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Bachelor's Degree•58 Institutions
Institution | State | Earnings | Avg Net Price | Median Debt | Lifetime Value Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Purdue University-Main Campus West Lafayette | IN | $107,557 Nat: $91,449 4yr Post-Grad | $14,600 /yr | $22,111 | +$348k |
| University of California-Irvine Irvine | CA | $106,547 Nat: $91,449 4yr Post-Grad | $14,251 /yr | $7,500 | +$341k |
| California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo San Luis Obispo | CA | $100,599 Nat: $91,449 4yr Post-Grad | $16,665 /yr | $17,000 | +$288k |
| University of Michigan-Ann Arbor Ann Arbor | MI | $98,879 Nat: $91,449 4yr Post-Grad | $13,138 /yr | $16,250 | +$288k |
| University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Champaign | IL | $97,924 Nat: $91,449 4yr Post-Grad | $14,355 /yr | $17,350 | +$276k |
| University of Maryland-College Park College Park | MD | $97,714 Nat: $91,449 4yr Post-Grad | $15,678 /yr | - | +$270k |
| University of Washington-Seattle Campus Seattle | WA | $95,314 Nat: $91,449 4yr Post-Grad | $14,091 /yr | $19,485 | +$258k |
| University of Connecticut-Waterbury Campus Waterbury | CT | $93,464 Nat: $91,449 4yr Post-Grad | $10,875 /yr | $27,000 | +$256k |
| University of Connecticut-Avery Point Groton | CT | $93,464 Nat: $91,449 4yr Post-Grad | $13,807 /yr | $27,000 | +$245k |
| Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus Atlanta | GA | $92,260 Nat: $91,449 4yr Post-Grad | $12,116 /yr | $16,936 | +$242k |
| Michigan State University East Lansing | MI | $95,761 Nat: $91,449 4yr Post-Grad | $19,680 /yr | $24,385 | +$241k |
| University of Connecticut-Hartford Campus Hartford | CT | $93,464 Nat: $91,449 4yr Post-Grad | $16,403 /yr | $27,000 | +$236k |
| University of Connecticut-Stamford Stamford | CT | $93,464 Nat: $91,449 4yr Post-Grad | $16,798 /yr | $27,000 | +$234k |
| Michigan Technological University Houghton | MI | $92,070 Nat: $91,449 4yr Post-Grad | $14,182 /yr | $26,000 | +$233k |
| University of Florida Gainesville | FL | $87,779 Nat: $91,449 4yr Post-Grad | $6,541 /yr | - | +$229k |
| Winona State University Winona | MN | $91,528 Nat: $91,449 4yr Post-Grad | $17,503 /yr | $22,000 | +$217k |
| University of Wisconsin-Madison Madison | WI | $91,265 Nat: $91,449 4yr Post-Grad | $17,354 /yr | $20,195 | +$216k |
| University of California-Davis Davis | CA | $89,983 Nat: $91,449 4yr Post-Grad | $14,741 /yr | $18,777 | +$216k |
| Arizona State University Campus Immersion Tempe | AZ | $89,913 Nat: $91,449 4yr Post-Grad | $14,967 /yr | $23,557 | +$214k |
| North Carolina State University at Raleigh Raleigh | NC | $89,968 Nat: $91,449 4yr Post-Grad | $17,303 /yr | $21,111 | +$206k |
| University of Connecticut Storrs | CT | $93,464 Nat: $91,449 4yr Post-Grad | $25,097 /yr | $27,000 | +$204k |
| Lehigh University Bethlehem | PA | $97,904 Nat: $91,449 4yr Post-Grad | $36,931 /yr | $26,324 | +$195k |
| Washington State University Pullman | WA | $86,145 Nat: $91,449 4yr Post-Grad | $14,971 /yr | $28,750 | +$186k |
| Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Blacksburg | VA | $90,828 Nat: $91,449 4yr Post-Grad | $24,953 /yr | $27,000 | +$185k |
| Ohio State University-Main Campus Columbus | OH | $86,084 Nat: $91,449 4yr Post-Grad | $17,339 /yr | $19,500 | +$177k |
| Drexel University Philadelphia | PA | $94,694 Nat: $91,449 4yr Post-Grad | $38,509 /yr | $31,000 | +$165k |
| University of Minnesota-Twin Cities Minneapolis | MN | $83,945 Nat: $91,449 4yr Post-Grad | $16,778 /yr | $21,018 | +$163k |
| University of Kentucky Lexington | KY | $84,796 Nat: $91,449 4yr Post-Grad | $18,851 /yr | - | +$162k |
| Clemson University Clemson | SC | $85,883 Nat: $91,449 4yr Post-Grad | $22,253 /yr | $25,246 | +$158k |
| University of Alabama at Birmingham Birmingham | AL | $83,985 Nat: $91,449 4yr Post-Grad | $18,749 /yr | - | +$156k |
| University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Milwaukee | WI | $82,131 Nat: $91,449 4yr Post-Grad | $15,014 /yr | - | +$156k |
| Iowa State University Ames | IA | $83,416 Nat: $91,449 4yr Post-Grad | $18,589 /yr | $23,000 | +$153k |
| University of North Texas Denton | TX | $78,250 Nat: $91,449 4yr Post-Grad | $15,649 /yr | $24,000 | +$124k |
| University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia | PA | $76,460 Nat: $91,449 2yr Post-Grad | $28,699 /yr | - | +$99k |
| Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Troy | NY | $82,947 Nat: $91,449 4yr Post-Grad | $36,228 /yr | $23,250 | +$86k |
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge | MA | $65,238 Nat: $91,449 2yr Post-Grad | $20,111 /yr | - | +$41k |
| Cornell University Ithaca | NY | $68,778 Nat: $91,449 2yr Post-Grad | $28,690 /yr | $16,199 | +$38k |
| Auburn University Auburn | AL | - Nat: $91,449 | $24,323 /yr | - | -$0 |
| University of California-Los Angeles Los Angeles | CA | - Nat: $91,449 | $12,548 /yr | - | -$0 |
| University of California-Riverside Riverside | CA | - Nat: $91,449 | $14,304 /yr | - | -$0 |
| Boise State University Boise | ID | - Nat: $91,449 | $21,610 /yr | $21,500 | -$0 |
| University of Idaho Moscow | ID | - Nat: $91,449 | $14,831 /yr | - | -$0 |
| Illinois Institute of Technology Chicago | IL | - Nat: $91,449 | $18,425 /yr | - | -$0 |
| Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College Baton Rouge | LA | - Nat: $91,449 | $19,151 /yr | - | -$0 |
| Johns Hopkins University Baltimore | MD | - Nat: $91,449 | $18,809 /yr | - | -$0 |
| New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology Socorro | NM | - Nat: $91,449 | $9,873 /yr | - | -$0 |
| Alfred University Alfred | NY | - Nat: $91,449 | $25,620 /yr | - | -$0 |
| University at Albany Albany | NY | - Nat: $91,449 | $17,167 /yr | - | -$0 |
| Case Western Reserve University Cleveland | OH | - Nat: $91,449 | $41,190 /yr | - | -$0 |
| Wright State University-Main Campus Dayton | OH | - Nat: $91,449 | $15,415 /yr | - | -$0 |
| University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus Pittsburgh | PA | - Nat: $91,449 | $30,434 /yr | - | -$0 |
| The University of Texas at Austin Austin | TX | - Nat: $91,449 | $19,857 /yr | - | -$0 |
| University of Utah Salt Lake City | UT | - Nat: $91,449 | $16,200 /yr | - | -$0 |
| University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire Eau Claire | WI | - Nat: $91,449 | $16,550 /yr | - | -$0 |
| Stanford University Stanford | CA | - Nat: $91,449 | $13,807 /yr | - | -$0 |
| University of California-Merced Merced | CA | - Nat: $91,449 | $11,983 /yr | - | -$0 |
| Northwestern University Evanston | IL | $63,005 Nat: $91,449 2yr Post-Grad | $29,167 /yr | - | -$10k |
| The University of Tennessee-Knoxville Knoxville | TN | $58,221 Nat: $91,449 2yr Post-Grad | $18,976 /yr | $19,500 | -$12k |
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.