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Bachelor's Degree•153 Institutions
Institution | State | Earnings | Avg Net Price | Median Debt | Lifetime Value Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh | PA | $92,686 5yr Post-Grad | $31,671 /yr | - | +$175k |
| Utah State University Logan | UT | $69,865 5yr Post-Grad | $12,869 /yr | - | +$72k |
| Arizona State University Digital Immersion Scottsdale | AZ | $63,437 5yr Post-Grad | - /yr | $23,495 | +$69k |
| University of California-Berkeley Berkeley | CA | $69,742 5yr Post-Grad | $14,979 /yr | $13,000 | +$63k |
| Clemson University Clemson | SC | $70,941 5yr Post-Grad | $22,112 /yr | $20,250 | +$46k |
| The University of Texas at Arlington Arlington | TX | $66,592 5yr Post-Grad | $15,235 /yr | $12,917 | +$38k |
| James Madison University Harrisonburg | VA | $68,972 5yr Post-Grad | $21,816 /yr | $21,891 | +$33k |
| Columbia University in the City of New York New York | NY | $67,649 5yr Post-Grad | $20,148 /yr | - | +$29k |
| Arizona State University Campus Immersion Tempe | AZ | $63,437 5yr Post-Grad | $13,670 /yr | $23,495 | +$20k |
| George Mason University Fairfax | VA | $65,410 5yr Post-Grad | $18,287 /yr | $20,000 | +$18k |
| Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania Shippensburg | PA | $67,069 5yr Post-Grad | $23,553 /yr | $26,000 | +$12k |
| Johns Hopkins University Baltimore | MD | $62,703 5yr Post-Grad | $18,161 /yr | $13,728 | -$2k |
| St. Joseph's University-New York Brooklyn | NY | $62,254 5yr Post-Grad | $17,622 /yr | $21,500 | -$4k |
| Southern Illinois University-Carbondale Carbondale | IL | $60,920 5yr Post-Grad | $16,177 /yr | - | -$9k |
| The University of Texas at Austin Austin | TX | $61,896 5yr Post-Grad | $19,678 /yr | $21,323 | -$14k |
| Michigan State University East Lansing | MI | $62,048 5yr Post-Grad | $20,751 /yr | $24,360 | -$17k |
| California State University-Los Angeles Los Angeles | CA | $54,514 5yr Post-Grad | $4,113 /yr | $12,500 | -$17k |
| University of Southern California Los Angeles | CA | $66,177 5yr Post-Grad | $31,927 /yr | $19,131 | -$25k |
| University at Albany Albany | NY | $59,475 5yr Post-Grad | $18,486 /yr | - | -$29k |
| Metropolitan State University of Denver Denver | CO | $56,872 5yr Post-Grad | $14,294 /yr | $17,813 | -$35k |
| West Chester University of Pennsylvania West Chester | PA | $60,550 5yr Post-Grad | $22,673 /yr | - | -$35k |
| University of Minnesota-Twin Cities Minneapolis | MN | $57,881 5yr Post-Grad | $17,139 /yr | $18,689 | -$37k |
| University of South Florida Tampa | FL | $54,382 5yr Post-Grad | $10,043 /yr | - | -$39k |
| University of North Texas Denton | TX | $56,151 5yr Post-Grad | $14,352 /yr | $17,931 | -$41k |
| Texas State University San Marcos | TX | $56,889 5yr Post-Grad | $16,438 /yr | $20,045 | -$42k |
| Texas Tech University Lubbock | TX | $58,424 5yr Post-Grad | $20,071 /yr | $20,494 | -$43k |
| New Mexico State University-Main Campus Las Cruces | NM | $52,476 5yr Post-Grad | $6,747 /yr | - | -$43k |
| Binghamton University Vestal | NY | $58,435 5yr Post-Grad | $21,364 /yr | $19,300 | -$47k |
| DePauw University Greencastle | IN | $58,790 5yr Post-Grad | $24,546 /yr | - | -$56k |
| Old Dominion University Norfolk | VA | $53,896 5yr Post-Grad | $14,170 /yr | $25,000 | -$58k |
| University of Michigan-Flint Flint | MI | $52,556 5yr Post-Grad | $12,280 /yr | $26,125 | -$62k |
| California State Polytechnic University-Humboldt Arcata | CA | $52,626 5yr Post-Grad | $13,167 /yr | $15,750 | -$65k |
| University of Pittsburgh-Bradford Bradford | PA | $53,776 5yr Post-Grad | $16,630 /yr | $24,046 | -$68k |
| University of Houston-Downtown Houston | TX | $49,683 2yr Post-Grad | $14,623 /yr | - | -$69k |
| University of Pittsburgh-Greensburg Greensburg | PA | $53,776 5yr Post-Grad | $17,034 /yr | $24,046 | -$69k |
| Drake University Des Moines | IA | $59,135 5yr Post-Grad | $30,042 /yr | - | -$73k |
| University of Pittsburgh-Johnstown Johnstown | PA | $53,776 5yr Post-Grad | $18,952 /yr | $24,046 | -$76k |
| Marquette University Milwaukee | WI | $58,216 5yr Post-Grad | $29,237 /yr | $25,000 | -$78k |
| University of Cincinnati-Main Campus Cincinnati | OH | $55,459 5yr Post-Grad | $23,156 /yr | - | -$78k |
| Bucknell University Lewisburg | PA | $63,043 5yr Post-Grad | $40,429 /yr | - | -$80k |
| Elmhurst University Elmhurst | IL | $54,045 5yr Post-Grad | $21,063 /yr | $21,500 | -$82k |
| University of Michigan-Ann Arbor Ann Arbor | MI | $50,559 5yr Post-Grad | $14,832 /yr | $13,999 | -$88k |
| University of Wisconsin-Stout Menomonie | WI | $50,892 5yr Post-Grad | $17,365 /yr | $25,000 | -$94k |
| Southwest Minnesota State University Marshall | MN | $49,740 5yr Post-Grad | $14,760 /yr | - | -$94k |
| University of Rhode Island Kingston | RI | $51,925 5yr Post-Grad | $19,899 /yr | $20,500 | -$95k |
| Bowling Green State University-Main Campus Bowling Green | OH | $52,366 5yr Post-Grad | $20,918 /yr | $26,000 | -$95k |
| Emory University Atlanta | GA | $53,363 5yr Post-Grad | $23,911 /yr | $21,000 | -$98k |
| Metropolitan State University Saint Paul | MN | $50,935 5yr Post-Grad | $19,181 /yr | $13,095 | -$100k |
| Wabash College Crawfordsville | IN | $49,058 2yr Post-Grad | $21,906 /yr | $27,000 | -$101k |
| Missouri State University-Springfield Springfield | MO | $50,032 5yr Post-Grad | $17,502 /yr | $21,793 | -$102k |
| Oglethorpe University Atlanta | GA | $51,839 5yr Post-Grad | $21,735 /yr | $27,000 | -$102k |
| Willamette University Salem | OR | $52,597 5yr Post-Grad | $23,663 /yr | - | -$103k |
| Weber State University Ogden | UT | $46,871 5yr Post-Grad | $10,722 /yr | $20,991 | -$103k |
| University of Arizona Tucson | AZ | $47,986 5yr Post-Grad | $15,960 /yr | $20,850 | -$113k |
| Miami University-Oxford Oxford | OH | $53,086 5yr Post-Grad | $27,662 /yr | $23,250 | -$113k |
| University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Champaign | IL | $47,544 5yr Post-Grad | $15,201 /yr | $20,175 | -$114k |
| Elizabethtown College Elizabethtown | PA | $52,248 5yr Post-Grad | $26,198 /yr | $27,000 | -$115k |
| University of Nebraska at Kearney Kearney | NE | $47,989 5yr Post-Grad | $16,488 /yr | - | -$115k |
| University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus Pittsburgh | PA | $53,776 5yr Post-Grad | $30,074 /yr | $24,046 | -$116k |
| University of New Mexico-Main Campus Albuquerque | NM | $48,122 5yr Post-Grad | $17,478 /yr | $13,984 | -$117k |
| University of Houston Houston | TX | $45,939 5yr Post-Grad | $13,853 /yr | - | -$123k |
| Chapman University Orange | CA | $60,749 5yr Post-Grad | $47,527 /yr | - | -$123k |
| Ferris State University Big Rapids | MI | $45,012 5yr Post-Grad | $12,202 /yr | $21,500 | -$124k |
| California State University-Long Beach Long Beach | CA | $43,603 5yr Post-Grad | $8,931 /yr | $15,000 | -$124k |
| Kutztown University of Pennsylvania Kutztown | PA | $48,905 5yr Post-Grad | $21,205 /yr | $26,000 | -$124k |
| Texas Southern University Houston | TX | $47,147 5yr Post-Grad | $19,734 /yr | - | -$134k |
| North Carolina A & T State University Greensboro | NC | $43,132 5yr Post-Grad | $10,980 /yr | - | -$136k |
| University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus Denver | CO | $46,400 5yr Post-Grad | $19,133 /yr | $27,649 | -$138k |
| University of Washington-Tacoma Campus Tacoma | WA | $42,372 5yr Post-Grad | $10,017 /yr | $14,000 | -$139k |
| San Francisco State University San Francisco | CA | $43,400 5yr Post-Grad | $12,882 /yr | $16,689 | -$140k |
| Purdue University-Main Campus West Lafayette | IN | $43,184 5yr Post-Grad | $13,945 /yr | $18,875 | -$146k |
| CUNY Brooklyn College Brooklyn | NY | $38,415 5yr Post-Grad | $2,943 /yr | - | -$147k |
| Rhode Island College Providence | RI | $41,530 5yr Post-Grad | $10,988 /yr | - | -$149k |
| University of Washington-Seattle Campus Seattle | WA | $42,372 5yr Post-Grad | $13,485 /yr | $14,000 | -$151k |
| Georgia Southern University Statesboro | GA | $43,489 5yr Post-Grad | $16,531 /yr | $25,000 | -$153k |
| University of Central Oklahoma Edmond | OK | $44,382 5yr Post-Grad | $18,990 /yr | $18,750 | -$154k |
| Pacific Lutheran University Tacoma | WA | $45,374 5yr Post-Grad | $21,370 /yr | - | -$154k |
| State University of New York at Oswego Oswego | NY | $42,680 5yr Post-Grad | $17,231 /yr | $25,000 | -$162k |
| Columbus State University Columbus | GA | $40,103 5yr Post-Grad | $11,889 /yr | - | -$164k |
| Eastern Michigan University Ypsilanti | MI | $41,746 5yr Post-Grad | $17,084 /yr | - | -$169k |
| Youngstown State University Youngstown | OH | $39,088 5yr Post-Grad | $11,877 /yr | $23,085 | -$173k |
| East Tennessee State University Johnson City | TN | $40,696 5yr Post-Grad | $15,794 /yr | - | -$173k |
| Taylor University Upland | IN | $44,149 5yr Post-Grad | $24,327 /yr | $18,521 | -$175k |
| Brandeis University Waltham | MA | $47,895 5yr Post-Grad | $33,885 /yr | - | -$178k |
| Illinois College Jacksonville | IL | $38,289 2yr Post-Grad | $17,945 /yr | - | -$182k |
| University of North Carolina Wilmington Wilmington | NC | $40,978 5yr Post-Grad | $19,472 /yr | $26,264 | -$184k |
| Stephen F Austin State University Nacogdoches | TX | $39,004 5yr Post-Grad | $15,152 /yr | $20,429 | -$185k |
| Saginaw Valley State University University Center | MI | $38,608 5yr Post-Grad | $14,582 /yr | $26,000 | -$187k |
| Susquehanna University Selinsgrove | PA | $43,685 5yr Post-Grad | $26,539 /yr | $27,000 | -$187k |
| University of California-Riverside Riverside | CA | $38,017 5yr Post-Grad | $13,707 /yr | $20,783 | -$189k |
| CUNY York College Jamaica | NY | $31,839 2yr Post-Grad | $4,734 /yr | - | -$192k |
| Grand Valley State University Allendale | MI | $38,930 5yr Post-Grad | $17,096 /yr | $24,250 | -$193k |
| Hamline University Saint Paul | MN | $40,394 5yr Post-Grad | $21,385 /yr | $25,000 | -$196k |
| Western Washington University Bellingham | WA | $38,281 5yr Post-Grad | $18,680 /yr | $17,604 | -$204k |
| Central Michigan University Mount Pleasant | MI | $37,068 5yr Post-Grad | $16,041 /yr | - | -$205k |
| Western Michigan University Kalamazoo | MI | $38,111 5yr Post-Grad | $18,701 /yr | $24,007 | -$206k |
| University of Redlands Redlands | CA | $39,613 5yr Post-Grad | $22,867 /yr | - | -$208k |
| Emerson College Boston | MA | $49,817 5yr Post-Grad | $46,766 /yr | $23,776 | -$209k |
| California State University-San Bernardino San Bernardino | CA | $32,348 5yr Post-Grad | $5,918 /yr | $16,254 | -$209k |
| North Central College Naperville | IL | $36,848 2yr Post-Grad | $23,033 /yr | - | -$213k |
| Western Connecticut State University Danbury | CT | $36,844 5yr Post-Grad | $18,617 /yr | - | -$216k |
| Loyola University Maryland Baltimore | MD | $39,009 2yr Post-Grad | $29,633 /yr | $27,000 | -$217k |
| Bemidji State University Bemidji | MN | $36,034 5yr Post-Grad | $17,050 /yr | - | -$218k |
| Beloit College Beloit | WI | $37,723 5yr Post-Grad | $21,924 /yr | $26,000 | -$221k |
| Columbia College Chicago Chicago | IL | $39,240 5yr Post-Grad | $26,788 /yr | $27,000 | -$225k |
| State University of New York at Plattsburgh Plattsburgh | NY | $34,378 5yr Post-Grad | $16,547 /yr | - | -$230k |
| Champlain College Burlington | VT | $42,016 5yr Post-Grad | $35,000 /yr | $26,000 | -$231k |
| Oakland University Rochester Hills | MI | $32,718 5yr Post-Grad | $13,584 /yr | $22,894 | -$233k |
| San Jose State University San Jose | CA | $30,173 2yr Post-Grad | $13,741 /yr | - | -$240k |
| Northern Michigan University Marquette | MI | $33,425 5yr Post-Grad | $17,485 /yr | $23,287 | -$241k |
| University of Montevallo Montevallo | AL | $31,314 2yr Post-Grad | $17,053 /yr | - | -$241k |
| Drury University-College of Continuing Professional Studies Springfield | MO | $29,685 2yr Post-Grad | $13,375 /yr | $20,186 | -$243k |
| Southern New Hampshire University Manchester | NH | $39,888 5yr Post-Grad | $33,742 /yr | $23,583 | -$245k |
| SUNY at Purchase College Purchase | NY | $32,973 5yr Post-Grad | $19,067 /yr | $22,846 | -$251k |
| Ithaca College Ithaca | NY | $38,514 5yr Post-Grad | $32,965 /yr | $25,000 | -$254k |
| York College of Pennsylvania York | PA | $32,750 5yr Post-Grad | $19,685 /yr | - | -$255k |
| SUNY College at Potsdam Potsdam | NY | $29,477 5yr Post-Grad | $14,295 /yr | $27,000 | -$264k |
| Augsburg University Minneapolis | MN | $31,305 2yr Post-Grad | $23,875 /yr | - | -$266k |
| Hamilton College Clinton | NY | $32,925 2yr Post-Grad | $28,314 /yr | - | -$267k |
| Drury University Springfield | MO | $29,685 2yr Post-Grad | $21,523 /yr | $20,186 | -$272k |
| Manhattanville University Purchase | NY | $30,771 2yr Post-Grad | $25,842 /yr | $27,000 | -$278k |
| Saint Edward's University Austin | TX | $29,685 2yr Post-Grad | $23,636 /yr | $26,000 | -$280k |
| Marshall University Huntington | WV | $23,649 2yr Post-Grad | $8,327 /yr | - | -$280k |
| Denison University Granville | OH | $37,531 5yr Post-Grad | $38,111 /yr | - | -$281k |
| Valparaiso University Valparaiso | IN | $28,598 2yr Post-Grad | $21,583 /yr | - | -$283k |
| Baylor University Waco | TX | $36,668 2yr Post-Grad | $41,942 /yr | $17,450 | -$283k |
| Knox College Galesburg | IL | $31,169 5yr Post-Grad | $24,875 /yr | $26,394 | -$287k |
| University of Minnesota-Morris Morris | MN | $21,508 2yr Post-Grad | $9,110 /yr | - | -$303k |
| Georgia College & State University Milledgeville | GA | $25,194 2yr Post-Grad | $18,809 /yr | - | -$304k |
| University of Nebraska at Omaha Omaha | NE | $22,824 2yr Post-Grad | $12,791 /yr | $24,482 | -$304k |
| Full Sail University Winter Park | FL | $31,734 5yr Post-Grad | $31,759 /yr | $34,544 | -$307k |
| Jackson State University Jackson | MS | $25,194 2yr Post-Grad | $20,191 /yr | - | -$309k |
| Augustana College Rock Island | IL | $22,087 2yr Post-Grad | $12,437 /yr | - | -$309k |
| University of St Thomas Saint Paul | MN | $28,960 2yr Post-Grad | $30,525 /yr | - | -$311k |
| Seattle University Seattle | WA | $31,966 5yr Post-Grad | $34,802 /yr | $23,000 | -$316k |
| Calvin University Grand Rapids | MI | $24,615 2yr Post-Grad | $24,783 /yr | - | -$330k |
| University of Maine at Farmington Farmington | ME | $20,687 2yr Post-Grad | $14,873 /yr | - | -$331k |
| Kansas City Art Institute Kansas City | MO | $25,580 2yr Post-Grad | $29,555 /yr | - | -$339k |
| Coe College Cedar Rapids | IA | $21,508 2yr Post-Grad | $19,155 /yr | - | -$339k |
| Malone University Canton | OH | $21,508 2yr Post-Grad | $22,881 /yr | - | -$352k |
| University of Central Arkansas Conway | AR | $18,771 2yr Post-Grad | $16,775 /yr | $24,995 | -$356k |
| Pepperdine University Malibu | CA | $29,685 2yr Post-Grad | $45,409 /yr | $23,013 | -$358k |
| Loras College Dubuque | IA | $20,140 2yr Post-Grad | $21,057 /yr | - | -$358k |
| Baldwin Wallace University Berea | OH | $22,667 2yr Post-Grad | $27,654 /yr | - | -$359k |
| Agnes Scott College Decatur | GA | $21,052 2yr Post-Grad | $24,224 /yr | - | -$361k |
| Pacific University Forest Grove | OR | $25,194 2yr Post-Grad | $35,350 /yr | - | -$363k |
| Savannah College of Art and Design Savannah | GA | $30,561 5yr Post-Grad | $45,450 /yr | $25,000 | -$367k |
| Franklin and Marshall College Lancaster | PA | $25,053 2yr Post-Grad | $39,061 /yr | $23,083 | -$378k |
| University of Evansville Evansville | IN | $17,717 2yr Post-Grad | $20,230 /yr | - | -$378k |
| Pratt Institute-Main Brooklyn | NY | $26,933 2yr Post-Grad | $50,647 /yr | $24,500 | -$402k |
| Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan Campus Teaneck | NJ | $13,085 2yr Post-Grad | $15,266 /yr | $26,000 | -$404k |
| Roger Williams University Bristol | RI | $20,140 2yr Post-Grad | $38,123 /yr | - | -$420k |
| Fairleigh Dickinson University-Florham Campus Madison | NJ | $13,085 2yr Post-Grad | $24,415 /yr | $26,000 | -$437k |
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).
Important Note: Your ROI with any major will depend on the cost you pay to attend the program, and your starting salary. Both vary significantly across institutions. We encourage you to explore the ROI of a specific program variant by selecting the Program title of the credential level you are interested in. You will then have a more detailed return analysis for programs at specific institutions. We also encourage you to use the ROI calculator with your specific estimates of cost and salary.