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Bachelor's Degree•82 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 ($59,146)
P25-P75 Interval ($54,605 - $63,077)
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 ($59,429)
P25-P75 Interval ($54,605 - $63,292)
HS Baseline ($35,872)
Column median
Trend: +$932 per 100 SAT points (R² 0.02, n=41)

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 ($59,429)
P25-P75 Interval ($54,605 - $63,292)
HS Baseline ($35,872)
Column median
Trend: +$1,305 per 10 pts lower acceptance (R² 0.09, n=56)

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Institution
State
Earnings
Avg Net PriceMedian Debt
Lifetime Value Added
Berkeley
CA
$79,391
Nat: $60,053
4yr Post-Grad
$14,538
/yr
$11,677
+$151k
Fresno
CA
$73,522
Nat: $60,053
4yr Post-Grad
$5,418
/yr
-
+$139k
Raleigh
NC
$75,508
Nat: $60,053
4yr Post-Grad
$16,486
/yr
$19,630
+$114k
Athens
GA
$70,867
Nat: $60,053
4yr Post-Grad
$13,636
/yr
$13,250
+$89k
Lowell
MA
$69,604
Nat: $60,053
4yr Post-Grad
$17,362
/yr
$25,750
+$66k
San Luis Obispo
CA
$68,930
Nat: $60,053
4yr Post-Grad
$18,832
/yr
$17,644
+$55k
Waterbury
Earnings shared by 5 University of Connecticut campuses, which report as one program.
CT
$63,292
Nat: $60,053
4yr Post-Grad
$8,616
/yr
$16,735
+$48k
Groton
Earnings shared by 5 University of Connecticut campuses, which report as one program.
CT
$63,292
Nat: $60,053
4yr Post-Grad
$11,184
/yr
$16,735
+$38k
Davis
CA
$64,519
Nat: $60,053
4yr Post-Grad
$14,318
/yr
$13,000
+$37k
San Francisco
CA
$61,895
Nat: $60,053
4yr Post-Grad
$9,803
/yr
$20,000
+$32k
Boston
MA
$68,021
Nat: $60,053
4yr Post-Grad
$23,444
/yr
-
+$32k
Hartford
Earnings shared by 5 University of Connecticut campuses, which report as one program.
CT
$63,292
Nat: $60,053
4yr Post-Grad
$13,961
/yr
$16,735
+$28k
Stamford
Earnings shared by 5 University of Connecticut campuses, which report as one program.
CT
$63,292
Nat: $60,053
4yr Post-Grad
$14,226
/yr
$16,735
+$27k
East Lansing
MI
$66,437
Nat: $60,053
4yr Post-Grad
$21,322
/yr
$15,378
+$27k
New York
NY
$70,508
Nat: $60,053
4yr Post-Grad
$35,737
/yr
-
+$7k
Metropolitan State University of Denver
Denver
CO
$60,395
Nat: $60,053
4yr Post-Grad
$13,803
/yr
$14,628
+$6k
Manhattan
KS
$62,128
Nat: $60,053
4yr Post-Grad
$18,210
/yr
$22,079
+$4k
Riverside
CA
-
Nat: $60,053
$24,138
/yr
-
-$0
Malibu
CA
-
Nat: $60,053
$48,065
/yr
-
-$0
San Jose
CA
-
Nat: $60,053
$14,241
/yr
-
-$0
Newark
DE
-
Nat: $60,053
$16,337
/yr
-
-$0
University of the District of Columbia
Washington
DC
-
Nat: $60,053
$9,519
/yr
-
-$0
Washington
DC
-
Nat: $60,053
$33,002
/yr
$25,747
-$0
Gainesville
FL
-
Nat: $60,053
$5,969
/yr
$11,250
-$0
Fort Wayne
IN
-
Nat: $60,053
$18,211
/yr
-
-$0
Boston
MA
-
Nat: $60,053
$36,503
/yr
-
-$0
North Andover
MA
-
Nat: $60,053
$39,219
/yr
-
-$0
Weston
MA
-
Nat: $60,053
$25,506
/yr
-
-$0
Springfield College
Springfield
MA
-
Nat: $60,053
$28,053
/yr
-
-$0
Moorhead
MN
-
Nat: $60,053
$22,280
/yr
-
-$0
Collegeville
MN
-
Nat: $60,053
$26,748
/yr
-
-$0
St Catherine University
Saint Paul
MN
-
Nat: $60,053
$19,090
/yr
-
-$0
Rochester
NY
-
Nat: $60,053
$37,232
/yr
-
-$0
Syracuse
NY
-
Nat: $60,053
$43,336
/yr
-
-$0
Bowling Green
OH
-
Nat: $60,053
$21,453
/yr
-
-$0
Cleveland
OH
-
Nat: $60,053
$44,622
/yr
-
-$0
Philadelphia
PA
-
Nat: $60,053
$37,529
/yr
-
-$0
Seattle
WA
-
Nat: $60,053
$25,419
/yr
-
-$0
Stevens Point
WI
-
Nat: $60,053
$14,757
/yr
-
-$0
Universidad Ana G. Mendez-Gurabo Campus
Gurabo
PR
-
Nat: $60,053
$7,134
/yr
$17,403
-$0
West Lafayette
IN
-
Nat: $60,053
$14,851
/yr
-
-$0
New Brunswick
NJ
$64,441
Nat: $60,053
4yr Post-Grad
$24,897
/yr
$21,000
-$2k
Lubbock
TX
$62,087
Nat: $60,053
4yr Post-Grad
$19,890
/yr
$19,250
-$3k
Las Vegas
NV
$58,160
Nat: $60,053
4yr Post-Grad
$11,062
/yr
$30,750
-$3k
Amherst
MA
$63,019
Nat: $60,053
4yr Post-Grad
$22,857
/yr
$21,500
-$6k
Chico
CA
$59,146
Nat: $60,053
4yr Post-Grad
$14,157
/yr
-
-$6k
College Station
TX
$62,289
Nat: $60,053
4yr Post-Grad
$21,527
/yr
$16,679
-$7k
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Erie-Behrend College
Erie
Earnings shared by 2 Pennsylvania State University campuses, which report as one program.
PA
$63,010
Nat: $60,053
4yr Post-Grad
$23,165
/yr
$23,250
-$7k
Storrs
Earnings shared by 5 University of Connecticut campuses, which report as one program.
CT
$63,292
Nat: $60,053
4yr Post-Grad
$24,342
/yr
$16,735
-$9k
Burlington
VT
$61,238
Nat: $60,053
4yr Post-Grad
$20,277
/yr
$19,500
-$11k
Madison
WI
$59,329
Nat: $60,053
4yr Post-Grad
$16,600
/yr
$20,500
-$13k
Los Angeles
CA
$52,797
Nat: $60,053
4yr Post-Grad
$2,385
/yr
$12,500
-$16k
Tucson
AZ
$59,079
Nat: $60,053
4yr Post-Grad
$17,125
/yr
$21,375
-$17k
Durham
NH
$63,077
Nat: $60,053
4yr Post-Grad
$26,150
/yr
$27,000
-$17k
Minneapolis
MN
$59,054
Nat: $60,053
4yr Post-Grad
$17,330
/yr
$19,000
-$18k
River Forest
IL
$57,532
Nat: $60,053
4yr Post-Grad
$14,013
/yr
-
-$19k
Knoxville
TN
$58,972
Nat: $60,053
4yr Post-Grad
$18,314
/yr
$16,000
-$22k
Honolulu
HI
$55,569
Nat: $60,053
4yr Post-Grad
$11,122
/yr
-
-$24k
Saint Joseph
MN
$61,790
Nat: $60,053
4yr Post-Grad
$25,301
/yr
-
-$24k
Pomona
CA
$54,605
Nat: $60,053
4yr Post-Grad
$9,404
/yr
$16,952
-$26k
Carbondale
IL
$55,329
Nat: $60,053
4yr Post-Grad
$12,554
/yr
-
-$31k
Fort Collins
CO
$59,528
Nat: $60,053
4yr Post-Grad
$22,247
/yr
$17,750
-$32k
San Diego
CA
$55,115
Nat: $60,053
4yr Post-Grad
$13,243
/yr
$13,249
-$36k
Denton
TX
$53,775
Nat: $60,053
4yr Post-Grad
$11,060
/yr
$22,242
-$39k
University Park
Earnings shared by 2 Pennsylvania State University campuses, which report as one program.
PA
$63,010
Nat: $60,053
4yr Post-Grad
$33,675
/yr
$23,250
-$45k
Ellensburg
WA
$56,735
Nat: $60,053
4yr Post-Grad
$21,201
/yr
-
-$51k
Philadelphia
PA
$55,765
Nat: $60,053
4yr Post-Grad
$19,758
/yr
$27,000
-$54k
Baton Rouge
LA
$55,159
Nat: $60,053
4yr Post-Grad
$19,286
/yr
$23,500
-$57k
Greensboro
NC
$51,802
Nat: $60,053
4yr Post-Grad
$12,291
/yr
$24,353
-$60k
Oklahoma City
OK
$44,649
Nat: $60,053
2yr Post-Grad
-
/yr
-
-$61k
Milwaukee
WI
$53,006
Nat: $60,053
4yr Post-Grad
$15,625
/yr
$20,500
-$62k
Ithaca
NY
$60,728
Nat: $60,053
4yr Post-Grad
$33,934
/yr
$13,500
-$64k
Ames
IA
$53,933
Nat: $60,053
4yr Post-Grad
$18,517
/yr
-
-$64k
Auburn
AL
$56,579
Nat: $60,053
4yr Post-Grad
$25,424
/yr
$18,105
-$67k
Bastyr University
Kenmore
WA
$44,584
Nat: $60,053
4yr Post-Grad
-
/yr
-
-$77k
Evansville
IN
$49,739
Nat: $60,053
4yr Post-Grad
$13,373
/yr
-
-$81k
Norman
OK
$44,649
Nat: $60,053
2yr Post-Grad
$15,531
/yr
-
-$117k
Greeley
CO
$45,979
Nat: $60,053
4yr Post-Grad
$18,711
/yr
$19,500
-$132k
Troy
NY
$39,153
Nat: $60,053
2yr Post-Grad
$21,084
/yr
-
-$186k
University of the Incarnate Word
San Antonio
TX
$33,993
Nat: $60,053
2yr Post-Grad
$17,483
/yr
-
-$219k
Cincinnati
OH
$35,416
Nat: $60,053
2yr Post-Grad
$24,917
/yr
-
-$233k
Provo
UT
$17,162
Nat: $60,053
2yr Post-Grad
$13,397
/yr
-
-$360k
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).