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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 ($46,042)
P25-P75 Interval ($37,472 - $55,887)
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 ($45,041)
P25-P75 Interval ($42,738 - $53,920)
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 ($45,041)
P25-P75 Interval ($42,738 - $53,920)
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
Clackamas Community College
Oregon City
OR
$78,636
Nat: $45,268
5yr Post-Grad
$9,041
/yr
-
+$360k
Saint Louis
MO
$69,072
Nat: $45,268
4yr Post-Grad
$20,834
/yr
$12,425
+$270k
Austin Community College District
Austin
TX
$65,997
Nat: $45,268
4yr Post-Grad
$2,445
/yr
-
+$257k
Front Range Community College
Westminster
CO
$65,144
Nat: $45,268
4yr Post-Grad
$7,972
/yr
-
+$243k
Sullivan University
Louisville
KY
$62,521
Nat: $45,268
4yr Post-Grad
$28,420
/yr
-
+$198k
Los Angeles Trade Technical College
Los Angeles
CA
$59,602
Nat: $45,268
4yr Post-Grad
$3,531
/yr
-
+$191k
Electrical and HVAC/R Training Center
Copiague
NY
$59,784
Nat: $45,268
4yr Post-Grad
$15,016
/yr
$3,666
+$182k
Florida Academy
Fort Myers
FL
$59,889
Nat: $45,268
4yr Post-Grad
$19,014
/yr
$6,333
+$179k
Pickens Technical College
Aurora
CO
$57,893
Nat: $45,268
4yr Post-Grad
$4,687
/yr
-
+$172k
Riverside City College
Riverside
CA
$59,443
Nat: $45,268
4yr Post-Grad
$24,678
/yr
-
+$169k
Tarrant County College District
Fort Worth
TX
$57,020
Nat: $45,268
4yr Post-Grad
$3,775
/yr
-
+$164k
Mt San Antonio College
Walnut
CA
$52,107
Nat: $45,268
2yr Post-Grad
$1,676
/yr
-
+$136k
Indianapolis
Earnings shared by 5 campuses, which report as one program.
IN
$55,887
Nat: $45,268
4yr Post-Grad
$30,038
/yr
$13,439
+$127k
Grand Prairie
Earnings shared by 5 campuses, which report as one program.
TX
$55,887
Nat: $45,268
4yr Post-Grad
$31,829
/yr
$13,439
+$126k
Union
Earnings shared by 5 campuses, which report as one program.
NJ
$55,887
Nat: $45,268
4yr Post-Grad
$32,519
/yr
$13,439
+$125k
Denver
Earnings shared by 5 campuses, which report as one program.
CO
$55,887
Nat: $45,268
4yr Post-Grad
$36,296
/yr
$13,439
+$121k
Lawson State Community College
Birmingham
AL
$53,044
Nat: $45,268
4yr Post-Grad
$6,248
/yr
-
+$119k
Mahwah
Earnings shared by 5 campuses, which report as one program.
NJ
$55,887
Nat: $45,268
4yr Post-Grad
$38,763
/yr
$13,439
+$119k
Polaris Career Center
Middleburg Heights
OH
$53,337
Nat: $45,268
4yr Post-Grad
$13,623
/yr
$6,365
+$116k
Summit College
San Bernardino
CA
$53,904
Nat: $45,268
4yr Post-Grad
$29,181
/yr
$9,500
+$107k
Lincoln Technical Institute-East Windsor
East Windsor
Earnings shared by 4 campuses, which report as one program.
CT
$53,920
Nat: $45,268
4yr Post-Grad
$32,939
/yr
$10,917
+$104k
Lincoln Technical Institute-New Britain
New Britain
Earnings shared by 4 campuses, which report as one program.
CT
$53,920
Nat: $45,268
4yr Post-Grad
$37,426
/yr
$10,917
+$100k
Central Pennsylvania Institute of Science and Technology
Pleasant Gap
PA
$51,316
Nat: $45,268
4yr Post-Grad
$9,010
/yr
-
+$98k
Lincoln College of Technology-Columbia
Columbia
Earnings shared by 4 campuses, which report as one program.
MD
$53,920
Nat: $45,268
4yr Post-Grad
$39,833
/yr
$10,917
+$97k
Lincoln College of Technology-East Point
East Point
Earnings shared by 4 campuses, which report as one program.
GA
$53,920
Nat: $45,268
4yr Post-Grad
$40,520
/yr
$10,917
+$97k
Lincoln College of Technology-Marietta
Marietta
Earnings shared by 2 campuses, which report as one program.
GA
$50,595
Nat: $45,268
4yr Post-Grad
$33,050
/yr
$14,358
+$68k
Erie Institute of Technology Inc
Erie
PA
$50,596
Nat: $45,268
4yr Post-Grad
$33,643
/yr
$7,839
+$68k
Lincoln Technical Institute-Iselin
Iselin
Earnings shared by 2 campuses, which report as one program.
NJ
$50,595
Nat: $45,268
4yr Post-Grad
$37,341
/yr
$14,358
+$64k
Ayers Career College
Shreveport
LA
$46,632
Nat: $45,268
4yr Post-Grad
$14,803
/yr
-
+$43k
Northwestern Technological Institute
Southfield
MI
$47,685
Nat: $45,268
4yr Post-Grad
$32,063
/yr
$9,500
+$38k
Texas State Technical College
Waco
TX
$46,042
Nat: $45,268
4yr Post-Grad
$13,663
/yr
-
+$37k
Midwest Technical Institute-Missouri
Springfield
Earnings shared by 3 campuses, which report as one program.
MO
$45,679
Nat: $45,268
4yr Post-Grad
$21,804
/yr
$9,500
+$26k
Delta Technical College-Mississippi
Horn Lake
Earnings shared by 3 campuses, which report as one program.
MS
$45,679
Nat: $45,268
4yr Post-Grad
$25,724
/yr
$9,500
+$22k
Midwest Technical Institute-Illinois
Springfield
Earnings shared by 3 campuses, which report as one program.
IL
$45,679
Nat: $45,268
4yr Post-Grad
$27,647
/yr
$9,500
+$20k
Fresno City College
Fresno
CA
$43,563
Nat: $45,268
4yr Post-Grad
$3,839
/yr
-
+$20k
Southern Careers Institute-Harlingen
Harlingen
Earnings shared by 3 Southern Careers Institute campuses, which report as one program.
TX
$45,041
Nat: $45,268
4yr Post-Grad
$27,810
/yr
$9,500
+$13k
Southern Careers Institute-Austin
Austin
Earnings shared by 3 Southern Careers Institute campuses, which report as one program.
TX
$45,041
Nat: $45,268
4yr Post-Grad
$28,255
/yr
$9,500
+$13k
Wichita Technical Institute
Wichita
KS
$44,964
Nat: $45,268
4yr Post-Grad
$28,642
/yr
$13,000
+$12k
Southern Careers Institute-San Antonio
San Antonio
Earnings shared by 3 Southern Careers Institute campuses, which report as one program.
TX
$45,041
Nat: $45,268
4yr Post-Grad
$29,831
/yr
$9,500
+$11k
Futura Career Institute
Hialeah
FL
$44,264
Nat: $45,268
4yr Post-Grad
$22,679
/yr
-
+$10k
Gadsden State Community College
Gadsden
AL
-
Nat: $45,268
$2,125
/yr
-
-$0
George C Wallace Community College-Dothan
Dothan
AL
-
Nat: $45,268
$772
/yr
-
-$0
George C Wallace State Community College-Hanceville
Hanceville
AL
-
Nat: $45,268
$11,727
/yr
-
-$0
Lurleen B Wallace Community College
Andalusia
AL
-
Nat: $45,268
$6,092
/yr
-
-$0
Bishop State Community College
Mobile
AL
-
Nat: $45,268
$8,644
/yr
-
-$0
Alaska Vocational Technical Center
Seward
AK
-
Nat: $45,268
$16,053
/yr
-
-$0
GateWay Community College
Phoenix
AZ
-
Nat: $45,268
$12,137
/yr
-
-$0
Antelope Valley Community College District
Lancaster
CA
-
Nat: $45,268
$85
/yr
-
-$0
College of the Canyons
Santa Clarita
CA
-
Nat: $45,268
$19,542
/yr
-
-$0
Cypress College
Cypress
CA
-
Nat: $45,268
$759
/yr
-
-$0
College of the Desert
Palm Desert
CA
-
Nat: $45,268
$17,769
/yr
-
-$0
Gavilan College
Gilroy
CA
-
Nat: $45,268
$22,074
/yr
-
-$0
Imperial Valley College
Imperial
CA
-
Nat: $45,268
$1,562
/yr
-
-$0
Institute for Business and Technology
San Jose
CA
-
Nat: $45,268
$27,097
/yr
$8,867
-$0
Mt San Jacinto Community College District
San Jacinto
CA
-
Nat: $45,268
$8,198
/yr
-
-$0
Orange Coast College
Costa Mesa
CA
-
Nat: $45,268
$1,850
/yr
-
-$0
Oxnard College
Oxnard
CA
-
Nat: $45,268
-
/yr
-
-$0
Santa Ana College
Santa Ana
CA
-
Nat: $45,268
$7,224
/yr
-
-$0
Sacramento City College
Sacramento
CA
-
Nat: $45,268
$5,713
/yr
-
-$0
San Diego City College
San Diego
CA
-
Nat: $45,268
$18,693
/yr
-
-$0
San Joaquin Delta College
Stockton
CA
-
Nat: $45,268
$2,451
/yr
-
-$0
San Jose City College
San Jose
CA
-
Nat: $45,268
$15,965
/yr
-
-$0
Santa Barbara City College
Santa Barbara
CA
-
Nat: $45,268
$2,684
/yr
-
-$0
Santa Rosa Junior College
Santa Rosa
CA
-
Nat: $45,268
$6,765
/yr
-
-$0
College of the Sequoias
Visalia
CA
-
Nat: $45,268
$1,096
/yr
-
-$0
San Bernardino Valley College
San Bernardino
CA
-
Nat: $45,268
$17,782
/yr
-
-$0
Solano Community College
Fairfield
CA
-
Nat: $45,268
$2,905
/yr
-
-$0
Emily Griffith Technical College
Denver
CO
-
Nat: $45,268
$8,591
/yr
-
-$0
Colorado Mesa University
Grand Junction
CO
-
Nat: $45,268
$14,808
/yr
-
-$0
Red Rocks Community College
Lakewood
CO
-
Nat: $45,268
$5,311
/yr
-
-$0
Connecticut State Community College
New Britain
CT
-
Nat: $45,268
$9,195
/yr
-
-$0
Florida State College at Jacksonville
Jacksonville
FL
-
Nat: $45,268
$8,717
/yr
-
-$0
Indian River State College
Fort Pierce
FL
-
Nat: $45,268
$2,617
/yr
-
-$0
Manatee Technical College
Bradenton
FL
-
Nat: $45,268
-
/yr
-
-$0
Orange Technical College
Orlando
FL
-
Nat: $45,268
$11,952
/yr
-
-$0
Radford M Locklin Technical College
Milton
FL
-
Nat: $45,268
$2,842
/yr
-
-$0
First Coast Technical College
Saint Augustine
FL
-
Nat: $45,268
$9,487
/yr
-
-$0
Savannah Technical College
Savannah
GA
-
Nat: $45,268
$3,457
/yr
-
-$0
College of Southern Idaho
Twin Falls
ID
-
Nat: $45,268
$9,371
/yr
-
-$0
Godfrey
IL
-
Nat: $45,268
$4,998
/yr
-
-$0
Des Moines Area Community College
Ankeny
IA
-
Nat: $45,268
$7,005
/yr
-
-$0
Mott Community College
Flint
MI
-
Nat: $45,268
$9,438
/yr
-
-$0
Henry Ford College
Dearborn
MI
-
Nat: $45,268
$317
/yr
-
-$0
Kalamazoo Valley Community College
Kalamazoo
MI
-
Nat: $45,268
$2,461
/yr
-
-$0
Macomb Community College
Warren
MI
-
Nat: $45,268
-
/yr
-
-$0
Oakland Community College
Auburn Hills
MI
-
Nat: $45,268
$5,190
/yr
-
-$0
St Cloud Technical and Community College
Saint Cloud
MN
-
Nat: $45,268
$14,905
/yr
-
-$0
College of Southern Nevada
Las Vegas
NV
-
Nat: $45,268
$6,016
/yr
-
-$0
Truckee Meadows Community College
Reno
NV
-
Nat: $45,268
$4,948
/yr
-
-$0
Mercer County Community College
West Windsor
NJ
-
Nat: $45,268
$7,132
/yr
-
-$0
Santa Fe Community College
Santa Fe
NM
-
Nat: $45,268
$6,863
/yr
-
-$0
Clinton Community College
Plattsburgh
NY
-
Nat: $45,268
$9,116
/yr
-
-$0
Bismarck
ND
-
Nat: $45,268
$9,531
/yr
-
-$0
North Dakota State College of Science
Wahpeton
ND
-
Nat: $45,268
$11,706
/yr
-
-$0
Columbus State Community College
Columbus
OH
-
Nat: $45,268
$7,667
/yr
-
-$0
Northwest State Community College
Archbold
OH
-
Nat: $45,268
$11,313
/yr
-
-$0
Sinclair Community College
Dayton
OH
-
Nat: $45,268
$5,245
/yr
-
-$0
Stark State College
North Canton
OH
-
Nat: $45,268
$5,670
/yr
-
-$0
Terra State Community College
Fremont
OH
-
Nat: $45,268
$19,194
/yr
-
-$0
High Plains Technology Center
Woodward
OK
-
Nat: $45,268
$2,239
/yr
-
-$0
Central Carolina Technical College
Sumter
SC
-
Nat: $45,268
$1,232
/yr
-
-$0
Grayson College
Denison
TX
-
Nat: $45,268
$5,743
/yr
-
-$0
Midland College
Midland
TX
-
Nat: $45,268
$4,224
/yr
-
-$0
Utah Valley University
Orem
UT
-
Nat: $45,268
$17,558
/yr
-
-$0
Virginia Highlands Community College
Abingdon
VA
-
Nat: $45,268
$6,872
/yr
-
-$0
NorthWest Arkansas Community College
Bentonville
AR
-
Nat: $45,268
$4,139
/yr
-
-$0
Santiago Canyon College
Orange
CA
-
Nat: $45,268
$2,040
/yr
-
-$0
Washington County Career Center-Adult Technical Training
Marietta
OH
-
Nat: $45,268
-
/yr
-
-$0
Community College of Baltimore County
Baltimore
MD
-
Nat: $45,268
$6,920
/yr
-
-$0
Lamar Institute of Technology
Beaumont
TX
-
Nat: $45,268
$9,860
/yr
-
-$0
Woodland Community College
Woodland
CA
-
Nat: $45,268
$4,005
/yr
-
-$0
Clovis Community College
Fresno
CA
-
Nat: $45,268
$2,122
/yr
-
-$0
South Texas Vocational Technical Institute-Brownsville
Brownsville
Earnings shared by 12 campuses, which report as one program.
TX
$42,738
Nat: $45,268
4yr Post-Grad
$16,733
/yr
$11,513
-$1k
Miller-Motte College-STVT-McAllen
McAllen
Earnings shared by 12 campuses, which report as one program.
TX
$42,738
Nat: $45,268
4yr Post-Grad
$20,171
/yr
$11,513
-$5k
Miller-Motte College-Arizona Automotive Institute
Glendale
Earnings shared by 12 campuses, which report as one program.
AZ
$42,738
Nat: $45,268
4yr Post-Grad
$20,874
/yr
$11,513
-$5k
Miller-Motte College-STVT-Corpus Christi
Corpus Christi
Earnings shared by 12 campuses, which report as one program.
TX
$42,738
Nat: $45,268
4yr Post-Grad
$20,880
/yr
$11,513
-$5k
Miller-Motte College-STVT-Arlington
Arlington
Earnings shared by 12 campuses, which report as one program.
TX
$42,738
Nat: $45,268
4yr Post-Grad
$20,917
/yr
$11,513
-$5k
Miller-Motte College-STVT-San Antonio
San Antonio
Earnings shared by 12 campuses, which report as one program.
TX
$42,738
Nat: $45,268
4yr Post-Grad
$21,455
/yr
$11,513
-$6k
Miller-Motte College-Berks Technical Institute-Lewisburg
Lewisburg
Earnings shared by 12 campuses, which report as one program.
PA
$42,738
Nat: $45,268
4yr Post-Grad
$22,501
/yr
$11,513
-$7k
Miller-Motte College-Berks Technical Institute-Allentown
Allentown
Earnings shared by 12 campuses, which report as one program.
PA
$42,738
Nat: $45,268
4yr Post-Grad
$22,828
/yr
$11,513
-$7k
Miller-Motte College-Berks Technical Institute
Wyomissing
Earnings shared by 12 campuses, which report as one program.
PA
$42,738
Nat: $45,268
4yr Post-Grad
$22,958
/yr
$11,513
-$7k
Miller-Motte College-Raleigh
Raleigh
Earnings shared by 12 campuses, which report as one program.
NC
$42,738
Nat: $45,268
4yr Post-Grad
$23,540
/yr
$11,513
-$8k
Miller-Motte College-Fayetteville
Fayetteville
Earnings shared by 12 campuses, which report as one program.
NC
$42,738
Nat: $45,268
4yr Post-Grad
$23,704
/yr
$11,513
-$8k
Miller-Motte College-Chattanooga
Chattanooga
Earnings shared by 12 campuses, which report as one program.
TN
$42,738
Nat: $45,268
4yr Post-Grad
$24,814
/yr
$11,513
-$9k
Community Care College
Tulsa
OK
$42,214
Nat: $45,268
4yr Post-Grad
$25,072
/yr
$14,131
-$15k
College of Business and Technology
Miami
Earnings shared by 2 College of Business and Technology campuses, which report as one program.
FL
$40,307
Nat: $45,268
4yr Post-Grad
$17,961
/yr
$7,810
-$29k
College of Business and Technology
Cutler Bay
Earnings shared by 2 College of Business and Technology campuses, which report as one program.
FL
$40,307
Nat: $45,268
4yr Post-Grad
$21,581
/yr
$7,810
-$33k
Portage Lakes Career Center
Uniontown
OH
$40,160
Nat: $45,268
4yr Post-Grad
$23,991
/yr
-
-$36k
South Florida Institute of Technology
Miami
FL
$40,093
Nat: $45,268
4yr Post-Grad
$31,641
/yr
$9,500
-$44k
Advantage Technical College
Manati
PR
$37,472
Nat: $45,268
4yr Post-Grad
$5,465
/yr
-
-$49k
Laredo College
Laredo
TX
$36,973
Nat: $45,268
5yr Post-Grad
$3,157
/yr
-
-$60k
Barranquitas
PR
$32,284
Nat: $45,268
5yr Post-Grad
$13,017
/yr
-
-$120k
Liceo de Arte y Tecnologia
San Juan
PR
$31,213
Nat: $45,268
4yr Post-Grad
$12,181
/yr
-
-$124k
St Philip's College
San Antonio
TX
$28,960
Nat: $45,268
2yr Post-Grad
$4,544
/yr
-
-$129k
Professional Technical Institution
Bayamon
PR
$25,993
Nat: $45,268
4yr Post-Grad
$7,246
/yr
-
-$178k
NUC University
Bayamon
PR
$25,788
Nat: $45,268
4yr Post-Grad
$11,921
/yr
$10,000
-$185k
Caguas
PR
$23,876
Nat: $45,268
4yr Post-Grad
$5,899
/yr
-
-$201k
Carver Career Center
Charleston
WV
$20,140
Nat: $45,268
2yr Post-Grad
$7,460
/yr
-
-$235k
Colegio Tecnico de Electricidad Galloza
Aguada
PR
$14,671
Nat: $45,268
5yr Post-Grad
$12,094
/yr
-
-$316k
Dewey University-Manati
Manati
PR
$9,000
Nat: $45,268
2yr Post-Grad
$3,439
/yr
-
-$370k
Dewey University-Juana Diaz
Juana Diaz
PR
$9,000
Nat: $45,268
2yr Post-Grad
$6,072
/yr
-
-$372k
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).