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Bachelor's Degree92 Institutions
Institution
State
Earnings
Avg Net PriceMedian Debt
Lifetime Value Added
Manhattan University
Riverdale
NY
$107,051
5yr Post-Grad
$26,881
/yr
$26,000
+$300k
Vanderbilt University
Nashville
TN
$90,203
5yr Post-Grad
$19,040
/yr
$12,250
+$202k
University of Washington-Seattle Campus
Seattle
WA
$82,655
5yr Post-Grad
$13,485
/yr
$18,268
+$165k
Harvard University
Cambridge
MA
$76,293
5yr Post-Grad
$16,816
/yr
$22,750
+$106k
Thomas Edison State University
Trenton
NJ
$62,477
5yr Post-Grad
-
/yr
$15,312
+$61k
California State University-San Marcos
San Marcos
CA
$63,814
5yr Post-Grad
$10,550
/yr
$15,000
+$34k
New York University
New York
NY
$74,002
5yr Post-Grad
$35,035
/yr
$27,000
+$23k
University of Bridgeport
Bridgeport
CT
$66,991
5yr Post-Grad
$24,786
/yr
-
+$7k
Florida State University
Tallahassee
FL
$59,852
5yr Post-Grad
$10,997
/yr
$20,000
+$1k
University of Oregon
Eugene
OR
$63,907
5yr Post-Grad
$21,782
/yr
$21,500
-$6k
Central Washington University
Ellensburg
WA
$60,508
5yr Post-Grad
$14,715
/yr
$18,584
-$7k
University of Nevada-Las Vegas
Las Vegas
NV
$58,005
5yr Post-Grad
$10,011
/yr
-
-$10k
Campbell University
Buies Creek
NC
$64,273
5yr Post-Grad
$23,991
/yr
-
-$11k
Washington State University
Pullman
WA
$59,442
5yr Post-Grad
$14,401
/yr
$21,551
-$14k
California State University-Sacramento
Sacramento
CA
$57,162
5yr Post-Grad
$10,512
/yr
$16,097
-$19k
University of Massachusetts Global
Aliso Viejo
CA
$65,739
5yr Post-Grad
$31,601
/yr
-
-$27k
University of North Texas
Denton
TX
$57,259
5yr Post-Grad
$14,352
/yr
$20,500
-$32k
California State University-San Bernardino
San Bernardino
CA
$52,724
5yr Post-Grad
$5,918
/yr
-
-$38k
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
Edinburg
TX
$52,615
5yr Post-Grad
$6,500
/yr
$17,500
-$41k
California State University-Stanislaus
Turlock
CA
$51,958
5yr Post-Grad
$5,671
/yr
$14,752
-$43k
Michigan State University
East Lansing
MI
$57,882
5yr Post-Grad
$20,751
/yr
$28,090
-$50k
Arizona State University Campus Immersion
Tempe
AZ
$54,668
5yr Post-Grad
$13,670
/yr
-
-$50k
Florida Atlantic University
Boca Raton
FL
$51,893
5yr Post-Grad
$8,001
/yr
-
-$52k
Adelphi University
Garden City
NY
$60,794
5yr Post-Grad
$28,348
/yr
$25,000
-$54k
University at Buffalo
Buffalo
NY
$56,927
5yr Post-Grad
$20,470
/yr
$19,000
-$56k
Western Oregon University
Monmouth
OR
$55,823
5yr Post-Grad
$18,290
/yr
$23,000
-$57k
Colorado State University Global
Denver
CO
$53,776
5yr Post-Grad
$14,099
/yr
$26,899
-$59k
St. Thomas Aquinas College
Sparkill
NY
$56,918
5yr Post-Grad
$21,344
/yr
-
-$60k
University of Maryland Global Campus
Adelphi
MD
$53,628
5yr Post-Grad
$14,514
/yr
$21,657
-$62k
Troy University
Troy
AL
$52,917
5yr Post-Grad
$13,869
/yr
$26,000
-$65k
St. Joseph's University-New York
Brooklyn
NY
$54,244
5yr Post-Grad
$17,622
/yr
$21,375
-$68k
Caldwell University
Caldwell
NJ
$55,774
5yr Post-Grad
$21,188
/yr
-
-$68k
California State University-Monterey Bay
Seaside
CA
$52,537
5yr Post-Grad
$14,487
/yr
$11,000
-$70k
Ball State University
Muncie
IN
$52,972
5yr Post-Grad
$15,898
/yr
-
-$72k
University of Southern California
Los Angeles
CA
$59,488
5yr Post-Grad
$31,927
/yr
-
-$77k
University of Wyoming
Laramie
WY
$50,333
5yr Post-Grad
$11,779
/yr
$16,427
-$79k
University of Utah
Salt Lake City
UT
$49,866
5yr Post-Grad
$13,172
/yr
$21,500
-$88k
California State University-Chico
Chico
CA
$50,545
5yr Post-Grad
$14,838
/yr
$13,987
-$88k
Portland State University
Portland
OR
$49,355
5yr Post-Grad
$12,932
/yr
$21,914
-$91k
University of West Florida
Pensacola
FL
$46,751
5yr Post-Grad
$8,155
/yr
$21,500
-$95k
Southern New Hampshire University
Manchester
NH
$57,763
5yr Post-Grad
$33,742
/yr
$20,917
-$97k
Grand Valley State University
Allendale
MI
$50,160
5yr Post-Grad
$17,096
/yr
$26,932
-$99k
Metropolitan State University
Saint Paul
MN
$50,858
5yr Post-Grad
$19,181
/yr
$16,125
-$101k
Dominican University New York
Orangeburg
NY
$53,767
5yr Post-Grad
$26,187
/yr
$25,000
-$102k
University of Michigan-Dearborn
Dearborn
MI
$47,049
5yr Post-Grad
$10,904
/yr
$29,000
-$103k
Kansas State University
Manhattan
KS
$50,046
5yr Post-Grad
$17,883
/yr
$23,500
-$103k
Western Kentucky University
Bowling Green
KY
$46,608
5yr Post-Grad
$10,916
/yr
-
-$106k
University of Houston-Downtown
Houston
TX
$48,194
5yr Post-Grad
$14,623
/yr
$21,452
-$107k
Rockford University
Rockford
IL
$51,793
5yr Post-Grad
$23,066
/yr
-
-$107k
University of South Florida
Tampa
FL
$45,753
5yr Post-Grad
$10,043
/yr
$20,500
-$110k
University of Maine at Fort Kent
Fort Kent
ME
$45,378
5yr Post-Grad
$10,865
/yr
-
-$116k
Southern Connecticut State University
New Haven
CT
$49,090
5yr Post-Grad
$20,877
/yr
-
-$122k
Bethel University
Saint Paul
MN
$52,106
5yr Post-Grad
$28,439
/yr
-
-$124k
Liberty University
Lynchburg
VA
$52,576
5yr Post-Grad
$29,552
/yr
$25,125
-$124k
Radford University
Radford
VA
$45,612
5yr Post-Grad
$16,640
/yr
$19,000
-$135k
Boise State University
Boise
ID
$46,338
5yr Post-Grad
$19,182
/yr
$23,900
-$138k
Rogers State University
Claremore
OK
$44,047
5yr Post-Grad
$13,953
/yr
$20,135
-$139k
Kutztown University of Pennsylvania
Kutztown
PA
$46,855
5yr Post-Grad
$21,205
/yr
-
-$141k
Athens State University
Athens
AL
$35,416
2yr Post-Grad
-
/yr
-
-$143k
University of Wisconsin-Platteville
Platteville
WI
$41,193
2yr Post-Grad
$14,754
/yr
-
-$144k
Mercy University
Dobbs Ferry
NY
$44,055
5yr Post-Grad
$15,770
/yr
$22,699
-$145k
University of Hawaii-West Oahu
Kapolei
HI
$41,676
5yr Post-Grad
$10,666
/yr
$15,610
-$147k
Touro University
New York
NY
$47,825
5yr Post-Grad
$26,556
/yr
$28,334
-$153k
University of Pittsburgh-Bradford
Bradford
PA
$43,161
5yr Post-Grad
$16,630
/yr
$22,500
-$156k
University of Pittsburgh-Greensburg
Greensburg
PA
$43,161
5yr Post-Grad
$17,034
/yr
$22,500
-$157k
Chowan University
Murfreesboro
NC
$42,091
5yr Post-Grad
$16,189
/yr
$24,387
-$163k
University of Pittsburgh-Johnstown
Johnstown
PA
$43,161
5yr Post-Grad
$18,952
/yr
$22,500
-$164k
University of Minnesota-Morris
Morris
MN
$36,668
2yr Post-Grad
$9,110
/yr
-
-$165k
Bellevue University
Bellevue
NE
$46,300
5yr Post-Grad
$28,345
/yr
$25,000
-$172k
University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point
Stevens Point
WI
$37,568
2yr Post-Grad
$13,726
/yr
-
-$173k
Charleston Southern University
Charleston
SC
$43,075
5yr Post-Grad
$21,955
/yr
$24,700
-$176k
Misericordia University
Dallas
PA
$44,142
5yr Post-Grad
$24,829
/yr
-
-$177k
Upper Iowa University
Fayette
IA
$43,032
5yr Post-Grad
$23,172
/yr
$23,274
-$180k
University of South Carolina Beaufort
Bluffton
SC
$38,994
5yr Post-Grad
$15,309
/yr
$26,000
-$186k
University of California-Irvine
Irvine
CA
$35,060
2yr Post-Grad
$12,840
/yr
$16,338
-$192k
Ashford University
San Diego
CA
$42,146
5yr Post-Grad
$25,321
/yr
$32,813
-$196k
Shawnee State University
Portsmouth
OH
$37,841
5yr Post-Grad
$15,389
/yr
-
-$196k
University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus
Pittsburgh
PA
$43,161
5yr Post-Grad
$30,074
/yr
$22,500
-$204k
University of Northern Colorado
Greeley
CO
$35,330
2yr Post-Grad
$18,457
/yr
-
-$210k
Southern Oregon University
Ashland
OR
$33,993
2yr Post-Grad
$16,470
/yr
-
-$215k
Allen University
Columbia
SC
$33,333
5yr Post-Grad
$11,081
/yr
$33,597
-$219k
Belhaven University
Jackson
MS
$37,910
5yr Post-Grad
$22,078
/yr
$38,569
-$220k
The University of Texas at Tyler
Tyler
TX
$30,771
2yr Post-Grad
$13,931
/yr
-
-$235k
San Diego State University
San Diego
CA
$31,866
5yr Post-Grad
$16,174
/yr
$20,081
-$250k
Bluefield State University
Bluefield
WV
$26,933
2yr Post-Grad
$12,529
/yr
-
-$265k
Tulane University of Louisiana
New Orleans
LA
$41,397
5yr Post-Grad
$43,939
/yr
$36,787
-$269k
Oregon State University-Cascades Campus
Bend
OR
$27,476
2yr Post-Grad
$17,722
/yr
-
-$279k
Oregon State University
Corvallis
OR
$27,476
2yr Post-Grad
$19,568
/yr
-
-$285k
Central Michigan University
Mount Pleasant
MI
$25,967
2yr Post-Grad
$16,041
/yr
-
-$287k
Corban University
Salem
OR
$29,685
2yr Post-Grad
$25,525
/yr
-
-$287k
University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez
Mayaguez
PR
$25,570
5yr Post-Grad
$12,684
/yr
$7,889
-$292k
Whittier College
Whittier
CA
$26,715
2yr Post-Grad
$29,871
/yr
$24,937
-$330k
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.