Estimate only. Tuition and salary outcomes vary widely by program.
We take the difference between your before and after salary, then compound it with annual raises across your remaining working years for a lifetime value.
The value of a degree isn’t just this year’s raise — it’s that higher base, growing with every future raise, for the rest of your career. A $22,000 bump at 40 can be worth several hundred thousand dollars by retirement once you account for normal annual raises on top of it. This tool projects that lifetime value.
It’s the other half of the ROI equation: big lifetime numbers can justify a steep tuition bill, while a marginal bump may not. Pair it with the ROI calculator for the full picture.
Because a degree raises your base salary for decades, not just one year.
3% is a common long-run assumption; adjust to your field.
It shows the upside; weigh it against cost in the ROI calculator.
No — it's an estimate.