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Doctoral Degree•115 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 ($143,383)
P25-P75 Interval ($106,421 - $214,070)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Stanford | CA | $231,917 Nat: $157,305 4yr Post-Grad | $12,307 /yr | - | +$1009k |
Cambridge | MA | $214,070 Nat: $157,305 4yr Post-Grad | $14,815 /yr | - | +$875k |
Gainesville | FL | $161,580 Nat: $157,305 5yr Post-Grad | $5,969 /yr | - | +$503k |
Champaign | IL | $143,383 Nat: $157,305 5yr Post-Grad | $13,042 /yr | - | +$347k |
Austin | TX | $110,878 Nat: $157,305 2yr Post-Grad | $18,554 /yr | - | +$142k |
Atlanta | GA | $106,421 Nat: $157,305 2yr Post-Grad | $12,028 /yr | - | +$131k |
Madison | WI | $94,408 Nat: $157,305 2yr Post-Grad | $16,600 /yr | - | +$22k |
Huntsville | AL | - Nat: $157,305 | $22,758 /yr | - | -$0 |
Tempe | AZ | - Nat: $157,305 | $14,694 /yr | - | -$0 |
Tucson | AZ | - Nat: $157,305 | $17,125 /yr | - | -$0 |
Pasadena | CA | - Nat: $157,305 | $8,509 /yr | - | -$0 |
Berkeley | CA | - Nat: $157,305 | $14,538 /yr | - | -$0 |
Davis | CA | - Nat: $157,305 | $14,318 /yr | - | -$0 |
Irvine | CA | - Nat: $157,305 | $13,866 /yr | - | -$0 |
Los Angeles | CA | - Nat: $157,305 | $14,659 /yr | - | -$0 |
Riverside | CA | - Nat: $157,305 | $12,672 /yr | - | -$0 |
La Jolla | CA | - Nat: $157,305 | $14,794 /yr | - | -$0 |
Santa Barbara | CA | - Nat: $157,305 | $16,807 /yr | - | -$0 |
Santa Cruz | CA | - Nat: $157,305 | $18,549 /yr | - | -$0 |
Santa Clara | CA | - Nat: $157,305 | $50,570 /yr | - | -$0 |
Los Angeles | CA | - Nat: $157,305 | $33,056 /yr | - | -$0 |
Boulder | CO | - Nat: $157,305 | $23,708 /yr | - | -$0 |
Golden | CO | - Nat: $157,305 | $32,901 /yr | - | -$0 |
Fort Collins | CO | - Nat: $157,305 | $22,247 /yr | - | -$0 |
Storrs | CT | - Nat: $157,305 | $24,342 /yr | - | -$0 |
Newark | DE | - Nat: $157,305 | $16,337 /yr | - | -$0 |
Washington | DC | - Nat: $157,305 | $32,543 /yr | - | -$0 |
Washington | DC | - Nat: $157,305 | $35,760 /yr | - | -$0 |
Orlando | FL | - Nat: $157,305 | $11,516 /yr | - | -$0 |
Boca Raton | FL | - Nat: $157,305 | $10,394 /yr | - | -$0 |
Melbourne | FL | - Nat: $157,305 | $36,511 /yr | - | -$0 |
Miami | FL | - Nat: $157,305 | $11,462 /yr | - | -$0 |
Tallahassee | FL | - Nat: $157,305 | $8,605 /yr | - | -$0 |
Tampa | FL | - Nat: $157,305 | $8,648 /yr | - | -$0 |
Evanston | IL | - Nat: $157,305 | $34,420 /yr | - | -$0 |
Carbondale | IL | - Nat: $157,305 | $12,554 /yr | - | -$0 |
Notre Dame | IN | - Nat: $157,305 | $25,339 /yr | - | -$0 |
Ames | IA | - Nat: $157,305 | $18,517 /yr | - | -$0 |
Lawrence | KS | - Nat: $157,305 | $20,004 /yr | - | -$0 |
Manhattan | KS | - Nat: $157,305 | $18,210 /yr | - | -$0 |
Lexington | KY | - Nat: $157,305 | $18,868 /yr | - | -$0 |
Louisville | KY | - Nat: $157,305 | $14,960 /yr | - | -$0 |
Baton Rouge | LA | - Nat: $157,305 | $19,286 /yr | - | -$0 |
Baltimore | MD | - Nat: $157,305 | $18,431 /yr | - | -$0 |
Baltimore | MD | - Nat: $157,305 | $25,203 /yr | - | -$0 |
College Park | MD | - Nat: $157,305 | $14,296 /yr | - | -$0 |
Boston | MA | - Nat: $157,305 | $36,503 /yr | - | -$0 |
Amherst | MA | - Nat: $157,305 | $22,857 /yr | - | -$0 |
Boston | MA | - Nat: $157,305 | $29,060 /yr | - | -$0 |
North Dartmouth | MA | - Nat: $157,305 | $20,319 /yr | - | -$0 |
Medford | MA | - Nat: $157,305 | $38,797 /yr | - | -$0 |
Worcester | MA | - Nat: $157,305 | $43,885 /yr | - | -$0 |
Ann Arbor | MI | - Nat: $157,305 | $14,362 /yr | - | -$0 |
East Lansing | MI | - Nat: $157,305 | $21,322 /yr | - | -$0 |
Houghton | MI | - Nat: $157,305 | $13,446 /yr | - | -$0 |
Rochester Hills | MI | - Nat: $157,305 | $11,815 /yr | - | -$0 |
Minneapolis | MN | - Nat: $157,305 | $17,330 /yr | - | -$0 |
Mississippi State | MS | - Nat: $157,305 | $18,781 /yr | - | -$0 |
Columbia | MO | - Nat: $157,305 | $21,142 /yr | - | -$0 |
Rolla | MO | - Nat: $157,305 | $15,772 /yr | - | -$0 |
Bozeman | MT | - Nat: $157,305 | $23,106 /yr | - | -$0 |
Lincoln | NE | - Nat: $157,305 | $16,214 /yr | - | -$0 |
Durham | NH | - Nat: $157,305 | $26,150 /yr | - | -$0 |
Newark | NJ | - Nat: $157,305 | $18,783 /yr | - | -$0 |
Princeton | NJ | - Nat: $157,305 | $7,815 /yr | - | -$0 |
New Brunswick | NJ | - Nat: $157,305 | $24,897 /yr | - | -$0 |
Potsdam | NY | - Nat: $157,305 | $32,137 /yr | - | -$0 |
New York | NY | - Nat: $157,305 | $15,370 /yr | - | -$0 |
Ithaca | NY | - Nat: $157,305 | $33,934 /yr | - | -$0 |
New York | NY | - Nat: $157,305 | $1,557 /yr | - | -$0 |
New York | NY | - Nat: $157,305 | $35,737 /yr | - | -$0 |
Troy | NY | - Nat: $157,305 | $32,758 /yr | - | -$0 |
Buffalo | NY | - Nat: $157,305 | $21,775 /yr | - | -$0 |
Stony Brook | NY | - Nat: $157,305 | $18,902 /yr | - | -$0 |
Syracuse | NY | - Nat: $157,305 | $43,336 /yr | - | -$0 |
Durham | NC | - Nat: $157,305 | $23,706 /yr | - | -$0 |
Greensboro | NC | - Nat: $157,305 | $9,884 /yr | - | -$0 |
Charlotte | NC | - Nat: $157,305 | $15,142 /yr | - | -$0 |
Raleigh | NC | - Nat: $157,305 | $16,486 /yr | - | -$0 |
Cincinnati | OH | - Nat: $157,305 | $24,917 /yr | - | -$0 |
Dayton | OH | - Nat: $157,305 | $30,366 /yr | - | -$0 |
Columbus | OH | - Nat: $157,305 | $17,269 /yr | - | -$0 |
Athens | OH | - Nat: $157,305 | $20,666 /yr | - | -$0 |
Dayton | OH | - Nat: $157,305 | $13,715 /yr | - | -$0 |
Norman | OK | - Nat: $157,305 | $15,531 /yr | - | -$0 |
Corvallis | OR | - Nat: $157,305 | $21,504 /yr | - | -$0 |
Portland | OR | - Nat: $157,305 | $8,337 /yr | - | -$0 |
Pittsburgh | PA | - Nat: $157,305 | $35,780 /yr | - | -$0 |
Philadelphia | PA | - Nat: $157,305 | $37,529 /yr | - | -$0 |
University Park | PA | - Nat: $157,305 | $33,675 /yr | - | -$0 |
Philadelphia | PA | - Nat: $157,305 | $29,577 /yr | - | -$0 |
Pittsburgh | PA | - Nat: $157,305 | $29,362 /yr | - | -$0 |
Philadelphia | PA | - Nat: $157,305 | $23,058 /yr | - | -$0 |
Columbia | SC | - Nat: $157,305 | $22,197 /yr | - | -$0 |
Knoxville | TN | - Nat: $157,305 | $18,314 /yr | - | -$0 |
Nashville | TN | - Nat: $157,305 | $15,497 /yr | - | -$0 |
Waco | TX | - Nat: $157,305 | $44,441 /yr | - | -$0 |
College Station | TX | - Nat: $157,305 | $21,527 /yr | - | -$0 |
Arlington | TX | - Nat: $157,305 | $17,040 /yr | - | -$0 |
Richardson | TX | - Nat: $157,305 | $15,271 /yr | - | -$0 |
San Antonio | TX | - Nat: $157,305 | $9,872 /yr | - | -$0 |
Lubbock | TX | - Nat: $157,305 | $19,890 /yr | - | -$0 |
Logan | UT | - Nat: $157,305 | $12,644 /yr | - | -$0 |
Fairfax | VA | - Nat: $157,305 | $14,697 /yr | - | -$0 |
Blacksburg | VA | - Nat: $157,305 | $25,808 /yr | - | -$0 |
Charlottesville | VA | - Nat: $157,305 | $18,056 /yr | - | -$0 |
Seattle | WA | - Nat: $157,305 | $13,663 /yr | - | -$0 |
Milwaukee | WI | - Nat: $157,305 | $30,561 /yr | - | -$0 |
Laramie | WY | - Nat: $157,305 | $13,647 /yr | - | -$0 |
West Lafayette | IN | - Nat: $157,305 | $14,851 /yr | - | -$0 |
Waterbury | CT | - Nat: $157,305 | $8,616 /yr | - | -$0 |
Groton | CT | - Nat: $157,305 | $11,184 /yr | - | -$0 |
Stamford | CT | - Nat: $157,305 | $14,226 /yr | - | -$0 |
Bend | OR | - Nat: $157,305 | $17,853 /yr | - | -$0 |
Hartford | CT | - Nat: $157,305 | $13,961 /yr | - | -$0 |
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.