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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 ($44,318)
P25-P75 Interval ($40,043 - $51,228)
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 ($44,318)
P25-P75 Interval ($40,043 - $51,228)
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 ($44,318)
P25-P75 Interval ($40,043 - $51,228)
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
University Park
PA
$100,940
Nat: $46,762
4yr Post-Grad
$33,675
/yr
$22,247
+$568k
Milwaukee
WI
$69,806
Nat: $46,762
4yr Post-Grad
$15,625
/yr
$20,197
+$282k
Palm Beach State College
Lake Worth
FL
$55,978
Nat: $46,762
4yr Post-Grad
$8,820
/yr
-
+$148k
Columbus State Community College
Columbus
OH
$51,228
Nat: $46,762
4yr Post-Grad
$7,667
/yr
$6,189
+$99k
Sinclair Community College
Dayton
OH
$48,643
Nat: $46,762
4yr Post-Grad
$5,245
/yr
$2,750
+$73k
Modesto Junior College
Modesto
CA
$46,206
Nat: $46,762
4yr Post-Grad
$5,954
/yr
-
+$46k
Tarrant County College District
Fort Worth
TX
$43,418
Nat: $46,762
4yr Post-Grad
$3,775
/yr
-
+$18k
Dallas College
Dallas
TX
$44,318
Nat: $46,762
4yr Post-Grad
$16,414
/yr
$9,962
+$16k
Mesa Community College
Mesa
AZ
-
Nat: $46,762
$10,412
/yr
-
-$0
Antelope Valley Community College District
Lancaster
CA
-
Nat: $46,762
$85
/yr
-
-$0
Butte College
Oroville
CA
-
Nat: $46,762
$4,734
/yr
-
-$0
Cerritos College
Norwalk
CA
-
Nat: $46,762
$1,577
/yr
-
-$0
Chabot College
Hayward
CA
-
Nat: $46,762
$9,873
/yr
-
-$0
City College of San Francisco
San Francisco
CA
-
Nat: $46,762
$5,852
/yr
-
-$0
Diablo Valley College
Pleasant Hill
CA
-
Nat: $46,762
$710
/yr
-
-$0
Glendale Community College
Glendale
CA
-
Nat: $46,762
$9,554
/yr
-
-$0
Los Angeles Trade Technical College
Los Angeles
CA
-
Nat: $46,762
$3,531
/yr
-
-$0
Los Angeles Valley College
Valley Glen
CA
-
Nat: $46,762
$7,478
/yr
-
-$0
Los Angeles City College
Los Angeles
CA
-
Nat: $46,762
$4,875
/yr
-
-$0
Los Medanos College
Pittsburg
CA
-
Nat: $46,762
$25,231
/yr
-
-$0
Mendocino College
Ukiah
CA
-
Nat: $46,762
$11,640
/yr
-
-$0
Merced College
Merced
CA
-
Nat: $46,762
$714
/yr
-
-$0
Merritt College
Oakland
CA
-
Nat: $46,762
$6,360
/yr
-
-$0
Mt San Antonio College
Walnut
CA
-
Nat: $46,762
$1,676
/yr
-
-$0
Mt San Jacinto Community College District
San Jacinto
CA
-
Nat: $46,762
$8,198
/yr
-
-$0
Ohlone College
Fremont
CA
-
Nat: $46,762
$6,828
/yr
-
-$0
Riverside City College
Riverside
CA
-
Nat: $46,762
$24,678
/yr
-
-$0
College of San Mateo
San Mateo
CA
-
Nat: $46,762
-
/yr
-
-$0
Santa Rosa Junior College
Santa Rosa
CA
-
Nat: $46,762
$6,765
/yr
-
-$0
Southwestern College
Chula Vista
CA
-
Nat: $46,762
$5,663
/yr
-
-$0
Victor Valley College
Victorville
CA
-
Nat: $46,762
$1,182
/yr
-
-$0
Colorado Mountain College
Glenwood Springs
CO
-
Nat: $46,762
$8,218
/yr
-
-$0
Red Rocks Community College
Lakewood
CO
-
Nat: $46,762
$5,311
/yr
-
-$0
Florida State College at Jacksonville
Jacksonville
FL
-
Nat: $46,762
$8,717
/yr
-
-$0
Godfrey
IL
-
Nat: $46,762
$4,998
/yr
-
-$0
Delgado Community College
New Orleans
LA
-
Nat: $46,762
$11,939
/yr
$15,663
-$0
Northeast Community College
Norfolk
NE
-
Nat: $46,762
$6,395
/yr
-
-$0
College of Southern Nevada
Las Vegas
NV
-
Nat: $46,762
$6,016
/yr
-
-$0
Cincinnati State Technical and Community College
Cincinnati
OH
-
Nat: $46,762
$5,184
/yr
$18,532
-$0
Cleveland
OH
-
Nat: $46,762
$13,754
/yr
-
-$0
Lakeland Community College
Kirtland
OH
-
Nat: $46,762
$3,765
/yr
-
-$0
Lorain County Community College
Elyria
OH
-
Nat: $46,762
$2,992
/yr
-
-$0
Northwest State Community College
Archbold
OH
-
Nat: $46,762
$11,313
/yr
-
-$0
Philadelphia
PA
-
Nat: $46,762
$29,577
/yr
-
-$0
Westmoreland County Community College
Youngwood
PA
-
Nat: $46,762
$6,175
/yr
-
-$0
Angelina College
Lufkin
TX
-
Nat: $46,762
$7,315
/yr
-
-$0
Austin Community College District
Austin
TX
-
Nat: $46,762
$2,445
/yr
$6,329
-$0
Blinn College District
Brenham
TX
-
Nat: $46,762
$9,773
/yr
-
-$0
San Antonio College
San Antonio
TX
-
Nat: $46,762
$5,010
/yr
-
-$0
San Jacinto Community College
Pasadena
TX
-
Nat: $46,762
$1,807
/yr
-
-$0
South Plains College
Levelland
TX
-
Nat: $46,762
$8,697
/yr
-
-$0
North Seattle College
Seattle
WA
-
Nat: $46,762
$21,037
/yr
-
-$0
Milwaukee Area Technical College
Milwaukee
WI
-
Nat: $46,762
$10,493
/yr
$11,875
-$0
Collin County Community College District
McKinney
TX
-
Nat: $46,762
$10,747
/yr
-
-$0
Moreno Valley College
Moreno Valley
CA
-
Nat: $46,762
$26,725
/yr
-
-$0
Norco College
Norco
CA
-
Nat: $46,762
$27,120
/yr
-
-$0
Ogden-Weber Technical College
Ogden
UT
$41,042
Nat: $46,762
4yr Post-Grad
-
/yr
-
-$10k
McLennan Community College
Waco
TX
$40,043
Nat: $46,762
5yr Post-Grad
$5,887
/yr
$6,137
-$30k
Houston City College
Houston
TX
$27,929
Nat: $46,762
4yr Post-Grad
$4,575
/yr
$14,498
-$154k
Cisco College
Cisco
TX
$27,735
Nat: $46,762
4yr Post-Grad
$9,076
/yr
-
-$160k
American Public University System
Charles Town
WV
$16,169
Nat: $46,762
2yr Post-Grad
$11,116
/yr
-
-$286k
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).