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Bachelor's Degree•44 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 ($51,066)
P25-P75 Interval ($44,910 - $58,344)
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 ($54,080)
P25-P75 Interval ($46,812 - $56,825)
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 ($54,080)
P25-P75 Interval ($46,812 - $56,825)
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
Evanston
IL
$84,712
Nat: $51,936
4yr Post-Grad
$34,420
/yr
$15,746
+$120k
University of Alaska Fairbanks
Fairbanks
AK
-
Nat: $51,936
$7,570
/yr
-
-$0
Prescott College
Prescott
AZ
-
Nat: $51,936
$24,724
/yr
-
-$0
Bridgeport
CT
-
Nat: $51,936
$28,356
/yr
-
-$0
Indianapolis
IN
-
Nat: $51,936
$19,536
/yr
-
-$0
Sioux Center
IA
-
Nat: $51,936
$25,944
/yr
-
-$0
University of Baltimore
Baltimore
MD
-
Nat: $51,936
$6,270
/yr
-
-$0
Cambridge
MA
-
Nat: $51,936
$31,777
/yr
-
-$0
Montana State University-Northern
Havre
MT
-
Nat: $51,936
$14,686
/yr
-
-$0
Loudonville
NY
-
Nat: $51,936
$33,934
/yr
-
-$0
Cortland
NY
-
Nat: $51,936
$22,125
/yr
-
-$0
Guilford College
Greensboro
NC
-
Nat: $51,936
$22,813
/yr
-
-$0
Miami University-Hamilton
Hamilton
OH
-
Nat: $51,936
$11,513
/yr
-
-$0
Miami University-Middletown
Middletown
OH
-
Nat: $51,936
$10,410
/yr
-
-$0
Oxford
OH
-
Nat: $51,936
$29,447
/yr
-
-$0
Meadville
PA
-
Nat: $51,936
$23,895
/yr
-
-$0
Columbia College
Columbia
SC
-
Nat: $51,936
$21,611
/yr
-
-$0
Emory
VA
-
Nat: $51,936
$24,031
/yr
-
-$0
West Virginia University Institute of Technology
Beckley
WV
-
Nat: $51,936
$14,942
/yr
-
-$0
Morgantown
WV
-
Nat: $51,936
$18,020
/yr
-
-$0
Empire State University
Saratoga Springs
NY
$56,825
Nat: $51,936
4yr Post-Grad
$11,131
/yr
$20,353
-$14k
Mount Pleasant
MI
$58,344
Nat: $51,936
4yr Post-Grad
$17,201
/yr
$27,000
-$23k
Boston
MA
$60,440
Nat: $51,936
4yr Post-Grad
$22,548
/yr
-
-$25k
Arizona State University Digital Immersion
Scottsdale
Earnings shared by 2 Arizona State University campuses, which report as one program.
AZ
$55,451
Nat: $51,936
4yr Post-Grad
$11,594
/yr
$23,486
-$27k
Tempe
Earnings shared by 2 Arizona State University campuses, which report as one program.
AZ
$55,451
Nat: $51,936
4yr Post-Grad
$14,694
/yr
$23,486
-$38k
Santa Cruz
CA
$56,620
Nat: $51,936
4yr Post-Grad
$18,549
/yr
$13,000
-$42k
Elon
NC
$64,011
Nat: $51,936
4yr Post-Grad
$35,785
/yr
$13,000
-$44k
Albertus Magnus College
New Haven
CT
$62,035
Nat: $51,936
4yr Post-Grad
$31,731
/yr
-
-$46k
California State University-Dominguez Hills
Carson
CA
$50,686
Nat: $51,936
4yr Post-Grad
$7,244
/yr
$13,000
-$51k
Portland State University
Portland
OR
$51,066
Nat: $51,936
4yr Post-Grad
$8,337
/yr
-
-$52k
Providence
RI
$69,152
Nat: $51,936
5yr Post-Grad
$49,594
/yr
-
-$64k
Boricua College
New York
NY
$49,778
Nat: $51,936
4yr Post-Grad
$15,934
/yr
-
-$90k
Metropolitan College of New York
New York
NY
$55,162
Nat: $51,936
4yr Post-Grad
$29,006
/yr
-
-$92k
Springfield College
Springfield
Earnings shared by 2 Springfield College campuses, which report as one program.
MA
$54,080
Nat: $51,936
4yr Post-Grad
$28,053
/yr
$31,501
-$98k
Southern Arkansas University Main Campus
Magnolia
AR
$48,773
Nat: $51,936
4yr Post-Grad
$16,015
/yr
-
-$99k
Oshkosh
WI
$46,812
Nat: $51,936
4yr Post-Grad
$16,492
/yr
$22,456
-$117k
Grand Canyon University
Phoenix
AZ
$46,973
Nat: $51,936
4yr Post-Grad
$21,509
/yr
$35,500
-$134k
Middle Georgia State University
Macon
GA
$40,971
Nat: $51,936
4yr Post-Grad
$11,448
/yr
-
-$149k
Grand Rapids
MI
$44,910
Nat: $51,936
4yr Post-Grad
$21,630
/yr
-
-$152k
University of Phoenix-Arizona
Phoenix
AZ
$40,810
Nat: $51,936
4yr Post-Grad
$13,916
/yr
$37,995
-$159k
Black Hills State University
Spearfish
SD
$42,781
Nat: $51,936
4yr Post-Grad
$19,252
/yr
$29,288
-$162k
Milwaukee
WI
$30,228
Nat: $51,936
2yr Post-Grad
$20,863
/yr
-
-$266k
Rochester
NY
$28,019
Nat: $51,936
2yr Post-Grad
$30,265
/yr
-
-$320k
Springfield College-Regional Online and Continuing Education
Springfield
Earnings shared by 2 Springfield College campuses, which report as one program.
MA
$54,080
Nat: $51,936
4yr Post-Grad
-
/yr
$31,501Cost not reported
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).