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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 ($80,424)
P25-P75 Interval ($72,846 - $90,495)
HS Baseline ($35,872)
Breakeven Line (0% ROI)

SAT Average vs. Median Earnings

Each dot represents one program at an institution, plotted by that institution's average SAT score. SAT scores describe the school's undergraduate admissions overall, not this program, and come from enrollees who submitted scores.

Overall Median ($83,243)
P25-P75 Interval ($74,495 - $91,648)
HS Baseline ($35,872)
Column median
Trend: +$5,398 per 100 SAT points (R² 0.15, n=37)

Acceptance Rate vs. Median Earnings

Each dot represents one program at an institution, plotted by that institution's undergraduate acceptance rate, with the most selective schools on the right. Schools without a reported rate are grouped on the left.

Overall Median ($83,243)
P25-P75 Interval ($74,495 - $91,648)
HS Baseline ($35,872)
Column median
Trend: −$1,139 per 10 pts lower acceptance (R² 0.01, n=51)

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Institution
State
Earnings
Avg Net PriceMedian Debt
Lifetime Value Added
Portales
NM
$103,617
Nat: $85,825
4yr Post-Grad
$5,238
/yr
$19,143
+$369k
Logan
UT
$103,989
Nat: $85,825
4yr Post-Grad
$12,644
/yr
$24,375
+$345k
Utah Valley University
Orem
UT
$106,001
Nat: $85,825
4yr Post-Grad
$17,558
/yr
$20,375
+$343k
Ohio University-Eastern Campus
Saint Clairsville
Earnings shared by 6 Ohio University campuses, which report as one program.
OH
$99,701
Nat: $85,825
4yr Post-Grad
$5,949
/yr
$25,000
+$337k
Ohio University-Southern Campus
Ironton
Earnings shared by 6 Ohio University campuses, which report as one program.
OH
$99,701
Nat: $85,825
4yr Post-Grad
$6,189
/yr
$25,000
+$336k
Ohio University-Lancaster Campus
Lancaster
Earnings shared by 6 Ohio University campuses, which report as one program.
OH
$99,701
Nat: $85,825
4yr Post-Grad
$6,593
/yr
$25,000
+$335k
Ohio University-Zanesville Campus
Zanesville
Earnings shared by 6 Ohio University campuses, which report as one program.
OH
$99,701
Nat: $85,825
4yr Post-Grad
$6,596
/yr
$25,000
+$335k
Ohio University-Chillicothe Campus
Chillicothe
Earnings shared by 6 Ohio University campuses, which report as one program.
OH
$99,701
Nat: $85,825
4yr Post-Grad
$6,719
/yr
$25,000
+$334k
Grand Forks
ND
$104,472
Nat: $85,825
4yr Post-Grad
$18,131
/yr
$25,250
+$329k
Mankato
MN
$103,858
Nat: $85,825
4yr Post-Grad
$19,702
/yr
$21,500
+$319k
Athens
Earnings shared by 6 Ohio University campuses, which report as one program.
OH
$99,701
Nat: $85,825
4yr Post-Grad
$20,666
/yr
$25,000
+$284k
Liberty University
Lynchburg
VA
$102,096
Nat: $85,825
4yr Post-Grad
$29,235
/yr
$20,500
+$271k
Middle Georgia State University
Macon
GA
$93,627
Nat: $85,825
4yr Post-Grad
$11,448
/yr
$19,035
+$271k
Ypsilanti
MI
$91,648
Nat: $85,825
4yr Post-Grad
$16,628
/yr
$27,000
+$237k
Norman
OK
$91,081
Nat: $85,825
4yr Post-Grad
$15,531
/yr
$20,218
+$237k
Kalamazoo
MI
$89,564
Nat: $85,825
4yr Post-Grad
$13,902
/yr
$25,375
+$231k
Warrensburg
MO
$91,948
Nat: $85,825
5yr Post-Grad
$15,554
/yr
$23,068
+$229k
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Worldwide
Daytona Beach
Earnings shared by 3 Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University campuses, which report as one program.
FL
$90,495
Nat: $85,825
4yr Post-Grad
$19,741
/yr
$20,500
+$217k
West Lafayette
IN
$86,161
Nat: $85,825
4yr Post-Grad
$14,851
/yr
$18,500
+$202k
Romeoville
IL
$87,197
Nat: $85,825
4yr Post-Grad
$17,318
/yr
$23,000
+$201k
Ruston
LA
$83,323
Nat: $85,825
4yr Post-Grad
$11,959
/yr
$19,500
+$190k
Manhattan
KS
$85,147
Nat: $85,825
4yr Post-Grad
$18,210
/yr
$20,500
+$182k
Jacksonville University
Jacksonville
FL
$90,963
Nat: $85,825
5yr Post-Grad
$28,424
/yr
$21,250
+$176k
Carbondale
IL
$81,394
Nat: $85,825
4yr Post-Grad
$12,554
/yr
$17,000
+$173k
University of Alaska Anchorage
Anchorage
AK
$80,981
Nat: $85,825
4yr Post-Grad
$13,077
/yr
-
+$168k
Murfreesboro
TN
$80,424
Nat: $85,825
4yr Post-Grad
$12,562
/yr
$21,500
+$166k
University of Dubuque
Dubuque
IA
$86,081
Nat: $85,825
4yr Post-Grad
$25,171
/yr
$27,000
+$164k
Salt Lake City
UT
$83,574
Nat: $85,825
4yr Post-Grad
$22,516
/yr
-
+$154k
Tempe
AZ
$79,821
Nat: $85,825
4yr Post-Grad
$14,694
/yr
$18,781
+$154k
Everglades University
Boca Raton
FL
$86,730
Nat: $85,825
4yr Post-Grad
$29,825
/yr
$36,500
+$152k
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Prescott
Prescott
Earnings shared by 3 Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University campuses, which report as one program.
AZ
$90,495
Nat: $85,825
4yr Post-Grad
$38,102
/yr
$20,500
+$151k
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Daytona Beach
Daytona Beach
Earnings shared by 3 Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University campuses, which report as one program.
FL
$90,495
Nat: $85,825
4yr Post-Grad
$40,539
/yr
$20,500
+$142k
Columbus
OH
$79,114
Nat: $85,825
4yr Post-Grad
$17,269
/yr
$19,599
+$139k
Denton
TX
$78,166
Nat: $85,825
4yr Post-Grad
$15,358
/yr
-
+$139k
Saint Louis
MO
$83,903
Nat: $85,825
4yr Post-Grad
$29,674
/yr
$22,900
+$131k
Los Angeles
CA
$70,508
Nat: $85,825
4yr Post-Grad
$2,385
/yr
-
+$127k
Farmingdale
NY
$72,195
Nat: $85,825
4yr Post-Grad
$6,146
/yr
$16,275
+$126k
Omaha
NE
$75,314
Nat: $85,825
4yr Post-Grad
$12,898
/yr
$19,500
+$126k
Texas A&M University-Central Texas
Killeen
TX
$70,147
Nat: $85,825
4yr Post-Grad
$4,107
/yr
$12,500
+$118k
Stillwater
OK
$75,469
Nat: $85,825
4yr Post-Grad
$17,058
/yr
$19,500
+$112k
Rocky Mountain College
Billings
MT
$77,374
Nat: $85,825
4yr Post-Grad
$21,679
/yr
$25,847
+$110k
Kent
OH
$76,501
Nat: $85,825
4yr Post-Grad
$20,294
/yr
$22,263
+$108k
LeTourneau University
Longview
TX
$79,277
Nat: $85,825
4yr Post-Grad
$26,985
/yr
$21,875
+$105k
Indiana State University
Terre Haute
IN
$71,254
Nat: $85,825
4yr Post-Grad
$10,103
/yr
$19,934
+$105k
Metropolitan State University of Denver
Denver
CO
$72,846
Nat: $85,825
4yr Post-Grad
$13,803
/yr
$21,022
+$104k
San Jose
CA
$74,495
Nat: $83,243
5yr Post-Grad
$14,241
/yr
-
+$103k
Florida Institute of Technology
Melbourne
FL
$83,243
Nat: $85,825
4yr Post-Grad
$36,511
/yr
$23,250
+$101k
Bowling Green
OH
$75,845
Nat: $85,825
4yr Post-Grad
$21,453
/yr
$22,587
+$99k
Ellensburg
WA
$74,997
Nat: $85,825
4yr Post-Grad
$21,201
/yr
$22,537
+$93k
Bridgewater
MA
$70,215
Nat: $85,825
4yr Post-Grad
$18,061
/yr
$20,500
+$68k
Riverside
CA
$72,629
Nat: $85,825
4yr Post-Grad
$24,138
/yr
$25,000
+$65k
Richmond
KY
$66,943
Nat: $85,825
4yr Post-Grad
$11,925
/yr
$20,992
+$65k
Vaughn College of Aeronautics and Technology
Flushing
NY
$76,979
Nat: $85,825
4yr Post-Grad
$37,598
/yr
$27,000
+$50k
CUNY York College
Jamaica
NY
$57,665
Nat: $85,825
4yr Post-Grad
$1,956
/yr
-
+$26k
University of Maryland Eastern Shore
Princess Anne
MD
$62,080
Nat: $85,825
4yr Post-Grad
$17,378
/yr
-
+$6k
Auburn
AL
-
Nat: $85,825
$25,424
/yr
$19,500
-$0
Henderson State University
Arkadelphia
AR
-
Nat: $85,825
$21,843
/yr
$25,081
-$0
Pacific Union College
Angwin
CA
-
Nat: $85,825
$25,891
/yr
-
-$0
Delaware State University
Dover
DE
-
Nat: $85,825
$19,832
/yr
-
-$0
Boca Raton
FL
-
Nat: $85,825
$43,806
/yr
$19,500
-$0
Broward College
Fort Lauderdale
FL
-
Nat: $85,825
$7,989
/yr
$10,375
-$0
Florida Memorial University
Miami Gardens
FL
-
Nat: $85,825
$24,377
/yr
-
-$0
Polk State College
Winter Haven
FL
-
Nat: $85,825
$7,232
/yr
-
-$0
Quincy
IL
-
Nat: $85,825
$22,711
/yr
-
-$0
Monroe
LA
-
Nat: $85,825
$12,218
/yr
-
-$0
University of Maine at Augusta
Augusta
ME
-
Nat: $85,825
$9,721
/yr
-
-$0
Berrien Springs
MI
-
Nat: $85,825
$29,164
/yr
-
-$0
Academy College
Bloomington
MN
-
Nat: $85,825
$36,485
/yr
-
-$0
University of Minnesota-Crookston
Crookston
MN
-
Nat: $85,825
$11,170
/yr
-
-$0
Cleveland
MS
-
Nat: $85,825
$12,677
/yr
$20,250
-$0
Thomas Edison State University
Trenton
NJ
-
Nat: $85,825
-
/yr
-
-$0
Southeastern Oklahoma State University
Durant
OK
-
Nat: $85,825
$7,565
/yr
-
-$0
Scranton
PA
-
Nat: $85,825
$21,059
/yr
-
-$0
National American University-Rapid City
Rapid City
SD
-
Nat: $85,825
$31,654
/yr
$19,851
-$0
Brookings
SD
-
Nat: $85,825
$20,139
/yr
$21,500
-$0
Waco
TX
-
Nat: $85,825
$44,441
/yr
-
-$0
Hallmark University
San Antonio
TX
-
Nat: $85,825
$13,495
/yr
-
-$0
Vermont State University
Randolph
VT
-
Nat: $85,825
$22,358
/yr
$20,750
-$0
Danville
VA
-
Nat: $85,825
$27,629
/yr
$22,250
-$0
Hampton
VA
-
Nat: $85,825
$25,683
/yr
-
-$0
Green River College
Auburn
WA
-
Nat: $85,825
$18,821
/yr
-
-$0
College Place
WA
-
Nat: $85,825
$27,786
/yr
-
-$0
Oshkosh
WI
-
Nat: $85,825
$16,492
/yr
-
-$0
California Aeronautical University
Bakersfield
CA
-
Nat: $85,825
$46,310
/yr
$31,000
-$0
Southern New Hampshire University
Manchester
NH
$70,978
Nat: $85,825
5yr Post-Grad
$36,764
/yr
-
-$4k
Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Bayamon
Bayamon
PR
$49,222
Nat: $85,825
4yr Post-Grad
$9,597
/yr
$9,000
-$72k
Texas Southern University
Houston
TX
$45,410
Nat: $85,825
5yr Post-Grad
$16,494
/yr
$23,493
-$137k
Elizabeth City State University
Elizabeth City
NC
$26,353
Nat: $85,825
2yr Post-Grad
$8,048
/yr
$19,704
-$255k
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).