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Doctoral Degree•137 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 ($123,814)
P25-P75 Interval ($108,451 - $134,860)
Bachelor's Baseline ($56,938)
Breakeven Line (0% ROI)
These figures are medians for past graduates who received federal aid. Your cost and pay will differ. Run your own numbers in the Guided ROI Interview →
Institution | State | Earnings | Avg Net Price | Median Debt | Lifetime Value Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Cambridge | MA | $174,114 Nat: $112,683 4yr Post-Grad | $19,148 /yr | - | +$570k |
Los Angeles | CA | $134,860 Nat: $112,683 4yr Post-Grad | $14,659 /yr | - | +$299k |
Madison | WI | $126,758 Nat: $112,683 4yr Post-Grad | $16,600 /yr | - | +$233k |
Columbus | OH | $123,814 Nat: $112,683 4yr Post-Grad | $17,269 /yr | - | +$209k |
Ann Arbor | MI | $116,369 Nat: $112,683 4yr Post-Grad | $14,362 /yr | - | +$164k |
Davis | CA | $108,451 Nat: $112,683 4yr Post-Grad | $14,318 /yr | - | +$106k |
Baltimore | MD | $108,169 Nat: $112,683 4yr Post-Grad | $18,431 /yr | - | +$89k |
Birmingham | AL | - Nat: $112,683 | $15,630 /yr | - | -$0 |
Tempe | AZ | - Nat: $112,683 | $14,694 /yr | - | -$0 |
Tucson | AZ | - Nat: $112,683 | $17,125 /yr | - | -$0 |
Little Rock | AR | - Nat: $112,683 | - /yr | - | -$0 |
Pasadena | CA | - Nat: $112,683 | $8,509 /yr | - | -$0 |
Berkeley | CA | - Nat: $112,683 | $14,538 /yr | - | -$0 |
Riverside | CA | - Nat: $112,683 | $12,672 /yr | - | -$0 |
San Francisco | CA | - Nat: $112,683 | - /yr | - | -$0 |
Santa Barbara | CA | - Nat: $112,683 | $16,807 /yr | - | -$0 |
Loma Linda | CA | - Nat: $112,683 | $25,018 /yr | - | -$0 |
Los Angeles | CA | - Nat: $112,683 | $33,056 /yr | - | -$0 |
Denver | CO | - Nat: $112,683 | $10,217 /yr | - | -$0 |
Boulder | CO | - Nat: $112,683 | $23,708 /yr | - | -$0 |
Fort Collins | CO | - Nat: $112,683 | $22,247 /yr | - | -$0 |
Denver | CO | - Nat: $112,683 | $31,961 /yr | - | -$0 |
Storrs | CT | - Nat: $112,683 | $24,342 /yr | - | -$0 |
Middletown | CT | - Nat: $112,683 | $23,014 /yr | - | -$0 |
New Haven | CT | - Nat: $112,683 | $11,340 /yr | - | -$0 |
Washington | DC | - Nat: $112,683 | $33,002 /yr | - | -$0 |
Miami | FL | - Nat: $112,683 | $11,462 /yr | - | -$0 |
Tallahassee | FL | - Nat: $112,683 | $8,605 /yr | - | -$0 |
Coral Gables | FL | - Nat: $112,683 | $36,483 /yr | - | -$0 |
Athens | GA | - Nat: $112,683 | $13,636 /yr | - | -$0 |
Boise | ID | - Nat: $112,683 | $18,423 /yr | - | -$0 |
Moscow | ID | - Nat: $112,683 | $15,321 /yr | - | -$0 |
Chicago | IL | - Nat: $112,683 | $16,776 /yr | - | -$0 |
North Chicago | IL | - Nat: $112,683 | - /yr | - | -$0 |
Champaign | IL | - Nat: $112,683 | $13,042 /yr | - | -$0 |
Chicago | IL | - Nat: $112,683 | $36,340 /yr | - | -$0 |
Chicago | IL | - Nat: $112,683 | - /yr | - | -$0 |
Carbondale | IL | - Nat: $112,683 | $12,554 /yr | - | -$0 |
Indianapolis | IN | - Nat: $112,683 | $9,479 /yr | - | -$0 |
Bloomington | IN | - Nat: $112,683 | $16,003 /yr | - | -$0 |
Notre Dame | IN | - Nat: $112,683 | $25,339 /yr | - | -$0 |
Ames | IA | - Nat: $112,683 | $18,517 /yr | - | -$0 |
Iowa City | IA | - Nat: $112,683 | $22,508 /yr | - | -$0 |
Lawrence | KS | - Nat: $112,683 | $20,004 /yr | - | -$0 |
Lexington | KY | - Nat: $112,683 | $18,868 /yr | - | -$0 |
Louisville | KY | - Nat: $112,683 | $14,960 /yr | - | -$0 |
New Orleans | LA | - Nat: $112,683 | - /yr | - | -$0 |
Orono | ME | - Nat: $112,683 | $17,224 /yr | - | -$0 |
Baltimore | MD | - Nat: $112,683 | - /yr | - | -$0 |
College Park | MD | - Nat: $112,683 | $14,296 /yr | - | -$0 |
Boston | MA | - Nat: $112,683 | $36,503 /yr | - | -$0 |
Waltham | MA | - Nat: $112,683 | $30,606 /yr | - | -$0 |
Medford | MA | - Nat: $112,683 | $38,797 /yr | - | -$0 |
Worcester | MA | - Nat: $112,683 | $43,885 /yr | - | -$0 |
East Lansing | MI | - Nat: $112,683 | $21,322 /yr | - | -$0 |
Houghton | MI | - Nat: $112,683 | $13,446 /yr | - | -$0 |
Detroit | MI | - Nat: $112,683 | $11,212 /yr | - | -$0 |
Rochester | MN | - Nat: $112,683 | - /yr | - | -$0 |
Minneapolis | MN | - Nat: $112,683 | $17,330 /yr | - | -$0 |
University | MS | - Nat: $112,683 | $13,752 /yr | - | -$0 |
Columbia | MO | - Nat: $112,683 | $21,142 /yr | - | -$0 |
Saint Louis | MO | - Nat: $112,683 | $29,674 /yr | - | -$0 |
St. Louis | MO | - Nat: $112,683 | $13,360 /yr | - | -$0 |
Bozeman | MT | - Nat: $112,683 | $23,106 /yr | - | -$0 |
Missoula | MT | - Nat: $112,683 | $21,302 /yr | - | -$0 |
Lincoln | NE | - Nat: $112,683 | $16,214 /yr | - | -$0 |
Reno | NV | - Nat: $112,683 | $13,797 /yr | - | -$0 |
Durham | NH | - Nat: $112,683 | $26,150 /yr | - | -$0 |
Princeton | NJ | - Nat: $112,683 | $7,815 /yr | - | -$0 |
New Brunswick | NJ | - Nat: $112,683 | $24,897 /yr | - | -$0 |
Las Cruces | NM | - Nat: $112,683 | $6,313 /yr | - | -$0 |
New York | NY | - Nat: $112,683 | $15,370 /yr | - | -$0 |
Ithaca | NY | - Nat: $112,683 | $33,934 /yr | - | -$0 |
New York | NY | - Nat: $112,683 | - /yr | - | -$0 |
New York | NY | - Nat: $112,683 | $4,766 /yr | - | -$0 |
Troy | NY | - Nat: $112,683 | $32,758 /yr | - | -$0 |
Rochester | NY | - Nat: $112,683 | $34,347 /yr | - | -$0 |
Buffalo | NY | - Nat: $112,683 | $21,775 /yr | - | -$0 |
Stony Brook | NY | - Nat: $112,683 | $18,902 /yr | - | -$0 |
Brooklyn | NY | - Nat: $112,683 | - /yr | - | -$0 |
Syracuse | NY | - Nat: $112,683 | - /yr | - | -$0 |
Syracuse | NY | - Nat: $112,683 | $43,336 /yr | - | -$0 |
Durham | NC | - Nat: $112,683 | $23,706 /yr | - | -$0 |
Greenville | NC | - Nat: $112,683 | $16,880 /yr | - | -$0 |
Chapel Hill | NC | - Nat: $112,683 | $11,305 /yr | - | -$0 |
Greensboro | NC | - Nat: $112,683 | $12,291 /yr | - | -$0 |
Raleigh | NC | - Nat: $112,683 | $16,486 /yr | - | -$0 |
Winston-Salem | NC | - Nat: $112,683 | $28,165 /yr | - | -$0 |
Grand Forks | ND | - Nat: $112,683 | $18,131 /yr | - | -$0 |
Fargo | ND | - Nat: $112,683 | $15,636 /yr | - | -$0 |
Cleveland | OH | - Nat: $112,683 | $44,622 /yr | - | -$0 |
Cincinnati | OH | - Nat: $112,683 | $24,917 /yr | - | -$0 |
Oklahoma City | OK | - Nat: $112,683 | - /yr | - | -$0 |
Stillwater | OK | - Nat: $112,683 | $17,058 /yr | - | -$0 |
Norman | OK | - Nat: $112,683 | $15,531 /yr | - | -$0 |
Portland | OR | - Nat: $112,683 | - /yr | - | -$0 |
Corvallis | OR | - Nat: $112,683 | $21,504 /yr | - | -$0 |
Philadelphia | PA | - Nat: $112,683 | $37,529 /yr | - | -$0 |
Bethlehem | PA | - Nat: $112,683 | $25,272 /yr | - | -$0 |
University Park | PA | - Nat: $112,683 | $33,675 /yr | - | -$0 |
Philadelphia | PA | - Nat: $112,683 | $29,577 /yr | - | -$0 |
Pittsburgh | PA | - Nat: $112,683 | $29,362 /yr | - | -$0 |
Philadelphia | PA | - Nat: $112,683 | $25,555 /yr | - | -$0 |
Charleston | SC | - Nat: $112,683 | - /yr | - | -$0 |
Murfreesboro | TN | - Nat: $112,683 | $12,562 /yr | - | -$0 |
Knoxville | TN | - Nat: $112,683 | $18,314 /yr | - | -$0 |
Nashville | TN | - Nat: $112,683 | $15,497 /yr | - | -$0 |
Houston | TX | - Nat: $112,683 | - /yr | - | -$0 |
Houston | TX | - Nat: $112,683 | $11,439 /yr | - | -$0 |
Denton | TX | - Nat: $112,683 | $15,358 /yr | - | -$0 |
Houston | TX | - Nat: $112,683 | $11,164 /yr | - | -$0 |
Dallas | TX | - Nat: $112,683 | - /yr | - | -$0 |
San Antonio | TX | - Nat: $112,683 | - /yr | - | -$0 |
Galveston | TX | - Nat: $112,683 | - /yr | - | -$0 |
College Station | TX | - Nat: $112,683 | $21,527 /yr | - | -$0 |
Austin | TX | - Nat: $112,683 | $18,554 /yr | - | -$0 |
Houston | TX | - Nat: $112,683 | - /yr | - | -$0 |
Provo | UT | - Nat: $112,683 | $13,397 /yr | - | -$0 |
Logan | UT | - Nat: $112,683 | $12,644 /yr | - | -$0 |
Salt Lake City | UT | - Nat: $112,683 | $27,314 /yr | - | -$0 |
Fairfax | VA | - Nat: $112,683 | $14,697 /yr | - | -$0 |
Richmond | VA | - Nat: $112,683 | $25,037 /yr | - | -$0 |
Charlottesville | VA | - Nat: $112,683 | $18,056 /yr | - | -$0 |
Pullman | WA | - Nat: $112,683 | $13,462 /yr | - | -$0 |
Seattle | WA | - Nat: $112,683 | $13,663 /yr | - | -$0 |
Morgantown | WV | - Nat: $112,683 | $18,020 /yr | - | -$0 |
Milwaukee | WI | - Nat: $112,683 | - /yr | - | -$0 |
San Juan | PR | - Nat: $112,683 | - /yr | - | -$0 |
Stanford | CA | - Nat: $112,683 | $12,307 /yr | - | -$0 |
West Lafayette | IN | - Nat: $112,683 | $14,851 /yr | - | -$0 |
Waterbury | CT | - Nat: $112,683 | $8,616 /yr | - | -$0 |
Groton | CT | - Nat: $112,683 | $11,184 /yr | - | -$0 |
Stamford | CT | - Nat: $112,683 | $14,226 /yr | - | -$0 |
Bend | OR | - Nat: $112,683 | $17,853 /yr | - | -$0 |
Hartford | CT | - Nat: $112,683 | $13,961 /yr | - | -$0 |
Augusta | GA | - Nat: $112,683 | $12,017 /yr | - | -$0 |
Irvine | CA | $55,964 Nat: $112,683 2yr Post-Grad | $13,866 /yr | - | -$270k |
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.