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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 ($43,411)
P25-P75 Interval ($35,060 - $53,534)
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 ($43,411)
P25-P75 Interval ($35,060 - $53,534)
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 ($43,411)
P25-P75 Interval ($35,060 - $53,534)
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
American Public University System
Charles Town
WV
$53,534
Nat: $40,327
4yr Post-Grad
$11,116
/yr
$17,000
+$63k
American River College
Sacramento
CA
-
Nat: $40,327
$5,730
/yr
-
-$0
Antelope Valley Community College District
Lancaster
CA
-
Nat: $40,327
$85
/yr
-
-$0
Butte College
Oroville
CA
-
Nat: $40,327
$4,734
/yr
-
-$0
Chabot College
Hayward
CA
-
Nat: $40,327
$9,873
/yr
-
-$0
Glendale Community College
Glendale
CA
-
Nat: $40,327
$9,554
/yr
-
-$0
Los Angeles Valley College
Valley Glen
CA
-
Nat: $40,327
$7,478
/yr
-
-$0
Los Angeles City College
Los Angeles
CA
-
Nat: $40,327
$4,875
/yr
-
-$0
College of Marin
Kentfield
CA
-
Nat: $40,327
$23,388
/yr
-
-$0
Merritt College
Oakland
CA
-
Nat: $40,327
$6,360
/yr
-
-$0
Mission College
Santa Clara
CA
-
Nat: $40,327
$4,223
/yr
-
-$0
Modesto Junior College
Modesto
CA
-
Nat: $40,327
$5,954
/yr
-
-$0
Mt San Antonio College
Walnut
CA
-
Nat: $40,327
$1,676
/yr
-
-$0
Mt San Jacinto Community College District
San Jacinto
CA
-
Nat: $40,327
$8,198
/yr
-
-$0
Riverside City College
Riverside
CA
-
Nat: $40,327
$24,678
/yr
-
-$0
Saddleback College
Mission Viejo
CA
-
Nat: $40,327
$23,913
/yr
-
-$0
San Diego City College
San Diego
CA
-
Nat: $40,327
$18,693
/yr
-
-$0
San Diego Mesa College
San Diego
CA
-
Nat: $40,327
$21,767
/yr
-
-$0
Santa Rosa Junior College
Santa Rosa
CA
-
Nat: $40,327
$6,765
/yr
-
-$0
Victor Valley College
Victorville
CA
-
Nat: $40,327
$1,182
/yr
-
-$0
West Los Angeles College
Culver City
CA
-
Nat: $40,327
$5,238
/yr
-
-$0
Red Rocks Community College
Lakewood
CO
-
Nat: $40,327
$5,311
/yr
-
-$0
Valencia College
Orlando
FL
-
Nat: $40,327
$9,264
/yr
-
-$0
Hinds Community College
Raymond
MS
-
Nat: $40,327
$6,135
/yr
-
-$0
College of Southern Nevada
Las Vegas
NV
-
Nat: $40,327
$6,016
/yr
-
-$0
Clark State College
Springfield
OH
-
Nat: $40,327
$10,176
/yr
-
-$0
Columbus State Community College
Columbus
OH
-
Nat: $40,327
$7,667
/yr
-
-$0
Austin Community College District
Austin
TX
-
Nat: $40,327
$2,445
/yr
-
-$0
Dallas College
Dallas
TX
-
Nat: $40,327
$16,414
/yr
-
-$0
Houston City College
Houston
TX
-
Nat: $40,327
$4,575
/yr
$20,074
-$0
McLennan Community College
Waco
TX
-
Nat: $40,327
$5,887
/yr
-
-$0
San Antonio College
San Antonio
TX
-
Nat: $40,327
$5,010
/yr
-
-$0
San Jacinto Community College
Pasadena
TX
-
Nat: $40,327
$1,807
/yr
-
-$0
Tarrant County College District
Fort Worth
TX
-
Nat: $40,327
$3,775
/yr
-
-$0
North Seattle College
Seattle
WA
-
Nat: $40,327
$21,037
/yr
-
-$0
Waukesha County Technical College
Pewaukee
WI
-
Nat: $40,327
$11,014
/yr
-
-$0
Collin County Community College District
McKinney
TX
-
Nat: $40,327
$10,747
/yr
-
-$0
Santiago Canyon College
Orange
CA
-
Nat: $40,327
$2,040
/yr
-
-$0
Lamar Institute of Technology
Beaumont
TX
-
Nat: $40,327
$9,860
/yr
-
-$0
Sinclair Community College
Dayton
OH
$43,411
Nat: $40,327
4yr Post-Grad
$5,245
/yr
-
-$27k
Milwaukee Area Technical College
Milwaukee
WI
$35,060
Nat: $40,327
2yr Post-Grad
$10,493
/yr
-
-$107k
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).