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Doctoral Degree•100 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 ($105,864)
P25-P75 Interval ($86,342 - $114,631)
HS Baseline ($35,872)
Breakeven Line (0% ROI)
Institution | State | Earnings | Avg Net Price | Median Debt | Lifetime Value Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Madison | WI | $169,322 Nat: $108,962 4yr Post-Grad | $17,354 /yr | - | +$542k |
Cambridge | MA | $143,521 Nat: $108,962 4yr Post-Grad | $19,066 /yr | - | +$347k |
Los Angeles | CA | $119,898 Nat: $108,962 4yr Post-Grad | $12,548 /yr | - | +$197k |
Tampa | FL | $113,870 Nat: $108,962 4yr Post-Grad | $9,812 /yr | $34,545 | +$162k |
Baltimore | MD | $114,631 Nat: $108,962 4yr Post-Grad | $18,809 /yr | $58,350 | +$135k |
Chicago | IL | $106,421 Nat: $108,962 2yr Post-Grad | $10,974 /yr | $48,587 | +$134k |
Athens | GA | $105,864 Nat: $108,962 4yr Post-Grad | $13,936 /yr | - | +$88k |
Capella University ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Minneapolis | MN | $105,140 Nat: $108,962 4yr Post-Grad | $17,956 /yr | $96,519 | +$68k |
New Haven | CT | $100,414 Nat: $108,962 2yr Post-Grad | $23,777 /yr | - | +$42k |
Walden University ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Minneapolis | MN | $108,951 Nat: $108,962 4yr Post-Grad | $33,817 /yr | $129,841 | +$39k |
Statesboro | GA | $95,128 Nat: $108,962 4yr Post-Grad | $15,267 /yr | $62,221 | +$3k |
Birmingham | AL | - Nat: $108,962 | $18,749 /yr | - | -$0 |
Tucson | AZ | - Nat: $108,962 | $16,674 /yr | - | -$0 |
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: $108,962 | - /yr | - | -$0 |
Irvine | CA | - Nat: $108,962 | $14,251 /yr | - | -$0 |
La Jolla | CA | - Nat: $108,962 | $12,470 /yr | - | -$0 |
San Francisco | CA | - Nat: $108,962 | - /yr | - | -$0 |
Claremont | CA | - Nat: $108,962 | - /yr | - | -$0 |
San Diego | CA | - Nat: $108,962 | $15,364 /yr | - | -$0 |
Los Angeles | CA | - Nat: $108,962 | $32,740 /yr | - | -$0 |
Denver | CO | - Nat: $108,962 | $11,900 /yr | - | -$0 |
Fort Collins | CO | - Nat: $108,962 | $21,279 /yr | - | -$0 |
Storrs | CT | - Nat: $108,962 | $25,097 /yr | - | -$0 |
Washington | DC | - Nat: $108,962 | $36,586 /yr | - | -$0 |
Tallahassee | FL | - Nat: $108,962 | $13,739 /yr | - | -$0 |
Miami | FL | - Nat: $108,962 | $9,288 /yr | - | -$0 |
Gainesville | FL | - Nat: $108,962 | $6,541 /yr | - | -$0 |
Coral Gables | FL | - Nat: $108,962 | $37,244 /yr | - | -$0 |
Atlanta | GA | - Nat: $108,962 | $22,585 /yr | - | -$0 |
Atlanta | GA | - Nat: $108,962 | $12,116 /yr | - | -$0 |
Atlanta | GA | - Nat: $108,962 | $15,931 /yr | - | -$0 |
Honolulu | HI | - Nat: $108,962 | $15,664 /yr | - | -$0 |
Champaign | IL | - Nat: $108,962 | $14,355 /yr | - | -$0 |
Iowa City | IA | - Nat: $108,962 | $22,531 /yr | - | -$0 |
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 | - Nat: $108,962 | - /yr | - | -$0 |
New Orleans | LA | - Nat: $108,962 | $39,949 /yr | - | -$0 |
College Park | MD | - Nat: $108,962 | $15,678 /yr | - | -$0 |
Baltimore | MD | - Nat: $108,962 | $14,985 /yr | - | -$0 |
Boston | MA | - Nat: $108,962 | $24,402 /yr | - | -$0 |
Lowell | MA | - Nat: $108,962 | $17,163 /yr | - | -$0 |
Amherst | MA | - Nat: $108,962 | $22,383 /yr | - | -$0 |
Boston | MA | - Nat: $108,962 | $17,707 /yr | - | -$0 |
Boston | MA | - Nat: $108,962 | $30,915 /yr | - | -$0 |
Detroit | MI | - Nat: $108,962 | $12,766 /yr | - | -$0 |
Minneapolis | MN | - Nat: $108,962 | $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: $108,962 | $23,836 /yr | - | -$0 |
Saint Louis | MO | - Nat: $108,962 | $24,398 /yr | - | -$0 |
University of Nebraska Medical Center ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Omaha | NE | - Nat: $108,962 | - /yr | - | -$0 |
Las Vegas | NV | - Nat: $108,962 | $10,359 /yr | - | -$0 |
New Brunswick | NJ | - Nat: $108,962 | $24,406 /yr | - | -$0 |
New York | NY | - Nat: $108,962 | $21,590 /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: $108,962 | - /yr | - | -$0 |
Buffalo | NY | - Nat: $108,962 | $20,433 /yr | - | -$0 |
New York | NY | - Nat: $108,962 | - /yr | - | -$0 |
New York | NY | - Nat: $108,962 | $37,050 /yr | - | -$0 |
Albany | NY | - Nat: $108,962 | $17,167 /yr | - | -$0 |
Buffalo | NY | - Nat: $108,962 | $20,995 /yr | - | -$0 |
SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Brooklyn | NY | - Nat: $108,962 | - /yr | - | -$0 |
Chapel Hill | NC | - Nat: $108,962 | $11,655 /yr | - | -$0 |
Charlotte | NC | - Nat: $108,962 | $15,435 /yr | - | -$0 |
Greensboro | NC | - Nat: $108,962 | $10,965 /yr | - | -$0 |
Cincinnati | OH | - Nat: $108,962 | $25,648 /yr | - | -$0 |
Kent | OH | - Nat: $108,962 | $20,787 /yr | - | -$0 |
Columbus | OH | - Nat: $108,962 | $17,339 /yr | - | -$0 |
Oklahoma City | OK | - Nat: $108,962 | - /yr | - | -$0 |
Norman | OK | - Nat: $108,962 | $15,300 /yr | - | -$0 |
Oregon Health & Science University ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Portland | OR | - Nat: $108,962 | - /yr | - | -$0 |
Corvallis | OR | - Nat: $108,962 | $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: $108,962 | $9,552 /yr | - | -$0 |
Philadelphia | PA | - Nat: $108,962 | $38,509 /yr | - | -$0 |
Pittsburgh | PA | - Nat: $108,962 | $30,434 /yr | - | -$0 |
Philadelphia | PA | - Nat: $108,962 | $29,689 /yr | - | -$0 |
Philadelphia | PA | - Nat: $108,962 | $28,198 /yr | - | -$0 |
Chester | PA | - Nat: $108,962 | $25,759 /yr | - | -$0 |
Providence | RI | - Nat: $108,962 | $25,184 /yr | - | -$0 |
Johnson City | TN | - Nat: $108,962 | $15,983 /yr | - | -$0 |
Memphis | TN | - Nat: $108,962 | $12,397 /yr | - | -$0 |
College Station | TX | - Nat: $108,962 | $21,315 /yr | - | -$0 |
Austin | TX | - Nat: $108,962 | $19,857 /yr | - | -$0 |
Fort Worth | TX | - Nat: $108,962 | - /yr | - | -$0 |
The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Houston | TX | - Nat: $108,962 | - /yr | - | -$0 |
Salt Lake City | UT | - Nat: $108,962 | $16,200 /yr | - | -$0 |
Radford | VA | - Nat: $108,962 | $14,578 /yr | - | -$0 |
Richmond | VA | - Nat: $108,962 | $23,433 /yr | - | -$0 |
Morgantown | WV | - Nat: $108,962 | $15,634 /yr | - | -$0 |
Milwaukee | WI | - Nat: $108,962 | - /yr | - | -$0 |
Ponce | PR | - Nat: $108,962 | - /yr | - | -$0 |
San Juan | PR | - Nat: $108,962 | - /yr | - | -$0 |
West Lafayette | IN | - Nat: $108,962 | $14,600 /yr | - | -$0 |
Waterbury | CT | - Nat: $108,962 | $10,875 /yr | - | -$0 |
Groton | CT | - Nat: $108,962 | $13,807 /yr | - | -$0 |
Stamford | CT | - Nat: $108,962 | $16,798 /yr | - | -$0 |
Bend | OR | - Nat: $108,962 | $18,048 /yr | - | -$0 |
Merced | CA | - Nat: $108,962 | $11,983 /yr | - | -$0 |
Hartford | CT | - Nat: $108,962 | $16,403 /yr | - | -$0 |
Bloomington | IN | $86,342 Nat: $108,962 4yr Post-Grad | $16,264 /yr | - | -$66k |
Loma Linda University ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Loma Linda | CA | $66,915 Nat: $108,962 2yr Post-Grad | - /yr | - | -$132k |
Ann Arbor | MI | $71,486 Nat: $108,962 2yr Post-Grad | $13,138 /yr | - | -$144k |
Seattle | WA | $69,338 Nat: $108,962 2yr Post-Grad | $14,091 /yr | - | -$164k |
Columbia | SC | $69,338 Nat: $108,962 2yr Post-Grad | $22,811 /yr | - | -$195k |
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.