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Bachelor's Degree41 Institutions
Institution
State
Earnings
Avg Net PriceMedian Debt
Lifetime Value Added
California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo
San Luis Obispo
CA
$125,179
5yr Post-Grad
$15,624
/yr
-
+$475k
California State University-Long Beach
Long Beach
CA
$116,039
5yr Post-Grad
$8,931
/yr
$18,000
+$431k
University of Florida
Gainesville
FL
$112,831
5yr Post-Grad
$6,351
/yr
$14,869
+$416k
California State Polytechnic University-Pomona
Pomona
CA
$111,388
5yr Post-Grad
$11,580
/yr
$16,500
+$387k
California State University-Fresno
Fresno
CA
$105,173
5yr Post-Grad
$6,480
/yr
$13,750
+$359k
California State University-Northridge
Northridge
CA
$102,821
5yr Post-Grad
$7,599
/yr
-
+$337k
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
Edwardsville
IL
$104,657
5yr Post-Grad
$13,696
/yr
-
+$329k
Oklahoma State University-Main Campus
Stillwater
OK
$104,699
5yr Post-Grad
$16,378
/yr
$24,525
+$320k
Georgia Southern University
Statesboro
GA
$101,493
5yr Post-Grad
$16,531
/yr
$24,225
+$295k
Michigan State University
East Lansing
MI
$103,264
5yr Post-Grad
$20,751
/yr
$25,250
+$293k
Texas A&M University-College Station
College Station
TX
$101,224
5yr Post-Grad
$20,924
/yr
$19,000
+$277k
Colorado State University-Fort Collins
Fort Collins
CO
$100,451
5yr Post-Grad
$20,332
/yr
$23,500
+$274k
Texas State University
San Marcos
TX
$96,457
5yr Post-Grad
$16,438
/yr
$22,000
+$258k
University of Houston
Houston
TX
$94,660
5yr Post-Grad
$13,853
/yr
$21,500
+$254k
Florida International University
Miami
FL
$92,297
5yr Post-Grad
$9,133
/yr
$21,000
+$253k
University of North Florida
Jacksonville
FL
$91,779
5yr Post-Grad
$10,353
/yr
$22,479
+$245k
Kansas State University
Manhattan
KS
$94,083
5yr Post-Grad
$17,883
/yr
$27,000
+$235k
Farmingdale State College
Farmingdale
NY
$89,551
5yr Post-Grad
$9,173
/yr
$15,000
+$232k
Western Kentucky University
Bowling Green
KY
$89,806
5yr Post-Grad
$10,916
/yr
$26,502
+$228k
Colorado Mesa University
Grand Junction
CO
$91,838
5yr Post-Grad
$15,331
/yr
-
+$227k
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Lincoln
NE
$91,651
5yr Post-Grad
$17,424
/yr
$22,250
+$218k
Sam Houston State University
Huntsville
TX
$89,884
5yr Post-Grad
$16,025
/yr
$19,855
+$210k
CUNY New York City College of Technology
Brooklyn
NY
$84,308
5yr Post-Grad
$4,783
/yr
-
+$209k
Northern Michigan University
Marquette
MI
$90,337
5yr Post-Grad
$17,485
/yr
-
+$208k
Montana State University
Bozeman
MT
$89,788
5yr Post-Grad
$20,593
/yr
$25,185
+$193k
Western Carolina University
Cullowhee
NC
$85,272
5yr Post-Grad
$12,579
/yr
$26,000
+$188k
Central Michigan University
Mount Pleasant
MI
$86,720
5yr Post-Grad
$16,041
/yr
-
+$186k
Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University
Tallahassee
FL
$86,449
5yr Post-Grad
$15,847
/yr
$31,000
+$185k
Bowling Green State University-Main Campus
Bowling Green
OH
$85,939
5yr Post-Grad
$20,918
/yr
-
+$163k
Prairie View A & M University
Prairie View
TX
$82,312
5yr Post-Grad
$14,041
/yr
$31,000
+$161k
University of Akron Main Campus
Akron
OH
$81,565
5yr Post-Grad
$14,981
/yr
$25,000
+$152k
University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Charlotte
NC
$79,769
5yr Post-Grad
$14,745
/yr
$26,500
+$139k
University of Toledo
Toledo
OH
$79,425
5yr Post-Grad
$17,460
/yr
$24,225
+$127k
University of Maine
Orono
ME
$79,068
5yr Post-Grad
$18,045
/yr
$26,411
+$122k
San Diego State University
San Diego
CA
$72,231
2yr Post-Grad
$16,174
/yr
-
+$111k
Purdue University Fort Wayne
Fort Wayne
IN
$73,207
5yr Post-Grad
$11,513
/yr
$21,784
+$102k
University of Arkansas at Little Rock
Little Rock
AR
$75,135
5yr Post-Grad
$16,136
/yr
$21,000
+$99k
University of North Texas
Denton
TX
$69,338
2yr Post-Grad
$14,352
/yr
$26,000
+$94k
South Dakota State University
Brookings
SD
$74,022
5yr Post-Grad
$18,219
/yr
$21,185
+$84k
Louisiana Tech University
Ruston
LA
$53,108
2yr Post-Grad
$12,209
/yr
$21,500
-$31k
Missouri Western State University
Saint Joseph
MO
$50,439
2yr Post-Grad
$12,638
/yr
-
-$56k
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.