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Bachelor's Degree95 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 ($50,598)
P25-P75 Interval ($42,305 - $57,266)
HS Baseline ($35,872)
Institution
State
Earnings
Avg Net PriceMedian Debt
Lifetime Value Added
Philadelphia
PA
$76,395
Nat: $52,119
4yr Post-Grad
$28,699
/yr
$12,634
+$64k
Worcester
MA
$63,505
Nat: $52,119
4yr Post-Grad
$13,381
/yr
$21,000
+$21k
College Station
TX
$66,865
Nat: $52,119
4yr Post-Grad
$21,315
/yr
$17,731
+$19k
Harrisonburg
VA
$67,033
Nat: $52,119
4yr Post-Grad
$23,322
/yr
$20,500
+$13k
Ohio University-Eastern Campus
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Saint Clairsville
OH
$57,998
Nat: $52,119
4yr Post-Grad
$3,925
/yr
$26,000
+$12k
Ohio University-Lancaster Campus
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Lancaster
OH
$57,998
Nat: $52,119
4yr Post-Grad
$5,650
/yr
$26,000
+$6k
Ohio University-Zanesville Campus
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Zanesville
OH
$57,998
Nat: $52,119
4yr Post-Grad
$5,746
/yr
$26,000
+$5k
Ohio University-Chillicothe Campus
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Chillicothe
OH
$57,998
Nat: $52,119
4yr Post-Grad
$5,755
/yr
$26,000
+$5k
Ohio University-Southern Campus
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Ironton
OH
$57,998
Nat: $52,119
4yr Post-Grad
$5,993
/yr
$26,000
+$4k
Danbury
CT
$63,218
Nat: $52,119
4yr Post-Grad
$17,604
/yr
$27,239
+$4k
Pensacola
FL
-
Nat: $52,119
$9,364
/yr
-
-$0
Joliet
IL
-
Nat: $52,119
$13,006
/yr
-
-$0
Indianapolis
IN
-
Nat: $52,119
$21,602
/yr
-
-$0
Cedar Rapids
IA
-
Nat: $52,119
$20,168
/yr
-
-$0
Kansas Wesleyan University
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Salina
KS
-
Nat: $52,119
$22,671
/yr
-
-$0
Ottawa University-Ottawa
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Ottawa
KS
-
Nat: $52,119
$27,963
/yr
-
-$0
Ottawa University-Kansas City
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Overland Park
KS
-
Nat: $52,119
-
/yr
-
-$0
Union Commonwealth University
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Barbourville
KY
-
Nat: $52,119
$21,311
/yr
-
-$0
University of Holy Cross
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
New Orleans
LA
-
Nat: $52,119
$15,635
/yr
-
-$0
Southern University at New Orleans
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
New Orleans
LA
-
Nat: $52,119
$14,810
/yr
-
-$0
Detroit
MI
-
Nat: $52,119
$15,232
/yr
-
-$0
Dearborn
MI
-
Nat: $52,119
$9,492
/yr
-
-$0
Minneapolis
MN
-
Nat: $52,119
$25,817
/yr
-
-$0
Oak Hills Christian College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Bemidji
MN
-
Nat: $52,119
$20,227
/yr
-
-$0
Saint Bonifacius
MN
-
Nat: $52,119
$26,672
/yr
-
-$0
Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Kansas City
MO
-
Nat: $52,119
$23,006
/yr
-
-$0
Great Falls
MT
-
Nat: $52,119
$17,649
/yr
-
-$0
Bozeman
MT
-
Nat: $52,119
$22,499
/yr
-
-$0
New England College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Henniker
NH
-
Nat: $52,119
$26,972
/yr
-
-$0
Keene
NH
-
Nat: $52,119
$17,887
/yr
-
-$0
Brockport
NY
-
Nat: $52,119
$16,353
/yr
-
-$0
Boone
NC
-
Nat: $52,119
$16,836
/yr
-
-$0
Johnson C Smith University
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Charlotte
NC
-
Nat: $52,119
$20,894
/yr
-
-$0
Minot State University
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Minot
ND
-
Nat: $52,119
$12,703
/yr
-
-$0
Tiffin
OH
-
Nat: $52,119
$26,500
/yr
-
-$0
Wright State University-Main Campus
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Dayton
OH
-
Nat: $52,119
$15,415
/yr
-
-$0
Lancaster Bible College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Lancaster
PA
-
Nat: $52,119
$25,480
/yr
-
-$0
Bristol
RI
-
Nat: $52,119
$37,999
/yr
-
-$0
Morris College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Sumter
SC
-
Nat: $52,119
$20,555
/yr
-
-$0
Brookings
SD
-
Nat: $52,119
$19,841
/yr
-
-$0
Sinte Gleska University
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Mission
SD
-
Nat: $52,119
$12,768
/yr
-
-$0
Nelson University
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Waxahachie
TX
-
Nat: $52,119
$21,662
/yr
-
-$0
La Crosse
WI
-
Nat: $52,119
$21,260
/yr
-
-$0
Aguadilla
PR
-
Nat: $52,119
$7,765
/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: $52,119
$7,051
/yr
-
-$0
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Houston
TX
-
Nat: $52,119
-
/yr
-
-$0
Ottawa University-Online
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Overland Park
KS
-
Nat: $52,119
-
/yr
-
-$0
Metropolitan State University
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Saint Paul
MN
$60,780
Nat: $52,119
4yr Post-Grad
$16,863
/yr
$21,335
-$13k
Davenport University
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Grand Rapids
MI
$58,907
Nat: $52,119
4yr Post-Grad
$17,707
/yr
$25,000
-$31k
Dekalb
IL
$55,586
Nat: $52,119
4yr Post-Grad
$13,391
/yr
$27,787
-$42k
Lawrence
KS
$57,252
Nat: $52,119
4yr Post-Grad
$18,059
/yr
$22,784
-$45k
Mankato
MN
$57,266
Nat: $52,119
4yr Post-Grad
$19,139
/yr
$25,736
-$49k
Portales
NM
$50,598
Nat: $52,119
4yr Post-Grad
$4,904
/yr
$18,191
-$52k
Athens
OH
$57,998
Nat: $52,119
4yr Post-Grad
$21,637
/yr
$26,000
-$52k
Fresno
CA
$51,047
Nat: $52,119
4yr Post-Grad
$7,000
/yr
$14,833
-$56k
Providence
RI
$51,379
Nat: $52,119
4yr Post-Grad
$9,478
/yr
$26,463
-$62k
Indiana State University
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Terre Haute
IN
$51,288
Nat: $52,119
4yr Post-Grad
$10,873
/yr
$25,000
-$68k
New Mexico Highlands University
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Las Vegas
NM
$52,517
Nat: $52,119
4yr Post-Grad
$14,838
/yr
$13,000
-$72k
Mount Pleasant
MI
$53,353
Nat: $52,119
4yr Post-Grad
$17,597
/yr
$28,125
-$75k
Tucson
AZ
$52,243
Nat: $52,119
4yr Post-Grad
$16,674
/yr
$21,750
-$81k
University of Maine at Augusta
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Augusta
ME
$48,604
Nat: $52,119
4yr Post-Grad
$10,924
/yr
$27,704
-$90k
Vermillion
SD
$52,211
Nat: $52,119
4yr Post-Grad
$19,858
/yr
$25,850
-$92k
Wayne
NJ
$51,502
Nat: $52,119
4yr Post-Grad
$18,745
/yr
$25,000
-$94k
Columbia Southern University
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Orange Beach
AL
$49,618
Nat: $52,119
4yr Post-Grad
$14,580
/yr
$25,000
-$95k
Saint Cloud
MN
$46,087
Nat: $52,119
2yr Post-Grad
$13,529
/yr
$26,421
-$97k
University of Alaska Anchorage
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Anchorage
AK
$49,660
Nat: $52,119
4yr Post-Grad
$15,301
/yr
-
-$97k
Conway
AR
$49,129
Nat: $52,119
4yr Post-Grad
$16,511
/yr
$25,000
-$106k
Grand Canyon University
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Phoenix
AZ
$51,490
Nat: $52,119
4yr Post-Grad
$22,472
/yr
$31,432
-$108k
Topeka
KS
$48,327
Nat: $52,119
4yr Post-Grad
$15,280
/yr
$30,974
-$108k
Southern New Hampshire University
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Manchester
NH
$57,701
Nat: $52,119
4yr Post-Grad
$36,708
/yr
$21,584
-$109k
Cincinnati
OH
$52,735
Nat: $52,119
4yr Post-Grad
$25,648
/yr
$35,000
-$109k
Norfolk
VA
$47,604
Nat: $52,119
4yr Post-Grad
$14,638
/yr
$25,000
-$111k
University of the Cumberlands
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Williamsburg
KY
$45,061
Nat: $52,119
4yr Post-Grad
$14,107
/yr
$16,216
-$131k
Purdue University Global
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
West Lafayette
IN
$42,305
Nat: $52,119
4yr Post-Grad
$7,770
/yr
$34,836
-$131k
Indiana Wesleyan University-National & Global
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Marion
IN
$45,729
Nat: $52,119
4yr Post-Grad
$16,898
/yr
$25,370
-$135k
Philadelphia
PA
$54,395
Nat: $52,119
4yr Post-Grad
$38,509
/yr
$21,875
-$142k
Reading
PA
$48,809
Nat: $52,119
4yr Post-Grad
$28,138
/yr
$32,167
-$150k
Purdue University Fort Wayne
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Fort Wayne
IN
$42,133
Nat: $52,119
4yr Post-Grad
$13,171
/yr
$22,303
-$152k
Western New Mexico University
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Silver City
NM
$37,748
Nat: $52,119
2yr Post-Grad
$8,522
/yr
-
-$153k
Northwestern State University of Louisiana
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Natchitoches
LA
$42,065
Nat: $52,119
4yr Post-Grad
$13,606
/yr
$25,000
-$154k
Indiana Wesleyan University-Marion
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Marion
IN
$45,729
Nat: $52,119
4yr Post-Grad
$22,866
/yr
$25,370
-$157k
Ashford University
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
San Diego
CA
$48,922
Nat: $52,119
4yr Post-Grad
$31,266
/yr
$33,129
-$160k
Las Cruces
NM
$39,293
Nat: $52,119
4yr Post-Grad
$8,889
/yr
$24,421
-$161k
Farmington
ME
$42,513
Nat: $52,119
4yr Post-Grad
$16,857
/yr
$27,000
-$162k
California
PA
$42,837
Nat: $52,119
4yr Post-Grad
$18,256
/yr
-
-$164k
Northeastern Illinois University
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Chicago
IL
$39,894
Nat: $52,119
4yr Post-Grad
$14,109
/yr
-
-$174k
Highland Heights
KY
$34,420
Nat: $52,119
2yr Post-Grad
$8,191
/yr
-
-$181k
Lackawanna College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Scranton
PA
$40,697
Nat: $52,119
4yr Post-Grad
$19,951
/yr
$35,323
-$188k
Ohio Christian University
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Circleville
OH
$40,901
Nat: $52,119
4yr Post-Grad
$20,607
/yr
-
-$189k
Cheney
WA
$35,060
Nat: $52,119
2yr Post-Grad
$13,886
/yr
-
-$196k
City Vision University
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Kansas City
MO
$32,514
Nat: $52,119
4yr Post-Grad
$6,353
/yr
-
-$209k
Chicago State University
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Chicago
IL
$32,925
Nat: $52,119
2yr Post-Grad
$12,335
/yr
-
-$210k
Bellingham
WA
$30,771
Nat: $52,119
2yr Post-Grad
$21,193
/yr
-
-$261k
Marquette
MI
$27,862
Nat: $52,119
2yr Post-Grad
$14,085
/yr
-
-$262k
Knoxville
TN
$26,585
Nat: $52,119
2yr Post-Grad
$22,063
/yr
$19,767
-$303k
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.