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Bachelor's Degree•98 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 ($43,058)
P25-P75 Interval ($35,100 - $51,834)
HS Baseline ($35,872)
Breakeven Line (0% ROI)
SAT Average vs. Median Earnings
Each dot represents one program at an institution, plotted by that institution's average SAT score. SAT scores describe the school's undergraduate admissions overall, not this program, and come from enrollees who submitted scores.
Overall Median ($43,058)
P25-P75 Interval ($35,100 - $52,388)
HS Baseline ($35,872)
Column median
Trend: +$6,117 per 100 SAT points (R² 0.35, n=34)
Acceptance Rate vs. Median Earnings
Each dot represents one program at an institution, plotted by that institution's undergraduate acceptance rate, with the most selective schools on the right. Schools without a reported rate are grouped on the left.
Overall Median ($43,058)
P25-P75 Interval ($35,100 - $52,388)
HS Baseline ($35,872)
Column median
Trend: +$1,909 per 10 pts lower acceptance (R² 0.04, n=55)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
San Luis Obispo | CA | $79,432 Nat: $43,283 4yr Post-Grad | $18,832 /yr | $17,000 | +$136k |
Pasadena | CA | $92,786 Nat: $43,283 5yr Post-Grad | $48,389 /yr | $29,000 | +$118k |
Provo | UT | $73,941 Nat: $43,283 4yr Post-Grad | $13,397 /yr | - | +$113k |
Newark | NJ | $64,095 Nat: $43,283 5yr Post-Grad | $18,783 /yr | $20,250 | +$7k |
Los Angeles | CA | - Nat: $43,283 | $2,385 /yr | - | -$0 |
Grand Junction | CO | - Nat: $43,283 | $14,808 /yr | $26,309 | -$0 |
Panama City | FL | - Nat: $43,283 | $2,865 /yr | - | -$0 |
Tampa | FL | - Nat: $43,283 | $40,584 /yr | - | -$0 |
Statesboro | GA | - Nat: $43,283 | $16,785 /yr | - | -$0 |
Lewiston | ID | - Nat: $43,283 | $13,632 /yr | - | -$0 |
Elmhurst | IL | - Nat: $43,283 | $23,165 /yr | - | -$0 |
Naperville | IL | - Nat: $43,283 | $22,836 /yr | - | -$0 |
Storm Lake | IA | - Nat: $43,283 | $18,855 /yr | - | -$0 |
Murray | KY | - Nat: $43,283 | $7,350 /yr | - | -$0 |
Baltimore | MD | - Nat: $43,283 | $14,653 /yr | $28,500 | -$0 |
Cambridge | MA | - Nat: $43,283 | $31,777 /yr | - | -$0 |
Boston | MA | - Nat: $43,283 | $29,060 /yr | - | -$0 |
Grand Rapids | MI | - Nat: $43,283 | $17,623 /yr | - | -$0 |
Southfield | MI | - Nat: $43,283 | $33,466 /yr | - | -$0 |
Saint Paul | MN | - Nat: $43,283 | $23,688 /yr | - | -$0 |
Springfield | MO | - Nat: $43,283 | $23,078 /yr | - | -$0 |
Saint Joseph | MO | - Nat: $43,283 | $16,379 /yr | - | -$0 |
Columbia | MO | - Nat: $43,283 | $19,741 /yr | - | -$0 |
New York | NY | - Nat: $43,283 | $35,737 /yr | - | -$0 |
Syracuse | NY | - Nat: $43,283 | $43,336 /yr | - | -$0 |
Grand Forks | ND | - Nat: $43,283 | $18,131 /yr | - | -$0 |
Cleveland | OH | - Nat: $43,283 | $31,184 /yr | $27,000 | -$0 |
Findlay | OH | - Nat: $43,283 | $26,406 /yr | - | -$0 |
Bethany | OK | - Nat: $43,283 | $15,955 /yr | - | -$0 |
Philadelphia | PA | - Nat: $43,283 | $37,529 /yr | $27,000 | -$0 |
Pittsburgh | PA | - Nat: $43,283 | $26,028 /yr | - | -$0 |
Murfreesboro | TN | - Nat: $43,283 | $12,562 /yr | $21,000 | -$0 |
Bennington | VT | - Nat: $43,283 | $31,507 /yr | - | -$0 |
Bluefield | VA | - Nat: $43,283 | $18,402 /yr | - | -$0 |
Kirkland | WA | - Nat: $43,283 | $25,594 /yr | - | -$0 |
Milwaukee | WI | - Nat: $43,283 | $28,129 /yr | - | -$0 |
Santurce | PR | - Nat: $43,283 | $11,772 /yr | - | -$0 |
Tempe | AZ | - Nat: $43,283 | $21,463 /yr | - | -$0 |
Burbank | CA | - Nat: $43,283 | $38,975 /yr | - | -$0 |
Los Angeles | CA | $76,522 Nat: $43,283 4yr Post-Grad | $50,518 /yr | - | -$390 |
Duluth | MN | $61,062 Nat: $43,283 4yr Post-Grad | $17,395 /yr | $23,250 | -$2k |
Scottsdale Earnings shared by 2 Arizona State University campuses, which report as one program. | AZ | $57,618 Nat: $43,283 4yr Post-Grad | $11,594 /yr | $18,500 | -$9k |
Menomonie | WI | $59,621 Nat: $43,283 4yr Post-Grad | $17,533 /yr | $22,639 | -$14k |
Tempe Earnings shared by 2 Arizona State University campuses, which report as one program. | AZ | $57,618 Nat: $43,283 4yr Post-Grad | $14,694 /yr | $18,500 | -$20k |
Santa Cruz | CA | $58,163 Nat: $43,283 4yr Post-Grad | $18,549 /yr | $18,278 | -$30k |
Adelphi | MD | $58,759 Nat: $43,283 4yr Post-Grad | $23,144 /yr | $19,427 | -$41k |
Normal | IL | $55,723 Nat: $43,283 4yr Post-Grad | $17,829 /yr | $17,500 | -$47k |
Sarasota | FL | $75,213 Nat: $43,283 4yr Post-Grad | $63,679 /yr | $27,000 | -$58k |
Macomb | IL | $50,751 Nat: $43,283 4yr Post-Grad | $10,018 /yr | - | -$61k |
Bristol | RI | $61,887 Nat: $43,283 4yr Post-Grad | $37,645 /yr | - | -$68k |
Bowling Green | OH | $52,388 Nat: $43,283 4yr Post-Grad | $21,453 /yr | $26,000 | -$88k |
Moscow | ID | $49,188 Nat: $43,283 4yr Post-Grad | $15,321 /yr | - | -$93k |
Riverside | CA | $51,834 Nat: $43,283 4yr Post-Grad | $24,138 /yr | - | -$102k |
Fairfax | VA | $47,440 Nat: $43,283 4yr Post-Grad | $14,697 /yr | $23,125 | -$105k |
Big Rapids | MI | $44,116 Nat: $43,283 4yr Post-Grad | $8,402 /yr | $26,875 | -$111k |
Rochester | NY | $55,122 Nat: $43,283 4yr Post-Grad | $37,232 /yr | $26,250 | -$122k |
Cedar Falls | IA | $44,066 Nat: $43,283 4yr Post-Grad | $16,038 /yr | - | -$139k |
Waukesha | WI | $47,327 Nat: $43,283 4yr Post-Grad | $24,205 /yr | - | -$141k |
Charleston | WV | $47,037 Nat: $43,283 4yr Post-Grad | $23,793 /yr | - | -$142k |
Cobleskill | NY | $44,661 Nat: $43,283 4yr Post-Grad | $19,526 /yr | - | -$146k |
Huntsville | TX | $42,579 Nat: $43,283 4yr Post-Grad | $14,788 /yr | $23,875 | -$147k |
Fairmont | WV | $41,784 Nat: $43,283 4yr Post-Grad | $14,599 /yr | - | -$153k |
San Jose | CA | $49,968 Nat: $43,283 4yr Post-Grad | $34,100 /yr | $31,000 | -$154k |
Ypsilanti | MI | $42,490 Nat: $43,283 4yr Post-Grad | $16,628 /yr | - | -$155k |
Warrensburg | MO | $41,870 Nat: $43,283 4yr Post-Grad | $15,554 /yr | - | -$156k |
Johnson City | TN | $41,074 Nat: $43,283 4yr Post-Grad | $14,208 /yr | $24,000 | -$158k |
New York | NY | $42,554 Nat: $43,283 5yr Post-Grad | $16,514 /yr | $18,674 | -$161k |
Pittsburg | KS | $39,946 Nat: $43,283 4yr Post-Grad | $14,291 /yr | $18,500 | -$168k |
Chicago | IL | $45,028 Nat: $43,283 4yr Post-Grad | $27,108 /yr | $23,167 | -$171k |
Fort Pierce | FL | $34,741 Nat: $43,283 4yr Post-Grad | $2,617 /yr | - | -$171k |
San Francisco | CA | $50,833 Nat: $43,283 4yr Post-Grad | $41,747 /yr | $33,101 | -$174k |
Minneapolis | MN | $43,745 Nat: $43,283 4yr Post-Grad | $26,849 /yr | $27,000 | -$181k |
Honolulu | HI | $35,830 Nat: $43,283 4yr Post-Grad | $11,122 /yr | $19,250 | -$192k |
Las Cruces | NM | $33,612 Nat: $43,283 4yr Post-Grad | $6,313 /yr | $19,728 | -$195k |
Buffalo | NY | $35,482 Nat: $43,283 4yr Post-Grad | $12,863 /yr | - | -$202k |
Alfred | NY | $35,521 Nat: $43,283 4yr Post-Grad | $14,079 /yr | $21,750 | -$206k |
Saint Louis | MO | $40,168 Nat: $43,283 4yr Post-Grad | $26,955 /yr | $23,000 | -$212k |
Chicago | IL | $43,970 Nat: $43,283 4yr Post-Grad | $36,529 /yr | $26,025 | -$214k |
Peoria | IL | $37,657 Nat: $43,283 4yr Post-Grad | $22,469 /yr | $27,000 | -$217k |
Murfreesboro | NC | $35,060 Nat: $43,283 2yr Post-Grad | $19,783 /yr | - | -$218k |
Redmond | WA | $45,571 Nat: $43,283 4yr Post-Grad | $42,428 /yr | $27,000 | -$221k |
Huntington | IN | $34,787 Nat: $43,283 4yr Post-Grad | $18,258 /yr | - | -$227k |
Jacksonville | FL | $29,783 Nat: $43,283 4yr Post-Grad | $8,717 /yr | $11,000 | -$237k |
Lakewood | CO | $37,239 Nat: $43,283 4yr Post-Grad | $32,562 /yr | $31,000 | -$257k |
Savannah | GA | $43,058 Nat: $43,283 4yr Post-Grad | $50,165 /yr | $23,833 | -$270k |
Virginia Beach | VA | $29,565 Nat: $43,283 4yr Post-Grad | $18,135 /yr | $24,000 | -$273k |
Columbus | OH | $33,389 Nat: $43,283 4yr Post-Grad | $27,723 /yr | $26,000 | -$274k |
Detroit | MI | $34,003 Nat: $43,283 4yr Post-Grad | $32,332 /yr | $25,000 | -$285k |
Guaynabo | PR | $23,042 Nat: $43,283 4yr Post-Grad | $6,021 /yr | $4,500 | -$287k |
Beverly | MA | $34,006 Nat: $43,283 4yr Post-Grad | $35,385 /yr | $27,000 | -$296k |
Boca Raton | FL | $36,590 Nat: $43,283 4yr Post-Grad | $43,806 /yr | - | -$303k |
Laguna Beach | CA | $38,850 Nat: $43,283 4yr Post-Grad | $50,349 /yr | $27,000 | -$307k |
Kansas City | MO | $30,798 Nat: $43,283 4yr Post-Grad | $31,165 /yr | $27,000 | -$309k |
Carolina | PR | $20,680 Nat: $43,283 5yr Post-Grad | $12,472 /yr | - | -$335k |
Brooklyn | NY | $35,100 Nat: $43,283 4yr Post-Grad | $48,876 /yr | $27,000 | -$335k |
Hollywood | CA | $34,138 Nat: $43,283 4yr Post-Grad | $48,481 /yr | $44,125 | -$342k |
San Francisco | CA | $31,068 Nat: $43,283 4yr Post-Grad | $41,109 /yr | $22,750 | -$342k |
New York | NY | $30,125 Nat: $43,283 4yr Post-Grad | $59,593 /yr | $26,987 | -$417k |
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).