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Bachelor's Degree•124 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 ($97,732)

P25-P75 Interval ($90,399 - $102,439)

HS Baseline ($35,872)

Breakeven Line (0% ROI)

Institution	State	Earnings	Avg Net Price	Median Debt	Lifetime Value Added
Northwestern University Evanston	IL	$138,720 Nat: $98,442 4yr Post-Grad	$29,167 /yr	$18,000	+$546k
Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus Atlanta	GA	$128,003 Nat: $98,442 4yr Post-Grad	$12,116 /yr	$19,791	+$527k
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor Ann Arbor	MI	$117,930 Nat: $98,442 4yr Post-Grad	$13,138 /yr	$19,750	+$447k
University of Connecticut-Waterbury Campus Waterbury	CT	$111,672 Nat: $98,442 4yr Post-Grad	$10,875 /yr	$24,889	+$408k
University of Connecticut-Avery Point Groton	CT	$111,672 Nat: $98,442 4yr Post-Grad	$13,807 /yr	$24,889	+$398k
California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo San Luis Obispo	CA	$112,797 Nat: $98,442 4yr Post-Grad	$16,665 /yr	$19,691	+$396k
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Blacksburg	VA	$116,641 Nat: $98,442 4yr Post-Grad	$24,953 /yr	$22,625	+$395k
Lehigh University Bethlehem	PA	$121,498 Nat: $98,442 4yr Post-Grad	$36,931 /yr	$23,834	+$389k
University of Connecticut-Hartford Campus Hartford	CT	$111,672 Nat: $98,442 4yr Post-Grad	$16,403 /yr	$24,889	+$388k
University of Connecticut-Stamford Stamford	CT	$111,672 Nat: $98,442 4yr Post-Grad	$16,798 /yr	$24,889	+$387k
University of Washington-Seattle Campus Seattle	WA	$109,575 Nat: $98,442 4yr Post-Grad	$14,091 /yr	$16,743	+$381k
University of Wisconsin-Madison Madison	WI	$110,711 Nat: $98,442 4yr Post-Grad	$17,354 /yr	$23,481	+$378k
Purdue University-Main Campus West Lafayette	IN	$107,031 Nat: $98,442 4yr Post-Grad	$14,600 /yr	$18,357	+$360k
University of Connecticut Storrs	CT	$111,672 Nat: $98,442 4yr Post-Grad	$25,097 /yr	$24,889	+$357k
Ohio State University-Main Campus Columbus	OH	$106,932 Nat: $98,442 4yr Post-Grad	$17,339 /yr	$21,000	+$349k
The University of Tennessee-Knoxville Knoxville	TN	$107,093 Nat: $98,442 4yr Post-Grad	$18,976 /yr	$21,500	+$344k
Oakland University Rochester Hills	MI	$102,222 Nat: $98,442 4yr Post-Grad	$9,120 /yr	$28,500	+$343k
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	$99,364 Nat: $98,442 4yr Post-Grad	$3,925 /yr	$27,000	+$340k
Northeastern University Boston	MA	$111,430 Nat: $98,442 4yr Post-Grad	$30,915 /yr	$25,000	+$334k
Ohio University-Lancaster Campus ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Lancaster	OH	$99,364 Nat: $98,442 4yr Post-Grad	$5,650 /yr	$27,000	+$333k
University of Southern California Los Angeles	CA	$112,150 Nat: $98,442 4yr Post-Grad	$32,740 /yr	$17,704	+$333k
Ohio University-Zanesville Campus ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Zanesville	OH	$99,364 Nat: $98,442 4yr Post-Grad	$5,746 /yr	$27,000	+$333k
Ohio University-Chillicothe Campus ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Chillicothe	OH	$99,364 Nat: $98,442 4yr Post-Grad	$5,755 /yr	$27,000	+$333k
Ohio University-Southern Campus ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Ironton	OH	$99,364 Nat: $98,442 4yr Post-Grad	$5,993 /yr	$27,000	+$332k
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Champaign	IL	$103,143 Nat: $98,442 4yr Post-Grad	$14,355 /yr	$21,299	+$331k
University of Louisville Louisville	KY	$104,538 Nat: $98,442 4yr Post-Grad	$17,988 /yr	$23,000	+$328k
Wayne State University Detroit	MI	$101,990 Nat: $98,442 4yr Post-Grad	$12,766 /yr	$21,126	+$328k
Arizona State University Campus Immersion Tempe	AZ	$102,439 Nat: $98,442 4yr Post-Grad	$14,967 /yr	$19,189	+$323k
New Jersey Institute of Technology Newark	NJ	$101,547 Nat: $98,442 4yr Post-Grad	$16,504 /yr	$25,000	+$311k
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Erie-Behrend College ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Erie	PA	$104,758 Nat: $98,442 4yr Post-Grad	$24,558 /yr	$24,250	+$306k
Oregon State University-Cascades Campus Bend	OR	$101,653 Nat: $98,442 4yr Post-Grad	$18,048 /yr	$21,899	+$306k
Oregon State University Corvallis	OR	$101,653 Nat: $98,442 4yr Post-Grad	$19,604 /yr	$21,899	+$301k
North Carolina State University at Raleigh Raleigh	NC	$100,172 Nat: $98,442 4yr Post-Grad	$17,303 /yr	$21,096	+$298k
SUNY Maritime College Throggs Neck	NY	$102,563 Nat: $98,442 4yr Post-Grad	$22,367 /yr	$24,989	+$298k
University of Missouri-Columbia Columbia	MO	$101,380 Nat: $98,442 4yr Post-Grad	$20,268 /yr	$26,512	+$296k
West Virginia University Morgantown	WV	$99,180 Nat: $98,442 4yr Post-Grad	$15,634 /yr	$25,048	+$296k
The University of Texas at Arlington ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Arlington	TX	$97,788 Nat: $98,442 4yr Post-Grad	$13,951 /yr	$18,359	+$291k
University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus Norman	OK	$98,394 Nat: $98,442 4yr Post-Grad	$15,300 /yr	$27,000	+$291k
Florida State University Tallahassee	FL	$96,504 Nat: $98,442 4yr Post-Grad	$11,297 /yr	$19,375	+$291k
California State Polytechnic University-Pomona Pomona	CA	$95,835 Nat: $98,442 4yr Post-Grad	$11,531 /yr	$25,000	+$285k
University of Arkansas Fayetteville	AR	$98,765 Nat: $98,442 4yr Post-Grad	$18,209 /yr	$25,405	+$284k
California State University-East Bay Hayward	CA	$93,793 Nat: $98,442 4yr Post-Grad	$9,320 /yr	-	+$278k
Texas Tech University Lubbock	TX	$98,266 Nat: $98,442 4yr Post-Grad	$19,070 /yr	$28,500	+$277k
Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus University Park	PA	$104,758 Nat: $98,442 4yr Post-Grad	$32,875 /yr	$24,250	+$276k
Ohio University-Main Campus Athens	OH	$99,364 Nat: $98,442 4yr Post-Grad	$21,637 /yr	$27,000	+$276k
University of Minnesota-Duluth Duluth	MN	$97,732 Nat: $98,442 4yr Post-Grad	$18,743 /yr	$24,592	+$274k
Rochester Institute of Technology Rochester	NY	$105,313 Nat: $98,442 4yr Post-Grad	$34,906 /yr	$30,677	+$273k
University of Houston Houston	TX	$94,814 Nat: $98,442 4yr Post-Grad	$14,276 /yr	$20,500	+$268k
North Carolina A & T State University Greensboro	NC	$93,183 Nat: $98,442 4yr Post-Grad	$10,846 /yr	$31,000	+$268k
Auburn University Auburn	AL	$99,441 Nat: $98,442 4yr Post-Grad	$24,323 /yr	$23,250	+$267k
Lamar University ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Beaumont	TX	$91,806 Nat: $98,442 4yr Post-Grad	$9,366 /yr	$25,000	+$262k
University of Massachusetts-Amherst Amherst	MA	$97,791 Nat: $98,442 4yr Post-Grad	$22,383 /yr	$26,111	+$261k
University of Central Florida Orlando	FL	$91,630 Nat: $98,442 4yr Post-Grad	$10,411 /yr	$23,269	+$257k
Oklahoma State University-Main Campus Stillwater	OK	$94,692 Nat: $98,442 4yr Post-Grad	$17,447 /yr	$26,000	+$255k
University of Alabama in Huntsville Huntsville	AL	$95,153 Nat: $98,442 4yr Post-Grad	$18,796 /yr	$27,997	+$254k
East Texas A&M University ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Commerce	TX	$91,614 Nat: $98,442 4yr Post-Grad	$11,841 /yr	-	+$252k
Texas A&M University-College Station College Station	TX	$95,918 Nat: $98,442 4yr Post-Grad	$21,315 /yr	$18,749	+$251k
Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College Baton Rouge	LA	$94,748 Nat: $98,442 4yr Post-Grad	$19,151 /yr	$21,500	+$250k
University of South Florida Tampa	FL	$90,040 Nat: $98,442 4yr Post-Grad	$9,812 /yr	$20,521	+$247k
Binghamton University Vestal	NY	$95,354 Nat: $98,442 4yr Post-Grad	$21,620 /yr	$20,500	+$245k
Western Michigan University Kalamazoo	MI	$92,306 Nat: $98,442 4yr Post-Grad	$15,273 /yr	-	+$245k
University of Iowa Iowa City	IA	$95,347 Nat: $98,442 4yr Post-Grad	$22,531 /yr	$21,375	+$242k
University of Minnesota-Twin Cities Minneapolis	MN	$92,241 Nat: $98,442 4yr Post-Grad	$16,778 /yr	$21,500	+$239k
University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus Pittsburgh	PA	$98,654 Nat: $98,442 4yr Post-Grad	$30,434 /yr	$24,375	+$239k
Iowa State University Ames	IA	$92,914 Nat: $98,442 4yr Post-Grad	$18,589 /yr	$23,250	+$238k
Mississippi State University Mississippi State	MS	$92,332 Nat: $98,442 4yr Post-Grad	$17,595 /yr	$27,000	+$237k
Kansas State University Manhattan	KS	$93,098 Nat: $98,442 4yr Post-Grad	$19,406 /yr	$24,399	+$236k
South Dakota School of Mines and Technology Rapid City	SD	$92,815 Nat: $98,442 4yr Post-Grad	$20,183 /yr	$25,000	+$231k
Louisiana Tech University Ruston	LA	$88,619 Nat: $98,442 4yr Post-Grad	$11,864 /yr	$30,875	+$229k
Rutgers University-New Brunswick New Brunswick	NJ	$94,382 Nat: $98,442 4yr Post-Grad	$24,406 /yr	$26,855	+$228k
Texas State University San Marcos	TX	$90,729 Nat: $98,442 4yr Post-Grad	$16,805 /yr	$24,483	+$227k
Clemson University Clemson	SC	$92,491 Nat: $98,442 4yr Post-Grad	$22,253 /yr	$24,000	+$221k
University of Miami Coral Gables	FL	$99,068 Nat: $98,442 4yr Post-Grad	$37,244 /yr	$15,110	+$217k
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Troy	NY	$98,509 Nat: $98,442 4yr Post-Grad	$36,228 /yr	$22,500	+$217k
University of Wisconsin-Platteville Platteville	WI	$88,918 Nat: $98,442 4yr Post-Grad	$16,032 /yr	$27,275	+$216k
Worcester Polytechnic Institute Worcester	MA	$101,554 Nat: $98,442 4yr Post-Grad	$43,071 /yr	$26,254	+$215k
Liberty University ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Lynchburg	VA	$94,928 Nat: $98,442 4yr Post-Grad	$29,357 /yr	-	+$214k
University of Illinois Chicago Chicago	IL	$86,202 Nat: $98,442 4yr Post-Grad	$10,974 /yr	$20,341	+$214k
Indiana Institute of Technology-College of Professional Studies ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Fort Wayne	IN	$90,363 Nat: $98,442 4yr Post-Grad	$20,473 /yr	$31,000	+$211k
Youngstown State University Youngstown	OH	$86,340 Nat: $98,442 4yr Post-Grad	$12,767 /yr	$23,000	+$208k
University of Rhode Island Kingston	RI	$90,399 Nat: $98,442 4yr Post-Grad	$21,440 /yr	-	+$208k
Indiana Institute of Technology ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Fort Wayne	IN	$90,363 Nat: $98,442 4yr Post-Grad	$23,206 /yr	$31,000	+$201k
Bradley University Peoria	IL	$89,362 Nat: $98,442 4yr Post-Grad	$22,719 /yr	$25,685	+$196k
The University of Texas at El Paso El Paso	TX	$82,391 Nat: $98,442 4yr Post-Grad	$9,403 /yr	$16,104	+$190k
Montana State University Bozeman	MT	$88,087 Nat: $98,442 4yr Post-Grad	$22,499 /yr	$26,000	+$187k
Milwaukee School of Engineering Milwaukee	WI	$87,279 Nat: $98,442 4yr Post-Grad	$22,453 /yr	$27,000	+$181k
North Dakota State University-Main Campus Fargo	ND	$84,016 Nat: $98,442 4yr Post-Grad	$15,543 /yr	$25,625	+$181k
Northern Illinois University Dekalb	IL	$82,584 Nat: $98,442 4yr Post-Grad	$13,391 /yr	$23,750	+$177k
University at Buffalo Buffalo	NY	$86,118 Nat: $98,442 4yr Post-Grad	$20,995 /yr	$20,875	+$177k
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Edwardsville	IL	$82,744 Nat: $98,442 4yr Post-Grad	$14,889 /yr	-	+$173k
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Milwaukee	WI	$82,763 Nat: $98,442 4yr Post-Grad	$15,014 /yr	$18,544	+$173k
Morgan State University Baltimore	MD	$81,416 Nat: $98,442 4yr Post-Grad	$14,985 /yr	$27,500	+$163k
Kettering University Flint	MI	$86,265 Nat: $98,442 4yr Post-Grad	$34,660 /yr	-	+$129k
University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez Mayaguez	PR	$75,096 Nat: $98,442 4yr Post-Grad	$17,936 /yr	$10,000	+$104k
Kent State University at Kent Kent	OH	$72,958 Nat: $98,442 4yr Post-Grad	$20,787 /yr	$26,500	+$77k
Wichita State University Wichita	KS	$63,005 Nat: $98,442 2yr Post-Grad	$13,194 /yr	-	+$48k
San Jose State University San Jose	CA	$61,020 Nat: $98,442 2yr Post-Grad	$13,760 /yr	-	+$30k
Saint Ambrose University Davenport	IA	$63,005 Nat: $98,442 2yr Post-Grad	$24,691 /yr	-	+$6k
University of Arizona Tucson	AZ	- Nat: $98,442	$16,674 /yr	-	-$0
California Baptist University Riverside	CA	- Nat: $98,442	$26,285 /yr	-	-$0
California State University-Northridge Northridge	CA	- Nat: $98,442	$7,021 /yr	-	-$0
University of San Diego San Diego	CA	- Nat: $98,442	$30,365 /yr	-	-$0
Colorado State University Pueblo ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Pueblo	CO	- Nat: $98,442	$10,051 /yr	-	-$0
Quinnipiac University Hamden	CT	- Nat: $98,442	$40,675 /yr	-	-$0
Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University Tallahassee	FL	- Nat: $98,442	$13,739 /yr	-	-$0
Fort Hays State University ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Hays	KS	- Nat: $98,442	$12,569 /yr	-	-$0
Western New England University Springfield	MA	- Nat: $98,442	$27,290 /yr	-	-$0
Baker College ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Owosso	MI	- Nat: $98,442	$13,157 /yr	-	-$0
Lawrence Technological University Southfield	MI	- Nat: $98,442	$32,918 /yr	-	-$0
University of Michigan-Dearborn Dearborn	MI	- Nat: $98,442	$9,492 /yr	-	-$0
New Mexico State University-Main Campus Las Cruces	NM	- Nat: $98,442	$8,889 /yr	-	-$0
Columbia University in the City of New York New York	NY	- Nat: $98,442	$21,590 /yr	-	-$0
Hofstra University Hempstead	NY	- Nat: $98,442	$34,176 /yr	-	-$0
Elizabethtown College Elizabethtown	PA	- Nat: $98,442	$26,598 /yr	-	-$0
Gannon University Erie	PA	- Nat: $98,442	$22,553 /yr	-	-$0
Francis Marion University ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Florence	SC	- Nat: $98,442	$11,386 /yr	-	-$0
University of South Carolina Aiken ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Aiken	SC	- Nat: $98,442	$11,641 /yr	-	-$0
St. Mary's University San Antonio	TX	- Nat: $98,442	$21,145 /yr	-	-$0
University of Vermont Burlington	VT	- Nat: $98,442	$19,343 /yr	-	-$0
Caribbean University-Bayamon ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Bayamon	PR	- Nat: $98,442	$4,665 /yr	-	-$0
University of Puerto Rico-Humacao Humacao	PR	- Nat: $98,442	$12,675 /yr	-	-$0
Caribbean University-Ponce ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Ponce	PR	- Nat: $98,442	$4,964 /yr	-	-$0
Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Bayamon ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Bayamon	PR	$56,541 Nat: $98,442 4yr Post-Grad	$9,284 /yr	$10,525	-$10k
Universidad Politecnica de Puerto Rico ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Hato Rey	PR	$25,194 Nat: $98,442 2yr Post-Grad	$17,540 /yr	$22,332	-$299k

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, or for more sophisticated analysis, the Guided ROI Interview, with your specific estimates of cost and salary.