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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 ($85,027)
P25-P75 Interval ($51,273 - $101,507)
Bachelor's Baseline ($56,938)
Breakeven Line (0% ROI)
These figures are medians for past graduates who received federal aid. Your cost and pay will differ. Run your own numbers in the Guided ROI Interview →
Institution | State | Earnings | Avg Net Price | Median Debt | Lifetime Value Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Seattle | WA | $150,502 Nat: $94,506 4yr Post-Grad | $34,324 /yr | $41,000 | +$766k |
Claremont | CA | $128,163 Nat: $94,506 2yr Post-Grad | - /yr | - | +$638k |
Iowa City | IA | $132,152 Nat: $94,506 4yr Post-Grad | $22,508 /yr | $37,698 | +$606k |
Lowell | MA | $128,785 Nat: $94,506 4yr Post-Grad | $17,362 /yr | - | +$579k |
Ogden | UT | $123,175 Nat: $94,506 4yr Post-Grad | $10,237 /yr | - | +$533k |
Washington | DC | $124,760 Nat: $94,506 4yr Post-Grad | $35,760 /yr | $61,500 | +$524k |
Los Angeles | CA | $123,330 Nat: $94,506 4yr Post-Grad | $33,056 /yr | $79,635 | +$513k |
Burlington | VT | $115,119 Nat: $94,506 4yr Post-Grad | $39,617 /yr | $38,348 | +$430k |
Greenville | NC | $104,657 Nat: $94,506 4yr Post-Grad | $16,880 /yr | $25,500 | +$352k |
Adelphi | MD | $104,440 Nat: $94,506 4yr Post-Grad | $23,144 /yr | - | +$344k |
Mount Pleasant | MI | $101,507 Nat: $94,506 4yr Post-Grad | $17,201 /yr | - | +$322k |
Springfield | MO | $99,031 Nat: $94,506 4yr Post-Grad | $17,270 /yr | $20,423 | +$298k |
Denver | CO | $93,577 Nat: $94,506 4yr Post-Grad | $18,133 /yr | - | +$245k |
Big Rapids | MI | $91,584 Nat: $94,506 4yr Post-Grad | $8,402 /yr | - | +$236k |
Waterbury Earnings shared by 5 University of Connecticut campuses, which report as one program. | CT | $90,423 Nat: $94,506 4yr Post-Grad | $8,616 /yr | - | +$224k |
Groton Earnings shared by 5 University of Connecticut campuses, which report as one program. | CT | $90,423 Nat: $94,506 4yr Post-Grad | $11,184 /yr | - | +$222k |
Hartford Earnings shared by 5 University of Connecticut campuses, which report as one program. | CT | $90,423 Nat: $94,506 4yr Post-Grad | $13,961 /yr | - | +$219k |
Stamford Earnings shared by 5 University of Connecticut campuses, which report as one program. | CT | $90,423 Nat: $94,506 4yr Post-Grad | $14,226 /yr | - | +$219k |
New York Earnings shared by 9 campuses, which report as one program. | NY | $88,594 Nat: $94,506 4yr Post-Grad | - /yr | $37,845 | +$215k |
Phoenix Earnings shared by 9 campuses, which report as one program. | AZ | $88,594 Nat: $94,506 4yr Post-Grad | - /yr | $37,845 | +$215k |
Orlando Earnings shared by 9 campuses, which report as one program. | FL | $88,594 Nat: $94,506 4yr Post-Grad | - /yr | $37,845 | +$215k |
Irving Earnings shared by 9 campuses, which report as one program. | TX | $88,594 Nat: $94,506 4yr Post-Grad | - /yr | $37,845 | +$215k |
Arlington Earnings shared by 9 campuses, which report as one program. | VA | $88,594 Nat: $94,506 4yr Post-Grad | - /yr | $37,845 | +$215k |
Storrs Earnings shared by 5 University of Connecticut campuses, which report as one program. | CT | $90,423 Nat: $94,506 4yr Post-Grad | $24,342 /yr | - | +$210k |
Phoenix | AZ | $88,537 Nat: $94,506 4yr Post-Grad | $13,916 /yr | $51,128 | +$201k |
Charles Town | WV | $87,252 Nat: $94,506 4yr Post-Grad | $11,116 /yr | $41,800 | +$192k |
West Lafayette | IN | $86,413 Nat: $94,506 4yr Post-Grad | $5,956 /yr | - | +$189k |
Columbus Earnings shared by 9 campuses, which report as one program. | OH | $88,594 Nat: $94,506 4yr Post-Grad | $33,882 /yr | $37,845 | +$184k |
Decatur Earnings shared by 9 campuses, which report as one program. | GA | $88,594 Nat: $94,506 4yr Post-Grad | $34,523 /yr | $37,845 | +$183k |
Lisle Earnings shared by 9 campuses, which report as one program. | IL | $88,594 Nat: $94,506 4yr Post-Grad | $35,665 /yr | $37,845 | +$182k |
Ontario Earnings shared by 9 campuses, which report as one program. | CA | $88,594 Nat: $94,506 4yr Post-Grad | $36,531 /yr | $37,845 | +$181k |
Minneapolis | MN | $85,027 Nat: $94,506 4yr Post-Grad | $18,458 /yr | - | +$164k |
Saint Louis | MO | $85,101 Nat: $94,506 4yr Post-Grad | $26,955 /yr | $41,000 | +$157k |
Indianapolis | IN | $70,286 Nat: $94,506 4yr Post-Grad | $9,479 /yr | - | +$32k |
Manchester | NH | $71,030 Nat: $94,506 4yr Post-Grad | $36,764 /yr | $28,700 | +$14k |
College Station | TX | $69,381 Nat: $94,506 4yr Post-Grad | $21,527 /yr | $20,500 | +$12k |
Towson | MD | $66,171 Nat: $87,252 2yr Post-Grad | $18,120 /yr | - | +$10k |
Richmond | VA | $68,939 Nat: $94,506 4yr Post-Grad | $25,037 /yr | - | +$4k |
Birmingham | AL | - Nat: $94,506 | $15,630 /yr | - | -$0 |
Tempe | AZ | - Nat: $94,506 | $14,694 /yr | - | -$0 |
Little Rock | AR | - Nat: $94,506 | $16,882 /yr | - | -$0 |
Malibu | CA | - Nat: $94,506 | $48,065 /yr | - | -$0 |
Fort Collins | CO | - Nat: $94,506 | $22,247 /yr | - | -$0 |
Denver | CO | - Nat: $94,506 | $31,961 /yr | $45,500 | -$0 |
Fairfield | CT | - Nat: $94,506 | $45,827 /yr | - | -$0 |
Melbourne | FL | - Nat: $94,506 | $36,511 /yr | - | -$0 |
Pensacola | FL | - Nat: $94,506 | $9,443 /yr | - | -$0 |
Gainesville | GA | - Nat: $94,506 | $17,968 /yr | - | -$0 |
Atlanta | GA | - Nat: $94,506 | $12,365 /yr | - | -$0 |
River Forest | IL | - Nat: $94,506 | $17,217 /yr | - | -$0 |
Chicago | IL | - Nat: $94,506 | $36,340 /yr | - | -$0 |
Macomb | IL | - Nat: $94,506 | $10,018 /yr | - | -$0 |
Fort Wayne | IN | - Nat: $94,506 | $12,471 /yr | - | -$0 |
Fort Wayne | IN | - Nat: $94,506 | $22,171 /yr | - | -$0 |
Bloomington | IN | - Nat: $94,506 | $16,003 /yr | - | -$0 |
Valparaiso | IN | - Nat: $94,506 | $21,657 /yr | - | -$0 |
Louisville | KY | - Nat: $94,506 | $28,420 /yr | - | -$0 |
Bowling Green | KY | - Nat: $94,506 | $11,789 /yr | - | -$0 |
Ruston | LA | - Nat: $94,506 | $11,959 /yr | $19,035 | -$0 |
Lafayette | LA | - Nat: $94,506 | $14,924 /yr | - | -$0 |
Baltimore | MD | - Nat: $94,506 | $6,270 /yr | - | -$0 |
Baltimore | MD | - Nat: $94,506 | $18,431 /yr | - | -$0 |
Emmitsburg | MD | - Nat: $94,506 | $19,294 /yr | - | -$0 |
North Dartmouth | MA | - Nat: $94,506 | $20,319 /yr | - | -$0 |
Grand Rapids | MI | - Nat: $94,506 | $17,623 /yr | $50,057 | -$0 |
Detroit | MI | - Nat: $94,506 | $13,469 /yr | - | -$0 |
Southfield | MI | - Nat: $94,506 | $33,466 /yr | - | -$0 |
Livonia | MI | - Nat: $94,506 | $14,792 /yr | - | -$0 |
East Lansing | MI | - Nat: $94,506 | $21,322 /yr | - | -$0 |
Flint | MI | - Nat: $94,506 | $8,320 /yr | - | -$0 |
Rochester Hills | MI | - Nat: $94,506 | $11,815 /yr | - | -$0 |
Troy | MI | - Nat: $94,506 | - /yr | - | -$0 |
Detroit | MI | - Nat: $94,506 | $11,212 /yr | - | -$0 |
Saint Paul | MN | - Nat: $94,506 | $26,556 /yr | - | -$0 |
Saint Paul | MN | - Nat: $94,506 | $23,688 /yr | - | -$0 |
Duluth | MN | - Nat: $94,506 | $26,830 /yr | - | -$0 |
Saint Paul | MN | - Nat: $94,506 | $31,532 /yr | $39,828 | -$0 |
Saint Paul | MN | - Nat: $94,506 | $19,090 /yr | - | -$0 |
Columbia | MO | - Nat: $94,506 | $21,142 /yr | $39,000 | -$0 |
Parkville | MO | - Nat: $94,506 | $19,119 /yr | - | -$0 |
Saint Louis | MO | - Nat: $94,506 | $29,674 /yr | - | -$0 |
Omaha | NE | - Nat: $94,506 | $32,456 /yr | - | -$0 |
Las Vegas | NV | - Nat: $94,506 | $11,062 /yr | - | -$0 |
Hackettstown | NJ | - Nat: $94,506 | $21,655 /yr | - | -$0 |
Hoboken | NJ | - Nat: $94,506 | $37,396 /yr | - | -$0 |
Trenton | NJ | - Nat: $94,506 | - /yr | - | -$0 |
New York | NY | - Nat: $94,506 | $15,370 /yr | - | -$0 |
New York | NY | - Nat: $94,506 | $30,721 /yr | - | -$0 |
Albany | NY | - Nat: $94,506 | $18,266 /yr | - | -$0 |
Brockport | NY | - Nat: $94,506 | $17,315 /yr | - | -$0 |
Boone | NC | - Nat: $94,506 | $16,082 /yr | - | -$0 |
Charlotte | NC | - Nat: $94,506 | $15,142 /yr | - | -$0 |
Cullowhee | NC | - Nat: $94,506 | $13,025 /yr | - | -$0 |
New York | NY | - Nat: $94,506 | - /yr | - | -$0 |
Dayton | OH | - Nat: $94,506 | $13,715 /yr | - | -$0 |
Stillwater | OK | - Nat: $94,506 | $17,058 /yr | - | -$0 |
Eugene | OR | - Nat: $94,506 | $22,547 /yr | - | -$0 |
Philadelphia | PA | - Nat: $94,506 | $37,529 /yr | - | -$0 |
Saint Davids | PA | - Nat: $94,506 | $27,498 /yr | - | -$0 |
Erie | PA | - Nat: $94,506 | $26,486 /yr | - | -$0 |
Langhorne | PA | - Nat: $94,506 | $31,280 /yr | - | -$0 |
Philadelphia | PA | - Nat: $94,506 | - /yr | - | -$0 |
Moon Township | PA | - Nat: $94,506 | $21,445 /yr | $20,500 | -$0 |
West Chester | PA | - Nat: $94,506 | $24,778 /yr | - | -$0 |
Providence | RI | - Nat: $94,506 | $10,959 /yr | - | -$0 |
Charleston | SC | - Nat: $94,506 | $22,019 /yr | - | -$0 |
Rock Hill | SC | - Nat: $94,506 | $16,375 /yr | - | -$0 |
Vermillion | SD | - Nat: $94,506 | $20,028 /yr | - | -$0 |
Abilene | TX | - Nat: $94,506 | $27,943 /yr | - | -$0 |
Dallas | TX | - Nat: $94,506 | $25,954 /yr | - | -$0 |
Denton | TX | - Nat: $94,506 | $11,060 /yr | - | -$0 |
Northfield | VT | - Nat: $94,506 | $26,676 /yr | - | -$0 |
Fairfax | VA | - Nat: $94,506 | $14,697 /yr | - | -$0 |
Norfolk | VA | - Nat: $94,506 | $12,913 /yr | - | -$0 |
Seattle | WA | - Nat: $94,506 | - /yr | - | -$0 |
Milwaukee | WI | - Nat: $94,506 | $15,625 /yr | - | -$0 |
Gurabo | PR | - Nat: $94,506 | $7,134 /yr | - | -$0 |
Aliso Viejo | CA | - Nat: $94,506 | $35,957 /yr | - | -$0 |
Denver | CO | - Nat: $94,506 | $17,732 /yr | $19,077 | -$0 |
Scottsdale | AZ | - Nat: $94,506 | $11,594 /yr | - | -$0 |
Saratoga Springs | NY | $62,012 Nat: $94,506 2yr Post-Grad | $11,131 /yr | $27,886 | -$26k |
San Diego | CA | $58,673 Nat: $94,506 2yr Post-Grad | - /yr | - | -$50k |
Beverly | MA | $61,144 Nat: $94,506 2yr Post-Grad | $39,219 /yr | - | -$61k |
Jackson | MS | $61,307 Nat: $94,506 4yr Post-Grad | $18,078 /yr | - | -$64k |
Washington | DC | $50,856 Nat: $94,506 2yr Post-Grad | - /yr | $69,753 | -$134k |
Nashville | TN | $50,856 Nat: $94,506 2yr Post-Grad | - /yr | $69,753 | -$134k |
Philadelphia | PA | $50,856 Nat: $94,506 2yr Post-Grad | - /yr | $69,753 | -$134k |
Tampa | FL | $50,856 Nat: $94,506 2yr Post-Grad | - /yr | $69,753 | -$134k |
Wilmington | DE | $50,856 Nat: $94,506 2yr Post-Grad | - /yr | $69,753 | -$134k |
Birmingham | AL | $50,856 Nat: $94,506 2yr Post-Grad | - /yr | $69,753 | -$134k |
Piscataway | NJ | $50,856 Nat: $94,506 2yr Post-Grad | - /yr | $69,753 | -$134k |
Scott Depot | WV | $50,856 Nat: $94,506 2yr Post-Grad | - /yr | $69,753 | -$134k |
Little Rock | AR | $50,856 Nat: $94,506 2yr Post-Grad | - /yr | $69,753 | -$134k |
Jackson | MS | $50,856 Nat: $94,506 2yr Post-Grad | - /yr | $69,753 | -$134k |
Farmers Branch | TX | $50,856 Nat: $94,506 2yr Post-Grad | - /yr | $69,753 | -$134k |
Ypsilanti | MI | $51,273 Nat: $94,506 2yr Post-Grad | $16,628 /yr | - | -$145k |
Chamblee | GA | $50,856 Nat: $94,506 2yr Post-Grad | $17,159 /yr | $69,753 | -$150k |
Arlington | VA | $50,856 Nat: $94,506 2yr Post-Grad | $17,213 /yr | $69,753 | -$150k |
Baltimore | MD | $50,856 Nat: $94,506 2yr Post-Grad | $17,773 /yr | $69,753 | -$150k |
Greensboro | NC | $50,856 Nat: $94,506 2yr Post-Grad | $18,695 /yr | $69,753 | -$151k |
Greenville | SC | $50,856 Nat: $94,506 2yr Post-Grad | $22,593 /yr | $69,753 | -$155k |
Washington | DC | $50,856 Nat: $94,506 2yr Post-Grad | $23,175 /yr | $69,753 | -$155k |
Boston | MA | $51,273 Nat: $94,506 2yr Post-Grad | $29,060 /yr | - | -$156k |
Saint Louis | MO | $47,260 Nat: $94,506 2yr Post-Grad | $14,990 /yr | - | -$187k |
Lynchburg | VA | $42,123 Nat: $94,506 2yr Post-Grad | $29,235 /yr | $30,423 | -$257k |
Memphis | TN | $40,485 Nat: $94,506 2yr Post-Grad | $12,192 /yr | - | -$259k |
Analysis Notes:
- Lifetime Value Added: Net Present Value (NPV) of estimated career earnings relative to a median bachelor's degree holder, 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).Note: For graduate programs, the institution's average undergraduate net price is used as a proxy for annual cost, which may differ from actual graduate tuition and net price.