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Doctoral Degree•122 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.
Institution | State | Earnings | Avg Net Price | Median Debt | Lifetime Value Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Queens | NY | $153,334 Nat: $83,031 4yr Post-Grad | $29,999 /yr | - | +$574k |
Dekalb | IL | $117,352 Nat: $83,031 4yr Post-Grad | $13,391 /yr | - | +$374k |
Memphis | TN | $97,572 Nat: $83,031 4yr Post-Grad | $12,397 /yr | - | +$234k |
New York | NY | $91,322 Nat: $83,031 4yr Post-Grad | - /yr | - | +$233k |
Gainesville | FL | $91,306 Nat: $83,031 4yr Post-Grad | $6,541 /yr | $48,278 | +$209k |
Logan | UT | $87,754 Nat: $83,031 2yr Post-Grad | $14,936 /yr | - | +$192k |
Mercer University ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Macon | GA | $96,686 Nat: $83,031 4yr Post-Grad | $23,847 /yr | - | +$186k |
Statesboro | GA | $91,534 Nat: $83,031 4yr Post-Grad | $15,267 /yr | $55,423 | +$179k |
Aurora | IL | $86,375 Nat: $83,031 2yr Post-Grad | $18,838 /yr | - | +$168k |
Capella University ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Minneapolis | MN | $91,034 Nat: $83,031 4yr Post-Grad | $17,956 /yr | $83,947 | +$166k |
Tampa | FL | $84,486 Nat: $83,031 4yr Post-Grad | $9,812 /yr | $67,058 | +$148k |
Austin | TX | $85,479 Nat: $83,031 4yr Post-Grad | $19,857 /yr | $68,859 | +$119k |
Raleigh | NC | $83,594 Nat: $83,031 4yr Post-Grad | $17,303 /yr | - | +$114k |
Orange | CA | $91,744 Nat: $83,031 2yr Post-Grad | $46,555 /yr | - | +$109k |
Saint Charles | MO | $83,439 Nat: $83,031 4yr Post-Grad | $19,638 /yr | $41,914 | +$105k |
University of Phoenix-Arizona ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Phoenix | AZ | $80,021 Nat: $83,031 4yr Post-Grad | $13,520 /yr | $77,545 | +$102k |
College Station | TX | $83,544 Nat: $83,031 4yr Post-Grad | $21,315 /yr | $60,030 | +$99k |
Boca Raton | FL | $72,796 Nat: $83,031 2yr Post-Grad | $8,752 /yr | - | +$99k |
Blacksburg | VA | $84,607 Nat: $83,031 4yr Post-Grad | $24,953 /yr | - | +$94k |
Denver | CO | $84,653 Nat: $83,031 2yr Post-Grad | $36,131 /yr | - | +$92k |
Charlotte | NC | $79,364 Nat: $83,031 4yr Post-Grad | $15,435 /yr | - | +$90k |
Pensacola | FL | $71,854 Nat: $83,031 2yr Post-Grad | $9,364 /yr | - | +$89k |
Detroit | MI | $72,899 Nat: $83,031 2yr Post-Grad | $12,766 /yr | - | +$85k |
Gardner-Webb University ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Boiling Springs | NC | $78,398 Nat: $83,031 4yr Post-Grad | $17,674 /yr | $63,824 | +$75k |
East Lansing | MI | $79,274 Nat: $83,031 4yr Post-Grad | $19,680 /yr | - | +$74k |
Las Cruces | NM | $69,338 Nat: $83,031 2yr Post-Grad | $8,889 /yr | - | +$71k |
Columbia | SC | $80,374 Nat: $83,031 4yr Post-Grad | $22,811 /yr | $55,313 | +$71k |
Tempe | AZ | $70,456 Nat: $83,031 2yr Post-Grad | $14,967 /yr | - | +$58k |
Columbia | MO | $76,582 Nat: $83,031 4yr Post-Grad | $20,268 /yr | - | +$52k |
Kent | OH | $71,957 Nat: $83,031 2yr Post-Grad | $20,787 /yr | - | +$49k |
Lubbock | TX | $75,455 Nat: $83,031 4yr Post-Grad | $19,070 /yr | $47,372 | +$48k |
Seattle | WA | $67,660 Nat: $83,031 2yr Post-Grad | $14,091 /yr | - | +$40k |
Kennesaw | GA | $66,821 Nat: $83,031 2yr Post-Grad | $15,048 /yr | - | +$30k |
Madison | WI | $70,523 Nat: $83,031 4yr Post-Grad | $17,354 /yr | $63,482 | +$19k |
Chestnut Hill | MA | $76,460 Nat: $83,031 2yr Post-Grad | $41,704 /yr | - | +$9k |
Moon Township | PA | $67,660 Nat: $83,031 2yr Post-Grad | $23,003 /yr | - | +$8k |
Flagstaff | AZ | - Nat: $83,031 | $14,158 /yr | - | -$0 |
Fayetteville | AR | - Nat: $83,031 | $18,209 /yr | - | -$0 |
Stockton | CA | - Nat: $83,031 | $25,447 /yr | - | -$0 |
San Francisco | CA | - Nat: $83,031 | $41,431 /yr | - | -$0 |
Boulder | CO | - Nat: $83,031 | $25,346 /yr | - | -$0 |
Storrs | CT | - Nat: $83,031 | $25,097 /yr | - | -$0 |
Washington | DC | - Nat: $83,031 | $36,586 /yr | - | -$0 |
Barry University ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Miami | FL | - Nat: $83,031 | $22,613 /yr | - | -$0 |
Miami | FL | - Nat: $83,031 | $9,288 /yr | - | -$0 |
Tallahassee | FL | - Nat: $83,031 | $11,297 /yr | - | -$0 |
Keiser University-Ft Lauderdale ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Fort Lauderdale | FL | - Nat: $83,031 | $30,498 /yr | - | -$0 |
Atlanta | GA | - Nat: $83,031 | $15,931 /yr | - | -$0 |
Demorest | GA | - Nat: $83,031 | $20,599 /yr | - | -$0 |
Valdosta State University ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Valdosta | GA | - Nat: $83,031 | $10,945 /yr | - | -$0 |
Boise | ID | - Nat: $83,031 | $21,610 /yr | - | -$0 |
River Forest | IL | - Nat: $83,031 | $18,436 /yr | - | -$0 |
Chicago | IL | - Nat: $83,031 | $30,902 /yr | - | -$0 |
Chicago | IL | - Nat: $83,031 | $10,974 /yr | - | -$0 |
Champaign | IL | - Nat: $83,031 | $14,355 /yr | - | -$0 |
Normal | IL | - Nat: $83,031 | $19,398 /yr | - | -$0 |
Chicago | IL | - Nat: $83,031 | $36,079 /yr | - | -$0 |
National Louis University ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Chicago | IL | - Nat: $83,031 | $12,641 /yr | - | -$0 |
Carbondale | IL | - Nat: $83,031 | $13,297 /yr | - | -$0 |
Indiana State University ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Terre Haute | IN | - Nat: $83,031 | $10,873 /yr | - | -$0 |
Cedar Falls | IA | - Nat: $83,031 | $15,901 /yr | - | -$0 |
Lawrence | KS | - Nat: $83,031 | $18,059 /yr | - | -$0 |
Manhattan | KS | - Nat: $83,031 | $19,406 /yr | - | -$0 |
Louisville | KY | - Nat: $83,031 | $17,988 /yr | - | -$0 |
Baton Rouge | LA | - Nat: $83,031 | $19,151 /yr | - | -$0 |
Ruston | LA | - Nat: $83,031 | $11,864 /yr | - | -$0 |
University of New Orleans ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. New Orleans | LA | - Nat: $83,031 | $12,384 /yr | - | -$0 |
Monroe | LA | - Nat: $83,031 | $13,466 /yr | - | -$0 |
College Park | MD | - Nat: $83,031 | $15,678 /yr | - | -$0 |
Boston | MA | - Nat: $83,031 | $24,402 /yr | - | -$0 |
Berrien Springs | MI | - Nat: $83,031 | $12,547 /yr | - | -$0 |
Minneapolis | MN | - Nat: $83,031 | $16,778 /yr | - | -$0 |
Mississippi State | MS | - Nat: $83,031 | $17,595 /yr | - | -$0 |
Saint Louis | MO | - Nat: $83,031 | $27,006 /yr | - | -$0 |
Saint Louis | MO | - Nat: $83,031 | $24,398 /yr | - | -$0 |
Bozeman | MT | - Nat: $83,031 | $22,499 /yr | - | -$0 |
The University of Montana ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Missoula | MT | - Nat: $83,031 | $16,784 /yr | - | -$0 |
Las Vegas | NV | - Nat: $83,031 | $10,359 /yr | - | -$0 |
Reno | NV | - Nat: $83,031 | $15,927 /yr | - | -$0 |
Albuquerque | NM | - Nat: $83,031 | $15,489 /yr | - | -$0 |
Bronx | NY | - Nat: $83,031 | $44,338 /yr | - | -$0 |
New York | NY | - Nat: $83,031 | $37,050 /yr | - | -$0 |
Rochester | NY | - Nat: $83,031 | $29,278 /yr | - | -$0 |
Albany | NY | - Nat: $83,031 | $17,167 /yr | - | -$0 |
Buffalo | NY | - Nat: $83,031 | $20,995 /yr | - | -$0 |
Syracuse | NY | - Nat: $83,031 | $38,793 /yr | - | -$0 |
Chapel Hill | NC | - Nat: $83,031 | $11,655 /yr | - | -$0 |
Greensboro | NC | - Nat: $83,031 | $10,965 /yr | - | -$0 |
Cincinnati | OH | - Nat: $83,031 | $25,648 /yr | - | -$0 |
Athens | OH | - Nat: $83,031 | $21,637 /yr | - | -$0 |
Toledo | OH | - Nat: $83,031 | $17,249 /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: $83,031 | $9,552 /yr | - | -$0 |
Indiana | PA | - Nat: $83,031 | $16,804 /yr | - | -$0 |
Philadelphia | PA | - Nat: $83,031 | $28,699 /yr | - | -$0 |
Wilkes-Barre | PA | - Nat: $83,031 | $27,743 /yr | - | -$0 |
Clemson | SC | - Nat: $83,031 | $22,253 /yr | - | -$0 |
Vermillion | SD | - Nat: $83,031 | $19,858 /yr | - | -$0 |
Tennessee State University ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Nashville | TN | - Nat: $83,031 | $15,796 /yr | - | -$0 |
Cookeville | TN | - Nat: $83,031 | $14,246 /yr | - | -$0 |
Union University ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Jackson | TN | - Nat: $83,031 | $27,171 /yr | - | -$0 |
Waco | TX | - Nat: $83,031 | $41,104 /yr | - | -$0 |
Texas A & M University-Corpus Christi ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Corpus Christi | TX | - Nat: $83,031 | $15,225 /yr | - | -$0 |
University of Houston-Clear Lake ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Houston | TX | - Nat: $83,031 | $15,563 /yr | - | -$0 |
Denton | TX | - Nat: $83,031 | $15,649 /yr | - | -$0 |
Edinburg | TX | - Nat: $83,031 | $4,831 /yr | - | -$0 |
El Paso | TX | - Nat: $83,031 | $9,403 /yr | - | -$0 |
Fort Worth | TX | - Nat: $83,031 | $36,660 /yr | - | -$0 |
San Antonio | TX | - Nat: $83,031 | $10,836 /yr | - | -$0 |
Texas Southern University ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Houston | TX | - Nat: $83,031 | $16,590 /yr | - | -$0 |
Charlottesville | VA | - Nat: $83,031 | $21,565 /yr | - | -$0 |
Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-Ponce ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Ponce | PR | - Nat: $83,031 | $13,192 /yr | - | -$0 |
Inter American University of Puerto Rico-San German ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. San German | PR | - Nat: $83,031 | $9,148 /yr | - | -$0 |
Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Metro ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. San Juan | PR | - Nat: $83,031 | $9,788 /yr | - | -$0 |
San Juan | PR | - Nat: $83,031 | $9,175 /yr | - | -$0 |
Waterbury | CT | - Nat: $83,031 | $10,875 /yr | - | -$0 |
Groton | CT | - Nat: $83,031 | $13,807 /yr | - | -$0 |
Stamford | CT | - Nat: $83,031 | $16,798 /yr | - | -$0 |
Hartford | CT | - Nat: $83,031 | $16,403 /yr | - | -$0 |
Liberty University ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Lynchburg | VA | $73,065 Nat: $83,031 4yr Post-Grad | $29,357 /yr | $55,960 | -$6k |
University Park | PA | $74,098 Nat: $83,031 4yr Post-Grad | $32,875 /yr | - | -$11k |
Bloomington | IN | $61,516 Nat: $83,031 2yr Post-Grad | $16,264 /yr | - | -$16k |
Houston | TX | $53,984 Nat: $83,031 2yr Post-Grad | $14,276 /yr | - | -$71k |
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.