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Bachelor's Degree5 Institutions
Institution
State
Earnings
Avg Net PriceMedian Debt
Lifetime Value Added
Carnegie Mellon University
Pittsburgh
PA
$133,740
5yr Post-Grad
$31,671
/yr
$23,250
+$480k
James Madison University
Harrisonburg
VA
$101,452
5yr Post-Grad
$21,816
/yr
$21,500
+$276k
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Champaign
IL
$59,488
5yr Post-Grad
$15,201
/yr
$20,350
-$17k
La Salle University
Philadelphia
PA
$33,993
2yr Post-Grad
$21,409
/yr
$23,512
-$233k
Marshall University
Huntington
WV
$21,508
2yr Post-Grad
$8,327
/yr
-
-$300k
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.