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Bachelor's Degree•245 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 ($42,989)
P25-P75 Interval ($33,459 - $53,183)
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 ($51,373)
P25-P75 Interval ($34,704 - $94,569)
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 ($51,373)
P25-P75 Interval ($34,704 - $94,569)
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 PriceMedian Debt
Lifetime Value Added
Waterbury
Earnings shared by 5 University of Connecticut campuses, which report as one program.
CT
$94,569
Nat: $55,459
5yr Post-Grad
$8,616
/yr
-
+$274k
Groton
Earnings shared by 5 University of Connecticut campuses, which report as one program.
CT
$94,569
Nat: $55,459
5yr Post-Grad
$11,184
/yr
-
+$265k
Hartford
Earnings shared by 5 University of Connecticut campuses, which report as one program.
CT
$94,569
Nat: $55,459
5yr Post-Grad
$13,961
/yr
-
+$255k
Stamford
Earnings shared by 5 University of Connecticut campuses, which report as one program.
CT
$94,569
Nat: $55,459
5yr Post-Grad
$14,226
/yr
-
+$254k
Storrs
Earnings shared by 5 University of Connecticut campuses, which report as one program.
CT
$94,569
Nat: $55,459
5yr Post-Grad
$24,342
/yr
-
+$217k
Kingston
RI
$90,953
Nat: $55,459
4yr Post-Grad
$22,469
/yr
$19,500
+$211k
Ann Arbor
MI
$68,898
Nat: $55,459
4yr Post-Grad
$14,362
/yr
$18,716
+$71k
Auburn
AL
-
Nat: $55,459
$25,424
/yr
-
-$0
Tempe
AZ
-
Nat: $55,459
$14,694
/yr
-
-$0
Fayetteville
AR
-
Nat: $55,459
$17,571
/yr
-
-$0
Chico
CA
-
Nat: $55,459
$14,157
/yr
-
-$0
Long Beach
CA
-
Nat: $55,459
$9,426
/yr
-
-$0
Berkeley
CA
-
Nat: $55,459
$14,538
/yr
-
-$0
Davis
CA
-
Nat: $55,459
$14,318
/yr
-
-$0
Los Angeles
CA
-
Nat: $55,459
$14,659
/yr
-
-$0
Santa Barbara
CA
-
Nat: $55,459
$16,807
/yr
-
-$0
San Diego
CA
-
Nat: $55,459
$13,243
/yr
-
-$0
San Francisco
CA
-
Nat: $55,459
$9,803
/yr
-
-$0
Boulder
CO
-
Nat: $55,459
$23,708
/yr
-
-$0
Colorado Springs
CO
-
Nat: $55,459
$27,951
/yr
-
-$0
Denver
CO
-
Nat: $55,459
$31,961
/yr
-
-$0
New London
CT
-
Nat: $55,459
$35,960
/yr
-
-$0
Fairfield
CT
-
Nat: $55,459
$49,906
/yr
-
-$0
New Haven
CT
-
Nat: $55,459
$21,029
/yr
-
-$0
Hartford
CT
-
Nat: $55,459
$37,004
/yr
-
-$0
Newark
DE
-
Nat: $55,459
$16,337
/yr
-
-$0
Washington
DC
-
Nat: $55,459
$32,543
/yr
-
-$0
Washington
DC
-
Nat: $55,459
$35,760
/yr
-
-$0
Washington
DC
-
Nat: $55,459
$33,661
/yr
-
-$0
Tallahassee
FL
-
Nat: $55,459
$8,605
/yr
-
-$0
Gainesville
FL
-
Nat: $55,459
$5,969
/yr
-
-$0
Tampa
FL
-
Nat: $55,459
$8,648
/yr
-
-$0
DeLand
FL
-
Nat: $55,459
$22,521
/yr
-
-$0
Decatur
GA
-
Nat: $55,459
$24,648
/yr
-
-$0
Mount Berry
GA
-
Nat: $55,459
$21,964
/yr
-
-$0
Atlanta
GA
-
Nat: $55,459
$12,365
/yr
-
-$0
Boise
ID
-
Nat: $55,459
$18,423
/yr
-
-$0
Rock Island
IL
-
Nat: $55,459
$21,153
/yr
-
-$0
Chicago
IL
-
Nat: $55,459
$16,776
/yr
-
-$0
Chicago
IL
-
Nat: $55,459
$27,108
/yr
-
-$0
Elmhurst
IL
-
Nat: $55,459
$23,165
/yr
-
-$0
Champaign
IL
-
Nat: $55,459
$13,042
/yr
-
-$0
Normal
IL
-
Nat: $55,459
$17,829
/yr
-
-$0
Galesburg
IL
-
Nat: $55,459
$19,292
/yr
-
-$0
Naperville
IL
-
Nat: $55,459
$22,836
/yr
-
-$0
Dekalb
IL
-
Nat: $55,459
$14,505
/yr
-
-$0
Evanston
IL
-
Nat: $55,459
$34,420
/yr
-
-$0
Wheaton
IL
-
Nat: $55,459
$26,059
/yr
-
-$0
Muncie
IN
-
Nat: $55,459
$13,877
/yr
-
-$0
Greencastle
IN
-
Nat: $55,459
$19,916
/yr
-
-$0
Indianapolis
IN
-
Nat: $55,459
$9,479
/yr
-
-$0
Evansville
IN
-
Nat: $55,459
$13,373
/yr
-
-$0
Indiana University-South Bend
South Bend
IN
-
Nat: $55,459
$8,607
/yr
-
-$0
Indiana University-Southeast
New Albany
IN
-
Nat: $55,459
$10,026
/yr
-
-$0
Notre Dame
IN
-
Nat: $55,459
$25,339
/yr
-
-$0
Valparaiso
IN
-
Nat: $55,459
$21,657
/yr
-
-$0
Crawfordsville
IN
-
Nat: $55,459
$23,532
/yr
-
-$0
Pella
IA
-
Nat: $55,459
$22,894
/yr
-
-$0
Mount Vernon
IA
-
Nat: $55,459
$25,297
/yr
-
-$0
Grinnell
IA
-
Nat: $55,459
$15,203
/yr
-
-$0
Iowa City
IA
-
Nat: $55,459
$22,508
/yr
-
-$0
Waverly
IA
-
Nat: $55,459
$23,374
/yr
-
-$0
Topeka
KS
-
Nat: $55,459
$11,023
/yr
-
-$0
Berea
KY
-
Nat: $55,459
$5,836
/yr
-
-$0
Danville
KY
-
Nat: $55,459
$19,980
/yr
-
-$0
Highland Heights
KY
-
Nat: $55,459
$8,976
/yr
-
-$0
Lexington
KY
-
Nat: $55,459
$21,954
/yr
-
-$0
New Orleans
LA
-
Nat: $55,459
$40,693
/yr
-
-$0
Lewiston
ME
-
Nat: $55,459
$27,390
/yr
-
-$0
Brunswick
ME
-
Nat: $55,459
$15,595
/yr
-
-$0
Baltimore
MD
-
Nat: $55,459
$34,082
/yr
-
-$0
College Park
MD
-
Nat: $55,459
$14,296
/yr
-
-$0
Emmitsburg
MD
-
Nat: $55,459
$19,294
/yr
-
-$0
Chestertown
MD
-
Nat: $55,459
$27,993
/yr
-
-$0
Amherst
MA
-
Nat: $55,459
$19,536
/yr
-
-$0
Chestnut Hill
MA
-
Nat: $55,459
$38,930
/yr
-
-$0
Boston
MA
-
Nat: $55,459
$36,503
/yr
-
-$0
Worcester
MA
-
Nat: $55,459
$38,829
/yr
-
-$0
Northampton
MA
-
Nat: $55,459
$25,519
/yr
-
-$0
Medford
MA
-
Nat: $55,459
$38,797
/yr
-
-$0
Norton
MA
-
Nat: $55,459
$31,147
/yr
-
-$0
Williamstown
MA
-
Nat: $55,459
$15,157
/yr
-
-$0
Albion
MI
-
Nat: $55,459
$14,673
/yr
-
-$0
Grand Rapids
MI
-
Nat: $55,459
$21,122
/yr
-
-$0
Mount Pleasant
MI
-
Nat: $55,459
$17,201
/yr
-
-$0
Allendale
MI
-
Nat: $55,459
$16,495
/yr
-
-$0
Holland
MI
-
Nat: $55,459
$26,392
/yr
-
-$0
Kalamazoo
MI
-
Nat: $55,459
$20,784
/yr
-
-$0
Rochester Hills
MI
-
Nat: $55,459
$11,815
/yr
-
-$0
Detroit
MI
-
Nat: $55,459
$11,212
/yr
-
-$0
Kalamazoo
MI
-
Nat: $55,459
$13,902
/yr
-
-$0
Minneapolis
MN
-
Nat: $55,459
$23,390
/yr
-
-$0
Northfield
MN
-
Nat: $55,459
$25,295
/yr
-
-$0
Moorhead
MN
-
Nat: $55,459
$22,280
/yr
-
-$0
Saint Paul
MN
-
Nat: $55,459
$22,756
/yr
-
-$0
Saint Paul
MN
-
Nat: $55,459
$27,851
/yr
-
-$0
Mankato
MN
-
Nat: $55,459
$19,702
/yr
-
-$0
Duluth
MN
-
Nat: $55,459
$17,395
/yr
-
-$0
Collegeville
MN
-
Nat: $55,459
$26,748
/yr
-
-$0
Northfield
MN
-
Nat: $55,459
$21,546
/yr
-
-$0
Columbia
MO
-
Nat: $55,459
$21,142
/yr
-
-$0
Kirksville
MO
-
Nat: $55,459
$12,317
/yr
-
-$0
Saint Louis
MO
-
Nat: $55,459
$29,674
/yr
-
-$0
The University of Montana
Missoula
MT
-
Nat: $55,459
$21,302
/yr
-
-$0
Omaha
NE
-
Nat: $55,459
$32,456
/yr
-
-$0
Crete
NE
-
Nat: $55,459
$28,885
/yr
-
-$0
Lincoln
NE
-
Nat: $55,459
$20,647
/yr
-
-$0
Lincoln
NE
-
Nat: $55,459
$16,214
/yr
-
-$0
Las Vegas
NV
-
Nat: $55,459
$11,062
/yr
-
-$0
Hanover
NH
-
Nat: $55,459
$26,707
/yr
-
-$0
Durham
NH
-
Nat: $55,459
$26,150
/yr
-
-$0
Madison
NJ
-
Nat: $55,459
$25,614
/yr
-
-$0
Montclair
NJ
-
Nat: $55,459
$15,193
/yr
-
-$0
Princeton
NJ
-
Nat: $55,459
$7,815
/yr
-
-$0
Lawrenceville
NJ
-
Nat: $55,459
$24,780
/yr
-
-$0
Camden
NJ
-
Nat: $55,459
$15,732
/yr
-
-$0
New Brunswick
NJ
-
Nat: $55,459
$24,897
/yr
-
-$0
Albuquerque
NM
-
Nat: $55,459
$19,966
/yr
-
-$0
Hamilton
NY
-
Nat: $55,459
$29,409
/yr
-
-$0
New York
NY
-
Nat: $55,459
$15,370
/yr
-
-$0
New York
NY
-
Nat: $55,459
$1,051
/yr
-
-$0
Bronx
NY
-
Nat: $55,459
$42,760
/yr
-
-$0
Hempstead
NY
-
Nat: $55,459
$30,647
/yr
-
-$0
Rochester
NY
-
Nat: $55,459
$30,265
/yr
-
-$0
Rochester
NY
-
Nat: $55,459
$34,347
/yr
-
-$0
Saratoga Springs
NY
-
Nat: $55,459
$31,829
/yr
-
-$0
Vestal
NY
-
Nat: $55,459
$20,907
/yr
-
-$0
Oswego
NY
-
Nat: $55,459
$16,300
/yr
-
-$0
Syracuse
NY
-
Nat: $55,459
$43,336
/yr
-
-$0
Poughkeepsie
NY
-
Nat: $55,459
$36,924
/yr
-
-$0
Durham
NC
-
Nat: $55,459
$23,706
/yr
-
-$0
Guilford College
Greensboro
NC
-
Nat: $55,459
$22,813
/yr
-
-$0
Wilmington
NC
-
Nat: $55,459
$19,570
/yr
-
-$0
Winston-Salem
NC
-
Nat: $55,459
$28,165
/yr
-
-$0
Grand Forks
ND
-
Nat: $55,459
$18,131
/yr
-
-$0
Berea
OH
-
Nat: $55,459
$27,222
/yr
-
-$0
Bowling Green
OH
-
Nat: $55,459
$21,453
/yr
-
-$0
Cincinnati
OH
-
Nat: $55,459
$24,917
/yr
-
-$0
Dayton
OH
-
Nat: $55,459
$30,366
/yr
-
-$0
Granville
OH
-
Nat: $55,459
$40,163
/yr
-
-$0
Kent
OH
-
Nat: $55,459
$20,294
/yr
-
-$0
Oxford
OH
-
Nat: $55,459
$29,447
/yr
-
-$0
Alliance
OH
-
Nat: $55,459
$23,956
/yr
-
-$0
Oberlin
OH
-
Nat: $55,459
$41,987
/yr
-
-$0
Ada
OH
-
Nat: $55,459
$23,969
/yr
-
-$0
Ohio University-Eastern Campus
Saint Clairsville
OH
-
Nat: $55,459
$5,949
/yr
-
-$0
Ohio University-Chillicothe Campus
Chillicothe
OH
-
Nat: $55,459
$6,719
/yr
-
-$0
Ohio University-Southern Campus
Ironton
OH
-
Nat: $55,459
$6,189
/yr
-
-$0
Ohio University-Lancaster Campus
Lancaster
OH
-
Nat: $55,459
$6,593
/yr
-
-$0
Athens
OH
-
Nat: $55,459
$20,666
/yr
-
-$0
Ohio University-Zanesville Campus
Zanesville
OH
-
Nat: $55,459
$6,596
/yr
-
-$0
Steubenville
OH
-
Nat: $55,459
$24,629
/yr
-
-$0
Toledo
OH
-
Nat: $55,459
$16,406
/yr
-
-$0
Springfield
OH
-
Nat: $55,459
$23,310
/yr
-
-$0
Wright State University-Main Campus
Dayton
OH
-
Nat: $55,459
$13,715
/yr
-
-$0
Cincinnati
OH
-
Nat: $55,459
$31,905
/yr
-
-$0
Stillwater
OK
-
Nat: $55,459
$17,058
/yr
-
-$0
Norman
OK
-
Nat: $55,459
$15,531
/yr
-
-$0
Portland
OR
-
Nat: $55,459
$34,286
/yr
-
-$0
Corvallis
OR
-
Nat: $55,459
$21,504
/yr
-
-$0
Eugene
OR
-
Nat: $55,459
$22,547
/yr
-
-$0
Forest Grove
OR
-
Nat: $55,459
$35,520
/yr
-
-$0
Portland State University
Portland
OR
-
Nat: $55,459
$8,337
/yr
-
-$0
Salem
OR
-
Nat: $55,459
$25,908
/yr
-
-$0
Bryn Mawr
PA
-
Nat: $55,459
$44,593
/yr
-
-$0
Lewisburg
PA
-
Nat: $55,459
$50,021
/yr
-
-$0
Pittsburgh
PA
-
Nat: $55,459
$35,780
/yr
-
-$0
Carlisle
PA
-
Nat: $55,459
$28,634
/yr
-
-$0
Elizabethtown
PA
-
Nat: $55,459
$25,682
/yr
-
-$0
Lancaster
PA
-
Nat: $55,459
$33,445
/yr
-
-$0
Gettysburg
PA
-
Nat: $55,459
$33,015
/yr
-
-$0
Philadelphia
PA
-
Nat: $55,459
$19,758
/yr
-
-$0
Easton
PA
-
Nat: $55,459
$35,879
/yr
-
-$0
Bethlehem
PA
-
Nat: $55,459
$25,272
/yr
-
-$0
Bethlehem
PA
-
Nat: $55,459
$35,264
/yr
-
-$0
University Park
PA
-
Nat: $55,459
$33,675
/yr
-
-$0
Philadelphia
PA
-
Nat: $55,459
$29,577
/yr
-
-$0
Pittsburgh
PA
-
Nat: $55,459
$29,362
/yr
-
-$0
Selinsgrove
PA
-
Nat: $55,459
$28,585
/yr
-
-$0
Philadelphia
PA
-
Nat: $55,459
$23,058
/yr
-
-$0
Collegeville
PA
-
Nat: $55,459
$30,181
/yr
-
-$0
Washington
PA
-
Nat: $55,459
$21,690
/yr
-
-$0
Spartanburg
SC
-
Nat: $55,459
$23,526
/yr
-
-$0
Greenville
SC
-
Nat: $55,459
$31,764
/yr
-
-$0
Columbia
SC
-
Nat: $55,459
$22,197
/yr
-
-$0
Spartanburg
SC
-
Nat: $55,459
$23,144
/yr
-
-$0
Sioux Falls
SD
-
Nat: $55,459
$23,283
/yr
-
-$0
Aberdeen
SD
-
Nat: $55,459
$15,279
/yr
-
-$0
Brookings
SD
-
Nat: $55,459
$20,139
/yr
-
-$0
Vermillion
SD
-
Nat: $55,459
$20,028
/yr
-
-$0
Nashville
TN
-
Nat: $55,459
$32,648
/yr
-
-$0
Nashville
TN
-
Nat: $55,459
$23,178
/yr
-
-$0
Memphis
TN
-
Nat: $55,459
$28,776
/yr
-
-$0
Sewanee
TN
-
Nat: $55,459
$31,931
/yr
-
-$0
Nashville
TN
-
Nat: $55,459
$15,497
/yr
-
-$0
Sherman
TX
-
Nat: $55,459
$20,077
/yr
-
-$0
Waco
TX
-
Nat: $55,459
$44,441
/yr
-
-$0
Irving
TX
-
Nat: $55,459
$68,064
/yr
-
-$0
Denton
TX
-
Nat: $55,459
$15,358
/yr
-
-$0
Houston
TX
-
Nat: $55,459
$11,164
/yr
-
-$0
Georgetown
TX
-
Nat: $55,459
$29,435
/yr
-
-$0
San Marcos
TX
-
Nat: $55,459
$16,660
/yr
-
-$0
Austin
TX
-
Nat: $55,459
$18,554
/yr
-
-$0
San Antonio
TX
-
Nat: $55,459
$22,962
/yr
-
-$0
Provo
UT
-
Nat: $55,459
$13,397
/yr
-
-$0
Logan
UT
-
Nat: $55,459
$12,644
/yr
-
-$0
Salt Lake City
UT
-
Nat: $55,459
$27,314
/yr
-
-$0
Weber State University
Ogden
UT
-
Nat: $55,459
$10,237
/yr
-
-$0
Middlebury
VT
-
Nat: $55,459
$32,102
/yr
-
-$0
Williamsburg
VA
-
Nat: $55,459
$18,880
/yr
-
-$0
Hampden-Sydney
VA
-
Nat: $55,459
$26,626
/yr
-
-$0
Ashland
VA
-
Nat: $55,459
$28,145
/yr
-
-$0
Charlottesville
VA
-
Nat: $55,459
$18,056
/yr
-
-$0
Virginia Wesleyan University
Virginia Beach
VA
-
Nat: $55,459
$20,237
/yr
-
-$0
Lexington
VA
-
Nat: $55,459
$25,279
/yr
-
-$0
Tacoma
WA
-
Nat: $55,459
$20,652
/yr
-
-$0
Tacoma
WA
-
Nat: $55,459
$32,507
/yr
-
-$0
Seattle
WA
-
Nat: $55,459
$13,663
/yr
-
-$0
Walla Walla
WA
-
Nat: $55,459
$29,486
/yr
-
-$0
Beloit
WI
-
Nat: $55,459
$23,216
/yr
-
-$0
Kenosha
WI
-
Nat: $55,459
$26,444
/yr
-
-$0
Appleton
WI
-
Nat: $55,459
$22,758
/yr
-
-$0
Milwaukee
WI
-
Nat: $55,459
$30,561
/yr
-
-$0
Whitewater
WI
-
Nat: $55,459
$13,737
/yr
-
-$0
Eau Claire
WI
-
Nat: $55,459
$16,133
/yr
-
-$0
Green Bay
WI
-
Nat: $55,459
$12,211
/yr
-
-$0
La Crosse
WI
-
Nat: $55,459
$17,064
/yr
-
-$0
Oshkosh
WI
-
Nat: $55,459
$16,492
/yr
-
-$0
Madison
WI
-
Nat: $55,459
$16,600
/yr
-
-$0
Milwaukee
WI
-
Nat: $55,459
$15,625
/yr
$15,250
-$0
Stevens Point
WI
-
Nat: $55,459
$14,757
/yr
-
-$0
Laramie
WY
-
Nat: $55,459
$13,647
/yr
-
-$0
Stanford
CA
-
Nat: $55,459
$12,307
/yr
-
-$0
West Lafayette
IN
-
Nat: $55,459
$14,851
/yr
-
-$0
Bend
OR
-
Nat: $55,459
$17,853
/yr
-
-$0
Charlotte
NC
$51,373
Nat: $55,459
4yr Post-Grad
$15,142
/yr
-
-$74k
East Lansing
MI
$53,183
Nat: $55,459
4yr Post-Grad
$21,322
/yr
-
-$81k
Decorah
IA
$49,769
Nat: $55,459
4yr Post-Grad
$23,945
/yr
-
-$119k
Minneapolis
MN
$42,989
Nat: $55,459
4yr Post-Grad
$17,330
/yr
-
-$153k
Columbus
OH
$38,337
Nat: $55,459
2yr Post-Grad
$17,269
/yr
-
-$179k
Athens
GA
$32,569
Nat: $55,459
2yr Post-Grad
$13,636
/yr
-
-$218k
Bellingham
WA
$34,704
Nat: $55,459
2yr Post-Grad
$19,963
/yr
-
-$222k
Charleston
SC
$33,459
Nat: $55,459
2yr Post-Grad
$18,177
/yr
-
-$227k
Bloomington
IN
$29,685
Nat: $55,459
2yr Post-Grad
$16,003
/yr
-
-$253k
Tucson
AZ
$23,351
Nat: $55,459
2yr Post-Grad
$17,125
/yr
-
-$315k
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).