Location: Maryville, North Dakota
Well, after seeing graduation rates as low as 8%, Maryville State’s 40.6% seems pretty great, actually. But it’s not, so don’t let the comparison between a bad, bad school and a “meh” bad school fool you. Unless you’re okay with meh, in which case you should be prepared to take on around $27,000 in debt and earn a median salary of nearly $40,000.
Although, some median salaries on this list are between $15,000-$20,000 less – so you could definitely do worse than this school in North Dakota.
Heritage University
Location: Toppenish, Washington
This private university is located on the Yakama Indian Reservation in Washington. It actually has some pretty great things going for it, so it isn’t all bad. It has the best graduation rate out of any school on this list so far at over 84% - which is unfathomably higher than 8%.
It isn’t terribly expensive, but it’s not cheap either, with the average student paying $11,742 per year. The median salary at six years isn’t very good, either, and is currently reported at right around $35,000.
Wilson College
Location: Chambersburg, Pennsylvania Wilson College has been around for 150 years, which may seem like a good thing.
That is until you consider the kind of money the students are spending versus what they’re getting in return -$86,000.
Mercyhurst University
Location: Erie, Pennsylvania The numbers at Mercyhurst are way off. Just look at their tuition, which adds up to nearly $180,000 for a four-year degree.
That may not seem awful in the long run – until you find out that after graduation, most alumni are making somewhere around $41,000.
Denison University
Location: Granville, Ohio Ten years after students first start their programs at Denison University in Ohio, they can only look forward to a salary of around $48,800.
Pair that with the $51,000 annual cost to attend and it doesn’t seem like education at this school is the best investment.