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Bachelor's Degree•115 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 ($60,524)
P25-P75 Interval ($47,440 - $75,792)
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 ($55,184)
P25-P75 Interval ($47,440 - $72,274)
HS Baseline ($35,872)
Column median
No trend line: fewer than 30 schools on the axis

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 ($55,184)
P25-P75 Interval ($47,440 - $72,274)
HS Baseline ($35,872)
Column median
Trend: +$6,339 per 10 pts lower acceptance (R² 0.36, n=44)

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 PriceMedian Debt
Lifetime Value Added
Ann Arbor
MI
$162,114
Nat: $58,894
4yr Post-Grad
$14,362
/yr
-
+$777k
Western Governors University
Salt Lake City
UT
$131,198
Nat: $58,894
4yr Post-Grad
$12,748
/yr
$18,119
+$551k
Redmond
WA
$122,375
Nat: $58,894
4yr Post-Grad
$42,428
/yr
$27,000
+$378k
Los Angeles
CA
$115,839
Nat: $58,894
4yr Post-Grad
$33,056
/yr
$19,968
+$362k
Wellesley
MA
$98,816
Nat: $58,894
4yr Post-Grad
$23,995
/yr
$11,875
+$265k
Lakeland
FL
$92,070
Nat: $58,894
4yr Post-Grad
$11,278
/yr
-
+$260k
Chicago
IL
$96,616
Nat: $58,894
4yr Post-Grad
$27,108
/yr
$22,500
+$237k
Stevens Point
WI
$84,809
Nat: $58,894
4yr Post-Grad
$14,757
/yr
-
+$192k
University of Phoenix-Arizona
Phoenix
AZ
$81,636
Nat: $58,894
4yr Post-Grad
$13,916
/yr
-
+$170k
Worcester
MA
$95,430
Nat: $58,894
4yr Post-Grad
$43,885
/yr
-
+$168k
Rochester
NY
$88,096
Nat: $58,894
4yr Post-Grad
$37,232
/yr
$25,489
+$136k
Menomonie
WI
$74,146
Nat: $58,894
4yr Post-Grad
$17,533
/yr
$23,000
+$100k
Seattle
Earnings shared by 2 University of Washington campuses, which report as one program.
WA
$71,462
Nat: $58,894
4yr Post-Grad
$13,663
/yr
-
+$94k
Bothell
Earnings shared by 2 University of Washington campuses, which report as one program.
WA
$71,462
Nat: $58,894
4yr Post-Grad
$13,802
/yr
-
+$93k
Irvine
CA
$69,981
Nat: $58,894
4yr Post-Grad
$13,866
/yr
$16,416
+$81k
Rexburg
ID
$65,397
Nat: $58,894
4yr Post-Grad
$6,560
/yr
$16,311
+$72k
Salt Lake City
UT
$72,274
Nat: $57,772
2yr Post-Grad
$36,138
/yr
-
+$41k
Academy of Art University
San Francisco
CA
$73,398
Nat: $58,894
4yr Post-Grad
$41,747
/yr
$31,000
+$7k
Tucson
AZ
$61,892
Nat: $58,894
4yr Post-Grad
$17,125
/yr
$19,500
+$6k
New York
NY
$75,792
Nat: $58,894
4yr Post-Grad
$48,163
/yr
$20,625
+$3k
Utah Valley University
Orem
UT
$61,451
Nat: $58,894
4yr Post-Grad
$17,558
/yr
-
+$687
University of Arkansas at Little Rock
Little Rock
AR
-
Nat: $58,894
$16,882
/yr
-
-$0
Searcy
AR
-
Nat: $58,894
$19,786
/yr
-
-$0
University of Arkansas-Fort Smith
Fort Smith
AR
-
Nat: $58,894
$9,653
/yr
-
-$0
Pasadena
CA
-
Nat: $58,894
$48,389
/yr
-
-$0
Santa Clara
CA
-
Nat: $58,894
$50,570
/yr
-
-$0
University of Colorado Colorado Springs
Colorado Springs
CO
-
Nat: $58,894
$14,954
/yr
-
-$0
New Britain
CT
-
Nat: $58,894
$15,537
/yr
-
-$0
Saint Petersburg
FL
-
Nat: $58,894
$42,037
/yr
-
-$0
Coral Gables
FL
-
Nat: $58,894
$36,483
/yr
-
-$0
Emmanuel University
Franklin Springs
GA
-
Nat: $58,894
$12,898
/yr
-
-$0
Atlanta
GA
-
Nat: $58,894
$12,028
/yr
-
-$0
Lewis-Clark State College
Lewiston
ID
-
Nat: $58,894
$13,632
/yr
-
-$0
Chicago
IL
-
Nat: $58,894
$36,340
/yr
-
-$0
Indianapolis
IN
-
Nat: $58,894
$37,499
/yr
-
-$0
Indiana Institute of Technology
Fort Wayne
IN
-
Nat: $58,894
$22,171
/yr
-
-$0
Sullivan University
Louisville
KY
-
Nat: $58,894
$28,420
/yr
-
-$0
New Orleans
LA
-
Nat: $58,894
$40,693
/yr
-
-$0
Laurel
MD
-
Nat: $58,894
$19,881
/yr
-
-$0
Boston
MA
-
Nat: $58,894
$29,060
/yr
$19,500
-$0
College of Our Lady of the Elms
Chicopee
MA
-
Nat: $58,894
$16,237
/yr
-
-$0
Boston
MA
-
Nat: $58,894
$23,444
/yr
-
-$0
Liberty
MO
-
Nat: $58,894
$19,678
/yr
-
-$0
Hastings
NE
-
Nat: $58,894
$22,320
/yr
-
-$0
Lawrenceville
NJ
-
Nat: $58,894
$24,780
/yr
$22,500
-$0
Brooklyn
NY
-
Nat: $58,894
$950
/yr
-
-$0
CUNY New York City College of Technology
Brooklyn
NY
-
Nat: $58,894
$2,818
/yr
-
-$0
Poughkeepsie
NY
-
Nat: $58,894
$42,789
/yr
-
-$0
New York
NY
-
Nat: $58,894
$35,737
/yr
$24,125
-$0
Touro University
New York
NY
-
Nat: $58,894
$28,433
/yr
-
-$0
Findlay
OH
-
Nat: $58,894
$26,406
/yr
-
-$0
Alliance
OH
-
Nat: $58,894
$23,956
/yr
-
-$0
Cincinnati
OH
-
Nat: $58,894
$19,231
/yr
-
-$0
Tulsa
OK
-
Nat: $58,894
$13,511
/yr
-
-$0
Philadelphia
PA
-
Nat: $58,894
$37,529
/yr
$31,000
-$0
Gwynedd Mercy University
Gwynedd Valley
PA
-
Nat: $58,894
$27,541
/yr
-
-$0
Huntingdon
PA
-
Nat: $58,894
$24,001
/yr
-
-$0
University Park
PA
-
Nat: $58,894
$33,675
/yr
-
-$0
Moon Township
PA
-
Nat: $58,894
$21,445
/yr
-
-$0
Providence
RI
-
Nat: $58,894
$50,513
/yr
$24,523
-$0
Bristol
RI
-
Nat: $58,894
$37,645
/yr
-
-$0
National American University-Rapid City
Rapid City
SD
-
Nat: $58,894
$31,654
/yr
-
-$0
Nashville
TN
-
Nat: $58,894
$32,648
/yr
-
-$0
Nashville
TN
-
Nat: $58,894
$23,178
/yr
-
-$0
Trevecca Nazarene University
Nashville
TN
-
Nat: $58,894
$19,828
/yr
-
-$0
Union University
Jackson
TN
-
Nat: $58,894
$22,995
/yr
-
-$0
LeTourneau University
Longview
TX
-
Nat: $58,894
$26,985
/yr
-
-$0
Belton
TX
-
Nat: $58,894
$29,143
/yr
-
-$0
Provo
UT
-
Nat: $58,894
$13,397
/yr
-
-$0
Salt Lake City
UT
-
Nat: $58,894
$27,314
/yr
$26,500
-$0
Weber State University
Ogden
UT
-
Nat: $58,894
$10,237
/yr
-
-$0
Bellevue College
Bellevue
WA
-
Nat: $58,894
$18,271
/yr
-
-$0
Santurce
PR
-
Nat: $58,894
$11,772
/yr
-
-$0
Leesburg
FL
-
Nat: $58,894
$56,056
/yr
-
-$0
Capella University
Minneapolis
MN
-
Nat: $58,894
$18,458
/yr
-
-$0
Dewey University-Hato Rey
Hato Rey
PR
-
Nat: $58,894
$3,836
/yr
-
-$0
Boston
MA
-
Nat: $58,894
-
/yr
$19,500
-$0
Bangor
ME
-
Nat: $58,894
$22,146
/yr
-
-$0
West Lafayette
IN
$59,766
Nat: $58,894
4yr Post-Grad
$14,851
/yr
$19,500
-$3k
University of Silicon Valley
San Jose
CA
$67,659
Nat: $58,894
4yr Post-Grad
$34,100
/yr
$31,000
-$9k
College Station
TX
$59,769
Nat: $58,894
4yr Post-Grad
$21,527
/yr
$22,906
-$27k
Champlain College
Burlington
VT
$67,795
Nat: $58,894
4yr Post-Grad
$39,617
/yr
$25,336
-$28k
DeVry University-Arizona
Phoenix
Earnings shared by 9 DeVry University campuses, which report as one program.
AZ
$47,440
Nat: $58,894
4yr Post-Grad
-
/yr
$36,885
-$53k
DeVry University-Florida
Orlando
Earnings shared by 9 DeVry University campuses, which report as one program.
FL
$47,440
Nat: $58,894
4yr Post-Grad
-
/yr
$36,885
-$53k
DeVry University-New Jersey
Iselin
Earnings shared by 9 DeVry University campuses, which report as one program.
NJ
$47,440
Nat: $58,894
4yr Post-Grad
-
/yr
$36,885
-$53k
DeVry University-Texas
Irving
Earnings shared by 9 DeVry University campuses, which report as one program.
TX
$47,440
Nat: $58,894
4yr Post-Grad
-
/yr
$36,885
-$53k
DeVry University-Virginia
Arlington
Earnings shared by 9 DeVry University campuses, which report as one program.
VA
$47,440
Nat: $58,894
4yr Post-Grad
-
/yr
$36,885
-$53k
Houston
TX
$51,596
Nat: $58,894
4yr Post-Grad
$11,439
/yr
$19,705
-$59k
Charleston
SC
$52,596
Nat: $58,894
4yr Post-Grad
$18,177
/yr
$26,500
-$74k
Pittsburgh
PA
$60,310
Nat: $58,894
4yr Post-Grad
$37,704
/yr
-
-$81k
East Greenwich
RI
$60,524
Nat: $58,894
4yr Post-Grad
$39,333
/yr
-
-$85k
Wilmington University
New Castle
DE
$50,722
Nat: $58,894
4yr Post-Grad
$20,210
/yr
$17,188
-$97k
Southern New Hampshire University
Manchester
NH
$57,772
Nat: $58,894
4yr Post-Grad
$36,764
/yr
$22,366
-$98k
Maryville
MO
$48,729
Nat: $58,894
4yr Post-Grad
$16,120
/yr
$22,823
-$100k
New York
NY
$67,483
Nat: $58,894
4yr Post-Grad
$59,593
/yr
$27,000
-$103k
Williamsport
PA
$51,764
Nat: $58,894
4yr Post-Grad
$24,761
/yr
-
-$105k
Johnson & Wales University-Online
Providence
Earnings shared by 2 Johnson & Wales University campuses, which report as one program.
RI
$50,374
Nat: $58,894
4yr Post-Grad
$22,071
/yr
$27,000
-$107k
Cheney
WA
$46,104
Nat: $58,894
4yr Post-Grad
$13,647
/yr
$17,500
-$113k
Providence
Earnings shared by 2 Johnson & Wales University campuses, which report as one program.
RI
$50,374
Nat: $58,894
4yr Post-Grad
$29,952
/yr
$27,000
-$135k
Davenport University
Grand Rapids
MI
$42,532
Nat: $58,894
2yr Post-Grad
$17,623
/yr
-
-$143k
Saint Charles
MO
$45,810
Nat: $58,894
4yr Post-Grad
$21,443
/yr
$20,832
-$144k
Franklin University
Columbus
OH
$46,478
Nat: $58,894
2yr Post-Grad
$28,451
/yr
-
-$147k
University of Dubuque
Dubuque
IA
$46,296
Nat: $58,894
4yr Post-Grad
$25,171
/yr
-
-$153k
Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design
Lakewood
CO
$48,472
Nat: $58,894
4yr Post-Grad
$32,562
/yr
$39,687
-$161k
Dakota State University
Madison
SD
$42,513
Nat: $58,894
4yr Post-Grad
$20,554
/yr
$27,000
-$169k
DeVry University-Ohio
Columbus
Earnings shared by 9 DeVry University campuses, which report as one program.
OH
$47,440
Nat: $58,894
4yr Post-Grad
$33,882
/yr
$36,885
-$174k
DeVry University-Georgia
Decatur
Earnings shared by 9 DeVry University campuses, which report as one program.
GA
$47,440
Nat: $58,894
4yr Post-Grad
$34,523
/yr
$36,885
-$177k
DeVry University-Illinois
Lisle
Earnings shared by 9 DeVry University campuses, which report as one program.
IL
$47,440
Nat: $58,894
4yr Post-Grad
$35,665
/yr
$36,885
-$181k
DeVry University-California
Ontario
Earnings shared by 9 DeVry University campuses, which report as one program.
CA
$47,440
Nat: $58,894
4yr Post-Grad
$36,531
/yr
$36,885
-$184k
Purdue University Northwest
Hammond
IN
$29,630
Nat: $58,894
4yr Post-Grad
$6,223
/yr
-
-$229k
Boston
MA
$40,186
Nat: $58,894
4yr Post-Grad
$47,587
/yr
$23,611
-$286k
Indiana Wesleyan University-Marion
Marion
IN
$28,212
Nat: $58,894
2yr Post-Grad
$22,440
/yr
-
-$290k
Atlantic University
Guaynabo
PR
$21,309
Nat: $58,894
4yr Post-Grad
$6,021
/yr
$4,867
-$302k
University of Advancing Technology
Tempe
AZ
$25,580
Nat: $58,894
2yr Post-Grad
$21,463
/yr
-
-$311k
The University of Arizona Global Campus
Chandler
AZ
$25,967
Nat: $58,894
2yr Post-Grad
$28,679
/yr
-
-$333k
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).