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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 ($68,556)
P25-P75 Interval ($63,364 - $75,533)
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 ($68,018)
P25-P75 Interval ($63,364 - $74,504)
HS Baseline ($35,872)
Column median
Trend: +$2,079 per 100 SAT points (R² 0.12, n=40)

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 ($68,018)
P25-P75 Interval ($63,364 - $74,504)
HS Baseline ($35,872)
Column median
Trend: +$518 per 10 pts lower acceptance (R² 0.02, n=50)

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Institution
State
Earnings
Avg Net PriceMedian Debt
Lifetime Value Added
College of Southern Nevada
Las Vegas
NV
$92,762
Nat: $68,061
4yr Post-Grad
$6,016
/yr
-
+$284k
Foothill College
Los Altos Hills
CA
$82,028
Nat: $68,061
4yr Post-Grad
$2,851
/yr
$23,000
+$213k
Community College of Denver
Denver
CO
$81,896
Nat: $68,061
4yr Post-Grad
$4,799
/yr
-
+$205k
Los Angeles
CA
$91,726
Nat: $68,061
4yr Post-Grad
$33,056
/yr
-
+$179k
Stockton
CA
$86,150
Nat: $68,061
4yr Post-Grad
$24,186
/yr
$24,950
+$168k
Honolulu
HI
$79,863
Nat: $68,061
4yr Post-Grad
$11,122
/yr
-
+$167k
University of Maryland Baltimore
Baltimore
MD
$74,215
Nat: $68,061
4yr Post-Grad
-
/yr
$15,000
+$164k
Lake Washington Institute of Technology
Kirkland
WA
$85,286
Nat: $68,061
4yr Post-Grad
$25,594
/yr
$15,900
+$156k
The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
San Antonio
TX
$71,120
Nat: $68,061
4yr Post-Grad
-
/yr
$15,000
+$140k
Oregon Institute of Technology
Klamath Falls
OR
$78,089
Nat: $68,061
4yr Post-Grad
$17,499
/yr
$22,000
+$130k
Cheney
WA
$75,533
Nat: $68,061
4yr Post-Grad
$13,647
/yr
$18,086
+$125k
University of Nebraska Medical Center
Omaha
NE
$69,031
Nat: $68,061
4yr Post-Grad
-
/yr
$13,000
+$124k
Wichita Falls
TX
$74,347
Nat: $68,061
4yr Post-Grad
$11,793
/yr
$19,500
+$122k
West Coast University-Anaheim-Orange County
Anaheim
Earnings shared by 2 West Coast University campuses, which report as one program.
CA
$85,797
Nat: $68,061
4yr Post-Grad
$36,240
/yr
$28,250
+$122k
Morgantown
WV
$76,662
Nat: $68,061
4yr Post-Grad
$18,020
/yr
$27,000
+$118k
Oklahoma City
Earnings shared by 2 University of Oklahoma campuses, which report as one program.
OK
$68,018
Nat: $68,061
4yr Post-Grad
-
/yr
$16,250
+$116k
Farmingdale
NY
$70,853
Nat: $68,061
4yr Post-Grad
$6,146
/yr
-
+$116k
Minneapolis
MN
$76,078
Nat: $68,061
4yr Post-Grad
$17,330
/yr
$16,250
+$116k
Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center-New Orleans
New Orleans
LA
$67,665
Nat: $68,061
4yr Post-Grad
-
/yr
$15,000
+$113k
Loma Linda University
Loma Linda
CA
$79,207
Nat: $68,061
4yr Post-Grad
$25,018
/yr
$20,000
+$112k
Chapel Hill
NC
$72,567
Nat: $68,061
4yr Post-Grad
$11,305
/yr
$9,001
+$110k
Richmond
VA
$78,231
Nat: $68,061
4yr Post-Grad
$25,037
/yr
$15,000
+$104k
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Little Rock
AR
$65,708
Nat: $68,061
4yr Post-Grad
-
/yr
$13,000
+$98k
The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Houston
TX
$64,980
Nat: $68,061
4yr Post-Grad
-
/yr
$15,250
+$92k
Indiana University-Northwest
Gary
IN
$67,468
Nat: $68,061
4yr Post-Grad
$5,567
/yr
$22,069
+$92k
Herzing University-Minneapolis
St. Louis Park
Earnings shared by 2 Herzing University campuses, which report as one program.
MN
$73,741
Nat: $68,061
4yr Post-Grad
$19,744
/yr
$32,594
+$89k
Herzing University-Madison
Madison
Earnings shared by 2 Herzing University campuses, which report as one program.
WI
$73,741
Nat: $68,061
4yr Post-Grad
$20,293
/yr
$32,594
+$87k
Norfolk
VA
$69,732
Nat: $68,061
4yr Post-Grad
$12,913
/yr
$20,962
+$83k
Mankato
MN
$72,882
Nat: $68,061
4yr Post-Grad
$19,702
/yr
$16,125
+$83k
Clark College
Vancouver
WA
$72,300
Nat: $68,061
4yr Post-Grad
$18,625
/yr
$15,000
+$82k
St Petersburg College
St. Petersburg
FL
$63,700
Nat: $68,061
4yr Post-Grad
$1,079
/yr
-
+$78k
Carbondale
IL
$68,609
Nat: $68,061
4yr Post-Grad
$12,554
/yr
$22,500
+$75k
Boston
MA
$83,253
Nat: $68,061
4yr Post-Grad
$43,891
/yr
$25,000
+$75k
Evansville
IN
$68,825
Nat: $68,061
4yr Post-Grad
$13,373
/yr
$20,500
+$74k
Forest Grove
OR
$78,641
Nat: $68,061
4yr Post-Grad
$35,520
/yr
$20,000
+$70k
Georgia Highlands College
Rome
GA
$64,541
Nat: $68,061
4yr Post-Grad
$5,521
/yr
-
+$69k
The University of Tennessee Health Science Center
Memphis
TN
$61,981
Nat: $68,061
4yr Post-Grad
-
/yr
$15,000
+$68k
Bridgeport
CT
$74,822
Nat: $68,061
4yr Post-Grad
$28,356
/yr
$26,062
+$66k
Laramie
WY
$67,927
Nat: $68,061
4yr Post-Grad
$13,647
/yr
$7,500
+$66k
West Coast University-Texas
Richardson
Earnings shared by 2 West Coast University campuses, which report as one program.
TX
$85,797
Nat: $68,061
4yr Post-Grad
$52,439
/yr
$28,250
+$64k
University of Arkansas-Fort Smith
Fort Smith
AR
$65,470
Nat: $68,061
4yr Post-Grad
$9,653
/yr
-
+$61k
Flagstaff
AZ
$68,917
Nat: $68,061
4yr Post-Grad
$17,265
/yr
$12,500
+$61k
Denton
TX
$66,034
Nat: $68,061
4yr Post-Grad
$11,060
/yr
$12,500
+$61k
Norman
Earnings shared by 2 University of Oklahoma campuses, which report as one program.
OK
$68,018
Nat: $68,061
4yr Post-Grad
$15,531
/yr
$16,250
+$60k
Metropolitan State University
Saint Paul
MN
$73,027
Nat: $68,061
4yr Post-Grad
$26,556
/yr
-
+$59k
College Station
TX
$70,132
Nat: $68,061
4yr Post-Grad
$21,527
/yr
$15,000
+$55k
Big Rapids
MI
$63,582
Nat: $68,061
4yr Post-Grad
$8,402
/yr
-
+$51k
Vermillion
SD
$68,556
Nat: $68,061
4yr Post-Grad
$20,028
/yr
$20,000
+$48k
Clayton State University
Morrow
GA
$63,402
Nat: $68,061
4yr Post-Grad
$8,868
/yr
$21,809
+$48k
Johnson City
TN
$65,649
Nat: $68,061
4yr Post-Grad
$14,208
/yr
$14,000
+$46k
Idaho State University
Pocatello
ID
$62,783
Nat: $68,061
4yr Post-Grad
$8,910
/yr
$20,000
+$43k
Kansas City
MO
$64,838
Nat: $68,061
4yr Post-Grad
$13,778
/yr
$15,000
+$41k
Albuquerque
NM
$67,561
Nat: $68,061
4yr Post-Grad
$19,966
/yr
$15,619
+$41k
West Haven
CT
$73,231
Nat: $68,061
4yr Post-Grad
$32,994
/yr
$24,019
+$37k
Columbus
OH
$65,920
Nat: $68,061
4yr Post-Grad
$17,269
/yr
$20,500
+$37k
Youngstown
OH
$62,099
Nat: $68,061
4yr Post-Grad
$9,161
/yr
$20,000
+$36k
West Liberty
WV
$61,801
Nat: $68,061
4yr Post-Grad
$8,988
/yr
$21,600
+$34k
Indiana University-South Bend
South Bend
IN
$61,436
Nat: $68,061
4yr Post-Grad
$8,607
/yr
$20,250
+$33k
Wichita
KS
$61,982
Nat: $68,061
4yr Post-Grad
$10,307
/yr
$17,500
+$31k
Yakima
WA
$65,179
Nat: $68,061
4yr Post-Grad
$17,448
/yr
-
+$31k
Detroit
MI
$63,364
Nat: $68,061
4yr Post-Grad
$13,469
/yr
$21,918
+$31k
Biddeford
ME
$74,504
Nat: $68,061
4yr Post-Grad
$38,617
/yr
$25,000
+$27k
Monroe
LA
$62,089
Nat: $68,061
4yr Post-Grad
$12,218
/yr
$21,475
+$25k
Augusta
GA
$61,584
Nat: $68,061
4yr Post-Grad
$12,017
/yr
$16,017
+$22k
Louisville
KY
$62,595
Nat: $68,061
4yr Post-Grad
$14,960
/yr
$24,500
+$19k
Williamsport
PA
$64,919
Nat: $68,061
4yr Post-Grad
$24,761
/yr
$27,500
+$3k
University of Alaska Anchorage
Anchorage
AK
-
Nat: $68,061
$13,077
/yr
-
-$0
Pueblo Community College
Pueblo
CO
-
Nat: $68,061
$10,810
/yr
-
-$0
Romeoville
IL
-
Nat: $68,061
$17,318
/yr
-
-$0
Indianapolis
IN
-
Nat: $68,061
$9,479
/yr
$22,233
-$0
University of Maine at Augusta
Augusta
ME
-
Nat: $68,061
$9,721
/yr
$19,750
-$0
Weston
MA
-
Nat: $68,061
$25,506
/yr
$27,000
-$0
New York
NY
-
Nat: $68,061
$35,737
/yr
-
-$0
Providence
RI
-
Nat: $68,061
$10,959
/yr
-
-$0
Tennessee State University
Nashville
TN
-
Nat: $68,061
$12,154
/yr
-
-$0
Tyler Junior College
Tyler
TX
-
Nat: $68,061
$7,080
/yr
$17,157
-$0
Columbia Basin College
Pasco
WA
-
Nat: $68,061
$13,813
/yr
-
-$0
Pierce College District
Lakewood
WA
-
Nat: $68,061
$20,424
/yr
$23,095
-$0
Ann Arbor
MI
$59,402
Nat: $68,061
4yr Post-Grad
$14,362
/yr
$13,861
-$4k
Bowling Green
KY
$57,958
Nat: $68,061
4yr Post-Grad
$11,789
/yr
$14,736
-$7k
Vermont State University
Randolph
VT
$61,991
Nat: $68,061
4yr Post-Grad
$22,358
/yr
$28,000
-$12k
University
MS
$54,022
Nat: $68,061
4yr Post-Grad
$13,752
/yr
$15,000
-$47k
Pittsburgh
PA
$60,778
Nat: $68,061
4yr Post-Grad
$29,362
/yr
-
-$47k
Orem
UT
$44,722
Nat: $68,061
4yr Post-Grad
-
/yr
$32,645
-$76k
Utah Tech University
Saint George
UT
$48,576
Nat: $68,061
4yr Post-Grad
$18,287
/yr
$14,500
-$109k
Utah Valley University
Orem
UT
$39,369
Nat: $68,061
2yr Post-Grad
$17,558
/yr
-
-$171k
Weber State University
Ogden
UT
$37,694
Nat: $68,061
4yr Post-Grad
$10,237
/yr
$18,791
-$173k
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).