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Bachelor's Degree67 Institutions
Institution
State
Earnings
Avg Net PriceMedian Debt
Lifetime Value Added
University of Minnesota-Twin Cities
Minneapolis
MN
$74,597
Nat: $55,384
4yr Post-Grad
$16,778
/yr
$20,153
+$93k
Pennsylvania State University-World Campus
University Park
PA
$66,866
Nat: $55,384
4yr Post-Grad
$19,550
/yr
$25,431
+$25k
Farmingdale State College
Farmingdale
NY
$62,608
Nat: $55,384
4yr Post-Grad
$10,867
/yr
$12,882
+$23k
Seton Hall University
South Orange
NJ
$70,611
Nat: $55,384
4yr Post-Grad
$31,446
/yr
-
+$10k
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Berks
Reading
PA
$66,866
Nat: $55,384
4yr Post-Grad
$24,356
/yr
$25,431
+$8k
California Lutheran University
Thousand Oaks
CA
$68,806
Nat: $55,384
4yr Post-Grad
$30,109
/yr
$24,250
+$2k
Northern Arizona University
Flagstaff
AZ
-
Nat: $55,384
$14,158
/yr
-
-$0
Sacred Heart University
Fairfield
CT
-
Nat: $55,384
$46,174
/yr
-
-$0
Florida Institute of Technology
Melbourne
FL
-
Nat: $55,384
$35,639
/yr
-
-$0
Benedictine University
Lisle
IL
-
Nat: $55,384
$22,313
/yr
-
-$0
Illinois Institute of Technology
Chicago
IL
-
Nat: $55,384
$18,425
/yr
-
-$0
Roosevelt University
Chicago
IL
-
Nat: $55,384
$20,194
/yr
-
-$0
University of Evansville
Evansville
IN
-
Nat: $55,384
$18,499
/yr
-
-$0
Grand View University
Des Moines
IA
-
Nat: $55,384
$21,774
/yr
-
-$0
Benedictine College
Atchison
KS
-
Nat: $55,384
$27,891
/yr
$27,000
-$0
Friends University
Wichita
KS
-
Nat: $55,384
$27,715
/yr
-
-$0
University of Baltimore
Baltimore
MD
-
Nat: $55,384
$13,868
/yr
-
-$0
Madonna University
Livonia
MI
-
Nat: $55,384
$17,755
/yr
-
-$0
Siena Heights University
Adrian
MI
-
Nat: $55,384
$17,124
/yr
-
-$0
Millsaps College
Jackson
MS
-
Nat: $55,384
$26,034
/yr
-
-$0
Washington University in St Louis
St. Louis
MO
-
Nat: $55,384
$21,786
/yr
-
-$0
Webster University
Saint Louis
MO
-
Nat: $55,384
$27,047
/yr
-
-$0
New England College
Henniker
NH
-
Nat: $55,384
$26,972
/yr
-
-$0
Manhattanville University
Purchase
NY
-
Nat: $55,384
$20,991
/yr
-
-$0
Minot State University
Minot
ND
-
Nat: $55,384
$12,703
/yr
-
-$0
Lake Erie College
Painesville
OH
-
Nat: $55,384
$20,961
/yr
-
-$0
Northwestern Oklahoma State University
Alva
OK
-
Nat: $55,384
$10,104
/yr
-
-$0
Pacific University
Forest Grove
OR
-
Nat: $55,384
$35,273
/yr
-
-$0
Carlow University
Pittsburgh
PA
-
Nat: $55,384
$20,786
/yr
-
-$0
Chestnut Hill College
Philadelphia
PA
-
Nat: $55,384
$27,970
/yr
-
-$0
Thiel College
Greenville
PA
-
Nat: $55,384
$22,347
/yr
-
-$0
Bob Jones University
Greenville
SC
-
Nat: $55,384
$16,641
/yr
-
-$0
Newberry College
Newberry
SC
-
Nat: $55,384
$21,656
/yr
-
-$0
Trevecca Nazarene University
Nashville
TN
-
Nat: $55,384
$16,813
/yr
-
-$0
Our Lady of the Lake University
San Antonio
TX
-
Nat: $55,384
$16,442
/yr
-
-$0
Westminster University
Salt Lake City
UT
-
Nat: $55,384
$27,094
/yr
-
-$0
Champlain College
Burlington
VT
-
Nat: $55,384
$35,860
/yr
-
-$0
Whitworth University
Spokane
WA
-
Nat: $55,384
$26,534
/yr
-
-$0
Fairmont State University
Fairmont
WV
-
Nat: $55,384
$9,032
/yr
-
-$0
West Virginia University
Morgantown
WV
$61,411
Nat: $55,384
4yr Post-Grad
$15,634
/yr
$24,478
-$3k
University of St Thomas
Saint Paul
MN
$66,876
Nat: $55,384
4yr Post-Grad
$29,155
/yr
-
-$10k
University of Nebraska at Omaha
Omaha
NE
$58,250
Nat: $55,384
4yr Post-Grad
$13,441
/yr
$19,550
-$20k
Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus
University Park
PA
$66,866
Nat: $55,384
4yr Post-Grad
$32,875
/yr
$25,431
-$23k
Grand Valley State University
Allendale
MI
$57,771
Nat: $55,384
4yr Post-Grad
$16,317
/yr
$24,250
-$35k
High Point University
High Point
NC
$67,085
Nat: $55,384
4yr Post-Grad
$38,707
/yr
$23,250
-$42k
Wisconsin Lutheran College
Milwaukee
WI
$58,335
Nat: $55,384
4yr Post-Grad
$23,245
/yr
-
-$55k
Ohio State University-Main Campus
Columbus
OH
$54,860
Nat: $55,384
4yr Post-Grad
$17,339
/yr
$22,375
-$62k
SUNY Buffalo State University
Buffalo
NY
$49,500
Nat: $55,384
4yr Post-Grad
$11,346
/yr
$24,000
-$84k
Dominican University of California
San Rafael
CA
$58,005
Nat: $55,384
4yr Post-Grad
$35,333
/yr
-
-$101k
Michigan Technological University
Houghton
MI
$44,384
Nat: $55,384
2yr Post-Grad
$14,182
/yr
-
-$114k
Berry College
Mount Berry
GA
$50,593
Nat: $55,384
4yr Post-Grad
$22,320
/yr
$22,465
-$114k
Malone University
Canton
OH
$49,148
Nat: $55,384
4yr Post-Grad
$20,948
/yr
$27,000
-$121k
Tennessee Technological University
Cookeville
TN
$45,909
Nat: $55,384
4yr Post-Grad
$14,246
/yr
$16,750
-$124k
Augustana College
Rock Island
IL
$49,015
Nat: $55,384
4yr Post-Grad
$22,736
/yr
$27,000
-$129k
Howard University
Washington
DC
$59,909
Nat: $55,384
4yr Post-Grad
$50,539
/yr
$26,000
-$141k
SUNY Polytechnic Institute
Utica
NY
$40,991
Nat: $55,384
4yr Post-Grad
$14,164
/yr
$19,440
-$165k
Buena Vista University
Storm Lake
IA
$39,369
Nat: $55,384
2yr Post-Grad
$18,846
/yr
-
-$175k
Marquette University
Milwaukee
WI
$41,789
Nat: $55,384
2yr Post-Grad
$31,487
/yr
-
-$199k
Drexel University
Philadelphia
PA
$41,565
Nat: $55,384
2yr Post-Grad
$38,509
/yr
-
-$227k
University of Minnesota-Duluth
Duluth
MN
$33,138
Nat: $55,384
2yr Post-Grad
$18,743
/yr
-
-$231k
DeSales University
Center Valley
PA
$38,289
Nat: $55,384
2yr Post-Grad
$31,643
/yr
-
-$231k
Immaculata University
Immaculata
PA
$33,987
Nat: $55,384
2yr Post-Grad
$24,258
/yr
-
-$243k
Middle Georgia State University
Macon
GA
$26,353
Nat: $55,384
2yr Post-Grad
$12,361
/yr
$24,750
-$270k
Wilkes University
Wilkes-Barre
PA
$32,391
Nat: $55,384
2yr Post-Grad
$27,743
/yr
-
-$270k
Quincy University
Quincy
IL
$23,538
Nat: $55,384
2yr Post-Grad
$20,359
/yr
-
-$324k
Flagler College
Saint Augustine
FL
$25,629
Nat: $55,384
2yr Post-Grad
$30,525
/yr
-
-$342k
Keystone College
La Plume
PA
$20,482
Nat: $55,384
2yr Post-Grad
$22,051
/yr
-
-$359k
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 with your specific estimates of cost and salary.