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Doctoral Degree•142 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Cambridge | MA | $174,114 Nat: $112,683 4yr Post-Grad | $19,066 /yr | - | +$763k |
Los Angeles | CA | $134,860 Nat: $112,683 4yr Post-Grad | $12,548 /yr | - | +$503k |
Madison | WI | $126,758 Nat: $112,683 4yr Post-Grad | $17,354 /yr | - | +$428k |
Columbus | OH | $123,814 Nat: $112,683 4yr Post-Grad | $17,339 /yr | - | +$407k |
Ann Arbor | MI | $116,369 Nat: $112,683 4yr Post-Grad | $13,138 /yr | - | +$368k |
Davis | CA | $108,451 Nat: $112,683 4yr Post-Grad | $14,741 /yr | - | +$305k |
Baltimore | MD | $108,169 Nat: $112,683 4yr Post-Grad | $18,809 /yr | - | +$288k |
Birmingham | AL | - Nat: $112,683 | $18,749 /yr | - | -$0 |
Tempe | AZ | - Nat: $112,683 | $14,967 /yr | - | -$0 |
Tucson | AZ | - Nat: $112,683 | $16,674 /yr | - | -$0 |
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Little Rock | AR | - Nat: $112,683 | - /yr | - | -$0 |
Pasadena | CA | - Nat: $112,683 | $16,075 /yr | - | -$0 |
Berkeley | CA | - Nat: $112,683 | $13,481 /yr | - | -$0 |
Riverside | CA | - Nat: $112,683 | $14,304 /yr | - | -$0 |
San Francisco | CA | - Nat: $112,683 | - /yr | - | -$0 |
Santa Barbara | CA | - Nat: $112,683 | $16,109 /yr | - | -$0 |
Loma Linda University ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Loma Linda | CA | - Nat: $112,683 | - /yr | - | -$0 |
Los Angeles | CA | - Nat: $112,683 | $32,740 /yr | - | -$0 |
Denver | CO | - Nat: $112,683 | $11,900 /yr | - | -$0 |
Boulder | CO | - Nat: $112,683 | $25,346 /yr | - | -$0 |
Fort Collins | CO | - Nat: $112,683 | $21,279 /yr | - | -$0 |
Denver | CO | - Nat: $112,683 | $36,131 /yr | - | -$0 |
Storrs | CT | - Nat: $112,683 | $25,097 /yr | - | -$0 |
Middletown | CT | - Nat: $112,683 | $30,177 /yr | - | -$0 |
New Haven | CT | - Nat: $112,683 | $23,777 /yr | - | -$0 |
Washington | DC | - Nat: $112,683 | $36,586 /yr | - | -$0 |
Washington | DC | - Nat: $112,683 | $50,539 /yr | - | -$0 |
Miami | FL | - Nat: $112,683 | $9,288 /yr | - | -$0 |
Tallahassee | FL | - Nat: $112,683 | $11,297 /yr | - | -$0 |
Coral Gables | FL | - Nat: $112,683 | $37,244 /yr | - | -$0 |
Athens | GA | - Nat: $112,683 | $13,936 /yr | - | -$0 |
Boise | ID | - Nat: $112,683 | $21,610 /yr | - | -$0 |
Moscow | ID | - Nat: $112,683 | $14,831 /yr | - | -$0 |
Chicago | IL | - Nat: $112,683 | $14,860 /yr | - | -$0 |
North Chicago | IL | - Nat: $112,683 | - /yr | - | -$0 |
Champaign | IL | - Nat: $112,683 | $14,355 /yr | - | -$0 |
Chicago | IL | - Nat: $112,683 | $36,079 /yr | - | -$0 |
Rush University ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Chicago | IL | - Nat: $112,683 | - /yr | - | -$0 |
Carbondale | IL | - Nat: $112,683 | $13,297 /yr | - | -$0 |
Indianapolis | IN | - Nat: $112,683 | $11,668 /yr | - | -$0 |
Bloomington | IN | - Nat: $112,683 | $16,264 /yr | - | -$0 |
Notre Dame | IN | - Nat: $112,683 | $26,780 /yr | - | -$0 |
Ames | IA | - Nat: $112,683 | $18,589 /yr | - | -$0 |
Iowa City | IA | - Nat: $112,683 | $22,531 /yr | - | -$0 |
Lawrence | KS | - Nat: $112,683 | $18,059 /yr | - | -$0 |
Lexington | KY | - Nat: $112,683 | $18,851 /yr | - | -$0 |
Louisville | KY | - Nat: $112,683 | $17,988 /yr | - | -$0 |
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 | - Nat: $112,683 | - /yr | - | -$0 |
Orono | ME | - Nat: $112,683 | $17,510 /yr | - | -$0 |
University of Maryland Baltimore ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Baltimore | MD | - Nat: $112,683 | - /yr | - | -$0 |
College Park | MD | - Nat: $112,683 | $15,678 /yr | - | -$0 |
Boston | MA | - Nat: $112,683 | $24,402 /yr | - | -$0 |
Waltham | MA | - Nat: $112,683 | $35,736 /yr | - | -$0 |
Medford | MA | - Nat: $112,683 | $39,998 /yr | - | -$0 |
Worcester | MA | - Nat: $112,683 | $43,071 /yr | - | -$0 |
East Lansing | MI | - Nat: $112,683 | $19,680 /yr | - | -$0 |
Houghton | MI | - Nat: $112,683 | $14,182 /yr | - | -$0 |
Detroit | MI | - Nat: $112,683 | $12,766 /yr | - | -$0 |
Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Rochester | MN | - Nat: $112,683 | - /yr | - | -$0 |
Minneapolis | MN | - Nat: $112,683 | $16,778 /yr | - | -$0 |
University | MS | - Nat: $112,683 | $13,314 /yr | - | -$0 |
Columbia | MO | - Nat: $112,683 | $20,268 /yr | - | -$0 |
Kansas City | MO | - Nat: $112,683 | $13,310 /yr | - | -$0 |
Saint Louis | MO | - Nat: $112,683 | $24,398 /yr | - | -$0 |
St. Louis | MO | - Nat: $112,683 | $21,786 /yr | - | -$0 |
Bozeman | MT | - Nat: $112,683 | $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: $112,683 | $16,784 /yr | - | -$0 |
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 | - Nat: $112,683 | - /yr | - | -$0 |
Lincoln | NE | - Nat: $112,683 | $17,747 /yr | - | -$0 |
Reno | NV | - Nat: $112,683 | $15,927 /yr | - | -$0 |
Durham | NH | - Nat: $112,683 | $23,805 /yr | - | -$0 |
Princeton | NJ | - Nat: $112,683 | $6,128 /yr | - | -$0 |
New Brunswick | NJ | - Nat: $112,683 | $24,406 /yr | - | -$0 |
Las Cruces | NM | - Nat: $112,683 | $8,889 /yr | - | -$0 |
New York | NY | - Nat: $112,683 | $21,590 /yr | - | -$0 |
Ithaca | NY | - Nat: $112,683 | $28,690 /yr | - | -$0 |
New York | NY | - Nat: $112,683 | - /yr | - | -$0 |
CUNY Graduate School and University Center ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. New York | NY | - Nat: $112,683 | - /yr | - | -$0 |
Troy | NY | - Nat: $112,683 | $36,228 /yr | - | -$0 |
Rochester | NY | - Nat: $112,683 | $29,278 /yr | - | -$0 |
Buffalo | NY | - Nat: $112,683 | $20,995 /yr | - | -$0 |
Stony Brook | NY | - Nat: $112,683 | $18,784 /yr | - | -$0 |
SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Brooklyn | NY | - Nat: $112,683 | - /yr | - | -$0 |
Upstate Medical University ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Syracuse | NY | - Nat: $112,683 | - /yr | - | -$0 |
Syracuse | NY | - Nat: $112,683 | $38,793 /yr | - | -$0 |
New York | NY | - Nat: $112,683 | $49,965 /yr | - | -$0 |
Durham | NC | - Nat: $112,683 | $29,612 /yr | - | -$0 |
Greenville | NC | - Nat: $112,683 | $15,739 /yr | - | -$0 |
Chapel Hill | NC | - Nat: $112,683 | $11,655 /yr | - | -$0 |
Greensboro | NC | - Nat: $112,683 | $10,965 /yr | - | -$0 |
Raleigh | NC | - Nat: $112,683 | $17,303 /yr | - | -$0 |
Winston-Salem | NC | - Nat: $112,683 | $28,719 /yr | - | -$0 |
Grand Forks | ND | - Nat: $112,683 | $18,551 /yr | - | -$0 |
Fargo | ND | - Nat: $112,683 | $15,543 /yr | - | -$0 |
Cleveland | OH | - Nat: $112,683 | $41,190 /yr | - | -$0 |
Cincinnati | OH | - Nat: $112,683 | $25,648 /yr | - | -$0 |
Oklahoma City | OK | - Nat: $112,683 | - /yr | - | -$0 |
Stillwater | OK | - Nat: $112,683 | $17,447 /yr | - | -$0 |
Norman | OK | - Nat: $112,683 | $15,300 /yr | - | -$0 |
Oregon Health & Science University ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Portland | OR | - Nat: $112,683 | - /yr | - | -$0 |
Corvallis | OR | - Nat: $112,683 | $19,604 /yr | - | -$0 |
Philadelphia | PA | - Nat: $112,683 | $38,509 /yr | - | -$0 |
Bethlehem | PA | - Nat: $112,683 | $36,931 /yr | - | -$0 |
University Park | PA | - Nat: $112,683 | $32,875 /yr | - | -$0 |
Philadelphia | PA | - Nat: $112,683 | $28,699 /yr | - | -$0 |
Pittsburgh | PA | - Nat: $112,683 | $30,434 /yr | - | -$0 |
Philadelphia | PA | - Nat: $112,683 | $28,928 /yr | - | -$0 |
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 | - Nat: $112,683 | - /yr | - | -$0 |
Murfreesboro | TN | - Nat: $112,683 | $13,359 /yr | - | -$0 |
Knoxville | TN | - Nat: $112,683 | $18,976 /yr | - | -$0 |
Nashville | TN | - Nat: $112,683 | $15,846 /yr | - | -$0 |
Houston | TX | - Nat: $112,683 | - /yr | - | -$0 |
Houston | TX | - Nat: $112,683 | $14,276 /yr | - | -$0 |
Denton | TX | - Nat: $112,683 | $15,649 /yr | - | -$0 |
Houston | TX | - Nat: $112,683 | $13,370 /yr | - | -$0 |
Dallas | TX | - Nat: $112,683 | - /yr | - | -$0 |
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 | - Nat: $112,683 | - /yr | - | -$0 |
The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Galveston | TX | - Nat: $112,683 | - /yr | - | -$0 |
College Station | TX | - Nat: $112,683 | $21,315 /yr | - | -$0 |
Austin | TX | - Nat: $112,683 | $19,857 /yr | - | -$0 |
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 | - Nat: $112,683 | - /yr | - | -$0 |
Provo | UT | - Nat: $112,683 | $15,564 /yr | - | -$0 |
Logan | UT | - Nat: $112,683 | $14,936 /yr | - | -$0 |
Salt Lake City | UT | - Nat: $112,683 | $16,200 /yr | - | -$0 |
Fairfax | VA | - Nat: $112,683 | $17,915 /yr | - | -$0 |
Richmond | VA | - Nat: $112,683 | $23,433 /yr | - | -$0 |
Charlottesville | VA | - Nat: $112,683 | $21,565 /yr | - | -$0 |
Pullman | WA | - Nat: $112,683 | $14,971 /yr | - | -$0 |
Seattle | WA | - Nat: $112,683 | $14,091 /yr | - | -$0 |
Morgantown | WV | - Nat: $112,683 | $15,634 /yr | - | -$0 |
Milwaukee | WI | - Nat: $112,683 | - /yr | - | -$0 |
San Juan | PR | - Nat: $112,683 | - /yr | - | -$0 |
Stanford | CA | - Nat: $112,683 | $13,807 /yr | - | -$0 |
West Lafayette | IN | - Nat: $112,683 | $14,600 /yr | - | -$0 |
Waterbury | CT | - Nat: $112,683 | $10,875 /yr | - | -$0 |
Groton | CT | - Nat: $112,683 | $13,807 /yr | - | -$0 |
Stamford | CT | - Nat: $112,683 | $16,798 /yr | - | -$0 |
Bend | OR | - Nat: $112,683 | $18,048 /yr | - | -$0 |
Merced | CA | - Nat: $112,683 | $11,983 /yr | - | -$0 |
Hartford | CT | - Nat: $112,683 | $16,403 /yr | - | -$0 |
Augusta | GA | - Nat: $112,683 | $13,787 /yr | - | -$0 |
Irvine | CA | $55,964 Nat: $112,683 2yr Post-Grad | $14,251 /yr | - | -$54k |
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.