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Bachelor's Degree•76 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 ($55,029)
P25-P75 Interval ($47,078 - $61,955)
HS Baseline ($35,872)
Breakeven Line (0% ROI)
Institution | State | Earnings | Avg Net Price | Median Debt | Lifetime Value Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Philadelphia | PA | $80,764 Nat: $59,631 4yr Post-Grad | $29,689 /yr | $26,250 | +$105k |
Northwood University ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Midland | MI | $77,647 Nat: $59,631 4yr Post-Grad | $27,232 /yr | $25,000 | +$90k |
New York | NY | $70,727 Nat: $59,631 4yr Post-Grad | $19,095 /yr | $19,905 | +$66k |
Big Rapids | MI | $61,884 Nat: $59,631 4yr Post-Grad | $8,624 /yr | $25,500 | +$35k |
Lubbock | TX | $66,440 Nat: $59,631 4yr Post-Grad | $19,070 /yr | $21,500 | +$33k |
Denton | TX | $62,009 Nat: $59,631 4yr Post-Grad | $11,963 /yr | $20,950 | +$24k |
Newton | MA | $69,156 Nat: $59,631 4yr Post-Grad | $27,511 /yr | $26,500 | +$24k |
Athens | GA | $61,955 Nat: $59,631 4yr Post-Grad | $13,936 /yr | $19,500 | +$17k |
Poughkeepsie | NY | $74,534 Nat: $59,631 4yr Post-Grad | $41,544 /yr | $25,000 | +$15k |
Searcy | AR | - Nat: $59,631 | $22,130 /yr | - | -$0 |
San Diego | CA | - Nat: $59,631 | $38,729 /yr | - | -$0 |
Metropolitan State University of Denver ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Denver | CO | - Nat: $59,631 | $15,327 /yr | - | -$0 |
Newark | DE | - Nat: $59,631 | $17,799 /yr | - | -$0 |
Keiser University-Ft Lauderdale ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Fort Lauderdale | FL | - Nat: $59,631 | $30,498 /yr | - | -$0 |
Brenau University ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Gainesville | GA | - Nat: $59,631 | $18,924 /yr | - | -$0 |
Bourbonnais | IL | - Nat: $59,631 | $20,729 /yr | - | -$0 |
Macomb | IL | - Nat: $59,631 | $12,937 /yr | - | -$0 |
Lamoni | IA | - Nat: $59,631 | $18,504 /yr | - | -$0 |
Davenport | IA | - Nat: $59,631 | $24,691 /yr | - | -$0 |
Adrian | MI | - Nat: $59,631 | $25,368 /yr | - | -$0 |
St Catherine University ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Saint Paul | MN | - Nat: $59,631 | $19,764 /yr | - | -$0 |
Hattiesburg | MS | - Nat: $59,631 | $21,708 /yr | - | -$0 |
Saint Charles | MO | - Nat: $59,631 | $19,638 /yr | - | -$0 |
CUNY New York City College of Technology ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Brooklyn | NY | - Nat: $59,631 | $5,127 /yr | - | -$0 |
Brookville | NY | - Nat: $59,631 | $33,062 /yr | - | -$0 |
New York | NY | - Nat: $59,631 | $36,861 /yr | - | -$0 |
Mars Hill University ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Mars Hill | NC | - Nat: $59,631 | $19,910 /yr | - | -$0 |
Ashland University ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Ashland | OH | - Nat: $59,631 | $21,988 /yr | - | -$0 |
Pepper Pike | OH | - Nat: $59,631 | $16,164 /yr | - | -$0 |
Oklahoma Wesleyan University ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Bartlesville | OK | - Nat: $59,631 | $28,358 /yr | - | -$0 |
Kingston | RI | - Nat: $59,631 | $21,440 /yr | - | -$0 |
Nashville | TN | - Nat: $59,631 | $33,147 /yr | - | -$0 |
Jefferson City | TN | - Nat: $59,631 | $20,251 /yr | - | -$0 |
Nashville | TN | - Nat: $59,631 | $24,739 /yr | - | -$0 |
Ellensburg | WA | - Nat: $59,631 | $18,476 /yr | - | -$0 |
Elkins | WV | - Nat: $59,631 | $18,273 /yr | - | -$0 |
Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-Ponce ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Ponce | PR | - Nat: $59,631 | $13,192 /yr | - | -$0 |
Erie | PA | $61,066 Nat: $59,631 4yr Post-Grad | $19,444 /yr | $26,950 | -$10k |
Kent | OH | $61,055 Nat: $59,631 4yr Post-Grad | $20,787 /yr | $25,000 | -$15k |
Seattle | WA | $62,392 Nat: $59,631 4yr Post-Grad | $24,488 /yr | $19,500 | -$18k |
San Marcos | TX | $58,794 Nat: $59,631 4yr Post-Grad | $16,805 /yr | $22,014 | -$19k |
Mount Pleasant | MI | $57,513 Nat: $59,631 4yr Post-Grad | $17,597 /yr | $26,125 | -$32k |
Fort Worth | TX | $66,108 Nat: $59,631 4yr Post-Grad | $36,660 /yr | $17,750 | -$32k |
New York | NY | $66,968 Nat: $59,631 4yr Post-Grad | $38,667 /yr | $24,429 | -$33k |
Denton | TX | $55,878 Nat: $59,631 4yr Post-Grad | $15,649 /yr | $21,250 | -$38k |
Waco | TX | $67,066 Nat: $59,631 4yr Post-Grad | $41,104 /yr | $20,625 | -$41k |
Immaculata University ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Immaculata | PA | $57,245 Nat: $59,631 4yr Post-Grad | $24,258 /yr | $27,000 | -$58k |
Milwaukee | WI | $55,207 Nat: $59,631 4yr Post-Grad | $20,144 /yr | $21,500 | -$60k |
Philadelphia | PA | $57,815 Nat: $59,631 4yr Post-Grad | $28,928 /yr | $25,750 | -$70k |
Johnson & Wales University-Online ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Providence | RI | $53,539 Nat: $59,631 4yr Post-Grad | $20,252 /yr | $26,982 | -$74k |
Indiana | PA | $51,725 Nat: $59,631 4yr Post-Grad | $16,804 /yr | $26,000 | -$77k |
Ypsilanti | MI | $51,020 Nat: $59,631 4yr Post-Grad | $15,407 /yr | $29,000 | -$78k |
Arlington | VA | $56,160 Nat: $59,631 4yr Post-Grad | $29,137 /yr | $26,500 | -$85k |
Academy of Art University ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. San Francisco | CA | $60,284 Nat: $59,631 4yr Post-Grad | $40,613 /yr | - | -$93k |
River Forest | IL | $47,078 Nat: $59,631 4yr Post-Grad | $11,745 /yr | $26,585 | -$98k |
Charlotte | NC | $53,539 Nat: $59,631 4yr Post-Grad | $27,426 /yr | $26,982 | -$100k |
Owings Mills | MD | $53,007 Nat: $59,631 4yr Post-Grad | $26,505 /yr | $26,345 | -$101k |
Muncie | IN | $47,584 Nat: $59,631 4yr Post-Grad | $14,940 /yr | $25,450 | -$105k |
Huntsville | TX | $47,823 Nat: $59,631 4yr Post-Grad | $16,404 /yr | $25,000 | -$108k |
Warrensburg | MO | $46,797 Nat: $59,631 4yr Post-Grad | $14,462 /yr | $24,125 | -$110k |
Providence | RI | $53,539 Nat: $59,631 4yr Post-Grad | $31,027 /yr | $26,982 | -$113k |
Kalamazoo | MI | $46,543 Nat: $59,631 4yr Post-Grad | $15,273 /yr | $24,885 | -$115k |
Youngstown | OH | $44,232 Nat: $59,631 4yr Post-Grad | $12,767 /yr | - | -$125k |
Berkeley College-New York ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. New York | NY | $51,653 Nat: $59,631 4yr Post-Grad | $34,124 /yr | $34,500 | -$140k |
Boca Raton | FL | $55,029 Nat: $59,631 4yr Post-Grad | $44,089 /yr | - | -$148k |
Nacogdoches | TX | $42,078 Nat: $59,631 4yr Post-Grad | $14,260 /yr | - | -$149k |
Southern New Hampshire University ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Manchester | NH | $51,355 Nat: $59,631 4yr Post-Grad | $36,708 /yr | $25,000 | -$152k |
Berkeley College-Woodland Park ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Woodland Park | NJ | $47,104 Nat: $59,631 4yr Post-Grad | $27,100 /yr | $31,000 | -$153k |
Concord University ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Athens | WV | $34,925 Nat: $59,631 4yr Post-Grad | $9,966 /yr | - | -$196k |
University of Central Oklahoma ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Edmond | OK | $38,164 Nat: $59,631 4yr Post-Grad | $18,309 /yr | $13,744 | -$197k |
Fisher College ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Boston | MA | $38,289 Nat: $59,631 2yr Post-Grad | $26,649 /yr | $26,000 | -$213k |
Raleigh | NC | $35,060 Nat: $59,631 2yr Post-Grad | $22,488 /yr | $26,000 | -$227k |
Richmond | KY | $29,250 Nat: $59,631 2yr Post-Grad | $11,040 /yr | - | -$239k |
Bridgeport | CT | $35,420 Nat: $59,631 2yr Post-Grad | $27,807 /yr | - | -$243k |
Burbank | CA | $37,208 Nat: $59,631 2yr Post-Grad | $33,692 /yr | - | -$248k |
Columbia | MO | $27,947 Nat: $59,631 2yr Post-Grad | $23,459 /yr | $27,000 | -$295k |
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, or for more sophisticated analysis, the Guided ROI Interview, with your specific estimates of cost and salary.