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West Virginia University

Morgantown, WV 17,385 Undergrads 63.6% Grad Rate
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Total Cost
$26,415
Sticker Price
Avg Net Price
$15,634
After Aid
Median Earnings
$64,952
4yr Post-Grad

Vs. Peer Institutions

Net Price$15,634
Peer Midpoint: $20,081
Earnings (4yr Post-Grad)Completers only after graduation
$64,952
Peer Midpoint: $60,428
Earnings (10yr Post-Enroll)All enrolled after enrollment
$55,939
Peer Midpoint: $53,763
Graduation Rate63.6%
Peer Midpoint: 58.9%
Average Starting Age20.5
Socio-Economic Diversity
Pell Grant Recipients22.0%
Enrollment Status
Full-Time96.7%
Economic Outcomes
Earn More than HS71.8%

Admissions Profile

Acceptance
89.0%
SAT Avg
1,122
SAT Reading
25th: 52057075th: 620
SAT Math
25th: 49056075th: 600
ACT Composite
25th: 202475th: 26

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
+$575k
+$108k
+$91k
Median Cost$16k/yr
+$519k
+$52k
+$34k
Full Cost$26k/yr
+$480k
+$13k
-$5k

ROI Efficiency Metrics

Break-Even Age
Return on Inv. %
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
33
∞
Median Cost$16k/yr
46
61%
Full Cost$26k/yr
Never
-5%
Analysis Assumptions:
  • Starting Salary: Estimated from the 4-year post-graduation 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 Return89%

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-27%
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

Associate's Degrees

Agricultural/Animal/Plant/Veterinary Science and Related Fields, Other
AssocCIP: 0199
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $41,835
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Agriculture, General
AssocCIP: 0100
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $45,683
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $48,733
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $49,927
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$37,934
Natl Median: $46,706
Lifetime Value Added
-$101k
Education, General
AssocCIP: 1301
Median Debt
$11,050
Earnings (5yr)
$25,062
Natl Median: $41,787
Lifetime Value Added
-$238k
Engineering, General
AssocCIP: 1401
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $72,916
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Forestry
AssocCIP: 0305
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $48,725
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $56,799
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Journalism
AssocCIP: 0904
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $41,496
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$12,000
Earnings (4yr)
$46,233
Natl Median: $44,125
Lifetime Value Added
-$18k

Bachelor's Degrees

Median Debt
$22,250
Earnings (4yr)
$76,135
Natl Median: $76,194
Lifetime Value Added
+$120k
Median Debt
$27,242
Earnings (4yr)
$94,750
Natl Median: $98,207
Lifetime Value Added
+$262k
Median Debt
$23,796
Earnings (4yr)
$66,022
Natl Median: $66,647
Lifetime Value Added
+$43k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $53,676
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Animal Sciences
BachCIP: 0109
Median Debt
$19,500
Earnings (4yr)
$52,548
Natl Median: $49,634
Lifetime Value Added
-$66k
Median Debt
$21,500
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $65,466
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Biology, General
BachCIP: 2601
Median Debt
$20,500
Earnings (4yr)
$57,486
Natl Median: $57,214
Lifetime Value Added
-$25k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $93,451
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$25,000
Earnings (4yr)
$73,646
Natl Median: $68,257
Lifetime Value Added
+$101k
Median Debt
$25,262
Earnings (4yr)
$65,372
Natl Median: $68,407
Lifetime Value Added
+$38k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$68,161
Natl Median: $77,981
Lifetime Value Added
+$59k
Median Debt
$22,354
Earnings (4yr)
$96,503
Natl Median: $98,158
Lifetime Value Added
+$276k
Chemistry
BachCIP: 4005
Median Debt
$24,000
Earnings (5yr)
$71,142
Natl Median: $65,120
Lifetime Value Added
+$71k
Civil Engineering
BachCIP: 1408
Median Debt
$22,250
Earnings (4yr)
$82,117
Natl Median: $86,517
Lifetime Value Added
+$166k
Median Debt
$24,573
Earnings (4yr)
$76,034
Natl Median: $75,975
Lifetime Value Added
+$119k
Median Debt
$23,840
Earnings (4yr)
$54,252
Natl Median: $58,928
Lifetime Value Added
-$52k
Median Debt
$24,478
Earnings (4yr)
$61,411
Natl Median: $55,384
Lifetime Value Added
+$6k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $51,936
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$79,805
Natl Median: $92,374
Lifetime Value Added
+$148k
Median Debt
$23,000
Earnings (4yr)
$99,048
Natl Median: $109,015
Lifetime Value Added
+$295k
Computer Science
BachCIP: 1107
Median Debt
$23,026
Earnings (4yr)
$98,277
Natl Median: $107,009
Lifetime Value Added
+$289k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $78,929
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,378
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Criminology
BachCIP: 4504
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$55,034
Natl Median: $55,556
Lifetime Value Added
-$54k
Median Debt
$26,000
Earnings (4yr)
$76,662
Natl Median: $68,061
Lifetime Value Added
+$124k
Median Debt
$25,000
Earnings (4yr)
$55,669
Natl Median: $51,490
Lifetime Value Added
-$40k
Median Debt
$19,500
Earnings (4yr)
$40,942
Natl Median: $39,775
Lifetime Value Added
-$164k
Economics
BachCIP: 4506
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$68,380
Natl Median: $82,686
Lifetime Value Added
+$61k
Median Debt
$22,221
Earnings (4yr)
$99,542
Natl Median: $100,647
Lifetime Value Added
+$299k
Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General
BachCIP: 1500
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $80,526
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$21,250
Earnings (4yr)
$41,920
Natl Median: $48,590
Lifetime Value Added
-$156k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $61,027
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy
BachCIP: 0302
Median Debt
$22,239
Earnings (4yr)
$75,022
Natl Median: $56,185
Lifetime Value Added
+$112k
Median Debt
$24,242
Earnings (4yr)
$76,959
Natl Median: $83,343
Lifetime Value Added
+$126k
Median Debt
$23,242
Earnings (4yr)
$44,180
Natl Median: $41,367
Lifetime Value Added
-$136k
Forestry
BachCIP: 0305
Median Debt
$20,500
Earnings (4yr)
$64,568
Natl Median: $58,784
Lifetime Value Added
+$31k
Median Debt
$23,089
Earnings (4yr)
$57,075
Natl Median: $57,853
Lifetime Value Added
-$29k
Median Debt
$22,719
Earnings (4yr)
$66,798
Natl Median: $60,190
Lifetime Value Added
+$49k
Median Debt
$26,000
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $58,716
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
History
BachCIP: 5401
Median Debt
$21,500
Earnings (4yr)
$45,388
Natl Median: $50,680
Lifetime Value Added
-$126k
Median Debt
$25,300
Earnings (4yr)
$68,473
Natl Median: $56,726
Lifetime Value Added
+$61k
Median Debt
$25,000
Earnings (4yr)
$48,893
Natl Median: $48,568
Lifetime Value Added
-$96k
Median Debt
$25,048
Earnings (4yr)
$99,180
Natl Median: $98,442
Lifetime Value Added
+$296k
Journalism
BachCIP: 0904
Median Debt
$24,188
Earnings (4yr)
$58,454
Natl Median: $56,278
Lifetime Value Added
-$17k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$70,646
Natl Median: $66,387
Lifetime Value Added
+$78k
Median Debt
$20,180
Earnings (4yr)
$56,132
Natl Median: $53,072
Lifetime Value Added
-$36k
Median Debt
$20,916
Earnings (4yr)
$48,331
Natl Median: $49,984
Lifetime Value Added
-$101k
Median Debt
$20,898
Earnings (4yr)
$95,324
Natl Median: $83,290
Lifetime Value Added
+$267k
Marketing
BachCIP: 5214
Median Debt
$22,777
Earnings (4yr)
$69,357
Natl Median: $69,303
Lifetime Value Added
+$68k
Mathematics
BachCIP: 2701
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$77,144
Natl Median: $69,562
Lifetime Value Added
+$128k
Median Debt
$26,000
Earnings (4yr)
$90,461
Natl Median: $92,135
Lifetime Value Added
+$229k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $62,582
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$24,903
Earnings (4yr)
$109,619
Natl Median: $101,390
Lifetime Value Added
+$375k
Median Debt
$23,677
Earnings (4yr)
$53,836
Natl Median: $55,693
Lifetime Value Added
-$55k
Music
BachCIP: 5009
Median Debt
$23,975
Earnings (4yr)
$48,226
Natl Median: $42,892
Lifetime Value Added
-$102k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$38,649
Natl Median: $50,468
Lifetime Value Added
-$184k
Median Debt
$26,000
Earnings (4yr)
$91,142
Natl Median: $104,823
Lifetime Value Added
+$235k
Philosophy
BachCIP: 3801
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$57,041
Natl Median: $54,455
Lifetime Value Added
-$29k
Physics
BachCIP: 4008
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $76,786
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$21,187
Earnings (4yr)
$70,165
Natl Median: $62,172
Lifetime Value Added
+$74k
Plant Sciences
BachCIP: 0111
Median Debt
$25,000
Earnings (4yr)
$50,249
Natl Median: $56,567
Lifetime Value Added
-$85k
Median Debt
$21,431
Earnings (4yr)
$56,969
Natl Median: $63,293
Lifetime Value Added
-$29k
Psychology, General
BachCIP: 4201
Median Debt
$22,500
Earnings (4yr)
$51,263
Natl Median: $50,706
Lifetime Value Added
-$76k
Public Health
BachCIP: 5122
Median Debt
$22,045
Earnings (4yr)
$64,888
Natl Median: $58,808
Lifetime Value Added
+$34k
Median Debt
$23,000
Earnings (4yr)
$83,750
Natl Median: $88,910
Lifetime Value Added
+$178k
Median Debt
$24,121
Earnings (4yr)
$62,455
Natl Median: $57,805
Lifetime Value Added
+$15k
Social Work
BachCIP: 4407
Median Debt
$24,778
Earnings (4yr)
$50,130
Natl Median: $51,790
Lifetime Value Added
-$86k
Sociology
BachCIP: 4511
Median Debt
$22,250
Earnings (4yr)
$54,596
Natl Median: $52,657
Lifetime Value Added
-$49k
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness
BachCIP: 3105
Median Debt
$24,916
Earnings (4yr)
$57,359
Natl Median: $54,562
Lifetime Value Added
-$26k
Median Debt
$24,121
Earnings (4yr)
$51,537
Natl Median: $47,382
Lifetime Value Added
-$74k
Median Debt
$24,250
Earnings (4yr)
$51,403
Natl Median: $51,389
Lifetime Value Added
-$75k
Median Debt
$19,746
Earnings (4yr)
$45,348
Natl Median: $45,338
Lifetime Value Added
-$126k

Master's Degrees

Median Debt
$22,500
Earnings (4yr)
$98,097
Natl Median: $95,833
Lifetime Value Added
+$195k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $235,700
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $122,434
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $90,332
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $61,941
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$76,875
Earnings (4yr)
$104,413
Natl Median: $162,386
Lifetime Value Added
+$250k
Animal Sciences
MastCIP: 0109
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $75,394
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management
MastCIP: 5010
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $59,685
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$30,750
Earnings (4yr)
$98,560
Natl Median: $103,485
Lifetime Value Added
+$199k
Median Debt
$41,000
Earnings (4yr)
$119,013
Natl Median: $125,988
Lifetime Value Added
+$377k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $97,526
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
Civil Engineering
MastCIP: 1408
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $98,323
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $65,184
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$41,000
Earnings (4yr)
$65,680
Natl Median: $67,030
Lifetime Value Added
-$90k
Median Debt
$39,292
Earnings (4yr)
$66,125
Natl Median: $85,444
Lifetime Value Added
-$86k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $136,736
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Computer Science
MastCIP: 1107
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $145,571
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $70,073
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $49,978
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Education, General
MastCIP: 1301
Median Debt
$20,500
Earnings (4yr)
$48,315
Natl Median: $65,824
Lifetime Value Added
-$252k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$59,291
Natl Median: $71,685
Lifetime Value Added
-$148k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$77,590
Natl Median: $70,644
Lifetime Value Added
+$15k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $133,654
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $120,215
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,512
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $92,629
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy
MastCIP: 0302
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $72,563
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $110,694
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $49,079
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Forestry
MastCIP: 0305
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $67,466
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $79,784
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $79,463
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$29,960
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $81,651
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
History
MastCIP: 5401
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$47,971
Natl Median: $55,360
Lifetime Value Added
-$255k
Median Debt
$37,697
Earnings (4yr)
$105,512
Natl Median: $83,558
Lifetime Value Added
+$260k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $119,184
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Journalism
MastCIP: 0904
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $69,034
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $70,306
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Law
MastCIP: 2201
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $65,341
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$57,318
Natl Median: $101,855
Lifetime Value Added
-$145k
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
Mathematics
MastCIP: 2701
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $72,654
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $115,974
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $198,417
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: $57,803
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $147,771
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
Plant Sciences
MastCIP: 0111
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $70,814
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
$39,263
Earnings (4yr)
$55,516
Natl Median: $81,408
Lifetime Value Added
-$183k
Public Health
MastCIP: 5122
Median Debt
$46,944
Earnings (4yr)
$65,874
Natl Median: $82,751
Lifetime Value Added
-$88k
Median Debt
$39,224
Earnings (4yr)
$78,276
Natl Median: $80,125
Lifetime Value Added
+$21k
Median Debt
$45,144
Earnings (4yr)
$113,161
Natl Median: $120,193
Lifetime Value Added
+$326k
Median Debt
$25,500
Earnings (4yr)
$71,121
Natl Median: $71,416
Lifetime Value Added
-$42k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,035
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$29,500
Earnings (4yr)
$98,517
Natl Median: $82,399
Lifetime Value Added
+$199k
Social Work
MastCIP: 4407
Median Debt
$36,479
Earnings (4yr)
$58,265
Natl Median: $65,123
Lifetime Value Added
-$157k
Sociology
MastCIP: 4511
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $63,330
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$37,654
Earnings (4yr)
$51,853
Natl Median: $64,397
Lifetime Value Added
-$218k
Statistics
MastCIP: 2705
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $123,816
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$33,000
Earnings (4yr)
$59,418
Natl Median: $60,111
Lifetime Value Added
-$147k
Systems Engineering
MastCIP: 1427
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $144,565
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$21,001
Earnings (4yr)
$59,278
Natl Median: $63,707
Lifetime Value Added
-$148k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $59,460
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $59,299
Lifetime Value Added
N/A

Doctoral Degrees

Animal Sciences
DocCIP: 0109
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $95,778
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: $113,566
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $123,110
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $99,578
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Chemistry
DocCIP: 4005
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $115,386
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $99,878
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $88,343
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Computer Science
DocCIP: 1107
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $178,476
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Education, General
DocCIP: 1301
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $87,373
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Education, Other
DocCIP: 1399
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $90,635
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $100,573
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $89,809
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $133,630
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $65,831
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy
DocCIP: 0302
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $76,718
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Forestry
DocCIP: 0305
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $82,046
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Genetics
DocCIP: 2608
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $102,123
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $86,469
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $92,039
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
History
DocCIP: 5401
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $70,550
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: $101,435
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Music
DocCIP: 5009
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $59,592
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $96,176
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $136,696
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
Plant Sciences
DocCIP: 0111
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $90,502
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $90,908
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$72,796
Natl Median: $98,707
Lifetime Value Added
-$142k
Public Health
DocCIP: 5122
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $108,962
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $138,131
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness
DocCIP: 3105
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $81,993
Lifetime Value Added
N/A

Professional Degrees

Dentistry
ProfCIP: 5104
Median Debt
$189,776
Earnings (4yr)
$202,520
Natl Median: $170,812
Lifetime Value Added
+$791k
Law
ProfCIP: 2201
Median Debt
$93,735
Earnings (4yr)
$78,497
Natl Median: $107,773
Lifetime Value Added
-$122k
Medicine
ProfCIP: 5112
Median Debt
$178,036
Earnings (4yr)
$120,123
Natl Median: $112,460
Lifetime Value Added
+$187k
Median Debt
$74,824
Earnings (4yr)
$131,752
Natl Median: $138,348
Lifetime Value Added
+$273k
Median Debt
$88,808
Earnings (4yr)
$78,857
Natl Median: $81,641
Lifetime Value Added
-$119k

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.