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Bachelor's Degree•134 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 ($60,383)
P25-P75 Interval ($53,849 - $69,033)
HS Baseline ($35,872)
Breakeven Line (0% ROI)
Institution | State | Earnings | Avg Net Price | Median Debt | Lifetime Value Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Barry University ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Miami | FL | $97,702 Nat: $65,093 4yr Post-Grad | $22,613 /yr | $33,381 | +$260k |
Northridge | CA | $85,789 Nat: $65,093 4yr Post-Grad | $7,021 /yr | $36,442 | +$225k |
University of Maryland Global Campus ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Adelphi | MD | $85,909 Nat: $65,093 4yr Post-Grad | $22,063 /yr | $21,169 | +$172k |
Syracuse | NY | $89,732 Nat: $65,093 4yr Post-Grad | $38,793 /yr | $26,000 | +$141k |
Bloomington | IN | $77,422 Nat: $65,093 4yr Post-Grad | $16,264 /yr | $19,500 | +$128k |
New York | NY | $69,033 Nat: $65,093 4yr Post-Grad | $3,033 /yr | $14,159 | +$111k |
Las Vegas | NV | $72,433 Nat: $65,093 4yr Post-Grad | $10,359 /yr | - | +$111k |
National University ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. San Diego | CA | $74,576 Nat: $65,093 2yr Post-Grad | $22,878 /yr | $29,181 | +$105k |
Fullerton | CA | $68,497 Nat: $65,093 4yr Post-Grad | $6,555 /yr | $12,981 | +$94k |
New York | NY | $66,834 Nat: $65,093 4yr Post-Grad | $3,203 /yr | $14,604 | +$94k |
Canyon | TX | $74,261 Nat: $65,093 4yr Post-Grad | $19,487 /yr | - | +$92k |
Cullowhee | NC | $70,331 Nat: $65,093 4yr Post-Grad | $13,315 /yr | $17,234 | +$84k |
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 | $68,008 Nat: $65,093 4yr Post-Grad | $8,615 /yr | $17,250 | +$83k |
Riverside | CA | $75,949 Nat: $65,093 4yr Post-Grad | $26,285 /yr | $36,707 | +$80k |
University of Phoenix-Arizona ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Phoenix | AZ | $68,272 Nat: $65,093 4yr Post-Grad | $13,520 /yr | $38,250 | +$68k |
Harrisonburg | VA | $71,626 Nat: $65,093 4yr Post-Grad | $23,322 /yr | $18,250 | +$58k |
Upper Iowa University ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Fayette | IA | $70,374 Nat: $65,093 4yr Post-Grad | $20,942 /yr | $25,000 | +$57k |
Detroit | MI | $66,396 Nat: $65,093 4yr Post-Grad | $12,766 /yr | $23,086 | +$56k |
Fairfax | VA | $67,973 Nat: $65,093 4yr Post-Grad | $17,915 /yr | $18,750 | +$49k |
Miami | FL | $62,424 Nat: $65,093 4yr Post-Grad | $9,288 /yr | $23,000 | +$37k |
Tucson | AZ | $64,953 Nat: $65,093 4yr Post-Grad | $16,674 /yr | $20,202 | +$31k |
Eugene | OR | $67,030 Nat: $65,093 4yr Post-Grad | $22,182 /yr | $15,795 | +$27k |
Saint Augustine | FL | $70,202 Nat: $65,093 4yr Post-Grad | $30,525 /yr | $21,117 | +$21k |
Colorado State University Global ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Denver | CO | $61,020 Nat: $65,093 2yr Post-Grad | $16,510 /yr | - | +$20k |
Southern New Hampshire University ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Manchester | NH | $72,437 Nat: $65,093 4yr Post-Grad | $36,708 /yr | $23,014 | +$16k |
Indianapolis | IN | $60,564 Nat: $65,093 4yr Post-Grad | $11,668 /yr | $20,625 | +$14k |
Auburn | AL | $66,141 Nat: $65,093 4yr Post-Grad | $24,323 /yr | - | +$12k |
San Bernardino | CA | $56,534 Nat: $65,093 4yr Post-Grad | $4,564 /yr | $12,904 | +$7k |
Indian River State College ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Fort Pierce | FL | $56,032 Nat: $65,093 4yr Post-Grad | $3,815 /yr | - | +$5k |
Ashford University ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. San Diego | CA | $68,344 Nat: $65,093 4yr Post-Grad | $31,266 /yr | $33,349 | +$4k |
Whitewater | WI | $60,383 Nat: $65,093 4yr Post-Grad | $14,158 /yr | $23,829 | +$3k |
Boca Raton | FL | $57,679 Nat: $65,093 4yr Post-Grad | $8,752 /yr | $17,000 | +$1k |
Birmingham | AL | - Nat: $65,093 | $32,622 /yr | - | -$0 |
Arkansas Baptist College ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Little Rock | AR | - Nat: $65,093 | $10,627 /yr | - | -$0 |
Conway | AR | - Nat: $65,093 | $16,511 /yr | - | -$0 |
Searcy | AR | - Nat: $65,093 | $22,130 /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: $65,093 | $23,405 /yr | - | -$0 |
Riverside | CA | - Nat: $65,093 | $14,304 /yr | - | -$0 |
San Francisco | CA | - Nat: $65,093 | $41,431 /yr | - | -$0 |
Regis University ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Denver | CO | - Nat: $65,093 | $18,397 /yr | - | -$0 |
Coral Gables | FL | - Nat: $65,093 | $37,244 /yr | - | -$0 |
Hawaii Pacific University ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Honolulu | HI | - Nat: $65,093 | $29,657 /yr | - | -$0 |
Rexburg | ID | - Nat: $65,093 | $8,221 /yr | - | -$0 |
Romeoville | IL | - Nat: $65,093 | $17,028 /yr | - | -$0 |
Calumet College of Saint Joseph ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Whiting | IN | - Nat: $65,093 | $22,451 /yr | - | -$0 |
Indiana University-Northwest ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Gary | IN | - Nat: $65,093 | $5,130 /yr | - | -$0 |
Buena Vista University ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Storm Lake | IA | - Nat: $65,093 | $18,846 /yr | - | -$0 |
Ames | IA | - Nat: $65,093 | $18,589 /yr | - | -$0 |
Topeka | KS | - Nat: $65,093 | $15,280 /yr | - | -$0 |
Southern University at New Orleans ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. New Orleans | LA | - Nat: $65,093 | $14,810 /yr | - | -$0 |
University of Maine at Augusta ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Augusta | ME | - Nat: $65,093 | $10,924 /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: $65,093 | $7,482 /yr | - | -$0 |
Baltimore | MD | - Nat: $65,093 | $18,809 /yr | - | -$0 |
Paxton | MA | - Nat: $65,093 | $28,333 /yr | - | -$0 |
Mount Pleasant | MI | - Nat: $65,093 | $17,597 /yr | $27,000 | -$0 |
University of Michigan-Flint ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Flint | MI | - Nat: $65,093 | $7,007 /yr | - | -$0 |
Marquette | MI | - Nat: $65,093 | $14,085 /yr | - | -$0 |
Rochester Hills | MI | - Nat: $65,093 | $9,120 /yr | - | -$0 |
University Center | MI | - Nat: $65,093 | $10,775 /yr | - | -$0 |
Winona | MN | - Nat: $65,093 | $17,503 /yr | - | -$0 |
Mississippi University for Women ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Columbus | MS | - Nat: $65,093 | $12,411 /yr | - | -$0 |
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 | - Nat: $65,093 | $22,766 /yr | - | -$0 |
Columbia College ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Columbia | MO | - Nat: $65,093 | $22,715 /yr | - | -$0 |
Saint Charles | MO | - Nat: $65,093 | $19,638 /yr | - | -$0 |
Missouri Valley College ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Marshall | MO | - Nat: $65,093 | $18,086 /yr | - | -$0 |
University of Missouri-St Louis ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Saint Louis | MO | - Nat: $65,093 | $15,071 /yr | - | -$0 |
Park University ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Parkville | MO | - Nat: $65,093 | $21,032 /yr | - | -$0 |
Crete | NE | - Nat: $65,093 | $26,364 /yr | - | -$0 |
Plymouth | NH | - Nat: $65,093 | $19,216 /yr | - | -$0 |
New Brunswick | NJ | - Nat: $65,093 | $24,406 /yr | - | -$0 |
Newark | NJ | - Nat: $65,093 | $19,703 /yr | - | -$0 |
Metropolitan College of New York ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. New York | NY | - Nat: $65,093 | $28,882 /yr | - | -$0 |
New York | NY | - Nat: $65,093 | $21,590 /yr | - | -$0 |
Troy | NY | - Nat: $65,093 | $22,917 /yr | - | -$0 |
Queens | NY | - Nat: $65,093 | $29,999 /yr | - | -$0 |
Staten Island | NY | - Nat: $65,093 | $28,241 /yr | - | -$0 |
Buies Creek | NC | - Nat: $65,093 | $24,516 /yr | - | -$0 |
Fayetteville State University ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Fayetteville | NC | - Nat: $65,093 | $7,892 /yr | - | -$0 |
Shaw University ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Raleigh | NC | - Nat: $65,093 | $16,512 /yr | - | -$0 |
Grand Forks | ND | - Nat: $65,093 | $18,551 /yr | - | -$0 |
Berea | OH | - Nat: $65,093 | $27,603 /yr | - | -$0 |
Franklin University ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Columbus | OH | - Nat: $65,093 | $25,243 /yr | - | -$0 |
Mount Vernon | OH | - Nat: $65,093 | $22,421 /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: $65,093 | $18,309 /yr | - | -$0 |
Norman | OK | - Nat: $65,093 | $15,300 /yr | $19,500 | -$0 |
Rogers State University ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Claremore | OK | - Nat: $65,093 | $15,314 /yr | - | -$0 |
Kutztown | PA | - Nat: $65,093 | $21,331 /yr | - | -$0 |
Pittsburgh | PA | - Nat: $65,093 | $30,434 /yr | - | -$0 |
Pittsburgh | PA | - Nat: $65,093 | $25,942 /yr | - | -$0 |
Loretto | PA | - Nat: $65,093 | $23,526 /yr | - | -$0 |
Providence | RI | - Nat: $65,093 | $9,478 /yr | - | -$0 |
Bristol | RI | - Nat: $65,093 | $37,999 /yr | - | -$0 |
Knoxville | TN | - Nat: $65,093 | $18,976 /yr | - | -$0 |
University of Houston-Clear Lake ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Houston | TX | - Nat: $65,093 | $15,563 /yr | - | -$0 |
Edinburg | TX | - Nat: $65,093 | $4,831 /yr | - | -$0 |
Austin | TX | - Nat: $65,093 | $25,578 /yr | - | -$0 |
Nacogdoches | TX | - Nat: $65,093 | $14,260 /yr | - | -$0 |
Texas Southern University ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Houston | TX | - Nat: $65,093 | $16,590 /yr | - | -$0 |
Hampton | VA | - Nat: $65,093 | $25,319 /yr | - | -$0 |
Liberty University ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Lynchburg | VA | - Nat: $65,093 | $29,357 /yr | - | -$0 |
Seattle | WA | - Nat: $65,093 | $34,662 /yr | - | -$0 |
Oshkosh | WI | - Nat: $65,093 | $14,305 /yr | - | -$0 |
University of Guam ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Mangilao | GU | - Nat: $65,093 | $8,598 /yr | - | -$0 |
Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-Ponce ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Ponce | PR | - Nat: $65,093 | $13,192 /yr | - | -$0 |
Universidad Ana G. Mendez-Gurabo Campus ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Gurabo | PR | - Nat: $65,093 | $7,051 /yr | - | -$0 |
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 | - Nat: $65,093 | $14,601 /yr | - | -$0 |
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 | $60,094 Nat: $65,093 2yr Post-Grad | $20,161 /yr | $25,666 | -$1k |
Columbus | OH | $60,678 Nat: $65,093 4yr Post-Grad | $17,339 /yr | $20,500 | -$6k |
La Crosse | WI | $60,079 Nat: $65,093 4yr Post-Grad | $16,210 /yr | $18,648 | -$6k |
Union | NJ | $58,100 Nat: $65,093 4yr Post-Grad | $12,447 /yr | $26,307 | -$9k |
San Antonio | TX | $56,557 Nat: $65,093 4yr Post-Grad | $10,836 /yr | $20,000 | -$16k |
San Marcos | TX | $59,074 Nat: $65,093 4yr Post-Grad | $16,805 /yr | $24,141 | -$17k |
CUNY Medgar Evers College ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Brooklyn | NY | $53,849 Nat: $65,093 4yr Post-Grad | $5,718 /yr | $17,625 | -$19k |
Cedar Falls | IA | $58,307 Nat: $65,093 4yr Post-Grad | $15,901 /yr | $20,082 | -$20k |
Orlando | FL | $55,259 Nat: $65,093 4yr Post-Grad | $10,411 /yr | $16,875 | -$25k |
San Diego | CA | $57,264 Nat: $65,093 4yr Post-Grad | $15,364 /yr | $14,999 | -$26k |
University of Hawaii-West Oahu ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Kapolei | HI | $53,891 Nat: $65,093 4yr Post-Grad | $10,327 /yr | $13,687 | -$36k |
Chico | CA | $54,714 Nat: $65,093 4yr Post-Grad | $14,480 /yr | - | -$44k |
Purdue University Fort Wayne ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Fort Wayne | IN | $53,257 Nat: $65,093 4yr Post-Grad | $13,171 /yr | $20,375 | -$51k |
Richardson | TX | $55,467 Nat: $65,093 4yr Post-Grad | $18,267 /yr | $18,000 | -$51k |
Flagstaff | AZ | $52,834 Nat: $65,093 4yr Post-Grad | $14,158 /yr | - | -$58k |
St Petersburg College ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. St. Petersburg | FL | $47,320 Nat: $65,093 4yr Post-Grad | $1,471 /yr | $24,619 | -$59k |
Green Bay | WI | $48,958 Nat: $65,093 4yr Post-Grad | $13,369 /yr | - | -$88k |
Allendale | MI | $49,776 Nat: $65,093 4yr Post-Grad | $16,317 /yr | $25,000 | -$91k |
Lawrence | KS | $40,647 Nat: $65,093 2yr Post-Grad | $18,059 /yr | - | -$161k |
Baton Rouge | LA | $40,641 Nat: $65,093 2yr Post-Grad | $19,151 /yr | - | -$165k |
Indiana University-Kokomo ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Kokomo | IN | $34,526 Nat: $65,093 2yr Post-Grad | $3,968 /yr | - | -$165k |
Bakersfield | CA | $33,993 Nat: $65,093 2yr Post-Grad | $5,652 /yr | - | -$176k |
Shippensburg | PA | $41,025 Nat: $65,093 2yr Post-Grad | $23,726 /yr | - | -$178k |
Oxford | OH | $41,992 Nat: $65,093 2yr Post-Grad | $28,384 /yr | $25,732 | -$186k |
Walden University ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Minneapolis | MN | $42,728 Nat: $65,093 2yr Post-Grad | $33,817 /yr | - | -$199k |
Ypsilanti | MI | $35,060 Nat: $65,093 2yr Post-Grad | $15,407 /yr | - | -$202k |
Cleveland | OH | $31,127 Nat: $65,093 2yr Post-Grad | $14,764 /yr | - | -$235k |
Southern Technical College ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Fort Myers | FL | $32,711 Nat: $65,093 2yr Post-Grad | $21,171 /yr | - | -$244k |
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.