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Weber State University

Ogden, UT 16,360 Undergrads 46.3% Grad Rate
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Total Cost
$16,765
Sticker Price
Avg Net Price
$10,237
After Aid
Median Earnings
$69,459
5yr Post-Grad

Vs. Peer Institutions

Net Price$10,237
Peer Midpoint: $9,956
Earnings (5yr Post-Grad)Completers only after graduation
$69,459
Peer Midpoint: $51,775
Earnings (10yr Post-Enroll)All enrolled after enrollment
$60,115
Peer Midpoint: $45,130
Graduation Rate46.3%
Peer Midpoint: 35.7%
Warning: The majority of students at this institution do not graduate. Non-completers typically earn significantly less and face higher debt risks.
Average starting age (2015-17)24.8
Socio-Economic Diversity
Pell Grant Recipients32.4%
Enrollment Status
Full-Time67.1%
Economic Outcomes
Earn More than HS73.7%

Admissions Profile

Acceptance
100.0%
SAT Avg
-
SAT Reading
25th: --75th: -
SAT Math
25th: --75th: -
ACT Composite
25th: --75th: -

ROI Sensitivity Analysis
Assuming 2 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
+$708k
+$184k
+$221k
Median Cost$10k/yr
+$689k
+$165k
+$203k
Full Cost$17k/yr
+$677k
+$153k
+$191k

ROI Efficiency Metrics

Break-Even Age
Return on Inv. %
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
23
∞
Median Cost$10k/yr
24
1078%
Full Cost$17k/yr
25
619%
Analysis Assumptions:
  • Starting Salary: Estimated from the median earnings five years after graduating, with four years of 2% raises taken out.⚠️ 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

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 Return1284%

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 Return271%
Warning: Read this ROI with care. Most awards here are associate degrees, so the model prices a two-year program. The earnings figure covers every graduate, including those who finished longer bachelor's programs that pay more. That mix can make the NPV, Social ROI and Pell ROI look much higher than a typical associate student will see.

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
$10,500
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $57,584
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $69,205
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$12,500
Earnings (4yr)
$79,340
Natl Median: $56,556
Lifetime Value Added
+$380k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $58,705
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$62,167
Natl Median: $35,447
Lifetime Value Added
Not scored

Not scored. Graduates of this program earn more than graduates of the school's associate degree in the same field, and about 1.8× the national median for this credential. That usually means students arrived already holding a degree or years of work experience. Our model assumes a student starting right after high school, so it can't measure what this program added. Earnings are as reported by the College Scorecard. Run it with your own cost and expected pay →

Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $54,024
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,975
Lifetime Value Added
N/A

Associate's Degrees

Median Debt
$13,057
Earnings (4yr)
$69,427
Natl Median: $65,389
Lifetime Value Added
+$215k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $37,886
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$76,881
Natl Median: $76,455
Lifetime Value Added
+$282k
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Median Debt
$13,296
Earnings (4yr)
$62,339
Natl Median: $57,472
Lifetime Value Added
+$149k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $43,243
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Computer Science
AssocCIP: 1107
Median Debt
$12,500
Earnings (4yr)
$102,259
Natl Median: $62,283
Lifetime Value Added
+$509k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $41,737
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$83,238
Natl Median: $54,971
Lifetime Value Added
+$324k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$99,375
Natl Median: $72,110
Lifetime Value Added
+$484k
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Median Debt
$17,341
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $46,706
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$18,791
Earnings (4yr)
$36,674
Natl Median: $61,982
Lifetime Value Added
-$105k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $38,127
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,895
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $42,764
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Education, General
AssocCIP: 1301
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $41,787
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians
AssocCIP: 1503
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $67,792
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Engineering, General
AssocCIP: 1401
Median Debt
$8,344
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $72,916
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Fine and Studio Arts
AssocCIP: 5007
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $31,650
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$16,400
Earnings (4yr)
$86,563
Natl Median: $46,500
Lifetime Value Added
+$369k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$47,312
Natl Median: $37,073
Lifetime Value Added
+$3k
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Median Debt
$9,750
Earnings (4yr)
$67,456
Natl Median: $51,180
Lifetime Value Added
+$197k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$39,624
Natl Median: $34,184
Lifetime Value Added
-$82k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$91,690
Natl Median: $73,593
Lifetime Value Added
+$415k
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Median Debt
$12,000
Earnings (4yr)
$52,252
Natl Median: $44,125
Lifetime Value Added
+$52k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $56,556
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Mathematics
AssocCIP: 2701
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$81,270
Natl Median: $59,929
Lifetime Value Added
+$321k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$85,458
Natl Median: $64,773
Lifetime Value Added
+$344k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $56,973
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$10,542
Earnings (4yr)
$65,141
Natl Median: $80,768
Lifetime Value Added
+$175k
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Median Debt
$12,500
Earnings (4yr)
$71,983
Natl Median: $80,813
Lifetime Value Added
+$238k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$61,799
Natl Median: $40,755
Lifetime Value Added
+$144k
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Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians
AssocCIP: 4706
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$85,764
Natl Median: $58,424
Lifetime Value Added
+$346k
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Bachelor's Degrees

Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$85,554
Natl Median: $76,194
Lifetime Value Added
+$214k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $68,559
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$12,366
Earnings (4yr)
$78,733
Natl Median: $70,786
Lifetime Value Added
+$161k
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Anthropology
BachCIP: 4502
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$37,287
Natl Median: $46,676
Lifetime Value Added
-$177k
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Applied Mathematics
BachCIP: 2703
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $91,532
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $65,466
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $49,245
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$15,000
Earnings (4yr)
$84,885
Natl Median: $68,257
Lifetime Value Added
+$208k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $77,981
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Chemistry
BachCIP: 4005
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$68,672
Natl Median: $65,120
Lifetime Value Added
+$84k
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Median Debt
$20,256
Earnings (4yr)
$77,486
Natl Median: $75,975
Lifetime Value Added
+$152k
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Median Debt
$19,633
Earnings (4yr)
$59,969
Natl Median: $56,359
Lifetime Value Added
+$15k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$116,453
Natl Median: $92,374
Lifetime Value Added
+$449k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $109,015
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Computer Science
BachCIP: 1107
Median Debt
$12,500
Earnings (4yr)
$100,157
Natl Median: $107,009
Lifetime Value Added
+$325k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $58,894
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$97,957
Natl Median: $73,587
Lifetime Value Added
+$308k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$105,738
Natl Median: $95,124
Lifetime Value Added
+$367k
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Median Debt
$19,500
Earnings (4yr)
$62,191
Natl Median: $55,378
Lifetime Value Added
+$33k
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Dance
BachCIP: 5003
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $39,980
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$18,791
Earnings (4yr)
$37,694
Natl Median: $68,061
Lifetime Value Added
-$173k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$62,281
Natl Median: $51,490
Lifetime Value Added
+$34k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$58,673
Natl Median: $71,753
Lifetime Value Added
+$24k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$19,045
Natl Median: $39,775
Lifetime Value Added
-$331k
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Economics
BachCIP: 4506
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$82,020
Natl Median: $82,686
Lifetime Value Added
+$174k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$98,042
Natl Median: $100,647
Lifetime Value Added
+$309k
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Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians
BachCIP: 1503
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$60,623
Natl Median: $84,599
Lifetime Value Added
+$40k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$46,508
Natl Median: $48,590
Lifetime Value Added
-$97k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $43,765
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$83,105
Natl Median: $83,343
Lifetime Value Added
+$195k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$33,697
Natl Median: $41,367
Lifetime Value Added
-$208k
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Median Debt
$20,016
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $54,945
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$15,668
Earnings (4yr)
$82,549
Natl Median: $75,399
Lifetime Value Added
+$191k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$56,754
Natl Median: $57,853
Lifetime Value Added
-$21k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $60,190
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,459
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$18,000
Earnings (4yr)
$71,846
Natl Median: $58,716
Lifetime Value Added
+$109k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $68,245
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$14,000
Earnings (4yr)
$66,126
Natl Median: $61,911
Lifetime Value Added
+$64k
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History
BachCIP: 5401
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$52,842
Natl Median: $50,680
Lifetime Value Added
-$52k
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Median Debt
$13,042
Earnings (4yr)
$32,265
Natl Median: $48,568
Lifetime Value Added
-$220k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$72,862
Natl Median: $68,069
Lifetime Value Added
+$117k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$94,454
Natl Median: $80,890
Lifetime Value Added
+$281k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$60,751
Natl Median: $53,072
Lifetime Value Added
+$21k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$104,748
Natl Median: $83,290
Lifetime Value Added
+$360k
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Marketing
BachCIP: 5214
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$77,828
Natl Median: $69,303
Lifetime Value Added
+$155k
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Mathematics
BachCIP: 2701
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $69,562
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$12,333
Earnings (4yr)
$79,471
Natl Median: $82,073
Lifetime Value Added
+$167k
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Median Debt
$15,000
Earnings (4yr)
$68,597
Natl Median: $62,582
Lifetime Value Added
+$84k
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Music
BachCIP: 5009
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $42,892
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Outdoor Education
BachCIP: 3106
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $39,157
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Philosophy
BachCIP: 3801
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $54,455
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Physics
BachCIP: 4008
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $76,786
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $63,293
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Psychology, General
BachCIP: 4201
Median Debt
$15,625
Earnings (4yr)
$55,417
Natl Median: $50,706
Lifetime Value Added
-$22k
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Public Health
BachCIP: 5122
Median Debt
$16,722
Earnings (4yr)
$50,046
Natl Median: $58,808
Lifetime Value Added
-$67k
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Median Debt
$14,582
Earnings (4yr)
$77,705
Natl Median: $88,910
Lifetime Value Added
+$154k
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Median Debt
$19,834
Earnings (4yr)
$50,847
Natl Median: $48,471
Lifetime Value Added
-$61k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$70,174
Natl Median: $55,000
Lifetime Value Added
+$96k
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Social Work
BachCIP: 4407
Median Debt
$19,166
Earnings (4yr)
$55,801
Natl Median: $51,790
Lifetime Value Added
-$19k
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Sociology
BachCIP: 4511
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$27,669
Natl Median: $52,657
Lifetime Value Added
-$251k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$61,907
Natl Median: $50,499
Lifetime Value Added
+$21k
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Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness
BachCIP: 3105
Median Debt
$13,205
Earnings (4yr)
$51,958
Natl Median: $54,562
Lifetime Value Added
-$51k
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Median Debt
$15,940
Earnings (4yr)
$55,299
Natl Median: $47,382
Lifetime Value Added
-$23k
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Median Debt
$18,000
Earnings (4yr)
$61,085
Natl Median: $51,389
Lifetime Value Added
+$24k
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Median Debt
$19,083
Earnings (4yr)
$49,480
Natl Median: $44,055
Lifetime Value Added
-$72k
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Master's Degrees

Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$57,657
Natl Median: $95,833
Lifetime Value Added
-$132k
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Median Debt
$30,128
Earnings (4yr)
$58,987
Natl Median: $127,347
Lifetime Value Added
-$141k
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Median Debt
$31,300
Earnings (4yr)
$119,424
Natl Median: $103,485
Lifetime Value Added
+$392k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$84,841
Natl Median: $71,953
Lifetime Value Added
+$90k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $136,736
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $66,714
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,512
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Public Health
MastCIP: 5122
Median Debt
$35,172
Earnings (4yr)
$104,668
Natl Median: $82,751
Lifetime Value Added
+$263k
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Median Debt
$28,071
Earnings (4yr)
$120,505
Natl Median: $120,193
Lifetime Value Added
+$401k
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Taxation
MastCIP: 5216
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$90,450
Natl Median: $114,810
Lifetime Value Added
+$139k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$70,864
Natl Median: $59,916
Lifetime Value Added
-$33k
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Graduate Certificates

Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$123,175
Natl Median: $94,506
Lifetime Value Added
+$533k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $103,495
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$38,480
Earnings (4yr)
$64,793
Natl Median: $63,709
Lifetime Value Added
-$22k
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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.