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Bachelor's Degree•47 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 ($65,901)
P25-P75 Interval ($47,611 - $81,617)
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 ($70,329)
P25-P75 Interval ($49,967 - $81,617)
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 ($70,329)
P25-P75 Interval ($49,967 - $81,617)
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
University of Maryland Global Campus
Adelphi
MD
$93,246
Nat: $65,681
4yr Post-Grad
$23,144
/yr
-
+$226k
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State New Kensington
New Kensington
Earnings shared by 7 Pennsylvania State University campuses, which report as one program.
PA
$81,617
Nat: $65,681
4yr Post-Grad
$10,866
/yr
$25,000
+$181k
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Lehigh Valley
Center Valley
Earnings shared by 7 Pennsylvania State University campuses, which report as one program.
PA
$81,617
Nat: $65,681
4yr Post-Grad
$12,029
/yr
$25,000
+$177k
Springfield College
Springfield
MA
$89,140
Nat: $65,681
4yr Post-Grad
$28,053
/yr
-
+$177k
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Scranton
Dunmore
Earnings shared by 7 Pennsylvania State University campuses, which report as one program.
PA
$81,617
Nat: $65,681
4yr Post-Grad
$12,204
/yr
$25,000
+$176k
Pennsylvania State University-World Campus
University Park
Earnings shared by 7 Pennsylvania State University campuses, which report as one program.
PA
$81,617
Nat: $65,681
4yr Post-Grad
$12,651
/yr
$25,000
+$175k
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Greater Allegheny
McKeesport
Earnings shared by 7 Pennsylvania State University campuses, which report as one program.
PA
$81,617
Nat: $65,681
4yr Post-Grad
$14,194
/yr
$25,000
+$169k
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg
Middletown
Earnings shared by 7 Pennsylvania State University campuses, which report as one program.
PA
$81,617
Nat: $65,681
4yr Post-Grad
$16,753
/yr
$25,000
+$160k
Ithaca
NY
$85,883
Nat: $65,681
4yr Post-Grad
$33,934
/yr
$8,567
+$131k
University Park
Earnings shared by 7 Pennsylvania State University campuses, which report as one program.
PA
$81,617
Nat: $65,681
4yr Post-Grad
$33,675
/yr
$25,000
+$99k
Minneapolis
MN
$66,541
Nat: $70,329
2yr Post-Grad
$17,330
/yr
-
+$63k
Troy
NY
$70,329
Nat: $65,681
4yr Post-Grad
$21,084
/yr
-
+$58k
Albany
NY
$68,178
Nat: $65,681
4yr Post-Grad
$18,266
/yr
$19,500
+$52k
Bloomington
IN
$65,901
Nat: $65,681
4yr Post-Grad
$16,003
/yr
$18,274
+$42k
Champaign
IL
$60,352
Nat: $65,681
4yr Post-Grad
$13,042
/yr
$16,500
+$8k
Azusa Pacific University
Azusa
CA
-
Nat: $65,681
$22,597
/yr
-
-$0
Fresno Pacific University
Fresno
CA
-
Nat: $65,681
$17,491
/yr
-
-$0
Claremont
CA
-
Nat: $65,681
$29,998
/yr
-
-$0
Delaware State University
Dover
DE
-
Nat: $65,681
$19,832
/yr
-
-$0
Decatur
GA
-
Nat: $65,681
$24,648
/yr
-
-$0
Indiana University-East
Richmond
IN
-
Nat: $65,681
$9,117
/yr
-
-$0
Grinnell
IA
-
Nat: $65,681
$15,203
/yr
-
-$0
Boston
MA
-
Nat: $65,681
$22,548
/yr
-
-$0
Boston
MA
-
Nat: $65,681
$29,060
/yr
-
-$0
Mount Pleasant
MI
-
Nat: $65,681
$17,201
/yr
-
-$0
Ann Arbor
MI
-
Nat: $65,681
$14,362
/yr
-
-$0
Glassboro
NJ
-
Nat: $65,681
$23,938
/yr
-
-$0
Niagara University
NY
-
Nat: $65,681
$17,246
/yr
-
-$0
Loudonville
NY
-
Nat: $65,681
$33,934
/yr
-
-$0
Syracuse
NY
-
Nat: $65,681
$18,375
/yr
-
-$0
Fredonia
NY
-
Nat: $65,681
$15,275
/yr
-
-$0
Cincinnati
OH
-
Nat: $65,681
$24,917
/yr
$21,500
-$0
Pepper Pike
OH
-
Nat: $65,681
$17,186
/yr
-
-$0
Wilmington
OH
-
Nat: $65,681
$28,567
/yr
-
-$0
Cincinnati
OH
-
Nat: $65,681
$31,905
/yr
-
-$0
University of Western States
Portland
OR
-
Nat: $65,681
-
/yr
-
-$0
Dakota State University
Madison
SD
-
Nat: $65,681
$20,554
/yr
-
-$0
Seattle
WA
-
Nat: $65,681
$25,419
/yr
-
-$0
Beloit
WI
-
Nat: $65,681
$23,216
/yr
-
-$0
Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Bayamon
Bayamon
PR
-
Nat: $65,681
$9,597
/yr
-
-$0
Nevada State University
Henderson
NV
-
Nat: $65,681
$14,262
/yr
-
-$0
Bakersfield
CA
$49,834
Nat: $65,681
4yr Post-Grad
$4,001
/yr
$18,288
-$47k
Cresson
PA
$49,967
Nat: $65,681
5yr Post-Grad
$21,483
/yr
-
-$117k
Durham
NH
$47,611
Nat: $65,681
4yr Post-Grad
$26,150
/yr
$27,000
-$145k
Bayamon
PR
$37,097
Nat: $65,681
4yr Post-Grad
$9,644
/yr
-
-$176k
Ponce
PR
$33,568
Nat: $65,681
4yr Post-Grad
$10,710
/yr
$5,500
-$211k
Guilford College
Greensboro
NC
$35,416
Nat: $65,681
2yr Post-Grad
$22,813
/yr
-
-$226k
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).