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Bachelor's Degree•47 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 ($60,003)
P25-P75 Interval ($42,682 - $72,271)
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 ($56,751)
P25-P75 Interval ($42,682 - $72,271)
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 ($56,751)
P25-P75 Interval ($42,682 - $72,271)
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
Chapel Hill
NC
$80,344
Nat: $63,114
4yr Post-Grad
$11,305
/yr
$8,282
+$170k
Fairfax
VA
$72,271
Nat: $63,114
4yr Post-Grad
$14,697
/yr
$27,000
+$96k
Berkeley
CA
$65,269
Nat: $63,114
4yr Post-Grad
$14,538
/yr
-
+$42k
Washington
DC
$73,534
Nat: $63,114
4yr Post-Grad
$33,661
/yr
$12,500
+$37k
California State University-Dominguez Hills
Carson
CA
-
Nat: $63,114
$7,244
/yr
-
-$0
Regis University
Denver
CO
-
Nat: $63,114
$18,133
/yr
-
-$0
Washington
DC
-
Nat: $63,114
$35,760
/yr
-
-$0
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Daytona Beach
Daytona Beach
FL
-
Nat: $63,114
$40,539
/yr
$20,250
-$0
Chicago
IL
-
Nat: $63,114
$15,949
/yr
-
-$0
Indianapolis
IN
-
Nat: $63,114
$37,499
/yr
-
-$0
Greencastle
IN
-
Nat: $63,114
$19,916
/yr
-
-$0
Richmond
IN
-
Nat: $63,114
$23,002
/yr
-
-$0
Goshen
IN
-
Nat: $63,114
$13,404
/yr
-
-$0
Manchester University
North Manchester
IN
-
Nat: $63,114
$20,763
/yr
-
-$0
Baltimore
MD
-
Nat: $63,114
$25,526
/yr
-
-$0
Lowell
MA
-
Nat: $63,114
$17,362
/yr
-
-$0
Wellesley
MA
-
Nat: $63,114
$23,995
/yr
-
-$0
Detroit
MI
-
Nat: $63,114
$11,212
/yr
-
-$0
Saint Paul
MN
-
Nat: $63,114
$30,995
/yr
-
-$0
Saint Joseph
MN
-
Nat: $63,114
$25,301
/yr
-
-$0
Collegeville
MN
-
Nat: $63,114
$26,748
/yr
-
-$0
The College of Saint Scholastica
Duluth
MN
-
Nat: $63,114
$26,830
/yr
-
-$0
Saint Paul
MN
-
Nat: $63,114
$31,532
/yr
-
-$0
Omaha
NE
-
Nat: $63,114
$32,456
/yr
-
-$0
Manchester
NH
-
Nat: $63,114
$34,382
/yr
-
-$0
Hamilton
NY
-
Nat: $63,114
$29,409
/yr
-
-$0
Riverdale
NY
-
Nat: $63,114
$25,074
/yr
-
-$0
New York
NY
-
Nat: $63,114
$30,721
/yr
-
-$0
Guilford College
Greensboro
NC
-
Nat: $63,114
$22,813
/yr
-
-$0
Greensboro
NC
-
Nat: $63,114
$12,291
/yr
$21,119
-$0
University Heights
OH
-
Nat: $63,114
$27,167
/yr
-
-$0
Kent
OH
-
Nat: $63,114
$20,294
/yr
-
-$0
Portland State University
Portland
OR
-
Nat: $63,114
$8,337
/yr
-
-$0
Huntingdon
PA
-
Nat: $63,114
$24,001
/yr
-
-$0
Mechanicsburg
PA
-
Nat: $63,114
$25,955
/yr
-
-$0
Swarthmore
PA
-
Nat: $63,114
$17,392
/yr
-
-$0
Collegeville
PA
-
Nat: $63,114
$30,181
/yr
-
-$0
Salt Lake City
UT
-
Nat: $63,114
$27,314
/yr
-
-$0
Harrisonburg
VA
-
Nat: $63,114
$24,731
/yr
-
-$0
Spokane
WA
-
Nat: $63,114
$23,009
/yr
-
-$0
Milwaukee
WI
-
Nat: $63,114
$30,561
/yr
-
-$0
Salisbury
MD
$60,003
Nat: $63,114
4yr Post-Grad
$17,445
/yr
$13,738
-$11k
Chicago
IL
$53,498
Nat: $63,114
4yr Post-Grad
$27,108
/yr
-
-$99k
Saint Paul
MN
$48,712
Nat: $63,114
5yr Post-Grad
$22,756
/yr
-
-$132k
Notre Dame
IN
$42,682
Nat: $63,114
2yr Post-Grad
$25,339
/yr
-
-$170k
Medford
MA
$28,598
Nat: $63,114
2yr Post-Grad
$38,797
/yr
-
-$345k
Orange
CA
$29,685
Nat: $63,114
2yr Post-Grad
$46,708
/yr
-
-$364k
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).