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West Virginia University

Morgantown, WV 17,385 Undergrads 62.6% Grad Rate
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Total Cost
$31,716
Sticker Price
Avg Net Price
$18,020
After Aid
Median Earnings
$67,323
5yr Post-Grad

Vs. Peer Institutions

Net Price$18,020
Peer Midpoint: $19,969
Earnings (5yr Post-Grad)Completers only after graduation
$67,323
Peer Midpoint: $61,632
Earnings (10yr Post-Enroll)All enrolled after enrollment
$62,910
Peer Midpoint: $58,891
Graduation Rate62.6%
Peer Midpoint: 58.9%
Average starting age (2015-17)20.5
Socio-Economic Diversity
Pell Grant Recipients24.6%
Enrollment Status
Full-Time96.7%
Economic Outcomes
Earn More than HS72.2%

Admissions Profile

Acceptance
89.0%
SAT Avg
1,122
SAT Reading
25th: 52057075th: 620
SAT Math
25th: 49054075th: 600
ACT Composite
25th: 202375th: 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
+$587k
+$117k
+$100k
Median Cost$18k/yr
+$522k
+$52k
+$35k
Full Cost$32k/yr
+$473k
+$2k
-$14k

ROI Efficiency Metrics

Break-Even Age
Return on Inv. %
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
32
∞
Median Cost$18k/yr
46
55%
Full Cost$32k/yr
Never
-12%
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 Return70%

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-37%

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 →

Associate's Degrees

Agriculture, General
AssocCIP: 0100
Median Debt
$11,000
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $45,683
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$11,500
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $48,733
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $49,927
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Criminal Justice and Corrections
AssocCIP: 4301

Earnings shared by 2 campuses, which report as one program.

Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$37,934
Natl Median: $46,706
Lifetime Value Added
-$106k
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Education, General
AssocCIP: 1301

Earnings shared by 2 campuses, which report as one program.

Median Debt
$11,000
Earnings (5yr)
$40,148
Natl Median: $41,787
Lifetime Value Added
-$92k
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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
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities
AssocCIP: 2401

Earnings shared by 2 campuses, which report as one program.

Median Debt
$11,000
Earnings (4yr)
$46,233
Natl Median: $44,125
Lifetime Value Added
-$22k
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Bachelor's Degrees

Accounting and Related Services
BachCIP: 5203

Earnings shared by 2 West Virginia University campuses, which report as one program.

Median Debt
$17,250
Earnings (4yr)
$76,135
Natl Median: $76,194
Lifetime Value Added
+$114k
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Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering
BachCIP: 1402

Earnings shared by 2 West Virginia University campuses, which report as one program.

Median Debt
$25,624
Earnings (4yr)
$94,750
Natl Median: $98,207
Lifetime Value Added
+$256k
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Median Debt
$17,668
Earnings (4yr)
$66,022
Natl Median: $66,647
Lifetime Value Added
+$36k
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Animal Sciences
BachCIP: 0109
Median Debt
$19,500
Earnings (4yr)
$52,548
Natl Median: $49,634
Lifetime Value Added
-$74k
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Median Debt
$20,627
Earnings (5yr)
$64,703
Natl Median: $65,466
Lifetime Value Added
+$15k
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Biology, General
BachCIP: 2601

Earnings shared by 2 West Virginia University campuses, which report as one program.

Median Debt
$18,500
Earnings (4yr)
$57,486
Natl Median: $57,214
Lifetime Value Added
-$33k
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Median Debt
$25,000
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $93,451
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Business Administration, Management and Operations
BachCIP: 5202

Earnings shared by 2 campuses, which report as one program.

Median Debt
$23,000
Earnings (4yr)
$73,646
Natl Median: $68,257
Lifetime Value Added
+$95k
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Business/Commerce, General
BachCIP: 5201

Earnings shared by 2 West Virginia University campuses, which report as one program.

Median Debt
$20,580
Earnings (4yr)
$65,372
Natl Median: $68,407
Lifetime Value Added
+$30k
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Median Debt
$17,656
Earnings (4yr)
$68,161
Natl Median: $77,981
Lifetime Value Added
+$52k
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Chemical Engineering
BachCIP: 1407

Earnings shared by 2 West Virginia University campuses, which report as one program.

Median Debt
$24,800
Earnings (4yr)
$96,503
Natl Median: $98,158
Lifetime Value Added
+$269k
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Chemistry
BachCIP: 4005

Earnings shared by 2 West Virginia University campuses, which report as one program.

Median Debt
$9,000
Earnings (5yr)
$69,466
Natl Median: $65,120
Lifetime Value Added
+$52k
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Civil Engineering
BachCIP: 1408

Earnings shared by 2 West Virginia University campuses, which report as one program.

Median Debt
$23,507
Earnings (4yr)
$82,117
Natl Median: $86,517
Lifetime Value Added
+$159k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$76,034
Natl Median: $75,975
Lifetime Value Added
+$113k
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Median Debt
$19,500
Earnings (4yr)
$54,252
Natl Median: $58,928
Lifetime Value Added
-$60k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $51,936
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Computer and Information Sciences, General
BachCIP: 1101

Earnings shared by 2 West Virginia University campuses, which report as one program.

Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$79,805
Natl Median: $92,374
Lifetime Value Added
+$142k
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Computer Engineering
BachCIP: 1409

Earnings shared by 2 West Virginia University campuses, which report as one program.

Median Debt
$14,713
Earnings (4yr)
$99,048
Natl Median: $109,015
Lifetime Value Added
+$288k
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Computer Science
BachCIP: 1107
Median Debt
$22,146
Earnings (4yr)
$98,277
Natl Median: $107,009
Lifetime Value Added
+$283k
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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
$21,500
Earnings (2yr)
$31,482
Natl Median: $55,556
Lifetime Value Added
-$244k
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Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (4yr)
$76,662
Natl Median: $68,061
Lifetime Value Added
+$118k
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Median Debt
$23,979
Earnings (4yr)
$55,669
Natl Median: $51,490
Lifetime Value Added
-$48k
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Median Debt
$20,466
Earnings (4yr)
$40,942
Natl Median: $39,775
Lifetime Value Added
-$173k
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Economics
BachCIP: 4506
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$68,380
Natl Median: $82,686
Lifetime Value Added
+$54k
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Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering
BachCIP: 1410

Earnings shared by 2 West Virginia University campuses, which report as one program.

Median Debt
$23,249
Earnings (4yr)
$99,542
Natl Median: $100,647
Lifetime Value Added
+$292k
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Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General
BachCIP: 1500
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $80,526
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$23,250
Earnings (4yr)
$41,920
Natl Median: $48,590
Lifetime Value Added
-$165k
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Median Debt
$20,500
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $61,027
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy
BachCIP: 0302
Median Debt
$22,313
Earnings (4yr)
$75,022
Natl Median: $56,185
Lifetime Value Added
+$105k
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Median Debt
$21,376
Earnings (4yr)
$76,959
Natl Median: $83,343
Lifetime Value Added
+$120k
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Median Debt
$18,829
Earnings (4yr)
$44,180
Natl Median: $41,367
Lifetime Value Added
-$145k
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Forestry
BachCIP: 0305
Median Debt
$15,000
Earnings (4yr)
$64,568
Natl Median: $58,784
Lifetime Value Added
+$24k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$57,075
Natl Median: $57,853
Lifetime Value Added
-$37k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$66,798
Natl Median: $60,190
Lifetime Value Added
+$42k
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Median Debt
$24,169
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $58,716
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
History
BachCIP: 5401
Median Debt
$20,500
Earnings (4yr)
$45,388
Natl Median: $50,680
Lifetime Value Added
-$135k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$68,473
Natl Median: $56,726
Lifetime Value Added
+$55k
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Median Debt
$19,500
Earnings (4yr)
$48,893
Natl Median: $48,568
Lifetime Value Added
-$105k
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Median Debt
$23,335
Earnings (4yr)
$99,180
Natl Median: $98,442
Lifetime Value Added
+$289k
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Journalism
BachCIP: 0904
Median Debt
$20,500
Earnings (4yr)
$58,454
Natl Median: $56,278
Lifetime Value Added
-$25k
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Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities
BachCIP: 2401

Earnings shared by 3 campuses, which report as one program.

Median Debt
$20,500
Earnings (4yr)
$56,132
Natl Median: $53,072
Lifetime Value Added
-$44k
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Median Debt
$21,143
Earnings (4yr)
$95,324
Natl Median: $83,290
Lifetime Value Added
+$260k
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Marketing
BachCIP: 5214
Median Debt
$20,484
Earnings (4yr)
$69,357
Natl Median: $69,303
Lifetime Value Added
+$62k
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Mathematics
BachCIP: 2701

Earnings shared by 2 West Virginia University campuses, which report as one program.

Median Debt
$24,402
Earnings (4yr)
$77,144
Natl Median: $69,562
Lifetime Value Added
+$121k
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Mechanical Engineering
BachCIP: 1419

Earnings shared by 2 West Virginia University campuses, which report as one program.

Median Debt
$23,875
Earnings (4yr)
$90,461
Natl Median: $92,135
Lifetime Value Added
+$223k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $62,582
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$109,619
Natl Median: $101,390
Lifetime Value Added
+$369k
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Median Debt
$25,000
Earnings (4yr)
$53,836
Natl Median: $55,693
Lifetime Value Added
-$64k
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Music
BachCIP: 5009
Median Debt
$24,250
Earnings (4yr)
$48,226
Natl Median: $42,892
Lifetime Value Added
-$111k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$38,649
Natl Median: $50,468
Lifetime Value Added
-$193k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$91,142
Natl Median: $104,823
Lifetime Value Added
+$228k
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Philosophy
BachCIP: 3801
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$57,041
Natl Median: $54,455
Lifetime Value Added
-$37k
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Physics
BachCIP: 4008
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $76,786
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$22,281
Earnings (4yr)
$70,165
Natl Median: $62,172
Lifetime Value Added
+$68k
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Plant Sciences
BachCIP: 0111
Median Debt
$20,500
Earnings (4yr)
$50,249
Natl Median: $56,567
Lifetime Value Added
-$94k
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Political Science and Government
BachCIP: 4510

Earnings shared by 2 West Virginia University campuses, which report as one program.

Median Debt
$19,500
Earnings (4yr)
$56,969
Natl Median: $63,293
Lifetime Value Added
-$38k
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Psychology, General
BachCIP: 4201

Earnings shared by 2 West Virginia University campuses, which report as one program.

Median Debt
$20,991
Earnings (4yr)
$51,263
Natl Median: $50,706
Lifetime Value Added
-$85k
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Public Health
BachCIP: 5122
Median Debt
$20,812
Earnings (4yr)
$64,888
Natl Median: $58,808
Lifetime Value Added
+$27k
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Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
BachCIP: 5138

Earnings shared by 3 campuses, which report as one program.

Median Debt
$23,076
Earnings (4yr)
$83,750
Natl Median: $88,910
Lifetime Value Added
+$172k
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Security Science and Technology
BachCIP: 4304

Earnings shared by 2 West Virginia University campuses, which report as one program.

Median Debt
$22,839
Earnings (4yr)
$62,455
Natl Median: $57,805
Lifetime Value Added
+$7k
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Social Work
BachCIP: 4407
Median Debt
$20,025
Earnings (4yr)
$50,130
Natl Median: $51,790
Lifetime Value Added
-$95k
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Sociology
BachCIP: 4511
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$54,596
Natl Median: $52,657
Lifetime Value Added
-$57k
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Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness
BachCIP: 3105
Median Debt
$21,000
Earnings (4yr)
$57,359
Natl Median: $54,562
Lifetime Value Added
-$34k
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Median Debt
$24,900
Earnings (4yr)
$51,537
Natl Median: $47,382
Lifetime Value Added
-$83k
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Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas
BachCIP: 1313

Earnings shared by 2 West Virginia University campuses, which report as one program.

Median Debt
$24,133
Earnings (4yr)
$51,403
Natl Median: $51,389
Lifetime Value Added
-$84k
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Median Debt
$19,153
Earnings (4yr)
$45,348
Natl Median: $45,338
Lifetime Value Added
-$135k
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Master's Degrees

Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$98,097
Natl Median: $95,833
Lifetime Value Added
+$191k
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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: $61,941
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$67,582
Earnings (4yr)
$104,413
Natl Median: $162,386
Lifetime Value Added
+$247k
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Animal Sciences
MastCIP: 0109
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$66,731
Natl Median: $75,394
Lifetime Value Added
-$96k
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Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management
MastCIP: 5010
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $59,685
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$98,560
Natl Median: $103,485
Lifetime Value Added
+$195k
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Median Debt
$30,750
Earnings (4yr)
$119,013
Natl Median: $125,988
Lifetime Value Added
+$374k
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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
-$94k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$66,125
Natl Median: $85,444
Lifetime Value Added
-$90k
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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: $49,978
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Education, General
MastCIP: 1301
Median Debt
$29,437
Earnings (4yr)
$48,315
Natl Median: $65,824
Lifetime Value Added
-$258k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$59,291
Natl Median: $71,685
Lifetime Value Added
-$153k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$77,590
Natl Median: $70,644
Lifetime Value Added
+$12k
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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
History
MastCIP: 5401
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$47,971
Natl Median: $55,360
Lifetime Value Added
-$261k
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Median Debt
$26,174
Earnings (4yr)
$105,512
Natl Median: $83,558
Lifetime Value Added
+$256k
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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
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $58,093
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$20,500
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
$27,343
Earnings (4yr)
$55,516
Natl Median: $81,408
Lifetime Value Added
-$188k
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Public Health
MastCIP: 5122
Median Debt
$42,640
Earnings (4yr)
$65,874
Natl Median: $82,751
Lifetime Value Added
-$92k
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Median Debt
$29,719
Earnings (4yr)
$78,276
Natl Median: $80,125
Lifetime Value Added
+$18k
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Median Debt
$57,854
Earnings (4yr)
$113,161
Natl Median: $120,193
Lifetime Value Added
+$323k
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Median Debt
$33,500
Earnings (4yr)
$71,121
Natl Median: $71,416
Lifetime Value Added
-$45k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$62,525
Natl Median: $55,035
Lifetime Value Added
-$134k
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Median Debt
$30,686
Earnings (4yr)
$98,517
Natl Median: $82,399
Lifetime Value Added
+$195k
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Social Work
MastCIP: 4407
Median Debt
$35,598
Earnings (4yr)
$58,265
Natl Median: $65,123
Lifetime Value Added
-$162k
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Sociology
MastCIP: 4511
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $63,330
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$51,853
Natl Median: $64,397
Lifetime Value Added
-$224k
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Median Debt
$40,525
Earnings (4yr)
$59,418
Natl Median: $60,111
Lifetime Value Added
-$152k
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Systems Engineering
MastCIP: 1427
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $144,565
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$29,328
Earnings (4yr)
$59,278
Natl Median: $63,707
Lifetime Value Added
-$153k
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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
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
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $100,573
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 (5yr)
$94,704
Natl Median: $98,707
Lifetime Value Added
-$23k
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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
$231,740
Earnings (4yr)
$202,520
Natl Median: $170,812
Lifetime Value Added
+$781k
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Law
ProfCIP: 2201
Median Debt
$73,909
Earnings (4yr)
$78,497
Natl Median: $107,773
Lifetime Value Added
-$130k
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Medicine
ProfCIP: 5112
Median Debt
$176,073
Earnings (4yr)
$120,123
Natl Median: $112,460
Lifetime Value Added
+$179k
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Median Debt
$70,167
Earnings (4yr)
$131,752
Natl Median: $138,348
Lifetime Value Added
+$264k
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Median Debt
$99,128
Earnings (4yr)
$78,857
Natl Median: $81,641
Lifetime Value Added
-$127k
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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.