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Doctoral Degree22 Institutions
Institution
State
Earnings
Avg Net PriceMedian Debt
Lifetime Value Added
University of California-Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara
CA
$164,651
Nat: $144,084
4yr Post-Grad
$16,109
/yr
-
+$705k
The University of Alabama
Tuscaloosa
AL
-
Nat: $144,084
$22,420
/yr
-
-$0
University of Arizona
Tucson
AZ
-
Nat: $144,084
$16,674
/yr
-
-$0
University of Arkansas
Fayetteville
AR
-
Nat: $144,084
$18,209
/yr
-
-$0
University of California-Berkeley
Berkeley
CA
-
Nat: $144,084
$13,481
/yr
-
-$0
University of California-San Diego
La Jolla
CA
-
Nat: $144,084
$12,470
/yr
-
-$0
University of Denver
Denver
CO
-
Nat: $144,084
$36,131
/yr
-
-$0
University of Delaware
Newark
DE
-
Nat: $144,084
$17,799
/yr
-
-$0
Central Michigan University
Mount Pleasant
MI
-
Nat: $144,084
$17,597
/yr
-
-$0
Michigan State University
East Lansing
MI
-
Nat: $144,084
$19,680
/yr
-
-$0
Montana Technological University
Butte
MT
-
Nat: $144,084
$16,481
/yr
-
-$0
University of New Hampshire-Main Campus
Durham
NH
-
Nat: $144,084
$23,805
/yr
-
-$0
University of New Mexico-Main Campus
Albuquerque
NM
-
Nat: $144,084
$15,489
/yr
-
-$0
Columbia University in the City of New York
New York
NY
-
Nat: $144,084
$21,590
/yr
-
-$0
University of Rochester
Rochester
NY
-
Nat: $144,084
$29,278
/yr
-
-$0
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill
NC
-
Nat: $144,084
$11,655
/yr
-
-$0
North Dakota State University-Main Campus
Fargo
ND
-
Nat: $144,084
$15,543
/yr
-
-$0
Youngstown State University
Youngstown
OH
-
Nat: $144,084
$12,767
/yr
-
-$0
Oregon State University
Corvallis
OR
-
Nat: $144,084
$19,604
/yr
-
-$0
Carnegie Mellon University
Pittsburgh
PA
-
Nat: $144,084
$31,944
/yr
-
-$0
Vanderbilt University
Nashville
TN
-
Nat: $144,084
$15,846
/yr
-
-$0
Oregon State University-Cascades Campus
Bend
OR
-
Nat: $144,084
$18,048
/yr
-
-$0
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.