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Bachelor's Degree•83 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 ($52,104)
P25-P75 Interval ($45,696 - $59,240)
HS Baseline ($35,872)
Breakeven Line (0% ROI)
Institution | State | Earnings | Avg Net Price | Median Debt | Lifetime Value Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
San Luis Obispo | CA | $82,487 Nat: $56,567 4yr Post-Grad | $16,665 /yr | $15,000 | +$165k |
Fresno | CA | $77,034 Nat: $56,567 4yr Post-Grad | $7,000 /yr | $11,731 | +$158k |
Brookings | SD | $78,494 Nat: $56,567 4yr Post-Grad | $19,841 /yr | $22,125 | +$123k |
Davis | CA | $72,335 Nat: $56,567 4yr Post-Grad | $14,741 /yr | - | +$94k |
Chico | CA | $68,629 Nat: $56,567 4yr Post-Grad | $14,480 /yr | $13,826 | +$67k |
Pomona | CA | $66,714 Nat: $56,567 4yr Post-Grad | $11,531 /yr | $11,375 | +$63k |
College Station | TX | $66,513 Nat: $56,567 4yr Post-Grad | $21,315 /yr | $17,249 | +$26k |
Champaign | IL | $63,279 Nat: $56,567 4yr Post-Grad | $14,355 /yr | $15,750 | +$26k |
Jonesboro | AR | $61,397 Nat: $56,567 4yr Post-Grad | $12,366 /yr | $14,716 | +$18k |
Lincoln | NE | $61,946 Nat: $56,567 4yr Post-Grad | $17,747 /yr | $18,875 | +$3k |
Platteville | WI | $61,085 Nat: $56,567 4yr Post-Grad | $16,032 /yr | $15,250 | +$2k |
Columbia | MO | $62,957 Nat: $56,567 4yr Post-Grad | $20,268 /yr | $17,924 | +$2k |
University of Minnesota-Crookston ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Crookston | MN | $59,240 Nat: $56,567 4yr Post-Grad | $12,212 /yr | $19,763 | +$1k |
Tuskegee | AL | - Nat: $56,567 | $35,013 /yr | - | -$0 |
Tucson | AZ | - Nat: $56,567 | $16,674 /yr | - | -$0 |
Fayetteville | AR | - Nat: $56,567 | $18,209 /yr | - | -$0 |
Newark | DE | - Nat: $56,567 | $17,799 /yr | - | -$0 |
Fort Valley State University ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Fort Valley | GA | - Nat: $56,567 | $10,338 /yr | - | -$0 |
Athens | GA | - Nat: $56,567 | $13,936 /yr | - | -$0 |
Honolulu | HI | - Nat: $56,567 | $15,664 /yr | - | -$0 |
Sioux Center | IA | - Nat: $56,567 | $25,807 /yr | - | -$0 |
Baton Rouge | LA | - Nat: $56,567 | $19,151 /yr | - | -$0 |
College Park | MD | - Nat: $56,567 | $15,678 /yr | - | -$0 |
Southwest Minnesota State University ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Marshall | MN | - Nat: $56,567 | $15,291 /yr | - | -$0 |
Point Lookout | MO | - Nat: $56,567 | $6,100 /yr | - | -$0 |
Reno | NV | - Nat: $56,567 | $15,927 /yr | - | -$0 |
New Brunswick | NJ | - Nat: $56,567 | $24,406 /yr | - | -$0 |
SUNY Morrisville ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Morrisville | NY | - Nat: $56,567 | $15,939 /yr | - | -$0 |
Fargo | ND | - Nat: $56,567 | $15,543 /yr | - | -$0 |
Cincinnati | OH | - Nat: $56,567 | $25,648 /yr | - | -$0 |
Oklahoma Panhandle State University ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Goodwell | OK | - Nat: $56,567 | $7,413 /yr | - | -$0 |
Stillwater | OK | - Nat: $56,567 | $17,447 /yr | - | -$0 |
Huntsville | TX | - Nat: $56,567 | $16,404 /yr | - | -$0 |
Nacogdoches | TX | - Nat: $56,567 | $14,260 /yr | - | -$0 |
West Lafayette | IN | - Nat: $56,567 | $14,600 /yr | - | -$0 |
River Falls | WI | $59,732 Nat: $56,567 4yr Post-Grad | $14,054 /yr | $19,000 | -$1k |
Knoxville | TN | $61,587 Nat: $56,567 4yr Post-Grad | $18,976 /yr | $20,500 | -$4k |
Ames | IA | $60,997 Nat: $56,567 4yr Post-Grad | $18,589 /yr | $17,039 | -$8k |
Pullman | WA | $56,415 Nat: $56,567 2yr Post-Grad | $14,971 /yr | $15,828 | -$13k |
Gainesville | FL | $53,270 Nat: $56,567 4yr Post-Grad | $6,541 /yr | $13,015 | -$27k |
Manhattan | KS | $58,603 Nat: $56,567 4yr Post-Grad | $19,406 /yr | $21,500 | -$30k |
Bend | OR | $57,950 Nat: $56,567 4yr Post-Grad | $18,048 /yr | $24,005 | -$30k |
Corvallis | OR | $57,950 Nat: $56,567 4yr Post-Grad | $19,604 /yr | $24,005 | -$36k |
Cape Girardeau | MO | $56,265 Nat: $56,567 4yr Post-Grad | $15,882 /yr | $17,355 | -$36k |
Columbus | OH | $56,812 Nat: $56,567 4yr Post-Grad | $17,339 /yr | $18,281 | -$37k |
Chadron State College ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Chadron | NE | $53,484 Nat: $56,567 4yr Post-Grad | $12,549 /yr | $14,513 | -$47k |
Laramie | WY | $52,652 Nat: $56,567 4yr Post-Grad | $13,599 /yr | - | -$58k |
Ithaca | NY | $58,960 Nat: $56,567 4yr Post-Grad | $28,690 /yr | $14,250 | -$60k |
Blacksburg | VA | $56,630 Nat: $56,567 4yr Post-Grad | $24,953 /yr | $18,955 | -$66k |
Minneapolis | MN | $52,707 Nat: $56,567 4yr Post-Grad | $16,778 /yr | $16,070 | -$69k |
Raleigh | NC | $51,696 Nat: $56,567 4yr Post-Grad | $17,303 /yr | $19,432 | -$79k |
Morgantown | WV | $50,249 Nat: $56,567 4yr Post-Grad | $15,634 /yr | $25,000 | -$85k |
Cobleskill | NY | $51,399 Nat: $56,567 4yr Post-Grad | $18,701 /yr | - | -$86k |
Clemson | SC | $52,844 Nat: $56,567 4yr Post-Grad | $22,253 /yr | $20,500 | -$87k |
Mississippi State | MS | $50,653 Nat: $56,567 4yr Post-Grad | $17,595 /yr | $19,500 | -$89k |
Waterbury | CT | $45,696 Nat: $56,567 2yr Post-Grad | $10,875 /yr | - | -$91k |
Kingsville | TX | $47,878 Nat: $56,567 4yr Post-Grad | $12,090 /yr | $19,408 | -$92k |
Amherst | MA | $51,912 Nat: $56,567 4yr Post-Grad | $22,383 /yr | $23,250 | -$95k |
Maryville | MO | $47,260 Nat: $56,567 2yr Post-Grad | $16,244 /yr | $21,500 | -$96k |
Canyon | TX | $48,432 Nat: $56,567 2yr Post-Grad | $19,487 /yr | - | -$98k |
Auburn | AL | $52,104 Nat: $56,567 4yr Post-Grad | $24,323 /yr | $17,750 | -$101k |
Groton | CT | $45,696 Nat: $56,567 2yr Post-Grad | $13,807 /yr | - | -$101k |
Moscow | ID | $47,392 Nat: $56,567 4yr Post-Grad | $14,831 /yr | - | -$106k |
Hartford | CT | $45,696 Nat: $56,567 2yr Post-Grad | $16,403 /yr | - | -$110k |
Stamford | CT | $45,696 Nat: $56,567 2yr Post-Grad | $16,798 /yr | - | -$112k |
Springfield | MO | $47,267 Nat: $56,567 4yr Post-Grad | $17,613 /yr | $16,500 | -$117k |
East Lansing | MI | $47,404 Nat: $56,567 4yr Post-Grad | $19,680 /yr | $22,550 | -$123k |
University Park | PA | $52,329 Nat: $56,567 4yr Post-Grad | $32,875 /yr | $22,048 | -$130k |
Storrs | CT | $45,696 Nat: $56,567 2yr Post-Grad | $25,097 /yr | - | -$142k |
Doylestown | PA | $48,031 Nat: $56,567 4yr Post-Grad | $28,278 /yr | - | -$149k |
Arcata | CA | $39,927 Nat: $56,567 2yr Post-Grad | $13,171 /yr | - | -$150k |
Bozeman | MT | $45,392 Nat: $56,567 4yr Post-Grad | $22,499 /yr | $20,500 | -$151k |
Lexington | KY | $39,729 Nat: $56,567 2yr Post-Grad | $18,851 /yr | - | -$172k |
Fort Collins | CO | $42,034 Nat: $56,567 4yr Post-Grad | $21,279 /yr | $17,500 | -$175k |
Logan | UT | $37,568 Nat: $56,567 2yr Post-Grad | $14,936 /yr | - | -$177k |
Carbondale | IL | $35,416 Nat: $52,707 2yr Post-Grad | $13,297 /yr | - | -$191k |
Madison | WI | $35,060 Nat: $56,567 2yr Post-Grad | $17,354 /yr | - | -$209k |
Las Cruces | NM | $29,685 Nat: $56,567 2yr Post-Grad | $8,889 /yr | - | -$227k |
Burlington | VT | $34,672 Nat: $56,567 4yr Post-Grad | $19,343 /yr | - | -$231k |
Philadelphia | PA | $35,728 Nat: $56,567 4yr Post-Grad | $28,198 /yr | - | -$254k |
Mayaguez | PR | $30,252 Nat: $56,567 4yr Post-Grad | $17,936 /yr | $8,500 | -$265k |
Murfreesboro | TN | $25,281 Nat: $56,567 2yr Post-Grad | $13,359 /yr | - | -$283k |
Santa Cruz | CA | $26,353 Nat: $56,567 2yr Post-Grad | $17,890 /yr | - | -$290k |
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, or for more sophisticated analysis, the Guided ROI Interview, with your specific estimates of cost and salary.