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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 ($75,625)
P25-P75 Interval ($66,230 - $83,076)
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 ($77,719)
P25-P75 Interval ($70,400 - $91,434)
HS Baseline ($35,872)
Column median
No trend line: fewer than 30 schools on the axis
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 ($77,719)
P25-P75 Interval ($70,400 - $91,434)
HS Baseline ($35,872)
Column median
No trend line: fewer than 30 schools on the axis
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aptos | CA | $122,830 Nat: $80,020 4yr Post-Grad | $17,735 /yr | - | +$794k |
Media | PA | $115,091 Nat: $80,020 4yr Post-Grad | $6,983 /yr | - | +$730k |
Lemont Furnace Earnings shared by 9 Pennsylvania State University campuses, which report as one program. | PA | $108,264 Nat: $80,020 4yr Post-Grad | $11,957 /yr | $18,750 | +$659k |
Dunmore Earnings shared by 9 Pennsylvania State University campuses, which report as one program. | PA | $108,264 Nat: $80,020 4yr Post-Grad | $12,204 /yr | $18,750 | +$659k |
University Park Earnings shared by 9 Pennsylvania State University campuses, which report as one program. | PA | $108,264 Nat: $80,020 4yr Post-Grad | $12,651 /yr | $18,750 | +$659k |
Abington Earnings shared by 9 Pennsylvania State University campuses, which report as one program. | PA | $108,264 Nat: $80,020 4yr Post-Grad | $14,429 /yr | $18,750 | +$657k |
Schuylkill Haven Earnings shared by 9 Pennsylvania State University campuses, which report as one program. | PA | $108,264 Nat: $80,020 4yr Post-Grad | $15,199 /yr | $18,750 | +$656k |
Mont Alto Earnings shared by 9 Pennsylvania State University campuses, which report as one program. | PA | $108,264 Nat: $80,020 4yr Post-Grad | $16,748 /yr | $18,750 | +$655k |
Altoona Earnings shared by 9 Pennsylvania State University campuses, which report as one program. | PA | $108,264 Nat: $80,020 4yr Post-Grad | $21,714 /yr | $18,750 | +$650k |
Erie Earnings shared by 9 Pennsylvania State University campuses, which report as one program. | PA | $108,264 Nat: $80,020 4yr Post-Grad | $23,165 /yr | $18,750 | +$649k |
University Park Earnings shared by 9 Pennsylvania State University campuses, which report as one program. | PA | $108,264 Nat: $80,020 4yr Post-Grad | $33,675 /yr | $18,750 | +$639k |
Dayton | OH | $102,577 Nat: $80,020 4yr Post-Grad | $17,824 /yr | - | +$599k |
Englewood Cliffs | NJ | $99,436 Nat: $80,020 4yr Post-Grad | $28,385 /yr | $20,000 | +$559k |
Philadelphia | PA | $95,875 Nat: $80,020 4yr Post-Grad | - /yr | $20,000 | +$550k |
Reading | PA | $91,434 Nat: $80,020 4yr Post-Grad | $18,484 /yr | $21,000 | +$490k |
Pottsville | PA | $85,719 Nat: $80,020 4yr Post-Grad | - /yr | $18,911 | +$452k |
Zanesville | OH | $85,043 Nat: $80,020 4yr Post-Grad | - /yr | $11,000 | +$445k |
Bethlehem | PA | $84,962 Nat: $80,020 4yr Post-Grad | - /yr | $10,167 | +$444k |
Sandusky | OH | $82,487 Nat: $80,020 4yr Post-Grad | - /yr | $14,513 | +$420k |
Elmira | NY | $82,164 Nat: $80,020 4yr Post-Grad | - /yr | - | +$417k |
The Woodlands | TX | $83,636 Nat: $80,020 4yr Post-Grad | $15,874 /yr | $10,846 | +$417k |
Huber Heights | OH | $86,401 Nat: $80,020 4yr Post-Grad | $47,328 /yr | $11,611 | +$415k |
Scranton | PA | $84,739 Nat: $80,020 4yr Post-Grad | $31,675 /yr | $13,917 | +$413k |
Pittsburgh | PA | $83,076 Nat: $80,020 4yr Post-Grad | $25,802 /yr | $17,064 | +$402k |
Toledo | OH | $82,495 Nat: $80,020 4yr Post-Grad | $24,216 /yr | $14,120 | +$398k |
Wye Mills | MD | $79,585 Nat: $80,020 4yr Post-Grad | $4,408 /yr | - | +$388k |
Pittsburgh | PA | $80,951 Nat: $80,020 4yr Post-Grad | $26,499 /yr | $15,250 | +$381k |
Baton Rouge | LA | $78,055 Nat: $80,020 4yr Post-Grad | - /yr | $10,500 | +$377k |
Pittsburgh | PA | $80,135 Nat: $80,020 4yr Post-Grad | $29,964 /yr | $19,999 | +$370k |
Washington | PA | $77,206 Nat: $80,020 4yr Post-Grad | - /yr | $12,000 | +$369k |
Durham | NC | $77,190 Nat: $80,020 4yr Post-Grad | - /yr | - | +$369k |
Brockton | MA | $79,255 Nat: $80,020 4yr Post-Grad | $22,139 /yr | $16,000 | +$368k |
Marion | OH | $76,040 Nat: $80,020 4yr Post-Grad | - /yr | $19,318 | +$358k |
Steubenville | OH | $77,382 Nat: $80,020 4yr Post-Grad | $22,342 /yr | $13,398 | +$350k |
Ottumwa | IA | $75,625 Nat: $80,020 4yr Post-Grad | $11,505 /yr | - | +$343k |
Johnstown | PA | $75,813 Nat: $80,020 4yr Post-Grad | $16,059 /yr | $16,291 | +$341k |
Lafayette | IN | $75,810 Nat: $80,020 4yr Post-Grad | $19,548 /yr | $31,271 | +$337k |
Chesapeake | OH | $74,357 Nat: $80,020 4yr Post-Grad | $12,919 /yr | $14,680 | +$329k |
Lisbon | OH | $73,183 Nat: $80,020 4yr Post-Grad | $11,946 /yr | $14,327 | +$319k |
Weyers Cave | VA | $73,271 Nat: $80,020 4yr Post-Grad | $13,500 /yr | - | +$318k |
Chester | VA | $72,129 Nat: $80,020 4yr Post-Grad | $4,793 /yr | - | +$315k |
Sandusky | OH | $70,587 Nat: $80,020 4yr Post-Grad | - /yr | $13,250 | +$305k |
Florence | SC | $70,210 Nat: $80,020 4yr Post-Grad | $6,944 /yr | - | +$295k |
Calmar | IA | $70,400 Nat: $80,020 4yr Post-Grad | $11,757 /yr | $14,299 | +$292k |
Tarentum | PA | $70,838 Nat: $80,020 4yr Post-Grad | $23,937 /yr | $19,042 | +$285k |
New Castle | PA | $71,243 Nat: $80,020 4yr Post-Grad | $28,625 /yr | $16,526 | +$284k |
Lewes | DE | $64,493 Nat: $80,020 2yr Post-Grad | - /yr | - | +$270k |
Pittsburgh | PA | $68,734 Nat: $80,020 4yr Post-Grad | $27,413 /yr | $18,500 | +$261k |
Richmond | VA | $66,230 Nat: $80,020 4yr Post-Grad | $5,599 /yr | - | +$256k |
Hampton | VA | $59,208 Nat: $80,020 4yr Post-Grad | $6,830 /yr | $13,612 | +$183k |
Waterloo | IA | $59,474 Nat: $80,020 4yr Post-Grad | $15,128 /yr | $14,500 | +$179k |
Lubbock | TX | $54,869 Nat: $80,951 2yr Post-Grad | - /yr | $17,000 | +$168k |
Carthage | TX | $52,550 Nat: $80,951 2yr Post-Grad | $7,932 /yr | - | +$135k |
Pharr | TX | $55,704 Nat: $80,020 4yr Post-Grad | $21,178 /yr | - | +$134k |
Colorado Springs | CO | $53,211 Nat: $80,020 4yr Post-Grad | $4,709 /yr | - | +$123k |
Canton | IL | $48,198 Nat: $80,020 2yr Post-Grad | - /yr | - | +$94k |
Wytheville | VA | $49,560 Nat: $80,020 4yr Post-Grad | $4,056 /yr | - | +$84k |
Phoenix | AZ | - Nat: $80,020 | $12,137 /yr | - | -$0 |
Pine Bluff | AR | - Nat: $80,020 | $20,722 /yr | - | -$0 |
Glendale | CA | - Nat: $80,020 | $9,554 /yr | - | -$0 |
Pasadena | CA | - Nat: $80,020 | $16,993 /yr | - | -$0 |
Riverside | CA | - Nat: $80,951 | $24,678 /yr | - | -$0 |
Victorville | CA | - Nat: $80,020 | $1,182 /yr | - | -$0 |
Littleton | CO | - Nat: $80,020 | $8,551 /yr | - | -$0 |
Rangely | CO | - Nat: $80,020 | $7,930 /yr | - | -$0 |
Westminster | CO | - Nat: $80,020 | $7,972 /yr | - | -$0 |
Sterling | CO | - Nat: $80,020 | $12,613 /yr | - | -$0 |
Pueblo | CO | - Nat: $80,020 | $10,810 /yr | - | -$0 |
Lakewood | CO | - Nat: $80,020 | $5,311 /yr | - | -$0 |
Trinidad | CO | - Nat: $80,020 | $6,042 /yr | - | -$0 |
New Britain | CT | - Nat: $80,020 | $9,195 /yr | - | -$0 |
Panama City | FL | - Nat: $80,020 | $2,865 /yr | - | -$0 |
Lewiston | ID | - Nat: $80,020 | $13,632 /yr | - | -$0 |
Worcester | MA | - Nat: $80,020 | $6,588 /yr | - | -$0 |
Livonia | MI | - Nat: $80,020 | $14,792 /yr | - | -$0 |
Scooba | MS | - Nat: $80,020 | $3,276 /yr | $14,625 | -$0 |
Concord | NH | - Nat: $80,020 | $10,176 /yr | - | -$0 |
Nashua | NH | - Nat: $80,020 | $26,585 /yr | - | -$0 |
Jefferson | OH | - Nat: $80,020 | $8,024 /yr | - | -$0 |
Warner | OK | - Nat: $80,020 | $8,677 /yr | $12,750 | -$0 |
Oregon City | OR | - Nat: $80,020 | $9,041 /yr | - | -$0 |
Erie | PA | - Nat: $80,020 | $24,443 /yr | - | -$0 |
McKees Rocks | PA | - Nat: $80,020 | $17,860 /yr | - | -$0 |
Pittsburgh | PA | - Nat: $80,951 | $29,362 /yr | $25,899 | -$0 |
Alvin | TX | - Nat: $80,020 | $5,533 /yr | - | -$0 |
El Paso | TX | - Nat: $80,951 | $6,869 /yr | - | -$0 |
Fort Worth | TX | - Nat: $80,020 | $35,045 /yr | - | -$0 |
Wharton | TX | - Nat: $80,020 | $4,608 /yr | - | -$0 |
Lynchburg | VA | - Nat: $80,020 | $5,305 /yr | - | -$0 |
Martinsville | VA | - Nat: $80,020 | $3,885 /yr | - | -$0 |
Glenns | VA | - Nat: $80,020 | $5,014 /yr | - | -$0 |
Green Bay | WI | - Nat: $80,020 | $34,765 /yr | - | -$0 |
San German | PR | - Nat: $80,020 | $11,050 /yr | - | -$0 |
Mount Vernon | OH | - Nat: $80,020 | - /yr | - | -$0 |
Fredericksburg | VA | - Nat: $80,020 | - /yr | - | -$0 |
Irvine | CA | - Nat: $80,020 | $25,124 /yr | - | -$0 |
Sandy Springs | CA | - Nat: $80,020 | - /yr | - | -$0 |
Columbus | OH | - Nat: $80,020 | $51,771 /yr | - | -$0 |
West Palm Beach | FL | - Nat: $80,020 | $30,822 /yr | - | -$0 |
Milton | FL | $35,060 Nat: $80,951 2yr Post-Grad | $2,842 /yr | - | -$57k |
Greenville | SC | $37,019 Nat: $80,020 4yr Post-Grad | $10,029 /yr | - | -$58k |
Aguadilla | PR | $10,708 Nat: $80,020 4yr Post-Grad | $7,693 /yr | - | -$357k |
| Not ranked. We don't score these programs on our standard basis. See the note on each. | |||||
Gilroy Not scored. This certificate is California's 30-unit option for licensed vocational nurses: students must already hold an LVN license to enroll. Our model assumes a student starting right after high school, so it can't measure what this program added. Earnings are as reported by the College Scorecard. Run it with your own cost and expected pay → | CA | $133,763 Nat: $80,020 4yr Post-Grad | $22,074 /yr | - | Not scored |
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).