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Bachelor's Degree•102 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 ($39,153)
P25-P75 Interval ($32,391 - $68,688)
HS Baseline ($35,872)
Breakeven Line (0% ROI)
Institution | State | Earnings | Avg Net Price | Median Debt | Lifetime Value Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Columbus | OH | $68,688 Nat: $62,169 4yr Post-Grad | $17,339 /yr | - | +$57k |
Tempe | AZ | - Nat: $62,169 | $14,967 /yr | - | -$0 |
Tucson | AZ | - Nat: $62,169 | $16,674 /yr | - | -$0 |
Berkeley | CA | - Nat: $62,169 | $13,481 /yr | - | -$0 |
Davis | CA | - Nat: $62,169 | $14,741 /yr | - | -$0 |
Los Angeles | CA | - Nat: $62,169 | $12,548 /yr | - | -$0 |
Riverside | CA | - Nat: $62,169 | $14,304 /yr | - | -$0 |
Santa Barbara | CA | - Nat: $62,169 | $16,109 /yr | - | -$0 |
Claremont | CA | - Nat: $62,169 | $19,285 /yr | - | -$0 |
San Diego | CA | - Nat: $62,169 | $15,364 /yr | - | -$0 |
Los Angeles | CA | - Nat: $62,169 | $32,740 /yr | - | -$0 |
Denver | CO | - Nat: $62,169 | $36,131 /yr | - | -$0 |
Washington | DC | - Nat: $62,169 | $36,586 /yr | - | -$0 |
Washington | DC | - Nat: $62,169 | $40,815 /yr | - | -$0 |
Tallahassee | FL | - Nat: $62,169 | $11,297 /yr | - | -$0 |
Gainesville | FL | - Nat: $62,169 | $6,541 /yr | - | -$0 |
Tampa | FL | - Nat: $62,169 | $9,812 /yr | - | -$0 |
Atlanta | GA | - Nat: $62,169 | $22,585 /yr | - | -$0 |
Athens | GA | - Nat: $62,169 | $13,936 /yr | - | -$0 |
Honolulu | HI | - Nat: $62,169 | $15,664 /yr | - | -$0 |
Chicago | IL | - Nat: $62,169 | $14,860 /yr | - | -$0 |
Chicago | IL | - Nat: $62,169 | $10,974 /yr | - | -$0 |
Champaign | IL | - Nat: $62,169 | $14,355 /yr | - | -$0 |
Evanston | IL | - Nat: $62,169 | $29,167 /yr | - | -$0 |
Bloomington | IN | - Nat: $62,169 | $16,264 /yr | - | -$0 |
Notre Dame | IN | - Nat: $62,169 | $26,780 /yr | - | -$0 |
Grinnell | IA | - Nat: $62,169 | $17,648 /yr | - | -$0 |
Lawrence | KS | - Nat: $62,169 | $18,059 /yr | - | -$0 |
New Orleans | LA | - Nat: $62,169 | $39,949 /yr | - | -$0 |
Brunswick | ME | - Nat: $62,169 | $14,398 /yr | - | -$0 |
Baltimore | MD | - Nat: $62,169 | $22,470 /yr | - | -$0 |
College Park | MD | - Nat: $62,169 | $15,678 /yr | - | -$0 |
Amherst | MA | - Nat: $62,169 | $23,367 /yr | - | -$0 |
Chestnut Hill | MA | - Nat: $62,169 | $41,704 /yr | - | -$0 |
Boston | MA | - Nat: $62,169 | $24,402 /yr | - | -$0 |
Cambridge | MA | - Nat: $62,169 | $19,066 /yr | - | -$0 |
Worcester | MA | - Nat: $62,169 | $38,782 /yr | - | -$0 |
Norton | MA | - Nat: $62,169 | $29,822 /yr | - | -$0 |
Williamstown | MA | - Nat: $62,169 | $17,716 /yr | - | -$0 |
Ann Arbor | MI | - Nat: $62,169 | $13,138 /yr | - | -$0 |
East Lansing | MI | - Nat: $62,169 | $19,680 /yr | - | -$0 |
Detroit | MI | - Nat: $62,169 | $12,766 /yr | - | -$0 |
Northfield | MN | - Nat: $62,169 | $25,407 /yr | - | -$0 |
Saint Paul | MN | - Nat: $62,169 | $32,149 /yr | - | -$0 |
Minneapolis | MN | - Nat: $62,169 | $16,778 /yr | - | -$0 |
Northfield | MN | - Nat: $62,169 | $23,874 /yr | - | -$0 |
Columbia | MO | - Nat: $62,169 | $20,268 /yr | - | -$0 |
Kirksville | MO | - Nat: $62,169 | $12,780 /yr | - | -$0 |
Saint Louis | MO | - Nat: $62,169 | $24,398 /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: $62,169 | $16,784 /yr | - | -$0 |
Lincoln | NE | - Nat: $62,169 | $17,747 /yr | - | -$0 |
Hanover | NH | - Nat: $62,169 | $29,519 /yr | - | -$0 |
Durham | NH | - Nat: $62,169 | $23,805 /yr | - | -$0 |
Princeton | NJ | - Nat: $62,169 | $6,128 /yr | - | -$0 |
New Brunswick | NJ | - Nat: $62,169 | $24,406 /yr | - | -$0 |
Albuquerque | NM | - Nat: $62,169 | $15,489 /yr | - | -$0 |
New York | NY | - Nat: $62,169 | $21,590 /yr | - | -$0 |
New York | NY | - Nat: $62,169 | $2,984 /yr | - | -$0 |
Hempstead | NY | - Nat: $62,169 | $34,176 /yr | - | -$0 |
New York | NY | - Nat: $62,169 | $37,050 /yr | - | -$0 |
Rochester | NY | - Nat: $62,169 | $29,278 /yr | - | -$0 |
Syracuse | NY | - Nat: $62,169 | $38,793 /yr | - | -$0 |
Poughkeepsie | NY | - Nat: $62,169 | $39,343 /yr | - | -$0 |
Bowling Green | OH | - Nat: $62,169 | $24,022 /yr | - | -$0 |
Kent | OH | - Nat: $62,169 | $20,787 /yr | - | -$0 |
Oberlin | OH | - Nat: $62,169 | $38,645 /yr | - | -$0 |
Ohio University-Eastern Campus ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Saint Clairsville | OH | - Nat: $62,169 | $3,925 /yr | - | -$0 |
Ohio University-Chillicothe Campus ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Chillicothe | OH | - Nat: $62,169 | $5,755 /yr | - | -$0 |
Ohio University-Southern Campus ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Ironton | OH | - Nat: $62,169 | $5,993 /yr | - | -$0 |
Ohio University-Lancaster Campus ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Lancaster | OH | - Nat: $62,169 | $5,650 /yr | - | -$0 |
Athens | OH | - Nat: $62,169 | $21,637 /yr | - | -$0 |
Ohio University-Zanesville Campus ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Zanesville | OH | - Nat: $62,169 | $5,746 /yr | - | -$0 |
Stillwater | OK | - Nat: $62,169 | $17,447 /yr | - | -$0 |
Norman | OK | - Nat: $62,169 | $15,300 /yr | - | -$0 |
Portland State University ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Portland | OR | - Nat: $62,169 | $9,552 /yr | - | -$0 |
Portland | OR | - Nat: $62,169 | $33,013 /yr | - | -$0 |
Lewisburg | PA | - Nat: $62,169 | $40,766 /yr | - | -$0 |
Pittsburgh | PA | - Nat: $62,169 | $31,944 /yr | - | -$0 |
Carlisle | PA | - Nat: $62,169 | $37,607 /yr | - | -$0 |
Huntingdon | PA | - Nat: $62,169 | $23,988 /yr | - | -$0 |
University Park | PA | - Nat: $62,169 | $32,875 /yr | - | -$0 |
Philadelphia | PA | - Nat: $62,169 | $28,699 /yr | - | -$0 |
Pittsburgh | PA | - Nat: $62,169 | $30,434 /yr | - | -$0 |
Columbia | SC | - Nat: $62,169 | $22,811 /yr | - | -$0 |
Sewanee | TN | - Nat: $62,169 | $27,872 /yr | - | -$0 |
Nashville | TN | - Nat: $62,169 | $15,846 /yr | - | -$0 |
San Antonio | TX | - Nat: $62,169 | $23,464 /yr | - | -$0 |
Salt Lake City | UT | - Nat: $62,169 | $16,200 /yr | - | -$0 |
Middlebury | VT | - Nat: $62,169 | $31,483 /yr | - | -$0 |
Burlington | VT | - Nat: $62,169 | $19,343 /yr | - | -$0 |
Ferrum College ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Ferrum | VA | - Nat: $62,169 | $20,082 /yr | - | -$0 |
Charlottesville | VA | - Nat: $62,169 | $21,565 /yr | - | -$0 |
Ellensburg | WA | - Nat: $62,169 | $18,476 /yr | - | -$0 |
Seattle | WA | - Nat: $62,169 | $14,091 /yr | - | -$0 |
Beloit | WI | - Nat: $62,169 | $21,526 /yr | - | -$0 |
Appleton | WI | - Nat: $62,169 | $23,401 /yr | - | -$0 |
Milwaukee | WI | - Nat: $62,169 | $15,014 /yr | - | -$0 |
Laramie | WY | - Nat: $62,169 | $13,599 /yr | - | -$0 |
West Lafayette | IN | - Nat: $62,169 | $14,600 /yr | - | -$0 |
Provo | UT | $39,153 Nat: $62,169 2yr Post-Grad | $15,564 /yr | - | -$165k |
Madison | WI | $32,391 Nat: $62,169 2yr Post-Grad | $17,354 /yr | - | -$233k |
Iowa City | IA | $29,685 Nat: $62,169 2yr Post-Grad | $22,531 /yr | - | -$276k |
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.