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Bachelor's Degree15 Institutions
Institution
State
Earnings
Avg Net PriceMedian Debt
Lifetime Value Added
Columbia University in the City of New York
New York
NY
$85,716
5yr Post-Grad
$20,148
/yr
$18,070
+$164k
Aquinas College
Grand Rapids
MI
$69,211
5yr Post-Grad
$18,902
/yr
-
+$45k
University of Florida
Gainesville
FL
$62,552
5yr Post-Grad
$6,351
/yr
$15,000
+$39k
Miami University-Hamilton
Hamilton
OH
$64,054
5yr Post-Grad
$13,346
/yr
$22,370
+$26k
George Mason University
Fairfax
VA
$62,841
5yr Post-Grad
$18,287
/yr
$24,670
-$2k
Miami University-Oxford
Oxford
OH
$64,054
5yr Post-Grad
$27,662
/yr
$22,370
-$26k
Ashford University
San Diego
CA
$61,946
5yr Post-Grad
$25,321
/yr
-
-$34k
University of Northern Colorado
Greeley
CO
$54,162
5yr Post-Grad
$18,457
/yr
-
-$71k
Stockton University
Galloway
NJ
$49,205
5yr Post-Grad
$19,634
/yr
-
-$116k
Colorado Mountain College
Glenwood Springs
CO
$38,053
5yr Post-Grad
$6,342
/yr
$10,188
-$162k
Oregon State University-Cascades Campus
Bend
OR
$39,009
2yr Post-Grad
$17,722
/yr
-
-$175k
Oregon State University
Corvallis
OR
$39,009
2yr Post-Grad
$19,568
/yr
-
-$181k
Thomas Jefferson University
Philadelphia
PA
$35,060
2yr Post-Grad
$28,163
/yr
-
-$248k
Roosevelt University
Chicago
IL
$26,933
2yr Post-Grad
$20,152
/yr
-
-$293k
Montana State University
Bozeman
MT
$17,470
2yr Post-Grad
$20,593
/yr
-
-$382k
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.