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Chemistry bachelor's degree outcomes at University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus

Norman, OK · Public · Federal field 4005

Data scope

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The short version

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Debt pressure
Not available
Positive-payoff price ceiling
Not available: earnings are missing
10-year scenario
Not available: earnings are missing
Price evidence
College-wide context only
OUTCOME SIGNALS

Graduate outcomes from several angles.

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+120%Earnings growth, year 1 → 5$31,419$69,082
Not availableEarn above high-school thresholdGraduate count in the year-4 cohort
Not availableWorking in the college’s stateGraduate count in the year-4 cohort
19Year-5 earnings observationsCohort behind the year-5 median
25Borrowers representedCohort behind the debt median
Not availableAwarding-school debtDebt attributed to the college granting the credential
Not availableRecent awardsIPEDS 2023–24 first-major completions in this field and credential
NEW FEDERAL PROGRAM CONTEXT

Size, aid and an earnings floor.

The Department of Education’s 2026 informational preview adds current program participation and a preliminary earnings comparison. It does not make a final eligibility determination.

247Students receiving federal aid2024–25 Title IV enrollment
30Federal-aid completers2024–25 program completers
126Pell Grant recipients2024–25 program count
125Federal loan borrowers2024–25 unduplicated count
Preliminary federal earnings benchmark$32,989Informational preview, not a final accountability result
Observed year-4 earningsNot availableA like-for-like comparison is unavailable

Additional borrowing reported for this category: 15 Parent PLUS borrowers.

Source: U.S. Department of Education PPD:2026 informational preview. Program categories use OPEID, four-digit field and credential level; federal-aid counts do not represent every enrolled student.

01 · PRICE CONTEXT$15,300

Institution-wide annual average net price, not this program’s price.

02 · BORROWING$20,250

Median federal debt across schools attended at this academic level.

03 · EARNINGSNot available

Observed median earnings four full years after completion.

04 · REPAYMENT$215/mo

Estimated standard 10-year federal payment.

WHAT WILL IT COST?

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AVERAGE NET PRICE$15,300Institution-wide annual figure
COST OF ATTENDANCE$28,872Institution-wide annual budget
ADMISSION RATE76.6%Institution context
COMPLETION RATE75.3%Institution-wide completion rate
WHAT DO GRADUATES EARN?

Reported earnings after completion.

Each point may represent a different federal cohort. A missing bar means the figure was unavailable or suppressed.

$31,419Year 1
Not availableYear 4
$69,082Year 5
CAN THE EARNINGS SUPPORT THE DEBT?

Repayment pressure is not available

Estimated monthly payment divided by observed gross monthly earnings. This excludes taxes, other debts and income-driven repayment.

Gross monthly earningsNot available
Estimated loan payment$215
25borrowers represented where reported
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

Not available vs. $65,120

The like-for-like difference is unavailable.

Same-field national median
WHAT WORK CAN IT LEAD TO?

Related occupations, wages and outlook.

Official CIP–SOC links show careers the curriculum may prepare students for, not observed jobs held by this school’s graduates. BLS wages describe everyone working in an occupation.

BLS May 2025 wage estimates and 2025–35 employment projections.
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Possible alternatives

Same degree, stronger on at least one reported measure.

Every option below reports higher earnings, lower federal debt or a lower college-wide net price. Same-state options appear first.

Berkeley, CA

University of California, Berkeley

$9,078 less debt · $1,819 lower annual net price

Earnings
$82,386
Debt
$11,172
Annual net price
$13,481
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La Jolla, CA

University of California, San Diego

$4,150 less debt · $2,830 lower annual net price

Earnings
$77,249
Debt
$16,100
Annual net price
$12,470
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Irvine, CA

University of California, Irvine

$6,974 less debt · $1,049 lower annual net price

Earnings
$74,810
Debt
$13,276
Annual net price
$14,251
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Davis, CA

University of California, Davis

$6,250 less debt · $559 lower annual net price

Earnings
$73,365
Debt
$14,000
Annual net price
$14,741
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DATA QUALITY

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19 observations in the earnings cohort

June 10, 2026 College Scorecard release

Observed, estimated and contextual figures are labeled separately throughout this page

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