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Weber State University

Ogden, UT 16,360 Undergrads 45.8% Grad Rate
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Total Cost
$16,035
Sticker Price
Avg Net Price
$10,258
After Aid
Median Earnings
$69,883
4yr Post-Grad

Vs. Peer Institutions

Net Price$10,258
Peer Midpoint: $20,081
Earnings (4yr Post-Grad)Completers only after graduation
$69,883
Peer Midpoint: $60,428
Earnings (10yr Post-Enroll)All enrolled after enrollment
$56,287
Peer Midpoint: $53,763
Graduation Rate45.8%
Peer Midpoint: 58.9%
Warning: The majority of students at this institution do not graduate. Non-completers typically earn significantly less and face higher debt risks.
Average Starting Age24.8
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 Recipients30.8%
Enrollment Status
Full-Time67.1%
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
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
+$613k
+$146k
+$129k
Median Cost$10k/yr
+$576k
+$109k
+$92k
Full Cost$16k/yr
+$555k
+$88k
+$71k

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$10k/yr
35
248%
Full Cost$16k/yr
39
123%
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 Return333%

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 Return56%
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: $57,584
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $69,205
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$79,340
Natl Median: $56,556
Lifetime Value Added
+$377k
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
+$209k
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
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$52,011
Natl Median: $34,631
Lifetime Value Added
+$93k

Associate's Degrees

Median Debt
$13,000
Earnings (4yr)
$69,427
Natl Median: $65,389
Lifetime Value Added
+$212k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $37,886
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $59,378
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $37,587
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$13,000
Earnings (4yr)
$76,881
Natl Median: $76,455
Lifetime Value Added
+$279k
Median Debt
$16,666
Earnings (4yr)
$62,339
Natl Median: $57,472
Lifetime Value Added
+$147k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $43,243
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Computer Science
AssocCIP: 1107
Median Debt
$13,166
Earnings (4yr)
$102,259
Natl Median: $62,283
Lifetime Value Added
+$507k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $41,737
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$93,451
Natl Median: $54,971
Lifetime Value Added
+$411k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$99,375
Natl Median: $72,110
Lifetime Value Added
+$481k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $46,706
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$21,366
Earnings (4yr)
$36,674
Natl Median: $61,982
Lifetime Value Added
-$104k
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
Education, Other
AssocCIP: 1399
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $65,693
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $70,808
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
-
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
$14,309
Earnings (4yr)
$86,563
Natl Median: $46,500
Lifetime Value Added
+$366k
Median Debt
$14,625
Earnings (4yr)
$47,312
Natl Median: $37,073
Lifetime Value Added
+$3k
Median Debt
$11,695
Earnings (4yr)
$67,456
Natl Median: $51,180
Lifetime Value Added
+$194k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $34,184
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$18,998
Earnings (4yr)
$91,690
Natl Median: $73,593
Lifetime Value Added
+$412k
Median Debt
$12,000
Earnings (4yr)
$52,252
Natl Median: $44,125
Lifetime Value Added
+$51k
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
+$318k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$78,476
Natl Median: $64,773
Lifetime Value Added
+$280k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $56,973
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$16,000
Earnings (4yr)
$65,141
Natl Median: $80,768
Lifetime Value Added
+$173k
Median Debt
$11,650
Earnings (4yr)
$71,983
Natl Median: $80,813
Lifetime Value Added
+$235k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$61,799
Natl Median: $40,755
Lifetime Value Added
+$142k
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians
AssocCIP: 4706
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$66,348
Natl Median: $58,424
Lifetime Value Added
+$172k

Bachelor's Degrees

Median Debt
$15,317
Earnings (4yr)
$85,554
Natl Median: $76,194
Lifetime Value Added
+$211k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $68,559
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$12,500
Earnings (4yr)
$78,733
Natl Median: $70,786
Lifetime Value Added
+$159k
Anthropology
BachCIP: 4502
Median Debt
$29,046
Earnings (4yr)
$37,287
Natl Median: $46,676
Lifetime Value Added
-$176k
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
-
Earnings (5yr)
$104,460
Natl Median: $90,924
Lifetime Value Added
+$340k
Median Debt
$25,416
Earnings (4yr)
$84,885
Natl Median: $68,257
Lifetime Value Added
+$206k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $28,311
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
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
+$82k
Median Debt
$20,832
Earnings (4yr)
$77,486
Natl Median: $75,975
Lifetime Value Added
+$150k
Median Debt
$16,749
Earnings (4yr)
$59,969
Natl Median: $56,359
Lifetime Value Added
+$14k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$116,453
Natl Median: $92,374
Lifetime Value Added
+$447k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $109,015
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Computer Science
BachCIP: 1107
Median Debt
$18,500
Earnings (4yr)
$100,157
Natl Median: $107,009
Lifetime Value Added
+$323k
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
+$306k
Median Debt
$15,928
Earnings (4yr)
$105,738
Natl Median: $95,124
Lifetime Value Added
+$365k
Median Debt
$18,071
Earnings (4yr)
$62,191
Natl Median: $55,378
Lifetime Value Added
+$32k
Dance
BachCIP: 5003
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $39,980
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$17,965
Earnings (4yr)
$37,694
Natl Median: $68,061
Lifetime Value Added
-$173k
Median Debt
$20,500
Earnings (4yr)
$62,281
Natl Median: $51,490
Lifetime Value Added
+$33k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$81,431
Natl Median: $71,753
Lifetime Value Added
+$168k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$31,679
Natl Median: $39,775
Lifetime Value Added
-$230k
Economics
BachCIP: 4506
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $82,686
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$18,080
Earnings (4yr)
$98,042
Natl Median: $100,647
Lifetime Value Added
+$307k
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians
BachCIP: 1503
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$92,194
Natl Median: $84,599
Lifetime Value Added
+$248k
Median Debt
$9,000
Earnings (4yr)
$46,508
Natl Median: $48,590
Lifetime Value Added
-$97k
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
+$193k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$33,697
Natl Median: $41,367
Lifetime Value Added
-$207k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $54,945
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$17,500
Earnings (4yr)
$82,549
Natl Median: $75,399
Lifetime Value Added
+$188k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $57,853
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
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
$24,668
Earnings (4yr)
$71,846
Natl Median: $58,716
Lifetime Value Added
+$107k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $68,245
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$66,126
Natl Median: $61,911
Lifetime Value Added
+$63k
History
BachCIP: 5401
Median Debt
$13,000
Earnings (5yr)
$45,161
Natl Median: $50,680
Lifetime Value Added
-$116k
Median Debt
$15,890
Earnings (4yr)
$32,265
Natl Median: $48,568
Lifetime Value Added
-$220k
Median Debt
$21,500
Earnings (4yr)
$72,862
Natl Median: $68,069
Lifetime Value Added
+$114k
Median Debt
$19,497
Earnings (4yr)
$94,454
Natl Median: $80,890
Lifetime Value Added
+$279k
Journalism
BachCIP: 0904
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $56,278
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$21,361
Earnings (4yr)
$60,751
Natl Median: $53,072
Lifetime Value Added
+$20k
Median Debt
$15,000
Earnings (4yr)
$104,748
Natl Median: $83,290
Lifetime Value Added
+$358k
Marketing
BachCIP: 5214
Median Debt
$10,083
Earnings (4yr)
$77,828
Natl Median: $69,303
Lifetime Value Added
+$152k
Mathematics
BachCIP: 2701
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $69,562
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$12,250
Earnings (4yr)
$79,471
Natl Median: $82,073
Lifetime Value Added
+$165k
Median Debt
$18,982
Earnings (4yr)
$68,597
Natl Median: $62,582
Lifetime Value Added
+$82k
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
$19,247
Earnings (4yr)
$55,417
Natl Median: $50,706
Lifetime Value Added
-$23k
Public Health
BachCIP: 5122
Median Debt
$13,950
Earnings (4yr)
$50,046
Natl Median: $58,808
Lifetime Value Added
-$67k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$41,565
Natl Median: $63,560
Lifetime Value Added
-$125k
Median Debt
$14,041
Earnings (4yr)
$77,705
Natl Median: $88,910
Lifetime Value Added
+$151k
Median Debt
$20,991
Earnings (4yr)
$50,847
Natl Median: $48,471
Lifetime Value Added
-$61k
Median Debt
$12,500
Earnings (4yr)
$70,174
Natl Median: $55,000
Lifetime Value Added
+$94k
Social Work
BachCIP: 4407
Median Debt
$17,818
Earnings (4yr)
$55,801
Natl Median: $51,790
Lifetime Value Added
-$20k
Sociology
BachCIP: 4511
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$27,669
Natl Median: $52,657
Lifetime Value Added
-$250k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$57,842
Natl Median: $50,499
Lifetime Value Added
-$12k
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness
BachCIP: 3105
Median Debt
$14,125
Earnings (4yr)
$51,958
Natl Median: $54,562
Lifetime Value Added
-$51k
Median Debt
$17,895
Earnings (4yr)
$55,299
Natl Median: $47,382
Lifetime Value Added
-$24k
Median Debt
$27,750
Earnings (4yr)
$61,085
Natl Median: $51,389
Lifetime Value Added
+$23k
Median Debt
$18,532
Earnings (4yr)
$49,480
Natl Median: $44,055
Lifetime Value Added
-$72k

Master's Degrees

Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$100,925
Natl Median: $95,833
Lifetime Value Added
+$212k
Median Debt
$36,101
Earnings (4yr)
$58,987
Natl Median: $127,347
Lifetime Value Added
-$141k
Median Debt
$23,600
Earnings (4yr)
$119,424
Natl Median: $103,485
Lifetime Value Added
+$391k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$84,841
Natl Median: $71,953
Lifetime Value Added
+$89k
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
$35,500
Earnings (4yr)
$104,668
Natl Median: $82,751
Lifetime Value Added
+$262k
Median Debt
$25,500
Earnings (4yr)
$120,505
Natl Median: $120,193
Lifetime Value Added
+$400k
Taxation
MastCIP: 5216
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$90,450
Natl Median: $114,810
Lifetime Value Added
+$138k
Median Debt
$20,500
Earnings (4yr)
$70,864
Natl Median: $59,916
Lifetime Value Added
-$34k

Graduate Certificates

Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$123,175
Natl Median: $94,506
Lifetime Value Added
+$531k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $103,495
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$64,793
Natl Median: $63,709
Lifetime Value Added
-$23k

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.