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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 ($175,048)

P25-P75 Interval ($161,495 - $185,878)

Bachelor's Baseline ($56,938)

Breakeven Line (0% ROI)

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 Price	Median Debt	Lifetime Value Added
Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine Erie	PA	$201,666 Nat: $170,812 4yr Post-Grad	- /yr	$375,926	+$840k
West Virginia University Morgantown	WV	$202,520 Nat: $170,812 4yr Post-Grad	$18,020 /yr	$231,740	+$781k
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill	NC	$198,570 Nat: $170,812 4yr Post-Grad	$11,305 /yr	$224,422	+$777k
Augusta University Augusta	GA	$196,587 Nat: $170,812 4yr Post-Grad	$12,017 /yr	$237,878	+$760k
Ohio State University-Main Campus Columbus	OH	$198,071 Nat: $170,812 4yr Post-Grad	$17,269 /yr	$250,316	+$752k
Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center-New Orleans New Orleans	LA	$189,321 Nat: $170,812 4yr Post-Grad	- /yr	$268,092	+$750k
University at Buffalo Buffalo	NY	$198,110 Nat: $170,812 4yr Post-Grad	$21,775 /yr	$188,774	+$736k
University of Connecticut-Waterbury Campus Waterbury Earnings shared by 5 University of Connecticut campuses, which report as one program.	CT	$190,797 Nat: $170,812 4yr Post-Grad	$8,616 /yr	$196,161	+$730k
University of Washington-Seattle Campus Seattle	WA	$193,009 Nat: $170,812 4yr Post-Grad	$13,663 /yr	$338,873	+$728k
University of Connecticut-Avery Point Groton Earnings shared by 5 University of Connecticut campuses, which report as one program.	CT	$190,797 Nat: $170,812 4yr Post-Grad	$11,184 /yr	$196,161	+$721k
Virginia Commonwealth University Richmond	VA	$197,507 Nat: $170,812 4yr Post-Grad	$25,037 /yr	$374,248	+$720k
University of Connecticut-Hartford Campus Hartford Earnings shared by 5 University of Connecticut campuses, which report as one program.	CT	$190,797 Nat: $170,812 4yr Post-Grad	$13,961 /yr	$196,161	+$711k
University of Connecticut-Stamford Stamford Earnings shared by 5 University of Connecticut campuses, which report as one program.	CT	$190,797 Nat: $170,812 4yr Post-Grad	$14,226 /yr	$196,161	+$710k
East Carolina University Greenville	NC	$187,926 Nat: $170,812 4yr Post-Grad	$16,880 /yr	$157,395	+$679k
Indiana University-Indianapolis Indianapolis	IN	$183,985 Nat: $170,812 4yr Post-Grad	$9,479 /yr	$289,671	+$677k
The University of Tennessee Health Science Center Memphis	TN	$179,129 Nat: $170,812 4yr Post-Grad	- /yr	$270,499	+$676k
University of Connecticut Storrs Earnings shared by 5 University of Connecticut campuses, which report as one program.	CT	$190,797 Nat: $170,812 4yr Post-Grad	$24,342 /yr	$196,161	+$673k
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Edwardsville	IL	$184,815 Nat: $170,812 4yr Post-Grad	$13,111 /yr	-	+$670k
University of Minnesota-Twin Cities Minneapolis	MN	$185,225 Nat: $170,812 4yr Post-Grad	$17,330 /yr	$305,333	+$658k
University of Kentucky Lexington	KY	$185,878 Nat: $170,812 4yr Post-Grad	$18,868 /yr	$274,405	+$657k
Oregon Health & Science University Portland	OR	$176,188 Nat: $170,812 4yr Post-Grad	- /yr	$291,524	+$654k
Columbia University in the City of New York New York	NY	$182,326 Nat: $170,812 4yr Post-Grad	$15,370 /yr	$380,644	+$644k
University of Florida Gainesville	FL	$176,959 Nat: $170,812 4yr Post-Grad	$5,969 /yr	$241,613	+$638k
University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus Pittsburgh	PA	$187,912 Nat: $170,812 4yr Post-Grad	$29,362 /yr	$239,213	+$634k
Medical University of South Carolina Charleston	SC	$172,695 Nat: $170,812 4yr Post-Grad	- /yr	$375,212	+$629k
Temple University Philadelphia	PA	$183,560 Nat: $170,812 4yr Post-Grad	$23,058 /yr	$302,418	+$625k
A T Still University of Health Sciences Kirksville	MO	$171,983 Nat: $170,812 4yr Post-Grad	- /yr	-	+$623k
University of Oklahoma-Health Sciences Center Oklahoma City Earnings shared by 2 University of Oklahoma campuses, which report as one program.	OK	$170,339 Nat: $170,812 4yr Post-Grad	- /yr	$304,684	+$611k
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor Ann Arbor	MI	$176,961 Nat: $170,812 4yr Post-Grad	$14,362 /yr	$252,611	+$608k
University of Nebraska Medical Center Omaha	NE	$168,581 Nat: $170,812 4yr Post-Grad	- /yr	$280,945	+$599k
Marquette University Milwaukee	WI	$183,642 Nat: $170,812 4yr Post-Grad	$30,561 /yr	$298,731	+$599k
University of Detroit Mercy Detroit	MI	$173,975 Nat: $170,812 4yr Post-Grad	$13,469 /yr	$391,533	+$590k
University of Missouri-Kansas City Kansas City	MO	$173,323 Nat: $170,812 4yr Post-Grad	$13,778 /yr	$236,232	+$584k
University of Maryland Baltimore Baltimore	MD	$166,213 Nat: $170,812 4yr Post-Grad	- /yr	$325,137	+$581k
University of Louisville Louisville	KY	$172,704 Nat: $170,812 4yr Post-Grad	$14,960 /yr	$351,798	+$575k
Creighton University Omaha	NE	$181,068 Nat: $170,812 4yr Post-Grad	$32,456 /yr	$363,814	+$573k
University of Nevada-Las Vegas Las Vegas	NV	$170,437 Nat: $170,812 4yr Post-Grad	$11,062 /yr	$340,881	+$572k
University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus Norman Earnings shared by 2 University of Oklahoma campuses, which report as one program.	OK	$170,339 Nat: $170,812 4yr Post-Grad	$15,531 /yr	$304,684	+$556k
Boston University Boston	MA	$180,633 Nat: $170,812 4yr Post-Grad	$36,503 /yr	$279,829	+$555k
University of Iowa Iowa City	IA	$172,943 Nat: $170,812 4yr Post-Grad	$22,508 /yr	$284,163	+$549k
University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus Denver	CO	$162,753 Nat: $170,812 4yr Post-Grad	$10,217 /yr	$267,726	+$519k
The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio San Antonio	TX	$156,247 Nat: $170,812 4yr Post-Grad	- /yr	$215,416	+$508k
Tufts University Medford	MA	$175,048 Nat: $170,812 4yr Post-Grad	$38,797 /yr	$440,270	+$506k
University of Alabama at Birmingham Birmingham	AL	$162,018 Nat: $170,812 4yr Post-Grad	$15,630 /yr	$227,882	+$494k
University of California-San Francisco San Francisco	CA	$152,323 Nat: $170,812 4yr Post-Grad	- /yr	$192,202	+$480k
Stony Brook University Stony Brook	NY	$160,639 Nat: $170,812 4yr Post-Grad	$18,902 /yr	$291,645	+$473k
Howard University Washington	DC	$164,425 Nat: $170,812 4yr Post-Grad	$33,002 /yr	$302,911	+$449k
Rutgers University-New Brunswick New Brunswick	NJ	$159,660 Nat: $170,812 4yr Post-Grad	$24,897 /yr	$308,646	+$444k
Western University of Health Sciences Pomona	CA	$145,722 Nat: $170,812 4yr Post-Grad	- /yr	$469,013	+$431k
Texas A&M University-College Station College Station	TX	$155,946 Nat: $170,812 4yr Post-Grad	$21,527 /yr	$196,806	+$429k
University of Puerto Rico-Medical Sciences San Juan	PR	$145,120 Nat: $170,812 4yr Post-Grad	- /yr	-	+$427k
University of the Pacific Stockton	CA	$156,198 Nat: $170,812 4yr Post-Grad	$24,186 /yr	$443,363	+$421k
New York University New York	NY	$161,495 Nat: $170,812 4yr Post-Grad	$35,737 /yr	$429,140	+$418k
Case Western Reserve University Cleveland	OH	$164,638 Nat: $170,812 4yr Post-Grad	$44,622 /yr	$422,899	+$409k
Harvard University Cambridge	MA	$151,692 Nat: $170,812 4yr Post-Grad	$19,148 /yr	$232,651	+$406k
University of Utah Salt Lake City	UT	$153,714 Nat: $170,812 4yr Post-Grad	$27,314 /yr	$279,129	+$392k
Loma Linda University Loma Linda	CA	$149,878 Nat: $170,812 4yr Post-Grad	$25,018 /yr	$400,941	+$372k
The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston Houston	TX	$136,742 Nat: $170,812 4yr Post-Grad	- /yr	$184,223	+$366k
University of Southern California Los Angeles	CA	$123,341 Nat: $170,812 4yr Post-Grad	$33,056 /yr	$476,329	+$148k
University of Illinois Chicago Chicago	IL	$101,278 Nat: $170,812 2yr Post-Grad	$9,540 /yr	$366,048	+$100k
University of California-Los Angeles Los Angeles	CA	$72,716 Nat: $170,812 2yr Post-Grad	$14,659 /yr	$267,316	-$139k

Analysis Notes:

Lifetime Value Added: Net Present Value (NPV) of estimated career earnings relative to a median bachelor's degree holder, 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).Note: For graduate programs, the institution's average undergraduate net price is used as a proxy for annual cost, which may differ from actual graduate tuition and net price.