Location: Walla Walla, Washington Whitman’s graduation rate is much better than most others on this list, coming in at 87%. The reason they’re on here, however, is the negative ROI.
The annual tuition and average ten-year earnings are both right around $51,000.
Nevada State College
Location: Henderson, Nevada
If you live near this school, you could do worse, but there are also much, much better schools than Nevada State College in the area. The tuition isn’t incredibly expensive, though it is higher than some other local schools at around $12,000/year. Graduates can typically expect to walk away with around the same amount in debt.
The school’s graduation rate is also low, at just under 28%. The good news about Nevada State is that they have a 76% acceptance rate – for those who are interested in attending.
Wheaton College
Location: Norton, Massachusetts Students shell out an average of $52,626 per year to attend Wheaten College, but the return on investment just doesn’t add up.
Ten years after entry, grads can only expect to earn around $48,400.
California College
Location: San Diego, California
California College is another case of spending too much time and effort and reaping little reward – if you reap at all. That’s because the average income of a grad more than five years after graduation is less than $40,000 per year.
That may not sound too shabby, but that’s five years of experience plus a bachelor’s degree – which should equal out to more than that. Especially when you take into consideration that the average debt for alums is nearly $32,000. Something about that equation just doesn’t add up.
Warren Wilson
College Location: Swannanoa, North Carolina This college is located on a sprawling, beautiful campus right outside of Asheville, North Carolina.
They’ve got a mediocre graduation rate at just over 53%, and the cost of tuition versus the starting salary doesn’t exactly equal out to be very beneficial to grads, especially considering the amount of debt they’re left saddled with.