For-profits schools with the highest earning alums 
We rank for-profit schools according to the highest-earning median students, according to College Scorecard.
For more information on our ranking system, visit our methodology page.
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Net cost: The median annual cost of all students that receive any aid. This does not refer to the “sticker price”, the price listed by the college.
Earnings: The median earnings of all bachelor-level students 10 years after enrollment. This includes both students that do and do not graduate, across all majors.
Payback: The amount of time in years it takes to pay off the median net cost by the median earnings. For this calculation, the median earning of high school graduates (in the school’s home state) are deducted from the median earnings.
Degree premium: The difference between the school’s median earnings and the median earnings for all schools in the same state. This is called “Vs. state average” in school profiles below.
Ranking: The payback rate is divided by the degree premium (set as a percentage), the lower the number the higher the rank. (i.e. payback=1, degree premium 20% higher than state school median: 1/120% = .883.
Columbia Southern University
Orange Beach, Alabama
Admission rate: N/A
Grad rate: 47%
Net cost: $10,368
Payback: 1.1 Years
Earnings: $74,398
Vs. state average: + $31,035
Economic score: 0.62
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West Coast University-Dallas
Dallas, Texas
Admission rate: N/A
Grad rate: 71%
Net cost: $27,473
Payback: 1.9 Years
Earnings: $97,371
Vs. state average: + $52,424
Economic score: 0.89
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West Coast University-Ontario
Ontario, California
Admission rate: N/A
Grad rate: 65%
Net cost: $38,169
Payback: 2.7 Years
Earnings: $97,371
Vs. state average: + $46,692
Economic score: 1.40
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West Coast University-Los Angeles
North Hollywood, California
Admission rate: N/A
Grad rate: 70%
Net cost: $38,740
Payback: 2.7 Years
Earnings: $97,371
Vs. state average: + $46,692
Economic score: 1.42
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West Coast University-Orange County
Anaheim, California
Admission rate: N/A
Grad rate: 73%
Net cost: $39,100
Payback: 2.7 Years
Earnings: $97,371
Vs. state average: + $46,692
Economic score: 1.43
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DigiPen Institute of Technology
Redmond, Washington
Admission rate: 39%
Grad rate: 48%
Net cost: $39,022
Payback: 2.8 Years
Earnings: $89,916
Vs. state average: + $44,957
Economic score: 1.40
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Neumont College of Computer Science
Salt Lake City, Utah
Admission rate: 91%
Grad rate: 66%
Net cost: $28,863
Payback: 2.3 Years
Earnings: $89,164
Vs. state average: + $46,938
Economic score: 1.10
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Chamberlain University-Florida
Jacksonville, Florida
Admission rate: 100%
Grad rate: 65%
Net cost: $25,774
Payback: 2.4 Years
Earnings: $77,512
Vs. state average: + $32,791
Economic score: 1.38
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Chamberlain University-Illinois
Addison, Illinois
Admission rate: 92%
Grad rate: 75%
Net cost: $25,598
Payback: 2.5 Years
Earnings: $77,512
Vs. state average: + $32,675
Economic score: 1.43
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Chamberlain University-Ohio
Columbus, Ohio
Admission rate: 68%
Grad rate: 58%
Net cost: $25,285
Payback: 2.4 Years
Earnings: $77,512
Vs. state average: + $29,113
Economic score: 1.48
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Chamberlain University-Texas
Houston, Texas
Admission rate: 87%
Grad rate: 75%
Net cost: $28,938
Payback: 2.8 Years
Earnings: $77,512
Vs. state average: + $32,565
Economic score: 1.61
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Chamberlain University-Georgia
Atlanta, Georgia
Admission rate: 36%
Grad rate: 58%
Net cost: $32,322
Payback: 3.0 Years
Earnings: $77,512
Vs. state average: + $35,619
Economic score: 1.63
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Chamberlain University-Missouri
St. Louis, Missouri
Admission rate: 74%
Grad rate: 69%
Net cost: $29,658
Payback: 2.9 Years
Earnings: $77,512
Vs. state average: + $30,192
Economic score: 1.74
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Chamberlain University-Virginia
Vienna, Virginia
Admission rate: 64%
Grad rate: 61%
Net cost: $33,982
Payback: 3.3 Years
Earnings: $77,512
Vs. state average: + $34,528
Economic score: 1.83
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Chamberlain University-Arizona
Phoenix, Arizona
Admission rate: 63%
Grad rate: 56%
Net cost: $36,767
Payback: 3.5 Years
Earnings: $77,512
Vs. state average: + $32,794
Economic score: 2.03
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American University of Health Sciences
Signal Hill, California
Admission rate: N/A
Grad rate: 96%
Net cost: $21,706
Payback: 3.0 Years
Earnings: $62,137
Vs. state average: + $11,458
Economic score: 2.42
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Platt College-Aurora
Aurora, Colorado
Admission rate: 46%
Grad rate: 83%
Net cost: $37,134
Payback: 6.2 Years
Earnings: $57,243
Vs. state average: + $11,322
Economic score: 5.01
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LIM College
New York, New York
Admission rate: 85%
Grad rate: 59%
Net cost: $34,761
Payback: 4.8 Years
Earnings: $56,202
Vs. state average: + $512
Economic score: 4.79
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Newschool of Architecture and Design
San Diego, California
Admission rate: 97%
Grad rate: 69%
Net cost: $37,409
Payback: 6.6 Years
Earnings: $53,574
Vs. state average: + $2,895
Economic score: 6.28
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School of Visual Arts
New York, New York
Admission rate: 72%
Grad rate: 75%
Net cost: $44,616
Payback: 7.2 Years
Earnings: $50,066
Vs. state average: - $5,624
Economic score: 7.99
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