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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 ($79,364)
P25-P75 Interval ($71,957 - $86,375)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Queens | NY | $153,334 Nat: $83,031 4yr Post-Grad | $24,508 /yr | $60,592 | +$399k |
Dekalb | IL | $117,352 Nat: $83,031 4yr Post-Grad | $14,505 /yr | - | +$171k |
Memphis | TN | $97,572 Nat: $83,031 4yr Post-Grad | $12,192 /yr | - | +$33k |
New York | NY | $91,322 Nat: $83,031 4yr Post-Grad | - /yr | - | +$30k |
Gainesville | FL | $91,306 Nat: $83,031 4yr Post-Grad | $5,969 /yr | $50,101 | +$9k |
Flagstaff | AZ | - Nat: $83,031 | $17,265 /yr | - | -$0 |
Fayetteville | AR | - Nat: $83,031 | $17,571 /yr | - | -$0 |
Stockton | CA | - Nat: $83,031 | $24,186 /yr | - | -$0 |
San Francisco | CA | - Nat: $83,031 | $30,496 /yr | - | -$0 |
Boulder | CO | - Nat: $83,031 | $23,708 /yr | - | -$0 |
Storrs | CT | - Nat: $83,031 | $24,342 /yr | - | -$0 |
Washington | DC | - Nat: $83,031 | $35,760 /yr | - | -$0 |
Miami | FL | - Nat: $83,031 | $22,902 /yr | - | -$0 |
Miami | FL | - Nat: $83,031 | $11,462 /yr | $48,058 | -$0 |
Tallahassee | FL | - Nat: $83,031 | $8,605 /yr | - | -$0 |
Fort Lauderdale | FL | - Nat: $83,031 | $32,640 /yr | - | -$0 |
Atlanta | GA | - Nat: $83,031 | $12,365 /yr | - | -$0 |
Demorest | GA | - Nat: $83,031 | $22,075 /yr | - | -$0 |
Valdosta | GA | - Nat: $83,031 | $10,804 /yr | - | -$0 |
Boise | ID | - Nat: $83,031 | $18,423 /yr | - | -$0 |
River Forest | IL | - Nat: $83,031 | $17,217 /yr | $56,263 | -$0 |
Chicago | IL | - Nat: $83,031 | $27,108 /yr | - | -$0 |
Chicago | IL | - Nat: $83,031 | $9,540 /yr | - | -$0 |
Champaign | IL | - Nat: $83,031 | $13,042 /yr | - | -$0 |
Normal | IL | - Nat: $83,031 | $17,829 /yr | - | -$0 |
Chicago | IL | - Nat: $83,031 | $36,340 /yr | - | -$0 |
Chicago | IL | - Nat: $83,031 | $10,364 /yr | - | -$0 |
Carbondale | IL | - Nat: $83,031 | $12,554 /yr | - | -$0 |
Terre Haute | IN | - Nat: $83,031 | $10,103 /yr | - | -$0 |
Cedar Falls | IA | - Nat: $83,031 | $16,038 /yr | - | -$0 |
Lawrence | KS | - Nat: $83,031 | $20,004 /yr | - | -$0 |
Manhattan | KS | - Nat: $83,031 | $18,210 /yr | - | -$0 |
Louisville | KY | - Nat: $83,031 | $14,960 /yr | - | -$0 |
Baton Rouge | LA | - Nat: $83,031 | $19,286 /yr | - | -$0 |
New Orleans | LA | - Nat: $83,031 | $7,761 /yr | - | -$0 |
Monroe | LA | - Nat: $83,031 | $12,218 /yr | - | -$0 |
College Park | MD | - Nat: $83,031 | $14,296 /yr | - | -$0 |
Boston | MA | - Nat: $83,031 | $36,503 /yr | - | -$0 |
Berrien Springs | MI | - Nat: $83,031 | $29,164 /yr | - | -$0 |
Minneapolis | MN | - Nat: $83,031 | $17,330 /yr | - | -$0 |
Mississippi State | MS | - Nat: $83,031 | $18,781 /yr | - | -$0 |
Saint Louis | MO | - Nat: $83,031 | $29,674 /yr | - | -$0 |
Bozeman | MT | - Nat: $83,031 | $23,106 /yr | - | -$0 |
Missoula | MT | - Nat: $83,031 | $21,302 /yr | - | -$0 |
Las Vegas | NV | - Nat: $83,031 | $11,062 /yr | - | -$0 |
Albuquerque | NM | - Nat: $83,031 | $19,966 /yr | - | -$0 |
Bronx | NY | - Nat: $83,031 | $42,760 /yr | - | -$0 |
New York | NY | - Nat: $83,031 | $35,737 /yr | - | -$0 |
Rochester | NY | - Nat: $83,031 | $34,347 /yr | - | -$0 |
Albany | NY | - Nat: $83,031 | $18,266 /yr | - | -$0 |
Buffalo | NY | - Nat: $83,031 | $21,775 /yr | - | -$0 |
Syracuse | NY | - Nat: $83,031 | $43,336 /yr | - | -$0 |
Chapel Hill | NC | - Nat: $83,031 | $11,305 /yr | - | -$0 |
Greensboro | NC | - Nat: $83,031 | $12,291 /yr | - | -$0 |
Cincinnati | OH | - Nat: $83,031 | $24,917 /yr | - | -$0 |
Athens | OH | - Nat: $83,031 | $20,666 /yr | - | -$0 |
Toledo | OH | - Nat: $83,031 | $16,406 /yr | - | -$0 |
Portland | OR | - Nat: $83,031 | $8,337 /yr | - | -$0 |
Indiana | PA | - Nat: $83,031 | $17,391 /yr | - | -$0 |
Philadelphia | PA | - Nat: $83,031 | $29,577 /yr | - | -$0 |
Wilkes-Barre | PA | - Nat: $83,031 | $25,799 /yr | - | -$0 |
Clemson | SC | - Nat: $83,031 | $22,032 /yr | - | -$0 |
Vermillion | SD | - Nat: $83,031 | $20,028 /yr | - | -$0 |
Nashville | TN | - Nat: $83,031 | $12,154 /yr | - | -$0 |
Cookeville | TN | - Nat: $83,031 | $16,830 /yr | - | -$0 |
Jackson | TN | - Nat: $83,031 | $22,995 /yr | - | -$0 |
Waco | TX | - Nat: $83,031 | $44,441 /yr | $93,326 | -$0 |
Corpus Christi | TX | - Nat: $83,031 | $13,843 /yr | - | -$0 |
Houston | TX | - Nat: $83,031 | $11,852 /yr | - | -$0 |
Denton | TX | - Nat: $83,031 | $15,358 /yr | - | -$0 |
Edinburg | TX | - Nat: $83,031 | $4,858 /yr | $33,296 | -$0 |
El Paso | TX | - Nat: $83,031 | $6,803 /yr | - | -$0 |
Fort Worth | TX | - Nat: $83,031 | $35,045 /yr | - | -$0 |
San Antonio | TX | - Nat: $83,031 | $9,872 /yr | - | -$0 |
Houston | TX | - Nat: $83,031 | $16,494 /yr | - | -$0 |
Charlottesville | VA | - Nat: $83,031 | $18,056 /yr | - | -$0 |
Ponce | PR | - Nat: $83,031 | $10,578 /yr | - | -$0 |
San German | PR | - Nat: $83,031 | $11,050 /yr | - | -$0 |
San Juan | PR | - Nat: $83,031 | $10,081 /yr | - | -$0 |
San Juan | PR | - Nat: $83,031 | $11,860 /yr | - | -$0 |
Waterbury | CT | - Nat: $83,031 | $8,616 /yr | - | -$0 |
Groton | CT | - Nat: $83,031 | $11,184 /yr | - | -$0 |
Stamford | CT | - Nat: $83,031 | $14,226 /yr | - | -$0 |
Hartford | CT | - Nat: $83,031 | $13,961 /yr | - | -$0 |
Logan | UT | $87,754 Nat: $83,031 2yr Post-Grad | $12,644 /yr | - | -$16k |
Macon | GA | $96,686 Nat: $83,031 4yr Post-Grad | $24,778 /yr | - | -$19k |
Statesboro | GA | $91,534 Nat: $83,031 4yr Post-Grad | $16,785 /yr | $62,250 | -$29k |
Minneapolis | MN | $91,034 Nat: $83,031 4yr Post-Grad | $18,458 /yr | $59,075 | -$38k |
Aurora | IL | $86,375 Nat: $83,031 2yr Post-Grad | $19,385 /yr | - | -$50k |
Tampa | FL | $84,486 Nat: $83,031 4yr Post-Grad | $8,648 /yr | $62,906 | -$52k |
Austin | TX | $85,479 Nat: $83,031 4yr Post-Grad | $18,554 /yr | - | -$80k |
Raleigh | NC | $83,594 Nat: $83,031 4yr Post-Grad | $16,486 /yr | - | -$87k |
Phoenix | AZ | $80,021 Nat: $83,031 4yr Post-Grad | $13,916 /yr | $76,904 | -$104k |
College Station | TX | $83,544 Nat: $83,031 4yr Post-Grad | $21,527 /yr | $56,393 | -$105k |
Saint Charles | MO | $83,439 Nat: $83,031 4yr Post-Grad | $21,443 /yr | $63,188 | -$106k |
Orange | CA | $91,744 Nat: $83,031 2yr Post-Grad | $46,708 /yr | - | -$107k |
Denver | CO | $84,653 Nat: $83,031 2yr Post-Grad | $31,961 /yr | - | -$109k |
Blacksburg | VA | $84,607 Nat: $83,031 4yr Post-Grad | $25,808 /yr | - | -$113k |
Charlotte | NC | $79,364 Nat: $83,031 4yr Post-Grad | $15,142 /yr | - | -$113k |
Boca Raton | FL | $72,796 Nat: $83,031 2yr Post-Grad | $10,394 /yr | - | -$123k |
Detroit | MI | $72,899 Nat: $83,031 2yr Post-Grad | $11,212 /yr | - | -$125k |
Pensacola | FL | $71,854 Nat: $83,031 2yr Post-Grad | $9,443 /yr | $49,430 | -$127k |
Columbia | SC | $80,374 Nat: $83,031 4yr Post-Grad | $22,197 /yr | $58,706 | -$131k |
Las Cruces | NM | $69,338 Nat: $83,031 2yr Post-Grad | $6,313 /yr | - | -$135k |
East Lansing | MI | $79,274 Nat: $83,031 4yr Post-Grad | $21,322 /yr | - | -$136k |
Boiling Springs | NC | $78,398 Nat: $83,031 4yr Post-Grad | $21,150 /yr | $57,640 | -$142k |
Columbia | MO | $76,582 Nat: $83,031 4yr Post-Grad | $21,142 /yr | - | -$156k |
Tempe | AZ | $70,456 Nat: $83,031 2yr Post-Grad | $14,694 /yr | - | -$157k |
Lubbock | TX | $75,455 Nat: $83,031 4yr Post-Grad | $19,890 /yr | $55,166 | -$160k |
Kent | OH | $71,957 Nat: $83,031 2yr Post-Grad | $20,294 /yr | - | -$165k |
Seattle | WA | $67,660 Nat: $83,031 2yr Post-Grad | $13,663 /yr | - | -$175k |
Madison | WI | $70,523 Nat: $83,031 4yr Post-Grad | $16,600 /yr | - | -$185k |
Kennesaw | GA | $66,821 Nat: $83,031 2yr Post-Grad | $16,325 /yr | $29,543 | -$191k |
Chestnut Hill | MA | $76,460 Nat: $83,031 2yr Post-Grad | $38,930 /yr | - | -$198k |
Moon Township | PA | $67,660 Nat: $83,031 2yr Post-Grad | $21,445 /yr | - | -$203k |
Lynchburg | VA | $73,065 Nat: $83,031 4yr Post-Grad | $29,235 /yr | $58,172 | -$211k |
University Park | PA | $74,098 Nat: $83,031 4yr Post-Grad | $33,675 /yr | - | -$219k |
Bloomington | IN | $61,516 Nat: $83,031 2yr Post-Grad | $16,003 /yr | - | -$232k |
Houston | TX | $53,984 Nat: $83,031 2yr Post-Grad | $11,439 /yr | - | -$278k |
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.