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Bachelor's Degree•88 Institutions
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 ($58,915)
P25-P75 Interval ($53,582 - $70,207)
HS Baseline ($35,872)
Breakeven Line (0% ROI)
Institution | State | Earnings | Avg Net Price | Median Debt | Lifetime Value Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Queens | NY | $74,979 Nat: $62,532 4yr Post-Grad | $4,195 /yr | - | +$152k |
Berkeley | CA | $76,125 Nat: $62,532 4yr Post-Grad | $13,481 /yr | $15,000 | +$128k |
Northridge | CA | $72,148 Nat: $62,532 4yr Post-Grad | $7,021 /yr | $11,987 | +$121k |
New York | NY | $79,807 Nat: $62,532 4yr Post-Grad | $28,800 /yr | $19,000 | +$101k |
La Jolla | CA | $71,380 Nat: $62,532 4yr Post-Grad | $12,470 /yr | $15,499 | +$95k |
San Francisco | CA | $70,207 Nat: $62,532 4yr Post-Grad | $12,278 /yr | $18,625 | +$87k |
New York | NY | $81,123 Nat: $62,532 4yr Post-Grad | $37,050 /yr | - | +$81k |
Providence | RI | $73,905 Nat: $62,532 4yr Post-Grad | $25,184 /yr | $14,000 | +$69k |
Salt Lake City | UT | $68,928 Nat: $62,532 4yr Post-Grad | $16,200 /yr | - | +$63k |
Philadelphia | PA | $73,190 Nat: $62,532 4yr Post-Grad | $28,699 /yr | - | +$51k |
Tacoma | WA | $63,174 Nat: $62,532 4yr Post-Grad | $10,163 /yr | $15,757 | +$40k |
Irvine | CA | $63,819 Nat: $62,532 4yr Post-Grad | $14,251 /yr | $15,122 | +$30k |
Seattle | WA | $63,174 Nat: $62,532 4yr Post-Grad | $14,091 /yr | $15,757 | +$26k |
Minneapolis | MN | $62,807 Nat: $62,532 4yr Post-Grad | $16,778 /yr | $19,500 | +$13k |
Tempe | AZ | - Nat: $62,532 | $14,967 /yr | - | -$0 |
San Diego | CA | - Nat: $62,532 | $15,364 /yr | - | -$0 |
San Francisco | CA | - Nat: $62,532 | $41,431 /yr | - | -$0 |
Los Angeles | CA | - Nat: $62,532 | $32,740 /yr | - | -$0 |
University of the District of Columbia ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Washington | DC | - Nat: $62,532 | $10,648 /yr | - | -$0 |
Atlanta | GA | - Nat: $62,532 | $39,013 /yr | - | -$0 |
Boise | ID | - Nat: $62,532 | $21,610 /yr | - | -$0 |
Elmhurst | IL | - Nat: $62,532 | $24,185 /yr | - | -$0 |
Wheaton | IL | - Nat: $62,532 | $26,975 /yr | - | -$0 |
Dillard University ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. New Orleans | LA | - Nat: $62,532 | $22,094 /yr | - | -$0 |
Coppin State University ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Baltimore | MD | - Nat: $62,532 | $9,977 /yr | - | -$0 |
Towson | MD | - Nat: $62,532 | $17,413 /yr | - | -$0 |
Boston | MA | - Nat: $62,532 | $24,402 /yr | - | -$0 |
Dearborn | MI | - Nat: $62,532 | $9,492 /yr | - | -$0 |
Minneapolis | MN | - Nat: $62,532 | $23,873 /yr | - | -$0 |
Duluth | MN | - Nat: $62,532 | $18,743 /yr | - | -$0 |
Minneapolis | MN | - Nat: $62,532 | $25,817 /yr | - | -$0 |
Saint Cloud | MN | - Nat: $62,532 | $13,529 /yr | - | -$0 |
Jackson State University ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Jackson | MS | - Nat: $62,532 | $23,836 /yr | - | -$0 |
Harris-Stowe State University ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Saint Louis | MO | - Nat: $62,532 | $9,922 /yr | - | -$0 |
Kansas City | MO | - Nat: $62,532 | $13,310 /yr | - | -$0 |
St. Louis | MO | - Nat: $62,532 | $21,786 /yr | - | -$0 |
Jersey City | NJ | - Nat: $62,532 | $12,199 /yr | - | -$0 |
Buffalo | NY | - Nat: $62,532 | $17,940 /yr | - | -$0 |
New York | NY | - Nat: $62,532 | $21,590 /yr | - | -$0 |
CUNY Graduate School and University Center ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. New York | NY | - Nat: $62,532 | - /yr | - | -$0 |
New York | NY | - Nat: $62,532 | $2,984 /yr | - | -$0 |
Riverdale | NY | - Nat: $62,532 | $27,256 /yr | - | -$0 |
New York | NY | - Nat: $62,532 | $58,741 /yr | - | -$0 |
Old Westbury | NY | - Nat: $62,532 | $22,443 /yr | - | -$0 |
SUNY Buffalo State University ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Buffalo | NY | - Nat: $62,532 | $11,346 /yr | - | -$0 |
Cincinnati | OH | - Nat: $62,532 | $25,648 /yr | - | -$0 |
Ohio University-Eastern Campus ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Saint Clairsville | OH | - Nat: $62,532 | $3,925 /yr | - | -$0 |
Ohio University-Chillicothe Campus ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Chillicothe | OH | - Nat: $62,532 | $5,755 /yr | - | -$0 |
Ohio University-Southern Campus ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Ironton | OH | - Nat: $62,532 | $5,993 /yr | - | -$0 |
Ohio University-Lancaster Campus ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Lancaster | OH | - Nat: $62,532 | $5,650 /yr | - | -$0 |
Athens | OH | - Nat: $62,532 | $21,637 /yr | - | -$0 |
Ohio University-Zanesville Campus ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Zanesville | OH | - Nat: $62,532 | $5,746 /yr | - | -$0 |
Toledo | OH | - Nat: $62,532 | $17,249 /yr | - | -$0 |
Wooster | OH | - Nat: $62,532 | $23,458 /yr | - | -$0 |
Wright State University-Main Campus ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Dayton | OH | - Nat: $62,532 | $15,415 /yr | - | -$0 |
Portland State University ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Portland | OR | - Nat: $62,532 | $9,552 /yr | $25,000 | -$0 |
Bryn Mawr | PA | - Nat: $62,532 | $31,759 /yr | - | -$0 |
Haverford | PA | - Nat: $62,532 | $25,314 /yr | - | -$0 |
Charleston | SC | - Nat: $62,532 | $18,960 /yr | - | -$0 |
Greenville | SC | - Nat: $62,532 | $30,308 /yr | - | -$0 |
Memphis | TN | - Nat: $62,532 | $28,585 /yr | - | -$0 |
Tennessee State University ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Nashville | TN | - Nat: $62,532 | $15,796 /yr | - | -$0 |
Austin | TX | - Nat: $62,532 | $19,857 /yr | - | -$0 |
Seattle | WA | - Nat: $62,532 | $24,488 /yr | - | -$0 |
Oshkosh | WI | - Nat: $62,532 | $14,305 /yr | - | -$0 |
Milwaukee | WI | - Nat: $62,532 | $15,014 /yr | - | -$0 |
Stanford | CA | - Nat: $62,532 | $13,807 /yr | - | -$0 |
Las Vegas | NV | $58,010 Nat: $62,532 4yr Post-Grad | $10,359 /yr | $26,000 | -$2k |
Detroit | MI | $58,915 Nat: $62,532 4yr Post-Grad | $12,766 /yr | $25,205 | -$3k |
Waterbury | CT | $57,342 Nat: $62,532 4yr Post-Grad | $10,875 /yr | $20,750 | -$9k |
Groton | CT | $57,342 Nat: $62,532 4yr Post-Grad | $13,807 /yr | $20,750 | -$20k |
Camden | NJ | $59,261 Nat: $62,532 4yr Post-Grad | $18,745 /yr | $24,250 | -$22k |
Hartford | CT | $57,342 Nat: $62,532 4yr Post-Grad | $16,403 /yr | $20,750 | -$29k |
Stamford | CT | $57,342 Nat: $62,532 4yr Post-Grad | $16,798 /yr | $20,750 | -$31k |
Albany | NY | $57,150 Nat: $62,532 4yr Post-Grad | $17,167 /yr | - | -$33k |
New Brunswick | NJ | $59,261 Nat: $62,532 4yr Post-Grad | $24,406 /yr | $24,250 | -$42k |
Richmond | VA | $58,084 Nat: $62,532 4yr Post-Grad | $23,433 /yr | $22,250 | -$48k |
Cleveland | OH | $53,582 Nat: $62,532 4yr Post-Grad | $14,764 /yr | $25,000 | -$54k |
Storrs | CT | $57,342 Nat: $62,532 4yr Post-Grad | $25,097 /yr | $20,750 | -$60k |
Chicago | IL | $50,202 Nat: $62,532 4yr Post-Grad | $10,974 /yr | $18,000 | -$69k |
Poughkeepsie | NY | $59,930 Nat: $62,532 4yr Post-Grad | $39,343 /yr | - | -$91k |
Worcester | MA | $48,387 Nat: $62,532 4yr Post-Grad | $13,381 /yr | - | -$92k |
Pittsburgh | PA | $51,378 Nat: $62,532 4yr Post-Grad | $30,434 /yr | - | -$129k |
Mankato | MN | $43,128 Nat: $62,532 2yr Post-Grad | $19,139 /yr | - | -$143k |
Bronx | NY | $52,107 Nat: $62,532 2yr Post-Grad | $44,338 /yr | - | -$155k |
University of New Orleans ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. New Orleans | LA | $36,183 Nat: $62,532 2yr Post-Grad | $12,384 /yr | - | -$181k |
San Antonio | TX | $31,670 Nat: $62,532 2yr Post-Grad | $23,464 /yr | - | -$261k |
Los Angeles | CA | $24,421 Nat: $62,532 2yr Post-Grad | $48,381 /yr | - | -$417k |
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, or for more sophisticated analysis, the Guided ROI Interview, with your specific estimates of cost and salary.