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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 ($67,884)
P25-P75 Interval ($38,931 - $67,884)
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 ($53,408)
P25-P75 Interval ($38,931 - $67,884)
HS Baseline ($35,872)
Column median
No trend line: fewer than 30 schools on the axis

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 ($53,408)
P25-P75 Interval ($38,931 - $67,884)
HS Baseline ($35,872)
Column median
No trend line: fewer than 30 schools on the axis

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 PriceMedian Debt
Lifetime Value Added
Ivy Tech Community College
Indianapolis
IN
$67,884
Nat: $55,796
5yr Post-Grad
$5,673
/yr
-
+$259k
Cabrillo College
Aptos
CA
-
Nat: $55,796
$17,735
/yr
-
-$0
Imperial Valley College
Imperial
CA
-
Nat: $55,796
$1,562
/yr
-
-$0
Los Angeles Trade Technical College
Los Angeles
CA
-
Nat: $55,796
$3,531
/yr
-
-$0
Mt San Antonio College
Walnut
CA
-
Nat: $55,796
$1,676
/yr
-
-$0
College of the Redwoods
Eureka
CA
-
Nat: $55,796
$20,206
/yr
-
-$0
Skyline College
San Bruno
CA
-
Nat: $55,796
$616
/yr
-
-$0
Colorado Mountain College
Glenwood Springs
CO
-
Nat: $55,796
$8,218
/yr
-
-$0
Eastern Florida State College
Melbourne
FL
-
Nat: $55,796
$4,092
/yr
-
-$0
Indian River State College
Fort Pierce
FL
-
Nat: $55,796
$2,617
/yr
-
-$0
Fort Myers Technical College
Fort Myers
FL
-
Nat: $55,796
-
/yr
-
-$0
Palm Beach State College
Lake Worth
FL
-
Nat: $55,796
$8,820
/yr
-
-$0
Seminole State College of Florida
Sanford
FL
-
Nat: $55,796
$3,904
/yr
-
-$0
Southern Crescent Technical College
Griffin
GA
-
Nat: $55,796
$8,900
/yr
-
-$0
Savannah Technical College
Savannah
GA
-
Nat: $55,796
$3,457
/yr
-
-$0
College of Eastern Idaho
Idaho Falls
ID
-
Nat: $55,796
$5,384
/yr
-
-$0
Illinois Valley Community College
Oglesby
IL
-
Nat: $55,796
$3,176
/yr
-
-$0
Mattoon
IL
-
Nat: $55,796
$5,445
/yr
-
-$0
Iowa Western Community College
Council Bluffs
IA
-
Nat: $55,796
$16,324
/yr
-
-$0
Concordia
KS
-
Nat: $55,796
$12,402
/yr
-
-$0
Ashland Community and Technical College
Ashland
KY
-
Nat: $55,796
$1,009
/yr
-
-$0
Gateway Community and Technical College
Florence
KY
-
Nat: $55,796
$1,391
/yr
-
-$0
Bunker Hill Community College
Boston
MA
-
Nat: $55,796
$5,976
/yr
-
-$0
Quinsigamond Community College
Worcester
MA
-
Nat: $55,796
$6,588
/yr
-
-$0
Henry Ford College
Dearborn
MI
-
Nat: $55,796
$317
/yr
-
-$0
Macomb Community College
Warren
MI
-
Nat: $55,796
-
/yr
-
-$0
Monroe County Community College
Monroe
MI
-
Nat: $55,796
$4,044
/yr
-
-$0
Dakota County Technical College
Rosemount
MN
-
Nat: $55,796
$20,329
/yr
-
-$0
Century College
White Bear Lake
MN
-
Nat: $55,796
$14,725
/yr
-
-$0
Crowder College
Neosho
MO
-
Nat: $55,796
$9,098
/yr
-
-$0
Montana State University Billings
Billings
MT
-
Nat: $55,796
$15,630
/yr
-
-$0
Northeast Community College
Norfolk
NE
-
Nat: $55,796
$6,395
/yr
-
-$0
Central New Mexico Community College
Albuquerque
NM
-
Nat: $55,796
$6,426
/yr
-
-$0
Monroe Community College
Rochester
NY
-
Nat: $55,796
$4,268
/yr
-
-$0
Cape Fear Community College
Wilmington
NC
-
Nat: $55,796
$6,156
/yr
-
-$0
Central Carolina Community College
Sanford
NC
-
Nat: $55,796
$5,828
/yr
-
-$0
Lorain County Community College
Elyria
OH
-
Nat: $55,796
$2,992
/yr
-
-$0
Northwest State Community College
Archbold
OH
-
Nat: $55,796
$11,313
/yr
-
-$0
Oklahoma State University-Oklahoma City
Oklahoma City
OK
-
Nat: $55,796
$7,098
/yr
-
-$0
Luzerne County Community College
Nanticoke
PA
-
Nat: $55,796
$10,437
/yr
-
-$0
Technical College of the Lowcountry
Beaufort
SC
-
Nat: $55,796
$16,785
/yr
-
-$0
Cleveland State Community College
Cleveland
TN
-
Nat: $55,796
$10,503
/yr
-
-$0
Milwaukee Area Technical College
Milwaukee
WI
-
Nat: $55,796
$10,493
/yr
-
-$0
La Crosse
WI
-
Nat: $55,796
$11,615
/yr
-
-$0
Casper College
Casper
WY
-
Nat: $55,796
$8,870
/yr
-
-$0
Erwin Technical College
Tampa
FL
-
Nat: $55,796
$4,095
/yr
-
-$0
Central Pennsylvania Institute of Science and Technology
Pleasant Gap
PA
-
Nat: $55,796
$9,010
/yr
-
-$0
Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College
Cloquet
MN
-
Nat: $55,796
$13,687
/yr
-
-$0
Coconino Community College
Flagstaff
AZ
-
Nat: $55,796
$7,206
/yr
-
-$0
Escuela Tecnica de Electricidad
Ponce
PR
-
Nat: $55,796
$5,036
/yr
-
-$0
Okaloosa Technical College
Fort Walton Beach
FL
-
Nat: $55,796
$15,490
/yr
-
-$0
Texas State Technical College
Waco
TX
$38,931
Nat: $55,796
4yr Post-Grad
$13,663
/yr
-
-$40k
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).