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Doctoral Degree•197 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 ($111,674)
P25-P75 Interval ($86,867 - $119,626)
HS Baseline ($35,872)
Breakeven Line (0% ROI)
Institution | State | Earnings | Avg Net Price | Median Debt | Lifetime Value Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Stanford | CA | $170,898 Nat: $115,386 4yr Post-Grad | $13,807 /yr | - | +$567k |
Berkeley | CA | $168,396 Nat: $115,386 4yr Post-Grad | $13,481 /yr | - | +$549k |
Bloomington | IN | $148,634 Nat: $115,386 4yr Post-Grad | $16,264 /yr | - | +$394k |
Atlanta | GA | $137,217 Nat: $115,386 4yr Post-Grad | $12,116 /yr | - | +$325k |
La Jolla | CA | $136,333 Nat: $115,386 4yr Post-Grad | $12,470 /yr | - | +$318k |
Fort Collins | CO | $139,296 Nat: $115,386 4yr Post-Grad | $21,279 /yr | - | +$308k |
Cambridge | MA | $137,404 Nat: $115,386 4yr Post-Grad | $20,111 /yr | - | +$298k |
Los Angeles | CA | $132,569 Nat: $115,386 4yr Post-Grad | $12,548 /yr | - | +$290k |
Champaign | IL | $131,278 Nat: $115,386 4yr Post-Grad | $14,355 /yr | - | +$274k |
Ann Arbor | MI | $125,069 Nat: $115,386 4yr Post-Grad | $13,138 /yr | - | +$233k |
Raleigh | NC | $123,298 Nat: $115,386 4yr Post-Grad | $17,303 /yr | - | +$204k |
Columbus | OH | $123,152 Nat: $115,386 4yr Post-Grad | $17,339 /yr | - | +$203k |
New Haven | CT | $125,373 Nat: $115,386 4yr Post-Grad | $23,777 /yr | - | +$196k |
Riverside | CA | $118,789 Nat: $115,386 4yr Post-Grad | $14,304 /yr | - | +$182k |
Pasadena | CA | $119,626 Nat: $115,386 4yr Post-Grad | $16,075 /yr | - | +$182k |
Irvine | CA | $117,395 Nat: $115,386 4yr Post-Grad | $14,251 /yr | - | +$172k |
Baltimore | MD | $119,378 Nat: $115,386 4yr Post-Grad | $18,809 /yr | - | +$170k |
Chapel Hill | NC | $114,619 Nat: $115,386 4yr Post-Grad | $11,655 /yr | - | +$161k |
West Lafayette | IN | $115,831 Nat: $115,386 4yr Post-Grad | $14,600 /yr | - | +$159k |
Eugene | OR | $117,141 Nat: $115,386 4yr Post-Grad | $22,182 /yr | - | +$142k |
Knoxville | TN | $114,312 Nat: $115,386 4yr Post-Grad | $18,976 /yr | - | +$132k |
Davis | CA | $111,674 Nat: $115,386 4yr Post-Grad | $14,741 /yr | - | +$128k |
Newark | DE | $112,400 Nat: $115,386 4yr Post-Grad | $17,799 /yr | - | +$122k |
East Lansing | MI | $113,129 Nat: $115,386 4yr Post-Grad | $19,680 /yr | - | +$121k |
Notre Dame | IN | $116,010 Nat: $115,386 4yr Post-Grad | $26,780 /yr | - | +$117k |
Athens | GA | $109,307 Nat: $115,386 4yr Post-Grad | $13,936 /yr | - | +$113k |
Evanston | IL | $116,234 Nat: $115,386 4yr Post-Grad | $29,167 /yr | - | +$110k |
Columbia | SC | $110,812 Nat: $115,386 4yr Post-Grad | $22,811 /yr | - | +$92k |
University Park | PA | $115,630 Nat: $115,386 4yr Post-Grad | $32,875 /yr | - | +$92k |
Buffalo | NY | $109,414 Nat: $115,386 4yr Post-Grad | $20,995 /yr | - | +$89k |
Gainesville | FL | $100,761 Nat: $115,386 4yr Post-Grad | $6,541 /yr | - | +$76k |
Madison | WI | $105,406 Nat: $115,386 4yr Post-Grad | $17,354 /yr | - | +$72k |
Philadelphia | PA | $106,421 Nat: $115,386 2yr Post-Grad | $28,699 /yr | - | +$71k |
Boulder | CO | $107,618 Nat: $115,386 4yr Post-Grad | $25,346 /yr | - | +$60k |
Miami | FL | $99,213 Nat: $115,386 4yr Post-Grad | $9,288 /yr | - | +$55k |
Santa Barbara | CA | $94,408 Nat: $115,386 2yr Post-Grad | $16,109 /yr | - | +$23k |
Iowa City | IA | $100,644 Nat: $115,386 4yr Post-Grad | $22,531 /yr | - | +$18k |
Tallahassee | FL | $94,387 Nat: $115,386 4yr Post-Grad | $11,297 /yr | - | +$12k |
Birmingham | AL | - Nat: $115,386 | $18,749 /yr | - | -$0 |
Auburn | AL | - Nat: $115,386 | $24,323 /yr | - | -$0 |
Tempe | AZ | - Nat: $115,386 | $14,967 /yr | - | -$0 |
Fayetteville | AR | - Nat: $115,386 | $18,209 /yr | - | -$0 |
San Francisco | CA | - Nat: $115,386 | - /yr | - | -$0 |
Santa Cruz | CA | - Nat: $115,386 | $17,890 /yr | - | -$0 |
San Diego | CA | - Nat: $115,386 | $15,364 /yr | - | -$0 |
Los Angeles | CA | - Nat: $115,386 | $32,740 /yr | - | -$0 |
Golden | CO | - Nat: $115,386 | $28,690 /yr | - | -$0 |
Denver | CO | - Nat: $115,386 | $36,131 /yr | - | -$0 |
Storrs | CT | - Nat: $115,386 | $25,097 /yr | - | -$0 |
Middletown | CT | - Nat: $115,386 | $30,177 /yr | - | -$0 |
Delaware State University ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Dover | DE | - Nat: $115,386 | $13,910 /yr | - | -$0 |
Washington | DC | - Nat: $115,386 | $36,586 /yr | - | -$0 |
Washington | DC | - Nat: $115,386 | $40,815 /yr | - | -$0 |
Washington | DC | - Nat: $115,386 | $50,539 /yr | - | -$0 |
Orlando | FL | - Nat: $115,386 | $10,411 /yr | - | -$0 |
Boca Raton | FL | - Nat: $115,386 | $8,752 /yr | - | -$0 |
Florida Institute of Technology ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Melbourne | FL | - Nat: $115,386 | $35,639 /yr | - | -$0 |
Coral Gables | FL | - Nat: $115,386 | $37,244 /yr | - | -$0 |
Clark Atlanta University ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Atlanta | GA | - Nat: $115,386 | $37,702 /yr | - | -$0 |
Atlanta | GA | - Nat: $115,386 | $15,931 /yr | - | -$0 |
Honolulu | HI | - Nat: $115,386 | $15,664 /yr | - | -$0 |
Chicago | IL | - Nat: $115,386 | $14,860 /yr | - | -$0 |
Chicago | IL | - Nat: $115,386 | $10,974 /yr | - | -$0 |
Chicago | IL | - Nat: $115,386 | $18,425 /yr | - | -$0 |
Chicago | IL | - Nat: $115,386 | $36,079 /yr | - | -$0 |
Dekalb | IL | - Nat: $115,386 | $13,391 /yr | - | -$0 |
Carbondale | IL | - Nat: $115,386 | $13,297 /yr | - | -$0 |
Ames | IA | - Nat: $115,386 | $18,589 /yr | - | -$0 |
Lawrence | KS | - Nat: $115,386 | $18,059 /yr | - | -$0 |
Manhattan | KS | - Nat: $115,386 | $19,406 /yr | - | -$0 |
Lexington | KY | - Nat: $115,386 | $18,851 /yr | - | -$0 |
Louisville | KY | - Nat: $115,386 | $17,988 /yr | - | -$0 |
Baton Rouge | LA | - Nat: $115,386 | $19,151 /yr | - | -$0 |
University of New Orleans ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. New Orleans | LA | - Nat: $115,386 | $12,384 /yr | - | -$0 |
New Orleans | LA | - Nat: $115,386 | $39,949 /yr | - | -$0 |
Orono | ME | - Nat: $115,386 | $17,510 /yr | - | -$0 |
Baltimore | MD | - Nat: $115,386 | $16,467 /yr | - | -$0 |
Boston | MA | - Nat: $115,386 | $24,402 /yr | - | -$0 |
Worcester | MA | - Nat: $115,386 | $28,714 /yr | - | -$0 |
Cambridge | MA | - Nat: $115,386 | $19,066 /yr | - | -$0 |
Lowell | MA | - Nat: $115,386 | $17,163 /yr | - | -$0 |
Boston | MA | - Nat: $115,386 | $17,707 /yr | - | -$0 |
Boston | MA | - Nat: $115,386 | $30,915 /yr | - | -$0 |
Medford | MA | - Nat: $115,386 | $39,998 /yr | - | -$0 |
Worcester | MA | - Nat: $115,386 | $43,071 /yr | - | -$0 |
Houghton | MI | - Nat: $115,386 | $14,182 /yr | - | -$0 |
Rochester Hills | MI | - Nat: $115,386 | $9,120 /yr | - | -$0 |
Detroit | MI | - Nat: $115,386 | $12,766 /yr | - | -$0 |
Kalamazoo | MI | - Nat: $115,386 | $15,273 /yr | - | -$0 |
Minneapolis | MN | - Nat: $115,386 | $16,778 /yr | - | -$0 |
Jackson State University ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Jackson | MS | - Nat: $115,386 | $23,836 /yr | - | -$0 |
University | MS | - Nat: $115,386 | $13,314 /yr | - | -$0 |
Mississippi State | MS | - Nat: $115,386 | $17,595 /yr | - | -$0 |
Hattiesburg | MS | - Nat: $115,386 | $21,708 /yr | - | -$0 |
Rolla | MO | - Nat: $115,386 | $16,298 /yr | - | -$0 |
University of Missouri-St Louis ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Saint Louis | MO | - Nat: $115,386 | $15,071 /yr | - | -$0 |
Saint Louis | MO | - Nat: $115,386 | $24,398 /yr | - | -$0 |
St. Louis | MO | - Nat: $115,386 | $21,786 /yr | - | -$0 |
Bozeman | MT | - Nat: $115,386 | $22,499 /yr | - | -$0 |
The University of Montana ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Missoula | MT | - Nat: $115,386 | $16,784 /yr | - | -$0 |
Lincoln | NE | - Nat: $115,386 | $17,747 /yr | - | -$0 |
Las Vegas | NV | - Nat: $115,386 | $10,359 /yr | - | -$0 |
Reno | NV | - Nat: $115,386 | $15,927 /yr | - | -$0 |
Hanover | NH | - Nat: $115,386 | $29,519 /yr | - | -$0 |
Durham | NH | - Nat: $115,386 | $23,805 /yr | - | -$0 |
Newark | NJ | - Nat: $115,386 | $16,504 /yr | - | -$0 |
New Brunswick | NJ | - Nat: $115,386 | $24,406 /yr | - | -$0 |
Newark | NJ | - Nat: $115,386 | $19,703 /yr | - | -$0 |
South Orange | NJ | - Nat: $115,386 | $31,446 /yr | - | -$0 |
Socorro | NM | - Nat: $115,386 | $9,873 /yr | - | -$0 |
Las Cruces | NM | - Nat: $115,386 | $8,889 /yr | - | -$0 |
Potsdam | NY | - Nat: $115,386 | $30,305 /yr | - | -$0 |
New York | NY | - Nat: $115,386 | $21,590 /yr | - | -$0 |
Ithaca | NY | - Nat: $115,386 | $28,690 /yr | - | -$0 |
CUNY Graduate School and University Center ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. New York | NY | - Nat: $115,386 | - /yr | - | -$0 |
New York | NY | - Nat: $115,386 | $37,050 /yr | - | -$0 |
Troy | NY | - Nat: $115,386 | $36,228 /yr | - | -$0 |
Rochester | NY | - Nat: $115,386 | $29,278 /yr | - | -$0 |
Albany | NY | - Nat: $115,386 | $17,167 /yr | - | -$0 |
Stony Brook | NY | - Nat: $115,386 | $18,784 /yr | - | -$0 |
Durham | NC | - Nat: $115,386 | $29,612 /yr | - | -$0 |
Winston-Salem | NC | - Nat: $115,386 | $28,719 /yr | - | -$0 |
Grand Forks | ND | - Nat: $115,386 | $18,551 /yr | - | -$0 |
Fargo | ND | - Nat: $115,386 | $15,543 /yr | - | -$0 |
Akron | OH | - Nat: $115,386 | $13,946 /yr | - | -$0 |
Bowling Green | OH | - Nat: $115,386 | $24,022 /yr | - | -$0 |
Cleveland | OH | - Nat: $115,386 | $41,190 /yr | - | -$0 |
Cincinnati | OH | - Nat: $115,386 | $25,648 /yr | - | -$0 |
Cleveland | OH | - Nat: $115,386 | $14,764 /yr | - | -$0 |
Kent | OH | - Nat: $115,386 | $20,787 /yr | - | -$0 |
Oxford | OH | - Nat: $115,386 | $28,384 /yr | - | -$0 |
Toledo | OH | - Nat: $115,386 | $17,249 /yr | - | -$0 |
Stillwater | OK | - Nat: $115,386 | $17,447 /yr | - | -$0 |
Norman | OK | - Nat: $115,386 | $15,300 /yr | - | -$0 |
Tulsa | OK | - Nat: $115,386 | $15,000 /yr | - | -$0 |
Corvallis | OR | - Nat: $115,386 | $19,604 /yr | - | -$0 |
Portland State University ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Portland | OR | - Nat: $115,386 | $9,552 /yr | - | -$0 |
Bryn Mawr | PA | - Nat: $115,386 | $31,759 /yr | - | -$0 |
Pittsburgh | PA | - Nat: $115,386 | $31,944 /yr | - | -$0 |
Philadelphia | PA | - Nat: $115,386 | $38,509 /yr | - | -$0 |
Pittsburgh | PA | - Nat: $115,386 | $37,730 /yr | - | -$0 |
Bethlehem | PA | - Nat: $115,386 | $36,931 /yr | - | -$0 |
Philadelphia | PA | - Nat: $115,386 | $29,689 /yr | - | -$0 |
Philadelphia | PA | - Nat: $115,386 | $28,198 /yr | - | -$0 |
Providence | RI | - Nat: $115,386 | $25,184 /yr | - | -$0 |
Kingston | RI | - Nat: $115,386 | $21,440 /yr | - | -$0 |
Clemson | SC | - Nat: $115,386 | $22,253 /yr | - | -$0 |
Brookings | SD | - Nat: $115,386 | $19,841 /yr | - | -$0 |
Memphis | TN | - Nat: $115,386 | $12,397 /yr | - | -$0 |
Waco | TX | - Nat: $115,386 | $41,104 /yr | - | -$0 |
Houston | TX | - Nat: $115,386 | $14,276 /yr | - | -$0 |
Denton | TX | - Nat: $115,386 | $15,649 /yr | - | -$0 |
Houston | TX | - Nat: $115,386 | $13,370 /yr | - | -$0 |
Dallas | TX | - Nat: $115,386 | $40,892 /yr | - | -$0 |
Dallas | TX | - Nat: $115,386 | - /yr | - | -$0 |
The University of Texas at Arlington ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Arlington | TX | - Nat: $115,386 | $13,951 /yr | - | -$0 |
Richardson | TX | - Nat: $115,386 | $18,267 /yr | - | -$0 |
El Paso | TX | - Nat: $115,386 | $9,403 /yr | - | -$0 |
Fort Worth | TX | - Nat: $115,386 | $36,660 /yr | - | -$0 |
San Antonio | TX | - Nat: $115,386 | $10,836 /yr | - | -$0 |
Lubbock | TX | - Nat: $115,386 | $19,070 /yr | - | -$0 |
Provo | UT | - Nat: $115,386 | $15,564 /yr | - | -$0 |
Logan | UT | - Nat: $115,386 | $14,936 /yr | - | -$0 |
Salt Lake City | UT | - Nat: $115,386 | $16,200 /yr | - | -$0 |
Burlington | VT | - Nat: $115,386 | $19,343 /yr | - | -$0 |
Norfolk | VA | - Nat: $115,386 | $14,638 /yr | - | -$0 |
Blacksburg | VA | - Nat: $115,386 | $24,953 /yr | - | -$0 |
Richmond | VA | - Nat: $115,386 | $23,433 /yr | - | -$0 |
Charlottesville | VA | - Nat: $115,386 | $21,565 /yr | - | -$0 |
Morgantown | WV | - Nat: $115,386 | $15,634 /yr | - | -$0 |
Milwaukee | WI | - Nat: $115,386 | $31,487 /yr | - | -$0 |
Milwaukee | WI | - Nat: $115,386 | $15,014 /yr | - | -$0 |
Laramie | WY | - Nat: $115,386 | $13,599 /yr | - | -$0 |
Mayaguez | PR | - Nat: $115,386 | $17,936 /yr | - | -$0 |
San Juan | PR | - Nat: $115,386 | $9,175 /yr | - | -$0 |
Waterbury | CT | - Nat: $115,386 | $10,875 /yr | - | -$0 |
Groton | CT | - Nat: $115,386 | $13,807 /yr | - | -$0 |
Stamford | CT | - Nat: $115,386 | $16,798 /yr | - | -$0 |
Bend | OR | - Nat: $115,386 | $18,048 /yr | - | -$0 |
Merced | CA | - Nat: $115,386 | $11,983 /yr | - | -$0 |
Hartford | CT | - Nat: $115,386 | $16,403 /yr | - | -$0 |
Pittsburgh | PA | $99,566 Nat: $115,386 4yr Post-Grad | $30,434 /yr | - | -$18k |
College Station | TX | $86,867 Nat: $115,386 2yr Post-Grad | $21,315 /yr | - | -$54k |
Tucson | AZ | $84,653 Nat: $115,386 2yr Post-Grad | $16,674 /yr | - | -$54k |
Princeton | NJ | $76,460 Nat: $115,386 2yr Post-Grad | $6,128 /yr | - | -$80k |
Syracuse | NY | $91,446 Nat: $115,386 4yr Post-Grad | $38,793 /yr | - | -$109k |
College Park | MD | $73,949 Nat: $115,386 2yr Post-Grad | $15,678 /yr | - | -$134k |
Austin | TX | $71,575 Nat: $115,386 2yr Post-Grad | $19,857 /yr | - | -$167k |
Amherst | MA | $69,338 Nat: $115,386 2yr Post-Grad | $22,383 /yr | - | -$193k |
Tampa | FL | $57,318 Nat: $115,386 2yr Post-Grad | $9,812 /yr | - | -$243k |
Chestnut Hill | MA | $69,338 Nat: $115,386 2yr Post-Grad | $41,704 /yr | - | -$263k |
Seattle | WA | $55,338 Nat: $115,386 2yr Post-Grad | $14,091 /yr | - | -$275k |
Columbia | MO | $56,415 Nat: $115,386 2yr Post-Grad | $20,268 /yr | - | -$288k |
Pullman | WA | $52,198 Nat: $115,386 2yr Post-Grad | $14,971 /yr | - | -$304k |
Tuscaloosa | AL | $52,733 Nat: $115,386 2yr Post-Grad | $22,420 /yr | - | -$327k |
Nashville | TN | $47,260 Nat: $115,386 2yr Post-Grad | $15,846 /yr | - | -$349k |
Atlanta | GA | $49,019 Nat: $115,386 2yr Post-Grad | $22,585 /yr | - | -$358k |
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.
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.