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Bachelor's Degree•172 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 ($49,936)
P25-P75 Interval ($44,909 - $55,978)
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 ($49,804)
P25-P75 Interval ($46,119 - $55,937)
HS Baseline ($35,872)
Column median
Trend: +$2,321 per 100 SAT points (R² 0.08, n=44)

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 ($49,804)
P25-P75 Interval ($46,119 - $55,937)
HS Baseline ($35,872)
Column median
Trend: +$292 per 10 pts lower acceptance (R² 0.00, n=61)

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 PriceMedian Debt
Lifetime Value Added
Bethlehem
PA
$91,697
Nat: $50,532
4yr Post-Grad
$25,272
/yr
-
+$206k
Indiana University-East
Richmond
IN
$66,597
Nat: $50,532
4yr Post-Grad
$9,117
/yr
-
+$72k
Chadron State College
Chadron
NE
$64,738
Nat: $50,532
4yr Post-Grad
$12,662
/yr
-
+$45k
Easton
MA
$72,121
Nat: $50,532
4yr Post-Grad
$36,082
/yr
-
+$18k
Waterville
ME
$65,720
Nat: $50,532
5yr Post-Grad
$19,835
/yr
-
+$16k
Faulkner University
Montgomery
AL
-
Nat: $50,532
$23,416
/yr
-
-$0
Tempe
AZ
-
Nat: $50,532
$14,694
/yr
-
-$0
Searcy
AR
-
Nat: $50,532
$19,786
/yr
-
-$0
Arkadelphia
AR
-
Nat: $50,532
$25,343
/yr
-
-$0
San Rafael
CA
-
Nat: $50,532
$35,567
/yr
-
-$0
Los Angeles
CA
-
Nat: $50,532
$37,470
/yr
-
-$0
Walden University
Minneapolis
MN
-
Nat: $50,532
$29,899
/yr
-
-$0
University of Colorado Colorado Springs
Colorado Springs
CO
-
Nat: $50,532
$14,954
/yr
-
-$0
Hamden
CT
-
Nat: $50,532
$41,729
/yr
$27,000
-$0
New Haven
CT
-
Nat: $50,532
$21,029
/yr
$25,000
-$0
Washington
DC
-
Nat: $50,532
$33,002
/yr
$19,800
-$0
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Daytona Beach
Daytona Beach
FL
-
Nat: $50,532
$40,539
/yr
$16,617
-$0
Florida Institute of Technology
Melbourne
FL
-
Nat: $50,532
$36,511
/yr
-
-$0
Florida Memorial University
Miami Gardens
FL
-
Nat: $50,532
$24,377
/yr
-
-$0
Pensacola
FL
-
Nat: $50,532
$9,443
/yr
$15,000
-$0
Albany State University
Albany
GA
-
Nat: $50,532
$14,511
/yr
$31,000
-$0
Point University
West Point
GA
-
Nat: $50,532
$24,955
/yr
-
-$0
Mount Berry
GA
-
Nat: $50,532
$21,964
/yr
$24,000
-$0
Dalton State College
Dalton
GA
-
Nat: $50,532
$2,353
/yr
-
-$0
Gordon State College
Barnesville
GA
-
Nat: $50,532
$8,779
/yr
-
-$0
Piedmont University
Demorest
GA
-
Nat: $50,532
$22,075
/yr
-
-$0
Reinhardt University
Waleska
GA
-
Nat: $50,532
$29,893
/yr
-
-$0
Young Harris College
Young Harris
GA
-
Nat: $50,532
$12,549
/yr
-
-$0
Nampa
ID
-
Nat: $50,532
$25,262
/yr
-
-$0
Goshen
IN
-
Nat: $50,532
$13,404
/yr
-
-$0
Winona Lake
IN
-
Nat: $50,532
$18,473
/yr
-
-$0
Purdue University Fort Wayne
Fort Wayne
IN
-
Nat: $50,532
$12,471
/yr
-
-$0
Indianapolis
IN
-
Nat: $50,532
$9,479
/yr
-
-$0
Indiana University-Northwest
Gary
IN
-
Nat: $50,532
$5,567
/yr
-
-$0
Indiana University-Southeast
New Albany
IN
-
Nat: $50,532
$10,026
/yr
-
-$0
Fort Wayne
IN
-
Nat: $50,532
$18,211
/yr
-
-$0
Sioux City
IA
-
Nat: $50,532
$27,472
/yr
-
-$0
Indianola
IA
-
Nat: $50,532
$20,460
/yr
-
-$0
MidAmerica Nazarene University
Olathe
KS
-
Nat: $50,532
$30,947
/yr
-
-$0
Southwestern College
Winfield
KS
-
Nat: $50,532
$30,086
/yr
-
-$0
Topeka
KS
-
Nat: $50,532
$11,023
/yr
-
-$0
University of Maine at Augusta
Augusta
ME
-
Nat: $50,532
$9,721
/yr
-
-$0
Waterville
ME
-
Nat: $50,532
$23,739
/yr
-
-$0
Waltham
MA
-
Nat: $50,532
$38,969
/yr
-
-$0
Wenham
MA
-
Nat: $50,532
$25,227
/yr
-
-$0
North Andover
MA
-
Nat: $50,532
$39,219
/yr
-
-$0
College of Our Lady of the Elms
Chicopee
MA
-
Nat: $50,532
$16,237
/yr
-
-$0
Weston
MA
-
Nat: $50,532
$25,506
/yr
-
-$0
University of Michigan-Flint
Flint
MI
-
Nat: $50,532
$8,320
/yr
$12,500
-$0
Mankato
MN
-
Nat: $50,532
$19,702
/yr
-
-$0
Minneapolis
MN
-
Nat: $50,532
$26,221
/yr
-
-$0
Drury University
Springfield
MO
-
Nat: $50,532
$23,078
/yr
-
-$0
Fulton
MO
-
Nat: $50,532
$26,458
/yr
-
-$0
Bozeman
MT
-
Nat: $50,532
$23,106
/yr
-
-$0
Crete
NE
-
Nat: $50,532
$28,885
/yr
-
-$0
New London
NH
-
Nat: $50,532
$26,739
/yr
-
-$0
Rindge
NH
-
Nat: $50,532
$23,023
/yr
-
-$0
Nashua
NH
-
Nat: $50,532
$26,585
/yr
-
-$0
Lakewood
NJ
-
Nat: $50,532
$18,221
/yr
-
-$0
Queens
NY
-
Nat: $50,532
$1,272
/yr
-
-$0
Clinton
NY
-
Nat: $50,532
$25,793
/yr
-
-$0
Houghton
NY
-
Nat: $50,532
$21,959
/yr
-
-$0
New York
NY
-
Nat: $50,532
$38,195
/yr
-
-$0
Bronx
NY
-
Nat: $50,532
$19,758
/yr
-
-$0
Troy
NY
-
Nat: $50,532
$32,758
/yr
-
-$0
Saint Bonaventure
NY
-
Nat: $50,532
$27,673
/yr
-
-$0
Canton
NY
-
Nat: $50,532
$31,355
/yr
-
-$0
Loudonville
NY
-
Nat: $50,532
$33,934
/yr
-
-$0
Elizabeth City State University
Elizabeth City
NC
-
Nat: $50,532
$8,048
/yr
$20,440
-$0
High Point
NC
-
Nat: $50,532
$41,019
/yr
-
-$0
Montreat College
Montreat
NC
-
Nat: $50,532
$25,095
/yr
-
-$0
Shaw University
Raleigh
NC
-
Nat: $50,532
$24,242
/yr
-
-$0
Grand Forks
ND
-
Nat: $50,532
$18,131
/yr
-
-$0
Gods Bible School and College
Cincinnati
OH
-
Nat: $50,532
$11,848
/yr
-
-$0
University Heights
OH
-
Nat: $50,532
$27,167
/yr
-
-$0
Ohio Dominican University
Columbus
OH
-
Nat: $50,532
$17,780
/yr
-
-$0
North Canton
OH
-
Nat: $50,532
$19,588
/yr
-
-$0
Springfield
OH
-
Nat: $50,532
$23,310
/yr
-
-$0
University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma
Chickasha
OK
-
Nat: $50,532
$13,444
/yr
-
-$0
Forest Grove
OR
-
Nat: $50,532
$35,520
/yr
-
-$0
East Stroudsburg
PA
-
Nat: $50,532
$21,084
/yr
$21,185
-$0
Pittsburgh
PA
-
Nat: $50,532
$27,449
/yr
-
-$0
Erie
PA
-
Nat: $50,532
$26,486
/yr
-
-$0
Dallas
PA
-
Nat: $50,532
$40,348
/yr
$25,750
-$0
Cresson
PA
-
Nat: $50,532
$21,483
/yr
-
-$0
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Lehigh Valley
Center Valley
PA
-
Nat: $50,532
$12,029
/yr
$25,375
-$0
University Park
PA
-
Nat: $50,532
$33,675
/yr
$25,375
-$0
Rosemont College
Rosemont
PA
-
Nat: $50,532
$20,820
/yr
-
-$0
Greenville
SC
-
Nat: $50,532
$14,632
/yr
-
-$0
Coker University
Hartsville
SC
-
Nat: $50,532
$24,908
/yr
-
-$0
Voorhees University
Denmark
SC
-
Nat: $50,532
$14,187
/yr
-
-$0
Memphis
TN
-
Nat: $50,532
$16,842
/yr
-
-$0
San Antonio
TX
-
Nat: $50,532
$15,176
/yr
-
-$0
El Paso
TX
-
Nat: $50,532
$6,803
/yr
$19,896
-$0
Fort Worth
TX
-
Nat: $50,532
$35,045
/yr
-
-$0
Northfield
VT
-
Nat: $50,532
$26,676
/yr
-
-$0
Northwest University
Kirkland
WA
-
Nat: $50,532
$22,071
/yr
$15,025
-$0
Davis & Elkins College
Elkins
WV
-
Nat: $50,532
$18,810
/yr
-
-$0
Williamsport
PA
-
Nat: $50,532
$24,761
/yr
-
-$0
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Worldwide
Daytona Beach
FL
-
Nat: $50,532
$19,741
/yr
$16,617
-$0
Los Angeles Pacific University
San Dimas
CA
-
Nat: $50,532
$28,427
/yr
-
-$0
Colorado State University Global
Denver
CO
-
Nat: $50,532
$17,732
/yr
$18,472
-$0
Pennsylvania State University-World Campus
University Park
PA
-
Nat: $50,532
$12,651
/yr
$25,375
-$0
Augusta
GA
-
Nat: $50,532
$12,017
/yr
-
-$0
Arizona State University Digital Immersion
Scottsdale
AZ
-
Nat: $50,532
$11,594
/yr
-
-$0
Northwest University-Center for Online and Extended Education
Kirkland
WA
-
Nat: $50,532
$31,325
/yr
$15,025
-$0
Purdue University Northwest
Hammond
IN
-
Nat: $50,532
$6,223
/yr
-
-$0
Bloomsburg
PA
-
Nat: $50,532
$17,468
/yr
$26,500
-$0
Rexburg
ID
$55,978
Nat: $50,532
4yr Post-Grad
$6,560
/yr
$14,310
-$4k
Norman
OK
$59,001
Nat: $50,532
4yr Post-Grad
$15,531
/yr
$19,500
-$12k
Park University
Parkville
MO
$60,509
Nat: $50,532
4yr Post-Grad
$19,119
/yr
$20,450
-$13k
Cheney
WA
$56,507
Nat: $50,532
4yr Post-Grad
$13,647
/yr
$19,581
-$26k
Alfred
NY
$56,643
Nat: $50,532
4yr Post-Grad
$14,079
/yr
-
-$26k
Chattanooga
TN
$56,558
Nat: $50,532
4yr Post-Grad
$15,026
/yr
-
-$30k
Edwardsville
IL
$55,110
Nat: $50,532
4yr Post-Grad
$13,111
/yr
$24,400
-$35k
Newburgh
NY
$60,133
Nat: $50,532
4yr Post-Grad
$26,680
/yr
$25,418
-$43k
National University
San Diego
CA
$58,727
Nat: $50,532
4yr Post-Grad
$24,008
/yr
$26,843
-$45k
Poughkeepsie
NY
$67,076
Nat: $50,532
4yr Post-Grad
$42,789
/yr
$23,000
-$45k
Tuscaloosa
AL
$56,945
Nat: $50,532
4yr Post-Grad
$20,202
/yr
$21,500
-$46k
Lexington
KY
$55,937
Nat: $50,532
4yr Post-Grad
$18,868
/yr
$21,250
-$49k
Orlando
FL
$51,959
Nat: $50,532
4yr Post-Grad
$11,516
/yr
$18,637
-$56k
Toledo
OH
$53,672
Nat: $50,532
4yr Post-Grad
$16,406
/yr
-
-$59k
Boca Raton
FL
$51,082
Nat: $50,532
4yr Post-Grad
$10,394
/yr
$17,319
-$59k
Cambridge College
Boston
MA
$61,296
Nat: $50,532
5yr Post-Grad
$31,462
/yr
-
-$60k
Houston Christian University
Houston
TX
$54,696
Nat: $50,532
4yr Post-Grad
$19,294
/yr
$23,875
-$61k
Tucson
AZ
$53,471
Nat: $50,532
4yr Post-Grad
$17,125
/yr
$21,500
-$63k
Nashville
TN
$56,036
Nat: $50,532
4yr Post-Grad
$23,178
/yr
-
-$64k
Bellingham
WA
$54,290
Nat: $50,532
4yr Post-Grad
$19,963
/yr
$15,257
-$67k
Fresno
CA
$47,817
Nat: $50,532
4yr Post-Grad
$5,418
/yr
-
-$69k
Jacksonville
FL
$49,804
Nat: $50,532
4yr Post-Grad
$11,689
/yr
$17,021
-$75k
Mishawaka
IN
$53,152
Nat: $50,532
4yr Post-Grad
$19,971
/yr
-
-$76k
Auburn
AL
$55,331
Nat: $50,532
4yr Post-Grad
$25,424
/yr
-
-$78k
Fitchburg
MA
$50,089
Nat: $50,532
4yr Post-Grad
$13,803
/yr
$23,250
-$80k
Fort Myers
FL
$48,879
Nat: $50,532
4yr Post-Grad
$11,555
/yr
$17,625
-$82k
Boise
ID
$51,708
Nat: $50,532
4yr Post-Grad
$18,423
/yr
$19,479
-$83k
Tacoma
Earnings shared by 2 University of Washington campuses, which report as one program.
WA
$48,753
Nat: $50,532
4yr Post-Grad
$11,900
/yr
$14,287
-$84k
Seattle
Earnings shared by 2 University of Washington campuses, which report as one program.
WA
$48,753
Nat: $50,532
4yr Post-Grad
$13,663
/yr
$14,287
-$91k
Touro University
New York
NY
$54,467
Nat: $50,532
4yr Post-Grad
$28,433
/yr
$20,832
-$96k
Utah Tech University
Saint George
UT
$49,936
Nat: $50,532
4yr Post-Grad
$18,287
/yr
$19,750
-$97k
Flagstaff
AZ
$49,080
Nat: $50,532
4yr Post-Grad
$17,265
/yr
$18,952
-$101k
Indiana University-Kokomo
Kokomo
IN
$43,436
Nat: $50,532
4yr Post-Grad
$5,707
/yr
-
-$107k
Teaneck
Earnings shared by 2 Fairleigh Dickinson University campuses, which report as one program.
NJ
$48,292
Nat: $50,532
4yr Post-Grad
$17,923
/yr
$22,900
-$110k
Tallahassee
FL
$47,139
Nat: $50,532
4yr Post-Grad
$15,220
/yr
$22,270
-$110k
College of Coastal Georgia
Brunswick
GA
$46,511
Nat: $50,532
4yr Post-Grad
$14,394
/yr
$25,000
-$112k
Fayetteville
AR
$47,766
Nat: $50,532
4yr Post-Grad
$17,571
/yr
$21,056
-$113k
Towson
MD
$47,597
Nat: $50,532
4yr Post-Grad
$18,120
/yr
-
-$116k
Salem
VA
$50,074
Nat: $50,532
4yr Post-Grad
$25,867
/yr
-
-$123k
Keiser University-Ft Lauderdale
Fort Lauderdale
FL
$52,293
Nat: $50,532
4yr Post-Grad
$32,640
/yr
$34,500
-$129k
Millersville
PA
$46,119
Nat: $50,532
4yr Post-Grad
$18,817
/yr
$23,250
-$131k
Madison
Earnings shared by 2 Fairleigh Dickinson University campuses, which report as one program.
NJ
$48,292
Nat: $50,532
4yr Post-Grad
$24,803
/yr
$22,900
-$135k
Slippery Rock
PA
$46,176
Nat: $50,532
4yr Post-Grad
$19,972
/yr
$23,000
-$135k
Paul Smiths
NY
$46,834
Nat: $50,532
4yr Post-Grad
$23,753
/yr
-
-$143k
Eastern Oregon University
La Grande
OR
$42,838
Nat: $50,532
4yr Post-Grad
$15,665
/yr
$20,239
-$148k
Savannah State University
Savannah
GA
$39,208
Nat: $50,532
4yr Post-Grad
$7,542
/yr
-
-$150k
Mobile
AL
$43,023
Nat: $50,532
4yr Post-Grad
$16,801
/yr
$25,000
-$151k
Lookout Mountain
GA
$44,909
Nat: $50,532
4yr Post-Grad
$23,147
/yr
-
-$157k
Jackson State University
Jackson
MS
$49,299
Nat: $50,532
4yr Post-Grad
$34,119
/yr
$27,844
-$160k
CUNY York College
Jamaica
NY
$33,993
Nat: $50,532
2yr Post-Grad
$1,956
/yr
-
-$164k
Salem
OR
$48,080
Nat: $50,532
4yr Post-Grad
$32,913
/yr
$20,067
-$166k
Wiley University
Marshall
TX
$36,678
Nat: $50,532
4yr Post-Grad
$6,125
/yr
$21,000
-$167k
Liberty University
Lynchburg
VA
$46,274
Nat: $50,532
4yr Post-Grad
$29,235
/yr
$31,060
-$168k
Watertown
WI
$44,455
Nat: $50,532
4yr Post-Grad
$27,172
/yr
-
-$176k
Waco
TX
$51,727
Nat: $50,532
4yr Post-Grad
$44,441
/yr
$23,750
-$176k
Auburn University at Montgomery
Montgomery
AL
$35,798
Nat: $50,532
4yr Post-Grad
$13,789
/yr
$26,250
-$202k
Chowan University
Murfreesboro
NC
$36,682
Nat: $50,532
4yr Post-Grad
$19,783
/yr
-
-$216k
Florence
AL
$34,810
Nat: $50,532
4yr Post-Grad
$17,850
/yr
-
-$226k
Beaver Falls
PA
$32,029
Nat: $50,532
2yr Post-Grad
$19,090
/yr
-
-$243k
Macomb
IL
$28,019
Nat: $50,532
2yr Post-Grad
$10,018
/yr
-
-$247k
Thomas University
Thomasville
GA
$28,598
Nat: $50,532
2yr Post-Grad
$16,111
/yr
-
-$264k
Moorhead
MN
$28,960
Nat: $50,532
2yr Post-Grad
$17,601
/yr
-
-$266k
Bar Harbor
ME
$31,138
Nat: $50,532
4yr Post-Grad
$24,465
/yr
$22,474
-$281k
Providence
RI
$28,019
Nat: $50,532
2yr Post-Grad
$26,976
/yr
-
-$308k
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).