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Bachelor's Degree•75 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 ($32,383)
P25-P75 Interval ($22,578 - $40,561)
HS Baseline ($35,872)
Breakeven Line (0% ROI)
Institution | State | Earnings | Avg Net Price | Median Debt | Lifetime Value Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Faulkner University ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Montgomery | AL | - Nat: $40,103 | $22,085 /yr | - | -$0 |
Central Baptist College ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Conway | AR | - Nat: $40,103 | $12,287 /yr | - | -$0 |
Arkadelphia | AR | - Nat: $40,103 | $22,409 /yr | - | -$0 |
Riverside | CA | - Nat: $40,103 | $26,285 /yr | - | -$0 |
Hope International University ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Fullerton | CA | - Nat: $40,103 | $29,310 /yr | - | -$0 |
Rocklin | CA | - Nat: $40,103 | $28,062 /yr | - | -$0 |
Baptist University of Florida ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Graceville | FL | - Nat: $40,103 | $10,372 /yr | - | -$0 |
Trinity Baptist College ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Jacksonville | FL | - Nat: $40,103 | $20,011 /yr | - | -$0 |
Toccoa Falls College ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Toccoa Falls | GA | - Nat: $40,103 | $21,642 /yr | - | -$0 |
Truett McConnell University ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Cleveland | GA | - Nat: $40,103 | $22,227 /yr | - | -$0 |
Boise Bible College ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Boise | ID | - Nat: $40,103 | $15,058 /yr | - | -$0 |
Mishawaka | IN | - Nat: $40,103 | $18,610 /yr | - | -$0 |
Winona Lake | IN | - Nat: $40,103 | $19,932 /yr | - | -$0 |
Huntington | IN | - Nat: $40,103 | $19,310 /yr | - | -$0 |
Sioux Center | IA | - Nat: $40,103 | $25,807 /yr | - | -$0 |
Dubuque | IA | - Nat: $40,103 | $13,186 /yr | - | -$0 |
Ankeny | IA | - Nat: $40,103 | $16,282 /yr | - | -$0 |
Wilmore | KY | - Nat: $40,103 | $21,401 /yr | - | -$0 |
Campbellsville University ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Campbellsville | KY | - Nat: $40,103 | $19,341 /yr | - | -$0 |
Grace Christian University ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Wyoming | MI | - Nat: $40,103 | $12,404 /yr | - | -$0 |
Cornerstone University ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Grand Rapids | MI | - Nat: $40,103 | $20,301 /yr | - | -$0 |
Rochester University ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Rochester Hills | MI | - Nat: $40,103 | $21,456 /yr | - | -$0 |
Grand Rapids | MI | - Nat: $40,103 | $15,644 /yr | - | -$0 |
Minneapolis | MN | - Nat: $40,103 | $25,817 /yr | - | -$0 |
Saint Paul | MN | - Nat: $40,103 | $27,705 /yr | - | -$0 |
Oak Hills Christian College ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Bemidji | MN | - Nat: $40,103 | $20,227 /yr | - | -$0 |
Mission University ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Springfield | MO | - Nat: $40,103 | $21,383 /yr | - | -$0 |
Calvary University ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Kansas City | MO | - Nat: $40,103 | $16,334 /yr | - | -$0 |
Central Christian College of the Bible ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Moberly | MO | - Nat: $40,103 | $14,356 /yr | - | -$0 |
Joplin | MO | - Nat: $40,103 | $20,580 /yr | - | -$0 |
Bolivar | MO | - Nat: $40,103 | $21,677 /yr | - | -$0 |
Trinity Bible College and Graduate School ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Ellendale | ND | - Nat: $40,103 | $19,359 /yr | - | -$0 |
Cedarville | OH | - Nat: $40,103 | $24,468 /yr | - | -$0 |
Ohio Christian University ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Circleville | OH | - Nat: $40,103 | $20,607 /yr | - | -$0 |
Gods Bible School and College ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Cincinnati | OH | - Nat: $40,103 | $9,329 /yr | - | -$0 |
Mount Vernon | OH | - Nat: $40,103 | $22,421 /yr | - | -$0 |
Oklahoma Wesleyan University ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Bartlesville | OK | - Nat: $40,103 | $28,358 /yr | - | -$0 |
Southern Nazarene University ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Bethany | OK | - Nat: $40,103 | $22,084 /yr | - | -$0 |
Shawnee | OK | - Nat: $40,103 | $20,958 /yr | - | -$0 |
Bushnell University ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Eugene | OR | - Nat: $40,103 | $20,789 /yr | - | -$0 |
Eastern University ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Saint Davids | PA | - Nat: $40,103 | $26,662 /yr | - | -$0 |
Beaver Falls | PA | - Nat: $40,103 | $25,890 /yr | - | -$0 |
Lancaster Bible College ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Lancaster | PA | - Nat: $40,103 | $25,480 /yr | - | -$0 |
University of Valley Forge ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Phoenixville | PA | - Nat: $40,103 | $32,265 /yr | - | -$0 |
Anderson | SC | - Nat: $40,103 | $23,544 /yr | - | -$0 |
Charleston Southern University ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Charleston | SC | - Nat: $40,103 | $21,666 /yr | - | -$0 |
Greenville | SC | - Nat: $40,103 | $16,641 /yr | - | -$0 |
Columbia | SC | - Nat: $40,103 | $26,036 /yr | - | -$0 |
Gallatin | TN | - Nat: $40,103 | $25,263 /yr | - | -$0 |
Henderson | TN | - Nat: $40,103 | $21,574 /yr | - | -$0 |
Knoxville | TN | - Nat: $40,103 | $22,063 /yr | $23,806 | -$0 |
Cleveland | TN | - Nat: $40,103 | $18,878 /yr | - | -$0 |
Union University ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Jackson | TN | - Nat: $40,103 | $27,171 /yr | - | -$0 |
Dallas | TX | - Nat: $40,103 | $28,516 /yr | - | -$0 |
East Texas Baptist University ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Marshall | TX | - Nat: $40,103 | $23,911 /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: $40,103 | $28,185 /yr | - | -$0 |
Lubbock | TX | - Nat: $40,103 | $24,456 /yr | - | -$0 |
Nelson University ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Waxahachie | TX | - Nat: $40,103 | $21,662 /yr | - | -$0 |
Northwest University ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Kirkland | WA | - Nat: $40,103 | $22,288 /yr | - | -$0 |
Mequon | WI | - Nat: $40,103 | $36,201 /yr | - | -$0 |
Watertown | WI | - Nat: $40,103 | $26,005 /yr | - | -$0 |
The King's University ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Southlake | TX | - Nat: $40,103 | $14,140 /yr | - | -$0 |
Huntsville Bible College ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Huntsville | AL | - Nat: $40,103 | - /yr | - | -$0 |
City Vision University ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Kansas City | MO | - Nat: $40,103 | $6,353 /yr | - | -$0 |
Memphis | TN | - Nat: $40,103 | $10,172 /yr | - | -$0 |
Southeastern University ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Lakeland | FL | $49,310 Nat: $40,103 4yr Post-Grad | $31,942 /yr | $19,952 | -$152k |
Chicago | IL | $40,561 Nat: $40,103 4yr Post-Grad | $22,221 /yr | $14,250 | -$191k |
West Palm Beach | FL | $42,589 Nat: $40,103 4yr Post-Grad | $28,354 /yr | - | -$196k |
Springfield | MO | $33,459 Nat: $40,103 2yr Post-Grad | $18,669 /yr | - | -$228k |
Elizabeth City | NC | $32,383 Nat: $40,103 4yr Post-Grad | $18,328 /yr | - | -$248k |
Tigerville | SC | $26,896 Nat: $40,103 2yr Post-Grad | $21,063 /yr | - | -$296k |
Bloomington | MN | $31,744 Nat: $40,103 4yr Post-Grad | $37,790 /yr | $19,500 | -$323k |
Bourbonnais | IL | $22,578 Nat: $40,103 2yr Post-Grad | $20,729 /yr | - | -$335k |
Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Kansas City | MO | $20,140 Nat: $40,103 2yr Post-Grad | $23,006 /yr | $7,733 | -$365k |
Simpson University ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Redding | CA | $19,227 Nat: $40,103 2yr Post-Grad | $27,817 /yr | - | -$391k |
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.