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Bachelor's Degree84 Institutions
Institution
State
Earnings
Avg Net PriceMedian Debt
Lifetime Value Added
Cornell University
Ithaca
NY
$126,767
Nat: $73,721
4yr Post-Grad
$28,690
/yr
$15,125
+$439k
Princeton University
Princeton
NJ
$107,792
Nat: $73,721
4yr Post-Grad
$6,128
/yr
$10,527
+$380k
Duke University
Durham
NC
$103,071
Nat: $73,721
4yr Post-Grad
$29,612
/yr
$10,500
+$260k
University of Chicago
Chicago
IL
$94,237
Nat: $73,721
4yr Post-Grad
$14,860
/yr
$17,492
+$247k
Vanderbilt University
Nashville
TN
$91,265
Nat: $73,721
4yr Post-Grad
$15,846
/yr
-
+$221k
Brown University
Providence
RI
$94,962
Nat: $73,721
4yr Post-Grad
$25,184
/yr
$10,000
+$215k
University of Mississippi
University
MS
$85,338
Nat: $73,721
4yr Post-Grad
$13,314
/yr
$21,000
+$186k
Arizona State University Digital Immersion
Scottsdale
AZ
$71,723
Nat: $73,721
4yr Post-Grad
-
/yr
$19,500
+$132k
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill
NC
$74,403
Nat: $73,721
4yr Post-Grad
$11,655
/yr
$14,000
+$110k
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
Ann Arbor
MI
$73,749
Nat: $73,721
4yr Post-Grad
$13,138
/yr
$21,000
+$100k
Trinity College
Hartford
CT
$82,638
Nat: $73,721
4yr Post-Grad
$34,832
/yr
$23,161
+$88k
Northwestern University
Evanston
IL
$78,752
Nat: $73,721
4yr Post-Grad
$29,167
/yr
$18,750
+$80k
Arizona State University Campus Immersion
Tempe
AZ
$71,723
Nat: $73,721
4yr Post-Grad
$14,967
/yr
$19,500
+$78k
Rutgers University-New Brunswick
New Brunswick
NJ
$74,865
Nat: $73,721
4yr Post-Grad
$24,406
/yr
$23,750
+$68k
St. Mary's College of Maryland
St. Mary's City
MD
$69,232
Nat: $73,721
4yr Post-Grad
$18,441
/yr
$22,750
+$47k
William & Mary
Williamsburg
VA
$69,118
Nat: $73,721
4yr Post-Grad
$19,096
/yr
$22,000
+$44k
University of Connecticut-Waterbury Campus
Waterbury
CT
$64,389
Nat: $73,721
4yr Post-Grad
$10,875
/yr
$24,250
+$37k
University of Southern California
Los Angeles
CA
$74,511
Nat: $73,721
4yr Post-Grad
$32,740
/yr
$17,750
+$35k
Brandeis University
Waltham
MA
$75,580
Nat: $73,721
4yr Post-Grad
$35,736
/yr
$25,000
+$32k
University of Connecticut-Avery Point
Groton
CT
$64,389
Nat: $73,721
4yr Post-Grad
$13,807
/yr
$24,250
+$27k
Ohio State University-Main Campus
Columbus
OH
$65,894
Nat: $73,721
4yr Post-Grad
$17,339
/yr
$14,373
+$25k
The University of Texas at Dallas
Richardson
TX
$66,209
Nat: $73,721
4yr Post-Grad
$18,267
/yr
$16,750
+$24k
University of Delaware
Newark
DE
$65,776
Nat: $73,721
4yr Post-Grad
$17,799
/yr
$25,195
+$23k
University of Connecticut-Hartford Campus
Hartford
CT
$64,389
Nat: $73,721
4yr Post-Grad
$16,403
/yr
$24,250
+$17k
Washington State University
Pullman
WA
$63,631
Nat: $73,721
4yr Post-Grad
$14,971
/yr
-
+$16k
University of Connecticut-Stamford
Stamford
CT
$64,389
Nat: $73,721
4yr Post-Grad
$16,798
/yr
$24,250
+$16k
University of Redlands
Redlands
CA
$70,080
Nat: $73,721
4yr Post-Grad
$30,031
/yr
$27,000
+$11k
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Blacksburg
VA
$66,177
Nat: $73,721
4yr Post-Grad
$24,953
/yr
$15,500
+$189
Tuskegee University
Tuskegee
AL
-
Nat: $73,721
$35,013
/yr
-
-$0
Claremont McKenna College
Claremont
CA
-
Nat: $73,721
$28,849
/yr
-
-$0
Pitzer College
Claremont
CA
-
Nat: $73,721
$34,191
/yr
-
-$0
Scripps College
Claremont
CA
-
Nat: $73,721
$36,294
/yr
-
-$0
University of Denver
Denver
CO
-
Nat: $73,721
$36,131
/yr
-
-$0
Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus
Atlanta
GA
-
Nat: $73,721
$12,116
/yr
-
-$0
Mercer University
Macon
GA
-
Nat: $73,721
$23,847
/yr
-
-$0
DePaul University
Chicago
IL
-
Nat: $73,721
$30,902
/yr
-
-$0
University of Illinois Chicago
Chicago
IL
-
Nat: $73,721
$10,974
/yr
$14,250
-$0
Olivet Nazarene University
Bourbonnais
IL
-
Nat: $73,721
$20,729
/yr
-
-$0
University of Illinois Springfield
Springfield
IL
-
Nat: $73,721
$9,833
/yr
-
-$0
University of Maryland-College Park
College Park
MD
-
Nat: $73,721
$15,678
/yr
$20,460
-$0
Bentley University
Waltham
MA
-
Nat: $73,721
$37,930
/yr
-
-$0
Albion College
Albion
MI
-
Nat: $73,721
$14,301
/yr
-
-$0
Saint Peter's University
Jersey City
NJ
-
Nat: $73,721
$12,199
/yr
-
-$0
Barnard College
New York
NY
-
Nat: $73,721
$28,800
/yr
-
-$0
Hofstra University
Hempstead
NY
-
Nat: $73,721
$34,176
/yr
-
-$0
Mercy University
Dobbs Ferry
NY
-
Nat: $73,721
$14,072
/yr
-
-$0
University of Mount Saint Vincent
Bronx
NY
-
Nat: $73,721
$21,696
/yr
-
-$0
Rochester Institute of Technology
Rochester
NY
-
Nat: $73,721
$34,906
/yr
-
-$0
Siena College
Loudonville
NY
-
Nat: $73,721
$33,733
/yr
$25,000
-$0
University at Albany
Albany
NY
-
Nat: $73,721
$17,167
/yr
-
-$0
Empire State University
Saratoga Springs
NY
-
Nat: $73,721
$11,676
/yr
$23,642
-$0
Carnegie Mellon University
Pittsburgh
PA
-
Nat: $73,721
$31,944
/yr
-
-$0
Chatham University
Pittsburgh
PA
-
Nat: $73,721
$29,954
/yr
-
-$0
Duquesne University
Pittsburgh
PA
-
Nat: $73,721
$37,730
/yr
-
-$0
Gettysburg College
Gettysburg
PA
-
Nat: $73,721
$31,490
/yr
-
-$0
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg
Middletown
PA
-
Nat: $73,721
$23,330
/yr
-
-$0
Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus
University Park
PA
-
Nat: $73,721
$32,875
/yr
-
-$0
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
PA
-
Nat: $73,721
$28,699
/yr
-
-$0
University of Pittsburgh-Greensburg
Greensburg
PA
-
Nat: $73,721
$17,945
/yr
-
-$0
University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus
Pittsburgh
PA
-
Nat: $73,721
$30,434
/yr
-
-$0
Saint Vincent College
Latrobe
PA
-
Nat: $73,721
$23,510
/yr
-
-$0
Susquehanna University
Selinsgrove
PA
-
Nat: $73,721
$28,819
/yr
-
-$0
Ursinus College
Collegeville
PA
-
Nat: $73,721
$30,536
/yr
-
-$0
Washington & Jefferson College
Washington
PA
-
Nat: $73,721
$25,002
/yr
-
-$0
Waynesburg University
Waynesburg
PA
-
Nat: $73,721
$18,235
/yr
-
-$0
Trevecca Nazarene University
Nashville
TN
-
Nat: $73,721
$16,813
/yr
-
-$0
Dallas Baptist University
Dallas
TX
-
Nat: $73,721
$28,516
/yr
-
-$0
The University of Texas at Austin
Austin
TX
-
Nat: $73,721
$19,857
/yr
-
-$0
Bennington College
Bennington
VT
-
Nat: $73,721
$30,947
/yr
-
-$0
Central Washington University
Ellensburg
WA
-
Nat: $73,721
$18,476
/yr
-
-$0
Stanford University
Stanford
CA
-
Nat: $73,721
$13,807
/yr
-
-$0
University of Connecticut
Storrs
CT
$64,389
Nat: $73,721
4yr Post-Grad
$25,097
/yr
$24,250
-$14k
Rice University
Houston
TX
$55,512
Nat: $73,721
2yr Post-Grad
$13,370
/yr
-
-$15k
University of California-Riverside
Riverside
CA
$58,504
Nat: $73,721
4yr Post-Grad
$14,304
/yr
$19,161
-$22k
Regent University
Virginia Beach
VA
$60,776
Nat: $73,721
4yr Post-Grad
$19,923
/yr
$22,469
-$24k
Michigan State University
East Lansing
MI
$58,535
Nat: $73,721
4yr Post-Grad
$19,680
/yr
$25,822
-$41k
Georgia State University
Atlanta
GA
$56,842
Nat: $73,721
4yr Post-Grad
$15,931
/yr
$25,767
-$41k
University of Rhode Island
Kingston
RI
$51,697
Nat: $73,721
4yr Post-Grad
$21,440
/yr
$23,000
-$102k
Dickinson College
Carlisle
PA
$55,338
Nat: $73,721
2yr Post-Grad
$37,607
/yr
-
-$104k
Hamilton College
Clinton
NY
$50,856
Nat: $73,721
2yr Post-Grad
$28,985
/yr
$17,000
-$111k
Mount Saint Mary's University
Los Angeles
CA
$46,478
Nat: $73,721
2yr Post-Grad
$21,413
/yr
-
-$122k
Hobart William Smith Colleges
Geneva
NY
$44,942
Nat: $69,118
2yr Post-Grad
$31,563
/yr
-
-$172k
Southern Methodist University
Dallas
TX
$45,852
Nat: $73,721
2yr Post-Grad
$40,892
/yr
$19,500
-$197k
Pomona College
Claremont
CA
$29,685
Nat: $73,721
2yr Post-Grad
$19,285
/yr
-
-$264k
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.