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Youngstown State University

Youngstown, OH 7,961 Undergrads 53.9% Grad Rate
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Total Cost
$19,462
Sticker Price
Avg Net Price
$9,161
After Aid
Median Earnings
$56,854
5yr Post-Grad

Vs. Peer Institutions

Net Price$9,161
Peer Midpoint: $19,969
Earnings (5yr Post-Grad)Completers only after graduation
$56,854
Peer Midpoint: $61,632
Earnings (10yr Post-Enroll)All enrolled after enrollment
$46,691
Peer Midpoint: $58,891
Graduation Rate53.9%
Peer Midpoint: 58.9%
Average starting age (2015-17)21.6
Socio-Economic Diversity
Pell Grant Recipients40.3%
Enrollment Status
Full-Time85.6%
Economic Outcomes
Earn More than HS66.0%

Admissions Profile

Acceptance
84.5%
SAT Avg
1,120
SAT Reading
25th: 51056075th: 620
SAT Math
25th: 50056075th: 610
ACT Composite
25th: 192275th: 25

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
+$504k
+$33k
+$17k
Median Cost$9k/yr
+$471k
+$487
-$16k
Full Cost$19k/yr
+$434k
-$37k
-$53k

ROI Efficiency Metrics

Break-Even Age
Return on Inv. %
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
48
∞
Median Cost$9k/yr
Never
-48%
Full Cost$19k/yr
Never
-76%
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 Return-33%

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-53%

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

Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$27,874
Natl Median: $42,269
Lifetime Value Added
-$181k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $65,389
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $49,927
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $64,519
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$38,289
Natl Median: $57,472
Lifetime Value Added
-$70k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $54,246
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Computer Programming
AssocCIP: 1102
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $58,070
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $46,706
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $44,303
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,895
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians
AssocCIP: 1503
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$85,357
Natl Median: $67,792
Lifetime Value Added
+$360k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $41,099
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $34,184
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$27,625
Earnings (4yr)
$29,999
Natl Median: $44,125
Lifetime Value Added
-$171k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$75,595
Natl Median: $64,773
Lifetime Value Added
+$272k
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Social Work
AssocCIP: 4407
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $39,409
Lifetime Value Added
N/A

Bachelor's Degrees

Median Debt
$20,500
Earnings (4yr)
$67,992
Natl Median: $76,194
Lifetime Value Added
+$83k
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Median Debt
$24,201
Earnings (4yr)
$76,896
Natl Median: $70,786
Lifetime Value Added
+$151k
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Anthropology
BachCIP: 4502
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$19,227
Natl Median: $46,676
Lifetime Value Added
-$325k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $68,333
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $65,466
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Biology, General
BachCIP: 2601
Median Debt
$22,520
Earnings (4yr)
$52,447
Natl Median: $57,214
Lifetime Value Added
-$43k
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Median Debt
$22,959
Earnings (4yr)
$62,697
Natl Median: $68,257
Lifetime Value Added
+$41k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $77,981
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$89,150
Natl Median: $98,158
Lifetime Value Added
+$245k
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Chemistry
BachCIP: 4005
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$20,140
Natl Median: $65,120
Lifetime Value Added
-$317k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$78,450
Natl Median: $76,549
Lifetime Value Added
+$163k
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Civil Engineering
BachCIP: 1408
Median Debt
$23,000
Earnings (4yr)
$80,437
Natl Median: $86,517
Lifetime Value Added
+$178k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$76,527
Natl Median: $75,975
Lifetime Value Added
+$137k
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Median Debt
$25,000
Earnings (4yr)
$55,648
Natl Median: $92,374
Lifetime Value Added
-$17k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$41,193
Natl Median: $83,439
Lifetime Value Added
-$125k
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Computer Science
BachCIP: 1107
Median Debt
$21,488
Earnings (4yr)
$85,028
Natl Median: $107,009
Lifetime Value Added
+$213k
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Median Debt
$19,500
Earnings (4yr)
$52,574
Natl Median: $55,378
Lifetime Value Added
-$42k
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Dance
BachCIP: 5003
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $39,980
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$20,000
Earnings (4yr)
$62,099
Natl Median: $68,061
Lifetime Value Added
+$36k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$51,687
Natl Median: $55,753
Lifetime Value Added
-$50k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $39,775
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Economics
BachCIP: 4506
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $82,686
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$22,250
Earnings (4yr)
$90,539
Natl Median: $100,647
Lifetime Value Added
+$255k
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Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians
BachCIP: 1503
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$62,012
Natl Median: $84,599
Lifetime Value Added
+$55k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$42,408
Natl Median: $48,590
Lifetime Value Added
-$128k
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Median Debt
$22,908
Earnings (4yr)
$63,294
Natl Median: $83,343
Lifetime Value Added
+$46k
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Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (4yr)
$36,539
Natl Median: $41,367
Lifetime Value Added
-$179k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$28,598
Natl Median: $57,853
Lifetime Value Added
-$239k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $60,190
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Gerontology
BachCIP: 3011
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $54,051
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $58,716
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$14,408
Earnings (4yr)
$63,979
Natl Median: $68,245
Lifetime Value Added
+$51k
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History
BachCIP: 5401
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$20,140
Natl Median: $50,680
Lifetime Value Added
-$317k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$47,657
Natl Median: $56,726
Lifetime Value Added
-$84k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $48,568
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$69,341
Natl Median: $68,069
Lifetime Value Added
+$93k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$86,340
Natl Median: $98,442
Lifetime Value Added
+$223k
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Journalism
BachCIP: 0904
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$53,858
Natl Median: $56,278
Lifetime Value Added
-$40k
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Median Debt
$23,469
Earnings (4yr)
$46,399
Natl Median: $53,072
Lifetime Value Added
-$94k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$42,682
Natl Median: $83,290
Lifetime Value Added
-$111k
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Marketing
BachCIP: 5214
Median Debt
$19,523
Earnings (4yr)
$66,058
Natl Median: $69,303
Lifetime Value Added
+$68k
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Mathematics
BachCIP: 2701
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $69,562
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$25,000
Earnings (4yr)
$86,361
Natl Median: $82,073
Lifetime Value Added
+$224k
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Median Debt
$20,995
Earnings (4yr)
$80,158
Natl Median: $92,135
Lifetime Value Added
+$176k
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Music
BachCIP: 5009
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $42,892
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$60,965
Natl Median: $55,012
Lifetime Value Added
+$27k
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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
$22,125
Earnings (4yr)
$57,643
Natl Median: $63,293
Lifetime Value Added
-$130
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Psychology, General
BachCIP: 4201
Median Debt
$21,750
Earnings (4yr)
$42,690
Natl Median: $50,706
Lifetime Value Added
-$126k
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Public Health
BachCIP: 5122
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$30,771
Natl Median: $58,808
Lifetime Value Added
-$219k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $63,560
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$18,075
Earnings (4yr)
$41,630
Natl Median: $50,497
Lifetime Value Added
-$135k
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Median Debt
$19,500
Earnings (4yr)
$77,576
Natl Median: $88,910
Lifetime Value Added
+$156k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $41,390
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$20,222
Earnings (4yr)
$43,031
Natl Median: $48,471
Lifetime Value Added
-$123k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,000
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$43,798
Natl Median: $57,805
Lifetime Value Added
-$101k
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Social Work
BachCIP: 4407
Median Debt
$22,750
Earnings (4yr)
$49,361
Natl Median: $51,790
Lifetime Value Added
-$69k
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Sociology
BachCIP: 4511
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $52,657
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$39,497
Natl Median: $50,499
Lifetime Value Added
-$154k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$44,232
Natl Median: $59,631
Lifetime Value Added
-$113k
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Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness
BachCIP: 3105
Median Debt
$23,150
Earnings (4yr)
$58,297
Natl Median: $54,562
Lifetime Value Added
+$5k
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Median Debt
$23,750
Earnings (4yr)
$38,535
Natl Median: $47,382
Lifetime Value Added
-$162k
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Median Debt
$21,395
Earnings (4yr)
$42,737
Natl Median: $51,389
Lifetime Value Added
-$126k
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Master's Degrees

Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$78,145
Natl Median: $95,833
Lifetime Value Added
+$33k
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Median Debt
$20,000
Earnings (4yr)
$64,931
Natl Median: $127,347
Lifetime Value Added
-$84k
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Area Studies
MastCIP: 0501
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $68,936
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Biology, General
MastCIP: 2601
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $69,830
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$20,500
Earnings (4yr)
$101,077
Natl Median: $103,485
Lifetime Value Added
+$234k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $115,468
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)
$54,976
Natl Median: $65,184
Lifetime Value Added
-$177k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $71,953
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $148,974
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $66,714
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$15,000
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $63,399
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Economics
MastCIP: 4506
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $100,743
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$20,500
Earnings (2yr)
$58,673
Natl Median: $71,685
Lifetime Value Added
-$120k
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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 (5yr)
$52,751
Natl Median: $55,512
Lifetime Value Added
-$209k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $49,079
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Gerontology
MastCIP: 3011
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $67,618
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$38,289
Natl Median: $89,981
Lifetime Value Added
-$325k
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History
MastCIP: 5401
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,360
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $119,184
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
Music
MastCIP: 5009
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$45,051
Natl Median: $48,285
Lifetime Value Added
-$274k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $74,607
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Public Health
MastCIP: 5122
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $82,751
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$40,989
Earnings (4yr)
$147,080
Natl Median: $120,193
Lifetime Value Added
+$633k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,035
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Social Work
MastCIP: 4407
Median Debt
$35,500
Earnings (4yr)
$61,197
Natl Median: $65,123
Lifetime Value Added
-$119k
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Median Debt
$21,625
Earnings (4yr)
$50,568
Natl Median: $64,397
Lifetime Value Added
-$220k
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Median Debt
$38,375
Earnings (4yr)
$51,304
Natl Median: $60,111
Lifetime Value Added
-$213k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $59,916
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$53,170
Natl Median: $63,707
Lifetime Value Added
-$195k
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Doctoral Degrees

Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $100,573
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Materials Sciences
DocCIP: 4010
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $144,084
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$56,550
Earnings (4yr)
$82,683
Natl Median: $82,893
Lifetime Value Added
-$67k
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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.