Institution | State | Earnings | Avg Net Price | Median Debt | Lifetime Value Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stanford University Stanford | CA | $161,655 5yr Post-Grad | $12,136 /yr | $41,000 | +$941k |
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge | MA | $159,366 5yr Post-Grad | $19,813 /yr | $45,290 | +$908k |
| University of California-Irvine Irvine | CA | $142,294 5yr Post-Grad | $12,840 /yr | - | +$776k |
| Santa Clara University Santa Clara | CA | $144,633 5yr Post-Grad | $50,959 /yr | - | +$726k |
| University of California-Berkeley Berkeley | CA | $135,617 5yr Post-Grad | $14,979 /yr | - | +$716k |
| University of California-Los Angeles Los Angeles | CA | $133,046 5yr Post-Grad | $14,013 /yr | $20,500 | +$696k |
| University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Champaign | IL | $128,517 5yr Post-Grad | $15,201 /yr | - | +$655k |
| Purdue University-Main Campus West Lafayette | IN | $127,247 5yr Post-Grad | $13,945 /yr | - | +$647k |
| Johns Hopkins University Baltimore | MD | $127,691 5yr Post-Grad | $18,161 /yr | - | +$643k |
| University of Wisconsin-Madison Madison | WI | $125,310 5yr Post-Grad | $16,928 /yr | - | +$625k |
| University of Southern California Los Angeles | CA | $128,483 5yr Post-Grad | $31,927 /yr | - | +$624k |
| California State University-Northridge Northridge | CA | $122,320 5yr Post-Grad | $7,599 /yr | - | +$616k |
| Boston University Boston | MA | $124,422 5yr Post-Grad | $26,996 /yr | $57,930 | +$599k |
| Iowa State University Ames | IA | $122,139 5yr Post-Grad | $18,165 /yr | $25,300 | +$595k |
| California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo San Luis Obispo | CA | $119,479 5yr Post-Grad | $15,624 /yr | $20,500 | +$577k |
| Oakland University Rochester Hills | MI | $118,643 5yr Post-Grad | $13,584 /yr | - | +$574k |
| Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus Atlanta | GA | $116,793 5yr Post-Grad | $13,289 /yr | $20,500 | +$559k |
| University of Michigan-Ann Arbor Ann Arbor | MI | $116,298 5yr Post-Grad | $14,832 /yr | $33,325 | +$552k |
| Columbia University in the City of New York New York | NY | $117,275 5yr Post-Grad | $20,148 /yr | - | +$550k |
| The University of Tennessee-Knoxville Knoxville | TN | $116,277 5yr Post-Grad | $18,109 /yr | - | +$546k |
| Cornell University Ithaca | NY | $119,321 5yr Post-Grad | $32,337 /yr | $21,805 | +$545k |
| University of Colorado Boulder Boulder | CO | $116,303 5yr Post-Grad | $21,480 /yr | $41,000 | +$540k |
| Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Blacksburg | VA | $116,720 5yr Post-Grad | $23,790 /yr | - | +$539k |
| Lehigh University Bethlehem | PA | $118,309 5yr Post-Grad | $33,549 /yr | - | +$534k |
| Drexel University Philadelphia | PA | $119,110 5yr Post-Grad | $38,428 /yr | - | +$532k |
| Ohio State University-Main Campus Columbus | OH | $113,806 5yr Post-Grad | $18,292 /yr | - | +$524k |
| Colorado School of Mines Golden | CO | $116,080 5yr Post-Grad | $29,240 /yr | $30,500 | +$523k |
| University of California-Davis Davis | CA | $112,967 5yr Post-Grad | $15,288 /yr | - | +$522k |
| University of Cincinnati-Main Campus Cincinnati | OH | $114,633 5yr Post-Grad | $23,156 /yr | - | +$522k |
| University of Washington-Seattle Campus Seattle | WA | $111,526 5yr Post-Grad | $13,485 /yr | $32,207 | +$513k |
| North Carolina State University at Raleigh Raleigh | NC | $111,987 5yr Post-Grad | $16,931 /yr | $28,624 | +$511k |
| Texas A&M University-College Station College Station | TX | $112,661 5yr Post-Grad | $20,924 /yr | - | +$509k |
| California State University-Los Angeles Los Angeles | CA | $108,577 5yr Post-Grad | $4,113 /yr | - | +$505k |
| Brigham Young University Provo | UT | $110,082 5yr Post-Grad | $14,487 /yr | - | +$499k |
| Stevens Institute of Technology Hoboken | NJ | $115,299 5yr Post-Grad | $40,468 /yr | $20,500 | +$496k |
| University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia | PA | $113,006 5yr Post-Grad | $31,229 /yr | - | +$493k |
| Arizona State University Campus Immersion Tempe | AZ | $109,019 5yr Post-Grad | $13,670 /yr | $14,524 | +$492k |
| Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh | PA | $109,987 5yr Post-Grad | $31,671 /yr | $34,193 | +$467k |
| University of Massachusetts-Lowell Lowell | MA | $107,027 5yr Post-Grad | $18,627 /yr | - | +$465k |
| The University of Texas at Arlington Arlington | TX | $106,062 5yr Post-Grad | $15,235 /yr | - | +$463k |
| Worcester Polytechnic Institute Worcester | MA | $111,218 5yr Post-Grad | $43,273 /yr | - | +$456k |
| University of Louisville Louisville | KY | $105,609 5yr Post-Grad | $17,634 /yr | - | +$455k |
| University of Utah Salt Lake City | UT | $104,631 5yr Post-Grad | $13,172 /yr | - | +$455k |
| University of Florida Gainesville | FL | $102,878 5yr Post-Grad | $6,351 /yr | $29,640 | +$452k |
| Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Troy | NY | $108,034 5yr Post-Grad | $33,139 /yr | - | +$447k |
| University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus Pittsburgh | PA | $107,342 5yr Post-Grad | $30,074 /yr | - | +$447k |
| University of St Thomas Saint Paul | MN | $106,795 5yr Post-Grad | $30,525 /yr | - | +$442k |
| Wayne State University Detroit | MI | $97,071 2yr Post-Grad | $14,773 /yr | - | +$438k |
| Northeastern University Boston | MA | $106,720 5yr Post-Grad | $32,116 /yr | - | +$438k |
| Oregon State University-Cascades Campus Bend | OR | $103,349 5yr Post-Grad | $17,722 /yr | - | +$436k |
| Oregon State University Corvallis | OR | $103,349 5yr Post-Grad | $19,568 /yr | - | +$432k |
| Michigan Technological University Houghton | MI | $101,287 5yr Post-Grad | $15,729 /yr | - | +$422k |
| Stony Brook University Stony Brook | NY | $101,290 5yr Post-Grad | $18,430 /yr | $13,759 | +$417k |
| Northern Illinois University Dekalb | IL | $100,075 5yr Post-Grad | $12,909 /yr | - | +$416k |
| Clarkson University Potsdam | NY | $102,981 5yr Post-Grad | $31,955 /yr | - | +$406k |
| University of Michigan-Dearborn Dearborn | MI | $92,277 2yr Post-Grad | $10,904 /yr | - | +$401k |
| Rochester Institute of Technology Rochester | NY | $101,671 5yr Post-Grad | $29,694 /yr | - | +$399k |
| University of New Mexico-Main Campus Albuquerque | NM | $92,632 2yr Post-Grad | $17,478 /yr | - | +$393k |
| The University of Texas at El Paso El Paso | TX | $96,545 5yr Post-Grad | $10,726 /yr | - | +$390k |
| Illinois Institute of Technology Chicago | IL | $97,954 5yr Post-Grad | $19,353 /yr | - | +$386k |
| Binghamton University Vestal | NY | $97,490 5yr Post-Grad | $21,364 /yr | $20,213 | +$379k |
| California State University-Fullerton Fullerton | CA | $86,129 2yr Post-Grad | $5,646 /yr | - | +$355k |
| Portland State University Portland | OR | $82,440 2yr Post-Grad | $12,932 /yr | - | +$308k |
| California State University-Sacramento Sacramento | CA | $78,343 2yr Post-Grad | $10,512 /yr | - | +$275k |
| Indiana University-Indianapolis Indianapolis | IN | $76,460 2yr Post-Grad | $11,408 /yr | - | +$256k |
| Wright State University-Main Campus Dayton | OH | $77,213 2yr Post-Grad | $15,216 /yr | - | +$256k |
| The University of Texas at Austin Austin | TX | $76,460 2yr Post-Grad | $19,678 /yr | - | +$241k |
| Utah State University Logan | UT | $74,576 2yr Post-Grad | $12,869 /yr | - | +$237k |
| New Jersey Institute of Technology Newark | NJ | $74,953 2yr Post-Grad | $16,496 /yr | $20,500 | +$233k |
| Washington State University Pullman | WA | $74,017 2yr Post-Grad | $14,401 /yr | - | +$229k |
| University of New Hampshire-Main Campus Durham | NH | $75,204 2yr Post-Grad | $23,261 /yr | - | +$223k |
| Clemson University Clemson | SC | $74,576 2yr Post-Grad | $22,112 /yr | - | +$220k |
| University at Buffalo Buffalo | NY | $72,482 2yr Post-Grad | $20,470 /yr | - | +$203k |
| California State University-Long Beach Long Beach | CA | $70,009 2yr Post-Grad | $8,931 /yr | - | +$202k |
| University of North Texas Denton | TX | $70,456 2yr Post-Grad | $14,352 /yr | - | +$196k |
| Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College Baton Rouge | LA | $71,015 2yr Post-Grad | $20,015 /yr | - | +$191k |
| University of Houston Houston | TX | $69,338 2yr Post-Grad | $13,853 /yr | - | +$187k |
| Manhattan University Riverdale | NY | $71,575 2yr Post-Grad | $26,881 /yr | - | +$183k |
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.