Four years after completing a degree, federally aided graduates who are working and not enrolled earn a median of $84,365, at the 92nd percentile. That is $18,755 above the $65,610 median for comparable institutions (same type and size).
Graduates earn about $2,584 more than the model expects for similar students. That places the gap at the 65th percentile.
The part the model attributes to the factors it measures adds $14,868. The part it attributes to a remainder it does not explain subtracts $12,284.
Azimuth places the university at the 90th percentile for return among nonprofit four-year institutions.
At University of Maryland-College Park, federally aided completers who are working and not enrolled four years after completing a degree report median earnings of $84,365. That is $18,755 above the $65,610 median for comparable institutions (same type and size).
The earnings cohort includes 5,975 completers. Among nonprofit four-year institutions, that figure sits in the 92nd percentile.
Graduates earn about $2,584 more than the model expects for similar students. Earnings scenarios estimated from the program mix range from $60,514 on the downside to $123,659 on the upside, with typical earnings at $84,365.
An estimated 29.7% of graduates continue to graduate study, based on the program mix.
Four years after completion, graduates of University of Maryland-College Park earn a median of $84,365, placing the public university in the 92nd percentile among nonprofit four-year institutions. That figure is above the median of $65,610 for comparable institutions (same type and size), a gap of $18,755.
Overall, graduates earn about $2,584 more than the model expects for similar students, a result that sits in the 65th percentile. The part the model attributes to the factors it measures (field of study, enrollment and the local labor market) adds $14,868.
The part it attributes to a remainder it does not explain subtracts $12,284. Within the measured factors, the STEM component adds $6,079.
Azimuth ranks the university #152 for return among nonprofit four-year institutions. Earnings scenarios grounded in the program mix show a downside of $60,514 and an upside of $123,659.
The largest program, Computer Science, awarded 954 bachelor's degrees and shows median earnings of $137,931 four years after completion, ranking #29 nationally in its field according to Azimuth. Information Science/Studies follows with 623 degrees awarded and earnings of $109,092, good for a national rank of #4.
Computer Engineering, a smaller program with 117 degrees awarded, reaches median earnings of $152,422. The Mathematics program, with earnings of $99,689, ranks #21 nationally and earns 1.43x the national median for its field.
Earnings scenarios estimated from the program mix range from $60,514 on the downside to $123,659 on the upside. These are scenarios, not observed groups of graduates.
At the higher end, Computer Engineering graduates earn $152,422 four years after completion, from 117 degrees awarded a year. Computer Science, the largest program, reports $137,931 from 954 degrees awarded.
Graduates of University of Maryland-College Park earn about $2,584 more than the model expects for similar students. The median federal student debt for borrowers who complete a degree is $19,000, which runs below the $20,076 median for comparable institutions (same type and size) by $1,076.
If repaid over ten years, the estimated monthly payment on that debt is $216. Parent PLUS borrowers, a separate population, carry a median of $35,200.
The average net price for first-time full-time Title IV aid recipients is $15,678, which sits above the $15,634 median for comparable institutions (same type and size) by $44. For families earning under $30,000, the average net price falls to $2,962, and the spread between the lowest and highest income bands is $23,729. Aid covers about 46% of the published cost for the average aid recipient.