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Bachelor's Degree•89 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 ($81,446)
P25-P75 Interval ($71,983 - $87,678)
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 ($81,404)
P25-P75 Interval ($71,983 - $87,678)
HS Baseline ($35,872)
Column median
Trend: +$1,413 per 100 SAT points (R² 0.02, n=46)

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 ($81,404)
P25-P75 Interval ($71,983 - $87,678)
HS Baseline ($35,872)
Column median
Trend: −$130 per 10 pts lower acceptance (R² 0.00, n=54)

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
Rexburg
ID
$103,769
Nat: $80,890
4yr Post-Grad
$6,560
/yr
$12,943
+$366k
San Jose
CA
$103,975
Nat: $80,890
5yr Post-Grad
$14,241
/yr
-
+$324k
SUNY Buffalo State University
Buffalo
NY
$98,018
Nat: $80,890
4yr Post-Grad
$10,886
/yr
-
+$306k
Weber State University
Ogden
UT
$94,454
Nat: $80,890
4yr Post-Grad
$10,237
/yr
-
+$281k
Big Rapids
MI
$91,993
Nat: $80,890
4yr Post-Grad
$8,402
/yr
$22,907
+$269k
New Britain
CT
$97,186
Nat: $80,890
5yr Post-Grad
$15,537
/yr
$24,000
+$269k
Indiana State University
Terre Haute
IN
$91,915
Nat: $80,890
4yr Post-Grad
$10,103
/yr
-
+$263k
Los Angeles
CA
$86,970
Nat: $80,890
4yr Post-Grad
$2,385
/yr
$11,004
+$253k
Highland Heights
KY
$88,492
Nat: $80,890
4yr Post-Grad
$8,976
/yr
$21,706
+$240k
Lamar University
Beaumont
TX
$87,113
Nat: $80,890
4yr Post-Grad
$7,984
/yr
$21,247
+$234k
Carbondale
IL
$87,442
Nat: $80,890
4yr Post-Grad
$12,554
/yr
$21,833
+$220k
West Lafayette
IN
$88,474
Nat: $80,890
4yr Post-Grad
$14,851
/yr
$19,553
+$219k
Bowling Green
KY
$86,033
Nat: $80,890
4yr Post-Grad
$11,789
/yr
$17,499
+$212k
San Luis Obispo
CA
$89,195
Nat: $80,890
4yr Post-Grad
$18,832
/yr
-
+$210k
Cedar Falls
IA
$87,580
Nat: $80,890
4yr Post-Grad
$16,038
/yr
$14,000
+$208k
Hattiesburg
MS
$89,904
Nat: $80,890
4yr Post-Grad
$21,172
/yr
$27,474
+$207k
Oregon Institute of Technology
Klamath Falls
OR
$89,777
Nat: $80,890
5yr Post-Grad
$17,499
/yr
-
+$206k
College Station
TX
$89,629
Nat: $80,890
4yr Post-Grad
$21,527
/yr
$20,000
+$204k
Ada
OH
$89,697
Nat: $80,890
4yr Post-Grad
$23,969
/yr
-
+$196k
Stephenville
TX
$87,678
Nat: $80,890
4yr Post-Grad
$20,525
/yr
$17,253
+$193k
Fresno
CA
$81,455
Nat: $80,890
5yr Post-Grad
$5,418
/yr
$12,500
+$187k
Platteville
WI
$83,958
Nat: $80,890
4yr Post-Grad
$15,451
/yr
$22,125
+$183k
Missouri Southern State University
Joplin
MO
$83,179
Nat: $80,890
5yr Post-Grad
$10,836
/yr
-
+$181k
Kalamazoo
MI
$82,740
Nat: $80,890
4yr Post-Grad
$13,902
/yr
$17,500
+$179k
Charleston
IL
$81,362
Nat: $80,890
4yr Post-Grad
$12,717
/yr
-
+$173k
Farmingdale
NY
$78,267
Nat: $80,890
4yr Post-Grad
$6,146
/yr
$11,520
+$173k
Pittsburg
KS
$81,562
Nat: $80,890
4yr Post-Grad
$14,291
/yr
$18,625
+$168k
Williamsport
PA
$85,665
Nat: $80,890
4yr Post-Grad
$24,761
/yr
$26,000
+$162k
Greenville
NC
$81,852
Nat: $80,890
4yr Post-Grad
$16,880
/yr
$17,750
+$161k
Mankato
MN
$83,115
Nat: $80,890
4yr Post-Grad
$19,702
/yr
-
+$161k
Shawnee State University
Portsmouth
OH
$81,446
Nat: $80,890
4yr Post-Grad
$17,766
/yr
-
+$155k
Greensboro
NC
$77,476
Nat: $80,890
4yr Post-Grad
$9,884
/yr
$28,375
+$153k
Cape Girardeau
MO
$80,820
Nat: $80,890
4yr Post-Grad
$17,110
/yr
$16,750
+$153k
Portland
ME
$77,734
Nat: $80,890
4yr Post-Grad
$14,927
/yr
-
+$137k
Southeastern Louisiana University
Hammond
LA
$76,401
Nat: $80,890
4yr Post-Grad
$12,468
/yr
$25,735
+$136k
Mississippi State
MS
$79,068
Nat: $80,890
4yr Post-Grad
$18,781
/yr
$22,500
+$133k
Bemidji
MN
$76,882
Nat: $80,890
4yr Post-Grad
$16,327
/yr
-
+$125k
California
PA
$77,401
Nat: $80,890
4yr Post-Grad
$17,839
/yr
-
+$124k
Northwestern State University of Louisiana
Natchitoches
LA
$74,209
Nat: $80,890
4yr Post-Grad
$12,842
/yr
-
+$117k
Dayton
OH
$82,332
Nat: $80,890
4yr Post-Grad
$30,366
/yr
-
+$117k
Millersville
PA
$76,831
Nat: $80,890
4yr Post-Grad
$18,817
/yr
$19,500
+$116k
Normal
IL
$76,121
Nat: $80,890
4yr Post-Grad
$17,829
/yr
-
+$114k
Grand Forks
ND
$75,202
Nat: $80,890
4yr Post-Grad
$18,131
/yr
-
+$106k
University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff
Pine Bluff
AR
$71,983
Nat: $80,890
4yr Post-Grad
$11,528
/yr
$28,125
+$105k
Saint Cloud
MN
$73,695
Nat: $80,890
4yr Post-Grad
$16,062
/yr
-
+$102k
Kingsville
TX
$71,207
Nat: $80,890
4yr Post-Grad
$13,212
/yr
$27,000
+$93k
Lafayette
LA
$69,334
Nat: $80,890
4yr Post-Grad
$14,924
/yr
-
+$73k
East Texas A&M University
Commerce
TX
$68,588
Nat: $80,890
4yr Post-Grad
$13,974
/yr
-
+$70k
Ypsilanti
MI
$67,101
Nat: $80,890
2yr Post-Grad
$16,628
/yr
-
+$70k
Wayne
NE
$68,431
Nat: $80,890
4yr Post-Grad
$15,534
/yr
$12,745
+$63k
Virginia State University
Petersburg
VA
$69,382
Nat: $80,890
5yr Post-Grad
$14,893
/yr
$24,288
+$62k
Evansville
IN
$63,997
Nat: $80,890
2yr Post-Grad
$13,373
/yr
-
+$57k
Fitchburg
MA
$66,707
Nat: $80,890
4yr Post-Grad
$13,803
/yr
-
+$56k
Missouri Western State University
Saint Joseph
MO
$68,922
Nat: $80,890
5yr Post-Grad
$16,379
/yr
-
+$54k
Maryville
MO
$64,259
Nat: $80,890
5yr Post-Grad
$16,120
/yr
$11,745
+$18k
Bellingham
WA
$60,325
Nat: $81,446
2yr Post-Grad
$19,963
/yr
-
+$3k
Goodwin University
East Hartford
CT
-
Nat: $80,890
$31,759
/yr
-
-$0
Valdosta State University
Valdosta
GA
-
Nat: $80,890
$10,804
/yr
-
-$0
Moscow
ID
-
Nat: $80,890
$15,321
/yr
-
-$0
Lewis-Clark State College
Lewiston
ID
-
Nat: $80,890
$13,632
/yr
-
-$0
Purdue University Fort Wayne
Fort Wayne
IN
-
Nat: $80,890
$12,471
/yr
-
-$0
Upper Iowa University
Fayette
IA
-
Nat: $80,890
$21,119
/yr
-
-$0
William Penn University
Oskaloosa
IA
-
Nat: $80,890
$23,749
/yr
-
-$0
Murray
KY
-
Nat: $80,890
$7,350
/yr
-
-$0
Mount Pleasant
MI
-
Nat: $80,890
$17,201
/yr
-
-$0
Jackson College
Jackson
MI
-
Nat: $80,890
$9,797
/yr
-
-$0
Sault Ste Marie
MI
-
Nat: $80,890
$9,782
/yr
-
-$0
Marquette
MI
-
Nat: $80,890
$12,759
/yr
-
-$0
University Center
MI
-
Nat: $80,890
$12,147
/yr
$24,663
-$0
Mississippi Valley State University
Itta Bena
MS
-
Nat: $80,890
$11,844
/yr
-
-$0
Warrensburg
MO
-
Nat: $80,890
$15,554
/yr
-
-$0
Springfield
MO
-
Nat: $80,890
$17,270
/yr
-
-$0
Rochester
NY
-
Nat: $80,890
$37,232
/yr
-
-$0
Akron
OH
-
Nat: $80,890
$13,072
/yr
-
-$0
Central State University
Wilberforce
OH
-
Nat: $80,890
$13,307
/yr
-
-$0
University of Rio Grande
Rio Grande
OH
-
Nat: $80,890
$25,227
/yr
-
-$0
Oklahoma Panhandle State University
Goodwell
OK
-
Nat: $80,890
$8,380
/yr
-
-$0
Southwestern Oklahoma State University
Weatherford
OK
-
Nat: $80,890
$15,278
/yr
-
-$0
South Carolina State University
Orangeburg
SC
-
Nat: $80,890
$18,030
/yr
-
-$0
Black Hills State University
Spearfish
SD
-
Nat: $80,890
$19,252
/yr
-
-$0
LeTourneau University
Longview
TX
-
Nat: $80,890
$26,985
/yr
-
-$0
Sul Ross State University
Alpine
TX
-
Nat: $80,890
$16,255
/yr
-
-$0
Texas Southern University
Houston
TX
-
Nat: $80,890
$16,494
/yr
-
-$0
Ellensburg
WA
-
Nat: $80,890
$21,201
/yr
-
-$0
Middle Georgia State University
Macon
GA
-
Nat: $80,890
$11,448
/yr
-
-$0
Vincennes University
Vincennes
IN
$57,348
Nat: $80,890
4yr Post-Grad
$10,093
/yr
$16,560
-$6k
Kennesaw
GA
$51,417
Nat: $80,890
4yr Post-Grad
$16,325
/yr
-
-$78k
Jackson State University
Jackson
MS
$52,107
Nat: $80,890
4yr Post-Grad
$34,119
/yr
$30,901
-$136k
Arecibo
PR
$36,328
Nat: $80,890
4yr Post-Grad
$13,088
/yr
-
-$195k
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).