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Weber State University
Ogden, UT 15,619 Undergrads 44.0% Grad Rate
Total Cost
$16,172
Sticker Price
Avg Net Price
$10,722
After Aid
Median Earnings
$56,287
10yr Post-Entry
Vs. Peer Institutions
Net Price$10,722
Peer Midpoint: $9,014
Earnings (10yr)$56,287
Peer Midpoint: $40,397
Graduation Rate44.0%
Peer Midpoint: 32.9%
Socio-Economic Diversity
Pell Grant Recipients31.1%
Enrollment Status
Full-Time66.8%
Economic Outcomes
Earn More than HS72.6%
Admissions Profile
Acceptance
100.0%
SAT Avg
-
SAT Reading
25th: --75th: -
SAT Math
25th: --75th: -
ACT Composite
25th: --75th: -
ROI Sensitivity Analysis
This analysis tests three cost scenarios (Scholarship, Average Net Price, Full Sticker Price) to show how college costs impact your long-term return compared to the average student and a high school graduate.
Lifetime Value Added (NPV)
Institution Lifetime NPV
Vs Median Peer
Vs HS Grad
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
+$552k
+$163k
+$68k
Median Cost$11k/yr
+$532k
+$143k
+$48k
Full Cost$16k/yr
+$522k
+$133k
+$38k
ROI Efficiency Metrics
Break-Even Age
Return on Inv. %
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
29
∞
Median Cost$11k/yr
34
243%
Full Cost$16k/yr
37
128%
Analysis Assumptions:
- Starting Salary: Estimated from the 10-year 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 Return349%
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 Return40%
Important Note: Your ROI with any major will depend on the cost you pay to attend the program, and your starting salary. Both vary significantly across institutions. We encourage you to explore the ROI of a specific program variant by selecting the Program title of the credential level you are interested in. You will then have a more detailed return analysis for programs at specific institutions. We also encourage you to use the ROI calculator with your specific estimates of cost and salary.
Program ROI Analysis
Certificates
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods
CertCIP: 1312
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$52,011
Lifetime Value Added
+$93k
Associate's Degrees
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions
AssocCIP: 5109
Median Debt
$13,000
Earnings (5yr)
$63,970
Lifetime Value Added
+$150k
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions
AssocCIP: 5110
Median Debt
$16,666
Earnings (5yr)
$73,672
Lifetime Value Added
+$236k
Computer Science
AssocCIP: 1107
Median Debt
$13,166
Earnings (5yr)
$96,985
Lifetime Value Added
+$441k
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications
AssocCIP: 1109
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$93,451
Lifetime Value Added
+$410k
Dental Support Services and Allied Professions
AssocCIP: 5106
Median Debt
$21,366
Earnings (5yr)
$32,999
Lifetime Value Added
-$149k
Health and Medical Administrative Services
AssocCIP: 5107
Median Debt
$14,625
Earnings (5yr)
$53,620
Lifetime Value Added
+$53k
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General
AssocCIP: 5100
Median Debt
$11,695
Earnings (5yr)
$67,473
Lifetime Value Added
+$182k
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians
AssocCIP: 1506
Median Debt
$18,998
Earnings (5yr)
$98,935
Lifetime Value Added
+$459k
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities
AssocCIP: 2401
Median Debt
$12,000
Earnings (5yr)
$53,813
Lifetime Value Added
+$55k
Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians
AssocCIP: 1508
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$78,476
Lifetime Value Added
+$279k
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
AssocCIP: 5138
Median Debt
$11,650
Earnings (5yr)
$66,856
Lifetime Value Added
+$176k
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies
AssocCIP: 4706
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$66,348
Lifetime Value Added
+$172k
Bachelor's Degrees
Accounting and Related Services
BachCIP: 5203
Median Debt
$15,317
Earnings (5yr)
$78,602
Lifetime Value Added
+$145k
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions
BachCIP: 5109
Median Debt
$12,500
Earnings (5yr)
$71,881
Lifetime Value Added
+$94k
Anthropology
BachCIP: 4502
Median Debt
$29,046
Earnings (2yr)
$31,133
Lifetime Value Added
-$220k
Building/Construction Finishing, Management, and Inspection
BachCIP: 4604
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$104,460
Lifetime Value Added
+$338k
Business Administration, Management and Operations
BachCIP: 5202
Median Debt
$25,416
Earnings (5yr)
$84,066
Lifetime Value Added
+$186k
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions
BachCIP: 5110
Median Debt
$20,832
Earnings (5yr)
$81,810
Lifetime Value Added
+$169k
Communication and Media Studies
BachCIP: 0901
Median Debt
$16,749
Earnings (5yr)
$55,670
Lifetime Value Added
-$31k
Computer and Information Sciences, General
BachCIP: 1101
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$92,651
Lifetime Value Added
+$250k
Computer Science
BachCIP: 1107
Median Debt
$18,500
Earnings (5yr)
$101,668
Lifetime Value Added
+$317k
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications
BachCIP: 1109
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$86,601
Lifetime Value Added
+$205k
Criminal Justice and Corrections
BachCIP: 4301
Median Debt
$18,071
Earnings (5yr)
$53,156
Lifetime Value Added
-$52k
Dental Support Services and Allied Professions
BachCIP: 5106
Median Debt
$17,965
Earnings (5yr)
$33,062
Lifetime Value Added
-$220k
Design and Applied Arts
BachCIP: 5004
Median Debt
$20,500
Earnings (5yr)
$54,898
Lifetime Value Added
-$38k
Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians
BachCIP: 1513
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$81,431
Lifetime Value Added
+$166k
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft
BachCIP: 5005
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$31,679
Lifetime Value Added
-$232k
Electrical Engineering Technologies/Technicians
BachCIP: 1503
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$92,194
Lifetime Value Added
+$247k
English Language and Literature, General
BachCIP: 2301
Median Debt
$9,000
Earnings (5yr)
$48,433
Lifetime Value Added
-$91k
Finance and Financial Management Services
BachCIP: 5208
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$81,679
Lifetime Value Added
+$168k
Fine and Studio Arts
BachCIP: 5007
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$38,874
Lifetime Value Added
-$171k
General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations
BachCIP: 5218
Median Debt
$17,500
Earnings (5yr)
$81,451
Lifetime Value Added
+$166k
Health and Medical Administrative Services
BachCIP: 5107
Median Debt
$24,668
Earnings (5yr)
$63,555
Lifetime Value Added
+$31k
Health and Physical Education/Fitness
BachCIP: 3105
Median Debt
$14,125
Earnings (5yr)
$45,249
Lifetime Value Added
-$117k
Health/Medical Preparatory Programs
BachCIP: 5111
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$28,598
Lifetime Value Added
-$243k
History
BachCIP: 5401
Median Debt
$13,000
Earnings (5yr)
$45,161
Lifetime Value Added
-$118k
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services
BachCIP: 1907
Median Debt
$15,890
Earnings (5yr)
$37,526
Lifetime Value Added
-$182k
Human Resources Management and Services
BachCIP: 5210
Median Debt
$21,500
Earnings (5yr)
$71,826
Lifetime Value Added
+$94k
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians
BachCIP: 1506
Median Debt
$19,497
Earnings (5yr)
$92,775
Lifetime Value Added
+$251k
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities
BachCIP: 2401
Median Debt
$21,361
Earnings (5yr)
$58,770
Lifetime Value Added
-$6k
Management Information Systems and Services
BachCIP: 5212
Median Debt
$15,000
Earnings (5yr)
$88,576
Lifetime Value Added
+$220k
Marketing
BachCIP: 5214
Median Debt
$10,083
Earnings (5yr)
$69,366
Lifetime Value Added
+$76k
Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians
BachCIP: 1508
Median Debt
$12,250
Earnings (5yr)
$84,885
Lifetime Value Added
+$192k
Microbiological Sciences and Immunology
BachCIP: 2605
Median Debt
$18,982
Earnings (5yr)
$65,197
Lifetime Value Added
+$44k
Psychology, General
BachCIP: 4201
Median Debt
$19,247
Earnings (5yr)
$48,449
Lifetime Value Added
-$90k
Public Health
BachCIP: 5122
Median Debt
$13,950
Earnings (5yr)
$54,810
Lifetime Value Added
-$38k
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication
BachCIP: 0909
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$41,565
Lifetime Value Added
-$127k
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
BachCIP: 5138
Median Debt
$14,041
Earnings (5yr)
$73,947
Lifetime Value Added
+$110k
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies
BachCIP: 2313
Median Debt
$20,991
Earnings (5yr)
$46,871
Lifetime Value Added
-$103k
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
BachCIP: 1609
Median Debt
$12,500
Earnings (5yr)
$63,443
Lifetime Value Added
+$30k
Social Work
BachCIP: 4407
Median Debt
$17,818
Earnings (5yr)
$52,076
Lifetime Value Added
-$61k
Sociology
BachCIP: 4511
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$27,669
Lifetime Value Added
-$252k
Special Education and Teaching
BachCIP: 1310
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$57,842
Lifetime Value Added
-$14k
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods
BachCIP: 1312
Median Debt
$17,895
Earnings (5yr)
$52,679
Lifetime Value Added
-$56k
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas
BachCIP: 1313
Median Debt
$27,750
Earnings (5yr)
$51,390
Lifetime Value Added
-$66k
Zoology/Animal Biology
BachCIP: 2607
Median Debt
$18,532
Earnings (5yr)
$44,320
Lifetime Value Added
-$125k
Master's Degrees
Accounting and Related Services
MastCIP: 5203
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$100,925
Lifetime Value Added
+$428k
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions
MastCIP: 5109
Median Debt
$36,101
Earnings (5yr)
$63,252
Lifetime Value Added
+$103k
Business Administration, Management and Operations
MastCIP: 5202
Median Debt
$23,600
Earnings (5yr)
$116,230
Lifetime Value Added
+$559k
Communication and Media Studies
MastCIP: 0901
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$70,456
Lifetime Value Added
+$203k
Public Health
MastCIP: 5122
Median Debt
$35,500
Earnings (5yr)
$96,956
Lifetime Value Added
+$394k
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
MastCIP: 5138
Median Debt
$25,500
Earnings (2yr)
$76,460
Lifetime Value Added
+$258k
Taxation
MastCIP: 5216
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$94,534
Lifetime Value Added
+$373k
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods
MastCIP: 1312
Median Debt
$20,500
Earnings (5yr)
$61,221
Lifetime Value Added
+$84k
Note: Lifetime Value Added is the Net Present Value (NPV) of estimated career earnings relative to a median high school graduate, accounting for this institution's average cost and taxes. Computed over a career to retirement age.
For graduate programs (Master's, Doctoral, etc.), the calculation assumes a starting age of 22 (after undergraduate completion) and does not include the sunk costs of prior degrees. It represents the value added of the graduate degree decision moving forward. These Lifetime Value Added results should not be compared with those Undergraduate Certificates, Associates or Bachelors starting at age 18.