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Bachelor's Degree•85 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 ($59,528)
P25-P75 Interval ($55,159 - $63,292)
HS Baseline ($35,872)
Breakeven Line (0% ROI)
Institution | State | Earnings | Avg Net Price | Median Debt | Lifetime Value Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Berkeley | CA | $79,391 Nat: $60,053 4yr Post-Grad | $13,481 /yr | $14,177 | +$153k |
Fresno | CA | $73,522 Nat: $60,053 4yr Post-Grad | $7,000 /yr | $11,000 | +$131k |
Raleigh | NC | $75,508 Nat: $60,053 4yr Post-Grad | $17,303 /yr | $20,405 | +$109k |
Athens | GA | $70,867 Nat: $60,053 4yr Post-Grad | $13,936 /yr | $21,205 | +$86k |
Lowell | MA | $69,604 Nat: $60,053 4yr Post-Grad | $17,163 /yr | $27,307 | +$65k |
San Luis Obispo | CA | $68,930 Nat: $60,053 4yr Post-Grad | $16,665 /yr | $17,166 | +$61k |
Waterbury | CT | $63,292 Nat: $60,053 4yr Post-Grad | $10,875 /yr | $26,603 | +$38k |
Davis | CA | $64,519 Nat: $60,053 4yr Post-Grad | $14,741 /yr | $14,166 | +$34k |
East Lansing | MI | $66,437 Nat: $60,053 4yr Post-Grad | $19,680 /yr | $23,170 | +$31k |
Groton | CT | $63,292 Nat: $60,053 4yr Post-Grad | $13,807 /yr | $26,603 | +$28k |
Boston | MA | $68,021 Nat: $60,053 4yr Post-Grad | $25,265 /yr | $21,750 | +$23k |
San Francisco | CA | $61,895 Nat: $60,053 4yr Post-Grad | $12,278 /yr | $16,461 | +$22k |
Hartford | CT | $63,292 Nat: $60,053 4yr Post-Grad | $16,403 /yr | $26,603 | +$18k |
Stamford | CT | $63,292 Nat: $60,053 4yr Post-Grad | $16,798 /yr | $26,603 | +$17k |
New York | NY | $70,508 Nat: $60,053 4yr Post-Grad | $37,050 /yr | $21,250 | +$2 |
Riverside | CA | - Nat: $60,053 | $26,285 /yr | - | -$0 |
Malibu | CA | - Nat: $60,053 | $58,098 /yr | - | -$0 |
San Jose | CA | - Nat: $60,053 | $13,760 /yr | - | -$0 |
Newark | DE | - Nat: $60,053 | $17,799 /yr | - | -$0 |
University of the District of Columbia ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Washington | DC | - Nat: $60,053 | $10,648 /yr | - | -$0 |
Washington | DC | - Nat: $60,053 | $50,539 /yr | - | -$0 |
Gainesville | FL | - Nat: $60,053 | $6,541 /yr | $16,500 | -$0 |
Life University ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Marietta | GA | - Nat: $60,053 | $29,791 /yr | - | -$0 |
Fort Wayne | IN | - Nat: $60,053 | $18,196 /yr | - | -$0 |
McNeese State University ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Lake Charles | LA | - Nat: $60,053 | $12,493 /yr | - | -$0 |
Boston | MA | - Nat: $60,053 | $24,402 /yr | - | -$0 |
North Andover | MA | - Nat: $60,053 | $37,927 /yr | - | -$0 |
Weston | MA | - Nat: $60,053 | $27,477 /yr | - | -$0 |
Springfield College ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Springfield | MA | - Nat: $60,053 | $30,587 /yr | - | -$0 |
Moorhead | MN | - Nat: $60,053 | $24,902 /yr | - | -$0 |
Collegeville | MN | - Nat: $60,053 | $25,672 /yr | - | -$0 |
St Catherine University ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Saint Paul | MN | - Nat: $60,053 | $19,764 /yr | - | -$0 |
Rochester | NY | - Nat: $60,053 | $34,906 /yr | - | -$0 |
Syracuse | NY | - Nat: $60,053 | $38,793 /yr | - | -$0 |
Bowling Green | OH | - Nat: $60,053 | $24,022 /yr | - | -$0 |
Cleveland | OH | - Nat: $60,053 | $41,190 /yr | - | -$0 |
Philadelphia | PA | - Nat: $60,053 | $38,509 /yr | - | -$0 |
Seattle | WA | - Nat: $60,053 | $24,488 /yr | $26,000 | -$0 |
Stevens Point | WI | - Nat: $60,053 | $14,559 /yr | - | -$0 |
Universidad Ana G. Mendez-Gurabo Campus ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Gurabo | PR | - Nat: $60,053 | $7,051 /yr | - | -$0 |
West Lafayette | IN | - Nat: $60,053 | $14,600 /yr | - | -$0 |
Lubbock | TX | $62,087 Nat: $60,053 4yr Post-Grad | $19,070 /yr | $21,500 | -$638 |
Metropolitan State University of Denver ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Denver | CO | $60,395 Nat: $60,053 4yr Post-Grad | $15,327 /yr | $19,800 | -$668 |
Las Vegas | NV | $58,160 Nat: $60,053 4yr Post-Grad | $10,359 /yr | $16,442 | -$795 |
New Brunswick | NJ | $64,441 Nat: $60,053 4yr Post-Grad | $24,406 /yr | $23,124 | -$1k |
Manhattan | KS | $62,128 Nat: $60,053 4yr Post-Grad | $19,406 /yr | $21,000 | -$2k |
Amherst | MA | $63,019 Nat: $60,053 4yr Post-Grad | $22,383 /yr | $20,500 | -$5k |
College Station | TX | $62,289 Nat: $60,053 4yr Post-Grad | $21,315 /yr | $19,250 | -$7k |
Chico | CA | $59,146 Nat: $60,053 4yr Post-Grad | $14,480 /yr | $17,272 | -$8k |
Burlington | VT | $61,238 Nat: $60,053 4yr Post-Grad | $19,343 /yr | $19,500 | -$8k |
Durham | NH | $63,077 Nat: $60,053 4yr Post-Grad | $23,805 /yr | $27,000 | -$10k |
River Forest | IL | $57,532 Nat: $60,053 4yr Post-Grad | $11,745 /yr | - | -$11k |
Storrs | CT | $63,292 Nat: $60,053 4yr Post-Grad | $25,097 /yr | $26,603 | -$13k |
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Erie-Behrend College ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Erie | PA | $63,010 Nat: $60,053 4yr Post-Grad | $24,558 /yr | $25,000 | -$13k |
Tucson | AZ | $59,079 Nat: $60,053 4yr Post-Grad | $16,674 /yr | $23,000 | -$16k |
Madison | WI | $59,329 Nat: $60,053 4yr Post-Grad | $17,354 /yr | $20,500 | -$17k |
Minneapolis | MN | $59,054 Nat: $60,053 4yr Post-Grad | $16,778 /yr | $20,000 | -$17k |
Los Angeles | CA | $52,797 Nat: $60,053 4yr Post-Grad | $3,967 /yr | $13,979 | -$22k |
Knoxville | TN | $58,972 Nat: $60,053 4yr Post-Grad | $18,976 /yr | $24,914 | -$25k |
Reno | NV | $57,193 Nat: $60,053 4yr Post-Grad | $15,927 /yr | $19,800 | -$29k |
Fort Collins | CO | $59,528 Nat: $60,053 4yr Post-Grad | $21,279 /yr | $22,000 | -$29k |
Saint Joseph | MN | $61,790 Nat: $60,053 4yr Post-Grad | $26,640 /yr | $26,250 | -$30k |
Pomona | CA | $54,605 Nat: $60,053 4yr Post-Grad | $11,531 /yr | $16,500 | -$34k |
Carbondale | IL | $55,329 Nat: $60,053 4yr Post-Grad | $13,297 /yr | $20,500 | -$34k |
Honolulu | HI | $55,569 Nat: $60,053 4yr Post-Grad | $15,664 /yr | - | -$41k |
Ellensburg | WA | $56,735 Nat: $60,053 4yr Post-Grad | $18,476 /yr | $20,306 | -$42k |
Denton | TX | $53,775 Nat: $60,053 4yr Post-Grad | $11,963 /yr | $21,500 | -$42k |
University Park | PA | $63,010 Nat: $60,053 4yr Post-Grad | $32,875 /yr | $25,000 | -$43k |
San Diego | CA | $55,115 Nat: $60,053 4yr Post-Grad | $15,364 /yr | $17,849 | -$44k |
Ithaca | NY | $60,728 Nat: $60,053 4yr Post-Grad | $28,690 /yr | $13,250 | -$46k |
Philadelphia | PA | $55,765 Nat: $60,053 4yr Post-Grad | $19,409 /yr | $26,875 | -$53k |
Greensboro | NC | $51,802 Nat: $60,053 4yr Post-Grad | $10,965 /yr | $25,500 | -$55k |
Baton Rouge | LA | $55,159 Nat: $60,053 4yr Post-Grad | $19,151 /yr | $24,250 | -$57k |
Milwaukee | WI | $53,006 Nat: $60,053 4yr Post-Grad | $15,014 /yr | $28,500 | -$60k |
Oklahoma City | OK | $44,649 Nat: $60,053 2yr Post-Grad | - /yr | - | -$61k |
Auburn | AL | $56,579 Nat: $60,053 4yr Post-Grad | $24,323 /yr | $25,000 | -$64k |
Ames | IA | $53,933 Nat: $60,053 4yr Post-Grad | $18,589 /yr | $14,718 | -$65k |
Bastyr University ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Kenmore | WA | $44,584 Nat: $60,053 4yr Post-Grad | - /yr | $20,000 | -$77k |
Evansville | IN | $49,739 Nat: $60,053 4yr Post-Grad | $12,923 /yr | $25,000 | -$79k |
Norman | OK | $44,649 Nat: $60,053 2yr Post-Grad | $15,300 /yr | - | -$116k |
Greeley | CO | $45,979 Nat: $60,053 4yr Post-Grad | $17,760 /yr | $19,875 | -$129k |
Troy | NY | $39,153 Nat: $60,053 2yr Post-Grad | $22,917 /yr | - | -$192k |
Cincinnati | OH | $35,416 Nat: $60,053 2yr Post-Grad | $25,648 /yr | - | -$235k |
University of the Incarnate Word ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. San Antonio | TX | $33,993 Nat: $60,053 2yr Post-Grad | $22,775 /yr | - | -$238k |
Provo | UT | $17,162 Nat: $60,053 2yr Post-Grad | $15,564 /yr | - | -$366k |
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, or for more sophisticated analysis, the Guided ROI Interview, with your specific estimates of cost and salary.