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Bachelor's Degree12 Institutions
Institution
State
Earnings
Avg Net PriceMedian Debt
Lifetime Value Added
Carnegie Mellon University
Pittsburgh
PA
$146,929
Nat: $88,036
4yr Post-Grad
$31,944
/yr
$23,250
+$578k
James Madison University
Harrisonburg
VA
$91,034
Nat: $88,036
4yr Post-Grad
$23,322
/yr
$21,500
+$195k
Pennsylvania Western University
California
PA
$70,820
Nat: $88,036
4yr Post-Grad
$18,256
/yr
-
+$61k
La Salle University
Philadelphia
PA
$64,444
Nat: $88,036
4yr Post-Grad
$19,409
/yr
$23,512
+$8k
Claremont McKenna College
Claremont
CA
-
Nat: $88,036
$28,849
/yr
-
-$0
Pitzer College
Claremont
CA
-
Nat: $88,036
$34,191
/yr
-
-$0
Grace College and Theological Seminary
Winona Lake
IN
-
Nat: $88,036
$19,932
/yr
-
-$0
Syracuse University
Syracuse
NY
-
Nat: $88,036
$38,793
/yr
-
-$0
University of Wyoming
Laramie
WY
-
Nat: $88,036
$13,599
/yr
-
-$0
Purdue University-Main Campus
West Lafayette
IN
-
Nat: $88,036
$14,600
/yr
-
-$0
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Champaign
IL
$57,510
Nat: $88,036
4yr Post-Grad
$14,355
/yr
$20,350
-$29k
Marshall University
Huntington
WV
$48,250
Nat: $88,036
4yr Post-Grad
$7,502
/yr
-
-$81k
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.