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Bachelor's Degree•88 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 ($86,713)
P25-P75 Interval ($80,086 - $94,084)
HS Baseline ($35,872)
Breakeven Line (0% ROI)
Institution | State | Earnings | Avg Net Price | Median Debt | Lifetime Value Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Champaign | IL | $102,211 Nat: $89,154 4yr Post-Grad | $14,355 /yr | $20,136 | +$324k |
Golden | CO | $97,497 Nat: $89,154 4yr Post-Grad | $28,690 /yr | $21,500 | +$236k |
Columbus | OH | $90,938 Nat: $89,154 4yr Post-Grad | $17,339 /yr | - | +$227k |
Murray | KY | $86,713 Nat: $89,154 4yr Post-Grad | $9,096 /yr | $19,521 | +$224k |
Platteville | WI | $85,901 Nat: $89,154 4yr Post-Grad | $16,032 /yr | $27,000 | +$193k |
Rock Island | IL | $85,993 Nat: $89,154 4yr Post-Grad | $22,736 /yr | - | +$170k |
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Daytona Beach ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Daytona Beach | FL | $94,084 Nat: $89,154 4yr Post-Grad | $41,272 /yr | $22,500 | +$165k |
Nacogdoches | TX | $80,086 Nat: $89,154 4yr Post-Grad | $14,260 /yr | $25,750 | +$155k |
Bronx | NY | $90,465 Nat: $89,154 4yr Post-Grad | $44,338 /yr | - | +$126k |
Winona Lake | IN | $74,337 Nat: $89,154 4yr Post-Grad | $19,932 /yr | - | +$91k |
Boulder | CO | $69,338 Nat: $89,154 2yr Post-Grad | $25,346 /yr | - | +$55k |
Birmingham | AL | - Nat: $89,154 | $32,622 /yr | - | -$0 |
Russellville | AR | - Nat: $89,154 | $12,970 /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: $89,154 | $23,405 /yr | - | -$0 |
La Mirada | CA | - Nat: $89,154 | $31,495 /yr | - | -$0 |
Berkeley | CA | - Nat: $89,154 | $13,481 /yr | - | -$0 |
La Jolla | CA | - Nat: $89,154 | $12,470 /yr | - | -$0 |
Los Angeles | CA | - Nat: $89,154 | $48,381 /yr | - | -$0 |
Stockton | CA | - Nat: $89,154 | $25,447 /yr | - | -$0 |
San Diego | CA | - Nat: $89,154 | $38,729 /yr | - | -$0 |
Santa Clara | CA | - Nat: $89,154 | $50,062 /yr | - | -$0 |
Santa Barbara | CA | - Nat: $89,154 | $29,053 /yr | - | -$0 |
Storrs | CT | - Nat: $89,154 | $25,097 /yr | - | -$0 |
New Haven | CT | - Nat: $89,154 | $23,777 /yr | - | -$0 |
Delaware State University ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Dover | DE | - Nat: $89,154 | $13,910 /yr | $31,000 | -$0 |
Demorest | GA | - Nat: $89,154 | $20,599 /yr | - | -$0 |
Chicago | IL | - Nat: $89,154 | $10,974 /yr | - | -$0 |
Chicago | IL | - Nat: $89,154 | $18,425 /yr | - | -$0 |
Goshen | IN | - Nat: $89,154 | $14,493 /yr | - | -$0 |
Terre Haute | IN | - Nat: $89,154 | $42,513 /yr | - | -$0 |
Dubuque | IA | - Nat: $89,154 | $20,716 /yr | - | -$0 |
Sioux City | IA | - Nat: $89,154 | $31,320 /yr | - | -$0 |
Lawrence | KS | - Nat: $89,154 | $18,059 /yr | - | -$0 |
Kansas Wesleyan University ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Salina | KS | - Nat: $89,154 | $22,671 /yr | - | -$0 |
New Orleans | LA | - Nat: $89,154 | $39,949 /yr | - | -$0 |
Orono | ME | - Nat: $89,154 | $17,510 /yr | - | -$0 |
Baltimore | MD | - Nat: $89,154 | $14,985 /yr | - | -$0 |
Medford | MA | - Nat: $89,154 | $39,998 /yr | - | -$0 |
Ypsilanti | MI | - Nat: $89,154 | $15,407 /yr | - | -$0 |
Flint | MI | - Nat: $89,154 | $34,660 /yr | - | -$0 |
Ann Arbor | MI | - Nat: $89,154 | $13,138 /yr | - | -$0 |
Saint Mary's University of Minnesota ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Winona | MN | - Nat: $89,154 | $11,704 /yr | - | -$0 |
Saint Louis | MO | - Nat: $89,154 | $24,398 /yr | - | -$0 |
Cape Girardeau | MO | - Nat: $89,154 | $15,882 /yr | - | -$0 |
Crete | NE | - Nat: $89,154 | $26,364 /yr | - | -$0 |
Reno | NV | - Nat: $89,154 | $15,927 /yr | - | -$0 |
Hanover | NH | - Nat: $89,154 | $29,519 /yr | - | -$0 |
Durham | NH | - Nat: $89,154 | $23,805 /yr | - | -$0 |
Manchester | NH | - Nat: $89,154 | $34,779 /yr | - | -$0 |
Hoboken | NJ | - Nat: $89,154 | $41,346 /yr | - | -$0 |
Las Cruces | NM | - Nat: $89,154 | $8,889 /yr | - | -$0 |
New York | NY | - Nat: $89,154 | $21,590 /yr | - | -$0 |
Ithaca | NY | - Nat: $89,154 | $28,690 /yr | - | -$0 |
New York | NY | - Nat: $89,154 | $37,050 /yr | - | -$0 |
Buffalo | NY | - Nat: $89,154 | $20,995 /yr | - | -$0 |
Elon | NC | - Nat: $89,154 | $41,555 /yr | - | -$0 |
Cleveland | OH | - Nat: $89,154 | $41,190 /yr | - | -$0 |
University Heights | OH | - Nat: $89,154 | $28,746 /yr | - | -$0 |
Oxford | OH | - Nat: $89,154 | $28,384 /yr | - | -$0 |
Westerville | OH | - Nat: $89,154 | $19,237 /yr | - | -$0 |
Cincinnati | OH | - Nat: $89,154 | $32,997 /yr | - | -$0 |
University of Central Oklahoma ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Edmond | OK | - Nat: $89,154 | $18,309 /yr | - | -$0 |
Northeastern State University ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Tahlequah | OK | - Nat: $89,154 | $12,710 /yr | - | -$0 |
Norman | OK | - Nat: $89,154 | $15,300 /yr | - | -$0 |
Southwestern Oklahoma State University ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Weatherford | OK | - Nat: $89,154 | $14,459 /yr | - | -$0 |
Tulsa | OK | - Nat: $89,154 | $15,000 /yr | - | -$0 |
McMinnville | OR | - Nat: $89,154 | $26,536 /yr | - | -$0 |
Huntingdon | PA | - Nat: $89,154 | $23,988 /yr | - | -$0 |
New Wilmington | PA | - Nat: $89,154 | $19,859 /yr | - | -$0 |
Providence | RI | - Nat: $89,154 | $25,184 /yr | - | -$0 |
Providence | RI | - Nat: $89,154 | $48,523 /yr | - | -$0 |
Jefferson City | TN | - Nat: $89,154 | $20,251 /yr | - | -$0 |
Memphis | TN | - Nat: $89,154 | $9,854 /yr | - | -$0 |
Trevecca Nazarene University ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Nashville | TN | - Nat: $89,154 | $16,813 /yr | - | -$0 |
LeTourneau University ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Longview | TX | - Nat: $89,154 | $28,185 /yr | - | -$0 |
Seguin | TX | - Nat: $89,154 | $24,654 /yr | - | -$0 |
Hampden-Sydney | VA | - Nat: $89,154 | $22,400 /yr | - | -$0 |
Ashland | VA | - Nat: $89,154 | $27,866 /yr | $24,706 | -$0 |
Lynchburg | VA | - Nat: $89,154 | $15,921 /yr | - | -$0 |
Lexington | VA | - Nat: $89,154 | $23,781 /yr | - | -$0 |
Buckhannon | WV | - Nat: $89,154 | $18,083 /yr | - | -$0 |
Waukesha | WI | - Nat: $89,154 | $15,193 /yr | - | -$0 |
Madison | WI | - Nat: $89,154 | $17,354 /yr | - | -$0 |
Waterbury | CT | - Nat: $89,154 | $10,875 /yr | - | -$0 |
Groton | CT | - Nat: $89,154 | $13,807 /yr | - | -$0 |
Stamford | CT | - Nat: $89,154 | $16,798 /yr | - | -$0 |
Hartford | CT | - Nat: $89,154 | $16,403 /yr | - | -$0 |
Edinburg | TX | $42,682 Nat: $89,154 2yr Post-Grad | $4,831 /yr | - | -$95k |
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.