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Bachelor's Degree179 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 ($96,503)
P25-P75 Interval ($90,845 - $101,726)
HS Baseline ($35,872)
Breakeven Line (0% ROI)
Institution
State
Earnings
Avg Net PriceMedian Debt
Lifetime Value Added
Berkeley
CA
$121,027
Nat: $98,158
4yr Post-Grad
$13,481
/yr
$18,155
+$470k
Nashville
TN
$121,641
Nat: $98,158
4yr Post-Grad
$15,846
/yr
-
+$466k
Cambridge
MA
$122,093
Nat: $98,158
4yr Post-Grad
$20,111
/yr
$17,000
+$454k
Houston
TX
$113,605
Nat: $98,158
4yr Post-Grad
$13,370
/yr
$13,178
+$414k
Gainesville
FL
$109,607
Nat: $98,158
4yr Post-Grad
$6,541
/yr
$19,600
+$408k
Austin
TX
$115,423
Nat: $98,158
4yr Post-Grad
$19,857
/yr
$19,672
+$404k
Santa Barbara
CA
$113,317
Nat: $98,158
4yr Post-Grad
$16,109
/yr
$14,937
+$402k
Baton Rouge
LA
$114,226
Nat: $98,158
4yr Post-Grad
$19,151
/yr
$20,500
+$398k
Greensboro
NC
$109,537
Nat: $98,158
4yr Post-Grad
$10,846
/yr
$23,272
+$392k
Houston
TX
$110,184
Nat: $98,158
4yr Post-Grad
$14,276
/yr
$19,228
+$385k
Ann Arbor
MI
$109,405
Nat: $98,158
4yr Post-Grad
$13,138
/yr
$20,964
+$383k
Seattle
WA
$109,551
Nat: $98,158
4yr Post-Grad
$14,091
/yr
$17,054
+$381k
Ithaca
NY
$116,165
Nat: $98,158
4yr Post-Grad
$28,690
/yr
$14,361
+$378k
Los Angeles
CA
$108,066
Nat: $98,158
4yr Post-Grad
$12,548
/yr
$17,000
+$375k
University
MS
$107,548
Nat: $98,158
4yr Post-Grad
$13,314
/yr
$22,288
+$368k
College Station
TX
$111,073
Nat: $98,158
4yr Post-Grad
$21,315
/yr
$18,017
+$366k
Notre Dame
IN
$113,614
Nat: $98,158
4yr Post-Grad
$26,780
/yr
$16,750
+$366k
Easton
PA
$115,726
Nat: $98,158
4yr Post-Grad
$34,433
/yr
$17,000
+$354k
Atlanta
GA
$104,104
Nat: $98,158
4yr Post-Grad
$12,116
/yr
$26,250
+$346k
West Lafayette
IN
$104,514
Nat: $98,158
4yr Post-Grad
$14,600
/yr
$21,500
+$340k
St. Louis
MO
$107,843
Nat: $98,158
4yr Post-Grad
$21,786
/yr
-
+$340k
Champaign
IL
$104,317
Nat: $98,158
4yr Post-Grad
$14,355
/yr
$21,470
+$340k
Pomona
CA
$102,849
Nat: $98,158
4yr Post-Grad
$11,531
/yr
$21,322
+$339k
Evanston
IL
$111,040
Nat: $98,158
4yr Post-Grad
$29,167
/yr
$16,500
+$338k
Lamar University
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Beaumont
TX
$101,018
Nat: $98,158
4yr Post-Grad
$9,366
/yr
$19,500
+$333k
Raleigh
NC
$104,705
Nat: $98,158
4yr Post-Grad
$17,303
/yr
$21,155
+$332k
Philadelphia
PA
$109,884
Nat: $98,158
4yr Post-Grad
$28,699
/yr
$20,500
+$330k
Lafayette
LA
$102,119
Nat: $98,158
4yr Post-Grad
$13,530
/yr
$20,927
+$326k
Davis
CA
$102,649
Nat: $98,158
4yr Post-Grad
$14,741
/yr
$15,750
+$326k
Charlottesville
VA
$105,724
Nat: $98,158
4yr Post-Grad
$21,565
/yr
$17,733
+$325k
Newark
DE
$103,910
Nat: $98,158
4yr Post-Grad
$17,799
/yr
$26,000
+$324k
Pittsburgh
PA
$110,378
Nat: $98,158
4yr Post-Grad
$31,944
/yr
$23,125
+$323k
Auburn
AL
$106,726
Nat: $98,158
4yr Post-Grad
$24,323
/yr
$22,604
+$322k
College Park
MD
$102,149
Nat: $98,158
4yr Post-Grad
$15,678
/yr
$22,281
+$319k
Tulsa
OK
$101,626
Nat: $98,158
4yr Post-Grad
$15,000
/yr
-
+$317k
Provo
UT
$101,726
Nat: $98,158
4yr Post-Grad
$15,564
/yr
$14,680
+$316k
Blacksburg
VA
$106,011
Nat: $98,158
4yr Post-Grad
$24,953
/yr
$24,875
+$315k
Tucson
AZ
$101,815
Nat: $98,158
4yr Post-Grad
$16,674
/yr
$21,000
+$312k
New York
NY
$100,191
Nat: $98,158
4yr Post-Grad
$13,269
/yr
-
+$312k
Stevens Point
WI
$100,375
Nat: $98,158
4yr Post-Grad
$14,559
/yr
$22,565
+$309k
Madison
WI
$101,676
Nat: $98,158
4yr Post-Grad
$17,354
/yr
$21,638
+$309k
Kingston
RI
$103,525
Nat: $98,158
4yr Post-Grad
$21,440
/yr
$26,816
+$308k
Boston
MA
$107,767
Nat: $98,158
4yr Post-Grad
$30,915
/yr
$26,623
+$306k
East Lansing
MI
$102,223
Nat: $98,158
4yr Post-Grad
$19,680
/yr
$25,314
+$305k
Ruston
LA
$98,240
Nat: $98,158
4yr Post-Grad
$11,864
/yr
$18,342
+$302k
Louisville
KY
$101,068
Nat: $98,158
4yr Post-Grad
$17,988
/yr
$20,500
+$302k
Pullman
WA
$99,506
Nat: $98,158
4yr Post-Grad
$14,971
/yr
$22,500
+$301k
Kingsville
TX
$97,811
Nat: $98,158
4yr Post-Grad
$12,090
/yr
$22,900
+$298k
West Virginia University Institute of Technology
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Beckley
WV
$96,503
Nat: $98,158
4yr Post-Grad
$9,337
/yr
$22,354
+$298k
Irvine
CA
$97,656
Nat: $98,158
4yr Post-Grad
$14,251
/yr
$18,250
+$289k
La Jolla
CA
$96,798
Nat: $98,158
4yr Post-Grad
$12,470
/yr
$18,500
+$289k
Lubbock
TX
$99,747
Nat: $98,158
4yr Post-Grad
$19,070
/yr
$27,232
+$288k
Columbus
OH
$98,851
Nat: $98,158
4yr Post-Grad
$17,339
/yr
$20,780
+$287k
Salt Lake City
UT
$98,215
Nat: $98,158
4yr Post-Grad
$16,200
/yr
$19,000
+$287k
Stillwater
OK
$98,557
Nat: $98,158
4yr Post-Grad
$17,447
/yr
$24,500
+$285k
Tuscaloosa
AL
$100,857
Nat: $98,158
4yr Post-Grad
$22,420
/yr
$22,625
+$284k
Tampa
FL
$94,387
Nat: $98,158
4yr Post-Grad
$9,812
/yr
$23,000
+$280k
Newark
NJ
$97,371
Nat: $98,158
4yr Post-Grad
$16,504
/yr
$21,701
+$279k
Albuquerque
NM
$96,810
Nat: $98,158
4yr Post-Grad
$15,489
/yr
$19,775
+$278k
New Brunswick
NJ
$100,729
Nat: $98,158
4yr Post-Grad
$24,406
/yr
$21,500
+$276k
Morgantown
WV
$96,503
Nat: $98,158
4yr Post-Grad
$15,634
/yr
$22,354
+$276k
Lexington
KY
$98,003
Nat: $98,158
4yr Post-Grad
$18,851
/yr
$22,950
+$275k
Stanford
CA
$91,744
Nat: $98,158
2yr Post-Grad
$13,807
/yr
-
+$274k
Johnstown
PA
$97,324
Nat: $98,158
4yr Post-Grad
$18,202
/yr
$24,750
+$273k
University Park
PA
$103,728
Nat: $98,158
4yr Post-Grad
$32,875
/yr
$26,706
+$269k
Houghton
MI
$94,478
Nat: $98,158
4yr Post-Grad
$14,182
/yr
$23,875
+$265k
Mississippi State
MS
$95,968
Nat: $98,158
4yr Post-Grad
$17,595
/yr
$22,500
+$264k
Long Beach
CA
$92,523
Nat: $98,158
4yr Post-Grad
$10,440
/yr
$16,248
+$264k
Flint
MI
$103,868
Nat: $98,158
4yr Post-Grad
$34,660
/yr
$29,000
+$263k
Columbia
SC
$98,244
Nat: $98,158
4yr Post-Grad
$22,811
/yr
$26,241
+$263k
Amherst
MA
$97,990
Nat: $98,158
4yr Post-Grad
$22,383
/yr
$27,000
+$263k
Fort Collins
CO
$97,271
Nat: $98,158
4yr Post-Grad
$21,279
/yr
$20,549
+$261k
Norman
OK
$94,291
Nat: $98,158
4yr Post-Grad
$15,300
/yr
$24,013
+$260k
Detroit
MI
$93,047
Nat: $98,158
4yr Post-Grad
$12,766
/yr
$26,500
+$260k
Rolla
MO
$94,686
Nat: $98,158
4yr Post-Grad
$16,298
/yr
$23,750
+$259k
Lowell
MA
$94,972
Nat: $98,158
4yr Post-Grad
$17,163
/yr
$26,825
+$258k
New York
NY
$88,659
Nat: $98,158
4yr Post-Grad
$3,776
/yr
-
+$258k
Richmond
VA
$97,781
Nat: $98,158
4yr Post-Grad
$23,433
/yr
$27,000
+$257k
Orono
ME
$94,964
Nat: $98,158
4yr Post-Grad
$17,510
/yr
$19,750
+$257k
Iowa City
IA
$97,329
Nat: $98,158
4yr Post-Grad
$22,531
/yr
$26,990
+$257k
Columbia
MO
$95,989
Nat: $98,158
4yr Post-Grad
$20,268
/yr
$25,804
+$255k
Tempe
AZ
$93,264
Nat: $98,158
4yr Post-Grad
$14,967
/yr
$20,500
+$253k
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
$92,591
Nat: $98,158
4yr Post-Grad
$13,570
/yr
$29,606
+$253k
Toledo
OH
$94,065
Nat: $98,158
4yr Post-Grad
$17,249
/yr
$25,750
+$251k
Las Cruces
NM
$90,091
Nat: $98,158
4yr Post-Grad
$8,889
/yr
$14,409
+$251k
Baltimore
MD
$94,671
Nat: $98,158
4yr Post-Grad
$18,809
/yr
$14,559
+$250k
Chattanooga
TN
$92,511
Nat: $98,158
4yr Post-Grad
$14,265
/yr
-
+$250k
University of South Alabama
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Mobile
AL
$93,943
Nat: $98,158
4yr Post-Grad
$17,648
/yr
$20,116
+$249k
Buffalo
NY
$95,424
Nat: $98,158
4yr Post-Grad
$20,995
/yr
$21,512
+$248k
Tallahassee
FL
$90,815
Nat: $98,158
4yr Post-Grad
$11,297
/yr
$23,311
+$248k
Los Angeles
CA
$100,646
Nat: $98,158
4yr Post-Grad
$32,740
/yr
$13,000
+$246k
Glassboro
NJ
$95,769
Nat: $98,158
4yr Post-Grad
$22,408
/yr
$23,125
+$246k
Cincinnati
OH
$97,220
Nat: $98,158
4yr Post-Grad
$25,648
/yr
$21,083
+$245k
Fayetteville
AR
$93,641
Nat: $98,158
4yr Post-Grad
$18,209
/yr
$20,500
+$245k
Minneapolis
MN
$92,946
Nat: $98,158
4yr Post-Grad
$16,778
/yr
$23,418
+$244k
Lawrence
KS
$93,391
Nat: $98,158
4yr Post-Grad
$18,059
/yr
$20,500
+$243k
Cookeville
TN
$91,580
Nat: $98,158
4yr Post-Grad
$14,246
/yr
$13,500
+$243k
Riverside
CA
$91,457
Nat: $98,158
4yr Post-Grad
$14,304
/yr
$17,182
+$242k
Kalamazoo
MI
$91,777
Nat: $98,158
4yr Post-Grad
$15,273
/yr
$27,758
+$241k
Bethlehem
PA
$101,720
Nat: $98,158
4yr Post-Grad
$36,931
/yr
$27,000
+$239k
Bend
OR
$92,741
Nat: $98,158
4yr Post-Grad
$18,048
/yr
$24,000
+$238k
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
$85,990
Nat: $98,158
4yr Post-Grad
$3,925
/yr
$22,732
+$237k
Ames
IA
$92,773
Nat: $98,158
4yr Post-Grad
$18,589
/yr
$20,136
+$237k
Boulder
CO
$95,780
Nat: $98,158
4yr Post-Grad
$25,346
/yr
$23,650
+$235k
Baltimore
MD
$91,547
Nat: $98,158
4yr Post-Grad
$16,467
/yr
$20,500
+$235k
Akron
OH
$90,279
Nat: $98,158
4yr Post-Grad
$13,946
/yr
$21,250
+$234k
Corvallis
OR
$92,741
Nat: $98,158
4yr Post-Grad
$19,604
/yr
$24,000
+$233k
Ohio University-Lancaster Campus
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Lancaster
OH
$85,990
Nat: $98,158
4yr Post-Grad
$5,650
/yr
$22,732
+$231k
Riverdale
NY
$96,134
Nat: $98,158
4yr Post-Grad
$27,256
/yr
$26,026
+$231k
Ohio University-Zanesville Campus
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Zanesville
OH
$85,990
Nat: $98,158
4yr Post-Grad
$5,746
/yr
$22,732
+$231k
Ohio University-Chillicothe Campus
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Chillicothe
OH
$85,990
Nat: $98,158
4yr Post-Grad
$5,755
/yr
$22,732
+$231k
Dayton
OH
$97,184
Nat: $98,158
4yr Post-Grad
$29,533
/yr
$22,999
+$231k
Ohio University-Southern Campus
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Ironton
OH
$85,990
Nat: $98,158
4yr Post-Grad
$5,993
/yr
$22,732
+$230k
Youngstown
OH
$89,150
Nat: $98,158
4yr Post-Grad
$12,767
/yr
$25,375
+$230k
Pittsburgh
PA
$97,324
Nat: $98,158
4yr Post-Grad
$30,434
/yr
$24,750
+$229k
Villanova
PA
$103,601
Nat: $98,158
4yr Post-Grad
$43,756
/yr
$27,000
+$229k
Manhattan
KS
$92,068
Nat: $98,158
4yr Post-Grad
$19,406
/yr
$24,000
+$228k
Knoxville
TN
$91,643
Nat: $98,158
4yr Post-Grad
$18,976
/yr
$21,295
+$226k
Oxford
OH
$96,025
Nat: $98,158
4yr Post-Grad
$28,384
/yr
$20,500
+$226k
Florida Institute of Technology
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Melbourne
FL
$99,312
Nat: $98,158
4yr Post-Grad
$35,639
/yr
$27,000
+$225k
Durham
NH
$93,711
Nat: $98,158
4yr Post-Grad
$23,805
/yr
$27,000
+$225k
Chicago
IL
$87,407
Nat: $98,158
4yr Post-Grad
$10,974
/yr
$22,500
+$223k
Waterbury
CT
$87,267
Nat: $98,158
4yr Post-Grad
$10,875
/yr
$24,700
+$222k
Huntsville
AL
$90,681
Nat: $98,158
4yr Post-Grad
$18,796
/yr
$26,000
+$220k
Clemson
SC
$92,098
Nat: $98,158
4yr Post-Grad
$22,253
/yr
$20,500
+$218k
Troy
NY
$98,679
Nat: $98,158
4yr Post-Grad
$36,228
/yr
$24,985
+$218k
Rapid City
SD
$90,845
Nat: $98,158
4yr Post-Grad
$20,183
/yr
$27,000
+$216k
Socorro
NM
$85,900
Nat: $98,158
4yr Post-Grad
$9,873
/yr
$15,000
+$215k
Philadelphia
PA
$99,338
Nat: $98,158
4yr Post-Grad
$38,509
/yr
$29,833
+$215k
Golden
CO
$94,598
Nat: $98,158
4yr Post-Grad
$28,690
/yr
$26,798
+$214k
Groton
CT
$87,267
Nat: $98,158
4yr Post-Grad
$13,807
/yr
$24,700
+$212k
Lewisburg
PA
$99,536
Nat: $98,158
4yr Post-Grad
$40,766
/yr
$27,000
+$208k
Worcester
MA
$100,199
Nat: $98,158
4yr Post-Grad
$43,071
/yr
$27,000
+$205k
Stony Brook
NY
$88,593
Nat: $98,158
4yr Post-Grad
$18,784
/yr
$22,500
+$204k
Lincoln
NE
$88,067
Nat: $98,158
4yr Post-Grad
$17,747
/yr
$27,210
+$204k
Hartford
CT
$87,267
Nat: $98,158
4yr Post-Grad
$16,403
/yr
$24,700
+$202k
Stamford
CT
$87,267
Nat: $98,158
4yr Post-Grad
$16,798
/yr
$24,700
+$201k
Potsdam
NY
$93,614
Nat: $98,158
4yr Post-Grad
$30,305
/yr
$27,000
+$201k
Hoboken
NJ
$98,782
Nat: $98,158
4yr Post-Grad
$41,346
/yr
$26,686
+$200k
Chester
PA
$91,145
Nat: $98,158
4yr Post-Grad
$25,759
/yr
$27,000
+$198k
Grand Forks
ND
$87,309
Nat: $98,158
4yr Post-Grad
$18,551
/yr
$25,000
+$195k
Rochester
NY
$92,102
Nat: $98,158
4yr Post-Grad
$29,278
/yr
$23,000
+$193k
Terre Haute
IN
$98,341
Nat: $98,158
4yr Post-Grad
$42,513
/yr
$24,499
+$193k
Rochester
NY
$94,641
Nat: $98,158
4yr Post-Grad
$34,906
/yr
$30,750
+$192k
Reno
NV
$84,965
Nat: $98,158
4yr Post-Grad
$15,927
/yr
$20,500
+$186k
Cleveland
OH
$96,533
Nat: $98,158
4yr Post-Grad
$41,190
/yr
$23,250
+$184k
Bozeman
MT
$87,590
Nat: $98,158
4yr Post-Grad
$22,499
/yr
$25,000
+$183k
Duluth
MN
$85,667
Nat: $98,158
4yr Post-Grad
$18,743
/yr
$24,295
+$182k
Angola
IN
$88,192
Nat: $98,158
4yr Post-Grad
$25,355
/yr
$27,000
+$177k
Chicago
IL
$84,876
Nat: $98,158
4yr Post-Grad
$18,425
/yr
$25,375
+$177k
Athens
OH
$85,990
Nat: $98,158
4yr Post-Grad
$21,637
/yr
$22,732
+$174k
Storrs
CT
$87,267
Nat: $98,158
4yr Post-Grad
$25,097
/yr
$24,700
+$171k
Laramie
WY
$81,629
Nat: $98,158
4yr Post-Grad
$13,599
/yr
-
+$169k
Cleveland
OH
$81,185
Nat: $98,158
4yr Post-Grad
$14,764
/yr
$25,550
+$162k
Moscow
ID
$80,558
Nat: $98,158
4yr Post-Grad
$14,831
/yr
$27,000
+$157k
New York
NY
$89,744
Nat: $98,158
4yr Post-Grad
$37,050
/yr
$24,125
+$147k
Milwaukee
WI
$81,935
Nat: $98,158
4yr Post-Grad
$22,453
/yr
$27,000
+$140k
Syracuse
NY
$87,529
Nat: $98,158
4yr Post-Grad
$38,793
/yr
$27,000
+$124k
West Haven
CT
$85,269
Nat: $98,158
4yr Post-Grad
$34,192
/yr
$27,000
+$123k
New York
NY
$75,204
Nat: $98,158
2yr Post-Grad
$21,590
/yr
-
+$115k
Mayaguez
PR
$74,254
Nat: $98,158
4yr Post-Grad
$17,936
/yr
$7,000
+$97k
Washington
DC
$84,653
Nat: $98,158
2yr Post-Grad
$50,539
/yr
-
+$86k
Medford
MA
$73,635
Nat: $98,158
2yr Post-Grad
$39,998
/yr
-
+$36k
New Orleans
LA
$69,338
Nat: $98,158
2yr Post-Grad
$39,949
/yr
-
+$2k
Riverside
CA
-
Nat: $98,158
$26,285
/yr
-
-$0
Pasadena
CA
-
Nat: $98,158
$16,075
/yr
-
-$0
New Haven
CT
-
Nat: $98,158
$23,777
/yr
-
-$0
Tallahassee
FL
-
Nat: $98,158
$13,739
/yr
-
-$0
Chicago
IL
-
Nat: $98,158
$14,860
/yr
-
-$0
Sioux Center
IA
-
Nat: $98,158
$25,807
/yr
-
-$0
Atchison
KS
-
Nat: $98,158
$27,891
/yr
-
-$0
Princeton
NJ
-
Nat: $98,158
$6,128
/yr
-
-$0
Elon
NC
-
Nat: $98,158
$41,555
/yr
-
-$0
Cincinnati
OH
-
Nat: $98,158
$32,997
/yr
-
-$0
Memphis
TN
-
Nat: $98,158
$9,854
/yr
-
-$0
Hampton
VA
-
Nat: $98,158
$25,319
/yr
-
-$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: $98,158
$17,540
/yr
-
-$0
Tuskegee
AL
$66,821
Nat: $98,158
2yr Post-Grad
$35,013
/yr
-
-$227
San Jose
CA
$55,512
Nat: $96,798
2yr Post-Grad
$13,760
/yr
-
-$16k
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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