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Doctoral Degree50 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.

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Institution
State
Earnings
Avg Net PriceMedian Debt
Lifetime Value Added
Berkeley
CA
-
Nat: $68,718
$13,481
/yr
-
-$0
Los Angeles
CA
-
Nat: $68,718
$12,548
/yr
-
-$0
La Jolla
CA
-
Nat: $68,718
$12,470
/yr
-
-$0
Santa Barbara
CA
-
Nat: $68,718
$16,109
/yr
-
-$0
Boulder
CO
-
Nat: $68,718
$25,346
/yr
-
-$0
New Haven
CT
-
Nat: $68,718
$23,777
/yr
-
-$0
Newark
DE
-
Nat: $68,718
$17,799
/yr
-
-$0
Tallahassee
FL
-
Nat: $68,718
$11,297
/yr
-
-$0
Gainesville
FL
-
Nat: $68,718
$6,541
/yr
-
-$0
Atlanta
GA
-
Nat: $68,718
$22,585
/yr
-
-$0
Athens
GA
-
Nat: $68,718
$13,936
/yr
-
-$0
Chicago
IL
-
Nat: $68,718
$14,860
/yr
-
-$0
Chicago
IL
-
Nat: $68,718
$10,974
/yr
-
-$0
Champaign
IL
-
Nat: $68,718
$14,355
/yr
-
-$0
Evanston
IL
-
Nat: $68,718
$29,167
/yr
-
-$0
Bloomington
IN
-
Nat: $68,718
$16,264
/yr
-
-$0
Iowa City
IA
-
Nat: $68,718
$22,531
/yr
-
-$0
Lawrence
KS
-
Nat: $68,718
$18,059
/yr
-
-$0
Louisville
KY
-
Nat: $68,718
$17,988
/yr
-
-$0
Baltimore
MD
-
Nat: $68,718
$18,809
/yr
-
-$0
College Park
MD
-
Nat: $68,718
$15,678
/yr
-
-$0
Boston
MA
-
Nat: $68,718
$24,402
/yr
-
-$0
Cambridge
MA
-
Nat: $68,718
$19,066
/yr
-
-$0
Ann Arbor
MI
-
Nat: $68,718
$13,138
/yr
-
-$0
Minneapolis
MN
-
Nat: $68,718
$16,778
/yr
-
-$0
St. Louis
MO
-
Nat: $68,718
$21,786
/yr
-
-$0
Princeton
NJ
-
Nat: $68,718
$6,128
/yr
-
-$0
New Brunswick
NJ
-
Nat: $68,718
$24,406
/yr
-
-$0
Albuquerque
NM
-
Nat: $68,718
$15,489
/yr
-
-$0
Annandale-On-Hudson
NY
-
Nat: $68,718
$34,649
/yr
-
-$0
New York
NY
-
Nat: $68,718
$21,590
/yr
-
-$0
Ithaca
NY
-
Nat: $68,718
$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: $68,718
-
/yr
-
-$0
New York
NY
-
Nat: $68,718
$37,050
/yr
-
-$0
Stony Brook
NY
-
Nat: $68,718
$18,784
/yr
-
-$0
Durham
NC
-
Nat: $68,718
$29,612
/yr
-
-$0
Chapel Hill
NC
-
Nat: $68,718
$11,655
/yr
-
-$0
Columbus
OH
-
Nat: $68,718
$17,339
/yr
-
-$0
Norman
OK
-
Nat: $68,718
$15,300
/yr
-
-$0
University Park
PA
-
Nat: $68,718
$32,875
/yr
-
-$0
Philadelphia
PA
-
Nat: $68,718
$28,699
/yr
-
-$0
Pittsburgh
PA
-
Nat: $68,718
$30,434
/yr
-
-$0
Providence
RI
-
Nat: $68,718
$25,184
/yr
-
-$0
Houston
TX
-
Nat: $68,718
$13,370
/yr
-
-$0
Dallas
TX
-
Nat: $68,718
$40,892
/yr
-
-$0
Austin
TX
-
Nat: $68,718
$19,857
/yr
-
-$0
Charlottesville
VA
-
Nat: $68,718
$21,565
/yr
-
-$0
Seattle
WA
-
Nat: $68,718
$14,091
/yr
-
-$0
Madison
WI
-
Nat: $68,718
$17,354
/yr
-
-$0
Stanford
CA
-
Nat: $68,718
$13,807
/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.
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.