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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 ($84,636)
P25-P75 Interval ($56,587 - $84,672)
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 ($73,121)
P25-P75 Interval ($56,587 - $84,672)
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 ($73,121)
P25-P75 Interval ($56,587 - $84,672)
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
Big Rapids
MI
$85,477
Nat: $62,511
4yr Post-Grad
$8,402
/yr
$19,500
+$442k
Columbia Southern University
Orange Beach
AL
$84,636
Nat: $62,511
4yr Post-Grad
$15,834
/yr
-
+$427k
Odessa College
Odessa
TX
$84,672
Nat: $62,511
5yr Post-Grad
$5,895
/yr
-
+$420k
Ogden-Weber Technical College
Ogden
UT
$61,605
Nat: $62,511
4yr Post-Grad
-
/yr
-
+$209k
Ocean Corporation
Houston
TX
$56,587
Nat: $62,511
4yr Post-Grad
$31,314
/yr
$9,500
+$133k
Tulsa
OK
$54,749
Nat: $62,511
4yr Post-Grad
$31,585
/yr
-
+$114k
Trinidad State College
Trinidad
CO
-
Nat: $62,511
$6,042
/yr
-
-$0
College of Central Florida
Ocala
FL
-
Nat: $62,511
$12,950
/yr
-
-$0
St Petersburg College
St. Petersburg
FL
-
Nat: $62,511
$1,079
/yr
-
-$0
Honolulu Community College
Honolulu
HI
-
Nat: $62,511
$8,377
/yr
-
-$0
Moscow
ID
-
Nat: $62,511
$15,321
/yr
-
-$0
Ivy Tech Community College
Indianapolis
IN
-
Nat: $62,511
$5,673
/yr
-
-$0
Purdue University Fort Wayne
Fort Wayne
IN
-
Nat: $62,511
$12,471
/yr
-
-$0
Bloomington
IN
-
Nat: $62,511
$16,003
/yr
-
-$0
Waldorf University
Forest City
IA
-
Nat: $62,511
$24,003
/yr
-
-$0
Barton County Community College
Great Bend
KS
-
Nat: $62,511
$10,725
/yr
-
-$0
Ashland Community and Technical College
Ashland
KY
-
Nat: $62,511
$1,009
/yr
-
-$0
Anne Arundel Community College
Arnold
MD
-
Nat: $62,511
$8,888
/yr
-
-$0
Muskegon Community College
Muskegon
MI
-
Nat: $62,511
$3,531
/yr
-
-$0
Hennepin Technical College
Brooklyn Park
MN
-
Nat: $62,511
$16,180
/yr
-
-$0
Missouri Southern State University
Joplin
MO
-
Nat: $62,511
$10,836
/yr
-
-$0
Flathead Valley Community College
Kalispell
MT
-
Nat: $62,511
$9,911
/yr
-
-$0
Great Bay Community College
Portsmouth
NH
-
Nat: $62,511
$10,320
/yr
-
-$0
San Juan College
Farmington
NM
-
Nat: $62,511
$2,104
/yr
-
-$0
Columbus State Community College
Columbus
OH
-
Nat: $62,511
$7,667
/yr
-
-$0
College of the Mainland
Texas City
TX
-
Nat: $62,511
$447
/yr
-
-$0
Tarrant County College District
Fort Worth
TX
-
Nat: $62,511
$3,775
/yr
-
-$0
Edmonds College
Lynnwood
WA
-
Nat: $62,511
$24,646
/yr
-
-$0
Lakeshore Technical College
Cleveland
WI
-
Nat: $62,511
$16,446
/yr
-
-$0
Moraine Park Technical College
Fond du Lac
WI
-
Nat: $62,511
$9,785
/yr
-
-$0
Northcentral Technical College
Wausau
WI
-
Nat: $62,511
$12,582
/yr
-
-$0
Eau Claire
WI
-
Nat: $62,511
$12,151
/yr
-
-$0
Lamar Institute of Technology
Beaumont
TX
-
Nat: $62,511
$9,860
/yr
-
-$0
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).