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Bachelor's Degree54 Institutions
Institution
State
Earnings
Avg Net PriceMedian Debt
Lifetime Value Added
University of La Verne
La Verne
CA
$85,403
5yr Post-Grad
$26,925
/yr
$25,666
+$137k
Colorado State University Global
Denver
CO
$79,182
5yr Post-Grad
$14,099
/yr
-
+$137k
West Texas A & M University
Canyon
TX
$80,893
5yr Post-Grad
$20,841
/yr
-
+$126k
Indiana University-Bloomington
Bloomington
IN
$74,845
5yr Post-Grad
$15,342
/yr
$19,500
+$100k
California State University-Fullerton
Fullerton
CA
$68,007
5yr Post-Grad
$5,646
/yr
$12,981
+$84k
Upper Iowa University
Fayette
IA
$75,905
5yr Post-Grad
$23,172
/yr
$25,000
+$80k
National University
San Diego
CA
$74,576
2yr Post-Grad
$31,058
/yr
$29,181
+$76k
George Mason University
Fairfax
VA
$72,841
5yr Post-Grad
$18,287
/yr
$18,750
+$74k
California State University-Dominguez Hills
Carson
CA
$65,441
5yr Post-Grad
$3,659
/yr
$17,250
+$71k
CUNY Bernard M Baruch College
New York
NY
$64,011
5yr Post-Grad
$2,978
/yr
$14,159
+$63k
University of Phoenix-Arizona
Phoenix
AZ
$68,415
5yr Post-Grad
$13,571
/yr
$38,250
+$58k
Barry University
Miami
FL
$72,493
5yr Post-Grad
$22,978
/yr
$33,381
+$55k
Miami University-Oxford
Oxford
OH
$74,271
5yr Post-Grad
$27,662
/yr
$25,732
+$51k
California State University-Bakersfield
Bakersfield
CA
$63,595
5yr Post-Grad
$5,825
/yr
-
+$49k
California Baptist University
Riverside
CA
$69,338
2yr Post-Grad
$27,384
/yr
$36,707
+$47k
Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College
Baton Rouge
LA
$69,594
5yr Post-Grad
$20,015
/yr
-
+$44k
University of Nevada-Las Vegas
Las Vegas
NV
$64,857
5yr Post-Grad
$10,011
/yr
-
+$44k
James Madison University
Harrisonburg
VA
$69,552
5yr Post-Grad
$21,816
/yr
$18,250
+$37k
Florida Atlantic University
Boca Raton
FL
$59,981
5yr Post-Grad
$8,001
/yr
$17,000
+$13k
CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice
New York
NY
$57,522
5yr Post-Grad
$3,046
/yr
$14,604
+$11k
Indiana University-Indianapolis
Indianapolis
IN
$61,050
5yr Post-Grad
$11,408
/yr
$20,625
+$9k
Western Carolina University
Cullowhee
NC
$61,307
5yr Post-Grad
$12,579
/yr
$17,234
+$7k
Syracuse University
Syracuse
NY
$74,419
5yr Post-Grad
$41,026
/yr
$26,000
+$4k
Ohio State University-Main Campus
Columbus
OH
$63,423
5yr Post-Grad
$18,292
/yr
$20,500
+$3k
Florida International University
Miami
FL
$58,006
5yr Post-Grad
$9,133
/yr
$23,000
-$7k
Ashford University
San Diego
CA
$64,804
5yr Post-Grad
$25,321
/yr
$33,349
-$12k
University of Wisconsin-Whitewater
Whitewater
WI
$59,361
5yr Post-Grad
$14,785
/yr
$23,829
-$16k
Walden University
Minneapolis
MN
$52,295
5yr Post-Grad
-
/yr
-
-$20k
California State University-San Bernardino
San Bernardino
CA
$54,225
5yr Post-Grad
$5,918
/yr
$12,904
-$26k
University of Oregon
Eugene
OR
$61,025
5yr Post-Grad
$21,782
/yr
$15,795
-$28k
University of Kansas
Lawrence
KS
$58,908
5yr Post-Grad
$17,365
/yr
-
-$29k
University of Arizona
Tucson
AZ
$57,287
5yr Post-Grad
$15,960
/yr
$20,202
-$37k
The University of Texas at Dallas
Richardson
TX
$57,861
5yr Post-Grad
$17,435
/yr
$18,000
-$38k
Kean University
Union
NJ
$55,299
5yr Post-Grad
$12,168
/yr
$26,307
-$40k
University of Wisconsin-La Crosse
La Crosse
WI
$56,013
5yr Post-Grad
$15,374
/yr
$18,648
-$45k
University of Central Florida
Orlando
FL
$53,850
5yr Post-Grad
$10,650
/yr
$16,875
-$46k
University of Northern Iowa
Cedar Falls
IA
$55,244
5yr Post-Grad
$14,609
/yr
$20,082
-$49k
University of Hawaii-West Oahu
Kapolei
HI
$53,361
5yr Post-Grad
$10,666
/yr
$13,687
-$50k
Cleveland State University
Cleveland
OH
$54,917
5yr Post-Grad
$16,065
/yr
-
-$57k
Purdue University Fort Wayne
Fort Wayne
IN
$52,883
5yr Post-Grad
$11,513
/yr
$20,375
-$57k
Texas State University
San Marcos
TX
$52,103
5yr Post-Grad
$16,438
/yr
$24,141
-$81k
Auburn University
Auburn
AL
$54,761
5yr Post-Grad
$23,897
/yr
-
-$86k
The University of Texas at San Antonio
San Antonio
TX
$48,927
5yr Post-Grad
$11,234
/yr
$20,000
-$88k
San Diego State University
San Diego
CA
$50,842
5yr Post-Grad
$16,174
/yr
$14,999
-$90k
Grand Valley State University
Allendale
MI
$50,338
5yr Post-Grad
$17,096
/yr
$25,000
-$98k
Southern Technical College
Fort Myers
FL
$50,757
5yr Post-Grad
$24,026
/yr
-
-$119k
University of Wisconsin-Green Bay
Green Bay
WI
$45,096
5yr Post-Grad
$12,878
/yr
-
-$126k
Indian River State College
Fort Pierce
FL
$38,943
5yr Post-Grad
$5,202
/yr
-
-$150k
Flagler College
Saint Augustine
FL
$49,473
5yr Post-Grad
$29,951
/yr
$21,117
-$151k
Texas Southern University
Houston
TX
$44,275
5yr Post-Grad
$19,734
/yr
-
-$158k
Indiana University-Kokomo
Kokomo
IN
$34,526
2yr Post-Grad
$6,276
/yr
-
-$174k
Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania
Shippensburg
PA
$41,025
2yr Post-Grad
$23,553
/yr
-
-$178k
Eastern Michigan University
Ypsilanti
MI
$35,060
2yr Post-Grad
$17,084
/yr
-
-$208k
Wayne State University
Detroit
MI
$30,173
2yr Post-Grad
$14,773
/yr
$23,086
-$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 with your specific estimates of cost and salary.