Four years after completing a degree, federally aided graduates who are working and not enrolled earn a median of $90,139, at the 94th percentile. That is $21,889 above the $68,250 median for comparable institutions (same type and size).
Azimuth places the university's return pillar at the 94th percentile among nonprofit four-year institutions. Graduates earn about $7,957 less than the model expects for similar students.
That gap sits at the 25th percentile. The part the model attributes to the factors it measures adds $11,431. The part it attributes to a remainder it does not explain subtracts $19,388.
Graduates post a high earnings level, but the model comparison is less favorable. At Emory University, median earnings are $90,139 four years after completion for federally aided completers who are working and not enrolled.
Azimuth places that measure in the 94th percentile among nonprofit four-year institutions, based on an earnings cohort of 2,194 completers. The peer median, the middle value for comparable institutions (same type and size), is $68,250, with Emory above it by $21,889.
Graduates earn about $7,957 less than the model expects for similar students. The typical earnings scenario matches the observed median, while the downside and upside scenarios are $58,628 and $132,063.
An estimated 38.2% of graduates continue to graduate study, a figure estimated from the program mix. Earnings sit above comparable peers but below the model’s expectation for similar students.
Emory University has median earnings of $90,139 four years after completion among federally aided completers who are working and not enrolled. Azimuth places that figure in the 94th percentile among nonprofit four-year institutions.
The peer median, the middle value for comparable institutions (same type and size), is $68,250, and the university's median is $21,889 above it. Earnings beyond expectations, the gap between what graduates earn and what the model expects for similar students, fall in the 25th percentile among nonprofit four-year institutions.
Graduates earn about $7,957 less than the model expects for similar students. The part the model attributes to the factors it measures (field of study, enrollment and the local labor market) adds $11,431.
The part it attributes to a remainder it does not explain subtracts $19,388. Within the measured factors, the STEM component adds $4,118.
Earnings scenarios grounded in the program mix put the downside at $58,628 and the upside at $132,063. Azimuth ranks the university #95 for return among nonprofit four-year institutions.
The return picture is mixed: earnings are above the peer median, but graduates earn less than the model expects. Business Administration and Management is the largest reported program, with 358 degrees awarded and median earnings of $136,731 four years after completion.
Azimuth ranks it #4 nationally within its field. Its earnings are 2.00x the national median for its field.
Computer Science had 82 degrees awarded and median earnings of $159,541 four years after completion. Nursing had 297 degrees awarded and median earnings of $101,903 at the same point.
These program figures range from the business field's national standing to distinct earnings levels in computing and nursing.
The modeled range is wide enough that field choice is central to the earnings picture at Emory University. Downside and upside earnings scenarios run from $58,628 to $132,063, rather than describing observed groups of graduates.
Among higher-earning fields, Computer Science has median earnings of $159,541 four years after completion; Business Administration and Management has $136,731, and Economics has $111,631. Those field-level results help explain the distance between the earnings scenarios.
Emory University pairs lower borrower debt than comparable institutions with earnings that fall short of the model's expectation. Among borrowers who completed, median federal student loan debt is $18,250.
The peer median, the middle value for comparable institutions (same type and size), is $24,199; the university's figure is below it by $5,949. That debt corresponds to an estimated payment of $207 a month if repaid over ten years.
Graduates earn about $7,957 less than the model expects for similar students. Earnings beyond expectations, the gap between what graduates earn and what the model expects for similar students, is a separate modeled measure.
For aid recipients, average net price, what aid recipients pay after grants and scholarships, is $22,585. Aid covers about 73% of the published cost for the average aid recipient.
Lower borrower debt and aid offset point one way, while lower-than-expected earnings point another.