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Professional Degree•61 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 ($180,633)

P25-P75 Interval ($162,753 - $190,797)

HS Baseline ($35,872)

Breakeven Line (0% ROI)

Institution	State	Earnings	Avg Net Price	Median Debt	Lifetime Value Added
Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine Erie	PA	$201,666 Nat: $170,812 4yr Post-Grad	- /yr	$356,049	+$841k
West Virginia University Morgantown	WV	$202,520 Nat: $170,812 4yr Post-Grad	$15,634 /yr	$189,776	+$791k
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill	NC	$198,570 Nat: $170,812 4yr Post-Grad	$11,655 /yr	$214,834	+$777k
Augusta University Augusta	GA	$196,587 Nat: $170,812 4yr Post-Grad	$13,787 /yr	$232,467	+$755k
Ohio State University-Main Campus Columbus	OH	$198,071 Nat: $170,812 4yr Post-Grad	$17,339 /yr	$207,650	+$753k
Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center-New Orleans ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. New Orleans	LA	$189,321 Nat: $170,812 4yr Post-Grad	- /yr	$225,325	+$751k
University at Buffalo Buffalo	NY	$198,110 Nat: $170,812 4yr Post-Grad	$20,995 /yr	$196,586	+$740k
University of Washington-Seattle Campus Seattle	WA	$193,009 Nat: $170,812 4yr Post-Grad	$14,091 /yr	$282,467	+$728k
Virginia Commonwealth University Richmond	VA	$197,507 Nat: $170,812 4yr Post-Grad	$23,433 /yr	$273,400	+$727k
University of Connecticut-Waterbury Campus Waterbury	CT	$190,797 Nat: $170,812 4yr Post-Grad	$10,875 /yr	$143,655	+$723k
University of Connecticut-Avery Point Groton	CT	$190,797 Nat: $170,812 4yr Post-Grad	$13,807 /yr	$143,655	+$713k
University of Connecticut-Hartford Campus Hartford	CT	$190,797 Nat: $170,812 4yr Post-Grad	$16,403 /yr	$143,655	+$703k
University of Connecticut-Stamford Stamford	CT	$190,797 Nat: $170,812 4yr Post-Grad	$16,798 /yr	$143,655	+$702k
East Carolina University Greenville	NC	$187,926 Nat: $170,812 4yr Post-Grad	$15,739 /yr	$126,524	+$685k
The University of Tennessee Health Science Center ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Memphis	TN	$179,129 Nat: $170,812 4yr Post-Grad	- /yr	$250,824	+$677k
University of Connecticut Storrs	CT	$190,797 Nat: $170,812 4yr Post-Grad	$25,097 /yr	$143,655	+$672k
Indiana University-Indianapolis Indianapolis	IN	$183,985 Nat: $170,812 4yr Post-Grad	$11,668 /yr	$257,402	+$670k
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Edwardsville	IL	$184,815 Nat: $170,812 4yr Post-Grad	$14,889 /yr	$252,399	+$665k
University of Minnesota-Twin Cities Minneapolis	MN	$185,225 Nat: $170,812 4yr Post-Grad	$16,778 /yr	$272,055	+$661k
University of Kentucky Lexington	KY	$185,878 Nat: $170,812 4yr Post-Grad	$18,851 /yr	$249,454	+$658k
Oregon Health & Science University ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Portland	OR	$176,188 Nat: $170,812 4yr Post-Grad	- /yr	$312,308	+$655k
University of Florida Gainesville	FL	$176,959 Nat: $170,812 4yr Post-Grad	$6,541 /yr	$237,788	+$637k
University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus Pittsburgh	PA	$187,912 Nat: $170,812 4yr Post-Grad	$30,434 /yr	$235,835	+$632k
Medical University of South Carolina ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Charleston	SC	$172,695 Nat: $170,812 4yr Post-Grad	- /yr	$357,444	+$629k
A T Still University of Health Sciences Kirksville	MO	$171,983 Nat: $170,812 4yr Post-Grad	- /yr	$431,585	+$624k
Columbia University in the City of New York New York	NY	$182,326 Nat: $170,812 4yr Post-Grad	$21,590 /yr	$324,057	+$622k
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor Ann Arbor	MI	$176,961 Nat: $170,812 4yr Post-Grad	$13,138 /yr	$224,000	+$614k
University of Oklahoma-Health Sciences Center Oklahoma City	OK	$170,339 Nat: $170,812 4yr Post-Grad	- /yr	$272,159	+$612k
Temple University Philadelphia	PA	$183,560 Nat: $170,812 4yr Post-Grad	$28,198 /yr	$296,851	+$608k
Boston University Boston	MA	$180,633 Nat: $170,812 4yr Post-Grad	$24,402 /yr	$310,944	+$600k
University of Nebraska Medical Center ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Omaha	NE	$168,581 Nat: $170,812 4yr Post-Grad	- /yr	$201,388	+$599k
Marquette University Milwaukee	WI	$183,642 Nat: $170,812 4yr Post-Grad	$31,487 /yr	$229,890	+$596k
University of Missouri-Kansas City Kansas City	MO	$173,323 Nat: $170,812 4yr Post-Grad	$13,310 /yr	$220,937	+$586k
University of Detroit Mercy Detroit	MI	$173,975 Nat: $170,812 4yr Post-Grad	$15,232 /yr	$366,862	+$584k
University of Maryland Baltimore ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Baltimore	MD	$166,213 Nat: $170,812 4yr Post-Grad	- /yr	$258,834	+$582k
Creighton University Omaha	NE	$181,068 Nat: $170,812 4yr Post-Grad	$31,568 /yr	$297,323	+$577k
University of Nevada-Las Vegas Las Vegas	NV	$170,437 Nat: $170,812 4yr Post-Grad	$10,359 /yr	$317,068	+$576k
University of Louisville Louisville	KY	$172,704 Nat: $170,812 4yr Post-Grad	$17,988 /yr	$305,953	+$565k
University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus Norman	OK	$170,339 Nat: $170,812 4yr Post-Grad	$15,300 /yr	$272,159	+$557k
University of Iowa Iowa City	IA	$172,943 Nat: $170,812 4yr Post-Grad	$22,531 /yr	$241,115	+$550k
University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus Denver	CO	$162,753 Nat: $170,812 4yr Post-Grad	$11,900 /yr	$242,379	+$514k
The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. San Antonio	TX	$156,247 Nat: $170,812 4yr Post-Grad	- /yr	$192,648	+$509k
Tufts University Medford	MA	$175,048 Nat: $170,812 4yr Post-Grad	$39,998 /yr	$368,587	+$503k
University of Alabama at Birmingham Birmingham	AL	$162,018 Nat: $170,812 4yr Post-Grad	$18,749 /yr	-	+$484k
University of California-San Francisco San Francisco	CA	$152,323 Nat: $170,812 4yr Post-Grad	- /yr	$202,253	+$480k
Stony Brook University Stony Brook	NY	$160,639 Nat: $170,812 4yr Post-Grad	$18,784 /yr	$268,332	+$473k
Loma Linda University ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Loma Linda	CA	$149,878 Nat: $170,812 4yr Post-Grad	- /yr	$365,728	+$462k
Rutgers University-New Brunswick New Brunswick	NJ	$159,660 Nat: $170,812 4yr Post-Grad	$24,406 /yr	$254,122	+$446k
University of Utah Salt Lake City	UT	$153,714 Nat: $170,812 4yr Post-Grad	$16,200 /yr	$261,254	+$432k
Western University of Health Sciences Pomona	CA	$145,722 Nat: $170,812 4yr Post-Grad	- /yr	$421,897	+$431k
Texas A&M University-College Station College Station	TX	$155,946 Nat: $170,812 4yr Post-Grad	$21,315 /yr	$170,918	+$430k
University of Puerto Rico-Medical Sciences San Juan	PR	$145,120 Nat: $170,812 4yr Post-Grad	- /yr	$123,473	+$427k
Case Western Reserve University Cleveland	OH	$164,638 Nat: $170,812 4yr Post-Grad	$41,190 /yr	$360,396	+$422k
University of the Pacific Stockton	CA	$156,198 Nat: $170,812 4yr Post-Grad	$25,447 /yr	$349,063	+$417k
New York University New York	NY	$161,495 Nat: $170,812 4yr Post-Grad	$37,050 /yr	-	+$414k
Harvard University Cambridge	MA	$151,692 Nat: $170,812 4yr Post-Grad	$19,066 /yr	$184,220	+$407k
Howard University Washington	DC	$164,425 Nat: $170,812 4yr Post-Grad	$50,539 /yr	$316,095	+$387k
The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Houston	TX	$136,742 Nat: $170,812 4yr Post-Grad	- /yr	$168,997	+$366k
University of Southern California Los Angeles	CA	$123,341 Nat: $170,812 4yr Post-Grad	$32,740 /yr	$439,325	+$149k
University of Illinois Chicago Chicago	IL	$101,278 Nat: $170,812 2yr Post-Grad	$10,974 /yr	$323,938	+$95k
University of California-Los Angeles Los Angeles	CA	$72,716 Nat: $170,812 2yr Post-Grad	$12,548 /yr	$222,633	-$132k

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.

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