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Bachelor's Degree•100 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 ($50,738)
P25-P75 Interval ($43,858 - $60,518)
HS Baseline ($35,872)
Breakeven Line (0% ROI)
Institution | State | Earnings | Avg Net Price | Median Debt | Lifetime Value Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Berkeley | CA | $101,138 Nat: $56,812 4yr Post-Grad | $13,481 /yr | $15,000 | +$319k |
CUNY Graduate School and University Center ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. New York | NY | $69,996 Nat: $56,812 4yr Post-Grad | - /yr | - | +$129k |
New Brunswick | NJ | $80,700 Nat: $56,812 4yr Post-Grad | $24,406 /yr | $24,788 | +$123k |
Williamstown | MA | $68,219 Nat: $56,812 2yr Post-Grad | $17,716 /yr | - | +$73k |
Davis | CA | $68,535 Nat: $56,812 4yr Post-Grad | $14,741 /yr | $12,580 | +$65k |
Evanston | IL | $69,338 Nat: $51,381 2yr Post-Grad | $29,167 /yr | - | +$41k |
New York | NY | $74,983 Nat: $56,812 4yr Post-Grad | $37,050 /yr | $20,500 | +$34k |
Kingston | RI | $66,738 Nat: $56,812 4yr Post-Grad | $21,440 /yr | $22,615 | +$27k |
New York | NY | $65,085 Nat: $56,812 4yr Post-Grad | $21,590 /yr | $25,000 | +$14k |
Rochester | NY | $68,333 Nat: $56,812 4yr Post-Grad | $29,278 /yr | $21,366 | +$11k |
Towson | MD | $62,559 Nat: $56,812 4yr Post-Grad | $17,413 /yr | $16,750 | +$9k |
Prescott College ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Prescott | AZ | - Nat: $56,812 | $22,583 /yr | - | -$0 |
California State University-Dominguez Hills ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Carson | CA | - Nat: $56,812 | $8,615 /yr | - | -$0 |
Humphreys University-Stockton and Modesto Campuses ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Stockton | CA | - Nat: $56,812 | $5,524 /yr | - | -$0 |
Colorado Springs | CO | - Nat: $56,812 | $33,375 /yr | - | -$0 |
Decatur | GA | - Nat: $56,812 | $24,754 /yr | $27,000 | -$0 |
Chicago | IL | - Nat: $56,812 | $14,860 /yr | - | -$0 |
Naperville | IL | - Nat: $56,812 | $21,044 /yr | - | -$0 |
Oakland City University ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Oakland City | IN | - Nat: $56,812 | $15,210 /yr | - | -$0 |
Sioux City | IA | - Nat: $56,812 | $31,320 /yr | $24,874 | -$0 |
New Orleans | LA | - Nat: $56,812 | $39,949 /yr | - | -$0 |
University of Maine at Fort Kent ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Fort Kent | ME | - Nat: $56,812 | $7,482 /yr | - | -$0 |
University of Maine at Presque Isle ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Presque Isle | ME | - Nat: $56,812 | $7,035 /yr | - | -$0 |
Bowie State University ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Bowie | MD | - Nat: $56,812 | $19,298 /yr | - | -$0 |
Milton | MA | - Nat: $56,812 | $29,207 /yr | - | -$0 |
South Hadley | MA | - Nat: $56,812 | $26,441 /yr | - | -$0 |
Boston | MA | - Nat: $56,812 | $30,915 /yr | - | -$0 |
Spring Arbor University ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Spring Arbor | MI | - Nat: $56,812 | $19,353 /yr | - | -$0 |
Saint Paul | MN | - Nat: $56,812 | $20,744 /yr | - | -$0 |
Springfield | MO | - Nat: $56,812 | $18,669 /yr | - | -$0 |
Plymouth | NH | - Nat: $56,812 | $19,216 /yr | - | -$0 |
Lodi | NJ | - Nat: $56,812 | $40,045 /yr | - | -$0 |
West Long Branch | NJ | - Nat: $56,812 | $30,988 /yr | - | -$0 |
New Mexico Highlands University ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Las Vegas | NM | - Nat: $56,812 | $14,838 /yr | - | -$0 |
Annandale-On-Hudson | NY | - Nat: $56,812 | $34,649 /yr | - | -$0 |
Elmira | NY | - Nat: $56,812 | $22,386 /yr | - | -$0 |
Bronx | NY | - Nat: $56,812 | $44,338 /yr | - | -$0 |
Hamburg | NY | - Nat: $56,812 | $22,723 /yr | - | -$0 |
Keuka College ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Keuka Park | NY | - Nat: $56,812 | $24,338 /yr | - | -$0 |
Rochester | NY | - Nat: $56,812 | $29,357 /yr | - | -$0 |
Warren Wilson College ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Swannanoa | NC | - Nat: $56,812 | $21,249 /yr | - | -$0 |
Scranton | PA | - Nat: $56,812 | $23,388 /yr | - | -$0 |
Cresson | PA | - Nat: $56,812 | $22,344 /yr | - | -$0 |
University Park | PA | - Nat: $56,812 | $32,875 /yr | - | -$0 |
Swarthmore | PA | - Nat: $56,812 | $23,149 /yr | - | -$0 |
Providence | RI | - Nat: $56,812 | $25,184 /yr | - | -$0 |
Concordia University Texas ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Austin | TX | - Nat: $56,812 | $23,131 /yr | - | -$0 |
Huston-Tillotson University ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Austin | TX | - Nat: $56,812 | $19,719 /yr | $33,984 | -$0 |
Jarvis Christian University ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Hawkins | TX | - Nat: $56,812 | $9,825 /yr | - | -$0 |
Austin | TX | - Nat: $56,812 | $25,578 /yr | - | -$0 |
San Antonio | TX | - Nat: $56,812 | $10,836 /yr | - | -$0 |
Provo | UT | - Nat: $56,812 | $15,564 /yr | - | -$0 |
Bennington | VT | - Nat: $56,812 | $30,947 /yr | - | -$0 |
Mary Baldwin University ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Staunton | VA | - Nat: $56,812 | $12,756 /yr | - | -$0 |
Walla Walla | WA | - Nat: $56,812 | $33,313 /yr | - | -$0 |
Buckhannon | WV | - Nat: $56,812 | $18,083 /yr | - | -$0 |
Milwaukee | WI | - Nat: $56,812 | $20,144 /yr | - | -$0 |
University of Puerto Rico-Arecibo ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Arecibo | PR | - Nat: $56,812 | $10,680 /yr | - | -$0 |
Humacao | PR | - Nat: $56,812 | $12,675 /yr | - | -$0 |
Santurce | PR | - Nat: $56,812 | $12,924 /yr | - | -$0 |
Simmons College of Kentucky ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Louisville | KY | - Nat: $56,812 | $18,434 /yr | - | -$0 |
California | PA | - Nat: $56,812 | $18,256 /yr | - | -$0 |
Baltimore | MD | $67,373 Nat: $56,812 4yr Post-Grad | $30,574 /yr | $27,000 | -$701 |
New York | NY | $54,259 Nat: $56,812 4yr Post-Grad | $3,203 /yr | - | -$7k |
Tacoma | WA | $56,628 Nat: $56,812 4yr Post-Grad | $10,163 /yr | $11,734 | -$13k |
Old Westbury | NY | $56,609 Nat: $56,812 4yr Post-Grad | $11,282 /yr | $18,000 | -$17k |
Kalamazoo | MI | $59,193 Nat: $56,812 4yr Post-Grad | $19,072 /yr | $24,821 | -$24k |
Seattle | WA | $56,628 Nat: $56,812 4yr Post-Grad | $14,091 /yr | $11,734 | -$27k |
San Luis Obispo | CA | $57,360 Nat: $56,812 4yr Post-Grad | $16,665 /yr | $16,000 | -$30k |
Riverside | CA | $55,087 Nat: $56,812 4yr Post-Grad | $14,304 /yr | $16,583 | -$40k |
Canton | NY | $60,518 Nat: $56,812 4yr Post-Grad | $28,651 /yr | $27,000 | -$48k |
Mount Pleasant | MI | $54,888 Nat: $56,812 4yr Post-Grad | $17,597 /yr | $27,000 | -$54k |
Millersville | PA | $54,086 Nat: $56,812 4yr Post-Grad | $20,787 /yr | $27,000 | -$72k |
Green Bay | WI | $50,738 Nat: $56,812 4yr Post-Grad | $13,369 /yr | $22,625 | -$73k |
Troy | NY | $54,363 Nat: $56,812 4yr Post-Grad | $22,917 /yr | $21,000 | -$77k |
Eastern Oregon University ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. La Grande | OR | $49,611 Nat: $56,812 4yr Post-Grad | $17,148 /yr | $21,583 | -$96k |
Lake Forest | IL | $53,438 Nat: $56,812 4yr Post-Grad | $28,673 /yr | $26,500 | -$105k |
Lisle | IL | $50,054 Nat: $56,812 4yr Post-Grad | $22,313 /yr | $27,470 | -$111k |
Utica | NY | $46,521 Nat: $56,812 4yr Post-Grad | $14,164 /yr | - | -$111k |
University of Southern Maine ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Portland | ME | $45,523 Nat: $56,812 4yr Post-Grad | $13,596 /yr | $17,218 | -$117k |
Birmingham | AL | $47,004 Nat: $56,812 4yr Post-Grad | $18,749 /yr | - | -$123k |
University of La Verne ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. La Verne | CA | $44,942 Nat: $56,812 2yr Post-Grad | $20,161 /yr | $31,250 | -$131k |
University of Pittsburgh-Bradford ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Bradford | PA | $44,520 Nat: $56,812 4yr Post-Grad | $15,350 /yr | - | -$132k |
Chattanooga | TN | $43,858 Nat: $56,812 4yr Post-Grad | $14,265 /yr | $20,000 | -$134k |
Boston | MA | $45,696 Nat: $56,812 2yr Post-Grad | $24,402 /yr | - | -$139k |
Bloomsburg | PA | $42,123 Nat: $56,812 2yr Post-Grad | $15,699 /yr | $26,500 | -$139k |
Keystone College ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. La Plume | PA | $46,452 Nat: $56,812 4yr Post-Grad | $22,051 /yr | $27,000 | -$140k |
Indiana | PA | $41,937 Nat: $56,812 2yr Post-Grad | $16,804 /yr | - | -$145k |
Worcester | MA | $45,710 Nat: $56,812 4yr Post-Grad | $28,714 /yr | $25,000 | -$170k |
Glenville State University ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Glenville | WV | $38,539 Nat: $56,812 4yr Post-Grad | $14,006 /yr | $24,250 | -$179k |
Pittsburgh | PA | $44,520 Nat: $56,812 4yr Post-Grad | $30,434 /yr | - | -$187k |
Purchase | NY | $36,895 Nat: $56,812 4yr Post-Grad | $18,913 /yr | - | -$211k |
Pensacola | FL | $25,194 Nat: $56,812 2yr Post-Grad | $9,364 /yr | - | -$270k |
Ashland | VA | $29,685 Nat: $56,812 2yr Post-Grad | $27,866 /yr | - | -$295k |
Galesburg | IL | $26,739 Nat: $56,812 2yr Post-Grad | $24,595 /yr | - | -$310k |
Caldwell | ID | $24,035 Nat: $56,812 2yr Post-Grad | $19,481 /yr | - | -$317k |
Northfield | MN | $26,353 Nat: $56,812 2yr Post-Grad | $25,407 /yr | - | -$317k |
Easton | PA | $29,685 Nat: $56,812 2yr Post-Grad | $34,433 /yr | - | -$319k |
New London | NH | $21,964 Nat: $56,812 2yr Post-Grad | $27,431 /yr | - | -$364k |
Amherst | MA | $16,663 Nat: $56,812 2yr Post-Grad | $22,383 /yr | - | -$395k |
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.