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Bachelor's Degree37 Institutions
Institution
State
Earnings
Avg Net PriceMedian Debt
Lifetime Value Added
Stephen F Austin State University
Nacogdoches
TX
$58,015
5yr Post-Grad
$15,152
/yr
$26,500
-$28k
New Mexico State University-Main Campus
Las Cruces
NM
$48,906
5yr Post-Grad
$6,747
/yr
$16,449
-$72k
Valley City State University
Valley City
ND
$50,283
5yr Post-Grad
$13,613
/yr
$24,250
-$86k
Mississippi State University
Mississippi State
MS
$50,619
5yr Post-Grad
$15,501
/yr
$21,625
-$90k
Arkansas Tech University
Russellville
AR
$48,923
5yr Post-Grad
$12,171
/yr
$16,000
-$92k
The University of Tennessee-Knoxville
Knoxville
TN
$50,817
5yr Post-Grad
$18,109
/yr
$25,000
-$97k
Auburn University
Auburn
AL
$52,409
5yr Post-Grad
$23,897
/yr
$21,750
-$105k
University of Idaho
Moscow
ID
$46,473
5yr Post-Grad
$13,782
/yr
$25,000
-$118k
Eastern Kentucky University
Richmond
KY
$44,672
5yr Post-Grad
$9,962
/yr
$17,151
-$119k
West Virginia University
Morgantown
WV
$45,964
5yr Post-Grad
$12,997
/yr
$19,746
-$119k
South Dakota State University
Brookings
SD
$47,857
5yr Post-Grad
$18,219
/yr
$20,250
-$122k
Tennessee Technological University
Cookeville
TN
$46,021
5yr Post-Grad
$14,207
/yr
$11,000
-$123k
Tarleton State University
Stephenville
TX
$48,333
5yr Post-Grad
$20,261
/yr
-
-$126k
Washington State University
Pullman
WA
$45,543
5yr Post-Grad
$14,401
/yr
-
-$128k
University of Delaware
Newark
DE
$46,434
5yr Post-Grad
$16,931
/yr
$25,130
-$129k
University of Georgia
Athens
GA
$43,583
5yr Post-Grad
$13,816
/yr
$22,000
-$142k
University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point
Stevens Point
WI
$43,392
5yr Post-Grad
$13,726
/yr
$24,000
-$143k
University of Florida
Gainesville
FL
$39,946
5yr Post-Grad
$6,351
/yr
$16,500
-$146k
Michigan State University
East Lansing
MI
$44,778
5yr Post-Grad
$20,751
/yr
$28,332
-$157k
California State Polytechnic University-Humboldt
Arcata
CA
$41,148
5yr Post-Grad
$13,167
/yr
$21,889
-$160k
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Blacksburg
VA
$45,136
5yr Post-Grad
$23,790
/yr
$21,390
-$165k
Northwest Missouri State University
Maryville
MO
$41,041
5yr Post-Grad
$14,824
/yr
-
-$167k
University of Maine
Orono
ME
$41,873
5yr Post-Grad
$18,045
/yr
$26,841
-$172k
The University of Montana
Missoula
MT
$40,484
5yr Post-Grad
$17,118
/yr
$21,500
-$180k
University of New Hampshire-Main Campus
Durham
NH
$42,217
5yr Post-Grad
$23,261
/yr
$27,000
-$188k
Michigan Technological University
Houghton
MI
$35,060
2yr Post-Grad
$15,729
/yr
-
-$203k
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Madison
WI
$36,657
5yr Post-Grad
$16,928
/yr
-
-$212k
Delaware Valley University
Doylestown
PA
$40,196
5yr Post-Grad
$27,243
/yr
$25,750
-$219k
College of the Ozarks
Point Lookout
MO
$29,685
2yr Post-Grad
$7,669
/yr
-
-$223k
Montana State University
Bozeman
MT
$33,993
2yr Post-Grad
$20,593
/yr
-
-$230k
Unity Environmental University
New Gloucester
ME
$33,951
5yr Post-Grad
$18,217
/yr
$27,000
-$240k
Utah State University
Logan
UT
$29,685
2yr Post-Grad
$12,869
/yr
$19,133
-$241k
Brigham Young University-Idaho
Rexburg
ID
$26,353
2yr Post-Grad
$7,131
/yr
-
-$251k
University of Alaska Fairbanks
Fairbanks
AK
$25,194
2yr Post-Grad
$9,634
/yr
-
-$271k
Paul Smiths College of Arts and Science
Paul Smiths
NY
$25,774
2yr Post-Grad
$24,583
/yr
$24,218
-$319k
University of Rhode Island
Kingston
RI
$23,693
2yr Post-Grad
$19,899
/yr
$23,817
-$321k
Otterbein University
Westerville
OH
$23,456
2yr Post-Grad
$22,140
/yr
$25,850
-$332k
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 with your specific estimates of cost and salary.