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Bachelor's Degree•205 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 ($48,631)
P25-P75 Interval ($41,638 - $52,766)
HS Baseline ($35,872)
Breakeven Line (0% ROI)
Institution | State | Earnings | Avg Net Price | Median Debt | Lifetime Value Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Princeton | NJ | $62,344 Nat: $48,842 4yr Post-Grad | $6,128 /yr | - | +$48k |
College Park | MD | $65,639 Nat: $48,842 4yr Post-Grad | $15,678 /yr | $19,500 | +$39k |
Pomona | CA | $63,525 Nat: $48,842 4yr Post-Grad | $11,531 /yr | $12,744 | +$38k |
Chico | CA | $64,274 Nat: $48,842 4yr Post-Grad | $14,480 /yr | - | +$33k |
Northridge | CA | $59,940 Nat: $48,842 4yr Post-Grad | $7,021 /yr | $20,335 | +$26k |
Davis | CA | $62,011 Nat: $48,842 4yr Post-Grad | $14,741 /yr | $19,591 | +$14k |
Provo | UT | $61,078 Nat: $48,842 4yr Post-Grad | $15,564 /yr | $10,419 | +$4k |
Tuscaloosa | AL | - Nat: $48,842 | $22,420 /yr | - | -$0 |
Auburn | AL | - Nat: $48,842 | $24,323 /yr | - | -$0 |
University of West Alabama ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Livingston | AL | - Nat: $48,842 | $12,684 /yr | - | -$0 |
Mobile | AL | - Nat: $48,842 | $22,382 /yr | - | -$0 |
Florence | AL | - Nat: $48,842 | $12,170 /yr | - | -$0 |
Birmingham | AL | - Nat: $48,842 | $32,622 /yr | - | -$0 |
Troy University ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Troy | AL | - Nat: $48,842 | $16,527 /yr | - | -$0 |
University of Alaska Southeast ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Juneau | AK | - Nat: $48,842 | $12,357 /yr | - | -$0 |
Flagstaff | AZ | - Nat: $48,842 | $14,158 /yr | - | -$0 |
Irvine | CA | - Nat: $48,842 | $14,251 /yr | - | -$0 |
San Rafael | CA | - Nat: $48,842 | $35,333 /yr | - | -$0 |
Fresno Pacific University ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Fresno | CA | - Nat: $48,842 | $13,630 /yr | - | -$0 |
Los Angeles | CA | - Nat: $48,842 | $21,413 /yr | - | -$0 |
Claremont | CA | - Nat: $48,842 | $34,191 /yr | - | -$0 |
San Diego | CA | - Nat: $48,842 | $30,365 /yr | - | -$0 |
San Francisco | CA | - Nat: $48,842 | $12,278 /yr | - | -$0 |
Denver | CO | - Nat: $48,842 | $36,131 /yr | - | -$0 |
Fairfield | CT | - Nat: $48,842 | $46,174 /yr | - | -$0 |
Washington | DC | - Nat: $48,842 | $40,815 /yr | - | -$0 |
Miami | FL | - Nat: $48,842 | $9,288 /yr | - | -$0 |
Jacksonville University ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Jacksonville | FL | - Nat: $48,842 | $25,180 /yr | - | -$0 |
Winter Park | FL | - Nat: $48,842 | $34,732 /yr | - | -$0 |
Saint Leo University ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Saint Leo | FL | - Nat: $48,842 | $21,293 /yr | - | -$0 |
DeLand | FL | - Nat: $48,842 | $19,372 /yr | - | -$0 |
Savannah State University ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Savannah | GA | - Nat: $48,842 | $8,172 /yr | - | -$0 |
Nampa | ID | - Nat: $48,842 | $29,580 /yr | - | -$0 |
Blackburn College ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Carlinville | IL | - Nat: $48,842 | $18,460 /yr | - | -$0 |
Greencastle | IN | - Nat: $48,842 | $22,264 /yr | - | -$0 |
Franklin | IN | - Nat: $48,842 | $22,855 /yr | - | -$0 |
Bloomington | IN | - Nat: $48,842 | $16,264 /yr | - | -$0 |
Oakland City University ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Oakland City | IN | - Nat: $48,842 | $15,210 /yr | - | -$0 |
Cedar Falls | IA | - Nat: $48,842 | $15,901 /yr | - | -$0 |
Orange City | IA | - Nat: $48,842 | $25,907 /yr | - | -$0 |
Friends University ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Wichita | KS | - Nat: $48,842 | $27,715 /yr | - | -$0 |
Sterling College ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Sterling | KS | - Nat: $48,842 | $22,371 /yr | - | -$0 |
Topeka | KS | - Nat: $48,842 | $15,280 /yr | - | -$0 |
Georgetown | KY | - Nat: $48,842 | $14,095 /yr | - | -$0 |
Waterville | ME | - Nat: $48,842 | $17,180 /yr | - | -$0 |
Orono | ME | - Nat: $48,842 | $17,510 /yr | - | -$0 |
Castine | ME | - Nat: $48,842 | $23,414 /yr | - | -$0 |
Standish | ME | - Nat: $48,842 | $27,555 /yr | - | -$0 |
University of Maryland Eastern Shore ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Princess Anne | MD | - Nat: $48,842 | $13,338 /yr | - | -$0 |
Chestertown | MD | - Nat: $48,842 | $27,898 /yr | - | -$0 |
Boston | MA | - Nat: $48,842 | $30,915 /yr | - | -$0 |
Boston | MA | - Nat: $48,842 | $29,618 /yr | - | -$0 |
Mount Pleasant | MI | - Nat: $48,842 | $17,597 /yr | - | -$0 |
Big Rapids | MI | - Nat: $48,842 | $8,624 /yr | - | -$0 |
Cornerstone University ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Grand Rapids | MI | - Nat: $48,842 | $20,301 /yr | - | -$0 |
Sault Ste Marie | MI | - Nat: $48,842 | $12,822 /yr | - | -$0 |
Marquette | MI | - Nat: $48,842 | $14,085 /yr | - | -$0 |
Kalamazoo | MI | - Nat: $48,842 | $15,273 /yr | $26,250 | -$0 |
Moorhead | MN | - Nat: $48,842 | $17,997 /yr | - | -$0 |
Saint Mary's University of Minnesota ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Winona | MN | - Nat: $48,842 | $11,704 /yr | - | -$0 |
Central Methodist University-College of Liberal Arts and Sciences ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Fayette | MO | - Nat: $48,842 | $22,766 /yr | - | -$0 |
Drury University ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Springfield | MO | - Nat: $48,842 | $20,831 /yr | - | -$0 |
Point Lookout | MO | - Nat: $48,842 | $6,100 /yr | - | -$0 |
St. Louis | MO | - Nat: $48,842 | $21,786 /yr | - | -$0 |
Montana State University Billings ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Billings | MT | - Nat: $48,842 | $16,524 /yr | - | -$0 |
Dillon | MT | - Nat: $48,842 | $16,558 /yr | - | -$0 |
Plymouth | NH | - Nat: $48,842 | $19,216 /yr | - | -$0 |
Manchester | NH | - Nat: $48,842 | $34,779 /yr | - | -$0 |
Teaneck | NJ | - Nat: $48,842 | $15,404 /yr | - | -$0 |
Montclair | NJ | - Nat: $48,842 | $15,566 /yr | - | -$0 |
Las Cruces | NM | - Nat: $48,842 | $8,889 /yr | - | -$0 |
New York | NY | - Nat: $48,842 | $28,800 /yr | - | -$0 |
Hempstead | NY | - Nat: $48,842 | $34,176 /yr | - | -$0 |
Houghton | NY | - Nat: $48,842 | $20,519 /yr | - | -$0 |
Syracuse | NY | - Nat: $48,842 | $22,277 /yr | - | -$0 |
Rockville Centre | NY | - Nat: $48,842 | $24,347 /yr | - | -$0 |
Rochester | NY | - Nat: $48,842 | $29,357 /yr | - | -$0 |
Paul Smiths | NY | - Nat: $48,842 | $26,683 /yr | - | -$0 |
Rochester | NY | - Nat: $48,842 | $29,278 /yr | - | -$0 |
Troy | NY | - Nat: $48,842 | $22,917 /yr | - | -$0 |
SUNY Buffalo State University ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Buffalo | NY | - Nat: $48,842 | $11,346 /yr | - | -$0 |
Cortland | NY | - Nat: $48,842 | $22,345 /yr | - | -$0 |
Greensboro College ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Greensboro | NC | - Nat: $48,842 | $17,882 /yr | - | -$0 |
Warren Wilson College ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Swannanoa | NC | - Nat: $48,842 | $21,249 /yr | - | -$0 |
Ohio University-Eastern Campus ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Saint Clairsville | OH | - Nat: $48,842 | $3,925 /yr | - | -$0 |
Ohio University-Chillicothe Campus ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Chillicothe | OH | - Nat: $48,842 | $5,755 /yr | - | -$0 |
Ohio University-Southern Campus ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Ironton | OH | - Nat: $48,842 | $5,993 /yr | - | -$0 |
Ohio University-Lancaster Campus ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Lancaster | OH | - Nat: $48,842 | $5,650 /yr | - | -$0 |
Athens | OH | - Nat: $48,842 | $21,637 /yr | - | -$0 |
Ohio University-Zanesville Campus ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Zanesville | OH | - Nat: $48,842 | $5,746 /yr | - | -$0 |
Shawnee State University ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Portsmouth | OH | - Nat: $48,842 | $14,381 /yr | - | -$0 |
Southern Nazarene University ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Bethany | OK | - Nat: $48,842 | $22,084 /yr | - | -$0 |
Pittsburgh | PA | - Nat: $48,842 | $29,954 /yr | - | -$0 |
Cheyney University of Pennsylvania ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Cheyney | PA | - Nat: $48,842 | $14,265 /yr | - | -$0 |
Elizabethtown | PA | - Nat: $48,842 | $26,598 /yr | - | -$0 |
Erie | PA | - Nat: $48,842 | $22,553 /yr | - | -$0 |
Keystone College ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. La Plume | PA | - Nat: $48,842 | $22,051 /yr | - | -$0 |
Pittsburgh | PA | - Nat: $48,842 | $30,434 /yr | - | -$0 |
Selinsgrove | PA | - Nat: $48,842 | $28,819 /yr | - | -$0 |
Thiel College ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Greenville | PA | - Nat: $48,842 | $22,347 /yr | - | -$0 |
Waynesburg | PA | - Nat: $48,842 | $18,235 /yr | - | -$0 |
Providence | RI | - Nat: $48,842 | $48,523 /yr | - | -$0 |
Hartsville | SC | - Nat: $48,842 | $20,286 /yr | - | -$0 |
Northern State University ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Aberdeen | SD | - Nat: $48,842 | $15,812 /yr | - | -$0 |
Bethel University ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. McKenzie | TN | - Nat: $48,842 | $12,595 /yr | - | -$0 |
Dayton | TN | - Nat: $48,842 | $20,614 /yr | - | -$0 |
Jefferson City | TN | - Nat: $48,842 | $20,251 /yr | - | -$0 |
Memphis | TN | - Nat: $48,842 | $9,854 /yr | - | -$0 |
Harrogate | TN | - Nat: $48,842 | $20,406 /yr | - | -$0 |
Sewanee | TN | - Nat: $48,842 | $27,872 /yr | - | -$0 |
Union University ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Jackson | TN | - Nat: $48,842 | $27,171 /yr | - | -$0 |
Nashville | TN | - Nat: $48,842 | $15,846 /yr | - | -$0 |
Edinburg | TX | - Nat: $48,842 | $4,831 /yr | - | -$0 |
Houston | TX | - Nat: $48,842 | $13,370 /yr | - | -$0 |
San Marcos | TX | - Nat: $48,842 | $16,805 /yr | - | -$0 |
Austin | TX | - Nat: $48,842 | $19,857 /yr | - | -$0 |
San Antonio | TX | - Nat: $48,842 | $23,464 /yr | - | -$0 |
Bennington | VT | - Nat: $48,842 | $30,947 /yr | - | -$0 |
Vermont State University ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Randolph | VT | - Nat: $48,842 | $18,212 /yr | - | -$0 |
Hampton | VA | - Nat: $48,842 | $25,319 /yr | - | -$0 |
Liberty University ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Lynchburg | VA | - Nat: $48,842 | $29,357 /yr | - | -$0 |
Charlottesville | VA | - Nat: $48,842 | $21,565 /yr | - | -$0 |
Seattle | WA | - Nat: $48,842 | $24,488 /yr | - | -$0 |
Seattle | WA | - Nat: $48,842 | $34,662 /yr | - | -$0 |
Bellingham | WA | - Nat: $48,842 | $21,193 /yr | $22,020 | -$0 |
Walla Walla | WA | - Nat: $48,842 | $33,313 /yr | - | -$0 |
Beloit | WI | - Nat: $48,842 | $21,526 /yr | - | -$0 |
La Crosse | WI | - Nat: $48,842 | $21,260 /yr | - | -$0 |
Milwaukee | WI | - Nat: $48,842 | $23,245 /yr | - | -$0 |
Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Bayamon ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Bayamon | PR | - Nat: $48,842 | $9,284 /yr | - | -$0 |
University of the Virgin Islands ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Charlotte Amalie | VI | - Nat: $48,842 | $7,469 /yr | - | -$0 |
West Lafayette | IN | - Nat: $48,842 | $14,600 /yr | - | -$0 |
San Marcos | CA | - Nat: $48,842 | $10,229 /yr | $23,000 | -$0 |
Augusta | GA | - Nat: $48,842 | $13,787 /yr | - | -$0 |
Long Beach | CA | $55,588 Nat: $48,842 4yr Post-Grad | $10,440 /yr | $17,750 | -$22k |
Fullerton | CA | $53,518 Nat: $48,842 4yr Post-Grad | $6,555 /yr | $17,387 | -$25k |
New York | NY | $65,406 Nat: $48,842 4yr Post-Grad | $37,050 /yr | $20,500 | -$39k |
Waterbury | CT | $52,766 Nat: $48,842 4yr Post-Grad | $10,875 /yr | $26,012 | -$47k |
Boston | MA | $57,967 Nat: $48,842 4yr Post-Grad | $24,402 /yr | $24,677 | -$53k |
La Jolla | CA | $52,701 Nat: $48,842 4yr Post-Grad | $12,470 /yr | $18,367 | -$53k |
New London | CT | $62,925 Nat: $48,842 4yr Post-Grad | $36,175 /yr | $25,979 | -$56k |
Groton | CT | $52,766 Nat: $48,842 4yr Post-Grad | $13,807 /yr | $26,012 | -$57k |
Ann Arbor | MI | $52,390 Nat: $48,842 4yr Post-Grad | $13,138 /yr | $15,242 | -$58k |
East Lansing | MI | $55,159 Nat: $48,842 4yr Post-Grad | $19,680 /yr | $25,000 | -$59k |
Los Angeles | CA | $51,559 Nat: $48,842 4yr Post-Grad | $12,548 /yr | $17,417 | -$63k |
Hartford | CT | $52,766 Nat: $48,842 4yr Post-Grad | $16,403 /yr | $26,012 | -$67k |
Stony Brook | NY | $53,747 Nat: $48,842 4yr Post-Grad | $18,784 /yr | $20,038 | -$67k |
Stillwater | OK | $53,126 Nat: $48,842 4yr Post-Grad | $17,447 /yr | $21,410 | -$68k |
Stamford | CT | $52,766 Nat: $48,842 4yr Post-Grad | $16,798 /yr | $26,012 | -$68k |
Columbia | SC | $55,093 Nat: $48,842 4yr Post-Grad | $22,811 /yr | $18,965 | -$71k |
Fort Collins | CO | $54,370 Nat: $48,842 4yr Post-Grad | $21,279 /yr | $19,500 | -$71k |
Denton | TX | $51,368 Nat: $48,842 4yr Post-Grad | $15,649 /yr | $17,677 | -$76k |
Newark | DE | $52,110 Nat: $48,842 4yr Post-Grad | $17,799 /yr | $19,500 | -$77k |
Santa Barbara | CA | $50,694 Nat: $48,842 4yr Post-Grad | $16,109 /yr | $12,750 | -$83k |
Athens | GA | $49,436 Nat: $48,842 4yr Post-Grad | $13,936 /yr | $14,000 | -$86k |
Logan | UT | $49,758 Nat: $48,842 4yr Post-Grad | $14,936 /yr | - | -$87k |
Minneapolis | MN | $50,106 Nat: $48,842 4yr Post-Grad | $16,778 /yr | $22,287 | -$90k |
Boulder | CO | $53,429 Nat: $48,842 4yr Post-Grad | $25,346 /yr | $21,256 | -$93k |
Madison | WI | $49,602 Nat: $48,842 4yr Post-Grad | $17,354 /yr | $19,500 | -$97k |
Santa Cruz | CA | $49,821 Nat: $48,842 4yr Post-Grad | $17,890 /yr | $17,589 | -$97k |
Storrs | CT | $52,766 Nat: $48,842 4yr Post-Grad | $25,097 /yr | $26,012 | -$98k |
Syracuse | NY | $50,010 Nat: $48,842 4yr Post-Grad | $18,952 /yr | - | -$99k |
Moscow | ID | $47,372 Nat: $48,842 4yr Post-Grad | $14,831 /yr | $16,000 | -$106k |
Dayton | OH | $53,448 Nat: $48,842 4yr Post-Grad | $29,533 /yr | $23,000 | -$108k |
Honolulu | HI | $46,500 Nat: $48,842 4yr Post-Grad | $15,664 /yr | $24,577 | -$117k |
Conway | SC | $45,323 Nat: $48,842 4yr Post-Grad | $13,966 /yr | $23,973 | -$120k |
Bemidji | MN | $45,822 Nat: $48,842 4yr Post-Grad | $15,261 /yr | $20,600 | -$121k |
Kingston | RI | $48,446 Nat: $48,842 4yr Post-Grad | $21,440 /yr | $20,500 | -$121k |
Saint Cloud | MN | $44,386 Nat: $48,842 4yr Post-Grad | $13,529 /yr | $25,312 | -$127k |
College Station | TX | $46,453 Nat: $48,842 4yr Post-Grad | $21,315 /yr | $21,624 | -$137k |
New Brunswick | NJ | $47,553 Nat: $48,842 4yr Post-Grad | $24,406 /yr | $25,750 | -$139k |
Plattsburgh | NY | $44,153 Nat: $48,842 4yr Post-Grad | $17,156 /yr | - | -$142k |
New Gloucester | ME | $44,652 Nat: $48,842 4yr Post-Grad | $19,104 /yr | - | -$145k |
Cambridge | MA | $42,682 Nat: $48,842 2yr Post-Grad | $19,066 /yr | - | -$147k |
Galloway | NJ | $44,981 Nat: $48,842 4yr Post-Grad | $20,670 /yr | $22,875 | -$148k |
Bristol | RI | $51,857 Nat: $48,842 4yr Post-Grad | $37,999 /yr | $27,000 | -$152k |
Loudonville | NY | $49,016 Nat: $48,842 4yr Post-Grad | $33,733 /yr | $27,000 | -$160k |
University of Hawaii at Hilo ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Hilo | HI | $39,528 Nat: $48,842 4yr Post-Grad | $11,856 /yr | $20,115 | -$163k |
Charleston | SC | $42,466 Nat: $48,842 4yr Post-Grad | $18,960 /yr | $25,000 | -$163k |
Saint Petersburg | FL | $48,631 Nat: $48,842 4yr Post-Grad | $38,071 /yr | $27,000 | -$179k |
Biddeford | ME | $48,592 Nat: $48,842 4yr Post-Grad | $38,107 /yr | $27,000 | -$180k |
Fort Lauderdale | FL | $45,287 Nat: $48,842 4yr Post-Grad | $30,371 /yr | $20,500 | -$180k |
Seattle | WA | $36,674 Nat: $48,842 2yr Post-Grad | $14,091 /yr | - | -$182k |
Lakeland | FL | $43,549 Nat: $48,842 4yr Post-Grad | $28,551 /yr | $23,250 | -$188k |
Wilmington | NC | $39,812 Nat: $48,842 4yr Post-Grad | $20,109 /yr | $19,500 | -$190k |
Ames | IA | $39,143 Nat: $48,842 4yr Post-Grad | $18,589 /yr | $21,500 | -$190k |
West Haven | CT | $45,115 Nat: $48,842 4yr Post-Grad | $34,192 /yr | $27,000 | -$195k |
Canton | NY | $41,638 Nat: $48,842 4yr Post-Grad | $28,651 /yr | $26,500 | -$205k |
Tampa | FL | $43,683 Nat: $48,842 4yr Post-Grad | $36,211 /yr | $26,449 | -$215k |
Hattiesburg | MS | $36,771 Nat: $48,842 4yr Post-Grad | $21,708 /yr | - | -$222k |
Coral Gables | FL | $42,932 Nat: $48,842 4yr Post-Grad | $37,244 /yr | $16,500 | -$225k |
East Stroudsburg | PA | $33,281 Nat: $48,842 2yr Post-Grad | $18,134 /yr | $18,500 | -$228k |
Wingate | NC | $33,993 Nat: $48,842 2yr Post-Grad | $20,748 /yr | - | -$231k |
Humacao | PR | $31,382 Nat: $48,842 4yr Post-Grad | $12,675 /yr | - | -$236k |
New Haven | CT | $30,771 Nat: $48,842 2yr Post-Grad | $23,777 /yr | - | -$271k |
Pensacola | FL | $24,808 Nat: $48,842 2yr Post-Grad | $9,364 /yr | $17,500 | -$273k |
Boone | NC | $26,353 Nat: $48,842 2yr Post-Grad | $16,836 /yr | - | -$286k |
Brockport | NY | $26,121 Nat: $48,842 2yr Post-Grad | $16,353 /yr | - | -$286k |
Maryville | MO | $24,267 Nat: $48,842 2yr Post-Grad | $16,244 /yr | - | -$303k |
Alaska Pacific University ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Anchorage | AK | $26,353 Nat: $48,842 2yr Post-Grad | $21,616 /yr | - | -$303k |
Tucson | AZ | $21,964 Nat: $48,842 2yr Post-Grad | $16,674 /yr | - | -$326k |
West Long Branch | NJ | $22,667 Nat: $48,842 2yr Post-Grad | $30,988 /yr | $27,000 | -$371k |
Eugene | OR | $19,227 Nat: $48,842 2yr Post-Grad | $22,182 /yr | - | -$371k |
Hawaii Pacific University ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Honolulu | HI | $20,687 Nat: $48,842 2yr Post-Grad | $29,657 /yr | $23,432 | -$384k |
Florida Institute of Technology ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Melbourne | FL | $20,824 Nat: $48,842 2yr Post-Grad | $35,639 /yr | - | -$405k |
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.