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Bachelor's Degree102 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 PriceMedian 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.