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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 ($34,831)
P25-P75 Interval ($31,567 - $38,787)
HS Baseline ($35,872)
Breakeven Line (0% ROI)

SAT Average vs. Median Earnings

Each dot represents one program at an institution, plotted by that institution's average SAT score. SAT scores describe the school's undergraduate admissions overall, not this program, and come from enrollees who submitted scores.

Overall Median ($34,240)
P25-P75 Interval ($31,567 - $37,111)
HS Baseline ($35,872)
Column median
No trend line: fewer than 30 schools on the axis

Acceptance Rate vs. Median Earnings

Each dot represents one program at an institution, plotted by that institution's undergraduate acceptance rate, with the most selective schools on the right. Schools without a reported rate are grouped on the left.

Overall Median ($34,240)
P25-P75 Interval ($31,567 - $37,111)
HS Baseline ($35,872)
Column median
No trend line: fewer than 30 schools on the axis

These figures are medians for past graduates who received federal aid. Your cost and pay will differ. Run your own numbers in the Guided ROI Interview →

Institution
State
Earnings
Avg Net PriceMedian Debt
Lifetime Value Added
Gwinnett Technical College
Lawrenceville
GA
$44,279
Nat: $32,800
5yr Post-Grad
$15,675
/yr
-
+$7k
Tempe
AZ
-
Nat: $32,800
$14,694
/yr
-
-$0
Scottsdale Community College
Scottsdale
AZ
-
Nat: $32,800
$10,569
/yr
-
-$0
Arkansas State University Mid-South
West Memphis
AR
-
Nat: $32,800
$5,172
/yr
-
-$0
Butte College
Oroville
CA
-
Nat: $32,800
$4,734
/yr
-
-$0
College of the Canyons
Santa Clarita
CA
-
Nat: $32,800
$19,542
/yr
-
-$0
Chaffey College
Rancho Cucamonga
CA
-
Nat: $32,800
$24,504
/yr
-
-$0
Contra Costa College
San Pablo
CA
-
Nat: $32,800
$25,657
/yr
-
-$0
Hartnell College
Salinas
CA
-
Nat: $32,800
-
/yr
-
-$0
Lake Tahoe Community College
South Lake Tahoe
CA
-
Nat: $32,800
$10,673
/yr
-
-$0
Los Angeles Valley College
Valley Glen
CA
-
Nat: $32,800
$7,478
/yr
-
-$0
Los Angeles City College
Los Angeles
CA
-
Nat: $32,800
$4,875
/yr
-
-$0
Orange Coast College
Costa Mesa
CA
-
Nat: $32,800
$1,850
/yr
-
-$0
Santa Ana College
Santa Ana
CA
-
Nat: $32,800
$7,224
/yr
-
-$0
San Diego City College
San Diego
CA
-
Nat: $32,800
$18,693
/yr
-
-$0
Santa Rosa Junior College
Santa Rosa
CA
-
Nat: $32,800
$6,765
/yr
-
-$0
Boulder
CO
-
Nat: $32,800
$23,708
/yr
-
-$0
Community College of Aurora
Aurora
CO
-
Nat: $32,800
$3,714
/yr
-
-$0
Emily Griffith Technical College
Denver
CO
-
Nat: $32,800
$8,591
/yr
-
-$0
Pikes Peak State College
Colorado Springs
CO
-
Nat: $32,800
$4,709
/yr
-
-$0
Red Rocks Community College
Lakewood
CO
-
Nat: $32,800
$5,311
/yr
-
-$0
Pickens Technical College
Aurora
CO
-
Nat: $32,800
$4,687
/yr
-
-$0
Eastern Florida State College
Melbourne
FL
-
Nat: $32,800
$4,092
/yr
-
-$0
Daytona State College
Daytona Beach
FL
-
Nat: $32,800
$4,419
/yr
-
-$0
Florida SouthWestern State College
Fort Myers
FL
-
Nat: $32,800
$4,782
/yr
-
-$0
Miami Dade College
Miami
FL
-
Nat: $32,800
$3,814
/yr
$10,960
-$0
Orange Technical College
Orlando
FL
-
Nat: $32,800
$11,952
/yr
-
-$0
William T McFatter Technical College
Davie
FL
-
Nat: $32,800
$8,507
/yr
-
-$0
Columbus State University
Columbus
GA
-
Nat: $32,800
$15,711
/yr
-
-$0
Southern Crescent Technical College
Griffin
GA
-
Nat: $32,800
$8,900
/yr
-
-$0
Miami Ad School-Atlanta
Atlanta
GA
-
Nat: $32,800
$32,211
/yr
-
-$0
Bluegrass Community and Technical College
Lexington
KY
-
Nat: $32,800
$1,638
/yr
-
-$0
Lexington
KY
-
Nat: $32,800
$18,868
/yr
-
-$0
Cecil College
North East
MD
-
Nat: $32,800
$7,720
/yr
-
-$0
College of Southern Maryland
La Plata
MD
-
Nat: $32,800
$7,620
/yr
-
-$0
Mott Community College
Flint
MI
-
Nat: $32,800
$9,438
/yr
-
-$0
Delta College
University Center
MI
-
Nat: $32,800
$7,911
/yr
-
-$0
Lansing Community College
Lansing
MI
-
Nat: $32,800
$5,292
/yr
-
-$0
Oakland Community College
Auburn Hills
MI
-
Nat: $32,800
$5,190
/yr
-
-$0
Washtenaw Community College
Ann Arbor
MI
-
Nat: $32,800
$3,143
/yr
-
-$0
Central Lakes College-Brainerd
Brainerd
MN
-
Nat: $32,800
$15,556
/yr
-
-$0
Dakota County Technical College
Rosemount
MN
-
Nat: $32,800
$20,329
/yr
-
-$0
Century College
White Bear Lake
MN
-
Nat: $32,800
$14,725
/yr
-
-$0
Santa Fe Community College
Santa Fe
NM
-
Nat: $32,800
$6,863
/yr
-
-$0
Blue Ridge Community College
Flat Rock
NC
-
Nat: $32,800
$4,341
/yr
-
-$0
Cape Fear Community College
Wilmington
NC
-
Nat: $32,800
$6,156
/yr
-
-$0
Piedmont Community College
Roxboro
NC
-
Nat: $32,800
$2,065
/yr
-
-$0
Dakota College at Bottineau
Bottineau
ND
-
Nat: $32,800
$11,499
/yr
-
-$0
Columbus State Community College
Columbus
OH
-
Nat: $32,800
$7,667
/yr
-
-$0
Lorain County Community College
Elyria
OH
-
Nat: $32,800
$2,992
/yr
-
-$0
Community College of Allegheny County
Pittsburgh
PA
-
Nat: $32,800
$9,510
/yr
-
-$0
Community College of Philadelphia
Philadelphia
PA
-
Nat: $32,800
$11,751
/yr
-
-$0
Philadelphia
PA
-
Nat: $32,800
$23,058
/yr
-
-$0
Black Hills State University
Spearfish
SD
-
Nat: $32,800
$19,252
/yr
-
-$0
Nashville State Community College
Nashville
TN
-
Nat: $32,800
$7,979
/yr
-
-$0
Houston City College
Houston
TX
-
Nat: $32,800
$4,575
/yr
-
-$0
Danville Community College
Danville
VA
-
Nat: $32,800
$4,767
/yr
-
-$0
Northeast Wisconsin Technical College
Green Bay
WI
-
Nat: $32,800
$9,232
/yr
-
-$0
Liceo de Arte y Tecnologia
San Juan
PR
-
Nat: $32,800
$12,181
/yr
-
-$0
Central Technology Center
Drumright
OK
-
Nat: $32,800
$1,418
/yr
-
-$0
Moore Norman Technology Center
Norman
OK
-
Nat: $32,800
$2,196
/yr
-
-$0
Meridian Technology Center
Stillwater
OK
-
Nat: $32,800
-
/yr
-
-$0
Ohio Media School-Valley View
Valley View
OH
-
Nat: $32,800
$24,641
/yr
$9,500
-$0
Miami Ad School
Miami
FL
-
Nat: $32,800
$43,111
/yr
-
-$0
American InterContinental University-Atlanta
Atlanta
GA
-
Nat: $32,800
$18,490
/yr
-
-$0
American InterContinental University System
Chandler
AZ
-
Nat: $32,800
$16,125
/yr
-
-$0
New Port Richey
FL
-
Nat: $32,800
$7,819
/yr
-
-$0
Middle Georgia State University
Macon
GA
-
Nat: $32,800
$11,448
/yr
-
-$0
Bangor
ME
-
Nat: $32,800
$22,146
/yr
-
-$0
Minneapolis Community and Technical College
Minneapolis
MN
$40,579
Nat: $32,800
4yr Post-Grad
$18,418
/yr
-
-$27k
Seattle Film Institute
Seattle
WA
$38,787
Nat: $32,800
4yr Post-Grad
$36,589
/yr
-
-$63k
Boise
ID
$37,111
Nat: $32,800
4yr Post-Grad
$18,423
/yr
-
-$65k
Savannah Technical College
Savannah
GA
$34,831
Nat: $32,800
4yr Post-Grad
$3,457
/yr
-
-$76k
Central New Mexico Community College
Albuquerque
NM
$35,527
Nat: $32,800
5yr Post-Grad
$6,426
/yr
-
-$79k
Nashville
TN
$34,240
Nat: $32,800
4yr Post-Grad
$30,729
/yr
$5,500
-$108k
Illinois Media School
Chicago
IL
$31,567
Nat: $32,800
4yr Post-Grad
$27,537
/yr
$11,833
-$135k
Burbank
CA
$31,769
Nat: $32,800
4yr Post-Grad
$38,975
/yr
$9,500
-$143k
West Los Angeles College
Culver City
CA
$25,097
Nat: $32,800
4yr Post-Grad
$5,238
/yr
-
-$186k
Bayamon
PR
$19,313
Nat: $32,800
4yr Post-Grad
$2,044
/yr
-
-$249k
San Francisco Film School
San Francisco
CA
$18,154
Nat: $32,800
2yr Post-Grad
$31,768
/yr
$14,749
-$281k
Florida Institute of Recording Sound and Technology
Orlando
FL
$33,668
Nat: $32,800
4yr Post-Grad
-
/yr
$11,495Cost not reported
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).