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Bachelor's Degree•82 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 ($59,472)
P25-P75 Interval ($41,979 - $61,516)
HS Baseline ($35,872)
Breakeven Line (0% ROI)
Institution | State | Earnings | Avg Net Price | Median Debt | Lifetime Value Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
New York | NY | $85,545 Nat: $57,887 4yr Post-Grad | $21,590 /yr | $18,070 | +$171k |
Platteville | WI | $73,238 Nat: $57,887 4yr Post-Grad | $16,032 /yr | $23,127 | +$97k |
Bellingham | WA | $70,793 Nat: $57,887 4yr Post-Grad | $21,193 /yr | $19,086 | +$59k |
Gainesville | FL | $61,281 Nat: $57,887 4yr Post-Grad | $6,541 /yr | $15,000 | +$38k |
Champaign | IL | $63,604 Nat: $57,887 4yr Post-Grad | $14,355 /yr | $17,750 | +$28k |
Miami University-Hamilton ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Hamilton | OH | $59,660 Nat: $57,887 4yr Post-Grad | $11,286 /yr | $22,370 | +$8k |
Florence | AL | - Nat: $57,887 | $12,170 /yr | - | -$0 |
Alaska Pacific University ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Anchorage | AK | - Nat: $57,887 | $21,616 /yr | - | -$0 |
Prescott College ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Prescott | AZ | - Nat: $57,887 | $22,583 /yr | - | -$0 |
Riverside | CA | - Nat: $57,887 | $26,285 /yr | - | -$0 |
Florida Institute of Technology ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Melbourne | FL | - Nat: $57,887 | $35,639 /yr | - | -$0 |
Miami | FL | - Nat: $57,887 | $9,288 /yr | $16,432 | -$0 |
Florida Memorial University ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Miami Gardens | FL | - Nat: $57,887 | $23,238 /yr | - | -$0 |
Jacksonville University ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Jacksonville | FL | - Nat: $57,887 | $25,180 /yr | - | -$0 |
Mount Berry | GA | - Nat: $57,887 | $22,320 /yr | - | -$0 |
Toccoa Falls College ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Toccoa Falls | GA | - Nat: $57,887 | $21,642 /yr | - | -$0 |
University of Hawaii Maui College ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Kahului | HI | - Nat: $57,887 | $8,061 /yr | - | -$0 |
Aurora | IL | - Nat: $57,887 | $18,838 /yr | - | -$0 |
Chicago | IL | - Nat: $57,887 | $10,974 /yr | - | -$0 |
Indianapolis | IN | - Nat: $57,887 | $21,602 /yr | - | -$0 |
Maharishi International University ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Fairfield | IA | - Nat: $57,887 | $14,956 /yr | - | -$0 |
Louisville | KY | - Nat: $57,887 | $17,988 /yr | - | -$0 |
Notre Dame of Maryland University ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Baltimore | MD | - Nat: $57,887 | $19,169 /yr | - | -$0 |
Worcester | MA | - Nat: $57,887 | $43,071 /yr | - | -$0 |
Harris-Stowe State University ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Saint Louis | MO | - Nat: $57,887 | $9,922 /yr | - | -$0 |
St. Louis | MO | - Nat: $57,887 | $21,786 /yr | - | -$0 |
Bellevue University ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Bellevue | NE | - Nat: $57,887 | $17,550 /yr | - | -$0 |
Omaha | NE | - Nat: $57,887 | $31,568 /yr | - | -$0 |
New London | NH | - Nat: $57,887 | $27,431 /yr | - | -$0 |
New England College ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Henniker | NH | - Nat: $57,887 | $26,972 /yr | - | -$0 |
Union | NJ | - Nat: $57,887 | $12,447 /yr | - | -$0 |
Montclair | NJ | - Nat: $57,887 | $15,566 /yr | - | -$0 |
Amherst | NY | - Nat: $57,887 | $18,693 /yr | - | -$0 |
Oneonta | NY | - Nat: $57,887 | $31,320 /yr | - | -$0 |
New York | NY | - Nat: $57,887 | $37,050 /yr | - | -$0 |
Troy | NY | - Nat: $57,887 | $36,228 /yr | - | -$0 |
Rochester | NY | - Nat: $57,887 | $28,945 /yr | - | -$0 |
Stony Brook | NY | - Nat: $57,887 | $18,784 /yr | - | -$0 |
Guilford College ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Greensboro | NC | - Nat: $57,887 | $22,270 /yr | - | -$0 |
Westerville | OH | - Nat: $57,887 | $19,237 /yr | - | -$0 |
Wilmington | OH | - Nat: $57,887 | $24,153 /yr | - | -$0 |
Norman | OK | - Nat: $57,887 | $15,300 /yr | - | -$0 |
Tulsa | OK | - Nat: $57,887 | $25,365 /yr | - | -$0 |
Forest Grove | OR | - Nat: $57,887 | $35,273 /yr | - | -$0 |
Pittsburgh | PA | - Nat: $57,887 | $29,954 /yr | - | -$0 |
Mechanicsburg | PA | - Nat: $57,887 | $26,502 /yr | - | -$0 |
University Park | PA | - Nat: $57,887 | $32,875 /yr | $23,125 | -$0 |
Chambersburg | PA | - Nat: $57,887 | $21,741 /yr | - | -$0 |
Providence | RI | - Nat: $57,887 | $9,478 /yr | - | -$0 |
Greenville | SC | - Nat: $57,887 | $30,308 /yr | - | -$0 |
Vermillion | SD | - Nat: $57,887 | $19,858 /yr | - | -$0 |
Sewanee | TN | - Nat: $57,887 | $27,872 /yr | - | -$0 |
Knoxville | TN | - Nat: $57,887 | $18,976 /yr | - | -$0 |
Dallas | TX | - Nat: $57,887 | $40,892 /yr | - | -$0 |
Salt Lake City | UT | - Nat: $57,887 | $16,200 /yr | $17,810 | -$0 |
Vermont State University ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Randolph | VT | - Nat: $57,887 | $18,212 /yr | - | -$0 |
Ferrum College ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Ferrum | VA | - Nat: $57,887 | $20,082 /yr | - | -$0 |
Radford | VA | - Nat: $57,887 | $14,578 /yr | - | -$0 |
Seattle | WA | - Nat: $57,887 | $14,091 /yr | - | -$0 |
Elkins | WV | - Nat: $57,887 | $18,273 /yr | - | -$0 |
Menomonie | WI | - Nat: $57,887 | $17,490 /yr | - | -$0 |
River Falls | WI | - Nat: $57,887 | $14,054 /yr | - | -$0 |
Stanford | CA | - Nat: $57,887 | $13,807 /yr | - | -$0 |
Pennsylvania State University-World Campus ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. University Park | PA | - Nat: $57,887 | $19,550 /yr | $23,125 | -$0 |
Bloomsburg | PA | - Nat: $57,887 | $15,699 /yr | - | -$0 |
Fairfax | VA | $61,216 Nat: $57,887 4yr Post-Grad | $17,915 /yr | $24,670 | -$3k |
Grand Rapids | MI | $60,285 Nat: $57,887 4yr Post-Grad | $16,626 /yr | - | -$6k |
Riverside | CA | $58,463 Nat: $57,887 4yr Post-Grad | $14,304 /yr | $19,333 | -$13k |
Durham | NH | $62,388 Nat: $57,887 4yr Post-Grad | $23,805 /yr | $27,000 | -$15k |
Galloway | NJ | $59,472 Nat: $57,887 4yr Post-Grad | $20,670 /yr | - | -$27k |
Ashford University ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. San Diego | CA | $61,516 Nat: $57,887 2yr Post-Grad | $31,266 /yr | - | -$29k |
Colorado Mountain College ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Glenwood Springs | CO | $52,293 Nat: $57,887 4yr Post-Grad | $7,813 /yr | $10,188 | -$40k |
Oxford | OH | $59,660 Nat: $57,887 4yr Post-Grad | $28,384 /yr | $22,370 | -$54k |
Oneonta | NY | $55,148 Nat: $57,887 4yr Post-Grad | $19,158 /yr | $19,008 | -$57k |
Austin | TX | $54,430 Nat: $57,887 4yr Post-Grad | $19,857 /yr | $17,750 | -$65k |
Bend | OR | $39,009 Nat: $57,887 2yr Post-Grad | $18,048 /yr | - | -$176k |
Bozeman | MT | $41,979 Nat: $57,887 4yr Post-Grad | $22,499 /yr | - | -$180k |
Corvallis | OR | $39,009 Nat: $57,887 2yr Post-Grad | $19,604 /yr | - | -$181k |
Hempstead | NY | $43,733 Nat: $57,887 4yr Post-Grad | $34,176 /yr | - | -$207k |
Greeley | CO | $30,771 Nat: $57,887 2yr Post-Grad | $17,760 /yr | - | -$249k |
Philadelphia | PA | $35,060 Nat: $57,887 2yr Post-Grad | $28,928 /yr | - | -$250k |
Roosevelt University ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Chicago | IL | $26,933 Nat: $57,887 2yr Post-Grad | $20,194 /yr | - | -$293k |
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.