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Doctoral Degree•108 Institutions
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.
Annual Full Cost vs. Median Earnings
Each dot represents one program at an institution. Shows the spread of annual sticker price (or net price if sticker price is unavailable) vs earnings 4 years post-grad.
Field Median ($119,953)
P25-P75 Interval ($97,071 - $158,761)
Bachelor's Baseline ($56,938)
Breakeven Line (0% ROI)
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 →
Institution | State | Earnings | Avg Net Price | Median Debt | Lifetime Value Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Cambridge | MA | $167,374 Nat: $131,848 4yr Post-Grad | $14,815 /yr | - | +$536k |
Los Angeles | CA | $160,631 Nat: $131,848 5yr Post-Grad | $14,659 /yr | - | +$465k |
Pittsburgh | PA | $158,761 Nat: $131,848 4yr Post-Grad | $29,362 /yr | - | +$421k |
Durham | NC | $128,137 Nat: $131,848 5yr Post-Grad | $23,706 /yr | - | +$199k |
Atlanta | GA | $119,953 Nat: $131,848 4yr Post-Grad | $16,754 /yr | - | +$182k |
La Jolla | CA | $100,075 Nat: $131,848 2yr Post-Grad | $14,794 /yr | - | +$72k |
Baltimore | MD | $97,071 Nat: $131,848 2yr Post-Grad | $18,431 /yr | - | +$36k |
Gainesville | FL | $89,530 Nat: $131,848 2yr Post-Grad | $5,969 /yr | - | +$22k |
Birmingham | AL | - Nat: $131,848 | $15,630 /yr | - | -$0 |
Tempe | AZ | - Nat: $131,848 | $14,694 /yr | - | -$0 |
Tucson | AZ | - Nat: $131,848 | $17,125 /yr | - | -$0 |
Pasadena | CA | - Nat: $131,848 | $8,509 /yr | - | -$0 |
Berkeley | CA | - Nat: $131,848 | $14,538 /yr | - | -$0 |
Davis | CA | - Nat: $131,848 | $14,318 /yr | - | -$0 |
Irvine | CA | - Nat: $131,848 | $13,866 /yr | - | -$0 |
Riverside | CA | - Nat: $131,848 | $12,672 /yr | - | -$0 |
San Francisco | CA | - Nat: $131,848 | - /yr | - | -$0 |
San Diego | CA | - Nat: $131,848 | $13,243 /yr | - | -$0 |
Los Angeles | CA | - Nat: $131,848 | $33,056 /yr | - | -$0 |
Denver | CO | - Nat: $131,848 | $10,217 /yr | - | -$0 |
Fort Collins | CO | - Nat: $131,848 | $22,247 /yr | - | -$0 |
Storrs | CT | - Nat: $131,848 | $24,342 /yr | - | -$0 |
Newark | DE | - Nat: $131,848 | $16,337 /yr | - | -$0 |
Washington | DC | - Nat: $131,848 | $32,543 /yr | - | -$0 |
Washington | DC | - Nat: $131,848 | $35,760 /yr | - | -$0 |
Coral Gables | FL | - Nat: $131,848 | $36,483 /yr | - | -$0 |
Tampa | FL | - Nat: $131,848 | $8,648 /yr | - | -$0 |
Atlanta | GA | - Nat: $131,848 | $12,028 /yr | - | -$0 |
Chicago | IL | - Nat: $131,848 | $9,540 /yr | - | -$0 |
Champaign | IL | - Nat: $131,848 | $13,042 /yr | - | -$0 |
Chicago | IL | - Nat: $131,848 | $22,443 /yr | - | -$0 |
Evanston | IL | - Nat: $131,848 | $34,420 /yr | - | -$0 |
Notre Dame | IN | - Nat: $131,848 | $25,339 /yr | - | -$0 |
Iowa City | IA | - Nat: $131,848 | $22,508 /yr | - | -$0 |
Lawrence | KS | - Nat: $131,848 | $20,004 /yr | - | -$0 |
Lexington | KY | - Nat: $131,848 | $18,868 /yr | - | -$0 |
Ruston | LA | - Nat: $131,848 | $11,959 /yr | - | -$0 |
New Orleans | LA | - Nat: $131,848 | $40,693 /yr | - | -$0 |
Orono | ME | - Nat: $131,848 | $17,224 /yr | - | -$0 |
College Park | MD | - Nat: $131,848 | $14,296 /yr | - | -$0 |
Boston | MA | - Nat: $131,848 | $36,503 /yr | - | -$0 |
Lowell | MA | - Nat: $131,848 | $17,362 /yr | - | -$0 |
Medford | MA | - Nat: $131,848 | $38,797 /yr | - | -$0 |
Worcester | MA | - Nat: $131,848 | $43,885 /yr | - | -$0 |
Ann Arbor | MI | - Nat: $131,848 | $14,362 /yr | - | -$0 |
Detroit | MI | - Nat: $131,848 | $11,212 /yr | - | -$0 |
Minneapolis | MN | - Nat: $131,848 | $17,330 /yr | - | -$0 |
Mississippi State | MS | - Nat: $131,848 | $18,781 /yr | - | -$0 |
St. Louis | MO | - Nat: $131,848 | $13,360 /yr | - | -$0 |
Newark | NJ | - Nat: $131,848 | $18,783 /yr | - | -$0 |
New Brunswick | NJ | - Nat: $131,848 | $24,897 /yr | - | -$0 |
Hoboken | NJ | - Nat: $131,848 | $37,396 /yr | - | -$0 |
New York | NY | - Nat: $131,848 | $15,370 /yr | - | -$0 |
Ithaca | NY | - Nat: $131,848 | $33,934 /yr | - | -$0 |
New York | NY | - Nat: $131,848 | $1,557 /yr | - | -$0 |
Troy | NY | - Nat: $131,848 | $32,758 /yr | - | -$0 |
Rochester | NY | - Nat: $131,848 | $34,347 /yr | - | -$0 |
Buffalo | NY | - Nat: $131,848 | $21,775 /yr | - | -$0 |
Stony Brook | NY | - Nat: $131,848 | $18,902 /yr | - | -$0 |
Brooklyn | NY | - Nat: $131,848 | - /yr | - | -$0 |
Syracuse | NY | - Nat: $131,848 | $43,336 /yr | - | -$0 |
Chapel Hill | NC | - Nat: $131,848 | $11,305 /yr | - | -$0 |
Raleigh | NC | - Nat: $131,848 | $16,486 /yr | - | -$0 |
Winston-Salem | NC | - Nat: $131,848 | $28,165 /yr | - | -$0 |
Akron | OH | - Nat: $131,848 | $13,072 /yr | - | -$0 |
Cleveland | OH | - Nat: $131,848 | $44,622 /yr | - | -$0 |
Columbus | OH | - Nat: $131,848 | $17,269 /yr | - | -$0 |
Norman | OK | - Nat: $131,848 | $15,531 /yr | - | -$0 |
Portland | OR | - Nat: $131,848 | - /yr | - | -$0 |
Pittsburgh | PA | - Nat: $131,848 | $35,780 /yr | - | -$0 |
Philadelphia | PA | - Nat: $131,848 | $37,529 /yr | - | -$0 |
Bethlehem | PA | - Nat: $131,848 | $25,272 /yr | - | -$0 |
University Park | PA | - Nat: $131,848 | $33,675 /yr | - | -$0 |
Philadelphia | PA | - Nat: $131,848 | $23,058 /yr | - | -$0 |
Providence | RI | - Nat: $131,848 | $26,976 /yr | - | -$0 |
Clemson | SC | - Nat: $131,848 | $22,032 /yr | - | -$0 |
Columbia | SC | - Nat: $131,848 | $22,197 /yr | - | -$0 |
Rapid City | SD | - Nat: $131,848 | $20,827 /yr | - | -$0 |
Vermillion | SD | - Nat: $131,848 | $20,028 /yr | - | -$0 |
Memphis | TN | - Nat: $131,848 | $12,192 /yr | - | -$0 |
Knoxville | TN | - Nat: $131,848 | $18,314 /yr | - | -$0 |
Nashville | TN | - Nat: $131,848 | $15,497 /yr | - | -$0 |
Houston | TX | - Nat: $131,848 | $11,439 /yr | - | -$0 |
Houston | TX | - Nat: $131,848 | $11,164 /yr | - | -$0 |
Dallas | TX | - Nat: $131,848 | - /yr | - | -$0 |
San Antonio | TX | - Nat: $131,848 | - /yr | - | -$0 |
College Station | TX | - Nat: $131,848 | $21,527 /yr | - | -$0 |
Arlington | TX | - Nat: $131,848 | $17,040 /yr | - | -$0 |
Austin | TX | - Nat: $131,848 | $18,554 /yr | - | -$0 |
Richardson | TX | - Nat: $131,848 | $15,271 /yr | - | -$0 |
El Paso | TX | - Nat: $131,848 | $6,803 /yr | - | -$0 |
San Antonio | TX | - Nat: $131,848 | $9,872 /yr | - | -$0 |
Houston | TX | - Nat: $131,848 | - /yr | - | -$0 |
Salt Lake City | UT | - Nat: $131,848 | $27,314 /yr | - | -$0 |
Fairfax | VA | - Nat: $131,848 | $14,697 /yr | - | -$0 |
Blacksburg | VA | - Nat: $131,848 | $25,808 /yr | - | -$0 |
Richmond | VA | - Nat: $131,848 | $25,037 /yr | - | -$0 |
Charlottesville | VA | - Nat: $131,848 | $18,056 /yr | - | -$0 |
Seattle | WA | - Nat: $131,848 | $13,663 /yr | - | -$0 |
Milwaukee | WI | - Nat: $131,848 | $30,561 /yr | - | -$0 |
Madison | WI | - Nat: $131,848 | $16,600 /yr | - | -$0 |
Stanford | CA | - Nat: $131,848 | $12,307 /yr | - | -$0 |
West Lafayette | IN | - Nat: $131,848 | $14,851 /yr | - | -$0 |
Waterbury | CT | - Nat: $131,848 | $8,616 /yr | - | -$0 |
Groton | CT | - Nat: $131,848 | $11,184 /yr | - | -$0 |
Stamford | CT | - Nat: $131,848 | $14,226 /yr | - | -$0 |
Hartford | CT | - Nat: $131,848 | $13,961 /yr | - | -$0 |
Philadelphia | PA | $64,493 Nat: $131,848 2yr Post-Grad | $29,577 /yr | - | -$257k |
Analysis Notes:
- Lifetime Value Added: Net Present Value (NPV) of estimated career earnings relative to a median bachelor's degree holder, accounting for this institution's average cost and taxes.
- Avg Net Price: The average price paid by students who receive federal financial aid (grants/loans).Note: For graduate programs, the institution's average undergraduate net price is used as a proxy for annual cost, which may differ from actual graduate tuition and net price.