Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other: is this bachelor's degree worth it?
National picture across 67 reporting college programs.
MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff
−$75,061 over 10 years
National scenario across reporting bachelor's degree programs, using median year-4 earnings, their institutions’ average net prices and a typical 4-year duration.
At these assumptions, the estimated earnings premium does not recover the modeled economic investment within ten years.
13.9 yrsModeled economic break-even
−28%Modeled 10-year ROI
$64,205Observed earnings · year 4
Observed national outcomes
$64,205Median reported earnings · year 4
$66,742Average reported earnings · year 5
$26,000Median federal debt
52thYear-4 earnings percentile at this credential
67Reporting programs
61With year-4 earnings
The same field can produce a different equation.
Keep the federal field fixed and compare observed outcomes at every reportable credential level. These are separate graduate cohorts—not a promise that more schooling causes the difference.
OPEN PROFILE
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma
- Year-4 earnings
- $54,418
- Federal debt
- $27,000
- Reporting programs
- 5
Associate's Degree
- Year-4 earnings
- $44,030
- Federal debt
- $17,930
- Reporting programs
- 12
Bachelor's Degree
- Year-4 earnings
- $64,205
- Federal debt
- $26,000
- Reporting programs
- 67
Master's Degree
- Year-4 earnings
- $73,446
- Federal debt
- Not available
- Reporting programs
- 18
Doctoral Degree
- Year-4 earnings
- $211,565
- Federal debt
- Not available
- Reporting programs
- 1
Graduate/Professional Certificate
- Year-4 earnings
- $65,838
- Federal debt
- Not available
- Reporting programs
- 1
Where the middle half of programs lands
Year‑4 earnings differ by college. This band shows the 25th percentile, national median and 75th percentile among reporting programs.
Median
25th percentile$57,947National median$64,20575th percentile$75,097
61 programs report year‑4 earnings.See the spread, not just the national number.
1Marywood University$130,6822King's College$129,3973DeSales University$124,9654Gannon University$93,4195Wayne State University$92,7076University of North Carolina Wilmington$86,6547University of Delaware$86,6448Saint Joseph's University - Philadelphia$85,6909Saint Joseph's University - Lancaster$85,69010New York Institute of Technology$84,250Observed year-4 earnings · top displayed records are not a universal ranking
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Same degree, different outcomes
Compare reported outcomes using the same federal field and credential. ROI uses each institution’s average net price as a scenario—not an individual aid offer.
| # | College | Location | Earnings, year 4 | Federal debt | 10-year ROI | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marywood UniversityBachelor's Degree | Scranton, PA | $130,682 | $25,125 | +213% | Strong payoff |
| 2 | King's CollegeBachelor's Degree | Wilkes-Barre, PA | $129,397 | $27,000 | +210% | Strong payoff |
| 3 | DeSales UniversityBachelor's Degree | Center Valley, PA | $124,965 | $27,000 | +161% | Strong payoff |
| 4 | Gannon UniversityBachelor's Degree | Erie, PA | $93,419 | $27,000 | +79% | Positive payoff |
| 5 | Wayne State UniversityBachelor's Degree | Detroit, MI | $92,707 | $18,599 | +106% | Strong payoff |
| 6 | University of North Carolina WilmingtonBachelor's Degree | Wilmington, NC | $86,654 | $24,990 | +60% | Positive payoff |
| 7 | University of DelawareBachelor's Degree | Newark, DE | $86,644 | Not available | +66% | Positive payoff |
| 8 | Saint Joseph's University - PhiladelphiaBachelor's Degree | Philadelphia, PA | $85,690 | $26,576 | +36% | Positive payoff |
| 9 | Saint Joseph's University - LancasterBachelor's Degree | Lancaster, PA | $85,690 | $26,576 | +16% | Positive payoff |
| 10 | New York Institute of TechnologyBachelor's Degree | Old Westbury, NY | $84,250 | $26,000 | +45% | Positive payoff |
| 11 | Boston UniversityBachelor's Degree | Boston, MA | $83,413 | $26,773 | +38% | Positive payoff |
| 12 | Kettering CollegeBachelor's Degree | Kettering, OH | $83,293 | $37,613 | +44% | Positive payoff |
| 13 | Purdue University-Main CampusBachelor's Degree | West Lafayette, IN | $82,581 | $23,538 | +58% | Positive payoff |
| 14 | Quinnipiac UniversityBachelor's Degree | Hamden, CT | $80,374 | $26,000 | +3% | Positive payoff |
| 15 | Maryville University of Saint LouisBachelor's Degree | Saint Louis, MO | $76,311 | Not available | +17% | Positive payoff |
| 16 | Thomas Edison State UniversityBachelor's Degree | Trenton, NJ | $75,097 | $19,018 | WithheldPrice-proxy sensitive | Not available |
| 17 | Clemson UniversityBachelor's Degree | Clemson, SC | $72,010 | $19,500 | +0% | Positive payoff |
| 18 | Nazareth UniversityBachelor's Degree | Rochester, NY | $71,968 | $27,000 | -9% | Negative payoff |
| 19 | Tulane University of LouisianaBachelor's Degree | New Orleans, LA | $71,325 | $19,500 | -23% | Negative payoff |
| 20 | St. John's University-New YorkBachelor's Degree | Queens, NY | $70,521 | $27,000 | -15% | Negative payoff |
| 21 | Elizabethtown CollegeBachelor's Degree | Elizabethtown, PA | $69,614 | $27,000 | -14% | Negative payoff |
| 22 | University of Maryland-Baltimore CountyBachelor's Degree | Baltimore, MD | $68,823 | $20,375 | -3% | Negative payoff |
| 23 | Russell Sage CollegeBachelor's Degree | Troy, NY | $68,647 | $27,000 | -13% | Negative payoff |
| 24 | Bradley UniversityBachelor's Degree | Peoria, IL | $67,735 | $26,899 | -16% | Negative payoff |
| 25 | University of Wisconsin-ParksideBachelor's Degree | Kenosha, WI | $67,130 | $18,095 | -3% | Negative payoff |
| 26 | University of Cincinnati-Main CampusBachelor's Degree | Cincinnati, OH | $66,550 | $26,263 | -24% | Negative payoff |
| 27 | Bowling Green State University-Main CampusBachelor's Degree | Bowling Green, OH | $66,280 | $26,000 | -23% | Negative payoff |
| 28 | Xavier UniversityBachelor's Degree | Cincinnati, OH | $66,017 | $27,000 | -33% | Negative payoff |
| 29 | Muskingum UniversityBachelor's Degree | New Concord, OH | $64,805 | Not available | -23% | Negative payoff |
| 30 | Missouri Southern State UniversityBachelor's Degree | Joplin, MO | $64,765 | $21,463 | -13% | Negative payoff |
| 31 | University of MississippiBachelor's Degree | University, MS | $64,205 | $12,500 | -18% | Negative payoff |
| 32 | George Mason UniversityBachelor's Degree | Fairfax, VA | $64,046 | $25,000 | -24% | Negative payoff |
| 33 | Youngstown State UniversityBachelor's Degree | Youngstown, OH | $63,979 | $29,750 | -18% | Negative payoff |
| 34 | Old Dominion UniversityBachelor's Degree | Norfolk, VA | $63,027 | $27,147 | -24% | Negative payoff |
| 35 | Ferris State UniversityBachelor's Degree | Big Rapids, MI | $62,718 | $29,518 | -17% | Negative payoff |
| 36 | State University of New York at CortlandBachelor's Degree | Cortland, NY | $62,524 | $26,995 | -35% | Negative payoff |
| 37 | Grand Valley State UniversityBachelor's Degree | Allendale, MI | $62,482 | $26,262 | -29% | Negative payoff |
| 38 | Curry CollegeBachelor's Degree | Milton, MA | $62,052 | $27,000 | -43% | Negative payoff |
| 39 | Furman UniversityBachelor's Degree | Greenville, SC | $61,904 | $21,913 | -44% | Negative payoff |
| 40 | Rutgers University-New BrunswickBachelor's Degree | New Brunswick, NJ | $61,901 | Not available | -39% | Negative payoff |
| 41 | University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh CampusBachelor's Degree | Pittsburgh, PA | $60,864 | $25,239 | -47% | Negative payoff |
| 42 | East Tennessee State UniversityBachelor's Degree | Johnson City, TN | $60,298 | $20,500 | -37% | Negative payoff |
| 43 | Boise State UniversityBachelor's Degree | Boise, ID | $60,164 | $25,000 | -43% | Negative payoff |
| 44 | St. Francis CollegeBachelor's Degree | Brooklyn, NY | $59,885 | $25,500 | -41% | Negative payoff |
| 45 | Mercy UniversityBachelor's Degree | Dobbs Ferry, NY | $58,471 | $28,000 | -43% | Negative payoff |
| 46 | Excelsior UniversityBachelor's Degree | Albany, NY | $57,947 | $31,251 | WithheldPrice-proxy sensitive | Not available |
| 47 | Long Island UniversityBachelor's Degree | Brookville, NY | $56,863 | $25,000 | -62% | Negative payoff |
| 48 | Goodwin UniversityBachelor's Degree | East Hartford, CT | $56,618 | $45,036 | -61% | Negative payoff |
| 49 | University of Wisconsin-Stevens PointBachelor's Degree | Stevens Point, WI | $56,019 | $23,500 | -54% | Negative payoff |
| 50 | Oakland UniversityBachelor's Degree | Rochester Hills, MI | $54,767 | $25,000 | -55% | Negative payoff |
| 51 | University of Central ArkansasBachelor's Degree | Conway, AR | $54,517 | $17,500 | -61% | Negative payoff |
| 52 | Worcester State UniversityBachelor's Degree | Worcester, MA | $54,245 | $25,000 | -60% | Negative payoff |
| 53 | Southwestern Oklahoma State UniversityBachelor's Degree | Weatherford, OK | $53,668 | $18,700 | -64% | Negative payoff |
| 54 | University of BridgeportBachelor's Degree | Bridgeport, CT | $53,404 | $26,000 | -71% | Negative payoff |
| 55 | University of Northern IowaBachelor's Degree | Cedar Falls, IA | $52,202 | $20,844 | -70% | Negative payoff |
| 56 | La Roche UniversityBachelor's Degree | Pittsburgh, PA | $51,817 | $26,000 | -74% | Negative payoff |
| 57 | California State University, Dominguez HillsBachelor's Degree | Carson, CA | $51,549 | $13,000 | -69% | Negative payoff |
| 58 | University of Louisiana at MonroeBachelor's Degree | Monroe, LA | $50,446 | $27,500 | -77% | Negative payoff |
| 59 | Georgia Southern UniversityBachelor's Degree | Statesboro, GA | $49,941 | Not available | -80% | Negative payoff |
| 60 | Radford UniversityBachelor's Degree | Radford, VA | $48,566 | $35,384 | -85% | Negative payoff |
| 61 | Tennessee State UniversityBachelor's Degree | Nashville, TN | $48,365 | $29,384 | -86% | Negative payoff |
| 62 | Azusa Pacific UniversityBachelor's Degree | Azusa, CA | Not available | $24,500 | WithheldPrice-proxy sensitive | $22,212 |
| 63 | Mount St. Mary's UniversityBachelor's Degree | Emmitsburg, MD | Not available | $21,500 | WithheldPrice-proxy sensitive | $22,655 |
| 64 | Merrimack CollegeBachelor's Degree | North Andover, MA | Not available | $27,000 | WithheldPrice-proxy sensitive | $37,927 |
| 65 | Rowan UniversityBachelor's Degree | Glassboro, NJ | Not available | $21,500 | WithheldPrice-proxy sensitive | $22,408 |
| 66 | Campbell UniversityBachelor's Degree | Buies Creek, NC | Not available | $20,750 | WithheldPrice-proxy sensitive | $24,516 |
| 67 | Baldwin Wallace UniversityBachelor's Degree | Berea, OH | Not available | $26,972 | WithheldPrice-proxy sensitive | $27,603 |
This page keeps the field and credential level fixed. Federal categories can still combine multiple catalog programs or concentrations. Automated ROI is limited to associate and bachelor’s degrees because institution-wide annual net price is not a reliable proxy for short certificate prices. ROI is an illustrative scenario, not a federal determination.