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Bachelor's Degree•93 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 ($49,034)
P25-P75 Interval ($42,600 - $52,971)
HS Baseline ($35,872)
Breakeven Line (0% ROI)
Institution | State | Earnings | Avg Net Price | Median Debt | Lifetime Value Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Gainesville | FL | $64,497 Nat: $50,468 4yr Post-Grad | $4,815 /yr | $16,172 | +$70k |
Gainesville | FL | $64,497 Nat: $50,468 4yr Post-Grad | $6,541 /yr | $16,172 | +$63k |
Alabama State University ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Montgomery | AL | - Nat: $50,468 | $20,435 /yr | - | -$0 |
Henderson State University ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Arkadelphia | AR | - Nat: $50,468 | $23,405 /yr | $20,850 | -$0 |
Chicago State University ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Chicago | IL | - Nat: $50,468 | $12,335 /yr | - | -$0 |
Palos Heights | IL | - Nat: $50,468 | $19,125 /yr | - | -$0 |
Huntington | IN | - Nat: $50,468 | $19,310 /yr | - | -$0 |
Indiana Wesleyan University-Marion ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Marion | IN | - Nat: $50,468 | $22,866 /yr | - | -$0 |
Angola | IN | - Nat: $50,468 | $25,355 /yr | - | -$0 |
Union Commonwealth University ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Barbourville | KY | - Nat: $50,468 | $21,311 /yr | - | -$0 |
Orono | ME | - Nat: $50,468 | $17,510 /yr | - | -$0 |
Sault Ste Marie | MI | - Nat: $50,468 | $12,822 /yr | - | -$0 |
Kalamazoo | MI | - Nat: $50,468 | $15,273 /yr | - | -$0 |
University | MS | - Nat: $50,468 | $13,314 /yr | $18,907 | -$0 |
Hannibal-LaGrange University ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Hannibal | MO | - Nat: $50,468 | $22,814 /yr | - | -$0 |
Point Lookout | MO | - Nat: $50,468 | $6,100 /yr | - | -$0 |
Hastings | NE | - Nat: $50,468 | $24,452 /yr | - | -$0 |
Sparkill | NY | - Nat: $50,468 | $19,994 /yr | - | -$0 |
Delhi | NY | - Nat: $50,468 | $17,225 /yr | - | -$0 |
Cortland | NY | - Nat: $50,468 | $22,345 /yr | - | -$0 |
Plattsburgh | NY | - Nat: $50,468 | $17,156 /yr | - | -$0 |
Belmont Abbey College ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Belmont | NC | - Nat: $50,468 | $24,639 /yr | - | -$0 |
Wingate | NC | - Nat: $50,468 | $20,748 /yr | - | -$0 |
Winston-Salem | NC | - Nat: $50,468 | $13,479 /yr | - | -$0 |
Grand Forks | ND | - Nat: $50,468 | $18,551 /yr | - | -$0 |
Shawnee | OK | - Nat: $50,468 | $20,958 /yr | - | -$0 |
Cheyney University of Pennsylvania ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Cheyney | PA | - Nat: $50,468 | $14,265 /yr | - | -$0 |
Morris College ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Sumter | SC | - Nat: $50,468 | $20,555 /yr | - | -$0 |
Yankton | SD | - Nat: $50,468 | $22,227 /yr | - | -$0 |
Utah Tech University ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Saint George | UT | - Nat: $50,468 | $16,039 /yr | - | -$0 |
Vermont State University ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Randolph | VT | - Nat: $50,468 | $18,212 /yr | - | -$0 |
West Virginia State University ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Institute | WV | - Nat: $50,468 | $11,139 /yr | - | -$0 |
Brooklyn | NY | $59,616 Nat: $50,468 4yr Post-Grad | $19,035 /yr | $20,000 | -$20k |
Durham | NH | $59,537 Nat: $50,468 4yr Post-Grad | $23,805 /yr | $27,000 | -$38k |
Union | NJ | $54,232 Nat: $50,468 4yr Post-Grad | $12,447 /yr | $27,000 | -$40k |
Saint Cloud | MN | $54,302 Nat: $50,468 4yr Post-Grad | $13,529 /yr | $21,500 | -$44k |
Denton | TX | $54,621 Nat: $50,468 4yr Post-Grad | $15,649 /yr | $23,000 | -$49k |
Johnson & Wales University-Online ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Providence | RI | $56,241 Nat: $50,468 4yr Post-Grad | $20,252 /yr | $26,100 | -$52k |
Pennsylvania State University-World Campus ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. University Park | PA | $55,741 Nat: $50,468 4yr Post-Grad | $19,550 /yr | $23,000 | -$54k |
Normal | IL | $55,032 Nat: $50,468 4yr Post-Grad | $19,398 /yr | $19,236 | -$59k |
Mankato | MN | $54,532 Nat: $50,468 4yr Post-Grad | $19,139 /yr | $25,500 | -$62k |
Bloomsburg | PA | $52,571 Nat: $50,468 4yr Post-Grad | $15,699 /yr | - | -$66k |
Frostburg | MD | $52,488 Nat: $50,468 4yr Post-Grad | $16,715 /yr | $21,250 | -$70k |
Cheney | WA | $51,206 Nat: $50,468 4yr Post-Grad | $13,886 /yr | $20,134 | -$71k |
Indiana State University ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Terre Haute | IN | $49,623 Nat: $50,468 4yr Post-Grad | $10,873 /yr | $24,622 | -$73k |
Norfolk | VA | $51,233 Nat: $50,468 4yr Post-Grad | $14,638 /yr | $24,750 | -$73k |
Miami | FL | $48,814 Nat: $50,468 4yr Post-Grad | $9,288 /yr | $17,750 | -$74k |
Raleigh | NC | $52,233 Nat: $50,468 4yr Post-Grad | $17,303 /yr | $19,000 | -$74k |
Southwestern Oklahoma State University ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Weatherford | OK | $50,937 Nat: $50,468 4yr Post-Grad | $14,459 /yr | $16,500 | -$75k |
Greeley | CO | $52,363 Nat: $50,468 4yr Post-Grad | $17,760 /yr | $23,875 | -$75k |
New Haven | CT | $53,522 Nat: $50,468 4yr Post-Grad | $20,857 /yr | $24,931 | -$77k |
Charlotte | NC | $56,241 Nat: $50,468 4yr Post-Grad | $27,426 /yr | $26,100 | -$78k |
University of West Georgia ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Carrollton | GA | $49,799 Nat: $50,468 4yr Post-Grad | $12,786 /yr | $25,000 | -$78k |
The University of Montana ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Missoula | MT | $51,426 Nat: $50,468 4yr Post-Grad | $16,784 /yr | - | -$79k |
Charleston | IL | $49,424 Nat: $50,468 4yr Post-Grad | $12,786 /yr | $21,500 | -$82k |
Fort Collins | CO | $52,971 Nat: $50,468 4yr Post-Grad | $21,279 /yr | $19,250 | -$83k |
Russellville | AR | $49,034 Nat: $50,468 4yr Post-Grad | $12,970 /yr | $23,726 | -$86k |
Tallahassee | FL | $48,260 Nat: $50,468 4yr Post-Grad | $11,297 /yr | - | -$86k |
Greensboro | NC | $48,070 Nat: $50,468 4yr Post-Grad | $10,965 /yr | - | -$86k |
East Stroudsburg | PA | $51,012 Nat: $50,468 4yr Post-Grad | $18,134 /yr | $24,500 | -$88k |
Providence | RI | $56,241 Nat: $50,468 4yr Post-Grad | $31,027 /yr | $26,100 | -$91k |
Manhattan | KS | $50,522 Nat: $50,468 4yr Post-Grad | $19,406 /yr | $21,500 | -$96k |
Maryville | MO | $48,600 Nat: $50,468 4yr Post-Grad | $16,244 /yr | $24,346 | -$101k |
Wilmington | NC | $50,241 Nat: $50,468 4yr Post-Grad | $20,109 /yr | $20,125 | -$101k |
University Park | PA | $55,741 Nat: $50,468 4yr Post-Grad | $32,875 /yr | $23,000 | -$102k |
Missouri Western State University ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Saint Joseph | MO | $47,177 Nat: $50,468 4yr Post-Grad | $13,251 /yr | - | -$102k |
Murfreesboro | TN | $46,796 Nat: $50,468 4yr Post-Grad | $13,359 /yr | $25,500 | -$106k |
East Lansing | MI | $49,377 Nat: $50,468 4yr Post-Grad | $19,680 /yr | $23,250 | -$107k |
Macomb | IL | $46,363 Nat: $50,468 4yr Post-Grad | $12,937 /yr | $27,000 | -$108k |
San Marcos | TX | $47,752 Nat: $50,468 4yr Post-Grad | $16,805 /yr | $21,500 | -$110k |
Brookings | SD | $48,319 Nat: $50,468 4yr Post-Grad | $19,841 /yr | $25,000 | -$116k |
Clemson | SC | $48,898 Nat: $50,468 4yr Post-Grad | $22,253 /yr | $19,500 | -$120k |
San Luis Obispo | CA | $43,957 Nat: $50,468 2yr Post-Grad | $16,665 /yr | - | -$127k |
Rexburg | ID | $41,946 Nat: $50,468 4yr Post-Grad | $8,221 /yr | $12,421 | -$129k |
Bowling Green | KY | $42,600 Nat: $50,468 4yr Post-Grad | $10,990 /yr | $24,867 | -$133k |
La Crosse | WI | $44,710 Nat: $50,468 4yr Post-Grad | $16,210 /yr | $21,666 | -$134k |
Richmond | KY | $41,877 Nat: $50,468 4yr Post-Grad | $11,040 /yr | $25,000 | -$139k |
Cullowhee | NC | $41,786 Nat: $50,468 4yr Post-Grad | $13,315 /yr | $21,415 | -$148k |
Slippery Rock | PA | $44,304 Nat: $50,468 4yr Post-Grad | $19,608 /yr | $26,000 | -$149k |
Durham | NC | $42,426 Nat: $50,468 4yr Post-Grad | $15,359 /yr | $30,434 | -$150k |
Ellensburg | WA | $43,480 Nat: $50,468 4yr Post-Grad | $18,476 /yr | $22,883 | -$152k |
Kent | OH | $43,686 Nat: $50,468 4yr Post-Grad | $20,787 /yr | $19,500 | -$159k |
Brockport | NY | $41,547 Nat: $50,468 4yr Post-Grad | $16,353 /yr | $19,559 | -$161k |
Boone | NC | $41,052 Nat: $50,468 4yr Post-Grad | $16,836 /yr | $19,500 | -$167k |
Morgantown | WV | $38,649 Nat: $50,468 4yr Post-Grad | $15,634 /yr | - | -$184k |
Lindsey Wilson College ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Columbia | KY | $37,436 Nat: $50,468 4yr Post-Grad | $15,070 /yr | - | -$192k |
Joliet | IL | $35,060 Nat: $50,468 2yr Post-Grad | $13,006 /yr | - | -$193k |
Mount Pleasant | MI | $34,420 Nat: $50,468 2yr Post-Grad | $17,597 /yr | - | -$215k |
Central Methodist University-College of Graduate and Extended Studies ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Fayette | MO | $31,133 Nat: $50,468 2yr Post-Grad | $14,601 /yr | - | -$234k |
Central Methodist University-College of Liberal Arts and Sciences ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Fayette | MO | $31,133 Nat: $50,468 2yr Post-Grad | $22,766 /yr | - | -$264k |
New England College ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Henniker | NH | $32,382 Nat: $50,468 2yr Post-Grad | $26,972 /yr | - | -$267k |
Moscow | ID | $26,715 Nat: $50,468 2yr Post-Grad | $14,831 /yr | - | -$275k |
California | PA | $24,615 Nat: $50,468 2yr Post-Grad | $18,256 /yr | - | -$307k |
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.