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Bachelor's Degree166 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 ($93,305)
P25-P75 Interval ($86,893 - $99,762)
HS Baseline ($35,872)
Breakeven Line (0% ROI)
Institution
State
Earnings
Avg Net PriceMedian Debt
Lifetime Value Added
Houston
TX
$121,099
Nat: $93,451
4yr Post-Grad
$13,370
/yr
-
+$471k
Philadelphia
PA
$126,419
Nat: $93,451
4yr Post-Grad
$28,699
/yr
$15,593
+$455k
Los Angeles
CA
$116,525
Nat: $93,451
4yr Post-Grad
$12,548
/yr
$14,500
+$439k
Nashville
TN
$116,662
Nat: $93,451
4yr Post-Grad
$15,846
/yr
$15,000
+$428k
Baltimore
MD
$114,673
Nat: $93,451
4yr Post-Grad
$18,809
/yr
$11,207
+$402k
Berkeley
CA
$110,597
Nat: $93,451
4yr Post-Grad
$13,481
/yr
$14,896
+$391k
Cambridge
MA
$111,738
Nat: $93,451
4yr Post-Grad
$20,111
/yr
$13,000
+$375k
Long Beach
CA
$106,540
Nat: $93,451
4yr Post-Grad
$10,440
/yr
$15,500
+$371k
San Luis Obispo
CA
$109,232
Nat: $93,451
4yr Post-Grad
$16,665
/yr
$20,500
+$369k
Detroit
MI
$106,048
Nat: $93,451
4yr Post-Grad
$12,766
/yr
$19,395
+$359k
Charlottesville
VA
$109,551
Nat: $93,451
4yr Post-Grad
$21,565
/yr
$18,400
+$354k
Atlanta
GA
$102,755
Nat: $93,451
4yr Post-Grad
$12,116
/yr
$21,375
+$336k
Ann Arbor
MI
$102,342
Nat: $93,451
4yr Post-Grad
$13,138
/yr
$18,969
+$329k
Pittsburgh
PA
$109,648
Nat: $93,451
4yr Post-Grad
$31,944
/yr
-
+$317k
Seattle
WA
$100,930
Nat: $93,451
4yr Post-Grad
$14,091
/yr
$14,000
+$315k
New Orleans
LA
$112,914
Nat: $93,451
4yr Post-Grad
$39,949
/yr
$22,500
+$313k
New York
NY
$95,685
Nat: $93,451
4yr Post-Grad
$3,776
/yr
-
+$312k
Austin
TX
$102,544
Nat: $93,451
4yr Post-Grad
$19,857
/yr
$21,071
+$306k
La Jolla
CA
$98,687
Nat: $93,451
4yr Post-Grad
$12,470
/yr
$20,000
+$304k
Newark
DE
$101,175
Nat: $93,451
4yr Post-Grad
$17,799
/yr
$25,752
+$303k
Chapel Hill
NC
$97,992
Nat: $93,451
4yr Post-Grad
$11,655
/yr
$15,000
+$301k
Durham
NC
$105,921
Nat: $93,451
4yr Post-Grad
$29,612
/yr
$13,894
+$297k
Bend
OR
$100,182
Nat: $93,451
4yr Post-Grad
$18,048
/yr
$21,500
+$295k
Madison
WI
$99,762
Nat: $93,451
4yr Post-Grad
$17,354
/yr
$20,492
+$294k
Davis
CA
$98,504
Nat: $93,451
4yr Post-Grad
$14,741
/yr
$15,979
+$294k
Champaign
IL
$97,926
Nat: $93,451
4yr Post-Grad
$14,355
/yr
$16,850
+$291k
Corvallis
OR
$100,182
Nat: $93,451
4yr Post-Grad
$19,604
/yr
$21,500
+$289k
Santa Clara
CA
$114,426
Nat: $93,451
4yr Post-Grad
$50,062
/yr
$20,500
+$288k
Waterbury
CT
$95,682
Nat: $93,451
4yr Post-Grad
$10,875
/yr
$25,000
+$286k
Irvine
CA
$96,874
Nat: $93,451
4yr Post-Grad
$14,251
/yr
$16,750
+$283k
Santa Cruz
CA
$98,567
Nat: $93,451
4yr Post-Grad
$17,890
/yr
$23,000
+$283k
Raleigh
NC
$98,129
Nat: $93,451
4yr Post-Grad
$17,303
/yr
$19,872
+$282k
Los Angeles
CA
$105,415
Nat: $93,451
4yr Post-Grad
$32,740
/yr
$13,750
+$282k
Minneapolis
MN
$97,611
Nat: $93,451
4yr Post-Grad
$16,778
/yr
$21,300
+$280k
Evanston
IL
$102,994
Nat: $93,451
4yr Post-Grad
$29,167
/yr
$16,833
+$276k
Groton
CT
$95,682
Nat: $93,451
4yr Post-Grad
$13,807
/yr
$25,000
+$276k
Bethlehem
PA
$106,260
Nat: $93,451
4yr Post-Grad
$36,931
/yr
$26,000
+$273k
Salt Lake City
UT
$96,353
Nat: $93,451
4yr Post-Grad
$16,200
/yr
$19,476
+$272k
Hartford
CT
$95,682
Nat: $93,451
4yr Post-Grad
$16,403
/yr
$25,000
+$267k
Philadelphia
PA
$101,101
Nat: $93,451
4yr Post-Grad
$28,198
/yr
$27,000
+$265k
Tucson
AZ
$95,625
Nat: $93,451
4yr Post-Grad
$16,674
/yr
$19,000
+$265k
Stamford
CT
$95,682
Nat: $93,451
4yr Post-Grad
$16,798
/yr
$25,000
+$265k
Boston
MA
$99,024
Nat: $93,451
4yr Post-Grad
$24,402
/yr
$25,500
+$263k
Columbia
SC
$97,927
Nat: $93,451
4yr Post-Grad
$22,811
/yr
$23,000
+$261k
West Lafayette
IN
$93,434
Nat: $93,451
4yr Post-Grad
$14,600
/yr
$19,500
+$256k
Kingston
RI
$96,532
Nat: $93,451
4yr Post-Grad
$21,440
/yr
$26,234
+$255k
Troy
NY
$103,306
Nat: $93,451
4yr Post-Grad
$36,228
/yr
$26,000
+$253k
Greensboro
NC
$91,235
Nat: $93,451
4yr Post-Grad
$10,846
/yr
$27,000
+$253k
Tempe
AZ
$92,974
Nat: $93,451
4yr Post-Grad
$14,967
/yr
$21,000
+$251k
Fort Myers
FL
$91,676
Nat: $93,451
4yr Post-Grad
$12,568
/yr
$17,779
+$250k
Fairfax
VA
$93,533
Nat: $93,451
4yr Post-Grad
$17,915
/yr
$23,594
+$245k
Gainesville
FL
$88,078
Nat: $93,451
4yr Post-Grad
$6,541
/yr
$21,006
+$244k
University Park
PA
$100,416
Nat: $93,451
4yr Post-Grad
$32,875
/yr
$24,164
+$243k
Vestal
NY
$94,859
Nat: $93,451
4yr Post-Grad
$21,620
/yr
$19,500
+$242k
Miami
FL
$88,656
Nat: $93,451
4yr Post-Grad
$9,288
/yr
$19,500
+$239k
Storrs
CT
$95,682
Nat: $93,451
4yr Post-Grad
$25,097
/yr
$25,000
+$235k
Boston
MA
$99,617
Nat: $93,451
4yr Post-Grad
$34,170
/yr
$27,000
+$233k
Washington
DC
$100,601
Nat: $93,451
4yr Post-Grad
$36,586
/yr
$23,000
+$231k
Riverside
CA
$90,041
Nat: $93,451
4yr Post-Grad
$14,304
/yr
$19,954
+$231k
College Station
TX
$93,305
Nat: $93,451
4yr Post-Grad
$21,315
/yr
$19,000
+$231k
Clemson
SC
$93,705
Nat: $93,451
4yr Post-Grad
$22,253
/yr
$21,375
+$230k
Philadelphia
PA
$101,362
Nat: $93,451
4yr Post-Grad
$38,509
/yr
$29,666
+$230k
Merced
CA
$88,795
Nat: $93,451
4yr Post-Grad
$11,983
/yr
$20,816
+$230k
Indianapolis
IN
$88,435
Nat: $93,451
4yr Post-Grad
$11,668
/yr
$19,959
+$228k
Milwaukee
WI
$93,229
Nat: $93,451
4yr Post-Grad
$22,453
/yr
$27,000
+$226k
Memphis
TN
$88,279
Nat: $93,451
4yr Post-Grad
$12,397
/yr
$25,250
+$224k
Chicago
IL
$87,393
Nat: $93,451
4yr Post-Grad
$10,974
/yr
$21,250
+$223k
Rochester
NY
$95,957
Nat: $93,451
4yr Post-Grad
$29,278
/yr
$20,500
+$222k
North Dartmouth
MA
$91,805
Nat: $93,451
4yr Post-Grad
$20,927
/yr
$27,000
+$221k
Columbus
OH
$90,065
Nat: $93,451
4yr Post-Grad
$17,339
/yr
$23,125
+$220k
Durham
NH
$92,984
Nat: $93,451
4yr Post-Grad
$23,805
/yr
$25,000
+$219k
Golden
CO
$95,142
Nat: $93,451
4yr Post-Grad
$28,690
/yr
$23,370
+$218k
Birmingham
AL
$90,415
Nat: $93,451
4yr Post-Grad
$18,749
/yr
$22,676
+$218k
Coral Gables
FL
$98,997
Nat: $93,451
4yr Post-Grad
$37,244
/yr
$18,425
+$217k
Syracuse
NY
$99,521
Nat: $93,451
4yr Post-Grad
$38,793
/yr
$27,000
+$215k
Denton
TX
$88,484
Nat: $93,451
4yr Post-Grad
$15,649
/yr
$22,700
+$214k
Milwaukee
WI
$95,728
Nat: $93,451
4yr Post-Grad
$31,487
/yr
$26,975
+$213k
Stony Brook
NY
$89,560
Nat: $93,451
4yr Post-Grad
$18,784
/yr
$24,452
+$211k
Newark
NJ
$88,396
Nat: $93,451
4yr Post-Grad
$16,504
/yr
$21,500
+$211k
Denver
CO
$86,190
Nat: $93,451
4yr Post-Grad
$11,900
/yr
$26,840
+$210k
Hoboken
NJ
$99,842
Nat: $93,451
4yr Post-Grad
$41,346
/yr
$27,000
+$209k
Ruston
LA
$85,454
Nat: $93,451
4yr Post-Grad
$11,864
/yr
-
+$205k
Providence
RI
$91,674
Nat: $93,451
4yr Post-Grad
$25,184
/yr
-
+$204k
Chicago
IL
$88,378
Nat: $93,451
4yr Post-Grad
$18,425
/yr
$27,000
+$204k
Richardson
TX
$87,420
Nat: $93,451
4yr Post-Grad
$18,267
/yr
$18,625
+$197k
Cincinnati
OH
$90,897
Nat: $93,451
4yr Post-Grad
$25,648
/yr
$20,625
+$197k
New Brunswick
NJ
$89,850
Nat: $93,451
4yr Post-Grad
$24,406
/yr
$23,745
+$193k
Chester
PA
$89,794
Nat: $93,451
4yr Post-Grad
$25,759
/yr
$27,000
+$188k
Rochester
NY
$94,103
Nat: $93,451
4yr Post-Grad
$34,906
/yr
$28,308
+$188k
Toledo
OH
$85,751
Nat: $93,451
4yr Post-Grad
$17,249
/yr
$19,750
+$188k
Houghton
MI
$83,916
Nat: $93,451
4yr Post-Grad
$14,182
/yr
$27,000
+$185k
Iowa City
IA
$86,894
Nat: $93,451
4yr Post-Grad
$22,531
/yr
$27,000
+$177k
Dearborn
MI
$77,401
Nat: $93,451
2yr Post-Grad
$9,492
/yr
$26,750
+$176k
Akron
OH
$82,540
Nat: $93,451
4yr Post-Grad
$13,946
/yr
$23,123
+$175k
Louisville
KY
$84,311
Nat: $93,451
4yr Post-Grad
$17,988
/yr
$15,500
+$174k
Oxford
OH
$89,052
Nat: $93,451
4yr Post-Grad
$28,384
/yr
$27,000
+$173k
Saint Louis
MO
$86,844
Nat: $93,451
4yr Post-Grad
$24,398
/yr
$27,000
+$170k
Richmond
VA
$86,295
Nat: $93,451
4yr Post-Grad
$23,433
/yr
$22,250
+$170k
Buffalo
NY
$84,920
Nat: $93,451
4yr Post-Grad
$20,995
/yr
$19,615
+$168k
Springfield
MA
$87,838
Nat: $93,451
4yr Post-Grad
$27,290
/yr
$27,000
+$168k
Cleveland
OH
$94,168
Nat: $93,451
4yr Post-Grad
$41,190
/yr
$23,250
+$166k
Glassboro
NJ
$84,059
Nat: $93,451
4yr Post-Grad
$22,408
/yr
$26,697
+$156k
San Antonio
TX
$77,774
Nat: $93,451
4yr Post-Grad
$10,836
/yr
$24,200
+$150k
Pittsburgh
PA
$86,893
Nat: $93,451
4yr Post-Grad
$30,434
/yr
$27,000
+$149k
Worcester
MA
$92,806
Nat: $93,451
4yr Post-Grad
$43,071
/yr
$27,000
+$149k
Orono
ME
$80,059
Nat: $93,451
4yr Post-Grad
$17,510
/yr
$20,365
+$143k
Florida Institute of Technology
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Melbourne
FL
$88,120
Nat: $93,451
4yr Post-Grad
$35,639
/yr
$27,000
+$140k
Wright State University-Main Campus
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Dayton
OH
$77,864
Nat: $93,451
4yr Post-Grad
$15,415
/yr
$21,395
+$134k
Pittsburgh
PA
$88,272
Nat: $93,451
4yr Post-Grad
$37,730
/yr
$27,000
+$133k
Terre Haute
IN
$90,484
Nat: $93,451
4yr Post-Grad
$42,513
/yr
$26,441
+$133k
Schenectady
NY
$86,182
Nat: $93,451
4yr Post-Grad
$34,561
/yr
$27,000
+$129k
Southern California Institute of Technology
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Anaheim
CA
$84,844
Nat: $93,451
4yr Post-Grad
$33,392
/yr
$33,384
+$123k
Washington
DC
$81,519
Nat: $93,451
4yr Post-Grad
$29,561
/yr
-
+$111k
Fayetteville
AR
$75,972
Nat: $93,451
4yr Post-Grad
$18,209
/yr
$27,000
+$110k
Wichita
KS
$72,936
Nat: $93,451
4yr Post-Grad
$13,194
/yr
$19,118
+$104k
Mississippi State
MS
$74,542
Nat: $93,451
4yr Post-Grad
$17,595
/yr
$25,000
+$101k
Southfield
MI
$80,937
Nat: $93,451
4yr Post-Grad
$32,918
/yr
$26,500
+$95k
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
$67,246
Nat: $93,451
4yr Post-Grad
$13,951
/yr
$24,500
+$58k
Knoxville
TN
$69,476
Nat: $93,451
4yr Post-Grad
$18,976
/yr
$22,200
+$57k
Fort Collins
CO
$67,101
Nat: $93,451
2yr Post-Grad
$21,279
/yr
-
+$51k
Indiana Institute of Technology
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Fort Wayne
IN
$62,260
Nat: $93,451
2yr Post-Grad
$23,206
/yr
-
+$6k
Alabama State University
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Montgomery
AL
-
Nat: $93,451
$20,435
/yr
-
-$0
Grand Canyon University
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Phoenix
AZ
-
Nat: $93,451
$22,472
/yr
-
-$0
Searcy
AR
-
Nat: $93,451
$22,130
/yr
-
-$0
Riverside
CA
-
Nat: $93,451
$26,285
/yr
-
-$0
Pasadena
CA
-
Nat: $93,451
$16,075
/yr
-
-$0
National University
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
San Diego
CA
-
Nat: $93,451
$22,878
/yr
-
-$0
Fairfield
CT
-
Nat: $93,451
$48,095
/yr
-
-$0
New Haven
CT
-
Nat: $93,451
$23,777
/yr
-
-$0
Chicago
IL
-
Nat: $93,451
$36,079
/yr
-
-$0
Dekalb
IL
-
Nat: $93,451
$13,391
/yr
$15,000
-$0
Angola
IN
-
Nat: $93,451
$25,355
/yr
$27,000
-$0
Sioux Center
IA
-
Nat: $93,451
$25,807
/yr
-
-$0
Beverly
MA
-
Nat: $93,451
$40,654
/yr
-
-$0
Cambridge
MA
-
Nat: $93,451
$19,066
/yr
-
-$0
Lowell
MA
-
Nat: $93,451
$17,163
/yr
$24,776
-$0
Medford
MA
-
Nat: $93,451
$39,998
/yr
$15,500
-$0
Mount Pleasant
MI
-
Nat: $93,451
$17,597
/yr
-
-$0
Jackson State University
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Jackson
MS
-
Nat: $93,451
$23,836
/yr
-
-$0
Columbia
MO
-
Nat: $93,451
$20,268
/yr
-
-$0
St. Louis
MO
-
Nat: $93,451
$21,786
/yr
$21,000
-$0
Bozeman
MT
-
Nat: $93,451
$22,499
/yr
-
-$0
Reno
NV
-
Nat: $93,451
$15,927
/yr
-
-$0
Hanover
NH
-
Nat: $93,451
$29,519
/yr
-
-$0
Ewing
NJ
-
Nat: $93,451
$27,646
/yr
-
-$0
Alfred
NY
-
Nat: $93,451
$25,620
/yr
-
-$0
Ithaca
NY
-
Nat: $93,451
$28,690
/yr
$15,500
-$0
Syracuse
NY
-
Nat: $93,451
$18,952
/yr
-
-$0
University of Central Oklahoma
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Edmond
OK
-
Nat: $93,451
$18,309
/yr
-
-$0
Norman
OK
-
Nat: $93,451
$15,300
/yr
-
-$0
Tulsa
OK
-
Nat: $93,451
$25,365
/yr
-
-$0
Erie
PA
-
Nat: $93,451
$22,553
/yr
$27,000
-$0
Houston
TX
-
Nat: $93,451
$14,276
/yr
$12,000
-$0
LeTourneau University
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Longview
TX
-
Nat: $93,451
$28,185
/yr
-
-$0
Burlington
VT
-
Nat: $93,451
$19,343
/yr
-
-$0
College Place
WA
-
Nat: $93,451
$23,329
/yr
-
-$0
Morgantown
WV
-
Nat: $93,451
$15,634
/yr
-
-$0
Milwaukee
WI
-
Nat: $93,451
$15,014
/yr
$23,303
-$0
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
-
Nat: $93,451
$17,540
/yr
-
-$0
Stanford
CA
-
Nat: $93,451
$13,807
/yr
-
-$0
Lewisburg
PA
$66,821
Nat: $93,451
2yr Post-Grad
$40,766
/yr
-
-$21k
San Jose
CA
$53,358
Nat: $93,533
2yr Post-Grad
$13,760
/yr
-
-$35k
New York
NY
$53,810
Nat: $93,451
2yr Post-Grad
$21,590
/yr
-
-$59k
Pullman
WA
$42,682
Nat: $93,451
2yr Post-Grad
$14,971
/yr
-
-$132k
Stockton
CA
$33,993
Nat: $93,451
2yr Post-Grad
$25,447
/yr
$22,750
-$247k
Baton Rouge
LA
$31,133
Nat: $93,451
2yr Post-Grad
$19,151
/yr
$21,492
-$251k
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).
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