $58,891
Graduation Rate61.1%
Peer Midpoint: 58.9%
Average starting age (2015-17)23.0
Socio-Economic Diversity
Pell Grant Recipients49.9%
Enrollment Status
Full-Time81.2%
Economic Outcomes
Earn More than HS72.9%

Admissions Profile

Acceptance
81.2%
SAT Avg
1,156
SAT Reading
25th: 54059075th: 640
SAT Math
25th: 52056075th: 630
ACT Composite
25th: 232675th: 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)

Institution Lifetime NPV
Vs Median Peer
Vs HS Grad
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
+$590k
+$120k
+$103k
Median Cost$11k/yr
+$549k
+$79k
+$63k
Full Cost$27k/yr
+$494k
+$24k
+$7k

ROI Efficiency Metrics

Break-Even Age
Return on Inv. %
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
32
∞
Median Cost$11k/yr
39
156%
Full Cost$27k/yr
59
8%
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 Return108%

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 Return-24%

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 →

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
$17,750
Earnings (4yr)
$73,940
Natl Median: $76,194
Lifetime Value Added
+$121k
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Median Debt
$21,937
Earnings (4yr)
$78,391
Natl Median: $70,786
Lifetime Value Added
+$155k
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Anthropology
BachCIP: 4502
Median Debt
$22,366
Earnings (4yr)
$48,230
Natl Median: $46,676
Lifetime Value Added
-$86k
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Median Debt
$21,150
Earnings (4yr)
$46,737
Natl Median: $57,640
Lifetime Value Added
-$99k
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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
$17,447
Earnings (4yr)
$50,811
Natl Median: $57,214
Lifetime Value Added
-$64k
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Median Debt
$22,584
Earnings (4yr)
$106,048
Natl Median: $93,451
Lifetime Value Added
+$366k
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Median Debt
$30,500
Earnings (4yr)
$93,047
Natl Median: $98,158
Lifetime Value Added
+$267k
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Chemistry
BachCIP: 4005
Median Debt
$22,000
Earnings (4yr)
$63,079
Natl Median: $65,120
Lifetime Value Added
+$37k
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Civil Engineering
BachCIP: 1408
Median Debt
$23,799
Earnings (4yr)
$84,157
Natl Median: $86,517
Lifetime Value Added
+$199k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $49,429
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$19,750
Earnings (4yr)
$67,284
Natl Median: $75,975
Lifetime Value Added
+$70k
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Median Debt
$20,000
Earnings (4yr)
$57,335
Natl Median: $56,359
Lifetime Value Added
-$10k
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Median Debt
$15,337
Earnings (4yr)
$58,291
Natl Median: $58,928
Lifetime Value Added
-$2k
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Median Debt
$21,500
Earnings (4yr)
$104,630
Natl Median: $92,374
Lifetime Value Added
+$356k
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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
+$203k
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Median Debt
$19,500
Earnings (4yr)
$56,423
Natl Median: $55,378
Lifetime Value Added
-$18k
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Dance
BachCIP: 5003
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$26,739
Natl Median: $39,980
Lifetime Value Added
-$263k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,753
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$20,500
Earnings (4yr)
$32,525
Natl Median: $39,775
Lifetime Value Added
-$222k
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Economics
BachCIP: 4506
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$63,972
Natl Median: $82,686
Lifetime Value Added
+$44k
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Median Debt
$20,613
Earnings (4yr)
$100,944
Natl Median: $100,647
Lifetime Value Added
+$327k
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Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians
BachCIP: 1503
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$96,821
Natl Median: $84,599
Lifetime Value Added
+$296k
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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
$19,342
Earnings (4yr)
$42,585
Natl Median: $48,590
Lifetime Value Added
-$134k
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Median Debt
$26,934
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $51,710
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$21,797
Earnings (4yr)
$35,157
Natl Median: $43,765
Lifetime Value Added
-$199k
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Median Debt
$16,573
Earnings (4yr)
$74,703
Natl Median: $83,343
Lifetime Value Added
+$127k
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Median Debt
$23,962
Earnings (4yr)
$39,271
Natl Median: $41,367
Lifetime Value Added
-$163k
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Median Debt
$17,500
Earnings (4yr)
$58,871
Natl Median: $54,945
Lifetime Value Added
+$3k
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Median Debt
$26,127
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $50,580
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$14,500
Earnings (4yr)
$62,954
Natl Median: $60,056
Lifetime Value Added
+$36k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$57,203
Natl Median: $60,190
Lifetime Value Added
-$11k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,459
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$16,278
Earnings (4yr)
$92,707
Natl Median: $68,245
Lifetime Value Added
+$265k
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History
BachCIP: 5401
Median Debt
$21,990
Earnings (4yr)
$50,251
Natl Median: $50,680
Lifetime Value Added
-$69k
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Median Debt
$19,173
Earnings (4yr)
$61,121
Natl Median: $68,069
Lifetime Value Added
+$21k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$101,990
Natl Median: $98,442
Lifetime Value Added
+$335k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $85,294
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$14,958
Earnings (4yr)
$79,882
Natl Median: $73,201
Lifetime Value Added
+$167k
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Journalism
BachCIP: 0904
Median Debt
$22,250
Earnings (4yr)
$54,188
Natl Median: $56,278
Lifetime Value Added
-$36k
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Median Debt
$17,496
Earnings (4yr)
$66,426
Natl Median: $53,072
Lifetime Value Added
+$63k
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Median Debt
$21,456
Earnings (4yr)
$38,926
Natl Median: $49,984
Lifetime Value Added
-$166k
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Median Debt
$18,594
Earnings (4yr)
$80,630
Natl Median: $83,290
Lifetime Value Added
+$172k
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Marketing
BachCIP: 5214
Median Debt
$17,892
Earnings (4yr)
$67,504
Natl Median: $69,303
Lifetime Value Added
+$72k
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Mathematics
BachCIP: 2701
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$64,547
Natl Median: $69,562
Lifetime Value Added
+$48k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$97,257
Natl Median: $82,073
Lifetime Value Added
+$299k
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Median Debt
$22,238
Earnings (4yr)
$94,869
Natl Median: $92,135
Lifetime Value Added
+$281k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $67,612
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Music
BachCIP: 5009
Median Debt
$18,095
Earnings (4yr)
$50,340
Natl Median: $42,892
Lifetime Value Added
-$68k
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Median Debt
$15,000
Earnings (5yr)
$64,259
Natl Median: $55,012
Lifetime Value Added
+$36k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $63,114
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Philosophy
BachCIP: 3801
Median Debt
-
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
$19,000
Earnings (4yr)
$61,466
Natl Median: $63,293
Lifetime Value Added
+$24k
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Psychology, General
BachCIP: 4201
Median Debt
$20,500
Earnings (4yr)
$52,435
Natl Median: $50,706
Lifetime Value Added
-$51k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$66,396
Natl Median: $65,093
Lifetime Value Added
+$63k
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Public Health
BachCIP: 5122
Median Debt
$18,750
Earnings (4yr)
$55,302
Natl Median: $58,808
Lifetime Value Added
-$27k
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Median Debt
$25,000
Earnings (4yr)
$59,025
Natl Median: $63,560
Lifetime Value Added
+$4k
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Median Debt
$23,250
Earnings (4yr)
$42,551
Natl Median: $50,497
Lifetime Value Added
-$135k
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Median Debt
$23,750
Earnings (4yr)
$84,405
Natl Median: $88,910
Lifetime Value Added
+$201k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $62,169
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Social Work
BachCIP: 4407
Median Debt
$21,357
Earnings (4yr)
$56,152
Natl Median: $51,790
Lifetime Value Added
-$20k
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Sociology
BachCIP: 4511
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (4yr)
$55,499
Natl Median: $52,657
Lifetime Value Added
-$25k
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Median Debt
$28,016
Earnings (4yr)
$58,182
Natl Median: $50,499
Lifetime Value Added
-$3k
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Median Debt
$25,958
Earnings (4yr)
$48,506
Natl Median: $47,382
Lifetime Value Added
-$84k
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Median Debt
$24,500
Earnings (4yr)
$58,743
Natl Median: $51,389
Lifetime Value Added
+$2k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$58,915
Natl Median: $62,532
Lifetime Value Added
+$3k
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Post-Baccalaureate Certificates

Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $86,165
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

Master's Degrees

Median Debt
$33,907
Earnings (4yr)
$97,023
Natl Median: $95,833
Lifetime Value Added
+$194k
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Median Debt
$78,630
Earnings (4yr)
$130,548
Natl Median: $127,347
Lifetime Value Added
+$486k
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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
+$17k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $80,271
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$45,410
Earnings (4yr)
$68,987
Natl Median: $77,545
Lifetime Value Added
-$52k
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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
+$255k
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Median Debt
$41,000
Earnings (4yr)
$116,326
Natl Median: $103,485
Lifetime Value Added
+$363k
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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
$41,942
Earnings (4yr)
$81,363
Natl Median: $79,665
Lifetime Value Added
+$57k
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Civil Engineering
MastCIP: 1408
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$108,995
Natl Median: $98,323
Lifetime Value Added
+$299k
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Median Debt
$39,000
Earnings (4yr)
$76,420
Natl Median: $65,184
Lifetime Value Added
+$14k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$87,918
Natl Median: $71,953
Lifetime Value Added
+$115k
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Median Debt
$48,000
Earnings (4yr)
$63,124
Natl Median: $67,030
Lifetime Value Added
-$105k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $124,201
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$69,900
Natl Median: $66,714
Lifetime Value Added
-$43k
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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
-$232k
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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
-$7k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$61,791
Natl Median: $70,644
Lifetime Value Added
-$117k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$115,160
Natl Median: $133,654
Lifetime Value Added
+$353k
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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
+$12k
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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
+$327k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$32,382
Natl Median: $112,705
Lifetime Value Added
-$390k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $97,121
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$41,000
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $101,000
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$37,933
Earnings (4yr)
$54,979
Natl Median: $56,301
Lifetime Value Added
-$181k
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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
+$349k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $198,417
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$44,680
Earnings (4yr)
$79,789
Natl Median: $59,571
Lifetime Value Added
+$44k
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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
-
Earnings (5yr)
$73,503
Natl Median: $81,408
Lifetime Value Added
-$24k
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Public Health
MastCIP: 5122
Median Debt
$39,231
Earnings (4yr)
$84,780
Natl Median: $82,751
Lifetime Value Added
+$87k
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Median Debt
$51,250
Earnings (4yr)
$137,480
Natl Median: $120,193
Lifetime Value Added
+$546k
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Median Debt
$68,025
Earnings (4yr)
$72,004
Natl Median: $71,416
Lifetime Value Added
-$25k
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Social Work
MastCIP: 4407
Median Debt
$41,000
Earnings (4yr)
$61,914
Natl Median: $65,123
Lifetime Value Added
-$116k
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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
-$77k
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Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness
MastCIP: 3105
Median Debt
$30,750
Earnings (4yr)
$66,774
Natl Median: $62,033
Lifetime Value Added
-$71k
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Statistics
MastCIP: 2705
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $123,816
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$66,316
Earnings (4yr)
$62,891
Natl Median: $60,111
Lifetime Value Added
-$107k
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Median Debt
$36,810
Earnings (4yr)
$66,118
Natl Median: $59,916
Lifetime Value Added
-$77k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$63,408
Natl Median: $63,707
Lifetime Value Added
-$102k
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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
-$17k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $69,033
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Economics
Gr-CertCIP: 4506
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $118,588
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$41,000
Earnings (4yr)
$101,268
Natl Median: $86,288
Lifetime Value Added
+$325k
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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
$43,350
Earnings (4yr)
$53,742
Natl Median: $60,763
Lifetime Value Added
-$136k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$60,674
Natl Median: $60,655
Lifetime Value Added
-$65k
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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
-$98k
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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
-$125k
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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
$116,095
Earnings (4yr)
$130,642
Natl Median: $136,696
Lifetime Value Added
+$281k
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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
+$209k
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Public Health
DocCIP: 5122
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $108,962
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$78,274
Earnings (5yr)
$115,816
Natl Median: $138,131
Lifetime Value Added
+$155k
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Median Debt
$90,700
Earnings (4yr)
$86,415
Natl Median: $82,893
Lifetime Value Added
-$47k
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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
$61,500
Earnings (4yr)
$96,763
Natl Median: $107,773
Lifetime Value Added
+$30k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $86,371
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Medicine
ProfCIP: 5112
Median Debt
$179,777
Earnings (4yr)
$106,280
Natl Median: $112,460
Lifetime Value Added
+$101k
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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.