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Completers Only: Federal median earnings data strictly reflects outcomes for students who successfully graduated. Students who do not complete their degree typically earn significantly less and face higher risks of debt default.
Annual Full Cost vs. Median Earnings
Each dot represents one program at an institution. Shows the spread of annual sticker price (or net price if sticker price is unavailable) vs earnings 4 years post-grad.
Field Median ($121,734)
P25-P75 Interval ($102,712 - $132,745)
Bachelor's Baseline ($56,938)
Breakeven Line (0% ROI)
These figures are medians for past graduates who received federal aid. Your cost and pay will differ. Run your own numbers in the Guided ROI Interview →
Institution | State | Earnings | Avg Net Price | Median Debt | Lifetime Value Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Stanford | CA | $206,093 Nat: $125,651 4yr Post-Grad | $12,307 /yr | - | +$1133k |
Santa Clara | CA | $201,267 Nat: $125,651 5yr Post-Grad | $50,570 /yr | - | +$988k |
Medford | MA | $162,502 Nat: $125,651 4yr Post-Grad | $38,797 /yr | $20,500 | +$711k |
Pullman | WA | $155,639 Nat: $125,651 4yr Post-Grad | $13,462 /yr | - | +$698k |
Baltimore | MD | $143,984 Nat: $125,651 4yr Post-Grad | $18,431 /yr | $20,500 | +$589k |
Durham | NC | $144,681 Nat: $125,651 4yr Post-Grad | $23,706 /yr | $54,798 | +$585k |
Lawrence | KS | $141,101 Nat: $125,651 4yr Post-Grad | $20,004 /yr | - | +$561k |
Buzzards Bay | MA | $138,711 Nat: $125,651 4yr Post-Grad | $23,759 /yr | - | +$534k |
Philadelphia | PA | $138,964 Nat: $125,651 4yr Post-Grad | $29,577 /yr | - | +$525k |
Washington | DC | $139,567 Nat: $125,651 4yr Post-Grad | $35,760 /yr | - | +$519k |
Hoboken | NJ | $138,535 Nat: $125,651 4yr Post-Grad | $37,396 /yr | - | +$507k |
Dearborn | MI | $131,391 Nat: $125,651 4yr Post-Grad | $7,863 /yr | - | +$500k |
Dallas | TX | $140,860 Nat: $125,651 5yr Post-Grad | $39,816 /yr | - | +$499k |
Rochester Hills | MI | $132,052 Nat: $125,651 4yr Post-Grad | $11,815 /yr | - | +$498k |
Evanston | IL | $136,480 Nat: $125,651 4yr Post-Grad | $34,420 /yr | - | +$495k |
Ypsilanti | MI | $132,073 Nat: $125,651 4yr Post-Grad | $16,628 /yr | - | +$489k |
Tampa | FL | $127,663 Nat: $125,651 4yr Post-Grad | $8,648 /yr | - | +$466k |
Charlotte | NC | $128,510 Nat: $125,651 4yr Post-Grad | $15,142 /yr | - | +$461k |
Philadelphia | PA | $132,745 Nat: $125,651 4yr Post-Grad | $37,529 /yr | - | +$457k |
Melbourne | FL | $131,919 Nat: $125,651 4yr Post-Grad | $36,511 /yr | - | +$452k |
Potsdam | NY | $130,454 Nat: $125,651 4yr Post-Grad | $32,137 /yr | - | +$447k |
Orlando | FL | $120,252 Nat: $125,651 2yr Post-Grad | $11,516 /yr | $29,034 | +$439k |
Rapid City | SD | $126,787 Nat: $125,651 4yr Post-Grad | $20,827 /yr | - | +$436k |
Springfield | MA | $128,886 Nat: $125,651 5yr Post-Grad | $27,077 /yr | - | +$421k |
Mount Pleasant | MI | $123,591 Nat: $125,651 4yr Post-Grad | $17,201 /yr | - | +$415k |
New York | NY | $127,277 Nat: $125,651 4yr Post-Grad | $35,737 /yr | $74,920 | +$413k |
Pittsburgh | PA | $126,105 Nat: $125,651 4yr Post-Grad | $35,780 /yr | - | +$403k |
Chattanooga | TN | $121,621 Nat: $125,651 4yr Post-Grad | $15,026 /yr | - | +$402k |
Golden | CO | $123,855 Nat: $125,651 4yr Post-Grad | $32,901 /yr | - | +$389k |
Glassboro | NJ | $121,734 Nat: $125,651 4yr Post-Grad | $23,938 /yr | - | +$387k |
Louisville | KY | $119,245 Nat: $125,651 4yr Post-Grad | $14,960 /yr | - | +$382k |
Newark | NJ | $119,665 Nat: $125,651 4yr Post-Grad | $18,783 /yr | $30,750 | +$378k |
Fayetteville | AR | $116,774 Nat: $125,651 4yr Post-Grad | $17,571 /yr | $26,510 | +$355k |
Memphis | TN | $114,903 Nat: $125,651 4yr Post-Grad | $16,842 /yr | - | +$340k |
Ruston | LA | $111,086 Nat: $125,651 4yr Post-Grad | $11,959 /yr | - | +$316k |
Rolla | MO | $109,976 Nat: $125,651 4yr Post-Grad | $15,772 /yr | $13,500 | +$299k |
Houston | TX | $103,078 Nat: $125,651 2yr Post-Grad | $11,852 /yr | - | +$283k |
San Diego | CA | $108,725 Nat: $125,651 4yr Post-Grad | $24,008 /yr | - | +$273k |
Tucson | AZ | $103,078 Nat: $125,651 2yr Post-Grad | $17,125 /yr | - | +$273k |
Cleveland | OH | $109,243 Nat: $125,651 4yr Post-Grad | $44,622 /yr | - | +$240k |
Springfield | MO | $103,408 Nat: $125,651 4yr Post-Grad | $17,270 /yr | - | +$239k |
Jonesboro | AR | $102,712 Nat: $125,651 4yr Post-Grad | $15,441 /yr | $26,228 | +$237k |
Tyler | TX | $98,896 Nat: $125,651 4yr Post-Grad | $13,476 /yr | - | +$207k |
Champaign | IL | $97,705 Nat: $125,651 4yr Post-Grad | $13,042 /yr | - | +$197k |
Indianapolis | IN | $87,908 Nat: $125,651 4yr Post-Grad | $9,479 /yr | $16,621 | +$118k |
Northridge | CA | $80,493 Nat: $125,651 2yr Post-Grad | $6,346 /yr | - | +$87k |
Bethlehem | PA | $86,268 Nat: $125,651 4yr Post-Grad | $25,272 /yr | - | +$75k |
Ithaca | NY | $84,653 Nat: $125,651 2yr Post-Grad | $33,934 /yr | $45,159 | +$74k |
Terre Haute | IN | $82,440 Nat: $125,651 2yr Post-Grad | $43,360 /yr | - | +$37k |
Hammond | IN | $74,576 Nat: $125,651 2yr Post-Grad | $6,223 /yr | - | +$33k |
Tempe | AZ | - Nat: $125,651 | $14,694 /yr | - | -$0 |
Pasadena | CA | - Nat: $125,651 | $48,389 /yr | - | -$0 |
San Luis Obispo | CA | - Nat: $125,651 | $18,832 /yr | - | -$0 |
Pomona | CA | - Nat: $125,651 | $9,404 /yr | - | -$0 |
Hayward | CA | - Nat: $125,651 | $6,858 /yr | - | -$0 |
Los Angeles | CA | - Nat: $125,651 | $2,385 /yr | - | -$0 |
Bridgeport | CT | - Nat: $125,651 | $28,356 /yr | - | -$0 |
Washington | DC | - Nat: $125,651 | $32,543 /yr | - | -$0 |
Coral Gables | FL | - Nat: $125,651 | $36,483 /yr | - | -$0 |
Chicago | IL | - Nat: $125,651 | $22,443 /yr | - | -$0 |
Fort Wayne | IN | - Nat: $125,651 | $12,471 /yr | - | -$0 |
Fort Wayne | IN | - Nat: $125,651 | $22,171 /yr | - | -$0 |
Evansville | IN | - Nat: $125,651 | $13,373 /yr | - | -$0 |
Terre Haute | IN | - Nat: $125,651 | $10,103 /yr | - | -$0 |
Angola | IN | - Nat: $125,651 | $19,748 /yr | - | -$0 |
Ames | IA | - Nat: $125,651 | $18,517 /yr | - | -$0 |
Manhattan | KS | - Nat: $125,651 | $18,210 /yr | - | -$0 |
Wichita | KS | - Nat: $125,651 | $10,307 /yr | - | -$0 |
Morehead | KY | - Nat: $125,651 | $9,912 /yr | - | -$0 |
Bowling Green | KY | - Nat: $125,651 | $11,789 /yr | - | -$0 |
New Orleans | LA | - Nat: $125,651 | $7,761 /yr | - | -$0 |
Baltimore | MD | - Nat: $125,651 | $25,203 /yr | - | -$0 |
Cambridge | MA | - Nat: $125,651 | $19,148 /yr | - | -$0 |
Lowell | MA | - Nat: $125,651 | $17,362 /yr | - | -$0 |
Amherst | MA | - Nat: $125,651 | $22,857 /yr | - | -$0 |
Flint | MI | - Nat: $125,651 | $29,797 /yr | - | -$0 |
Southfield | MI | - Nat: $125,651 | $33,466 /yr | - | -$0 |
East Lansing | MI | - Nat: $125,651 | $21,322 /yr | - | -$0 |
Detroit | MI | - Nat: $125,651 | $11,212 /yr | - | -$0 |
Kalamazoo | MI | - Nat: $125,651 | $13,902 /yr | - | -$0 |
Mankato | MN | - Nat: $125,651 | $19,702 /yr | - | -$0 |
Duluth | MN | - Nat: $125,651 | $17,395 /yr | - | -$0 |
Saint Cloud | MN | - Nat: $125,651 | $16,062 /yr | - | -$0 |
Saint Paul | MN | - Nat: $125,651 | $31,532 /yr | - | -$0 |
Saint Joseph | MO | - Nat: $125,651 | $16,379 /yr | - | -$0 |
Cape Girardeau | MO | - Nat: $125,651 | $17,110 /yr | - | -$0 |
St. Louis | MO | - Nat: $125,651 | $13,360 /yr | - | -$0 |
New Brunswick | NJ | - Nat: $125,651 | $24,897 /yr | - | -$0 |
Socorro | NM | - Nat: $125,651 | $20,862 /yr | - | -$0 |
Rochester | NY | - Nat: $125,651 | $37,232 /yr | - | -$0 |
Syracuse | NY | - Nat: $125,651 | $43,336 /yr | - | -$0 |
Greenville | NC | - Nat: $125,651 | $16,880 /yr | - | -$0 |
Bowling Green | OH | - Nat: $125,651 | $21,453 /yr | - | -$0 |
Dayton | OH | - Nat: $125,651 | $30,366 /yr | - | -$0 |
Tahlequah | OK | - Nat: $125,651 | $12,424 /yr | - | -$0 |
Portland | OR | - Nat: $125,651 | $8,337 /yr | - | -$0 |
Erie | PA | - Nat: $125,651 | $24,443 /yr | - | -$0 |
Pittsburgh | PA | - Nat: $125,651 | $26,028 /yr | - | -$0 |
Moon Township | PA | - Nat: $125,651 | $21,445 /yr | - | -$0 |
Philadelphia | PA | - Nat: $125,651 | $23,058 /yr | - | -$0 |
Chester | PA | - Nat: $125,651 | $26,151 /yr | - | -$0 |
Charleston | SC | - Nat: $125,651 | $22,019 /yr | - | -$0 |
Clemson | SC | - Nat: $125,651 | $22,032 /yr | - | -$0 |
Columbia | SC | - Nat: $125,651 | $22,197 /yr | - | -$0 |
Longview | TX | - Nat: $125,651 | $26,985 /yr | - | -$0 |
Edinburg | TX | - Nat: $125,651 | $4,858 /yr | - | -$0 |
San Marcos | TX | - Nat: $125,651 | $16,660 /yr | - | -$0 |
Arlington | TX | - Nat: $125,651 | $17,040 /yr | - | -$0 |
Austin | TX | - Nat: $125,651 | $18,554 /yr | - | -$0 |
Lacey | WA | - Nat: $125,651 | $25,472 /yr | - | -$0 |
Bayamon | PR | - Nat: $125,651 | $8,860 /yr | - | -$0 |
Gurabo | PR | - Nat: $125,651 | $7,134 /yr | - | -$0 |
West Lafayette | IN | - Nat: $125,651 | $14,851 /yr | - | -$0 |
Angola | IN | - Nat: $125,651 | $18,728 /yr | - | -$0 |
Richmond | KY | $70,456 Nat: $125,651 2yr Post-Grad | $11,925 /yr | - | -$15k |
Dekalb | IL | $66,077 Nat: $125,651 2yr Post-Grad | $14,505 /yr | - | -$60k |
Hato Rey | PR | $53,775 Nat: $125,651 2yr Post-Grad | $13,797 /yr | $29,635 | -$177k |
Orlando | FL | $53,775 Nat: $125,651 2yr Post-Grad | $30,412 /yr | $29,635 | -$207k |
Washington | DC | $52,107 Nat: $121,734 2yr Post-Grad | $33,661 /yr | - | -$230k |
Analysis Notes:
- Lifetime Value Added: Net Present Value (NPV) of estimated career earnings relative to a median bachelor's degree holder, 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).Note: For graduate programs, the institution's average undergraduate net price is used as a proxy for annual cost, which may differ from actual graduate tuition and net price.