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Bachelor's Degree183 Institutions
Institution
State
Earnings
Avg Net PriceMedian Debt
Lifetime Value Added
Cornell University
Ithaca
NY
$120,368
5yr Post-Grad
$32,337
/yr
$14,000
+$379k
San Jose State University
San Jose
CA
$108,084
5yr Post-Grad
$13,741
/yr
-
+$355k
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
Ann Arbor
MI
$100,182
5yr Post-Grad
$14,832
/yr
$14,225
+$292k
University of Washington-Seattle Campus
Seattle
WA
$92,897
5yr Post-Grad
$13,485
/yr
-
+$242k
Thomas Edison State University
Trenton
NJ
$85,616
5yr Post-Grad
-
/yr
-
+$236k
Brigham Young University
Provo
UT
$92,395
5yr Post-Grad
$14,487
/yr
-
+$235k
George Washington University
Washington
DC
$100,004
5yr Post-Grad
$37,454
/yr
$20,939
+$209k
Michigan State University
East Lansing
MI
$86,826
5yr Post-Grad
$20,751
/yr
$23,250
+$170k
Bethel University
Saint Paul
MN
$89,709
5yr Post-Grad
$28,439
/yr
$25,000
+$164k
Colorado State University Global
Denver
CO
$81,083
5yr Post-Grad
$14,099
/yr
$25,000
+$151k
Saint Joseph's University - Philadelphia
Philadelphia
PA
$90,858
5yr Post-Grad
$35,487
/yr
$23,970
+$147k
Rutgers University-Camden
Camden
NJ
$80,550
5yr Post-Grad
$18,803
/yr
$23,000
+$130k
Immaculata University
Immaculata
PA
$84,549
5yr Post-Grad
$29,464
/yr
-
+$122k
Grand View University
Des Moines
IA
$80,108
5yr Post-Grad
$21,616
/yr
$22,153
+$117k
Rutgers University-New Brunswick
New Brunswick
NJ
$80,550
5yr Post-Grad
$23,519
/yr
$23,000
+$113k
University of Arizona
Tucson
AZ
$76,592
5yr Post-Grad
$15,960
/yr
$19,500
+$111k
Saint Mary's University of Minnesota
Winona
MN
$78,884
5yr Post-Grad
$21,034
/yr
-
+$110k
Northwestern University
Evanston
IL
$76,995
2yr Post-Grad
$27,143
/yr
$33,332
+$109k
Portland State University
Portland
OR
$73,873
5yr Post-Grad
$12,932
/yr
$18,791
+$101k
Benedictine University
Lisle
IL
$78,629
5yr Post-Grad
$23,529
/yr
$29,048
+$99k
Weber State University
Ogden
UT
$71,826
5yr Post-Grad
$10,722
/yr
$21,500
+$94k
Texas A&M University-College Station
College Station
TX
$75,890
5yr Post-Grad
$20,924
/yr
$16,053
+$88k
Waldorf University
Forest City
IA
$75,847
5yr Post-Grad
$21,683
/yr
$28,125
+$85k
University of Iowa
Iowa City
IA
$75,166
5yr Post-Grad
$21,398
/yr
$21,275
+$81k
University of Massachusetts Global
Aliso Viejo
CA
$79,997
5yr Post-Grad
$31,601
/yr
$23,617
+$80k
Ohio State University-Main Campus
Columbus
OH
$73,508
5yr Post-Grad
$18,292
/yr
$19,500
+$79k
Temple University
Philadelphia
PA
$78,584
5yr Post-Grad
$29,219
/yr
$25,750
+$78k
Southern Nazarene University
Bethany
OK
$72,410
5yr Post-Grad
$17,838
/yr
$18,750
+$73k
University of Maryland Global Campus
Adelphi
MD
$70,745
5yr Post-Grad
$14,514
/yr
$23,101
+$72k
Fresno Pacific University
Fresno
CA
$70,576
5yr Post-Grad
$14,317
/yr
$24,981
+$72k
University of Minnesota-Twin Cities
Minneapolis
MN
$71,653
5yr Post-Grad
$17,139
/yr
$16,942
+$70k
Seton Hall University
South Orange
NJ
$77,217
5yr Post-Grad
$28,921
/yr
$20,000
+$69k
Regis University
Denver
CO
$74,125
5yr Post-Grad
$22,689
/yr
-
+$68k
California State University-Fresno
Fresno
CA
$66,219
5yr Post-Grad
$6,480
/yr
$18,329
+$67k
Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus
Indiana
PA
$71,298
5yr Post-Grad
$17,216
/yr
$26,000
+$67k
Florida International University
Miami
FL
$67,099
5yr Post-Grad
$9,133
/yr
$20,125
+$64k
University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus
Norman
OK
$70,863
5yr Post-Grad
$17,413
/yr
$21,500
+$63k
University of Hawaii at Manoa
Honolulu
HI
$68,518
5yr Post-Grad
$13,181
/yr
$15,000
+$60k
University of Scranton
Scranton
PA
$76,379
5yr Post-Grad
$30,528
/yr
-
+$57k
University of St Thomas
Saint Paul
MN
$75,925
5yr Post-Grad
$30,525
/yr
$22,250
+$54k
California State University-Long Beach
Long Beach
CA
$65,611
5yr Post-Grad
$8,931
/yr
$13,000
+$53k
Indiana Wesleyan University-National & Global
Marion
IN
$69,078
5yr Post-Grad
$16,767
/yr
-
+$52k
Rider University
Lawrenceville
NJ
$73,065
5yr Post-Grad
$25,287
/yr
$26,910
+$51k
Roosevelt University
Chicago
IL
$70,329
5yr Post-Grad
$20,152
/yr
-
+$49k
Oakland University
Rochester Hills
MI
$67,094
5yr Post-Grad
$13,584
/yr
$24,125
+$48k
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Milwaukee
WI
$68,182
5yr Post-Grad
$16,177
/yr
$22,950
+$47k
North Central College
Naperville
IL
$71,402
5yr Post-Grad
$23,033
/yr
$18,384
+$47k
Baylor University
Waco
TX
$80,478
5yr Post-Grad
$41,942
/yr
$20,475
+$47k
Wayne State University
Detroit
MI
$67,393
5yr Post-Grad
$14,773
/yr
$20,375
+$46k
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill
NC
$66,529
5yr Post-Grad
$12,983
/yr
$12,750
+$46k
University of Richmond
University of Richmond
VA
$76,301
5yr Post-Grad
$33,417
/yr
$19,500
+$46k
University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh
Oshkosh
WI
$67,330
5yr Post-Grad
$14,761
/yr
$17,794
+$46k
University of North Texas
Denton
TX
$66,958
5yr Post-Grad
$14,352
/yr
$19,368
+$44k
Northern Kentucky University
Highland Heights
KY
$63,578
5yr Post-Grad
$7,168
/yr
$25,000
+$44k
University of Wisconsin-Whitewater
Whitewater
WI
$67,137
5yr Post-Grad
$14,785
/yr
$24,500
+$44k
Lewis University
Romeoville
IL
$68,827
5yr Post-Grad
$18,370
/yr
$21,500
+$44k
Rowan University
Glassboro
NJ
$70,626
5yr Post-Grad
$22,185
/yr
$19,500
+$44k
Texas Woman's University
Denton
TX
$65,232
5yr Post-Grad
$10,948
/yr
$24,500
+$43k
Central Michigan University
Mount Pleasant
MI
$67,510
5yr Post-Grad
$16,041
/yr
$26,703
+$42k
Bryant University
Smithfield
RI
$79,061
5yr Post-Grad
$40,846
/yr
$26,000
+$40k
Xavier University
Cincinnati
OH
$74,862
5yr Post-Grad
$32,342
/yr
-
+$39k
Saint Louis University
Saint Louis
MO
$71,839
5yr Post-Grad
$27,075
/yr
$27,000
+$35k
Indiana Wesleyan University-Marion
Marion
IN
$69,078
5yr Post-Grad
$23,069
/yr
$41,807
+$29k
California State University-Dominguez Hills
Carson
CA
$59,702
5yr Post-Grad
$3,659
/yr
-
+$26k
Concordia University-Saint Paul
Saint Paul
MN
$66,062
5yr Post-Grad
$17,566
/yr
$20,832
+$26k
Point Park University
Pittsburgh
PA
$69,407
5yr Post-Grad
$24,791
/yr
-
+$25k
University of St Francis
Joliet
IL
$65,341
5yr Post-Grad
$16,284
/yr
-
+$25k
University of Idaho
Moscow
ID
$64,112
5yr Post-Grad
$13,782
/yr
$20,625
+$24k
Wichita State University
Wichita
KS
$64,037
5yr Post-Grad
$13,776
/yr
$20,500
+$24k
Capella University
Minneapolis
MN
$66,122
5yr Post-Grad
$18,305
/yr
$25,063
+$24k
Ball State University
Muncie
IN
$64,797
5yr Post-Grad
$15,898
/yr
$19,500
+$22k
The University of Texas at San Antonio
San Antonio
TX
$62,533
5yr Post-Grad
$11,234
/yr
$22,722
+$21k
University of Akron Main Campus
Akron
OH
$64,139
5yr Post-Grad
$14,981
/yr
$21,200
+$20k
University of Houston
Houston
TX
$63,301
5yr Post-Grad
$13,853
/yr
$20,179
+$18k
Bellevue University
Bellevue
NE
$70,056
5yr Post-Grad
$28,345
/yr
$25,000
+$17k
Winona State University
Winona
MN
$65,075
5yr Post-Grad
$18,148
/yr
$20,500
+$16k
Roberts Wesleyan University
Rochester
NY
$67,436
5yr Post-Grad
$23,461
/yr
$18,750
+$15k
Franklin University
Columbus
OH
$66,999
5yr Post-Grad
$22,605
/yr
$23,536
+$15k
Concordia University-Wisconsin
Mequon
WI
$68,470
5yr Post-Grad
$26,067
/yr
$25,789
+$14k
University of the Incarnate Word
San Antonio
TX
$65,721
5yr Post-Grad
$20,498
/yr
$32,899
+$13k
Rasmussen University-North Dakota
Fargo
ND
$64,654
5yr Post-Grad
$18,227
/yr
$27,865
+$13k
Rasmussen University-Kansas
Topeka
KS
$64,654
5yr Post-Grad
$18,289
/yr
$27,865
+$12k
Concordia University Ann Arbor
Ann Arbor
MI
$68,470
5yr Post-Grad
$26,409
/yr
$25,789
+$12k
Rasmussen University-Illinois
Rockford
IL
$64,654
5yr Post-Grad
$18,470
/yr
$27,865
+$12k
Metropolitan State University
Saint Paul
MN
$64,963
5yr Post-Grad
$19,181
/yr
$22,789
+$12k
Rasmussen University-Wisconsin
Green Bay
WI
$64,654
5yr Post-Grad
$18,847
/yr
$27,865
+$10k
Rasmussen University-Minnesota
St. Cloud
MN
$64,654
5yr Post-Grad
$19,071
/yr
$27,865
+$10k
Baldwin Wallace University
Berea
OH
$68,688
5yr Post-Grad
$27,654
/yr
-
+$10k
Rasmussen University-Florida
Ocala
FL
$64,654
5yr Post-Grad
$19,113
/yr
$27,865
+$9k
Davenport University
Grand Rapids
MI
$64,790
5yr Post-Grad
$19,988
/yr
$27,250
+$7k
Charleston Southern University
Charleston
SC
$65,580
5yr Post-Grad
$21,955
/yr
-
+$6k
Wright State University-Main Campus
Dayton
OH
$62,379
5yr Post-Grad
$15,216
/yr
$25,000
+$6k
University of Central Oklahoma
Edmond
OK
$64,103
5yr Post-Grad
$18,990
/yr
$15,750
+$6k
State University of New York at Oswego
Oswego
NY
$63,198
5yr Post-Grad
$17,231
/yr
$19,250
+$5k
DeSales University
Center Valley
PA
$69,394
5yr Post-Grad
$30,465
/yr
$24,499
+$5k
Marquette University
Milwaukee
WI
$68,691
5yr Post-Grad
$29,237
/yr
-
+$4k
King's College
Wilkes-Barre
PA
$65,859
5yr Post-Grad
$23,281
/yr
-
+$4k
University of Mount Olive
Mount Olive
NC
$63,265
5yr Post-Grad
$17,893
/yr
$36,567
+$3k
Youngstown State University
Youngstown
OH
$60,303
5yr Post-Grad
$11,877
/yr
$19,500
+$2k
Sam Houston State University
Huntsville
TX
$61,587
5yr Post-Grad
$16,025
/yr
$17,766
-$3k
University of Toledo
Toledo
OH
$62,126
5yr Post-Grad
$17,460
/yr
$23,000
-$4k
Baker College
Owosso
MI
$61,058
5yr Post-Grad
$15,171
/yr
$34,086
-$4k
Park University
Parkville
MO
$60,390
5yr Post-Grad
$15,529
/yr
$20,000
-$11k
Wilmington University
New Castle
DE
$60,071
5yr Post-Grad
$15,355
/yr
$21,960
-$13k
University of Phoenix-Arizona
Phoenix
AZ
$58,963
5yr Post-Grad
$13,571
/yr
$45,000
-$15k
Columbia Southern University
Orange Beach
AL
$59,483
5yr Post-Grad
$14,975
/yr
$21,862
-$16k
Southwestern College
Winfield
KS
$65,052
5yr Post-Grad
$27,310
/yr
-
-$17k
St. John Fisher University
Rochester
NY
$65,351
5yr Post-Grad
$28,150
/yr
-
-$18k
University of Michigan-Dearborn
Dearborn
MI
$54,035
2yr Post-Grad
$10,904
/yr
$22,831
-$19k
Concordia University-Chicago
River Forest
IL
$56,415
2yr Post-Grad
$16,774
/yr
$22,495
-$20k
California State University-San Bernardino
San Bernardino
CA
$54,852
5yr Post-Grad
$5,918
/yr
$12,511
-$21k
Saint Leo University
Saint Leo
FL
$60,290
5yr Post-Grad
$18,467
/yr
$35,500
-$22k
Lipscomb University
Nashville
TN
$63,033
5yr Post-Grad
$25,610
/yr
$23,317
-$26k
Trinity International University-Illinois
Deerfield
IL
$57,556
2yr Post-Grad
$21,386
/yr
-
-$27k
Auburn University
Auburn
AL
$61,907
5yr Post-Grad
$23,897
/yr
-
-$29k
Athens State University
Athens
AL
$51,133
5yr Post-Grad
-
/yr
$22,940
-$30k
University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus
Pittsburgh
PA
$64,205
5yr Post-Grad
$30,074
/yr
-
-$33k
Western Michigan University
Kalamazoo
MI
$58,556
5yr Post-Grad
$18,701
/yr
$26,000
-$37k
Lindenwood University
Saint Charles
MO
$58,437
5yr Post-Grad
$18,516
/yr
$29,630
-$37k
Georgia Southwestern State University
Americus
GA
$55,468
5yr Post-Grad
$12,052
/yr
$25,500
-$38k
The University of Texas at Tyler
Tyler
TX
$55,481
5yr Post-Grad
$13,931
/yr
$18,375
-$44k
The College of Saint Scholastica
Duluth
MN
$59,691
5yr Post-Grad
$23,949
/yr
$23,333
-$47k
Seton Hill University
Greensburg
PA
$58,449
5yr Post-Grad
$22,558
/yr
$26,000
-$52k
University of Cincinnati-Main Campus
Cincinnati
OH
$58,682
5yr Post-Grad
$23,156
/yr
$25,000
-$52k
Indiana State University
Terre Haute
IN
$53,760
5yr Post-Grad
$12,188
/yr
$22,500
-$52k
Sullivan University
Louisville
KY
$59,738
5yr Post-Grad
$25,785
/yr
-
-$53k
Tarleton State University
Stephenville
TX
$56,986
5yr Post-Grad
$20,261
/yr
$17,338
-$55k
Idaho State University
Pocatello
ID
$55,479
5yr Post-Grad
$17,324
/yr
$24,043
-$57k
Upper Iowa University
Fayette
IA
$57,928
5yr Post-Grad
$23,172
/yr
$29,125
-$58k
University of Arkansas
Fayetteville
AR
$55,257
5yr Post-Grad
$17,525
/yr
$25,000
-$59k
Simpson University
Redding
CA
$59,420
5yr Post-Grad
$27,923
/yr
-
-$63k
Columbia College
Columbia
MO
$57,387
5yr Post-Grad
$24,051
/yr
$29,500
-$66k
Ashford University
San Diego
CA
$57,539
5yr Post-Grad
$25,321
/yr
$36,139
-$69k
The University of Tennessee-Knoxville
Knoxville
TN
$54,269
5yr Post-Grad
$18,109
/yr
$20,248
-$69k
Regent University
Virginia Beach
VA
$54,326
5yr Post-Grad
$18,749
/yr
$27,500
-$71k
McKendree University
Lebanon
IL
$56,586
5yr Post-Grad
$24,190
/yr
$24,552
-$72k
Buena Vista University
Storm Lake
IA
$53,762
5yr Post-Grad
$18,321
/yr
$21,833
-$74k
Mount Mercy University
Cedar Rapids
IA
$55,899
5yr Post-Grad
$23,435
/yr
$25,982
-$75k
National American University-Rapid City
Rapid City
SD
$54,795
5yr Post-Grad
$22,086
/yr
-
-$79k
Pace University
New York
NY
$58,611
5yr Post-Grad
$31,046
/yr
-
-$81k
Colorado Christian University
Lakewood
CO
$56,100
5yr Post-Grad
$25,458
/yr
$33,563
-$81k
National Louis University
Chicago
IL
$48,667
2yr Post-Grad
$16,157
/yr
-
-$84k
University of Southern Mississippi
Hattiesburg
MS
$50,793
5yr Post-Grad
$14,224
/yr
$21,172
-$84k
Western Illinois University
Macomb
IL
$48,657
5yr Post-Grad
$11,592
/yr
$21,875
-$92k
University of North Dakota
Grand Forks
ND
$48,849
2yr Post-Grad
$18,998
/yr
-
-$92k
Edgewood College
Madison
WI
$51,482
2yr Post-Grad
$25,634
/yr
-
-$93k
Greenville University
Greenville
IL
$52,169
5yr Post-Grad
$21,270
/yr
-
-$98k
Friends University
Wichita
KS
$53,504
5yr Post-Grad
$25,752
/yr
-
-$103k
Loyola University Chicago
Chicago
IL
$53,358
2yr Post-Grad
$35,196
/yr
-
-$112k
Concordia University Texas
Austin
TX
$47,260
2yr Post-Grad
$22,240
/yr
-
-$118k
San Francisco State University
San Francisco
CA
$43,426
2yr Post-Grad
$12,882
/yr
-
-$118k
William Penn University
Oskaloosa
IA
$46,478
2yr Post-Grad
$22,115
/yr
-
-$124k
Central Baptist College
Conway
AR
$44,189
2yr Post-Grad
$16,664
/yr
-
-$125k
University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez
Mayaguez
PR
$44,304
5yr Post-Grad
$12,684
/yr
$9,000
-$132k
Bluffton University
Bluffton
OH
$45,549
5yr Post-Grad
$17,430
/yr
-
-$139k
Meredith College
Raleigh
NC
$44,021
2yr Post-Grad
$20,197
/yr
-
-$139k
Lourdes University
Sylvania
OH
$44,384
2yr Post-Grad
$21,596
/yr
-
-$141k
University of Sioux Falls
Sioux Falls
SD
$44,021
2yr Post-Grad
$20,874
/yr
-
-$141k
Emporia State University
Emporia
KS
$39,729
2yr Post-Grad
$15,702
/yr
$15,692
-$161k
University of Michigan-Flint
Flint
MI
$38,289
2yr Post-Grad
$12,280
/yr
$27,500
-$161k
University of Dubuque
Dubuque
IA
$42,682
2yr Post-Grad
$23,250
/yr
$26,898
-$162k
East Central University
Ada
OK
$39,211
5yr Post-Grad
$9,287
/yr
-
-$163k
Lamar University
Beaumont
TX
$37,568
2yr Post-Grad
$11,429
/yr
-
-$165k
Palm Beach Atlantic University
West Palm Beach
FL
$48,663
5yr Post-Grad
$32,751
/yr
$28,089
-$168k
Texas A&M University-Central Texas
Killeen
TX
$32,925
2yr Post-Grad
$1,113
/yr
$23,158
-$170k
SUNY College of Technology at Alfred
Alfred
NY
$40,485
5yr Post-Grad
$14,488
/yr
$25,250
-$171k
Anderson University
Anderson
SC
$42,682
2yr Post-Grad
$28,183
/yr
$25,000
-$179k
SUNY Old Westbury
Old Westbury
NY
$35,060
2yr Post-Grad
$9,900
/yr
-
-$182k
Fontbonne University
Saint Louis
MO
$38,337
2yr Post-Grad
$18,251
/yr
-
-$182k
Cleveland State University
Cleveland
OH
$36,401
2yr Post-Grad
$16,065
/yr
$22,500
-$192k
Carlow University
Pittsburgh
PA
$37,748
2yr Post-Grad
$20,822
/yr
-
-$197k
Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Ponce
Mercedita
PR
$33,051
5yr Post-Grad
$8,245
/yr
$7,500
-$211k
Faulkner University
Montgomery
AL
$38,352
5yr Post-Grad
$21,165
/yr
$25,000
-$213k
Claflin University
Orangeburg
SC
$36,485
5yr Post-Grad
$21,232
/yr
-
-$229k
Auburn University at Montgomery
Montgomery
AL
$31,670
2yr Post-Grad
$14,596
/yr
$31,000
-$229k
Minnesota State University-Mankato
Mankato
MN
$32,569
2yr Post-Grad
$18,609
/yr
$20,500
-$236k
Santa Clara University
Santa Clara
CA
$44,170
2yr Post-Grad
$50,959
/yr
-
-$248k
Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Fajardo
Fajardo
PR
$27,211
5yr Post-Grad
$8,787
/yr
-
-$263k
University of Puerto Rico-Humacao
Humacao
PR
$29,162
5yr Post-Grad
$13,487
/yr
-
-$264k
Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez
Mayaguez
PR
$25,381
5yr Post-Grad
$8,264
/yr
$17,500
-$277k
Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-Ponce
Ponce
PR
$25,381
5yr Post-Grad
$10,082
/yr
$17,500
-$284k
University of Puerto Rico-Aguadilla
Aguadilla
PR
$23,822
5yr Post-Grad
$8,142
/yr
$5,500
-$291k
Rollins College
Winter Park
FL
$28,816
2yr Post-Grad
$33,847
/yr
-
-$325k
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).
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