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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 ($113,129)
P25-P75 Interval ($99,213 - $123,298)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Stanford | CA | $170,898 Nat: $115,386 4yr Post-Grad | $12,307 /yr | - | +$571k |
Berkeley | CA | $168,396 Nat: $115,386 4yr Post-Grad | $14,538 /yr | - | +$545k |
Santa Barbara | CA | $156,376 Nat: $115,386 5yr Post-Grad | $16,807 /yr | - | +$426k |
Bloomington | IN | $148,634 Nat: $115,386 4yr Post-Grad | $16,003 /yr | - | +$395k |
Atlanta | GA | $137,217 Nat: $115,386 4yr Post-Grad | $12,028 /yr | - | +$326k |
Cambridge | MA | $137,404 Nat: $115,386 4yr Post-Grad | $14,815 /yr | - | +$317k |
La Jolla | CA | $136,333 Nat: $115,386 4yr Post-Grad | $14,794 /yr | - | +$309k |
Fort Collins | CO | $139,296 Nat: $115,386 4yr Post-Grad | $22,247 /yr | - | +$304k |
Los Angeles | CA | $132,569 Nat: $115,386 4yr Post-Grad | $14,659 /yr | - | +$282k |
Seattle | WA | $134,263 Nat: $115,386 5yr Post-Grad | $13,663 /yr | - | +$279k |
Champaign | IL | $131,278 Nat: $115,386 4yr Post-Grad | $13,042 /yr | - | +$279k |
Bend Earnings shared by 2 Oregon State University campuses, which report as one program. | OR | $135,559 Nat: $115,386 5yr Post-Grad | $17,853 /yr | - | +$273k |
Corvallis Earnings shared by 2 Oregon State University campuses, which report as one program. | OR | $135,559 Nat: $115,386 5yr Post-Grad | $21,504 /yr | - | +$260k |
New Haven | CT | $125,373 Nat: $115,386 4yr Post-Grad | $11,340 /yr | - | +$241k |
Ann Arbor | MI | $125,069 Nat: $115,386 4yr Post-Grad | $14,362 /yr | - | +$228k |
Pasadena | CA | $119,626 Nat: $115,386 4yr Post-Grad | $8,509 /yr | - | +$209k |
Raleigh | NC | $123,298 Nat: $115,386 4yr Post-Grad | $16,486 /yr | - | +$208k |
Columbus | OH | $123,152 Nat: $115,386 4yr Post-Grad | $17,269 /yr | - | +$204k |
Riverside | CA | $118,789 Nat: $115,386 4yr Post-Grad | $12,672 /yr | - | +$188k |
Irvine | CA | $117,395 Nat: $115,386 4yr Post-Grad | $13,866 /yr | - | +$174k |
Baltimore | MD | $119,378 Nat: $115,386 4yr Post-Grad | $18,431 /yr | - | +$172k |
Chapel Hill | NC | $114,619 Nat: $115,386 4yr Post-Grad | $11,305 /yr | - | +$162k |
West Lafayette | IN | $115,831 Nat: $115,386 4yr Post-Grad | $14,851 /yr | - | +$158k |
Eugene | OR | $117,141 Nat: $115,386 4yr Post-Grad | $22,547 /yr | - | +$140k |
Knoxville | TN | $114,312 Nat: $115,386 4yr Post-Grad | $18,314 /yr | - | +$135k |
Davis | CA | $111,674 Nat: $115,386 4yr Post-Grad | $14,318 /yr | - | +$130k |
Newark | DE | $112,400 Nat: $115,386 4yr Post-Grad | $16,337 /yr | - | +$128k |
Pullman | WA | $113,091 Nat: $115,386 5yr Post-Grad | $13,462 /yr | - | +$127k |
Notre Dame | IN | $116,010 Nat: $115,386 4yr Post-Grad | $25,339 /yr | - | +$122k |
College Station | TX | $116,020 Nat: $115,386 5yr Post-Grad | $21,527 /yr | - | +$119k |
East Lansing | MI | $113,129 Nat: $115,386 4yr Post-Grad | $21,322 /yr | - | +$115k |
Athens | GA | $109,307 Nat: $115,386 4yr Post-Grad | $13,636 /yr | - | +$115k |
Columbia | SC | $110,812 Nat: $115,386 4yr Post-Grad | $22,197 /yr | - | +$95k |
Evanston | IL | $116,234 Nat: $115,386 4yr Post-Grad | $34,420 /yr | - | +$91k |
University Park | PA | $115,630 Nat: $115,386 4yr Post-Grad | $33,675 /yr | - | +$89k |
Buffalo | NY | $109,414 Nat: $115,386 4yr Post-Grad | $21,775 /yr | - | +$86k |
Gainesville | FL | $100,761 Nat: $115,386 4yr Post-Grad | $5,969 /yr | - | +$79k |
Madison | WI | $105,406 Nat: $115,386 4yr Post-Grad | $16,600 /yr | - | +$75k |
Philadelphia | PA | $106,421 Nat: $115,386 2yr Post-Grad | $29,577 /yr | - | +$68k |
Boulder | CO | $107,618 Nat: $115,386 4yr Post-Grad | $23,708 /yr | - | +$66k |
Miami | FL | $99,213 Nat: $115,386 4yr Post-Grad | $11,462 /yr | - | +$47k |
Cincinnati | OH | $105,217 Nat: $115,386 5yr Post-Grad | $24,917 /yr | - | +$28k |
Tallahassee | FL | $94,387 Nat: $115,386 4yr Post-Grad | $8,605 /yr | - | +$22k |
Iowa City | IA | $100,644 Nat: $115,386 4yr Post-Grad | $22,508 /yr | - | +$18k |
Birmingham | AL | - Nat: $115,386 | $15,630 /yr | - | -$0 |
Auburn | AL | - Nat: $115,386 | $25,424 /yr | - | -$0 |
Tempe | AZ | - Nat: $115,386 | $14,694 /yr | - | -$0 |
Fayetteville | AR | - Nat: $115,386 | $17,571 /yr | - | -$0 |
San Francisco | CA | - Nat: $115,386 | - /yr | - | -$0 |
Santa Cruz | CA | - Nat: $115,386 | $18,549 /yr | - | -$0 |
San Diego | CA | - Nat: $115,386 | $13,243 /yr | - | -$0 |
Los Angeles | CA | - Nat: $115,386 | $33,056 /yr | - | -$0 |
Golden | CO | - Nat: $115,386 | $32,901 /yr | - | -$0 |
Denver | CO | - Nat: $115,386 | $31,961 /yr | - | -$0 |
Storrs | CT | - Nat: $115,386 | $24,342 /yr | - | -$0 |
Middletown | CT | - Nat: $115,386 | $23,014 /yr | - | -$0 |
Dover | DE | - Nat: $115,386 | $19,832 /yr | - | -$0 |
Washington | DC | - Nat: $115,386 | $35,760 /yr | - | -$0 |
Washington | DC | - Nat: $115,386 | $33,661 /yr | - | -$0 |
Washington | DC | - Nat: $115,386 | $33,002 /yr | - | -$0 |
Orlando | FL | - Nat: $115,386 | $11,516 /yr | - | -$0 |
Boca Raton | FL | - Nat: $115,386 | $10,394 /yr | - | -$0 |
Melbourne | FL | - Nat: $115,386 | $36,511 /yr | - | -$0 |
Coral Gables | FL | - Nat: $115,386 | $36,483 /yr | - | -$0 |
Atlanta | GA | - Nat: $115,386 | $38,626 /yr | - | -$0 |
Atlanta | GA | - Nat: $115,386 | $12,365 /yr | - | -$0 |
Honolulu | HI | - Nat: $115,386 | $11,122 /yr | - | -$0 |
Chicago | IL | - Nat: $115,386 | $16,776 /yr | - | -$0 |
Chicago | IL | - Nat: $115,386 | $9,540 /yr | - | -$0 |
Chicago | IL | - Nat: $115,386 | $22,443 /yr | - | -$0 |
Chicago | IL | - Nat: $115,386 | $36,340 /yr | - | -$0 |
Dekalb | IL | - Nat: $115,386 | $14,505 /yr | - | -$0 |
Carbondale | IL | - Nat: $115,386 | $12,554 /yr | - | -$0 |
Ames | IA | - Nat: $115,386 | $18,517 /yr | - | -$0 |
Lawrence | KS | - Nat: $115,386 | $20,004 /yr | - | -$0 |
Manhattan | KS | - Nat: $115,386 | $18,210 /yr | - | -$0 |
Lexington | KY | - Nat: $115,386 | $18,868 /yr | - | -$0 |
Louisville | KY | - Nat: $115,386 | $14,960 /yr | - | -$0 |
Baton Rouge | LA | - Nat: $115,386 | $19,286 /yr | - | -$0 |
New Orleans | LA | - Nat: $115,386 | $7,761 /yr | - | -$0 |
New Orleans | LA | - Nat: $115,386 | $40,693 /yr | - | -$0 |
Orono | ME | - Nat: $115,386 | $17,224 /yr | - | -$0 |
Baltimore | MD | - Nat: $115,386 | $25,203 /yr | - | -$0 |
Boston | MA | - Nat: $115,386 | $36,503 /yr | - | -$0 |
Worcester | MA | - Nat: $115,386 | $29,446 /yr | - | -$0 |
Cambridge | MA | - Nat: $115,386 | $19,148 /yr | - | -$0 |
Lowell | MA | - Nat: $115,386 | $17,362 /yr | - | -$0 |
Boston | MA | - Nat: $115,386 | $22,548 /yr | - | -$0 |
Boston | MA | - Nat: $115,386 | $29,060 /yr | - | -$0 |
Medford | MA | - Nat: $115,386 | $38,797 /yr | - | -$0 |
Worcester | MA | - Nat: $115,386 | $43,885 /yr | - | -$0 |
Houghton | MI | - Nat: $115,386 | $13,446 /yr | - | -$0 |
Rochester Hills | MI | - Nat: $115,386 | $11,815 /yr | - | -$0 |
Detroit | MI | - Nat: $115,386 | $11,212 /yr | - | -$0 |
Kalamazoo | MI | - Nat: $115,386 | $13,902 /yr | - | -$0 |
Minneapolis | MN | - Nat: $115,386 | $17,330 /yr | - | -$0 |
Jackson | MS | - Nat: $115,386 | $34,119 /yr | - | -$0 |
University | MS | - Nat: $115,386 | $13,752 /yr | - | -$0 |
Mississippi State | MS | - Nat: $115,386 | $18,781 /yr | - | -$0 |
Hattiesburg | MS | - Nat: $115,386 | $21,172 /yr | - | -$0 |
Rolla | MO | - Nat: $115,386 | $15,772 /yr | - | -$0 |
Saint Louis | MO | - Nat: $115,386 | $14,990 /yr | - | -$0 |
Saint Louis | MO | - Nat: $115,386 | $29,674 /yr | - | -$0 |
St. Louis | MO | - Nat: $115,386 | $13,360 /yr | - | -$0 |
Bozeman | MT | - Nat: $115,386 | $23,106 /yr | - | -$0 |
Missoula | MT | - Nat: $115,386 | $21,302 /yr | - | -$0 |
Lincoln | NE | - Nat: $115,386 | $16,214 /yr | - | -$0 |
Las Vegas | NV | - Nat: $115,386 | $11,062 /yr | - | -$0 |
Reno | NV | - Nat: $115,386 | $13,797 /yr | - | -$0 |
Hanover | NH | - Nat: $115,386 | $26,707 /yr | - | -$0 |
Durham | NH | - Nat: $115,386 | $26,150 /yr | - | -$0 |
Newark | NJ | - Nat: $115,386 | $18,783 /yr | - | -$0 |
New Brunswick | NJ | - Nat: $115,386 | $24,897 /yr | - | -$0 |
Newark | NJ | - Nat: $115,386 | $16,013 /yr | - | -$0 |
South Orange | NJ | - Nat: $115,386 | $31,552 /yr | - | -$0 |
Socorro | NM | - Nat: $115,386 | $20,862 /yr | - | -$0 |
Las Cruces | NM | - Nat: $115,386 | $6,313 /yr | - | -$0 |
Potsdam | NY | - Nat: $115,386 | $32,137 /yr | - | -$0 |
New York | NY | - Nat: $115,386 | $15,370 /yr | - | -$0 |
Ithaca | NY | - Nat: $115,386 | $33,934 /yr | - | -$0 |
New York | NY | - Nat: $115,386 | $4,766 /yr | - | -$0 |
New York | NY | - Nat: $115,386 | $35,737 /yr | - | -$0 |
Troy | NY | - Nat: $115,386 | $32,758 /yr | - | -$0 |
Rochester | NY | - Nat: $115,386 | $34,347 /yr | - | -$0 |
Albany | NY | - Nat: $115,386 | $18,266 /yr | - | -$0 |
Stony Brook | NY | - Nat: $115,386 | $18,902 /yr | - | -$0 |
Durham | NC | - Nat: $115,386 | $23,706 /yr | - | -$0 |
Winston-Salem | NC | - Nat: $115,386 | $28,165 /yr | - | -$0 |
Grand Forks | ND | - Nat: $115,386 | $18,131 /yr | - | -$0 |
Fargo | ND | - Nat: $115,386 | $15,636 /yr | - | -$0 |
Bowling Green | OH | - Nat: $115,386 | $21,453 /yr | - | -$0 |
Cleveland | OH | - Nat: $115,386 | $44,622 /yr | - | -$0 |
Cleveland | OH | - Nat: $115,386 | $13,754 /yr | - | -$0 |
Kent | OH | - Nat: $115,386 | $20,294 /yr | - | -$0 |
Oxford | OH | - Nat: $115,386 | $29,447 /yr | - | -$0 |
Toledo | OH | - Nat: $115,386 | $16,406 /yr | - | -$0 |
Stillwater | OK | - Nat: $115,386 | $17,058 /yr | - | -$0 |
Norman | OK | - Nat: $115,386 | $15,531 /yr | - | -$0 |
Tulsa | OK | - Nat: $115,386 | $13,511 /yr | - | -$0 |
Portland | OR | - Nat: $115,386 | $8,337 /yr | - | -$0 |
Bryn Mawr | PA | - Nat: $115,386 | $44,593 /yr | - | -$0 |
Pittsburgh | PA | - Nat: $115,386 | $35,780 /yr | - | -$0 |
Philadelphia | PA | - Nat: $115,386 | $37,529 /yr | - | -$0 |
Pittsburgh | PA | - Nat: $115,386 | $37,704 /yr | - | -$0 |
Bethlehem | PA | - Nat: $115,386 | $25,272 /yr | - | -$0 |
Philadelphia | PA | - Nat: $115,386 | $33,840 /yr | - | -$0 |
Philadelphia | PA | - Nat: $115,386 | $23,058 /yr | - | -$0 |
Providence | RI | - Nat: $115,386 | $26,976 /yr | - | -$0 |
Kingston | RI | - Nat: $115,386 | $22,469 /yr | - | -$0 |
Clemson | SC | - Nat: $115,386 | $22,032 /yr | - | -$0 |
Brookings | SD | - Nat: $115,386 | $20,139 /yr | - | -$0 |
Memphis | TN | - Nat: $115,386 | $12,192 /yr | - | -$0 |
Waco | TX | - Nat: $115,386 | $44,441 /yr | - | -$0 |
Houston | TX | - Nat: $115,386 | $11,439 /yr | - | -$0 |
Denton | TX | - Nat: $115,386 | $15,358 /yr | - | -$0 |
Houston | TX | - Nat: $115,386 | $11,164 /yr | - | -$0 |
Dallas | TX | - Nat: $115,386 | $39,816 /yr | - | -$0 |
Dallas | TX | - Nat: $115,386 | - /yr | - | -$0 |
Arlington | TX | - Nat: $115,386 | $17,040 /yr | - | -$0 |
Richardson | TX | - Nat: $115,386 | $15,271 /yr | - | -$0 |
El Paso | TX | - Nat: $115,386 | $6,803 /yr | - | -$0 |
Fort Worth | TX | - Nat: $115,386 | $35,045 /yr | - | -$0 |
San Antonio | TX | - Nat: $115,386 | $9,872 /yr | - | -$0 |
Lubbock | TX | - Nat: $115,386 | $19,890 /yr | - | -$0 |
Provo | UT | - Nat: $115,386 | $13,397 /yr | - | -$0 |
Logan | UT | - Nat: $115,386 | $12,644 /yr | - | -$0 |
Salt Lake City | UT | - Nat: $115,386 | $27,314 /yr | - | -$0 |
Burlington | VT | - Nat: $115,386 | $20,277 /yr | - | -$0 |
Norfolk | VA | - Nat: $115,386 | $12,913 /yr | - | -$0 |
Blacksburg | VA | - Nat: $115,386 | $25,808 /yr | - | -$0 |
Richmond | VA | - Nat: $115,386 | $25,037 /yr | - | -$0 |
Charlottesville | VA | - Nat: $115,386 | $18,056 /yr | - | -$0 |
Morgantown | WV | - Nat: $115,386 | $18,020 /yr | - | -$0 |
Milwaukee | WI | - Nat: $115,386 | $30,561 /yr | - | -$0 |
Milwaukee | WI | - Nat: $115,386 | $15,625 /yr | - | -$0 |
Laramie | WY | - Nat: $115,386 | $13,647 /yr | - | -$0 |
Mayaguez | PR | - Nat: $115,386 | $14,997 /yr | - | -$0 |
San Juan | PR | - Nat: $115,386 | $11,860 /yr | - | -$0 |
Waterbury | CT | - Nat: $115,386 | $8,616 /yr | - | -$0 |
Groton | CT | - Nat: $115,386 | $11,184 /yr | - | -$0 |
Stamford | CT | - Nat: $115,386 | $14,226 /yr | - | -$0 |
Merced | CA | - Nat: $115,386 | $11,583 /yr | - | -$0 |
Hartford | CT | - Nat: $115,386 | $13,961 /yr | - | -$0 |
Akron | OH | $95,209 Nat: $115,386 5yr Post-Grad | $13,072 /yr | - | -$2k |
Pittsburgh | PA | $99,566 Nat: $115,386 4yr Post-Grad | $29,362 /yr | - | -$14k |
Tucson | AZ | $84,653 Nat: $115,386 2yr Post-Grad | $17,125 /yr | - | -$56k |
Princeton | NJ | $76,460 Nat: $115,386 2yr Post-Grad | $7,815 /yr | - | -$86k |
Syracuse | NY | $91,446 Nat: $115,386 4yr Post-Grad | $43,336 /yr | - | -$125k |
College Park | MD | $73,949 Nat: $115,386 2yr Post-Grad | $14,296 /yr | - | -$128k |
Austin | TX | $71,575 Nat: $115,386 2yr Post-Grad | $18,554 /yr | - | -$162k |
Amherst | MA | $69,338 Nat: $115,386 2yr Post-Grad | $22,857 /yr | - | -$195k |
Tampa | FL | $57,318 Nat: $115,386 2yr Post-Grad | $8,648 /yr | - | -$240k |
Chestnut Hill | MA | $69,338 Nat: $115,386 2yr Post-Grad | $38,930 /yr | - | -$253k |
Columbia | MO | $56,415 Nat: $115,386 2yr Post-Grad | $21,142 /yr | - | -$293k |
Tuscaloosa | AL | $52,733 Nat: $115,386 2yr Post-Grad | $20,202 /yr | - | -$320k |
Atlanta | GA | $49,019 Nat: $115,386 2yr Post-Grad | $16,754 /yr | - | -$339k |
Nashville | TN | $47,260 Nat: $115,386 2yr Post-Grad | $15,497 /yr | - | -$350k |
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.