Institution | State | Earnings | Avg Net Price | Median Debt | Lifetime Value Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harvard University Cambridge | MA | $229,811 5yr Post-Grad | $16,816 /yr | - | +$1233k |
| Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh | PA | $155,025 5yr Post-Grad | $31,671 /yr | $21,000 | +$637k |
| University of California-Berkeley Berkeley | CA | $145,658 5yr Post-Grad | $14,979 /yr | $15,400 | +$628k |
| University of Chicago Chicago | IL | $147,558 5yr Post-Grad | $18,967 /yr | - | +$628k |
| Duke University Durham | NC | $121,776 5yr Post-Grad | $34,454 /yr | $13,500 | +$382k |
| University of California-Santa Barbara Santa Barbara | CA | $110,783 5yr Post-Grad | $13,825 /yr | $17,167 | +$374k |
| Brigham Young University Provo | UT | $107,867 5yr Post-Grad | $14,487 /yr | $10,312 | +$350k |
| University of California-Davis Davis | CA | $107,082 5yr Post-Grad | $15,288 /yr | $14,917 | +$341k |
| University of Michigan-Ann Arbor Ann Arbor | MI | $105,494 5yr Post-Grad | $14,832 /yr | $23,150 | +$331k |
| University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Champaign | IL | $104,911 5yr Post-Grad | $15,201 /yr | $19,000 | +$326k |
| University of Virginia-Main Campus Charlottesville | VA | $108,373 5yr Post-Grad | $22,881 /yr | $16,295 | +$324k |
| Purdue University-Main Campus West Lafayette | IN | $97,489 5yr Post-Grad | $13,945 /yr | $19,250 | +$275k |
| California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo San Luis Obispo | CA | $97,279 5yr Post-Grad | $15,624 /yr | $17,939 | +$267k |
| University of Florida Gainesville | FL | $92,382 5yr Post-Grad | $6,351 /yr | $13,191 | +$264k |
| University of California-Los Angeles Los Angeles | CA | $94,154 5yr Post-Grad | $14,013 /yr | $15,811 | +$249k |
| Michigan State University East Lansing | MI | $94,328 5yr Post-Grad | $20,751 /yr | $23,625 | +$226k |
| Rice University Houston | TX | $79,450 2yr Post-Grad | $12,640 /yr | - | +$181k |
| University of Georgia Athens | GA | $83,951 5yr Post-Grad | $13,816 /yr | $19,677 | +$174k |
| Florida State University Tallahassee | FL | $82,522 5yr Post-Grad | $10,997 /yr | $22,350 | +$173k |
| University of Minnesota-Twin Cities Minneapolis | MN | $83,050 5yr Post-Grad | $17,139 /yr | $20,500 | +$155k |
| Central Michigan University Mount Pleasant | MI | $82,502 5yr Post-Grad | $16,041 /yr | - | +$155k |
| University of Minnesota-Duluth Duluth | MN | $83,264 5yr Post-Grad | $18,464 /yr | $21,600 | +$152k |
| University of Connecticut-Waterbury Campus Waterbury | CT | $76,845 5yr Post-Grad | $8,896 /yr | $19,500 | +$138k |
| University of Connecticut-Avery Point Groton | CT | $76,845 5yr Post-Grad | $11,504 /yr | $19,500 | +$129k |
| University of Connecticut-Hartford Campus Hartford | CT | $76,845 5yr Post-Grad | $13,339 /yr | $19,500 | +$122k |
| North Carolina State University at Raleigh Raleigh | NC | $78,288 5yr Post-Grad | $16,931 /yr | $23,430 | +$120k |
| University of Connecticut-Stamford Stamford | CT | $76,845 5yr Post-Grad | $14,059 /yr | $19,500 | +$120k |
| Grand Valley State University Allendale | MI | $78,011 5yr Post-Grad | $17,096 /yr | $27,000 | +$117k |
| University of South Florida Tampa | FL | $70,904 5yr Post-Grad | $10,043 /yr | $11,792 | +$90k |
| University of Connecticut Storrs | CT | $76,845 5yr Post-Grad | $22,886 /yr | $19,500 | +$88k |
| Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Blacksburg | VA | $74,128 5yr Post-Grad | $23,790 /yr | $15,500 | +$64k |
| University of Wisconsin-Madison Madison | WI | $63,005 2yr Post-Grad | $16,928 /yr | $24,250 | +$34k |
| Northwestern University Evanston | IL | $64,990 2yr Post-Grad | $27,143 /yr | $14,234 | +$14k |
| Columbia University in the City of New York New York | NY | $61,516 2yr Post-Grad | $20,148 /yr | - | +$11k |
| University of Northern Iowa Cedar Falls | IA | $57,318 2yr Post-Grad | $14,609 /yr | - | -$4k |
| Miami University-Oxford Oxford | OH | $63,005 2yr Post-Grad | $27,662 /yr | $23,875 | -$4k |
| University of South Alabama Mobile | AL | $51,684 5yr Post-Grad | $15,142 /yr | $22,532 | -$80k |
| California State University-Fullerton Fullerton | CA | $40,485 2yr Post-Grad | $5,646 /yr | - | -$118k |
| San Diego State University San Diego | CA | $33,990 2yr Post-Grad | $16,174 /yr | $13,125 | -$214k |
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.