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Doctoral Degree118 Institutions
Institution
State
Earnings
Avg Net PriceMedian Debt
Lifetime Value Added
Stanford University
Stanford
CA
$120,024
Nat: $92,039
4yr Post-Grad
$13,807
/yr
-
+$392k
University of California-San Diego
La Jolla
CA
$100,332
Nat: $92,039
4yr Post-Grad
$12,470
/yr
-
+$254k
Oregon State University-Cascades Campus
Bend
OR
$97,886
Nat: $92,039
4yr Post-Grad
$18,048
/yr
-
+$216k
Oregon State University
Corvallis
OR
$97,886
Nat: $92,039
4yr Post-Grad
$19,604
/yr
-
+$210k
The University of Texas at Austin
Austin
TX
$92,982
Nat: $92,039
4yr Post-Grad
$19,857
/yr
-
+$173k
University of Washington-Seattle Campus
Seattle
WA
$63,005
Nat: $92,039
2yr Post-Grad
$14,091
/yr
-
+$3k
The University of Alabama
Tuscaloosa
AL
-
Nat: $92,039
$22,420
/yr
-
-$0
University of Alaska Fairbanks
Fairbanks
AK
-
Nat: $92,039
$10,892
/yr
-
-$0
Arizona State University Campus Immersion
Tempe
AZ
-
Nat: $92,039
$14,967
/yr
-
-$0
University of Arizona
Tucson
AZ
-
Nat: $92,039
$16,674
/yr
-
-$0
University of Arkansas
Fayetteville
AR
-
Nat: $92,039
$18,209
/yr
-
-$0
California Institute of Technology
Pasadena
CA
-
Nat: $92,039
$16,075
/yr
-
-$0
University of California-Berkeley
Berkeley
CA
-
Nat: $92,039
$13,481
/yr
-
-$0
University of California-Davis
Davis
CA
-
Nat: $92,039
$14,741
/yr
-
-$0
University of California-Irvine
Irvine
CA
-
Nat: $92,039
$14,251
/yr
-
-$0
University of California-Los Angeles
Los Angeles
CA
-
Nat: $92,039
$12,548
/yr
-
-$0
University of California-Riverside
Riverside
CA
-
Nat: $92,039
$14,304
/yr
-
-$0
University of California-Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara
CA
-
Nat: $92,039
$16,109
/yr
-
-$0
University of California-Santa Cruz
Santa Cruz
CA
-
Nat: $92,039
$17,890
/yr
-
-$0
Loma Linda University
Loma Linda
CA
-
Nat: $92,039
-
/yr
-
-$0
University of Southern California
Los Angeles
CA
-
Nat: $92,039
$32,740
/yr
-
-$0
University of Colorado Boulder
Boulder
CO
-
Nat: $92,039
$25,346
/yr
-
-$0
Colorado School of Mines
Golden
CO
-
Nat: $92,039
$28,690
/yr
-
-$0
Colorado State University-Fort Collins
Fort Collins
CO
-
Nat: $92,039
$21,279
/yr
-
-$0
University of Connecticut
Storrs
CT
-
Nat: $92,039
$25,097
/yr
-
-$0
Yale University
New Haven
CT
-
Nat: $92,039
$23,777
/yr
-
-$0
University of Delaware
Newark
DE
-
Nat: $92,039
$17,799
/yr
-
-$0
Florida Atlantic University
Boca Raton
FL
-
Nat: $92,039
$8,752
/yr
-
-$0
Florida International University
Miami
FL
-
Nat: $92,039
$9,288
/yr
-
-$0
Florida State University
Tallahassee
FL
-
Nat: $92,039
$11,297
/yr
-
-$0
University of Florida
Gainesville
FL
-
Nat: $92,039
$6,541
/yr
-
-$0
University of Miami
Coral Gables
FL
-
Nat: $92,039
$37,244
/yr
-
-$0
Nova Southeastern University
Fort Lauderdale
FL
-
Nat: $92,039
$30,371
/yr
-
-$0
University of South Florida
Tampa
FL
-
Nat: $92,039
$9,812
/yr
-
-$0
Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus
Atlanta
GA
-
Nat: $92,039
$12,116
/yr
-
-$0
University of Georgia
Athens
GA
-
Nat: $92,039
$13,936
/yr
-
-$0
University of Hawaii at Manoa
Honolulu
HI
-
Nat: $92,039
$15,664
/yr
-
-$0
Boise State University
Boise
ID
-
Nat: $92,039
$21,610
/yr
-
-$0
University of Idaho
Moscow
ID
-
Nat: $92,039
$14,831
/yr
-
-$0
University of Chicago
Chicago
IL
-
Nat: $92,039
$14,860
/yr
-
-$0
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Champaign
IL
-
Nat: $92,039
$14,355
/yr
-
-$0
Northern Illinois University
Dekalb
IL
-
Nat: $92,039
$13,391
/yr
-
-$0
Northwestern University
Evanston
IL
-
Nat: $92,039
$29,167
/yr
-
-$0
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale
Carbondale
IL
-
Nat: $92,039
$13,297
/yr
-
-$0
Indiana University-Bloomington
Bloomington
IN
-
Nat: $92,039
$16,264
/yr
-
-$0
University of Iowa
Iowa City
IA
-
Nat: $92,039
$22,531
/yr
-
-$0
University of Kansas
Lawrence
KS
-
Nat: $92,039
$18,059
/yr
-
-$0
University of Kentucky
Lexington
KY
-
Nat: $92,039
$18,851
/yr
-
-$0
Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College
Baton Rouge
LA
-
Nat: $92,039
$19,151
/yr
-
-$0
Tulane University of Louisiana
New Orleans
LA
-
Nat: $92,039
$39,949
/yr
-
-$0
University of Maine
Orono
ME
-
Nat: $92,039
$17,510
/yr
-
-$0
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore
MD
-
Nat: $92,039
$18,809
/yr
-
-$0
University of Maryland-College Park
College Park
MD
-
Nat: $92,039
$15,678
/yr
-
-$0
University of Massachusetts-Amherst
Amherst
MA
-
Nat: $92,039
$22,383
/yr
-
-$0
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Cambridge
MA
-
Nat: $92,039
$20,111
/yr
-
-$0
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
Ann Arbor
MI
-
Nat: $92,039
$13,138
/yr
-
-$0
Michigan Technological University
Houghton
MI
-
Nat: $92,039
$14,182
/yr
-
-$0
Western Michigan University
Kalamazoo
MI
-
Nat: $92,039
$15,273
/yr
-
-$0
Mississippi State University
Mississippi State
MS
-
Nat: $92,039
$17,595
/yr
-
-$0
University of Southern Mississippi
Hattiesburg
MS
-
Nat: $92,039
$21,708
/yr
-
-$0
University of Missouri-Columbia
Columbia
MO
-
Nat: $92,039
$20,268
/yr
-
-$0
Washington University in St Louis
St. Louis
MO
-
Nat: $92,039
$21,786
/yr
-
-$0
Montana State University
Bozeman
MT
-
Nat: $92,039
$22,499
/yr
-
-$0
The University of Montana
Missoula
MT
-
Nat: $92,039
$16,784
/yr
-
-$0
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Lincoln
NE
-
Nat: $92,039
$17,747
/yr
-
-$0
University of Nevada-Las Vegas
Las Vegas
NV
-
Nat: $92,039
$10,359
/yr
-
-$0
University of Nevada-Reno
Reno
NV
-
Nat: $92,039
$15,927
/yr
-
-$0
Princeton University
Princeton
NJ
-
Nat: $92,039
$6,128
/yr
-
-$0
Rutgers University-New Brunswick
New Brunswick
NJ
-
Nat: $92,039
$24,406
/yr
-
-$0
University of New Mexico-Main Campus
Albuquerque
NM
-
Nat: $92,039
$15,489
/yr
-
-$0
New Mexico State University-Main Campus
Las Cruces
NM
-
Nat: $92,039
$8,889
/yr
-
-$0
Columbia University in the City of New York
New York
NY
-
Nat: $92,039
$21,590
/yr
-
-$0
Cornell University
Ithaca
NY
-
Nat: $92,039
$28,690
/yr
-
-$0
CUNY Graduate School and University Center
New York
NY
-
Nat: $92,039
-
/yr
-
-$0
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Troy
NY
-
Nat: $92,039
$36,228
/yr
-
-$0
University of Rochester
Rochester
NY
-
Nat: $92,039
$29,278
/yr
-
-$0
University at Buffalo
Buffalo
NY
-
Nat: $92,039
$20,995
/yr
-
-$0
Stony Brook University
Stony Brook
NY
-
Nat: $92,039
$18,784
/yr
-
-$0
Syracuse University
Syracuse
NY
-
Nat: $92,039
$38,793
/yr
-
-$0
Duke University
Durham
NC
-
Nat: $92,039
$29,612
/yr
-
-$0
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill
NC
-
Nat: $92,039
$11,655
/yr
-
-$0
Case Western Reserve University
Cleveland
OH
-
Nat: $92,039
$41,190
/yr
-
-$0
University of Cincinnati-Main Campus
Cincinnati
OH
-
Nat: $92,039
$25,648
/yr
-
-$0
Kent State University at Kent
Kent
OH
-
Nat: $92,039
$20,787
/yr
-
-$0
Ohio State University-Main Campus
Columbus
OH
-
Nat: $92,039
$17,339
/yr
-
-$0
Oklahoma State University-Main Campus
Stillwater
OK
-
Nat: $92,039
$17,447
/yr
-
-$0
University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus
Norman
OK
-
Nat: $92,039
$15,300
/yr
-
-$0
University of Oregon
Eugene
OR
-
Nat: $92,039
$22,182
/yr
-
-$0
Lehigh University
Bethlehem
PA
-
Nat: $92,039
$36,931
/yr
-
-$0
Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus
University Park
PA
-
Nat: $92,039
$32,875
/yr
-
-$0
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
PA
-
Nat: $92,039
$28,699
/yr
-
-$0
University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus
Pittsburgh
PA
-
Nat: $92,039
$30,434
/yr
-
-$0
Temple University
Philadelphia
PA
-
Nat: $92,039
$28,198
/yr
-
-$0
Brown University
Providence
RI
-
Nat: $92,039
$25,184
/yr
-
-$0
University of Rhode Island
Kingston
RI
-
Nat: $92,039
$21,440
/yr
-
-$0
University of Memphis
Memphis
TN
-
Nat: $92,039
$12,397
/yr
-
-$0
The University of Tennessee-Knoxville
Knoxville
TN
-
Nat: $92,039
$18,976
/yr
-
-$0
Vanderbilt University
Nashville
TN
-
Nat: $92,039
$15,846
/yr
-
-$0
Baylor University
Waco
TX
-
Nat: $92,039
$41,104
/yr
-
-$0
University of Houston
Houston
TX
-
Nat: $92,039
$14,276
/yr
-
-$0
Rice University
Houston
TX
-
Nat: $92,039
$13,370
/yr
-
-$0
Southern Methodist University
Dallas
TX
-
Nat: $92,039
$40,892
/yr
-
-$0
The University of Texas at Dallas
Richardson
TX
-
Nat: $92,039
$18,267
/yr
-
-$0
The University of Texas at El Paso
El Paso
TX
-
Nat: $92,039
$9,403
/yr
-
-$0
Texas Tech University
Lubbock
TX
-
Nat: $92,039
$19,070
/yr
-
-$0
Old Dominion University
Norfolk
VA
-
Nat: $92,039
$14,638
/yr
-
-$0
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Blacksburg
VA
-
Nat: $92,039
$24,953
/yr
-
-$0
Washington State University
Pullman
WA
-
Nat: $92,039
$14,971
/yr
-
-$0
West Virginia University
Morgantown
WV
-
Nat: $92,039
$15,634
/yr
-
-$0
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Madison
WI
-
Nat: $92,039
$17,354
/yr
-
-$0
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Milwaukee
WI
-
Nat: $92,039
$15,014
/yr
-
-$0
University of Wyoming
Laramie
WY
-
Nat: $92,039
$13,599
/yr
-
-$0
Purdue University-Main Campus
West Lafayette
IN
-
Nat: $92,039
$14,600
/yr
-
-$0
University of Connecticut-Waterbury Campus
Waterbury
CT
-
Nat: $92,039
$10,875
/yr
-
-$0
University of Connecticut-Avery Point
Groton
CT
-
Nat: $92,039
$13,807
/yr
-
-$0
University of Connecticut-Stamford
Stamford
CT
-
Nat: $92,039
$16,798
/yr
-
-$0
University of Connecticut-Hartford Campus
Hartford
CT
-
Nat: $92,039
$16,403
/yr
-
-$0
Texas A&M University-College Station
College Station
TX
$45,529
Nat: $92,039
2yr Post-Grad
$21,315
/yr
-
-$167k
Analysis Notes:
  • Lifetime Value Added: Net Present Value (NPV) of estimated career earnings relative to a median high school graduate, 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).
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 with your specific estimates of cost and salary.