Estimated for a typical student paying the average net price over 4 years.
There isn't enough federal earnings data to calculate a reliable ROI here yet.
We only publish an ROI verdict where the U.S. Department of Education reports both earnings and cost. We won’t fabricate a number where federal data is missing.
Who the college serves and whether the payoff reaches everyone — earnings ten years after starting (IRS-linked), with access measures from federal enrollment data.
By gender
Women
$71,697
Men
$85,764
16% gap between the two groups
By family-income background
From lower-income families
$64,869
From higher-income families
$98,836
34% gap between the two groups
By student status (FAFSA)
Dependent students
$57,370
Independent students
$79,196
28% gap between the two groups
48%
First-generation students
34%
Take federal student loans
89%
Born in the U.S.
Who studies here
White 56%Hispanic 14%Asian 3%Black 21%Other 6%
Undergraduate enrollment by race/ethnicity. Federal data does not report earnings by race.
How Excelsior University compares
This college against the New York and national averages — higher earnings and lower cost/debt are better.
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Best-paying majors at Excelsior University
Fields of study ranked by their own ROI — earnings five years after graduating against the cost and debt. Click a major for the deep dive.
Degree Return is an independent informational service. ROI figures are estimates based on past student cohorts; individual earnings vary widely. This is not financial, legal, or admissions advice. We never compute ROI where federal data is missing.
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Data as of 2024 · sourced from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.