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Bachelor's Degree•43 Institutions
Institution | State | Earnings | Avg Net Price | Median Debt | Lifetime Value Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The New School New York | NY | $78,350 5yr Post-Grad | $55,359 /yr | $24,500 | -$18k |
| Indiana University-Bloomington Bloomington | IN | $56,082 5yr Post-Grad | $15,342 /yr | $21,908 | -$45k |
| Wagner College Staten Island | NY | $55,875 5yr Post-Grad | $27,733 /yr | $27,000 | -$91k |
| University of New Haven West Haven | CT | $57,174 5yr Post-Grad | $34,089 /yr | $27,000 | -$103k |
| Florida Atlantic University Boca Raton | FL | $45,491 5yr Post-Grad | $8,001 /yr | - | -$105k |
| Appalachian State University Boone | NC | $46,033 5yr Post-Grad | $16,487 /yr | $23,487 | -$131k |
| University of Kentucky Lexington | KY | $45,547 5yr Post-Grad | $17,218 /yr | $27,000 | -$138k |
| College of Charleston Charleston | SC | $46,169 5yr Post-Grad | $19,518 /yr | $21,500 | -$141k |
| University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point Stevens Point | WI | $43,640 5yr Post-Grad | $13,726 /yr | - | -$141k |
| Rider University Lawrenceville | NJ | $47,870 5yr Post-Grad | $25,287 /yr | - | -$148k |
| Belmont University Nashville | TN | $50,279 5yr Post-Grad | $32,096 /yr | $20,500 | -$152k |
| SUNY Oneonta Oneonta | NY | $44,520 5yr Post-Grad | $18,833 /yr | $20,500 | -$152k |
| Loyola University New Orleans New Orleans | LA | $45,348 5yr Post-Grad | $22,762 /yr | $26,947 | -$159k |
| Middle Tennessee State University Murfreesboro | TN | $40,061 5yr Post-Grad | $12,599 /yr | $21,500 | -$167k |
| Drexel University Philadelphia | PA | $50,618 5yr Post-Grad | $38,428 /yr | $24,808 | -$172k |
| Ferris State University Big Rapids | MI | $39,220 5yr Post-Grad | $12,202 /yr | $22,833 | -$173k |
| SUNY at Purchase College Purchase | NY | $41,761 5yr Post-Grad | $19,067 /yr | $19,500 | -$176k |
| Berklee College of Music Boston | MA | $54,487 5yr Post-Grad | $50,404 /yr | $25,543 | -$184k |
| Elmhurst University Elmhurst | IL | $41,639 5yr Post-Grad | $21,063 /yr | $25,376 | -$184k |
| North Carolina State University at Raleigh Raleigh | NC | $39,789 5yr Post-Grad | $16,931 /yr | - | -$185k |
| Pace University New York | NY | $45,477 5yr Post-Grad | $31,046 /yr | $25,167 | -$188k |
| SUNY at Fredonia Fredonia | NY | $36,972 5yr Post-Grad | $15,644 /yr | $23,625 | -$205k |
| University of North Alabama Florence | AL | $34,562 5yr Post-Grad | $11,024 /yr | $24,437 | -$208k |
| California State University-Fullerton Fullerton | CA | $29,685 2yr Post-Grad | $5,646 /yr | - | -$215k |
| University of Southern California Los Angeles | CA | $42,388 5yr Post-Grad | $31,927 /yr | $20,353 | -$217k |
| Fashion Institute of Technology New York | NY | $37,854 5yr Post-Grad | $22,024 /yr | - | -$220k |
| The University of Texas at El Paso El Paso | TX | $33,062 5yr Post-Grad | $10,726 /yr | $24,000 | -$220k |
| Lindenwood University Saint Charles | MO | $32,925 2yr Post-Grad | $18,516 /yr | - | -$232k |
| Columbia College Chicago Chicago | IL | $37,460 5yr Post-Grad | $26,788 /yr | $25,000 | -$240k |
| University of Hartford West Hartford | CT | $38,467 5yr Post-Grad | $29,558 /yr | - | -$242k |
| Butler University Indianapolis | IN | $41,551 5yr Post-Grad | $38,472 /yr | $25,000 | -$248k |
| Full Sail University Winter Park | FL | $38,113 5yr Post-Grad | $31,759 /yr | $35,282 | -$253k |
| Randolph-Macon College Ashland | VA | $33,993 2yr Post-Grad | $27,759 /yr | - | -$256k |
| University of Wisconsin-Green Bay Green Bay | WI | $26,739 2yr Post-Grad | $12,878 /yr | - | -$268k |
| Syracuse University Syracuse | NY | $36,848 2yr Post-Grad | $41,026 /yr | $27,000 | -$278k |
| Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts North Adams | MA | $25,194 2yr Post-Grad | $18,707 /yr | $25,000 | -$303k |
| Howard University Washington | DC | $36,934 5yr Post-Grad | $47,919 /yr | $27,000 | -$321k |
| University of Southern Mississippi Hattiesburg | MS | $21,508 2yr Post-Grad | $14,224 /yr | $24,990 | -$321k |
| Los Angeles Film School Hollywood | CA | $28,672 5yr Post-Grad | $33,130 /yr | $37,875 | -$338k |
| Universidad del Sagrado Corazon Santurce | PR | $20,295 5yr Post-Grad | $13,024 /yr | - | -$339k |
| Elon University Elon | NC | $29,685 2yr Post-Grad | $41,048 /yr | $26,044 | -$343k |
| Champlain College Burlington | VT | $25,967 2yr Post-Grad | $35,000 /yr | - | -$355k |
| Ringling College of Art and Design Sarasota | FL | $20,140 2yr Post-Grad | $55,390 /yr | - | -$482k |
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 with your specific estimates of cost and salary.