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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 ($106,268)
P25-P75 Interval ($99,404 - $120,123)
HS Baseline ($35,872)
Breakeven Line (0% ROI)
Institution
State
Earnings
Avg Net PriceMedian Debt
Lifetime Value Added
Pikeville
KY
$224,231
Nat: $112,460
4yr Post-Grad
$20,311
/yr
$246,625
+$927k
Yakima
WA
$195,564
Nat: $112,460
4yr Post-Grad
-
/yr
$312,242
+$797k
Lewisburg
WV
$173,189
Nat: $112,460
4yr Post-Grad
-
/yr
$269,399
+$633k
Kirksville
MO
$162,225
Nat: $112,460
4yr Post-Grad
-
/yr
$316,647
+$553k
Harrogate
TN
$170,521
Nat: $112,460
4yr Post-Grad
$20,406
/yr
$315,197
+$540k
West Des Moines
IA
$160,081
Nat: $112,460
4yr Post-Grad
-
/yr
$239,574
+$537k
Pomona
CA
$156,511
Nat: $112,460
4yr Post-Grad
-
/yr
$296,307
+$511k
Reno
NV
$162,680
Nat: $112,460
4yr Post-Grad
$15,927
/yr
$172,471
+$499k
Blacksburg
VA
$153,927
Nat: $112,460
4yr Post-Grad
-
/yr
$283,568
+$492k
Tulsa
OK
$152,745
Nat: $112,460
4yr Post-Grad
-
/yr
$193,977
+$483k
Vallejo
CA
$148,802
Nat: $112,460
4yr Post-Grad
-
/yr
$313,933
+$454k
Touro University Nevada
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Henderson
NV
$148,802
Nat: $112,460
4yr Post-Grad
-
/yr
$313,933
+$454k
Athens
OH
$154,758
Nat: $112,460
4yr Post-Grad
$21,637
/yr
$250,362
+$420k
Dothan
AL
$141,650
Nat: $112,460
4yr Post-Grad
-
/yr
$303,298
+$402k
Seattle
WA
$147,912
Nat: $112,460
4yr Post-Grad
$14,091
/yr
$189,915
+$397k
Philadelphia
PA
$139,981
Nat: $112,460
4yr Post-Grad
-
/yr
$279,923
+$389k
Erie
PA
$138,038
Nat: $112,460
4yr Post-Grad
-
/yr
$240,729
+$375k
Los Angeles
CA
$143,434
Nat: $112,460
4yr Post-Grad
$12,548
/yr
$163,032
+$370k
Davis
CA
$144,130
Nat: $112,460
4yr Post-Grad
$14,741
/yr
$126,027
+$367k
Greenville
NC
$144,434
Nat: $112,460
4yr Post-Grad
$15,739
/yr
$152,343
+$365k
Irvine
CA
$143,530
Nat: $112,460
4yr Post-Grad
$14,251
/yr
$191,478
+$364k
Parker
CO
$135,585
Nat: $112,460
4yr Post-Grad
-
/yr
$326,640
+$357k
Fort Worth
TX
$133,668
Nat: $112,460
4yr Post-Grad
-
/yr
$165,702
+$343k
Minneapolis
MN
$141,568
Nat: $112,460
4yr Post-Grad
$16,778
/yr
$142,289
+$341k
Buies Creek
NC
$145,072
Nat: $112,460
4yr Post-Grad
$24,516
/yr
$272,392
+$338k
Huntington
WV
$134,319
Nat: $112,460
4yr Post-Grad
$7,502
/yr
$150,015
+$321k
Mount Pleasant
MI
$138,552
Nat: $112,460
4yr Post-Grad
$17,597
/yr
$254,007
+$315k
Atlanta
GA
$125,346
Nat: $112,460
4yr Post-Grad
-
/yr
$249,700
+$282k
Loma Linda University
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Loma Linda
CA
$125,175
Nat: $112,460
4yr Post-Grad
-
/yr
$242,970
+$281k
Kansas City
MO
$127,872
Nat: $112,460
4yr Post-Grad
$13,310
/yr
$183,284
+$252k
Honolulu
HI
$128,827
Nat: $112,460
4yr Post-Grad
$15,664
/yr
$161,000
+$251k
East Lansing
MI
$130,503
Nat: $112,460
4yr Post-Grad
$19,680
/yr
$251,502
+$249k
Riverside
CA
$126,607
Nat: $112,460
4yr Post-Grad
$14,304
/yr
-
+$240k
Tucson
AZ
$127,725
Nat: $112,460
4yr Post-Grad
$16,674
/yr
$192,899
+$239k
Columbia
SC
$130,641
Nat: $112,460
4yr Post-Grad
$22,811
/yr
$210,899
+$239k
Madison
WI
$127,913
Nat: $112,460
4yr Post-Grad
$17,354
/yr
$179,642
+$238k
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Little Rock
AR
$117,552
Nat: $112,460
4yr Post-Grad
-
/yr
$197,462
+$224k
Vermillion
SD
$126,911
Nat: $112,460
4yr Post-Grad
$19,858
/yr
-
+$222k
University of Nebraska Medical Center
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Omaha
NE
$116,814
Nat: $112,460
4yr Post-Grad
-
/yr
$187,596
+$219k
Touro University
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
New York
NY
$131,180
Nat: $112,460
4yr Post-Grad
$29,627
/yr
$330,479
+$218k
The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Galveston
TX
$116,208
Nat: $112,460
4yr Post-Grad
-
/yr
$140,138
+$214k
Old Westbury
NY
$126,613
Nat: $112,460
4yr Post-Grad
$22,443
/yr
$271,124
+$210k
Upstate Medical University
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Syracuse
NY
$115,161
Nat: $112,460
4yr Post-Grad
-
/yr
$231,479
+$207k
Lawrence
KS
$123,824
Nat: $112,460
4yr Post-Grad
$18,059
/yr
$179,778
+$206k
Oregon Health & Science University
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Portland
OR
$112,813
Nat: $112,460
4yr Post-Grad
-
/yr
$236,822
+$189k
Albany
NY
$112,736
Nat: $112,460
4yr Post-Grad
-
/yr
$247,523
+$189k
Morgantown
WV
$120,123
Nat: $112,460
4yr Post-Grad
$15,634
/yr
$178,036
+$187k
San Francisco
CA
$112,089
Nat: $112,460
4yr Post-Grad
-
/yr
$131,110
+$184k
Norfolk
VA
$112,043
Nat: $112,460
4yr Post-Grad
-
/yr
-
+$184k
Rochester Hills
MI
$116,041
Nat: $112,460
4yr Post-Grad
$9,120
/yr
-
+$180k
Chicago
IL
$116,861
Nat: $112,460
4yr Post-Grad
$10,974
/yr
$263,341
+$180k
Kent
OH
$121,373
Nat: $112,460
4yr Post-Grad
$20,787
/yr
$236,752
+$178k
Milwaukee
WI
$107,918
Nat: $112,460
4yr Post-Grad
-
/yr
$212,224
+$153k
Tallahassee
FL
$113,355
Nat: $112,460
4yr Post-Grad
$11,297
/yr
$175,432
+$153k
Grand Forks
ND
$116,665
Nat: $112,460
4yr Post-Grad
$18,551
/yr
$161,183
+$151k
Stanford
CA
$114,132
Nat: $112,460
4yr Post-Grad
$13,807
/yr
$71,477
+$149k
Dallas
TX
$106,472
Nat: $112,460
4yr Post-Grad
-
/yr
$130,658
+$142k
Lexington
KY
$115,241
Nat: $112,460
4yr Post-Grad
$18,851
/yr
$212,674
+$140k
Winston-Salem
NC
$119,030
Nat: $112,460
4yr Post-Grad
$28,719
/yr
$193,205
+$132k
Norfolk
VA
$112,043
Nat: $112,460
4yr Post-Grad
$14,638
/yr
-
+$131k
College Station
TX
$114,060
Nat: $112,460
4yr Post-Grad
$21,315
/yr
$147,832
+$122k
New York
NY
$103,352
Nat: $112,460
4yr Post-Grad
-
/yr
-
+$119k
Columbia
MO
$113,111
Nat: $112,460
4yr Post-Grad
$20,268
/yr
$197,576
+$119k
Birmingham
AL
$112,084
Nat: $112,460
4yr Post-Grad
$18,749
/yr
-
+$117k
The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Houston
TX
$102,873
Nat: $112,460
4yr Post-Grad
-
/yr
$139,347
+$116k
Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center-New Orleans
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
New Orleans
LA
$102,862
Nat: $112,460
4yr Post-Grad
-
/yr
$190,588
+$116k
Bronx
NY
$102,727
Nat: $112,460
4yr Post-Grad
-
/yr
$47,503
+$115k
Johnson City
TN
$110,348
Nat: $112,460
4yr Post-Grad
$15,983
/yr
$194,983
+$114k
The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
San Antonio
TX
$102,246
Nat: $112,460
4yr Post-Grad
-
/yr
$138,096
+$111k
Gainesville
FL
$104,811
Nat: $112,460
4yr Post-Grad
$6,541
/yr
$180,021
+$107k
Chapel Hill
NC
$106,964
Nat: $112,460
4yr Post-Grad
$11,655
/yr
$144,732
+$104k
Barry University
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Miami
FL
$111,890
Nat: $112,460
4yr Post-Grad
$22,613
/yr
$278,906
+$101k
Carbondale
IL
$107,267
Nat: $112,460
4yr Post-Grad
$13,297
/yr
$222,981
+$100k
Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center-Shreveport
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Shreveport
LA
$100,409
Nat: $112,460
4yr Post-Grad
-
/yr
$188,122
+$97k
Waterbury
CT
$105,383
Nat: $112,460
4yr Post-Grad
$10,875
/yr
$120,716
+$95k
Detroit
MI
$106,280
Nat: $112,460
4yr Post-Grad
$12,766
/yr
$165,514
+$95k
Philadelphia
PA
$113,007
Nat: $112,460
4yr Post-Grad
$28,198
/yr
$208,393
+$89k
Cambridge
MA
$108,149
Nat: $112,460
4yr Post-Grad
$19,066
/yr
$99,160
+$86k
Groton
CT
$105,383
Nat: $112,460
4yr Post-Grad
$13,807
/yr
$120,716
+$85k
Denver
CO
$104,201
Nat: $112,460
4yr Post-Grad
$11,900
/yr
$212,811
+$83k
Toledo
OH
$106,268
Nat: $112,460
4yr Post-Grad
$17,249
/yr
$227,010
+$79k
Louisville
KY
$106,490
Nat: $112,460
4yr Post-Grad
$17,988
/yr
$199,999
+$78k
Oklahoma City
OK
$97,714
Nat: $112,460
4yr Post-Grad
-
/yr
$170,890
+$77k
Hartford
CT
$105,383
Nat: $112,460
4yr Post-Grad
$16,403
/yr
$120,716
+$75k
Stamford
CT
$105,383
Nat: $112,460
4yr Post-Grad
$16,798
/yr
$120,716
+$74k
Rush University
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Chicago
IL
$97,168
Nat: $112,460
4yr Post-Grad
-
/yr
$214,974
+$73k
Ann Arbor
MI
$103,473
Nat: $112,460
4yr Post-Grad
$13,138
/yr
$146,559
+$73k
University of Maryland Baltimore
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Baltimore
MD
$96,990
Nat: $112,460
4yr Post-Grad
-
/yr
$180,500
+$72k
Medical University of South Carolina
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Charleston
SC
$96,864
Nat: $112,460
4yr Post-Grad
-
/yr
$214,651
+$71k
New York
NY
$106,442
Nat: $112,460
4yr Post-Grad
$21,590
/yr
$63,865
+$64k
Indianapolis
IN
$101,569
Nat: $112,460
4yr Post-Grad
$11,668
/yr
$210,632
+$64k
Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Rochester
MN
$95,873
Nat: $112,460
4yr Post-Grad
-
/yr
$105,294
+$64k
Salt Lake City
UT
$103,469
Nat: $112,460
4yr Post-Grad
$16,200
/yr
$190,914
+$62k
Rootstown
OH
$95,374
Nat: $112,460
4yr Post-Grad
-
/yr
$194,149
+$60k
Valhalla
NY
$95,053
Nat: $112,460
4yr Post-Grad
-
/yr
$278,775
+$58k
University Park
PA
$110,814
Nat: $112,460
4yr Post-Grad
$32,875
/yr
$215,577
+$56k
Chicago
IL
$101,675
Nat: $112,460
4yr Post-Grad
$14,860
/yr
$141,166
+$53k
Omaha
NE
$109,700
Nat: $112,460
4yr Post-Grad
$31,568
/yr
$244,227
+$53k
Providence
RI
$106,465
Nat: $112,460
4yr Post-Grad
$25,184
/yr
$146,880
+$52k
Houston
TX
$93,456
Nat: $112,460
4yr Post-Grad
-
/yr
$99,030
+$46k
Storrs
CT
$105,383
Nat: $112,460
4yr Post-Grad
$25,097
/yr
$120,716
+$44k
Burlington
VT
$102,232
Nat: $112,460
4yr Post-Grad
$19,343
/yr
$219,221
+$41k
Augusta
GA
$99,481
Nat: $112,460
4yr Post-Grad
$13,787
/yr
$186,680
+$41k
Tampa
FL
$97,089
Nat: $112,460
4yr Post-Grad
$9,812
/yr
$180,457
+$37k
Rochester
NY
$106,097
Nat: $112,460
4yr Post-Grad
$29,278
/yr
$170,110
+$34k
Columbus
OH
$99,404
Nat: $112,460
4yr Post-Grad
$17,339
/yr
$193,467
+$27k
Miami
FL
$95,353
Nat: $112,460
4yr Post-Grad
$9,288
/yr
$207,971
+$26k
Boston
MA
$102,530
Nat: $112,460
4yr Post-Grad
$24,402
/yr
$205,222
+$25k
Norman
OK
$97,714
Nat: $112,460
4yr Post-Grad
$15,300
/yr
$170,890
+$22k
Buffalo
NY
$100,331
Nat: $112,460
4yr Post-Grad
$20,995
/yr
$215,899
+$21k
Stony Brook
NY
$99,252
Nat: $112,460
4yr Post-Grad
$18,784
/yr
$235,558
+$21k
Los Angeles
CA
$105,882
Nat: $112,460
4yr Post-Grad
$32,740
/yr
$234,702
+$20k
Richmond
VA
$101,335
Nat: $112,460
4yr Post-Grad
$23,433
/yr
$202,416
+$20k
Saint Louis
MO
$101,722
Nat: $112,460
4yr Post-Grad
$24,398
/yr
$239,229
+$19k
Baltimore
MD
$98,978
Nat: $112,460
4yr Post-Grad
$18,809
/yr
$109,070
+$19k
Hanover
NH
$104,011
Nat: $112,460
4yr Post-Grad
$29,519
/yr
$210,783
+$18k
The University of Tennessee Health Science Center
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Memphis
TN
$89,710
Nat: $112,460
4yr Post-Grad
-
/yr
$190,581
+$18k
Ithaca
NY
$103,352
Nat: $112,460
4yr Post-Grad
$28,690
/yr
-
+$16k
Atlanta
GA
$98,605
Nat: $112,460
4yr Post-Grad
$22,585
/yr
$181,971
+$3k
Iowa City
IA
$98,361
Nat: $112,460
4yr Post-Grad
$22,531
/yr
$177,014
+$1k
Charlottesville
VA
$97,806
Nat: $112,460
4yr Post-Grad
$21,565
/yr
$159,017
+$419
North Chicago
IL
-
Nat: $112,460
-
/yr
-
-$0
Worcester
MA
-
Nat: $112,460
-
/yr
-
-$0
Las Cruces
NM
-
Nat: $112,460
-
/yr
$85,315
-$0
New York
NY
$111,336
Nat: $112,460
4yr Post-Grad
$49,965
/yr
-
-$1k
Washington
DC
$111,199
Nat: $112,460
4yr Post-Grad
$50,539
/yr
$247,248
-$4k
Philadelphia
PA
$99,652
Nat: $112,460
4yr Post-Grad
$28,699
/yr
$109,430
-$12k
Boca Raton
FL
$89,537
Nat: $112,460
4yr Post-Grad
$8,752
/yr
$171,228
-$15k
Medford
MA
$104,668
Nat: $112,460
4yr Post-Grad
$39,998
/yr
$218,623
-$15k
New Brunswick
NJ
$96,288
Nat: $112,460
4yr Post-Grad
$24,406
/yr
$184,017
-$21k
Pittsburgh
PA
$98,219
Nat: $112,460
4yr Post-Grad
$30,434
/yr
$181,338
-$28k
Hempstead
NY
$99,911
Nat: $112,460
4yr Post-Grad
$34,176
/yr
$153,791
-$29k
Washington
DC
$100,874
Nat: $112,460
4yr Post-Grad
$36,586
/yr
$197,284
-$31k
Nashville
TN
$90,286
Nat: $112,460
4yr Post-Grad
$15,846
/yr
$172,764
-$35k
Blacksburg
VA
$94,416
Nat: $112,460
4yr Post-Grad
$24,953
/yr
$251,904
-$37k
Philadelphia
PA
$96,329
Nat: $112,460
4yr Post-Grad
$28,928
/yr
$181,998
-$37k
Chicago
IL
$97,532
Nat: $112,460
4yr Post-Grad
$36,079
/yr
$249,216
-$54k
Evanston
IL
$94,158
Nat: $112,460
4yr Post-Grad
$29,167
/yr
$201,568
-$54k
St. Louis
MO
$90,449
Nat: $112,460
4yr Post-Grad
$21,786
/yr
$99,009
-$55k
Cincinnati
OH
$90,324
Nat: $112,460
4yr Post-Grad
$25,648
/yr
$188,938
-$70k
Kansas City
MO
$77,706
Nat: $112,460
4yr Post-Grad
-
/yr
$280,113
-$71k
Philadelphia
PA
$95,437
Nat: $112,460
4yr Post-Grad
$38,509
/yr
$259,179
-$78k
Coral Gables
FL
$94,678
Nat: $112,460
4yr Post-Grad
$37,244
/yr
$202,806
-$79k
New York
NY
$93,412
Nat: $112,460
4yr Post-Grad
$37,050
/yr
-
-$88k
Universidad Central Del Caribe
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Bayamon
PR
$76,933
Nat: $112,460
4yr Post-Grad
$8,524
/yr
$191,451
-$108k
Cleveland
OH
$92,532
Nat: $112,460
4yr Post-Grad
$41,190
/yr
$187,457
-$109k
Washington
DC
$90,785
Nat: $112,460
4yr Post-Grad
$40,815
/yr
$249,194
-$121k
San Juan
PR
$68,757
Nat: $112,460
4yr Post-Grad
-
/yr
$114,070
-$138k
New York
NY
$64,096
Nat: $106,490
2yr Post-Grad
-
/yr
-
-$154k
San Juan Bautista School of Medicine
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Caguas
PR
$68,551
Nat: $112,460
4yr Post-Grad
$4,946
/yr
-
-$157k
Tempe
AZ
$51,044
Nat: $112,460
4yr Post-Grad
-
/yr
$224,000
-$277k
New Orleans
LA
$56,415
Nat: $112,460
2yr Post-Grad
$39,949
/yr
$322,603
-$359k
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.
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