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Bachelor's Degree310 Institutions
Institution
State
Earnings
Avg Net PriceMedian Debt
Lifetime Value Added
San Jose State University
San Jose
CA
$93,917
5yr Post-Grad
$13,741
/yr
-
+$249k
Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus
Atlanta
GA
$91,029
5yr Post-Grad
$13,289
/yr
$26,354
+$229k
Carnegie Mellon University
Pittsburgh
PA
$89,859
2yr Post-Grad
$31,671
/yr
$24,500
+$195k
Northeastern University
Boston
MA
$95,088
5yr Post-Grad
$32,116
/yr
$25,500
+$191k
University of California-Los Angeles
Los Angeles
CA
$85,813
5yr Post-Grad
$14,013
/yr
$19,000
+$187k
University of Washington-Seattle Campus
Seattle
WA
$85,351
5yr Post-Grad
$13,485
/yr
$12,250
+$185k
The University of Texas at Austin
Austin
TX
$88,050
5yr Post-Grad
$19,678
/yr
$18,000
+$183k
University of California-Irvine
Irvine
CA
$80,163
5yr Post-Grad
$12,840
/yr
-
+$149k
University of Florida
Gainesville
FL
$73,474
5yr Post-Grad
$6,351
/yr
$19,839
+$122k
University of Notre Dame
Notre Dame
IN
$81,608
5yr Post-Grad
$27,823
/yr
$19,250
+$106k
Seattle Pacific University
Seattle
WA
$79,971
5yr Post-Grad
$24,820
/yr
$25,000
+$104k
San Francisco State University
San Francisco
CA
$71,008
5yr Post-Grad
$12,882
/yr
$15,000
+$80k
University of Southern California
Los Angeles
CA
$79,947
5yr Post-Grad
$31,927
/yr
$18,000
+$79k
California State University-Long Beach
Long Beach
CA
$67,824
5yr Post-Grad
$8,931
/yr
$16,500
+$70k
Arizona State University Digital Immersion
Scottsdale
AZ
$63,188
5yr Post-Grad
-
/yr
-
+$67k
University of Delaware
Newark
DE
$70,925
5yr Post-Grad
$16,931
/yr
$26,000
+$65k
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Champaign
IL
$70,046
5yr Post-Grad
$15,201
/yr
$18,178
+$65k
Ohio State University-Main Campus
Columbus
OH
$69,416
5yr Post-Grad
$18,292
/yr
$21,694
+$49k
University of California-Davis
Davis
CA
$67,513
5yr Post-Grad
$15,288
/yr
$14,924
+$45k
Western Michigan University
Kalamazoo
MI
$67,581
5yr Post-Grad
$18,701
/yr
$27,000
+$33k
Lake Washington Institute of Technology
Kirkland
WA
$61,539
5yr Post-Grad
$5,886
/yr
-
+$33k
University of Cincinnati-Main Campus
Cincinnati
OH
$69,447
5yr Post-Grad
$23,156
/yr
$25,500
+$31k
Portland State University
Portland
OR
$63,970
5yr Post-Grad
$12,932
/yr
$23,100
+$26k
Metropolitan State University of Denver
Denver
CO
$64,448
5yr Post-Grad
$14,294
/yr
$28,500
+$25k
University of Houston
Houston
TX
$64,210
5yr Post-Grad
$13,853
/yr
$24,000
+$25k
Art Center College of Design
Pasadena
CA
$81,385
5yr Post-Grad
$50,209
/yr
$31,000
+$24k
Stonehill College
Easton
MA
$71,309
5yr Post-Grad
$29,969
/yr
-
+$21k
Arizona State University Campus Immersion
Tempe
AZ
$63,188
5yr Post-Grad
$13,670
/yr
$20,702
+$18k
Lawrence Technological University
Southfield
MI
$72,639
5yr Post-Grad
$33,995
/yr
-
+$16k
Western Washington University
Bellingham
WA
$64,470
5yr Post-Grad
$18,680
/yr
$19,833
+$10k
West Virginia University
Morgantown
WV
$61,505
5yr Post-Grad
$12,997
/yr
$25,000
+$7k
Washington State University
Pullman
WA
$61,992
5yr Post-Grad
$14,401
/yr
$24,604
+$6k
Chapman University
Orange
CA
$77,615
5yr Post-Grad
$47,527
/yr
$23,823
+$5k
University of Oregon
Eugene
OR
$64,994
5yr Post-Grad
$21,782
/yr
$28,000
+$3k
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Blacksburg
VA
$65,699
5yr Post-Grad
$23,790
/yr
$23,900
+$705
Texas State University
San Marcos
TX
$62,197
5yr Post-Grad
$16,438
/yr
$23,000
+$0
The College of New Jersey
Ewing
NJ
$66,197
5yr Post-Grad
$25,458
/yr
-
-$1k
Miami University-Oxford
Oxford
OH
$67,080
5yr Post-Grad
$27,662
/yr
$26,000
-$3k
University of Minnesota-Twin Cities
Minneapolis
MN
$61,564
5yr Post-Grad
$17,139
/yr
$22,500
-$7k
North Carolina State University at Raleigh
Raleigh
NC
$61,375
5yr Post-Grad
$16,931
/yr
$19,500
-$8k
Kean University
Union
NJ
$59,125
5yr Post-Grad
$12,168
/yr
$24,004
-$9k
Brigham Young University
Provo
UT
$59,245
5yr Post-Grad
$14,487
/yr
$12,065
-$16k
Colorado State University-Fort Collins
Fort Collins
CO
$61,672
5yr Post-Grad
$20,332
/yr
-
-$18k
California State University-Sacramento
Sacramento
CA
$56,723
5yr Post-Grad
$10,512
/yr
$15,750
-$22k
Wentworth Institute of Technology
Boston
MA
$67,547
5yr Post-Grad
$34,170
/yr
$27,000
-$23k
Susquehanna University
Selinsgrove
PA
$63,532
5yr Post-Grad
$26,539
/yr
$27,000
-$26k
Ohio University-Eastern Campus
Saint Clairsville
OH
$53,422
5yr Post-Grad
$4,503
/yr
$27,000
-$27k
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Madison
WI
$58,646
5yr Post-Grad
$16,928
/yr
$17,875
-$30k
Ohio University-Southern Campus
Ironton
OH
$53,422
5yr Post-Grad
$5,328
/yr
$27,000
-$30k
Ohio University-Zanesville Campus
Zanesville
OH
$53,422
5yr Post-Grad
$5,971
/yr
$27,000
-$32k
Temple University
Philadelphia
PA
$63,888
5yr Post-Grad
$29,219
/yr
$26,000
-$33k
University of Central Oklahoma
Edmond
OK
$59,192
5yr Post-Grad
$18,990
/yr
$15,875
-$33k
Ohio University-Lancaster Campus
Lancaster
OH
$53,422
5yr Post-Grad
$6,133
/yr
$27,000
-$33k
Ohio University-Chillicothe Campus
Chillicothe
OH
$53,422
5yr Post-Grad
$6,483
/yr
$27,000
-$34k
University of South Florida
Tampa
FL
$54,896
5yr Post-Grad
$10,043
/yr
$17,000
-$35k
Weber State University
Ogden
UT
$54,898
5yr Post-Grad
$10,722
/yr
$20,500
-$38k
California State University-Monterey Bay
Seaside
CA
$56,342
5yr Post-Grad
$14,487
/yr
$13,902
-$39k
University of Kentucky
Lexington
KY
$57,495
5yr Post-Grad
$17,218
/yr
$26,250
-$40k
Drexel University
Philadelphia
PA
$67,219
5yr Post-Grad
$38,428
/yr
$27,000
-$40k
San Diego State University
San Diego
CA
$56,904
5yr Post-Grad
$16,174
/yr
$13,832
-$41k
State University of New York at New Paltz
New Paltz
NY
$57,835
5yr Post-Grad
$18,481
/yr
$18,500
-$42k
University of Kansas
Lawrence
KS
$57,249
5yr Post-Grad
$17,365
/yr
$26,000
-$43k
Marymount University
Arlington
VA
$60,370
5yr Post-Grad
$25,153
/yr
$25,750
-$46k
Central Michigan University
Mount Pleasant
MI
$56,215
5yr Post-Grad
$16,041
/yr
$27,500
-$46k
University of North Texas
Denton
TX
$55,345
5yr Post-Grad
$14,352
/yr
$22,269
-$47k
Southern Methodist University
Dallas
TX
$67,905
5yr Post-Grad
$41,778
/yr
-
-$47k
Fashion Institute of Technology
New York
NY
$58,599
5yr Post-Grad
$22,024
/yr
$23,033
-$49k
Suffolk University
Boston
MA
$62,088
5yr Post-Grad
$30,031
/yr
$27,000
-$50k
Auburn University
Auburn
AL
$58,793
5yr Post-Grad
$23,897
/yr
$25,125
-$54k
The University of Alabama
Tuscaloosa
AL
$57,905
5yr Post-Grad
$22,150
/yr
$26,000
-$55k
DePaul University
Chicago
IL
$61,069
5yr Post-Grad
$29,141
/yr
$27,000
-$55k
Clemson University
Clemson
SC
$57,835
5yr Post-Grad
$22,112
/yr
$23,250
-$55k
The University of Tennessee-Knoxville
Knoxville
TN
$55,974
5yr Post-Grad
$18,109
/yr
-
-$55k
Marist University
Poughkeepsie
NY
$65,701
5yr Post-Grad
$39,660
/yr
$26,644
-$56k
Endicott College
Beverly
MA
$65,413
5yr Post-Grad
$39,324
/yr
$27,000
-$57k
Florida State University
Tallahassee
FL
$52,542
5yr Post-Grad
$10,997
/yr
$22,625
-$58k
Appalachian State University
Boone
NC
$54,970
5yr Post-Grad
$16,487
/yr
$21,435
-$58k
Purdue University-Main Campus
West Lafayette
IN
$53,610
5yr Post-Grad
$13,945
/yr
$19,500
-$60k
Farmingdale State College
Farmingdale
NY
$51,484
5yr Post-Grad
$9,173
/yr
$17,250
-$60k
Northern Arizona University
Flagstaff
AZ
$54,011
5yr Post-Grad
$14,922
/yr
$23,333
-$60k
University of San Francisco
San Francisco
CA
$65,023
5yr Post-Grad
$39,495
/yr
$27,000
-$61k
Rhode Island School of Design
Providence
RI
$68,157
5yr Post-Grad
$46,253
/yr
$27,000
-$61k
Iowa State University
Ames
IA
$55,046
5yr Post-Grad
$18,165
/yr
$26,581
-$63k
Franklin University
Columbus
OH
$57,010
5yr Post-Grad
$22,605
/yr
$28,205
-$63k
California State Polytechnic University-Pomona
Pomona
CA
$52,064
5yr Post-Grad
$11,580
/yr
$20,825
-$64k
Utah Valley University
Orem
UT
$50,613
5yr Post-Grad
$8,463
/yr
$12,500
-$64k
Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus
Indiana
PA
$54,226
5yr Post-Grad
$17,216
/yr
$27,000
-$66k
East Carolina University
Greenville
NC
$53,859
5yr Post-Grad
$16,514
/yr
$24,750
-$67k
Syracuse University
Syracuse
NY
$64,921
5yr Post-Grad
$41,026
/yr
$27,000
-$67k
California State University-Northridge
Northridge
CA
$49,713
5yr Post-Grad
$7,599
/yr
-
-$69k
Mercyhurst University
Erie
PA
$58,401
5yr Post-Grad
$27,263
/yr
$26,836
-$69k
Western Carolina University
Cullowhee
NC
$51,717
5yr Post-Grad
$12,579
/yr
$29,911
-$70k
Montclair State University
Montclair
NJ
$52,388
5yr Post-Grad
$14,159
/yr
$25,375
-$70k
University of Dayton
Dayton
OH
$60,018
5yr Post-Grad
$31,236
/yr
-
-$70k
Central Connecticut State University
New Britain
CT
$53,222
5yr Post-Grad
$16,435
/yr
$21,500
-$72k
College for Creative Studies
Detroit
MI
$60,568
5yr Post-Grad
$33,342
/yr
$26,000
-$74k
Keene State College
Keene
NH
$54,022
5yr Post-Grad
$19,164
/yr
$24,250
-$75k
Oregon State University-Cascades Campus
Bend
OR
$53,265
5yr Post-Grad
$17,722
/yr
$21,500
-$76k
Creighton University
Omaha
NE
$59,760
5yr Post-Grad
$32,380
/yr
-
-$77k
Drury University-College of Continuing Professional Studies
Springfield
MO
$51,276
5yr Post-Grad
$13,375
/yr
-
-$77k
Texas Christian University
Fort Worth
TX
$60,241
5yr Post-Grad
$33,531
/yr
-
-$77k
George Washington University
Washington
DC
$62,031
5yr Post-Grad
$37,454
/yr
-
-$77k
Bradley University
Peoria
IL
$55,746
5yr Post-Grad
$23,572
/yr
-
-$77k
University of Illinois Chicago
Chicago
IL
$50,710
5yr Post-Grad
$12,313
/yr
$22,881
-$77k
Pratt Institute-Main
Brooklyn
NY
$67,814
5yr Post-Grad
$50,647
/yr
$26,000
-$80k
Michigan State University
East Lansing
MI
$54,108
5yr Post-Grad
$20,751
/yr
$26,997
-$80k
Winthrop University
Rock Hill
SC
$52,038
5yr Post-Grad
$16,353
/yr
$27,917
-$81k
Eastern Michigan University
Ypsilanti
MI
$52,336
5yr Post-Grad
$17,084
/yr
-
-$81k
Oregon State University
Corvallis
OR
$53,265
5yr Post-Grad
$19,568
/yr
$21,500
-$83k
North Central College
Naperville
IL
$54,631
5yr Post-Grad
$23,033
/yr
$22,000
-$84k
Ohio University-Main Campus
Athens
OH
$53,422
5yr Post-Grad
$20,413
/yr
$27,000
-$84k
Carthage College
Kenosha
WI
$55,354
5yr Post-Grad
$24,813
/yr
$27,000
-$85k
Thomas Jefferson University
Philadelphia
PA
$56,844
5yr Post-Grad
$28,163
/yr
$27,000
-$85k
Baylor University
Waco
TX
$62,970
5yr Post-Grad
$41,942
/yr
$25,750
-$86k
Grand View University
Des Moines
IA
$53,635
5yr Post-Grad
$21,616
/yr
$21,502
-$87k
University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Greensboro
NC
$48,573
5yr Post-Grad
$10,170
/yr
$25,500
-$87k
Augustana College
Rock Island
IL
$49,518
5yr Post-Grad
$12,437
/yr
-
-$88k
York College of Pennsylvania
York
PA
$52,684
5yr Post-Grad
$19,685
/yr
-
-$88k
University of Northern Iowa
Cedar Falls
IA
$50,416
5yr Post-Grad
$14,609
/yr
$21,965
-$88k
University of Wisconsin-Stout
Menomonie
WI
$51,582
5yr Post-Grad
$17,365
/yr
$26,000
-$89k
Seton Hall University
South Orange
NJ
$56,686
5yr Post-Grad
$28,921
/yr
$21,500
-$89k
North Dakota State University-Main Campus
Fargo
ND
$50,837
5yr Post-Grad
$16,334
/yr
$27,000
-$91k
CUNY Queens College
Queens
NY
$45,307
5yr Post-Grad
$3,830
/yr
$14,250
-$92k
Otis College of Art and Design
Los Angeles
CA
$63,969
5yr Post-Grad
$45,864
/yr
$27,000
-$92k
Kent State University at Kent
Kent
OH
$52,096
5yr Post-Grad
$19,614
/yr
$25,000
-$92k
Drake University
Des Moines
IA
$56,719
5yr Post-Grad
$30,042
/yr
-
-$92k
California College of the Arts
San Francisco
CA
$62,146
5yr Post-Grad
$42,168
/yr
$27,000
-$93k
California State University-Fresno
Fresno
CA
$46,255
5yr Post-Grad
$6,480
/yr
$19,735
-$93k
Saginaw Valley State University
University Center
MI
$49,623
5yr Post-Grad
$14,582
/yr
$24,286
-$95k
Indiana University-Bloomington
Bloomington
IN
$49,921
5yr Post-Grad
$15,342
/yr
$20,500
-$95k
University of the Incarnate Word
San Antonio
TX
$52,068
5yr Post-Grad
$20,498
/yr
$27,000
-$96k
University of North Georgia
Dahlonega
GA
$47,803
5yr Post-Grad
$10,785
/yr
-
-$96k
Indiana University-Indianapolis
Indianapolis
IN
$47,918
5yr Post-Grad
$11,408
/yr
-
-$97k
Rochester Institute of Technology
Rochester
NY
$55,746
5yr Post-Grad
$29,694
/yr
$26,646
-$99k
University of Akron Main Campus
Akron
OH
$49,246
5yr Post-Grad
$14,981
/yr
$26,937
-$99k
Northern Kentucky University
Highland Heights
KY
$45,819
5yr Post-Grad
$7,168
/yr
-
-$99k
Bowling Green State University-Main Campus
Bowling Green
OH
$51,779
5yr Post-Grad
$20,918
/yr
$27,000
-$100k
South Dakota State University
Brookings
SD
$50,581
5yr Post-Grad
$18,219
/yr
$27,000
-$100k
Stevenson University
Owings Mills
MD
$54,362
5yr Post-Grad
$26,806
/yr
$27,000
-$100k
Cedarville University
Cedarville
OH
$53,239
5yr Post-Grad
$25,022
/yr
$22,000
-$103k
SUNY Buffalo State University
Buffalo
NY
$48,191
5yr Post-Grad
$14,229
/yr
-
-$105k
John Brown University
Siloam Springs
AR
$51,158
5yr Post-Grad
$21,144
/yr
$19,500
-$106k
Drury University
Springfield
MO
$51,276
5yr Post-Grad
$21,523
/yr
-
-$106k
Massachusetts College of Art and Design
Boston
MA
$52,089
5yr Post-Grad
$23,764
/yr
$25,537
-$107k
Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design
Milwaukee
WI
$53,740
5yr Post-Grad
$27,514
/yr
$27,000
-$107k
East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania
East Stroudsburg
PA
$48,232
5yr Post-Grad
$15,089
/yr
-
-$108k
Sam Houston State University
Huntsville
TX
$48,480
5yr Post-Grad
$16,025
/yr
$29,000
-$109k
Virginia Commonwealth University
Richmond
VA
$49,801
5yr Post-Grad
$19,452
/yr
$24,250
-$111k
Kutztown University of Pennsylvania
Kutztown
PA
$50,452
5yr Post-Grad
$21,205
/yr
$27,000
-$112k
Southern Utah University
Cedar City
UT
$46,163
5yr Post-Grad
$11,432
/yr
-
-$112k
Arkansas State University
Jonesboro
AR
$46,812
5yr Post-Grad
$13,085
/yr
-
-$112k
University of North Dakota
Grand Forks
ND
$48,840
5yr Post-Grad
$18,998
/yr
-
-$117k
Oklahoma Christian University
Edmond
OK
$49,855
5yr Post-Grad
$21,423
/yr
$27,000
-$117k
Academy of Art University
San Francisco
CA
$57,948
5yr Post-Grad
$39,778
/yr
$31,500
-$118k
California State University-Chico
Chico
CA
$46,813
5yr Post-Grad
$14,838
/yr
$18,227
-$119k
University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth
North Dartmouth
MA
$49,179
5yr Post-Grad
$20,605
/yr
$26,000
-$120k
Radford University
Radford
VA
$47,401
5yr Post-Grad
$16,640
/yr
$27,000
-$120k
State University of New York at Cortland
Cortland
NY
$48,562
5yr Post-Grad
$19,951
/yr
-
-$123k
LIM College
New York
NY
$56,151
5yr Post-Grad
$37,514
/yr
$26,915
-$124k
California State University-San Bernardino
San Bernardino
CA
$42,348
5yr Post-Grad
$5,918
/yr
$15,669
-$124k
Oakland University
Rochester Hills
MI
$45,569
5yr Post-Grad
$13,584
/yr
$26,000
-$125k
The University of Texas at Dallas
Richardson
TX
$47,230
5yr Post-Grad
$17,435
/yr
$19,750
-$125k
CUNY New York City College of Technology
Brooklyn
NY
$41,695
5yr Post-Grad
$4,783
/yr
$8,832
-$125k
New York Institute of Technology
Old Westbury
NY
$48,455
5yr Post-Grad
$20,709
/yr
$23,250
-$126k
North Carolina A & T State University
Greensboro
NC
$44,151
5yr Post-Grad
$10,980
/yr
$28,500
-$127k
Wichita State University
Wichita
KS
$45,071
5yr Post-Grad
$13,776
/yr
$23,200
-$129k
Robert Morris University
Moon Township
PA
$50,110
5yr Post-Grad
$25,747
/yr
$27,000
-$131k
Marywood University
Scranton
PA
$48,458
5yr Post-Grad
$22,222
/yr
$27,000
-$132k
Cleveland State University
Cleveland
OH
$45,790
5yr Post-Grad
$16,065
/yr
$26,875
-$132k
Minnesota State University Moorhead
Moorhead
MN
$46,027
5yr Post-Grad
$17,816
/yr
$26,100
-$136k
University of Idaho
Moscow
ID
$41,565
2yr Post-Grad
$13,782
/yr
-
-$138k
Maryville University of Saint Louis
Saint Louis
MO
$49,414
5yr Post-Grad
$26,047
/yr
$20,500
-$138k
California State University-Dominguez Hills
Carson
CA
$39,701
5yr Post-Grad
$3,659
/yr
-
-$138k
Ferris State University
Big Rapids
MI
$43,252
5yr Post-Grad
$12,202
/yr
$25,500
-$139k
Point Loma Nazarene University
San Diego
CA
$59,941
5yr Post-Grad
$50,168
/yr
-
-$139k
Mercy University
Dobbs Ferry
NY
$44,712
5yr Post-Grad
$15,770
/yr
-
-$140k
University of Saint Francis-Fort Wayne
Fort Wayne
IN
$46,609
5yr Post-Grad
$20,361
/yr
$26,000
-$140k
Laguna College of Art and Design
Laguna Beach
CA
$56,145
5yr Post-Grad
$42,354
/yr
$27,000
-$141k
Meredith College
Raleigh
NC
$46,268
5yr Post-Grad
$20,197
/yr
$25,000
-$143k
Lesley University
Cambridge
MA
$51,256
5yr Post-Grad
$31,805
/yr
$23,333
-$143k
SUNY at Fredonia
Fredonia
NY
$43,925
5yr Post-Grad
$15,644
/yr
$22,500
-$146k
Harding University
Searcy
AR
$46,032
5yr Post-Grad
$20,579
/yr
-
-$146k
Queens University of Charlotte
Charlotte
NC
$49,008
5yr Post-Grad
$27,786
/yr
$26,000
-$147k
West Liberty University
West Liberty
WV
$43,982
5yr Post-Grad
$16,295
/yr
-
-$148k
Champlain College
Burlington
VT
$51,815
5yr Post-Grad
$35,000
/yr
$26,870
-$150k
University of Wisconsin-Green Bay
Green Bay
WI
$42,182
5yr Post-Grad
$12,878
/yr
$18,186
-$150k
University of Bridgeport
Bridgeport
CT
$47,145
5yr Post-Grad
$24,786
/yr
$27,000
-$152k
Bellevue University
Bellevue
NE
$48,642
5yr Post-Grad
$28,345
/yr
$20,834
-$152k
University of Central Missouri
Warrensburg
MO
$42,852
5yr Post-Grad
$15,336
/yr
$20,076
-$154k
Marymount Manhattan College
New York
NY
$52,162
5yr Post-Grad
$37,037
/yr
-
-$155k
State University of New York at Oswego
Oswego
NY
$43,544
5yr Post-Grad
$17,231
/yr
$23,250
-$155k
Flagler College
Saint Augustine
FL
$48,705
5yr Post-Grad
$29,951
/yr
$26,250
-$157k
Anderson University
Anderson
SC
$47,780
5yr Post-Grad
$28,183
/yr
$27,000
-$159k
The New School
New York
NY
$59,797
5yr Post-Grad
$55,359
/yr
$25,000
-$159k
University of Minnesota-Duluth
Duluth
MN
$43,529
5yr Post-Grad
$18,464
/yr
$24,275
-$159k
Louisiana Tech University
Ruston
LA
$40,793
5yr Post-Grad
$12,209
/yr
$19,868
-$160k
Southern New Hampshire University
Manchester
NH
$49,885
5yr Post-Grad
$33,742
/yr
$22,965
-$161k
Charleston Southern University
Charleston
SC
$44,751
5yr Post-Grad
$21,955
/yr
$27,000
-$162k
Maryland Institute College of Art
Baltimore
MD
$51,848
5yr Post-Grad
$38,429
/yr
$26,842
-$162k
Arkansas Tech University
Russellville
AR
$40,422
5yr Post-Grad
$12,171
/yr
$28,950
-$163k
Albright College
Reading
PA
$44,395
5yr Post-Grad
$21,664
/yr
$27,000
-$164k
Herzing University-Madison
Madison
WI
$43,809
5yr Post-Grad
$20,319
/yr
-
-$164k
Herzing University-Akron
Akron
OH
$43,809
5yr Post-Grad
$20,320
/yr
-
-$164k
Dunwoody College of Technology
Minneapolis
MN
$43,798
2yr Post-Grad
$27,023
/yr
-
-$165k
Minneapolis College of Art and Design
Minneapolis
MN
$45,820
5yr Post-Grad
$25,935
/yr
$26,950
-$167k
Seminole State College of Florida
Sanford
FL
$33,993
2yr Post-Grad
$3,119
/yr
$22,168
-$167k
Columbia College Chicago
Chicago
IL
$46,082
5yr Post-Grad
$26,788
/yr
$24,500
-$168k
University of Michigan-Flint
Flint
MI
$39,767
5yr Post-Grad
$12,280
/yr
$27,695
-$169k
Washington University in St Louis
St. Louis
MO
$41,205
2yr Post-Grad
$22,117
/yr
$19,089
-$171k
Kansas City Art Institute
Kansas City
MO
$46,472
5yr Post-Grad
$29,555
/yr
$27,000
-$175k
Boston University
Boston
MA
$42,682
2yr Post-Grad
$26,996
/yr
$21,000
-$175k
Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design
Lakewood
CO
$45,743
5yr Post-Grad
$28,037
/yr
$31,750
-$175k
Lasell University
Newton
MA
$43,722
5yr Post-Grad
$24,944
/yr
$27,000
-$181k
Saint Edward's University
Austin
TX
$42,871
5yr Post-Grad
$23,636
/yr
$26,000
-$183k
Interior Designers Institute
Newport Beach
CA
$32,702
5yr Post-Grad
-
/yr
$26,057
-$185k
California Institute of the Arts
Valencia
CA
$49,840
2yr Post-Grad
$47,183
/yr
-
-$185k
Liberty University
Lynchburg
VA
$45,177
5yr Post-Grad
$29,552
/yr
$24,998
-$185k
Mount St. Joseph University
Cincinnati
OH
$36,941
2yr Post-Grad
$16,135
/yr
-
-$187k
University of Arkansas-Fort Smith
Fort Smith
AR
$36,606
5yr Post-Grad
$10,097
/yr
-
-$188k
Baker College
Owosso
MI
$36,312
2yr Post-Grad
$15,171
/yr
-
-$190k
St. John's University-New York
Queens
NY
$41,025
2yr Post-Grad
$26,985
/yr
$27,000
-$190k
Georgia Southern University
Statesboro
GA
$36,668
2yr Post-Grad
$16,531
/yr
$25,750
-$191k
Middle Tennessee State University
Murfreesboro
TN
$35,060
2yr Post-Grad
$12,599
/yr
-
-$192k
University of Hartford
West Hartford
CT
$44,307
5yr Post-Grad
$29,558
/yr
$27,000
-$193k
Long Island University
Brookville
NY
$41,688
5yr Post-Grad
$23,901
/yr
-
-$194k
Russell Sage College
Troy
NY
$41,092
5yr Post-Grad
$23,027
/yr
$24,250
-$196k
University of Maryland-Baltimore County
Baltimore
MD
$38,986
5yr Post-Grad
$18,328
/yr
$20,250
-$197k
Full Sail University
Winter Park
FL
$44,692
5yr Post-Grad
$31,759
/yr
$36,827
-$197k
Coastal Carolina University
Conway
SC
$37,002
5yr Post-Grad
$13,742
/yr
$25,000
-$197k
Boise State University
Boise
ID
$39,301
5yr Post-Grad
$19,182
/yr
$26,618
-$197k
Texas Woman's University
Denton
TX
$33,459
2yr Post-Grad
$10,948
/yr
-
-$200k
Arcadia University
Glenside
PA
$39,369
2yr Post-Grad
$25,866
/yr
-
-$201k
Nazareth University
Rochester
NY
$41,193
2yr Post-Grad
$30,521
/yr
$23,250
-$201k
Missouri State University-Springfield
Springfield
MO
$37,505
5yr Post-Grad
$17,502
/yr
$25,750
-$207k
Ouachita Baptist University
Arkadelphia
AR
$37,208
2yr Post-Grad
$22,355
/yr
-
-$207k
Nossi College of Art and Design
Nashville
TN
$39,974
5yr Post-Grad
$23,591
/yr
$42,250
-$208k
Texas Tech University
Lubbock
TX
$36,134
2yr Post-Grad
$20,071
/yr
-
-$209k
Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University
Tallahassee
FL
$36,500
5yr Post-Grad
$15,847
/yr
$26,125
-$209k
East Texas A&M University
Commerce
TX
$32,569
2yr Post-Grad
$11,268
/yr
-
-$209k
Stephens College
Columbia
MO
$39,639
5yr Post-Grad
$23,277
/yr
-
-$209k
New England College
Henniker
NH
$42,323
5yr Post-Grad
$30,299
/yr
-
-$212k
Southern Technical College
Fort Myers
FL
$36,852
2yr Post-Grad
$24,026
/yr
-
-$217k
Grace College and Theological Seminary
Winona Lake
IN
$36,697
5yr Post-Grad
$18,406
/yr
-
-$217k
Mount Mary University
Milwaukee
WI
$36,199
5yr Post-Grad
$18,295
/yr
$26,500
-$221k
Universidad Ana G. Mendez-Gurabo Campus
Gurabo
PR
$31,722
5yr Post-Grad
$7,668
/yr
$11,250
-$221k
Belmont University
Nashville
TN
$41,939
5yr Post-Grad
$32,096
/yr
$12,500
-$222k
Centenary University
Hackettstown
NJ
$36,388
5yr Post-Grad
$19,037
/yr
$26,000
-$222k
East Tennessee State University
Johnson City
TN
$32,925
2yr Post-Grad
$15,794
/yr
$18,250
-$222k
University of Indianapolis
Indianapolis
IN
$33,993
2yr Post-Grad
$18,748
/yr
-
-$223k
Columbus College of Art & Design
Columbus
OH
$40,747
5yr Post-Grad
$30,139
/yr
$27,000
-$225k
Pennsylvania College of Technology
Williamsport
PA
$36,674
2yr Post-Grad
$26,084
/yr
$27,000
-$226k
Moore College of Art and Design
Philadelphia
PA
$46,147
5yr Post-Grad
$43,369
/yr
$27,000
-$227k
Bemidji State University
Bemidji
MN
$34,819
5yr Post-Grad
$17,050
/yr
$21,908
-$228k
Villa Maria College
Buffalo
NY
$31,581
2yr Post-Grad
$13,980
/yr
-
-$228k
Colorado Mesa University
Grand Junction
CO
$34,036
5yr Post-Grad
$15,331
/yr
$23,500
-$228k
New Jersey Institute of Technology
Newark
NJ
$32,382
2yr Post-Grad
$16,496
/yr
$25,500
-$230k
Seattle University
Seattle
WA
$39,369
2yr Post-Grad
$34,802
/yr
$23,084
-$233k
Dominican University
River Forest
IL
$31,133
2yr Post-Grad
$15,113
/yr
$26,344
-$236k
American InterContinental University System
Chandler
AZ
$32,692
5yr Post-Grad
$14,449
/yr
-
-$237k
American InterContinental University-Atlanta
Atlanta
GA
$32,692
5yr Post-Grad
$15,774
/yr
-
-$242k
Assumption University
Worcester
MA
$35,954
2yr Post-Grad
$28,853
/yr
-
-$242k
Walla Walla University
College Place
WA
$33,993
2yr Post-Grad
$23,992
/yr
$27,000
-$242k
Black Hills State University
Spearfish
SD
$31,038
2yr Post-Grad
$17,001
/yr
-
-$244k
School of Visual Arts
New York
NY
$50,431
5yr Post-Grad
$58,628
/yr
$27,000
-$246k
Mount Vernon Nazarene University
Mount Vernon
OH
$32,569
2yr Post-Grad
$21,812
/yr
-
-$247k
Concordia University-Wisconsin
Mequon
WI
$33,993
2yr Post-Grad
$26,067
/yr
-
-$250k
Missouri Western State University
Saint Joseph
MO
$28,598
2yr Post-Grad
$12,638
/yr
-
-$250k
Concord University
Athens
WV
$27,397
2yr Post-Grad
$9,983
/yr
-
-$252k
Savannah College of Art and Design
Savannah
GA
$43,503
5yr Post-Grad
$45,450
/yr
$26,200
-$257k
Shawnee State University
Portsmouth
OH
$30,713
5yr Post-Grad
$15,389
/yr
$29,000
-$257k
Woodbury University
Burbank
CA
$33,993
2yr Post-Grad
$28,248
/yr
$27,000
-$258k
Converse University
Spartanburg
SC
$30,409
2yr Post-Grad
$19,712
/yr
-
-$259k
Lamar University
Beaumont
TX
$26,896
2yr Post-Grad
$11,429
/yr
-
-$262k
Montserrat College of Art
Beverly
MA
$38,093
5yr Post-Grad
$34,725
/yr
$27,000
-$264k
Bob Jones University
Greenville
SC
$30,827
5yr Post-Grad
$17,529
/yr
$15,750
-$264k
Trinity International University-Illinois
Deerfield
IL
$30,409
2yr Post-Grad
$21,386
/yr
-
-$265k
Samford University
Birmingham
AL
$33,993
2yr Post-Grad
$30,795
/yr
$23,250
-$267k
Stevens-The Institute of Business & Arts
Saint Louis
MO
$29,685
2yr Post-Grad
$20,095
/yr
-
-$267k
International Business College-Indianapolis
Indianapolis
IN
$27,397
2yr Post-Grad
$14,989
/yr
-
-$270k
Maine College of Art & Design
Portland
ME
$37,416
5yr Post-Grad
$36,443
/yr
$27,000
-$276k
Escuela de Artes Plasticas y Diseno de Puerto Rico
San Juan
PR
$23,765
5yr Post-Grad
$5,231
/yr
-
-$281k
Art Academy of Cincinnati
Cincinnati
OH
$37,445
5yr Post-Grad
$38,041
/yr
$25,000
-$281k
Campbell University
Buies Creek
NC
$29,685
2yr Post-Grad
$23,991
/yr
-
-$281k
Ringling College of Art and Design
Sarasota
FL
$44,462
5yr Post-Grad
$55,390
/yr
$27,000
-$284k
University of Maryland Eastern Shore
Princess Anne
MD
$25,194
2yr Post-Grad
$14,035
/yr
-
-$286k
Atlantic University
Guaynabo
PR
$23,385
5yr Post-Grad
$6,305
/yr
-
-$288k
Western Oregon University
Monmouth
OR
$26,715
2yr Post-Grad
$18,290
/yr
$21,316
-$288k
University of Central Arkansas
Conway
AR
$26,007
2yr Post-Grad
$16,775
/yr
-
-$289k
Bowie State University
Bowie
MD
$26,715
2yr Post-Grad
$19,335
/yr
-
-$292k
Morningside University
Sioux City
IA
$27,669
2yr Post-Grad
$23,169
/yr
-
-$297k
South University-Savannah
Savannah
GA
$29,417
5yr Post-Grad
$24,116
/yr
-
-$300k
Mississippi College
Clinton
MS
$26,353
2yr Post-Grad
$20,911
/yr
-
-$301k
Pacific Northwest College of Art
Portland
OR
$36,201
5yr Post-Grad
$40,846
/yr
$26,000
-$302k
Concordia University-Saint Paul
Saint Paul
MN
$23,351
2yr Post-Grad
$17,566
/yr
-
-$316k
Edgewood College
Madison
WI
$26,353
2yr Post-Grad
$25,634
/yr
-
-$318k
SUNY College of Technology at Canton
Canton
NY
$21,964
2yr Post-Grad
$15,001
/yr
-
-$320k
Ashford University
San Diego
CA
$25,967
2yr Post-Grad
$25,321
/yr
-
-$320k
Loyola University Chicago
Chicago
IL
$29,685
2yr Post-Grad
$35,196
/yr
-
-$322k
Columbia College
Columbia
MO
$25,194
2yr Post-Grad
$24,051
/yr
-
-$323k
Northwest College of Art & Design
Tacoma
WA
$23,579
2yr Post-Grad
$20,185
/yr
$30,734
-$323k
Utah State University
Logan
UT
$20,542
5yr Post-Grad
$12,869
/yr
-
-$336k
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Troy
NY
$26,739
2yr Post-Grad
$33,139
/yr
$25,000
-$341k
Pennsylvania College of Art and Design
Lancaster
PA
$26,703
5yr Post-Grad
$29,266
/yr
$27,000
-$342k
Rider University
Lawrenceville
NJ
$23,351
2yr Post-Grad
$25,287
/yr
-
-$344k
Clark Atlanta University
Atlanta
GA
$28,479
5yr Post-Grad
$35,115
/yr
$26,500
-$347k
West Texas A & M University
Canyon
TX
$18,315
2yr Post-Grad
$20,841
/yr
-
-$375k
Abilene Christian University
Abilene
TX
$20,824
2yr Post-Grad
$27,401
/yr
$21,875
-$375k
New England Institute of Technology
East Greenwich
RI
$21,508
2yr Post-Grad
$36,906
/yr
$28,785
-$403k
University of New Haven
West Haven
CT
$20,140
2yr Post-Grad
$34,089
/yr
$27,000
-$405k
Paier College
Bridgeport
CT
$16,786
2yr Post-Grad
$30,982
/yr
-
-$425k
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).
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