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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 ($124,271)
P25-P75 Interval ($106,814 - $139,919)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Los Angeles | CA | $187,932 Nat: $126,911 4yr Post-Grad | $31,400 /yr | $138,562 | +$1118k |
Winchester | VA | $155,136 Nat: $126,911 4yr Post-Grad | $31,149 /yr | - | +$812k |
Saint Louis | MO | $152,441 Nat: $126,911 4yr Post-Grad | $14,990 /yr | - | +$802k |
Washington | DC | $146,501 Nat: $126,911 4yr Post-Grad | $35,760 /yr | - | +$727k |
Topeka | KS | $143,374 Nat: $126,911 4yr Post-Grad | $11,023 /yr | $30,183 | +$721k |
Baltimore | MD | $142,460 Nat: $126,911 4yr Post-Grad | $18,431 /yr | $56,822 | +$706k |
Weston | MA | $142,961 Nat: $126,911 4yr Post-Grad | $25,506 /yr | $33,105 | +$704k |
Joliet | IL | $141,547 Nat: $126,911 4yr Post-Grad | $15,961 /yr | - | +$699k |
Rohnert Park | CA | $135,372 Nat: $125,050 2yr Post-Grad | $10,759 /yr | - | +$698k |
Long Beach | CA | $139,937 Nat: $126,911 4yr Post-Grad | $9,426 /yr | - | +$690k |
Phoenix | AZ | $140,016 Nat: $126,911 4yr Post-Grad | $21,509 /yr | $41,000 | +$680k |
Rockville Centre | NY | $140,435 Nat: $126,911 4yr Post-Grad | $26,735 /yr | - | +$679k |
Columbia | SC | $139,919 Nat: $126,911 4yr Post-Grad | $22,197 /yr | - | +$678k |
Durham | NC | $137,549 Nat: $126,911 4yr Post-Grad | $23,706 /yr | $60,853 | +$655k |
Chicago | IL | $127,831 Nat: $126,911 2yr Post-Grad | - /yr | - | +$634k |
Lamoni | IA | $134,116 Nat: $126,911 4yr Post-Grad | $19,899 /yr | $63,139 | +$626k |
Versailles | KY | $132,131 Nat: $126,911 4yr Post-Grad | - /yr | $46,591 | +$626k |
Omaha | NE | $134,099 Nat: $126,911 4yr Post-Grad | $25,301 /yr | - | +$621k |
Saint Louis | MO | $132,257 Nat: $126,911 4yr Post-Grad | $20,199 /yr | $45,048 | +$609k |
Newburgh | NY | $131,768 Nat: $126,911 4yr Post-Grad | $26,680 /yr | - | +$598k |
Phoenix | AZ | $124,271 Nat: $126,911 2yr Post-Grad | $13,916 /yr | - | +$587k |
Pomona | CA | $126,283 Nat: $126,911 4yr Post-Grad | - /yr | $53,817 | +$571k |
Keuka Park | NY | $129,616 Nat: $126,911 4yr Post-Grad | $35,459 /yr | - | +$570k |
West Lafayette | IN | $126,507 Nat: $126,911 4yr Post-Grad | $5,956 /yr | $32,367 | +$568k |
Iowa City | IA | $127,420 Nat: $126,911 4yr Post-Grad | $22,508 /yr | - | +$561k |
Lexington | KY | $126,624 Nat: $126,911 4yr Post-Grad | $18,868 /yr | - | +$557k |
Boca Raton | FL | $122,359 Nat: $126,911 4yr Post-Grad | $10,394 /yr | - | +$525k |
Cincinnati | OH | $116,456 Nat: $126,911 2yr Post-Grad | $24,917 /yr | $45,401 | +$500k |
Stony Brook | NY | $115,339 Nat: $126,911 2yr Post-Grad | $18,902 /yr | - | +$495k |
Columbia Earnings shared by 5 South University campuses, which report as one program. | SC | $120,256 Nat: $126,911 4yr Post-Grad | $25,119 /yr | - | +$492k |
Savannah Earnings shared by 5 South University campuses, which report as one program. | GA | $120,256 Nat: $126,911 4yr Post-Grad | $26,704 /yr | - | +$490k |
Savannah Earnings shared by 5 South University campuses, which report as one program. | GA | $120,256 Nat: $126,911 4yr Post-Grad | $26,966 /yr | - | +$490k |
Tampa Earnings shared by 5 South University campuses, which report as one program. | FL | $120,256 Nat: $126,911 4yr Post-Grad | $27,200 /yr | - | +$490k |
Glen Allen Earnings shared by 5 South University campuses, which report as one program. | VA | $120,256 Nat: $126,911 4yr Post-Grad | $27,241 /yr | - | +$490k |
Saint Louis | MO | $114,892 Nat: $126,911 2yr Post-Grad | $29,674 /yr | - | +$481k |
Wilkes-Barre | PA | $118,833 Nat: $126,911 4yr Post-Grad | $25,799 /yr | $22,229 | +$478k |
Denver | CO | $116,288 Nat: $126,911 4yr Post-Grad | $10,217 /yr | $42,819 | +$468k |
Milwaukee | WI | $117,288 Nat: $126,911 4yr Post-Grad | $30,561 /yr | $82,000 | +$459k |
Richmond | KY | $110,878 Nat: $126,911 2yr Post-Grad | $11,925 /yr | - | +$458k |
Mobile | AL | $109,763 Nat: $126,911 2yr Post-Grad | $16,801 /yr | - | +$442k |
Boston | MA | $106,814 Nat: $125,050 2yr Post-Grad | $22,548 /yr | - | +$408k |
Minneapolis | MN | $110,330 Nat: $126,911 4yr Post-Grad | $18,458 /yr | - | +$404k |
Pepper Pike | OH | $102,412 Nat: $126,911 2yr Post-Grad | $17,186 /yr | - | +$369k |
Beverly | MA | $101,964 Nat: $126,911 2yr Post-Grad | $39,219 /yr | - | +$345k |
Toledo | OH | $99,547 Nat: $125,050 2yr Post-Grad | $16,406 /yr | - | +$342k |
Huntsville | AL | $100,399 Nat: $126,911 4yr Post-Grad | $22,758 /yr | - | +$306k |
Addison | IL | $101,849 Nat: $126,911 4yr Post-Grad | $38,263 /yr | $45,069 | +$305k |
Cleveland | OH | $94,408 Nat: $126,911 2yr Post-Grad | $44,622 /yr | - | +$265k |
Bourbonnais | IL | $88,786 Nat: $126,911 2yr Post-Grad | $19,978 /yr | - | +$232k |
Atlanta | GA | $86,129 Nat: $126,911 2yr Post-Grad | $12,365 /yr | - | +$213k |
Jacksonville | FL | $87,420 Nat: $126,911 2yr Post-Grad | $28,424 /yr | - | +$211k |
Birmingham | AL | - Nat: $126,911 | $23,649 /yr | $25,787 | -$0 |
Birmingham | AL | - Nat: $126,911 | $32,950 /yr | - | -$0 |
Tempe | AZ | - Nat: $126,911 | $14,694 /yr | - | -$0 |
Flagstaff | AZ | - Nat: $126,911 | $17,265 /yr | - | -$0 |
Conway | AR | - Nat: $126,911 | $16,423 /yr | - | -$0 |
San Diego | CA | - Nat: $126,911 | $24,008 /yr | - | -$0 |
Oakland | CA | - Nat: $126,911 | - /yr | - | -$0 |
Minneapolis | MN | - Nat: $126,911 | $29,899 /yr | - | -$0 |
Denver | CO | - Nat: $126,911 | $18,133 /yr | - | -$0 |
Storrs | CT | - Nat: $126,911 | $24,342 /yr | - | -$0 |
Fairfield | CT | - Nat: $126,911 | $45,827 /yr | - | -$0 |
West Hartford | CT | - Nat: $126,911 | $28,249 /yr | - | -$0 |
New Haven | CT | - Nat: $126,911 | $11,340 /yr | - | -$0 |
Milledgeville | GA | - Nat: $126,911 | $20,803 /yr | - | -$0 |
Atlanta | GA | - Nat: $126,911 | $22,436 /yr | $25,787 | -$0 |
Honolulu | HI | - Nat: $126,911 | $34,758 /yr | - | -$0 |
Boise | ID | - Nat: $126,911 | $18,423 /yr | - | -$0 |
Romeoville | IL | - Nat: $126,911 | $17,318 /yr | - | -$0 |
Chicago | IL | - Nat: $126,911 | $36,340 /yr | - | -$0 |
Peoria | IL | - Nat: $126,911 | - /yr | - | -$0 |
Muncie | IN | - Nat: $126,911 | $13,877 /yr | - | -$0 |
Marion | IN | - Nat: $126,911 | $22,440 /yr | - | -$0 |
Lawrence | KS | - Nat: $126,911 | $20,004 /yr | - | -$0 |
Bowling Green | KY | - Nat: $126,911 | $11,789 /yr | - | -$0 |
Grambling | LA | - Nat: $126,911 | $19,214 /yr | - | -$0 |
Lake Charles | LA | - Nat: $126,911 | $11,228 /yr | - | -$0 |
Standish | ME | - Nat: $126,911 | $29,029 /yr | - | -$0 |
Springfield | MA | - Nat: $126,911 | $24,178 /yr | - | -$0 |
Boston | MA | - Nat: $126,911 | - /yr | - | -$0 |
Boston | MA | - Nat: $126,911 | $29,060 /yr | - | -$0 |
Grand Rapids | MI | - Nat: $126,911 | $17,623 /yr | - | -$0 |
Detroit | MI | - Nat: $126,911 | $13,469 /yr | - | -$0 |
Livonia | MI | - Nat: $126,911 | $14,792 /yr | - | -$0 |
Flint | MI | - Nat: $126,911 | $8,320 /yr | - | -$0 |
Detroit | MI | - Nat: $126,911 | $11,212 /yr | - | -$0 |
Saint Paul | MN | - Nat: $126,911 | $19,090 /yr | - | -$0 |
Winona | MN | - Nat: $126,911 | $17,413 /yr | - | -$0 |
Kansas City | MO | - Nat: $126,911 | $13,778 /yr | - | -$0 |
Kansas City | MO | - Nat: $126,911 | - /yr | - | -$0 |
Omaha | NE | - Nat: $126,911 | $32,456 /yr | - | -$0 |
Las Vegas | NV | - Nat: $126,911 | $11,062 /yr | - | -$0 |
Durham | NH | - Nat: $126,911 | $26,150 /yr | - | -$0 |
Teaneck | NJ | - Nat: $126,911 | $17,923 /yr | - | -$0 |
Lodi | NJ | - Nat: $126,911 | $10,378 /yr | - | -$0 |
West Long Branch | NJ | - Nat: $126,911 | $30,978 /yr | - | -$0 |
Camden | NJ | - Nat: $126,911 | $15,732 /yr | - | -$0 |
New Brunswick | NJ | - Nat: $126,911 | $24,897 /yr | - | -$0 |
Jersey City | NJ | - Nat: $126,911 | $8,127 /yr | - | -$0 |
Ewing | NJ | - Nat: $126,911 | $26,752 /yr | - | -$0 |
Albuquerque | NM | - Nat: $126,911 | $19,966 /yr | - | -$0 |
Garden City | NY | - Nat: $126,911 | $26,646 /yr | - | -$0 |
New York | NY | - Nat: $126,911 | $15,370 /yr | $181,005 | -$0 |
Staten Island | NY | - Nat: $126,911 | $3,153 /yr | - | -$0 |
New York | NY | - Nat: $126,911 | $1,051 /yr | - | -$0 |
Bronx | NY | - Nat: $126,911 | $541 /yr | - | -$0 |
Buffalo | NY | - Nat: $126,911 | $22,038 /yr | - | -$0 |
Hempstead | NY | - Nat: $126,911 | $30,647 /yr | - | -$0 |
Brookville | NY | - Nat: $126,911 | $23,862 /yr | - | -$0 |
Bronx | NY | - Nat: $126,911 | $19,758 /yr | - | -$0 |
New York | NY | - Nat: $126,911 | $35,737 /yr | - | -$0 |
New York | NY | - Nat: $126,911 | $30,721 /yr | - | -$0 |
Rochester | NY | - Nat: $126,911 | $34,347 /yr | - | -$0 |
Troy | NY | - Nat: $126,911 | $21,084 /yr | $31,015 | -$0 |
Utica | NY | - Nat: $126,911 | $12,893 /yr | - | -$0 |
Brooklyn | NY | - Nat: $126,911 | - /yr | - | -$0 |
Saratoga Springs | NY | - Nat: $126,911 | $11,131 /yr | - | -$0 |
Syracuse | NY | - Nat: $126,911 | - /yr | - | -$0 |
Boiling Springs | NC | - Nat: $126,911 | $21,150 /yr | - | -$0 |
Charlotte | NC | - Nat: $126,911 | $15,142 /yr | - | -$0 |
Winston-Salem | NC | - Nat: $126,911 | $12,817 /yr | - | -$0 |
Akron | OH | - Nat: $126,911 | $13,072 /yr | - | -$0 |
Cedarville | OH | - Nat: $126,911 | $23,335 /yr | - | -$0 |
Kent | OH | - Nat: $126,911 | $20,294 /yr | - | -$0 |
Columbus | OH | - Nat: $126,911 | $23,987 /yr | - | -$0 |
Westerville | OH | - Nat: $126,911 | $20,189 /yr | - | -$0 |
North Canton | OH | - Nat: $126,911 | $19,588 /yr | - | -$0 |
Cincinnati | OH | - Nat: $126,911 | $31,905 /yr | - | -$0 |
Pittsburgh | PA | - Nat: $126,911 | $22,455 /yr | - | -$0 |
Philadelphia | PA | - Nat: $126,911 | $37,529 /yr | - | -$0 |
Pittsburgh | PA | - Nat: $126,911 | $37,704 /yr | - | -$0 |
Philadelphia | PA | - Nat: $126,911 | $19,758 /yr | - | -$0 |
Philadelphia | PA | - Nat: $126,911 | $25,555 /yr | - | -$0 |
Chester | PA | - Nat: $126,911 | $26,151 /yr | - | -$0 |
Yankton | SD | - Nat: $126,911 | $21,395 /yr | - | -$0 |
Brookings | SD | - Nat: $126,911 | $20,139 /yr | - | -$0 |
Clarksville | TN | - Nat: $126,911 | $9,049 /yr | - | -$0 |
Johnson City | TN | - Nat: $126,911 | $14,208 /yr | - | -$0 |
Memphis | TN | - Nat: $126,911 | $12,192 /yr | - | -$0 |
Murfreesboro | TN | - Nat: $126,911 | $12,562 /yr | - | -$0 |
Collegedale | TN | - Nat: $126,911 | $25,979 /yr | - | -$0 |
Chattanooga | TN | - Nat: $126,911 | $15,026 /yr | - | -$0 |
Knoxville | TN | - Nat: $126,911 | $18,314 /yr | - | -$0 |
Nashville | TN | - Nat: $126,911 | $12,154 /yr | - | -$0 |
Cookeville | TN | - Nat: $126,911 | $16,830 /yr | - | -$0 |
Nashville | TN | - Nat: $126,911 | $15,497 /yr | - | -$0 |
San Angelo | TX | - Nat: $126,911 | $13,394 /yr | - | -$0 |
San Antonio | TX | - Nat: $126,911 | - /yr | - | -$0 |
Austin | TX | - Nat: $126,911 | $18,554 /yr | - | -$0 |
El Paso | TX | - Nat: $126,911 | $6,803 /yr | - | -$0 |
Denton | TX | - Nat: $126,911 | $11,060 /yr | - | -$0 |
Burlington | VT | - Nat: $126,911 | $20,277 /yr | - | -$0 |
Fairfax | VA | - Nat: $126,911 | $14,697 /yr | - | -$0 |
Arlington | VA | - Nat: $126,911 | $28,521 /yr | - | -$0 |
Richmond | VA | - Nat: $126,911 | $25,037 /yr | - | -$0 |
Charlottesville | VA | - Nat: $126,911 | $18,056 /yr | - | -$0 |
Seattle | WA | - Nat: $126,911 | $34,324 /yr | - | -$0 |
Huntington | WV | - Nat: $126,911 | $7,341 /yr | - | -$0 |
Milwaukee | WI | - Nat: $126,911 | $20,863 /yr | - | -$0 |
Madison | WI | - Nat: $126,911 | $20,293 /yr | $25,787 | -$0 |
West Lafayette | IN | - Nat: $126,911 | $14,851 /yr | - | -$0 |
Waterbury | CT | - Nat: $126,911 | $8,616 /yr | - | -$0 |
Groton | CT | - Nat: $126,911 | $11,184 /yr | - | -$0 |
Stamford | CT | - Nat: $126,911 | $14,226 /yr | - | -$0 |
Richardson | TX | - Nat: $126,911 | $52,439 /yr | $30,614 | -$0 |
Anaheim | CA | - Nat: $126,911 | $36,240 /yr | $30,614 | -$0 |
Kenosha | WI | - Nat: $126,911 | $20,276 /yr | $25,787 | -$0 |
Brookfield | WI | - Nat: $126,911 | $20,570 /yr | $25,787 | -$0 |
Hartford | CT | - Nat: $126,911 | $13,961 /yr | - | -$0 |
Augusta | GA | - Nat: $126,911 | $12,017 /yr | - | -$0 |
Memphis | TN | - Nat: $126,911 | - /yr | - | -$0 |
Marion | IN | - Nat: $126,911 | $17,069 /yr | - | -$0 |
Dayton | OH | $56,721 Nat: $126,911 4yr Post-Grad | $13,715 /yr | - | -$107k |
San Juan | PR | $45,111 Nat: $126,911 4yr Post-Grad | $6,826 /yr | - | -$222k |
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.