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Bachelor's Degree•120 Institutions
Completers Only: Federal median earnings data strictly reflects outcomes for students who successfully graduated. Students who do not complete their degree typically earn significantly less and face higher risks of debt default.
Annual Full Cost vs. Median Earnings
Each dot represents one program at an institution. Shows the spread of annual sticker price (or net price if sticker price is unavailable) vs earnings 4 years post-grad.
Field Median ($65,092)
P25-P75 Interval ($60,297 - $70,213)
HS Baseline ($35,872)
Breakeven Line (0% ROI)
Institution | State | Earnings | Avg Net Price | Median Debt | Lifetime Value Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Pomona | CA | $76,969 Nat: $66,914 4yr Post-Grad | $11,531 /yr | $28,040 | +$141k |
Notre Dame | IN | $82,983 Nat: $66,914 4yr Post-Grad | $26,780 /yr | $28,419 | +$132k |
Berkeley | CA | $76,679 Nat: $66,914 4yr Post-Grad | $13,481 /yr | $15,000 | +$132k |
Boston Architectural College ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Boston | MA | $82,268 Nat: $66,914 4yr Post-Grad | $25,865 /yr | $46,000 | +$130k |
San Luis Obispo | CA | $76,613 Nat: $66,914 4yr Post-Grad | $16,665 /yr | $27,500 | +$120k |
Raleigh | NC | $76,695 Nat: $66,914 4yr Post-Grad | $17,303 /yr | $25,759 | +$118k |
Las Vegas | NV | $72,468 Nat: $66,914 4yr Post-Grad | $10,359 /yr | $22,278 | +$111k |
Austin | TX | $76,808 Nat: $66,914 4yr Post-Grad | $19,857 /yr | $21,000 | +$110k |
Tucson | AZ | $74,972 Nat: $66,914 4yr Post-Grad | $16,674 /yr | - | +$107k |
Atlanta | GA | $71,292 Nat: $66,914 4yr Post-Grad | $12,116 /yr | $28,192 | +$96k |
Gainesville | FL | $67,399 Nat: $66,914 4yr Post-Grad | $6,541 /yr | $18,953 | +$86k |
Houston | TX | $70,616 Nat: $66,914 4yr Post-Grad | $14,276 /yr | $26,125 | +$83k |
Kennesaw | GA | $70,752 Nat: $66,914 4yr Post-Grad | $15,048 /yr | $31,000 | +$81k |
Tallahassee | FL | $69,874 Nat: $66,914 4yr Post-Grad | $13,739 /yr | $26,000 | +$79k |
Blacksburg | VA | $75,074 Nat: $66,914 4yr Post-Grad | $24,953 /yr | $29,000 | +$78k |
Norman | OK | $70,383 Nat: $66,914 4yr Post-Grad | $15,300 /yr | - | +$77k |
Seattle | WA | $69,515 Nat: $66,914 4yr Post-Grad | $14,091 /yr | $19,748 | +$75k |
Stillwater | OK | $70,123 Nat: $66,914 4yr Post-Grad | $17,447 /yr | - | +$68k |
Mississippi State | MS | $69,699 Nat: $66,914 4yr Post-Grad | $17,595 /yr | $31,000 | +$64k |
College Park | MD | $68,527 Nat: $66,914 4yr Post-Grad | $15,678 /yr | $20,913 | +$62k |
Auburn | AL | $72,420 Nat: $66,914 4yr Post-Grad | $24,323 /yr | $28,000 | +$60k |
University Park | PA | $76,181 Nat: $66,914 4yr Post-Grad | $32,875 /yr | $30,440 | +$58k |
Boca Raton | FL | $64,730 Nat: $66,914 4yr Post-Grad | $8,752 /yr | $30,749 | +$57k |
Ames | IA | $69,310 Nat: $66,914 4yr Post-Grad | $18,589 /yr | $30,474 | +$57k |
Salt Lake City | UT | $67,987 Nat: $66,914 4yr Post-Grad | $16,200 /yr | - | +$56k |
Drury University ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Springfield | MO | $70,134 Nat: $66,914 4yr Post-Grad | $20,831 /yr | $31,000 | +$56k |
Charlottesville | VA | $70,213 Nat: $66,914 4yr Post-Grad | $21,565 /yr | $20,784 | +$53k |
Baton Rouge | LA | $69,029 Nat: $66,914 4yr Post-Grad | $19,151 /yr | $26,500 | +$53k |
Boston | MA | $74,540 Nat: $66,914 4yr Post-Grad | $30,915 /yr | $27,500 | +$53k |
Charlotte | NC | $67,204 Nat: $66,914 4yr Post-Grad | $15,435 /yr | $26,000 | +$52k |
Orlando | FL | $64,826 Nat: $66,914 4yr Post-Grad | $10,411 /yr | $10,750 | +$52k |
Knoxville | TN | $68,765 Nat: $66,914 4yr Post-Grad | $18,976 /yr | $31,000 | +$52k |
Chicago | IL | $68,358 Nat: $66,914 4yr Post-Grad | $18,425 /yr | $31,000 | +$51k |
Fayetteville | AR | $67,955 Nat: $66,914 4yr Post-Grad | $18,209 /yr | $26,250 | +$48k |
Newark | NJ | $66,840 Nat: $66,914 4yr Post-Grad | $16,504 /yr | - | +$46k |
Ann Arbor | MI | $65,015 Nat: $66,914 4yr Post-Grad | $13,138 /yr | $15,000 | +$44k |
Troy | NY | $75,551 Nat: $66,914 4yr Post-Grad | $36,228 /yr | $31,000 | +$42k |
Pittsburgh | PA | $73,439 Nat: $66,914 4yr Post-Grad | $31,944 /yr | - | +$41k |
Coral Gables | FL | $75,633 Nat: $66,914 4yr Post-Grad | $37,244 /yr | - | +$39k |
Columbus | OH | $66,131 Nat: $66,914 4yr Post-Grad | $17,339 /yr | $25,500 | +$37k |
Fargo | ND | $65,148 Nat: $66,914 4yr Post-Grad | $15,543 /yr | $26,875 | +$36k |
Portland State University ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Portland | OR | $62,349 Nat: $66,914 4yr Post-Grad | $9,552 /yr | $25,000 | +$36k |
Alfred | NY | $64,658 Nat: $66,914 4yr Post-Grad | $15,016 /yr | $29,169 | +$34k |
Eugene | OR | $67,425 Nat: $66,914 4yr Post-Grad | $22,182 /yr | $19,000 | +$30k |
Denver | CO | $62,619 Nat: $66,914 4yr Post-Grad | $11,900 /yr | $17,844 | +$29k |
Carbondale | IL | $63,104 Nat: $66,914 4yr Post-Grad | $13,297 /yr | $25,000 | +$28k |
Scranton | PA | $67,178 Nat: $66,914 4yr Post-Grad | $23,388 /yr | $31,000 | +$24k |
Prairie View A & M University ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Prairie View | TX | $62,540 Nat: $66,914 4yr Post-Grad | $13,570 /yr | $30,000 | +$23k |
Washington | DC | $69,838 Nat: $66,914 4yr Post-Grad | $29,561 /yr | $26,712 | +$22k |
Detroit | MI | $62,939 Nat: $66,914 4yr Post-Grad | $15,232 /yr | $26,500 | +$20k |
The University of Texas at Arlington ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Arlington | TX | $62,345 Nat: $66,914 4yr Post-Grad | $13,951 /yr | $23,535 | +$20k |
Milwaukee | WI | $62,803 Nat: $66,914 4yr Post-Grad | $15,014 /yr | $24,237 | +$20k |
Moscow | ID | $62,557 Nat: $66,914 4yr Post-Grad | $14,831 /yr | $24,900 | +$18k |
Judson University ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Elgin | IL | $63,846 Nat: $66,914 4yr Post-Grad | $18,558 /yr | $26,442 | +$15k |
Lubbock | TX | $63,871 Nat: $66,914 4yr Post-Grad | $19,070 /yr | $20,000 | +$13k |
Philadelphia | PA | $72,915 Nat: $66,914 4yr Post-Grad | $38,509 /yr | $31,000 | +$13k |
Brookings | SD | $63,978 Nat: $66,914 4yr Post-Grad | $19,841 /yr | $27,000 | +$12k |
College Station | TX | $64,643 Nat: $66,914 4yr Post-Grad | $21,315 /yr | $17,781 | +$11k |
Lincoln | NE | $62,700 Nat: $66,914 4yr Post-Grad | $17,747 /yr | $25,260 | +$9k |
Minneapolis | MN | $62,246 Nat: $66,914 4yr Post-Grad | $16,778 /yr | $20,412 | +$9k |
Brooklyn | NY | $78,206 Nat: $66,914 4yr Post-Grad | $52,659 /yr | - | +$3k |
Lexington | KY | $62,383 Nat: $66,914 4yr Post-Grad | $18,851 /yr | $20,815 | +$2k |
Clemson | SC | $63,892 Nat: $66,914 4yr Post-Grad | $22,253 /yr | $21,500 | +$2k |
Cincinnati | OH | $65,449 Nat: $66,914 4yr Post-Grad | $25,648 /yr | $22,600 | +$2k |
Riverside | CA | - Nat: $66,914 | $26,285 /yr | - | -$0 |
New Haven | CT | - Nat: $66,914 | $23,777 /yr | - | -$0 |
University of the District of Columbia ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Washington | DC | - Nat: $66,914 | $10,648 /yr | - | -$0 |
Atchison | KS | - Nat: $66,914 | $27,891 /yr | - | -$0 |
Manhattan | KS | - Nat: $66,914 | $19,406 /yr | - | -$0 |
New Orleans | LA | - Nat: $66,914 | $39,949 /yr | - | -$0 |
University of Maine at Augusta ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Augusta | ME | - Nat: $66,914 | $10,924 /yr | - | -$0 |
Cambridge | MA | - Nat: $66,914 | $20,111 /yr | - | -$0 |
Northampton | MA | - Nat: $66,914 | $27,579 /yr | - | -$0 |
Medford | MA | - Nat: $66,914 | $39,998 /yr | - | -$0 |
Wellesley | MA | - Nat: $66,914 | $25,496 /yr | - | -$0 |
Dunwoody College of Technology ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Minneapolis | MN | - Nat: $66,914 | $26,939 /yr | - | -$0 |
St. Louis | MO | - Nat: $66,914 | $21,786 /yr | - | -$0 |
Union | NJ | - Nat: $66,914 | $12,447 /yr | $27,000 | -$0 |
Princeton | NJ | - Nat: $66,914 | $6,128 /yr | - | -$0 |
New York | NY | - Nat: $66,914 | $28,800 /yr | - | -$0 |
New York | NY | - Nat: $66,914 | $21,590 /yr | - | -$0 |
Ithaca | NY | - Nat: $66,914 | $33,926 /yr | - | -$0 |
Bethlehem | PA | - Nat: $66,914 | $36,931 /yr | - | -$0 |
Philadelphia | PA | - Nat: $66,914 | $28,699 /yr | - | -$0 |
Pittsburgh | PA | - Nat: $66,914 | $30,434 /yr | - | -$0 |
Providence | RI | - Nat: $66,914 | $25,184 /yr | - | -$0 |
Houston | TX | - Nat: $66,914 | $13,370 /yr | - | -$0 |
Bennington | VT | - Nat: $66,914 | $30,947 /yr | - | -$0 |
Middlebury | VT | - Nat: $66,914 | $31,483 /yr | - | -$0 |
Tempe | AZ | $60,297 Nat: $66,914 4yr Post-Grad | $14,967 /yr | $20,011 | -$157 |
Keene | NH | $61,304 Nat: $66,914 4yr Post-Grad | $17,887 /yr | $26,860 | -$3k |
San Antonio | TX | $57,778 Nat: $66,914 4yr Post-Grad | $10,836 /yr | $22,000 | -$6k |
Baltimore | MD | $59,586 Nat: $66,914 4yr Post-Grad | $14,985 /yr | $27,063 | -$6k |
Burbank | CA | $67,517 Nat: $66,914 4yr Post-Grad | $33,692 /yr | $41,250 | -$11k |
Buffalo | NY | $61,525 Nat: $66,914 4yr Post-Grad | $20,995 /yr | $22,536 | -$12k |
Chicago | IL | $56,975 Nat: $66,914 4yr Post-Grad | $10,974 /yr | $23,080 | -$13k |
Boston | MA | $67,122 Nat: $66,914 4yr Post-Grad | $34,170 /yr | $25,000 | -$16k |
San Diego | CA | $74,587 Nat: $66,914 4yr Post-Grad | $52,570 /yr | - | -$25k |
Kent | OH | $59,299 Nat: $66,914 4yr Post-Grad | $20,787 /yr | $25,250 | -$29k |
Oxford | OH | $61,466 Nat: $66,914 4yr Post-Grad | $28,384 /yr | - | -$39k |
Northfield | VT | $58,534 Nat: $66,914 4yr Post-Grad | $22,257 /yr | $26,835 | -$41k |
Bristol | RI | $65,092 Nat: $66,914 4yr Post-Grad | $37,999 /yr | $27,000 | -$45k |
Ithaca | NY | $53,358 Nat: $66,914 2yr Post-Grad | $28,690 /yr | - | -$88k |
Albuquerque | NM | $48,424 Nat: $66,914 4yr Post-Grad | $15,489 /yr | - | -$100k |
Old Westbury | NY | $48,823 Nat: $66,914 2yr Post-Grad | $22,443 /yr | - | -$105k |
Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-Ponce ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Ponce | PR | $45,710 Nat: $66,914 4yr Post-Grad | $13,192 /yr | $31,000 | -$114k |
San Francisco | CA | $55,286 Nat: $66,914 2yr Post-Grad | $41,431 /yr | $27,000 | -$118k |
Academy of Art University ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. San Francisco | CA | $53,810 Nat: $66,914 2yr Post-Grad | $40,613 /yr | - | -$127k |
Philadelphia | PA | $48,087 Nat: $67,425 2yr Post-Grad | $28,928 /yr | - | -$135k |
Los Angeles | CA | $49,437 Nat: $66,914 2yr Post-Grad | $32,740 /yr | - | -$137k |
Pullman | WA | $41,937 Nat: $66,914 2yr Post-Grad | $14,971 /yr | - | -$139k |
Champaign | IL | $35,810 Nat: $66,914 2yr Post-Grad | $14,355 /yr | - | -$191k |
Providence | RI | $50,439 Nat: $66,914 2yr Post-Grad | $50,507 /yr | - | -$192k |
Los Angeles | CA | $46,790 Nat: $66,914 2yr Post-Grad | $43,923 /yr | - | -$200k |
San Francisco | CA | $50,231 Nat: $66,914 2yr Post-Grad | $53,909 /yr | - | -$206k |
Muncie | IN | $33,281 Nat: $66,914 2yr Post-Grad | $14,940 /yr | $28,035 | -$216k |
Los Angeles | CA | $31,305 Nat: $66,914 2yr Post-Grad | $12,548 /yr | - | -$225k |
Washington | DC | $44,971 Nat: $66,914 2yr Post-Grad | $50,539 /yr | - | -$240k |
Boston | MA | $33,993 Nat: $66,914 2yr Post-Grad | $24,100 /yr | - | -$243k |
Universidad Politecnica de Puerto Rico ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Hato Rey | PR | $18,315 Nat: $66,914 2yr Post-Grad | $17,540 /yr | - | -$363k |
Analysis Notes:
- Lifetime Value Added: Net Present Value (NPV) of estimated career earnings relative to a median high school graduate, accounting for this institution's average cost and taxes.
- Avg Net Price: The average price paid by students who receive federal financial aid (grants/loans).
Important Note: Your ROI with any major will depend on the cost you pay to attend the program, and your starting salary. Both vary significantly across institutions. We encourage you to explore the ROI of a specific program variant by selecting the Program title of the credential level you are interested in. You will then have a more detailed return analysis for programs at specific institutions. We also encourage you to use the ROI calculator, or for more sophisticated analysis, the Guided ROI Interview, with your specific estimates of cost and salary.