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Western Michigan University

Kalamazoo, MI 12,568 Undergrads 61.3% Grad Rate
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Total Cost
$29,237
Sticker Price
Avg Net Price
$15,273
After Aid
Median Earnings
$62,885
4yr Post-Grad

Vs. Peer Institutions

Net Price$15,273
Peer Midpoint: $20,081
Earnings (4yr Post-Grad)Completers only after graduation
$62,885
Peer Midpoint: $60,428
Earnings (10yr Post-Enroll)All enrolled after enrollment
$53,562
Peer Midpoint: $53,763
Graduation Rate61.3%
Peer Midpoint: 58.9%
Average Starting Age21.7
Socio-Economic Diversity
Pell Grant Recipients26.7%
Enrollment Status
Full-Time87.3%
Economic Outcomes
Earn More than HS72.3%

Admissions Profile

Acceptance
84.6%
SAT Avg
-
SAT Reading
25th: -56575th: -
SAT Math
25th: -54575th: -
ACT Composite
25th: -2475th: -

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
+$559k
+$92k
+$74k
Median Cost$15k/yr
+$504k
+$37k
+$19k
Full Cost$29k/yr
+$453k
-$13k
-$31k

ROI Efficiency Metrics

Break-Even Age
Return on Inv. %
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
34
∞
Median Cost$15k/yr
51
35%
Full Cost$29k/yr
Never
-29%
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 Return42%

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-42%
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

Bachelor's Degrees

Median Debt
$25,000
Earnings (4yr)
$66,666
Natl Median: $76,194
Lifetime Value Added
+$49k
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (4yr)
$94,177
Natl Median: $98,207
Lifetime Value Added
+$259k
Air Transportation
BachCIP: 4901
Median Debt
$25,500
Earnings (4yr)
$89,564
Natl Median: $85,825
Lifetime Value Added
+$224k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$48,065
Natl Median: $70,786
Lifetime Value Added
-$102k
Anthropology
BachCIP: 4502
Median Debt
$29,000
Earnings (4yr)
$41,490
Natl Median: $46,676
Lifetime Value Added
-$158k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$56,487
Natl Median: $57,640
Lifetime Value Added
-$32k
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
Biology, General
BachCIP: 2601
Median Debt
$25,060
Earnings (4yr)
$59,249
Natl Median: $57,214
Lifetime Value Added
-$10k
Median Debt
$25,000
Earnings (4yr)
$75,143
Natl Median: $68,257
Lifetime Value Added
+$114k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $68,407
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $77,981
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$27,758
Earnings (4yr)
$91,777
Natl Median: $98,158
Lifetime Value Added
+$241k
Chemistry
BachCIP: 4005
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$49,683
Natl Median: $65,120
Lifetime Value Added
-$72k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $66,874
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Civil Engineering
BachCIP: 1408
Median Debt
$24,750
Earnings (4yr)
$78,368
Natl Median: $86,517
Lifetime Value Added
+$138k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $49,429
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (4yr)
$64,679
Natl Median: $50,523
Lifetime Value Added
+$33k
Median Debt
$23,362
Earnings (4yr)
$51,446
Natl Median: $56,359
Lifetime Value Added
-$74k
Median Debt
$26,899
Earnings (4yr)
$58,023
Natl Median: $58,928
Lifetime Value Added
-$20k
Median Debt
$29,646
Earnings (4yr)
$74,566
Natl Median: $92,374
Lifetime Value Added
+$109k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $109,015
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Computer Science
BachCIP: 1107
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (4yr)
$90,876
Natl Median: $107,009
Lifetime Value Added
+$234k
Median Debt
$25,033
Earnings (4yr)
$57,012
Natl Median: $55,378
Lifetime Value Added
-$28k
Dance
BachCIP: 5003
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (4yr)
$45,108
Natl Median: $39,980
Lifetime Value Added
-$127k
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (4yr)
$58,634
Natl Median: $51,490
Lifetime Value Added
-$15k
Median Debt
$23,442
Earnings (4yr)
$56,449
Natl Median: $55,753
Lifetime Value Added
-$32k
Median Debt
$29,875
Earnings (4yr)
$84,622
Natl Median: $71,753
Lifetime Value Added
+$186k
Median Debt
$26,731
Earnings (4yr)
$44,694
Natl Median: $39,775
Lifetime Value Added
-$131k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $51,642
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$26,250
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $48,842
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Economics
BachCIP: 4506
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$33,993
Natl Median: $82,686
Lifetime Value Added
-$211k
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (4yr)
$95,469
Natl Median: $100,647
Lifetime Value Added
+$269k
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (4yr)
$88,746
Natl Median: $89,619
Lifetime Value Added
+$218k
Engineering, Other
BachCIP: 1499
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$68,271
Natl Median: $93,989
Lifetime Value Added
+$51k
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (4yr)
$43,628
Natl Median: $48,590
Lifetime Value Added
-$140k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $61,027
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$24,400
Earnings (2yr)
$29,685
Natl Median: $51,710
Lifetime Value Added
-$250k
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (4yr)
$45,391
Natl Median: $43,765
Lifetime Value Added
-$125k
Median Debt
$25,000
Earnings (4yr)
$72,353
Natl Median: $83,343
Lifetime Value Added
+$92k
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (4yr)
$36,615
Natl Median: $41,367
Lifetime Value Added
-$200k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $70,873
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $54,945
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$22,250
Earnings (4yr)
$49,921
Natl Median: $57,853
Lifetime Value Added
-$86k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$58,164
Natl Median: $60,190
Lifetime Value Added
-$18k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,459
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$26,060
Earnings (4yr)
$54,265
Natl Median: $58,716
Lifetime Value Added
-$50k
History
BachCIP: 5401
Median Debt
$29,000
Earnings (4yr)
$46,909
Natl Median: $50,680
Lifetime Value Added
-$112k
Median Debt
$25,000
Earnings (4yr)
$49,286
Natl Median: $48,568
Lifetime Value Added
-$92k
Median Debt
$26,000
Earnings (4yr)
$71,870
Natl Median: $68,069
Lifetime Value Added
+$89k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$92,306
Natl Median: $98,442
Lifetime Value Added
+$245k
Median Debt
$29,000
Earnings (4yr)
$82,740
Natl Median: $80,890
Lifetime Value Added
+$172k
International/Globalization Studies
BachCIP: 3020
Median Debt
$26,687
Earnings (4yr)
$40,663
Natl Median: $59,972
Lifetime Value Added
-$165k
Journalism
BachCIP: 0904
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$26,933
Natl Median: $56,278
Lifetime Value Added
-$275k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $57,149
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $83,290
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $86,176
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $88,451
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Marketing
BachCIP: 5214
Median Debt
$24,250
Earnings (4yr)
$71,371
Natl Median: $69,303
Lifetime Value Added
+$85k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $118,943
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Mathematics
BachCIP: 2701
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $69,562
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$29,000
Earnings (4yr)
$87,477
Natl Median: $92,135
Lifetime Value Added
+$208k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$69,645
Natl Median: $73,739
Lifetime Value Added
+$61k
Median Debt
$25,000
Earnings (4yr)
$54,597
Natl Median: $55,693
Lifetime Value Added
-$48k
Music
BachCIP: 5009
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (4yr)
$36,254
Natl Median: $42,892
Lifetime Value Added
-$203k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,012
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$27,379
Earnings (4yr)
$102,825
Natl Median: $102,121
Lifetime Value Added
+$325k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $50,468
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$47,227
Natl Median: $50,983
Lifetime Value Added
-$117k
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
$24,250
Earnings (4yr)
$54,840
Natl Median: $63,293
Lifetime Value Added
-$46k
Psychology, General
BachCIP: 4201
Median Debt
$25,000
Earnings (4yr)
$50,655
Natl Median: $50,706
Lifetime Value Added
-$80k
Public Health
BachCIP: 5122
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $58,808
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$25,146
Earnings (4yr)
$64,127
Natl Median: $63,560
Lifetime Value Added
+$29k
Median Debt
$25,500
Earnings (4yr)
$83,449
Natl Median: $88,910
Lifetime Value Added
+$177k
Median Debt
$25,745
Earnings (4yr)
$68,351
Natl Median: $55,792
Lifetime Value Added
+$62k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $41,390
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$24,615
Natl Median: $55,695
Lifetime Value Added
-$296k
Median Debt
$24,007
Earnings (4yr)
$40,792
Natl Median: $48,471
Lifetime Value Added
-$164k
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (4yr)
$37,013
Natl Median: $55,000
Lifetime Value Added
-$197k
Social Work
BachCIP: 4407
Median Debt
$26,000
Earnings (4yr)
$49,850
Natl Median: $51,790
Lifetime Value Added
-$87k
Sociology
BachCIP: 4511
Median Debt
$24,449
Earnings (4yr)
$51,835
Natl Median: $52,657
Lifetime Value Added
-$70k
Median Debt
$31,000
Earnings (4yr)
$50,665
Natl Median: $50,499
Lifetime Value Added
-$80k
Median Debt
$24,885
Earnings (4yr)
$46,543
Natl Median: $59,631
Lifetime Value Added
-$115k
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness
BachCIP: 3105
Median Debt
$23,375
Earnings (4yr)
$50,134
Natl Median: $54,562
Lifetime Value Added
-$85k
Statistics
BachCIP: 2705
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $92,425
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$30,750
Earnings (4yr)
$47,898
Natl Median: $47,382
Lifetime Value Added
-$103k
Median Debt
$27,506
Earnings (4yr)
$49,340
Natl Median: $51,389
Lifetime Value Added
-$91k
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians
BachCIP: 4706
Median Debt
$26,000
Earnings (4yr)
$76,241
Natl Median: $80,809
Lifetime Value Added
+$122k

Post-Baccalaureate Certificates

Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $60,647
Lifetime Value Added
N/A

Master's Degrees

Median Debt
$19,549
Earnings (4yr)
$82,190
Natl Median: $95,833
Lifetime Value Added
+$56k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $122,434
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$88,297
Earnings (4yr)
$123,892
Natl Median: $127,347
Lifetime Value Added
+$420k
Anthropology
MastCIP: 4502
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $61,276
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Biology, General
MastCIP: 2601
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $69,830
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$43,731
Earnings (4yr)
$96,045
Natl Median: $103,485
Lifetime Value Added
+$178k
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
$49,498
Earnings (4yr)
$72,299
Natl Median: $65,184
Lifetime Value Added
-$31k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $71,953
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$41,608
Earnings (4yr)
$64,565
Natl Median: $67,030
Lifetime Value Added
-$99k
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: $121,855
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Economics
MastCIP: 4506
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $100,743
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Education, Other
MastCIP: 1399
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $65,348
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$33,951
Earnings (4yr)
$68,966
Natl Median: $71,685
Lifetime Value Added
-$60k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $66,232
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $70,644
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $133,654
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $125,651
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,512
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $79,784
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$49,436
Natl Median: $79,463
Lifetime Value Added
-$221k
History
MastCIP: 5401
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,360
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$78,328
Natl Median: $83,558
Lifetime Value Added
+$22k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $119,184
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $89,051
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: $46,991
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$61,500
Earnings (4yr)
$61,613
Natl Median: $59,571
Lifetime Value Added
-$126k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $75,122
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Music
MastCIP: 5009
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$33,453
Natl Median: $48,285
Lifetime Value Added
-$398k
Philosophy
MastCIP: 3801
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $60,272
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
Psychology, General
MastCIP: 4201
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$58,221
Natl Median: $64,711
Lifetime Value Added
-$135k
Median Debt
$42,250
Earnings (4yr)
$76,335
Natl Median: $81,408
Lifetime Value Added
+$5k
Public Health
MastCIP: 5122
Median Debt
$41,000
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $82,751
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $120,193
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$31,458
Earnings (4yr)
$73,089
Natl Median: $71,416
Lifetime Value Added
-$24k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $57,737
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,035
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $60,728
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $66,129
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Social Work
MastCIP: 4407
Median Debt
$46,387
Earnings (4yr)
$60,283
Natl Median: $65,123
Lifetime Value Added
-$138k
Sociology
MastCIP: 4511
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $63,330
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$31,173
Earnings (4yr)
$67,367
Natl Median: $64,397
Lifetime Value Added
-$74k
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness
MastCIP: 3105
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$54,611
Natl Median: $62,033
Lifetime Value Added
-$191k
Statistics
MastCIP: 2705
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$62,012
Natl Median: $123,816
Lifetime Value Added
-$99k
Median Debt
$28,579
Earnings (4yr)
$54,002
Natl Median: $60,111
Lifetime Value Added
-$197k
Median Debt
$31,253
Earnings (4yr)
$56,135
Natl Median: $59,916
Lifetime Value Added
-$177k
Median Debt
$35,733
Earnings (4yr)
$62,562
Natl Median: $63,707
Lifetime Value Added
-$117k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $65,767
Lifetime Value Added
N/A

Graduate Certificates

Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $60,830
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $117,834
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $72,959
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $63,510
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Gerontology
Gr-CertCIP: 3011
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $61,464
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$61,943
Natl Median: $60,655
Lifetime Value Added
-$55k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $72,899
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $69,147
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $64,774
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $71,178
Lifetime Value Added
N/A

Doctoral Degrees

Biology, General
DocCIP: 2601
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $92,983
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Chemistry
DocCIP: 4005
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $115,386
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$68,549
Earnings (4yr)
$94,135
Natl Median: $99,878
Lifetime Value Added
-$4k
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
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$93,629
Natl Median: $100,573
Lifetime Value Added
-$22k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $99,550
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $65,831
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $92,039
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $101,669
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: $131,070
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $90,908
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $99,464
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $78,692
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Sociology
DocCIP: 4511
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $88,618
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $90,739
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $83,794
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $85,168
Lifetime Value Added
N/A

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.