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Doctoral Degree•130 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 ($94,079)
P25-P75 Interval ($69,338 - $109,281)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Fort Collins | CO | $144,730 Nat: $98,707 4yr Post-Grad | $22,247 /yr | - | +$344k |
Fairfax | VA | $128,100 Nat: $98,707 4yr Post-Grad | $14,697 /yr | - | +$249k |
Claremont | CA | $118,456 Nat: $98,707 4yr Post-Grad | - /yr | $138,114 | +$231k |
Detroit | MI | $120,901 Nat: $98,707 4yr Post-Grad | $11,212 /yr | - | +$209k |
Raleigh | NC | $120,982 Nat: $98,707 4yr Post-Grad | $16,486 /yr | - | +$191k |
Tampa | FL | $113,606 Nat: $98,707 4yr Post-Grad | $8,648 /yr | - | +$164k |
Athens | GA | $115,825 Nat: $98,707 4yr Post-Grad | $13,636 /yr | - | +$163k |
Chicago | IL | $109,281 Nat: $98,707 4yr Post-Grad | $9,540 /yr | - | +$129k |
Chicago | IL | $115,482 Nat: $98,707 4yr Post-Grad | $22,443 /yr | - | +$129k |
Tempe | AZ | $109,867 Nat: $98,707 4yr Post-Grad | $14,694 /yr | - | +$115k |
Gainesville | FL | $103,154 Nat: $98,707 4yr Post-Grad | $5,969 /yr | - | +$96k |
Knoxville | TN | $108,390 Nat: $98,707 4yr Post-Grad | $18,314 /yr | - | +$91k |
Burlington | VT | $109,295 Nat: $98,707 4yr Post-Grad | $20,277 /yr | - | +$91k |
Loma Linda | CA | $110,256 Nat: $98,707 4yr Post-Grad | $25,018 /yr | $178,772 | +$81k |
Hattiesburg | MS | $105,702 Nat: $98,707 4yr Post-Grad | $21,172 /yr | $75,927 | +$61k |
Tallahassee | FL | $99,239 Nat: $98,707 4yr Post-Grad | $8,605 /yr | - | +$58k |
Philadelphia | PA | $111,849 Nat: $98,707 4yr Post-Grad | $37,529 /yr | - | +$47k |
New York | NY | $95,873 Nat: $98,707 4yr Post-Grad | $4,766 /yr | - | +$47k |
Los Angeles | CA | $100,014 Nat: $98,707 4yr Post-Grad | $14,659 /yr | - | +$42k |
Norman | OK | $94,408 Nat: $98,707 2yr Post-Grad | $15,531 /yr | - | +$25k |
Waterbury Earnings shared by 5 University of Connecticut campuses, which report as one program. | CT | $94,835 Nat: $98,707 4yr Post-Grad | $8,616 /yr | - | +$25k |
Groton Earnings shared by 5 University of Connecticut campuses, which report as one program. | CT | $94,835 Nat: $98,707 4yr Post-Grad | $11,184 /yr | - | +$16k |
Lincoln | NE | $96,534 Nat: $98,707 4yr Post-Grad | $16,214 /yr | - | +$10k |
Hartford Earnings shared by 5 University of Connecticut campuses, which report as one program. | CT | $94,835 Nat: $98,707 4yr Post-Grad | $13,961 /yr | - | +$6k |
Newark Earnings shared by 2 Rutgers University campuses, which report as one program. | NJ | $95,771 Nat: $98,707 4yr Post-Grad | $16,013 /yr | $81,500 | +$6k |
Stamford Earnings shared by 5 University of Connecticut campuses, which report as one program. | CT | $94,835 Nat: $98,707 4yr Post-Grad | $14,226 /yr | - | +$5k |
Anchorage | AK | - Nat: $98,707 | $13,077 /yr | - | -$0 |
Fayetteville | AR | - Nat: $98,707 | $17,571 /yr | - | -$0 |
Berkeley | CA | - Nat: $98,707 | $14,538 /yr | - | -$0 |
Irvine | CA | - Nat: $98,707 | $13,866 /yr | - | -$0 |
La Jolla | CA | - Nat: $98,707 | $14,794 /yr | - | -$0 |
Santa Cruz | CA | - Nat: $98,707 | $18,549 /yr | - | -$0 |
Colorado Springs | CO | - Nat: $98,707 | $14,954 /yr | - | -$0 |
Boulder | CO | - Nat: $98,707 | $23,708 /yr | - | -$0 |
Denver | CO | - Nat: $98,707 | $31,961 /yr | - | -$0 |
Washington | DC | - Nat: $98,707 | $33,661 /yr | - | -$0 |
Orlando | FL | - Nat: $98,707 | $11,516 /yr | - | -$0 |
Miami | FL | - Nat: $98,707 | $11,462 /yr | - | -$0 |
Fort Lauderdale | FL | - Nat: $98,707 | $32,640 /yr | - | -$0 |
Coral Gables | FL | - Nat: $98,707 | $36,483 /yr | - | -$0 |
Atlanta | GA | - Nat: $98,707 | $16,754 /yr | - | -$0 |
Atlanta | GA | - Nat: $98,707 | $12,365 /yr | - | -$0 |
Honolulu | HI | - Nat: $98,707 | $11,122 /yr | - | -$0 |
Notre Dame | IN | - Nat: $98,707 | $25,339 /yr | - | -$0 |
Ames | IA | - Nat: $98,707 | $18,517 /yr | - | -$0 |
Iowa City | IA | - Nat: $98,707 | $22,508 /yr | - | -$0 |
Chandler | AZ | - Nat: $98,707 | $28,679 /yr | - | -$0 |
Lawrence | KS | - Nat: $98,707 | $20,004 /yr | - | -$0 |
Baton Rouge | LA | - Nat: $98,707 | $19,286 /yr | - | -$0 |
New Orleans | LA | - Nat: $98,707 | $40,693 /yr | - | -$0 |
Baltimore | MD | - Nat: $98,707 | $18,431 /yr | - | -$0 |
College Park | MD | - Nat: $98,707 | $14,296 /yr | - | -$0 |
Boston | MA | - Nat: $98,707 | $36,503 /yr | - | -$0 |
Worcester | MA | - Nat: $98,707 | $29,446 /yr | - | -$0 |
Amherst | MA | - Nat: $98,707 | $22,857 /yr | - | -$0 |
Springfield | MA | - Nat: $98,707 | $28,053 /yr | - | -$0 |
East Lansing | MI | - Nat: $98,707 | $21,322 /yr | - | -$0 |
Rochester Hills | MI | - Nat: $98,707 | $11,815 /yr | - | -$0 |
University | MS | - Nat: $98,707 | $13,752 /yr | - | -$0 |
Mississippi State | MS | - Nat: $98,707 | $18,781 /yr | - | -$0 |
Kansas City | MO | - Nat: $98,707 | $13,778 /yr | - | -$0 |
Bozeman | MT | - Nat: $98,707 | $23,106 /yr | - | -$0 |
Omaha | NE | - Nat: $98,707 | $12,898 /yr | - | -$0 |
Las Vegas | NV | - Nat: $98,707 | $11,062 /yr | - | -$0 |
Albuquerque | NM | - Nat: $98,707 | $19,966 /yr | - | -$0 |
Las Cruces | NM | - Nat: $98,707 | $6,313 /yr | - | -$0 |
Ithaca | NY | - Nat: $98,707 | $33,934 /yr | - | -$0 |
Albany | NY | - Nat: $98,707 | $18,266 /yr | - | -$0 |
Greensboro | NC | - Nat: $98,707 | $12,291 /yr | - | -$0 |
Grand Forks | ND | - Nat: $98,707 | $18,131 /yr | - | -$0 |
Fargo | ND | - Nat: $98,707 | $15,636 /yr | - | -$0 |
Cleveland | OH | - Nat: $98,707 | $44,622 /yr | - | -$0 |
Cincinnati | OH | - Nat: $98,707 | $24,917 /yr | - | -$0 |
Toledo | OH | - Nat: $98,707 | $16,406 /yr | - | -$0 |
Stillwater | OK | - Nat: $98,707 | $17,058 /yr | - | -$0 |
Eugene | OR | - Nat: $98,707 | $22,547 /yr | - | -$0 |
Portland | OR | - Nat: $98,707 | $8,337 /yr | - | -$0 |
Pittsburgh | PA | - Nat: $98,707 | $35,780 /yr | - | -$0 |
Pittsburgh | PA | - Nat: $98,707 | $25,502 /yr | - | -$0 |
Bethlehem | PA | - Nat: $98,707 | $25,272 /yr | - | -$0 |
Philadelphia | PA | - Nat: $98,707 | $29,577 /yr | - | -$0 |
Philadelphia | PA | - Nat: $98,707 | $23,058 /yr | - | -$0 |
Vermillion | SD | - Nat: $98,707 | $20,028 /yr | - | -$0 |
Nashville | TN | - Nat: $98,707 | $12,154 /yr | - | -$0 |
Nashville | TN | - Nat: $98,707 | $15,497 /yr | - | -$0 |
Waco | TX | - Nat: $98,707 | $44,441 /yr | - | -$0 |
Houston | TX | - Nat: $98,707 | $11,164 /yr | - | -$0 |
El Paso | TX | - Nat: $98,707 | $6,803 /yr | - | -$0 |
Fort Worth | TX | - Nat: $98,707 | $35,045 /yr | - | -$0 |
San Antonio | TX | - Nat: $98,707 | $9,872 /yr | - | -$0 |
Provo | UT | - Nat: $98,707 | $13,397 /yr | - | -$0 |
Logan | UT | - Nat: $98,707 | $12,644 /yr | - | -$0 |
Harrisonburg | VA | - Nat: $98,707 | $23,550 /yr | - | -$0 |
Norfolk | VA | - Nat: $98,707 | $12,913 /yr | - | -$0 |
Richmond | VA | - Nat: $98,707 | $25,037 /yr | - | -$0 |
Charlottesville | VA | - Nat: $98,707 | $18,056 /yr | - | -$0 |
Pullman | WA | - Nat: $98,707 | $13,462 /yr | - | -$0 |
Milwaukee | WI | - Nat: $98,707 | $15,625 /yr | - | -$0 |
Laramie | WY | - Nat: $98,707 | $13,647 /yr | - | -$0 |
San Juan | PR | - Nat: $98,707 | $9,208 /yr | - | -$0 |
Stanford | CA | - Nat: $98,707 | $12,307 /yr | - | -$0 |
Merced | CA | - Nat: $98,707 | $11,583 /yr | - | -$0 |
San Diego | CA | $85,657 Nat: $98,707 4yr Post-Grad | - /yr | $100,167 | -$12k |
New Brunswick Earnings shared by 2 Rutgers University campuses, which report as one program. | NJ | $95,771 Nat: $98,707 4yr Post-Grad | $24,897 /yr | $81,500 | -$26k |
Phoenix | AZ | $94,079 Nat: $98,707 4yr Post-Grad | $21,509 /yr | $83,023 | -$27k |
Storrs Earnings shared by 5 University of Connecticut campuses, which report as one program. | CT | $94,835 Nat: $98,707 4yr Post-Grad | $24,342 /yr | - | -$31k |
Dekalb | IL | $85,719 Nat: $98,707 4yr Post-Grad | $14,505 /yr | - | -$64k |
Birmingham | AL | $85,091 Nat: $98,707 4yr Post-Grad | $15,630 /yr | - | -$72k |
Saint Louis | MO | $78,343 Nat: $98,707 2yr Post-Grad | $14,990 /yr | - | -$97k |
Oxford | OH | $87,501 Nat: $98,707 4yr Post-Grad | $29,447 /yr | - | -$104k |
Minneapolis | MN | $82,098 Nat: $98,707 4yr Post-Grad | $18,458 /yr | $84,797 | -$105k |
Bowling Green | OH | $82,522 Nat: $98,707 4yr Post-Grad | $21,453 /yr | - | -$112k |
Missoula | MT | $76,460 Nat: $98,707 2yr Post-Grad | $21,302 /yr | - | -$134k |
Morgantown | WV | $72,796 Nat: $98,707 2yr Post-Grad | $18,020 /yr | - | -$151k |
Carbondale | IL | $69,338 Nat: $98,707 2yr Post-Grad | $12,554 /yr | - | -$158k |
Riverside | CA | $69,338 Nat: $94,835 2yr Post-Grad | $12,672 /yr | - | -$158k |
Minneapolis | MN | $80,203 Nat: $98,707 4yr Post-Grad | $29,899 /yr | $153,599 | -$160k |
Tuscaloosa | AL | $71,643 Nat: $98,707 2yr Post-Grad | $20,202 /yr | - | -$167k |
Auburn | AL | $67,660 Nat: $98,707 2yr Post-Grad | $25,424 /yr | - | -$217k |
Washington | DC | $69,338 Nat: $98,707 2yr Post-Grad | $32,543 /yr | - | -$230k |
College Station | TX | $63,997 Nat: $98,707 2yr Post-Grad | $21,527 /yr | - | -$232k |
Evanston | IL | $71,819 Nat: $98,707 4yr Post-Grad | $34,420 /yr | - | -$239k |
Pasadena | CA | $54,416 Nat: $98,707 4yr Post-Grad | - /yr | - | -$251k |
Austin | TX | $60,161 Nat: $98,707 2yr Post-Grad | $18,554 /yr | - | -$252k |
Washington | DC | $59,124 Nat: $98,707 2yr Post-Grad | $33,002 /yr | $284,045 | -$313k |
Durham | NH | $55,964 Nat: $98,707 2yr Post-Grad | $26,150 /yr | - | -$314k |
Memphis | TN | $49,840 Nat: $98,707 2yr Post-Grad | $12,192 /yr | - | -$316k |
San Juan | PR | $47,470 Nat: $98,707 4yr Post-Grad | $11,860 /yr | $63,585 | -$351k |
Blacksburg | VA | $48,432 Nat: $98,707 2yr Post-Grad | $25,808 /yr | - | -$377k |
Durham | NC | $46,087 Nat: $98,707 2yr Post-Grad | $23,706 /yr | - | -$389k |
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.