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Bachelor's Degree•80 Institutions

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 ($80,902)

P25-P75 Interval ($76,400 - $86,361)

HS Baseline ($35,872)

Breakeven Line (0% ROI)

SAT Average vs. Median Earnings

Each dot represents one program at an institution, plotted by that institution's average SAT score. SAT scores describe the school's undergraduate admissions overall, not this program, and come from enrollees who submitted scores.

Overall Median ($80,611)

P25-P75 Interval ($76,400 - $86,226)

HS Baseline ($35,872)

Column median

Trend: +$2,655 per 100 SAT points (R² 0.05, n=51)

Acceptance Rate vs. Median Earnings

Each dot represents one program at an institution, plotted by that institution's undergraduate acceptance rate, with the most selective schools on the right. Schools without a reported rate are grouped on the left.

Overall Median ($80,611)

P25-P75 Interval ($76,400 - $86,226)

HS Baseline ($35,872)

Column median

Trend: −$673 per 10 pts lower acceptance (R² 0.00, n=65)

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Institution	State	Earnings	Avg Net Price	Median Debt	Lifetime Value Added
Cal Poly Maritime Academy Vallejo	CA	$126,209 Nat: $82,073 4yr Post-Grad	$17,793 /yr	$26,935	+$495k
University of Massachusetts-Lowell Lowell	MA	$120,219 Nat: $82,073 4yr Post-Grad	$17,362 /yr	-	+$452k
Wayne State University Detroit	MI	$97,257 Nat: $82,073 4yr Post-Grad	$11,212 /yr	-	+$299k
Metropolitan State University of Denver Denver	CO	$98,267 Nat: $82,073 4yr Post-Grad	$13,803 /yr	$23,407	+$298k
Farmingdale State College Farmingdale	NY	$91,941 Nat: $82,073 4yr Post-Grad	$6,146 /yr	$15,000	+$277k
California State Polytechnic University-Pomona Pomona	CA	$91,230 Nat: $82,073 4yr Post-Grad	$9,404 /yr	$16,815	+$260k
American Public University System Charles Town	WV	$89,871 Nat: $82,073 4yr Post-Grad	$11,116 /yr	$23,399	+$243k
University of Maine Orono	ME	$91,879 Nat: $82,073 4yr Post-Grad	$17,224 /yr	$22,000	+$237k
Central Connecticut State University New Britain	CT	$90,472 Nat: $82,073 4yr Post-Grad	$15,537 /yr	$25,500	+$232k
Purdue University Northwest Hammond	IN	$85,242 Nat: $82,073 4yr Post-Grad	$6,223 /yr	$27,000	+$226k
Youngstown State University Youngstown	OH	$86,361 Nat: $82,073 4yr Post-Grad	$9,161 /yr	$25,000	+$224k
Cleveland State University Cleveland	OH	$90,218 Nat: $82,073 5yr Post-Grad	$13,754 /yr	$22,857	+$223k
Brigham Young University-Idaho Rexburg	ID	$84,896 Nat: $82,073 4yr Post-Grad	$6,560 /yr	$16,500	+$222k
Indiana University-Indianapolis Indianapolis	IN	$85,533 Nat: $82,073 4yr Post-Grad	$9,479 /yr	$21,000	+$216k
Purdue University-Main Campus West Lafayette	IN	$86,891 Nat: $82,073 4yr Post-Grad	$14,851 /yr	$19,437	+$207k
Oregon Institute of Technology Klamath Falls	OR	$88,036 Nat: $82,073 4yr Post-Grad	$17,499 /yr	-	+$206k
University of Houston Houston	TX	$84,692 Nat: $82,073 4yr Post-Grad	$11,439 /yr	$20,818	+$203k
Ferris State University Big Rapids	MI	$82,821 Nat: $82,073 4yr Post-Grad	$8,402 /yr	$18,500	+$199k
Central Michigan University Mount Pleasant	MI	$86,472 Nat: $82,073 4yr Post-Grad	$17,201 /yr	-	+$195k
Michigan Technological University Houghton	MI	$83,394 Nat: $82,073 4yr Post-Grad	$13,446 /yr	$24,317	+$186k
Western New England University Springfield	MA	$89,642 Nat: $82,073 4yr Post-Grad	$27,077 /yr	$26,000	+$184k
Northern Michigan University Marquette	MI	$82,326 Nat: $82,073 4yr Post-Grad	$12,759 /yr	$27,000	+$180k
University of Toledo Toledo	OH	$83,465 Nat: $82,073 4yr Post-Grad	$16,406 /yr	$25,000	+$175k
University of New Hampshire at Manchester Manchester Earnings shared by 2 University of New Hampshire campuses, which report as one program.	NH	$81,765 Nat: $82,073 4yr Post-Grad	$13,247 /yr	-	+$174k
Kennesaw State University Kennesaw	GA	$83,083 Nat: $82,073 4yr Post-Grad	$16,325 /yr	$23,500	+$173k
Purdue University Fort Wayne Fort Wayne	IN	$81,259 Nat: $82,073 4yr Post-Grad	$12,471 /yr	$21,375	+$173k
Central Washington University Ellensburg	WA	$84,871 Nat: $82,073 4yr Post-Grad	$21,201 /yr	$22,696	+$169k
Indiana State University Terre Haute	IN	$79,527 Nat: $82,073 4yr Post-Grad	$10,103 /yr	$20,500	+$168k
Weber State University Ogden	UT	$79,471 Nat: $82,073 4yr Post-Grad	$10,237 /yr	$12,333	+$167k
University of Akron Main Campus Akron	OH	$80,611 Nat: $82,073 4yr Post-Grad	$13,072 /yr	$26,000	+$166k
Virginia State University Petersburg	VA	$80,902 Nat: $82,073 4yr Post-Grad	$14,893 /yr	$26,719	+$161k
SUNY College of Technology at Alfred Alfred	NY	$80,450 Nat: $82,073 4yr Post-Grad	$14,079 /yr	$19,500	+$161k
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale Carbondale	IL	$79,299 Nat: $82,073 4yr Post-Grad	$12,554 /yr	$15,000	+$157k
University of North Texas Denton	TX	$80,138 Nat: $82,073 4yr Post-Grad	$15,358 /yr	$20,630	+$154k
CUNY New York City College of Technology Brooklyn	NY	$73,336 Nat: $82,073 4yr Post-Grad	$2,818 /yr	$10,000	+$147k
Eastern Michigan University Ypsilanti	MI	$79,829 Nat: $82,073 4yr Post-Grad	$16,628 /yr	-	+$147k
Minnesota State University-Mankato Mankato	MN	$80,482 Nat: $82,073 4yr Post-Grad	$19,702 /yr	$19,500	+$141k
University of North Carolina at Charlotte Charlotte	NC	$78,160 Nat: $82,073 4yr Post-Grad	$15,142 /yr	$21,500	+$139k
New England Institute of Technology East Greenwich	RI	$88,991 Nat: $82,073 4yr Post-Grad	$39,333 /yr	$28,500	+$135k
LeTourneau University Longview	TX	$83,158 Nat: $82,073 4yr Post-Grad	$26,985 /yr	$26,000	+$135k
SUNY Polytechnic Institute Utica	NY	$76,413 Nat: $82,073 4yr Post-Grad	$12,893 /yr	$23,000	+$134k
Eastern Washington University Cheney	WA	$76,693 Nat: $82,073 4yr Post-Grad	$13,647 /yr	-	+$134k
University of Pittsburgh-Bradford Bradford Earnings shared by 2 University of Pittsburgh campuses, which report as one program.	PA	$75,897 Nat: $82,073 4yr Post-Grad	$13,598 /yr	-	+$128k
University of New Hampshire-Main Campus Durham Earnings shared by 2 University of New Hampshire campuses, which report as one program.	NH	$81,765 Nat: $82,073 4yr Post-Grad	$26,150 /yr	-	+$127k
Montana State University Bozeman	MT	$80,089 Nat: $82,073 4yr Post-Grad	$23,106 /yr	$19,000	+$126k
Fairmont State University Fairmont	WV	$75,569 Nat: $82,073 4yr Post-Grad	$14,599 /yr	-	+$122k
Rochester Institute of Technology Rochester	NY	$86,226 Nat: $82,073 4yr Post-Grad	$37,232 /yr	$26,250	+$122k
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Erie-Behrend College Erie Earnings shared by 2 Pennsylvania State University campuses, which report as one program.	PA	$79,342 Nat: $82,073 4yr Post-Grad	$23,165 /yr	$27,000	+$120k
Oklahoma State University-Main Campus Stillwater	OK	$76,400 Nat: $82,073 4yr Post-Grad	$17,058 /yr	$19,250	+$119k
SUNY Buffalo State University Buffalo	NY	$73,327 Nat: $82,073 4yr Post-Grad	$10,886 /yr	$21,800	+$118k
Pittsburg State University Pittsburg	KS	$74,878 Nat: $82,073 4yr Post-Grad	$14,291 /yr	$20,519	+$117k
Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan Campus Teaneck	NJ	$77,539 Nat: $82,073 5yr Post-Grad	$17,923 /yr	-	+$113k
Vaughn College of Aeronautics and Technology Flushing	NY	$85,222 Nat: $82,073 4yr Post-Grad	$37,598 /yr	-	+$113k
Art Center College of Design Pasadena	CA	$90,188 Nat: $82,073 4yr Post-Grad	$48,389 /yr	$55,937	+$112k
Tarleton State University Stephenville	TX	$77,044 Nat: $82,073 4yr Post-Grad	$20,525 /yr	-	+$112k
University of Arkansas at Little Rock Little Rock	AR	$76,267 Nat: $82,073 5yr Post-Grad	$16,882 /yr	-	+$107k
University of Dayton Dayton	OH	$80,475 Nat: $82,073 4yr Post-Grad	$30,366 /yr	$24,987	+$102k
Colorado Mesa University Grand Junction	CO	$72,815 Nat: $82,073 4yr Post-Grad	$14,808 /yr	-	+$100k
Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus University Park Earnings shared by 2 Pennsylvania State University campuses, which report as one program.	PA	$79,342 Nat: $82,073 4yr Post-Grad	$33,675 /yr	$27,000	+$82k
University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus Pittsburgh Earnings shared by 2 University of Pittsburgh campuses, which report as one program.	PA	$75,897 Nat: $82,073 4yr Post-Grad	$29,362 /yr	-	+$71k
SUNY College of Technology at Canton Canton	NY	$67,946 Nat: $82,073 5yr Post-Grad	$12,696 /yr	-	+$59k
Pennsylvania College of Technology Williamsport	PA	$69,714 Nat: $82,073 4yr Post-Grad	$24,761 /yr	$26,957	+$40k
Point Park University Pittsburgh	PA	$67,101 Nat: $82,073 2yr Post-Grad	$26,028 /yr	-	+$36k
South Carolina State University Orangeburg	SC	$63,129 Nat: $82,073 4yr Post-Grad	$18,030 /yr	-	+$12k
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Daytona Beach Daytona Beach	FL	- Nat: $82,073	$40,539 /yr	$25,500	-$0
Benjamin Franklin Cummings Institute of Technology Boston	MA	- Nat: $82,073	$18,833 /yr	-	-$0
Northeastern University Boston	MA	- Nat: $82,073	$29,060 /yr	-	-$0
Texas A & M University-Corpus Christi Corpus Christi	TX	- Nat: $82,073	$13,843 /yr	-	-$0
Bluefield State University Bluefield	WV	- Nat: $82,073	$11,130 /yr	-	-$0
University of Wisconsin-Green Bay Green Bay	WI	- Nat: $82,073	$12,211 /yr	-	-$0
University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh Oshkosh	WI	- Nat: $82,073	$16,492 /yr	-	-$0
Universidad Politecnica de Puerto Rico Hato Rey	PR	- Nat: $82,073	$13,797 /yr	-	-$0
ECPI University Virginia Beach	VA	- Nat: $82,073	$22,484 /yr	$39,000	-$0
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Worldwide Daytona Beach	FL	- Nat: $82,073	$19,741 /yr	$25,500	-$0
Northeastern University Professional Programs Boston	MA	- Nat: $82,073	- /yr	-	-$0
Colorado State University Pueblo Pueblo	CO	$53,940 Nat: $82,073 4yr Post-Grad	$8,851 /yr	-	-$30k
Tennessee State University Nashville	TN	$47,260 Nat: $82,073 2yr Post-Grad	$12,154 /yr	-	-$82k
Western Washington University Bellingham	WA	$50,465 Nat: $82,073 2yr Post-Grad	$19,963 /yr	-	-$82k
McPherson College McPherson	KS	$52,781 Nat: $82,073 4yr Post-Grad	$28,431 /yr	$25,500	-$110k
University of Central Missouri Warrensburg	MO	$43,798 Nat: $82,073 2yr Post-Grad	$15,554 /yr	-	-$124k

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).