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Bachelor's Degree7 Institutions
Institution
State
Earnings
Avg Net PriceMedian Debt
Lifetime Value Added
Carnegie Mellon University
Pittsburgh
PA
$119,715
Nat: $94,684
4yr Post-Grad
$31,944
/yr
-
+$376k
Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus
University Park
PA
$92,864
Nat: $94,684
4yr Post-Grad
$32,875
/yr
$23,224
+$172k
University of Arizona
Tucson
AZ
$67,101
Nat: $94,684
2yr Post-Grad
$16,674
/yr
-
+$68k
University of California-Berkeley
Berkeley
CA
-
Nat: $94,684
$13,481
/yr
-
-$0
University of California-Los Angeles
Los Angeles
CA
-
Nat: $94,684
$12,548
/yr
-
-$0
Columbia University in the City of New York
New York
NY
-
Nat: $94,684
$21,590
/yr
-
-$0
University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire
Eau Claire
WI
-
Nat: $94,684
$16,550
/yr
-
-$0
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.