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Bachelor's Degree31 Institutions
Institution
State
Earnings
Avg Net PriceMedian Debt
Lifetime Value Added
California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo
San Luis Obispo
CA
$82,237
5yr Post-Grad
$15,624
/yr
$19,500
+$154k
University of Georgia
Athens
GA
$79,355
5yr Post-Grad
$13,816
/yr
-
+$139k
The University of Tennessee-Knoxville
Knoxville
TN
$79,504
5yr Post-Grad
$18,109
/yr
$20,632
+$125k
University of Florida
Gainesville
FL
$73,595
5yr Post-Grad
$6,351
/yr
-
+$123k
California State Polytechnic University-Pomona
Pomona
CA
$75,173
5yr Post-Grad
$11,580
/yr
$22,350
+$116k
Cornell University
Ithaca
NY
$84,555
5yr Post-Grad
$32,337
/yr
$14,749
+$112k
Brigham Young University
Provo
UT
$73,994
5yr Post-Grad
$14,487
/yr
-
+$97k
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Madison
WI
$74,120
5yr Post-Grad
$16,928
/yr
-
+$89k
University of California-Davis
Davis
CA
$72,469
5yr Post-Grad
$15,288
/yr
$14,666
+$82k
Washington State University
Pullman
WA
$70,646
5yr Post-Grad
$14,401
/yr
$13,750
+$72k
University of Massachusetts-Amherst
Amherst
MA
$74,581
5yr Post-Grad
$23,691
/yr
-
+$68k
University of Minnesota-Twin Cities
Minneapolis
MN
$70,228
5yr Post-Grad
$17,139
/yr
$19,887
+$59k
University of Maryland-College Park
College Park
MD
$69,427
5yr Post-Grad
$15,590
/yr
$23,015
+$59k
Ohio State University-Main Campus
Columbus
OH
$70,674
5yr Post-Grad
$18,292
/yr
$18,750
+$58k
Texas A&M University-College Station
College Station
TX
$70,751
5yr Post-Grad
$20,924
/yr
-
+$49k
Michigan State University
East Lansing
MI
$70,225
5yr Post-Grad
$20,751
/yr
$25,000
+$46k
California State University-Fresno
Fresno
CA
$63,092
5yr Post-Grad
$6,480
/yr
$16,500
+$43k
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Blacksburg
VA
$66,527
5yr Post-Grad
$23,790
/yr
$26,875
+$7k
Iowa State University
Ames
IA
$63,741
5yr Post-Grad
$18,165
/yr
$23,530
+$6k
Kansas State University
Manhattan
KS
$62,917
5yr Post-Grad
$17,883
/yr
$23,187
+$420
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Champaign
IL
$60,678
5yr Post-Grad
$15,201
/yr
$18,000
-$7k
Oregon State University-Cascades Campus
Bend
OR
$61,467
5yr Post-Grad
$17,722
/yr
$20,945
-$10k
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Lincoln
NE
$60,931
5yr Post-Grad
$17,424
/yr
-
-$13k
Oregon State University
Corvallis
OR
$61,467
5yr Post-Grad
$19,568
/yr
$20,945
-$17k
University of Arkansas
Fayetteville
AR
$49,683
2yr Post-Grad
$17,525
/yr
$14,746
-$80k
Clemson University
Clemson
SC
$52,394
5yr Post-Grad
$22,112
/yr
$22,500
-$99k
Mississippi State University
Mississippi State
MS
$46,183
5yr Post-Grad
$15,501
/yr
$23,767
-$126k
Delaware Valley University
Doylestown
PA
$48,041
2yr Post-Grad
$27,243
/yr
-
-$129k
University of Maine
Orono
ME
$46,498
5yr Post-Grad
$18,045
/yr
$22,000
-$133k
Appalachian State University
Boone
NC
$37,568
2yr Post-Grad
$16,487
/yr
-
-$183k
University of Missouri-Columbia
Columbia
MO
$38,289
2yr Post-Grad
$19,889
/yr
-
-$189k
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.