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BACHELOR'S DEGREE · DEGREE PAYOFF · FEDERAL FIELD 5112

Medicine: is this bachelor's degree worth it?

National picture across 1 reporting college programs.

MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff

−$20,878 over 10 years

National scenario across reporting bachelor's degree programs, using median year-4 earnings, their institutions’ average net prices and a typical 4-year duration.

At these assumptions, the estimated earnings premium does not recover the modeled economic investment within ten years.

11.0 yrsModeled economic break-even

−9%Modeled 10-year ROI

$66,899Observed earnings · year 4

Economic ROI includes direct price and earnings forgone during study · $45,000 comparison earnings · values held flat · see the formula

WHAT THIS DEGREE PAYS

Observed national outcomes

$66,899Median reported earnings · year 4

Not availableAverage reported earnings · year 5

$20,000Median federal debt

57thYear-4 earnings percentile at this credential

1Reporting programs

1With year-4 earnings

COMPARE CREDENTIAL LEVELS

The same field can produce a different equation.

Keep the federal field fixed and compare observed outcomes at every reportable credential level. These are separate graduate cohorts—not a promise that more schooling causes the difference.

OPEN PROFILE

Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma

Year-4 earnings: Not available
Federal debt: $26,975
Reporting programs: 1

0 report earnings →CURRENT VIEW

Bachelor's Degree

Year-4 earnings: $66,899
Federal debt: $20,000
Reporting programs: 1

1 report earnings →OPEN PROFILE

Master's Degree

Year-4 earnings: $67,253
Federal debt: Not available
Reporting programs: 2

2 report earnings →OPEN PROFILE

Doctoral Degree

Year-4 earnings: $115,298
Federal debt: Not available
Reporting programs: 28

28 report earnings →OPEN PROFILE

First Professional Degree

Year-4 earnings: $106,469
Federal debt: Not available
Reporting programs: 148

148 report earnings →OPEN PROFILE

Graduate/Professional Certificate

Year-4 earnings: $76,434
Federal debt: Not available
Reporting programs: 3

3 report earnings →

COLLEGE-TO-COLLEGE RANGE

Where the middle half of programs lands

Year‑4 earnings differ by college. This band shows the 25th percentile, national median and 75th percentile among reporting programs.

Median

25th percentile$66,899National median$66,89975th percentile$66,899

1 programs report year‑4 earnings.

WHERE OUTCOMES ARE STRONGEST

See the spread, not just the national number.

1Arizona State University Campus Immersion$66,899

Observed year-4 earnings · top displayed records are not a universal ranking

WHERE THIS FIELD CAN LEAD

Related occupations

Official CIP–SOC links add career context without claiming that every graduate enters the same job.

AnesthesiologistsSOC 29-1211 · 2 crosswalk linksCardiologistsSOC 29-1212 · 2 crosswalk linksDermatologistsSOC 29-1213 · 2 crosswalk linksEmergency Medicine PhysiciansSOC 29-1214 · 2 crosswalk linksFamily Medicine PhysiciansSOC 29-1215 · 2 crosswalk linksGeneral Internal Medicine PhysiciansSOC 29-1216 · 2 crosswalk linksNeurologistsSOC 29-1217 · 2 crosswalk linksObstetricians and GynecologistsSOC 29-1218 · 2 crosswalk linksOphthalmologists, Except PediatricSOC 29-1241 · 2 crosswalk linksOrthopedic Surgeons, Except PediatricSOC 29-1242 · 2 crosswalk linksPediatric SurgeonsSOC 29-1243 · 2 crosswalk linksPediatricians, GeneralSOC 29-1221 · 2 crosswalk links

BEST COLLEGES FOR MEDICINE

Same degree, different outcomes

Compare reported outcomes using the same federal field and credential. ROI uses each institution’s average net price as a scenario—not an individual aid offer.

#	College	Location	Earnings, year 4	Federal debt	10-year ROI	Verdict
1	Arizona State University Campus ImmersionBachelor's Degree	Tempe, AZ	$66,899	$20,000	-9%	Negative payoff

This page keeps the field and credential level fixed. Federal categories can still combine multiple catalog programs or concentrations. Automated ROI is limited to associate and bachelor’s degrees because institution-wide annual net price is not a reliable proxy for short certificate prices. ROI is an illustrative scenario, not a federal determination.