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Bachelor's Degree•34 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 ($84,529)
P25-P75 Interval ($79,322 - $88,315)
HS Baseline ($35,872)
Breakeven Line (0% ROI)
Institution | State | Earnings | Avg Net Price | Median Debt | Lifetime Value Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Lincoln | NE | $96,908 Nat: $84,624 4yr Post-Grad | $17,747 /yr | - | +$271k |
Ithaca | NY | $99,600 Nat: $84,624 4yr Post-Grad | $28,690 /yr | $14,814 | +$252k |
College Park | MD | $93,440 Nat: $84,624 4yr Post-Grad | $15,678 /yr | $22,437 | +$252k |
San Luis Obispo | CA | $92,603 Nat: $84,624 4yr Post-Grad | $16,665 /yr | $15,374 | +$242k |
Champaign | IL | $89,400 Nat: $84,624 4yr Post-Grad | $14,355 /yr | $19,500 | +$226k |
Ames | IA | $88,576 Nat: $84,624 4yr Post-Grad | $18,589 /yr | $20,750 | +$204k |
West Lafayette | IN | $86,306 Nat: $84,624 4yr Post-Grad | $14,600 /yr | $20,000 | +$201k |
Clemson | SC | $88,338 Nat: $84,624 4yr Post-Grad | $22,253 /yr | - | +$189k |
East Lansing | MI | $86,498 Nat: $84,624 4yr Post-Grad | $19,680 /yr | $28,000 | +$185k |
Fargo | ND | $84,529 Nat: $84,624 4yr Post-Grad | $15,543 /yr | - | +$185k |
Raleigh | NC | $84,848 Nat: $84,624 4yr Post-Grad | $17,303 /yr | $25,000 | +$181k |
Blacksburg | VA | $88,315 Nat: $84,624 4yr Post-Grad | $24,953 /yr | $26,125 | +$180k |
Knoxville | TN | $85,141 Nat: $84,624 4yr Post-Grad | $18,976 /yr | - | +$177k |
College Station | TX | $85,393 Nat: $84,624 4yr Post-Grad | $21,315 /yr | $18,000 | +$170k |
Stillwater | OK | $83,517 Nat: $84,624 4yr Post-Grad | $17,447 /yr | $19,875 | +$170k |
Minneapolis | MN | $82,946 Nat: $84,624 4yr Post-Grad | $16,778 /yr | $23,742 | +$168k |
Columbus | OH | $81,917 Nat: $84,624 4yr Post-Grad | $17,339 /yr | $24,744 | +$158k |
Bend | OR | $81,691 Nat: $84,624 4yr Post-Grad | $18,048 /yr | $24,057 | +$154k |
Corvallis | OR | $81,691 Nat: $84,624 4yr Post-Grad | $19,604 /yr | $24,057 | +$148k |
Manhattan | KS | $81,376 Nat: $84,624 4yr Post-Grad | $19,406 /yr | $18,757 | +$147k |
University Park | PA | $87,564 Nat: $84,624 4yr Post-Grad | $32,875 /yr | $27,000 | +$145k |
Madison | WI | $78,368 Nat: $84,624 4yr Post-Grad | $17,354 /yr | $19,970 | +$131k |
Brookings | SD | $79,322 Nat: $84,624 4yr Post-Grad | $19,841 /yr | - | +$129k |
River Falls | WI | $71,715 Nat: $84,624 4yr Post-Grad | $14,054 /yr | $22,735 | +$92k |
Athens | GA | $64,791 Nat: $84,624 2yr Post-Grad | $13,936 /yr | - | +$59k |
Lexington | KY | $68,605 Nat: $84,624 4yr Post-Grad | $18,851 /yr | $19,500 | +$51k |
Cobleskill | NY | $66,694 Nat: $84,624 4yr Post-Grad | $18,701 /yr | - | +$37k |
Thousand Oaks | CA | - Nat: $84,624 | $30,109 /yr | - | -$0 |
Tallahassee | FL | - Nat: $84,624 | $13,739 /yr | - | -$0 |
Honolulu | HI | - Nat: $84,624 | $15,664 /yr | - | -$0 |
Rexburg | ID | - Nat: $84,624 | $8,221 /yr | - | -$0 |
Greensboro | NC | - Nat: $84,624 | $10,846 /yr | - | -$0 |
New Brunswick | NJ | $57,318 Nat: $84,624 2yr Post-Grad | $24,406 /yr | $27,000 | -$39k |
Gainesville | FL | $46,478 Nat: $84,848 2yr Post-Grad | $6,541 /yr | - | -$68k |
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.