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Doctoral Degree•93 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 ($83,816)
P25-P75 Interval ($74,576 - $88,326)
HS Baseline ($35,872)
Breakeven Line (0% ROI)
Institution | State | Earnings | Avg Net Price | Median Debt | Lifetime Value Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Kirksville | MO | $97,729 Nat: $88,343 4yr Post-Grad | - /yr | $119,788 | +$77k |
The University of Tennessee Health Science Center ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Memphis | TN | $95,084 Nat: $88,343 4yr Post-Grad | - /yr | $106,100 | +$58k |
Tempe | AZ | $98,843 Nat: $88,343 4yr Post-Grad | $14,967 /yr | $137,833 | +$32k |
Richardson | TX | $97,265 Nat: $88,343 4yr Post-Grad | $18,267 /yr | - | +$8k |
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Little Rock | AR | - Nat: $88,343 | - /yr | - | -$0 |
La Jolla | CA | - Nat: $88,343 | $12,470 /yr | - | -$0 |
Loma Linda University ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Loma Linda | CA | - Nat: $88,343 | - /yr | - | -$0 |
San Diego | CA | - Nat: $88,343 | $15,364 /yr | - | -$0 |
Washington | DC | - Nat: $88,343 | $50,539 /yr | - | -$0 |
Tallahassee | FL | - Nat: $88,343 | $11,297 /yr | - | -$0 |
Athens | GA | - Nat: $88,343 | $13,936 /yr | - | -$0 |
Champaign | IL | - Nat: $88,343 | $14,355 /yr | - | -$0 |
Normal | IL | - Nat: $88,343 | $19,398 /yr | - | -$0 |
Dekalb | IL | - Nat: $88,343 | $13,391 /yr | - | -$0 |
Muncie | IN | - Nat: $88,343 | $14,940 /yr | - | -$0 |
Bloomington | IN | - Nat: $88,343 | $16,264 /yr | - | -$0 |
Lawrence | KS | - Nat: $88,343 | $18,059 /yr | - | -$0 |
Louisville | KY | - Nat: $88,343 | $17,988 /yr | - | -$0 |
Baton Rouge | LA | - Nat: $88,343 | $19,151 /yr | - | -$0 |
Ruston | LA | - Nat: $88,343 | $11,864 /yr | - | -$0 |
Lafayette | LA | - Nat: $88,343 | $13,530 /yr | - | -$0 |
College Park | MD | - Nat: $88,343 | $15,678 /yr | - | -$0 |
Boston | MA | - Nat: $88,343 | $24,402 /yr | - | -$0 |
Amherst | MA | - Nat: $88,343 | $22,383 /yr | - | -$0 |
Kalamazoo | MI | - Nat: $88,343 | $15,273 /yr | - | -$0 |
Minneapolis | MN | - Nat: $88,343 | $16,778 /yr | - | -$0 |
Hattiesburg | MS | - Nat: $88,343 | $21,708 /yr | - | -$0 |
Garden City | NY | - Nat: $88,343 | $30,783 /yr | - | -$0 |
Hempstead | NY | - Nat: $88,343 | $34,176 /yr | - | -$0 |
New York | NY | - Nat: $88,343 | $37,050 /yr | - | -$0 |
Queens | NY | - Nat: $88,343 | $29,999 /yr | - | -$0 |
Buffalo | NY | - Nat: $88,343 | $20,995 /yr | - | -$0 |
Syracuse | NY | - Nat: $88,343 | $38,793 /yr | - | -$0 |
New York | NY | - Nat: $88,343 | - /yr | - | -$0 |
Greenville | NC | - Nat: $88,343 | $15,739 /yr | - | -$0 |
Chapel Hill | NC | - Nat: $88,343 | $11,655 /yr | - | -$0 |
Greensboro | NC | - Nat: $88,343 | $10,965 /yr | - | -$0 |
Bowling Green | OH | - Nat: $88,343 | $24,022 /yr | - | -$0 |
Cleveland | OH | - Nat: $88,343 | $41,190 /yr | - | -$0 |
Cincinnati | OH | - Nat: $88,343 | $25,648 /yr | - | -$0 |
Kent | OH | - Nat: $88,343 | $20,787 /yr | - | -$0 |
Athens | OH | - Nat: $88,343 | $21,637 /yr | - | -$0 |
Oklahoma City | OK | - Nat: $88,343 | - /yr | - | -$0 |
Norman | OK | - Nat: $88,343 | $15,300 /yr | - | -$0 |
University Park | PA | - Nat: $88,343 | $32,875 /yr | - | -$0 |
Pittsburgh | PA | - Nat: $88,343 | $30,434 /yr | - | -$0 |
Columbia | SC | - Nat: $88,343 | $22,811 /yr | - | -$0 |
Memphis | TN | - Nat: $88,343 | $12,397 /yr | - | -$0 |
Nashville | TN | - Nat: $88,343 | $15,846 /yr | - | -$0 |
Lamar University ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Beaumont | TX | - Nat: $88,343 | $9,366 /yr | - | -$0 |
Morgantown | WV | - Nat: $88,343 | $15,634 /yr | - | -$0 |
Madison | WI | - Nat: $88,343 | $17,354 /yr | - | -$0 |
Stevens Point | WI | - Nat: $88,343 | $14,559 /yr | - | -$0 |
West Lafayette | IN | - Nat: $88,343 | $14,600 /yr | - | -$0 |
Tampa | FL | $90,869 Nat: $88,343 4yr Post-Grad | $9,812 /yr | $46,914 | -$9k |
Forest Grove | OR | $103,070 Nat: $88,343 4yr Post-Grad | $35,273 /yr | $177,722 | -$10k |
University of South Alabama ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Mobile | AL | $94,463 Nat: $88,343 4yr Post-Grad | $17,648 /yr | $80,320 | -$10k |
Gainesville | FL | $87,909 Nat: $88,343 4yr Post-Grad | $6,541 /yr | - | -$19k |
Waterbury | CT | $88,326 Nat: $88,343 4yr Post-Grad | $10,875 /yr | - | -$32k |
Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center-New Orleans ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. New Orleans | LA | $82,417 Nat: $88,343 4yr Post-Grad | - /yr | - | -$36k |
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Lubbock | TX | $82,231 Nat: $88,343 4yr Post-Grad | - /yr | - | -$38k |
Fort Lauderdale | FL | $96,694 Nat: $88,343 4yr Post-Grad | $30,371 /yr | $112,750 | -$40k |
Groton | CT | $88,326 Nat: $88,343 4yr Post-Grad | $13,807 /yr | - | -$42k |
Hartford | CT | $88,326 Nat: $88,343 4yr Post-Grad | $16,403 /yr | - | -$51k |
Stamford | CT | $88,326 Nat: $88,343 4yr Post-Grad | $16,798 /yr | - | -$53k |
Mount Pleasant | MI | $88,310 Nat: $88,343 4yr Post-Grad | $17,597 /yr | $106,174 | -$56k |
Springfield | MO | $87,444 Nat: $88,343 4yr Post-Grad | $17,613 /yr | - | -$62k |
Towson | MD | $83,768 Nat: $88,343 2yr Post-Grad | $17,413 /yr | - | -$64k |
Bloomsburg | PA | $86,041 Nat: $88,343 4yr Post-Grad | $15,699 /yr | $82,000 | -$66k |
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 | $75,204 Nat: $88,343 2yr Post-Grad | - /yr | - | -$67k |
Evanston | IL | $91,009 Nat: $88,343 4yr Post-Grad | $29,167 /yr | $63,500 | -$77k |
Storrs | CT | $88,326 Nat: $88,343 4yr Post-Grad | $25,097 /yr | - | -$83k |
Lincoln | NE | $83,816 Nat: $88,343 4yr Post-Grad | $17,747 /yr | - | -$90k |
Salt Lake City | UT | $82,597 Nat: $88,343 4yr Post-Grad | $16,200 /yr | - | -$93k |
Akron | OH | $81,374 Nat: $88,343 4yr Post-Grad | $13,946 /yr | - | -$94k |
Pocatello | ID | $77,213 Nat: $88,343 2yr Post-Grad | $12,193 /yr | - | -$96k |
Boulder | CO | $83,177 Nat: $88,343 2yr Post-Grad | $25,346 /yr | - | -$97k |
Provo | UT | $73,874 Nat: $88,343 4yr Post-Grad | - /yr | $61,500 | -$100k |
Detroit | MI | $76,460 Nat: $88,343 2yr Post-Grad | $12,766 /yr | - | -$104k |
Washington | DC | $77,213 Nat: $88,343 2yr Post-Grad | $15,845 /yr | - | -$109k |
Columbus | OH | $77,401 Nat: $88,343 2yr Post-Grad | $17,339 /yr | - | -$113k |
Philadelphia | PA | $89,233 Nat: $88,343 4yr Post-Grad | $38,509 /yr | - | -$124k |
Rush University ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Chicago | IL | $67,660 Nat: $88,343 2yr Post-Grad | - /yr | $157,058 | -$126k |
Johnson City | TN | $74,576 Nat: $88,343 2yr Post-Grad | $15,983 /yr | - | -$130k |
Tucson | AZ | $71,575 Nat: $88,343 2yr Post-Grad | $16,674 /yr | - | -$156k |
Iowa City | IA | $73,075 Nat: $88,343 2yr Post-Grad | $22,531 /yr | - | -$165k |
Wichita | KS | $68,219 Nat: $88,343 2yr Post-Grad | $13,194 /yr | - | -$169k |
Denton | TX | $69,338 Nat: $88,343 2yr Post-Grad | $15,649 /yr | - | -$169k |
Logan | UT | $67,660 Nat: $88,343 2yr Post-Grad | $14,936 /yr | - | -$180k |
Seattle | WA | $67,101 Nat: $88,343 2yr Post-Grad | $14,091 /yr | - | -$181k |
Greeley | CO | $68,219 Nat: $88,343 2yr Post-Grad | $17,760 /yr | - | -$186k |
Harrisonburg | VA | $65,238 Nat: $88,343 2yr Post-Grad | $23,322 /yr | - | -$229k |
Austin | TX | $54,192 Nat: $88,343 2yr Post-Grad | $19,857 /yr | - | -$305k |
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.