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Bachelor's Degree•92 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 ($54,070)
P25-P75 Interval ($47,654 - $59,202)
HS Baseline ($35,872)
Breakeven Line (0% ROI)
Institution | State | Earnings | Avg Net Price | Median Debt | Lifetime Value Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Blacksburg | VA | $74,005 Nat: $54,945 4yr Post-Grad | $24,953 /yr | $24,017 | +$70k |
Greensboro | NC | $67,054 Nat: $54,945 4yr Post-Grad | $10,846 /yr | $28,110 | +$68k |
Newark | DE | $68,084 Nat: $54,945 4yr Post-Grad | $17,799 /yr | $25,250 | +$51k |
New York | NY | $59,864 Nat: $54,945 4yr Post-Grad | $2,984 /yr | - | +$39k |
Baltimore | MD | $64,007 Nat: $54,945 4yr Post-Grad | $14,985 /yr | - | +$29k |
Austin | TX | $64,105 Nat: $54,945 4yr Post-Grad | $19,857 /yr | $19,940 | +$12k |
Richmond | KY | $59,838 Nat: $54,945 4yr Post-Grad | $11,040 /yr | - | +$10k |
Lamar University ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Beaumont | TX | $58,631 Nat: $54,945 4yr Post-Grad | $9,366 /yr | $18,760 | +$7k |
Birmingham | AL | - Nat: $54,945 | $32,622 /yr | - | -$0 |
Tuskegee | AL | - Nat: $54,945 | $35,013 /yr | - | -$0 |
University of Alaska Anchorage ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Anchorage | AK | - Nat: $54,945 | $15,301 /yr | - | -$0 |
San Diego | CA | - Nat: $54,945 | $38,729 /yr | - | -$0 |
West Hartford | CT | - Nat: $54,945 | $27,989 /yr | - | -$0 |
Delaware State University ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Dover | DE | - Nat: $54,945 | $13,910 /yr | - | -$0 |
Life University ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Marietta | GA | - Nat: $54,945 | $29,791 /yr | - | -$0 |
Macomb | IL | - Nat: $54,945 | $12,937 /yr | - | -$0 |
Waldorf University ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Forest City | IA | - Nat: $54,945 | $19,693 /yr | - | -$0 |
Berrien Springs | MI | - Nat: $54,945 | $12,547 /yr | - | -$0 |
Madonna University ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Livonia | MI | - Nat: $54,945 | $17,755 /yr | - | -$0 |
Rochester Hills | MI | - Nat: $54,945 | $9,120 /yr | - | -$0 |
Schoolcraft Community College District ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Livonia | MI | - Nat: $54,945 | $2,260 /yr | - | -$0 |
Kalamazoo | MI | - Nat: $54,945 | $15,273 /yr | - | -$0 |
Minneapolis | MN | - Nat: $54,945 | $16,778 /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: $54,945 | $19,764 /yr | - | -$0 |
Alcorn State University ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Alcorn State | MS | - Nat: $54,945 | $13,265 /yr | - | -$0 |
Brookville | NY | - Nat: $54,945 | $33,062 /yr | - | -$0 |
New York | NY | - Nat: $54,945 | $58,741 /yr | - | -$0 |
Paul Smiths | NY | - Nat: $54,945 | $26,683 /yr | - | -$0 |
Oneonta | NY | - Nat: $54,945 | $19,158 /yr | - | -$0 |
Chapel Hill | NC | - Nat: $54,945 | $11,655 /yr | - | -$0 |
Cleveland | OH | - Nat: $54,945 | $41,190 /yr | - | -$0 |
Kent | OH | - Nat: $54,945 | $20,787 /yr | - | -$0 |
Cedar Crest College ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Allentown | PA | - Nat: $54,945 | $18,659 /yr | - | -$0 |
South Carolina State University ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Orangeburg | SC | - Nat: $54,945 | $18,097 /yr | - | -$0 |
Prairie View A & M University ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Prairie View | TX | - Nat: $54,945 | $13,570 /yr | - | -$0 |
Weber State University ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Ogden | UT | - Nat: $54,945 | $10,258 /yr | - | -$0 |
Bridgewater | VA | - Nat: $54,945 | $17,800 /yr | - | -$0 |
Menomonie | WI | - Nat: $54,945 | $17,490 /yr | - | -$0 |
Universidad Ana G. Mendez-Carolina Campus ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Carolina | PR | - Nat: $54,945 | $7,761 /yr | - | -$0 |
Universidad Ana G. Mendez-Gurabo Campus ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Gurabo | PR | - Nat: $54,945 | $7,051 /yr | - | -$0 |
Moscow | ID | $60,241 Nat: $54,945 4yr Post-Grad | $14,831 /yr | $23,000 | -$116 |
Stillwater | OK | $61,369 Nat: $54,945 4yr Post-Grad | $17,447 /yr | $18,500 | -$513 |
Arizona State University Digital Immersion ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Scottsdale | AZ | $53,318 Nat: $54,945 4yr Post-Grad | - /yr | $21,583 | -$3k |
Detroit | MI | $58,871 Nat: $54,945 4yr Post-Grad | $12,766 /yr | $20,568 | -$4k |
Lincoln | NE | $61,092 Nat: $54,945 4yr Post-Grad | $17,747 /yr | $23,865 | -$4k |
Montclair | NJ | $59,866 Nat: $54,945 4yr Post-Grad | $15,566 /yr | $22,616 | -$6k |
University of Central Oklahoma ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Edmond | OK | $60,207 Nat: $54,945 4yr Post-Grad | $18,309 /yr | $17,070 | -$13k |
Framingham | MA | $59,202 Nat: $54,945 4yr Post-Grad | $16,114 /yr | $23,125 | -$13k |
Nacogdoches | TX | $57,742 Nat: $54,945 4yr Post-Grad | $14,260 /yr | $24,250 | -$18k |
Bend | OR | $59,184 Nat: $54,945 4yr Post-Grad | $18,048 /yr | $22,992 | -$20k |
Corvallis | OR | $59,184 Nat: $54,945 4yr Post-Grad | $19,604 /yr | $22,992 | -$26k |
Columbus | OH | $57,859 Nat: $54,945 4yr Post-Grad | $17,339 /yr | $22,000 | -$28k |
Harrisonburg | VA | $59,501 Nat: $54,945 4yr Post-Grad | $23,322 /yr | $16,375 | -$37k |
Radford | VA | $55,422 Nat: $54,945 4yr Post-Grad | $14,578 /yr | - | -$38k |
College Station | TX | $58,156 Nat: $54,945 4yr Post-Grad | $21,315 /yr | - | -$40k |
Denton | TX | $53,716 Nat: $54,945 4yr Post-Grad | $11,963 /yr | $14,104 | -$43k |
Rochester | NY | $63,750 Nat: $54,945 4yr Post-Grad | $34,906 /yr | - | -$44k |
Murfreesboro | TN | $54,070 Nat: $54,945 4yr Post-Grad | $13,359 /yr | $18,344 | -$45k |
Lexington | KY | $55,633 Nat: $54,945 4yr Post-Grad | $18,851 /yr | $20,000 | -$52k |
Fayetteville | AR | $55,275 Nat: $54,945 4yr Post-Grad | $18,209 /yr | $21,250 | -$53k |
Tuscaloosa | AL | $57,002 Nat: $54,945 4yr Post-Grad | $22,420 /yr | $23,719 | -$54k |
Columbia | MO | $55,747 Nat: $54,945 4yr Post-Grad | $20,268 /yr | $22,500 | -$56k |
Tempe | AZ | $53,318 Nat: $54,945 4yr Post-Grad | $14,967 /yr | $21,583 | -$57k |
Athens | OH | $55,659 Nat: $54,945 4yr Post-Grad | $21,637 /yr | $24,780 | -$62k |
San Marcos | TX | $52,836 Nat: $54,945 4yr Post-Grad | $16,805 /yr | $22,500 | -$68k |
Statesboro | GA | $52,038 Nat: $54,945 4yr Post-Grad | $15,267 /yr | - | -$69k |
Chico | CA | $51,491 Nat: $54,945 4yr Post-Grad | $14,480 /yr | $17,375 | -$70k |
Indiana | PA | $52,115 Nat: $54,945 4yr Post-Grad | $16,804 /yr | $27,000 | -$74k |
Houston | TX | $49,724 Nat: $54,945 4yr Post-Grad | $14,276 /yr | $18,475 | -$84k |
Huntsville | TX | $50,512 Nat: $54,945 4yr Post-Grad | $16,404 /yr | - | -$86k |
Cedar City | UT | $47,654 Nat: $54,945 4yr Post-Grad | $10,462 /yr | $11,000 | -$88k |
Indiana State University ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Terre Haute | IN | $45,529 Nat: $54,945 2yr Post-Grad | $10,873 /yr | - | -$92k |
Rock Hill | SC | $48,702 Nat: $54,945 4yr Post-Grad | $15,343 /yr | $23,750 | -$97k |
Johnson & Wales University-Online ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Providence | RI | $50,571 Nat: $54,945 4yr Post-Grad | $20,252 /yr | $27,000 | -$99k |
Logan | UT | $48,270 Nat: $54,945 4yr Post-Grad | $14,936 /yr | $9,091 | -$99k |
Conway | AR | $48,556 Nat: $54,945 4yr Post-Grad | $16,511 /yr | $18,775 | -$102k |
Syracuse | NY | $58,038 Nat: $54,945 4yr Post-Grad | $38,793 /yr | $26,750 | -$104k |
Albuquerque | NM | $46,674 Nat: $54,945 4yr Post-Grad | $15,489 /yr | $22,875 | -$115k |
Bluffton | OH | $47,378 Nat: $54,945 4yr Post-Grad | $19,943 /yr | $25,000 | -$125k |
Charlotte | NC | $50,571 Nat: $54,945 4yr Post-Grad | $27,426 /yr | $27,000 | -$125k |
Akron | OH | $41,937 Nat: $55,659 2yr Post-Grad | $13,946 /yr | - | -$135k |
Providence | RI | $50,571 Nat: $54,945 4yr Post-Grad | $31,027 /yr | $27,000 | -$138k |
Lisle | IL | $46,788 Nat: $54,945 4yr Post-Grad | $22,313 /yr | $23,000 | -$138k |
San Juan | PR | $40,076 Nat: $54,945 4yr Post-Grad | $9,175 /yr | - | -$148k |
Athens | GA | $38,289 Nat: $54,945 2yr Post-Grad | $13,936 /yr | - | -$167k |
San Luis Obispo | CA | $34,603 Nat: $54,945 2yr Post-Grad | $16,665 /yr | - | -$210k |
Waco | TX | $45,554 Nat: $54,945 4yr Post-Grad | $41,104 /yr | $25,500 | -$216k |
Murray | KY | $27,439 Nat: $54,945 2yr Post-Grad | $9,096 /yr | - | -$248k |
Seattle | WA | $33,281 Nat: $54,945 2yr Post-Grad | $24,488 /yr | - | -$250k |
Peoria | IL | $30,228 Nat: $54,945 2yr Post-Grad | $22,719 /yr | - | -$272k |
Manhattan | KS | $25,194 Nat: $54,945 2yr Post-Grad | $19,406 /yr | - | -$306k |
New York | NY | $28,019 Nat: $54,945 2yr Post-Grad | $37,050 /yr | - | -$343k |
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.