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Bachelor's Degree•137 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 ($44,878)
P25-P75 Interval ($38,455 - $53,064)
HS Baseline ($35,872)
Breakeven Line (0% ROI)
Institution | State | Earnings | Avg Net Price | Median Debt | Lifetime Value Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Kingston | RI | $77,224 Nat: $51,642 4yr Post-Grad | $21,440 /yr | $19,845 | +$108k |
San Francisco | CA | $61,603 Nat: $51,642 4yr Post-Grad | $12,278 /yr | $15,750 | +$20k |
Davis | CA | $60,939 Nat: $51,642 4yr Post-Grad | $14,741 /yr | $14,500 | +$6k |
University of Alaska Fairbanks ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Fairbanks | AK | - Nat: $51,642 | $10,892 /yr | - | -$0 |
Fullerton | CA | - Nat: $51,642 | $6,555 /yr | - | -$0 |
Los Angeles | CA | - Nat: $51,642 | $3,967 /yr | - | -$0 |
Berkeley | CA | - Nat: $51,642 | $13,481 /yr | - | -$0 |
Riverside | CA | - Nat: $51,642 | $14,304 /yr | - | -$0 |
Santa Barbara | CA | - Nat: $51,642 | $16,109 /yr | - | -$0 |
Los Angeles | CA | - Nat: $51,642 | $38,263 /yr | - | -$0 |
Stockton | CA | - Nat: $51,642 | $25,447 /yr | - | -$0 |
San Diego | CA | - Nat: $51,642 | $15,364 /yr | - | -$0 |
Whittier | CA | - Nat: $51,642 | $25,757 /yr | - | -$0 |
Boulder | CO | - Nat: $51,642 | $25,346 /yr | - | -$0 |
Storrs | CT | - Nat: $51,642 | $25,097 /yr | - | -$0 |
New Haven | CT | - Nat: $51,642 | $23,777 /yr | - | -$0 |
Newark | DE | - Nat: $51,642 | $17,799 /yr | - | -$0 |
Washington | DC | - Nat: $51,642 | $36,586 /yr | - | -$0 |
Washington | DC | - Nat: $51,642 | $40,815 /yr | - | -$0 |
Atlanta | GA | - Nat: $51,642 | $22,585 /yr | - | -$0 |
Athens | GA | - Nat: $51,642 | $13,936 /yr | - | -$0 |
Chicago | IL | - Nat: $51,642 | $14,860 /yr | - | -$0 |
Evanston | IL | - Nat: $51,642 | $29,167 /yr | - | -$0 |
Wheaton | IL | - Nat: $51,642 | $26,975 /yr | - | -$0 |
Indianapolis | IN | - Nat: $51,642 | $36,041 /yr | - | -$0 |
Grinnell | IA | - Nat: $51,642 | $17,648 /yr | - | -$0 |
Lawrence | KS | - Nat: $51,642 | $18,059 /yr | - | -$0 |
Murray | KY | - Nat: $51,642 | $9,096 /yr | - | -$0 |
Lewiston | ME | - Nat: $51,642 | $29,351 /yr | - | -$0 |
Waltham | MA | - Nat: $51,642 | $37,930 /yr | - | -$0 |
Boston | MA | - Nat: $51,642 | $24,402 /yr | - | -$0 |
Worcester | MA | - Nat: $51,642 | $38,782 /yr | - | -$0 |
Northampton | MA | - Nat: $51,642 | $27,579 /yr | - | -$0 |
Medford | MA | - Nat: $51,642 | $39,998 /yr | - | -$0 |
Wellesley | MA | - Nat: $51,642 | $25,496 /yr | - | -$0 |
Williamstown | MA | - Nat: $51,642 | $17,716 /yr | - | -$0 |
Grand Rapids | MI | - Nat: $51,642 | $22,992 /yr | - | -$0 |
Detroit | MI | - Nat: $51,642 | $15,232 /yr | - | -$0 |
Rochester Hills | MI | - Nat: $51,642 | $9,120 /yr | - | -$0 |
Kalamazoo | MI | - Nat: $51,642 | $15,273 /yr | - | -$0 |
Moorhead | MN | - Nat: $51,642 | $24,902 /yr | - | -$0 |
Saint Peter | MN | - Nat: $51,642 | $22,900 /yr | - | -$0 |
Saint Paul | MN | - Nat: $51,642 | $32,149 /yr | - | -$0 |
Northfield | MN | - Nat: $51,642 | $23,874 /yr | $21,502 | -$0 |
University | MS | - Nat: $51,642 | $13,314 /yr | - | -$0 |
St. Louis | MO | - Nat: $51,642 | $21,786 /yr | - | -$0 |
Fulton | MO | - Nat: $51,642 | $26,569 /yr | - | -$0 |
The University of Montana ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Missoula | MT | - Nat: $51,642 | $16,784 /yr | - | -$0 |
Hanover | NH | - Nat: $51,642 | $29,519 /yr | - | -$0 |
New Brunswick | NJ | - Nat: $51,642 | $24,406 /yr | - | -$0 |
Hamilton | NY | - Nat: $51,642 | $28,786 /yr | - | -$0 |
Clinton | NY | - Nat: $51,642 | $28,985 /yr | - | -$0 |
Hempstead | NY | - Nat: $51,642 | $34,176 /yr | - | -$0 |
Rochester | NY | - Nat: $51,642 | $29,357 /yr | - | -$0 |
Rochester | NY | - Nat: $51,642 | $29,278 /yr | - | -$0 |
Winston-Salem | NC | - Nat: $51,642 | $28,719 /yr | - | -$0 |
Cincinnati | OH | - Nat: $51,642 | $25,648 /yr | - | -$0 |
Findlay | OH | - Nat: $51,642 | $27,221 /yr | - | -$0 |
Alliance | OH | - Nat: $51,642 | $23,280 /yr | - | -$0 |
Wooster | OH | - Nat: $51,642 | $23,458 /yr | - | -$0 |
Norman | OK | - Nat: $51,642 | $15,300 /yr | - | -$0 |
Tulsa | OK | - Nat: $51,642 | $15,000 /yr | - | -$0 |
McMinnville | OR | - Nat: $51,642 | $26,536 /yr | - | -$0 |
Forest Grove | OR | - Nat: $51,642 | $35,273 /yr | - | -$0 |
Portland | OR | - Nat: $51,642 | $33,013 /yr | - | -$0 |
Pittsburgh | PA | - Nat: $51,642 | $31,944 /yr | - | -$0 |
Elizabethtown | PA | - Nat: $51,642 | $26,598 /yr | - | -$0 |
Bethlehem | PA | - Nat: $51,642 | $36,931 /yr | - | -$0 |
Mechanicsburg | PA | - Nat: $51,642 | $26,502 /yr | - | -$0 |
University Park | PA | - Nat: $51,642 | $32,875 /yr | - | -$0 |
Philadelphia | PA | - Nat: $51,642 | $28,699 /yr | - | -$0 |
Swarthmore | PA | - Nat: $51,642 | $23,149 /yr | - | -$0 |
Philadelphia | PA | - Nat: $51,642 | $28,198 /yr | - | -$0 |
Smithfield | RI | - Nat: $51,642 | $41,219 /yr | - | -$0 |
Spartanburg | SC | - Nat: $51,642 | $18,732 /yr | - | -$0 |
Sherman | TX | - Nat: $51,642 | $21,107 /yr | - | -$0 |
Houston | TX | - Nat: $51,642 | $14,276 /yr | - | -$0 |
Denton | TX | - Nat: $51,642 | $15,649 /yr | - | -$0 |
Dallas | TX | - Nat: $51,642 | $40,892 /yr | - | -$0 |
San Antonio | TX | - Nat: $51,642 | $23,464 /yr | - | -$0 |
Salt Lake City | UT | - Nat: $51,642 | $16,200 /yr | - | -$0 |
Bennington | VT | - Nat: $51,642 | $30,947 /yr | - | -$0 |
Middlebury | VT | - Nat: $51,642 | $31,483 /yr | - | -$0 |
Northfield | VT | - Nat: $51,642 | $22,257 /yr | - | -$0 |
Burlington | VT | - Nat: $51,642 | $19,343 /yr | - | -$0 |
Charlottesville | VA | - Nat: $51,642 | $21,565 /yr | - | -$0 |
Lexington | VA | - Nat: $51,642 | $23,781 /yr | - | -$0 |
Ellensburg | WA | - Nat: $51,642 | $18,476 /yr | - | -$0 |
Pullman | WA | - Nat: $51,642 | $14,971 /yr | - | -$0 |
Bellingham | WA | - Nat: $51,642 | $21,193 /yr | - | -$0 |
Huntington | WV | - Nat: $51,642 | $7,502 /yr | - | -$0 |
Beloit | WI | - Nat: $51,642 | $21,526 /yr | - | -$0 |
Kenosha | WI | - Nat: $51,642 | $26,565 /yr | - | -$0 |
Milwaukee | WI | - Nat: $51,642 | $23,245 /yr | - | -$0 |
Oshkosh | WI | - Nat: $51,642 | $14,305 /yr | - | -$0 |
Milwaukee | WI | - Nat: $51,642 | $15,014 /yr | - | -$0 |
Stanford | CA | - Nat: $51,642 | $13,807 /yr | - | -$0 |
West Lafayette | IN | - Nat: $51,642 | $14,600 /yr | - | -$0 |
Seaside | CA | - Nat: $51,642 | $13,663 /yr | - | -$0 |
Waterbury | CT | - Nat: $51,642 | $10,875 /yr | - | -$0 |
Groton | CT | - Nat: $51,642 | $13,807 /yr | - | -$0 |
Stamford | CT | - Nat: $51,642 | $16,798 /yr | - | -$0 |
Hartford | CT | - Nat: $51,642 | $16,403 /yr | - | -$0 |
New York | NY | $53,509 Nat: $51,642 4yr Post-Grad | $2,984 /yr | - | -$12k |
College Park | MD | $58,063 Nat: $51,642 4yr Post-Grad | $15,678 /yr | - | -$21k |
Los Angeles | CA | $55,898 Nat: $51,642 4yr Post-Grad | $12,548 /yr | $13,900 | -$27k |
Los Angeles | CA | $64,421 Nat: $51,642 4yr Post-Grad | $32,740 /yr | - | -$31k |
Naperville | IL | $57,424 Nat: $51,642 4yr Post-Grad | $21,044 /yr | - | -$45k |
Seattle | WA | $51,826 Nat: $51,642 4yr Post-Grad | $14,091 /yr | - | -$66k |
East Lansing | MI | $52,496 Nat: $51,642 4yr Post-Grad | $19,680 /yr | $21,290 | -$81k |
Bloomington | IN | $50,989 Nat: $51,642 4yr Post-Grad | $16,264 /yr | $21,500 | -$81k |
Eugene | OR | $53,064 Nat: $51,642 4yr Post-Grad | $22,182 /yr | $23,000 | -$85k |
Glassboro | NJ | $52,195 Nat: $51,642 4yr Post-Grad | $22,408 /yr | - | -$93k |
Gainesville | FL | $42,682 Nat: $51,642 2yr Post-Grad | $6,541 /yr | - | -$102k |
Tempe | AZ | $47,331 Nat: $51,642 4yr Post-Grad | $14,967 /yr | $18,500 | -$107k |
Honolulu | HI | $46,563 Nat: $51,642 4yr Post-Grad | $15,664 /yr | $18,076 | -$116k |
Tallahassee | FL | $44,502 Nat: $51,642 4yr Post-Grad | $11,297 /yr | $16,694 | -$118k |
Columbus | OH | $46,527 Nat: $51,642 4yr Post-Grad | $17,339 /yr | $20,638 | -$122k |
Bowling Green | KY | $43,210 Nat: $51,642 4yr Post-Grad | $10,990 /yr | - | -$128k |
Charlotte | NC | $44,878 Nat: $51,642 4yr Post-Grad | $15,435 /yr | $28,047 | -$130k |
Muncie | IN | $44,208 Nat: $51,642 4yr Post-Grad | $14,940 /yr | - | -$133k |
Tacoma | WA | $53,792 Nat: $51,642 4yr Post-Grad | $38,394 /yr | $27,000 | -$137k |
Madison | WI | $42,682 Nat: $51,642 2yr Post-Grad | $17,354 /yr | - | -$140k |
Notre Dame | IN | $45,715 Nat: $51,642 2yr Post-Grad | $26,780 /yr | $21,040 | -$148k |
Portland State University ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Portland | OR | $39,563 Nat: $51,642 4yr Post-Grad | $9,552 /yr | $25,000 | -$154k |
Minneapolis | MN | $42,569 Nat: $51,642 4yr Post-Grad | $16,778 /yr | $16,917 | -$154k |
Provo | UT | $39,153 Nat: $51,642 2yr Post-Grad | $15,564 /yr | - | -$165k |
Austin | TX | $38,455 Nat: $51,642 4yr Post-Grad | $19,857 /yr | $21,856 | -$201k |
Irvine | CA | $32,925 Nat: $51,642 2yr Post-Grad | $14,251 /yr | - | -$217k |
Ypsilanti | MI | $28,598 Nat: $51,642 2yr Post-Grad | $15,407 /yr | - | -$260k |
Amherst | MA | $31,314 Nat: $51,642 2yr Post-Grad | $22,383 /yr | - | -$261k |
Long Beach | CA | $25,194 Nat: $51,642 2yr Post-Grad | $10,440 /yr | - | -$274k |
Queens | NY | $20,140 Nat: $51,642 2yr Post-Grad | $4,195 /yr | - | -$298k |
Albany | NY | $19,455 Nat: $51,642 2yr Post-Grad | $17,167 /yr | - | -$351k |
Lexington | KY | $15,922 Nat: $51,826 2yr Post-Grad | $18,851 /yr | - | -$390k |
Poughkeepsie | NY | $20,140 Nat: $51,642 2yr Post-Grad | $39,343 /yr | - | -$424k |
Pittsburgh | PA | $15,922 Nat: $51,642 2yr Post-Grad | $30,434 /yr | - | -$431k |
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.