4-year earnings Median earnings for a program cohort four years after completion.
$46,008
Program median
Program + credential
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities.: Doctoral Degree
Credential-level program pages keep field-of-study metrics separate from institution-wide outcomes.
Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard Data status: March 23, 2026 Missing and suppressed values are not zero.
Available program metrics
5-year earnings Median earnings for a program cohort five years after completion.
$43,929
Program median
Median debt Median program debt for a defined completion cohort.
$16,807
At evaluated institution
Cohort count Count context for the program outcome metrics.
115,875
Students in outcome cohort
| School | Type | Institution net price | Institution grad rate | Program data status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baker University Baldwin City, KS | Private nonprofit | $25,301 | 57.8% | Available |
| Clark Atlanta University Atlanta, GA | Private nonprofit | $37,702 | 49% | Available |
| Emory University Atlanta, GA | Private nonprofit | $22,585 | 91.1% | Available |
| Faulkner University Montgomery, AL | Private nonprofit | $22,085 | 37.4% | Available |
| Florida State University Tallahassee, FL | Public | $11,297 | 85.6% | Available |
| George Mason University Fairfax, VA | Public | $17,915 | 67.8% | Available |
| Georgetown University Washington, DC | Private nonprofit | $40,815 | 94.8% | Available |
| Illinois Institute of Technology Chicago, IL | Private nonprofit | $18,425 | 75.2% | Available |
| Indiana University-Indianapolis Indianapolis, IN | Public | $11,668 | 54.5% | Available |
| Johns Hopkins University Baltimore, MD | Private nonprofit | $18,809 | 93.8% | Available |
| Maharishi International University Fairfield, IA | Private nonprofit | $14,956 | 50% | Available |
| Mississippi State University Mississippi State, MS | Public | $17,595 | 66.7% | Available |
| Montana State University Bozeman, MT | Public | $22,499 | 57.1% | Available |
| New Mexico State University-Main Campus Las Cruces, NM | Public | $8,889 | 55.2% | Available |
| Ohio State University-Main Campus Columbus, OH | Public | $17,339 | 87.7% | Available |
| Salve Regina University Newport, RI | Private nonprofit | $36,967 | 76.9% | Available |
| Smith College Northampton, MA | Private nonprofit | $27,579 | 89.1% | Available |
| Southern Methodist University Dallas, TX | Private nonprofit | $40,892 | 84.3% | Available |
| Syracuse University Syracuse, NY | Private nonprofit | $38,793 | 83.6% | Available |
| The University of Montana Missoula, MT | Public | $16,784 | 48% | Available |
| The University of Texas at Dallas Richardson, TX | Public | $18,267 | 75.7% | Available |
| Tulane University of Louisiana New Orleans, LA | Private nonprofit | $39,949 | 86.1% | Available |
| University at Albany Albany, NY | Public | $17,167 | 61.5% | Available |
| University of California-Merced Merced, CA | Public | $11,983 | 68.7% | Available |
| University of California-San Diego La Jolla, CA | Public | $12,470 | 86.1% | Available |
| University of Louisville Louisville, KY | Public | $17,988 | 61.2% | Available |
| University of Maine Orono, ME | Public | $17,510 | 54.9% | Available |
| University of Maryland-Baltimore County Baltimore, MD | Public | $16,467 | 70% | Available |
| University of Memphis Memphis, TN | Public | $12,397 | 50.9% | Available |
| University of Nevada-Las Vegas Las Vegas, NV | Public | $10,359 | 50.5% | Available |
| Washington University in St Louis St. Louis, MO | Private nonprofit | $21,786 | 94.3% | Available |
| Wesleyan University Middletown, CT | Private nonprofit | $30,177 | 92.6% | Available |
| Yale University New Haven, CT | Private nonprofit | $23,777 | 95.7% | Available |