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HBCUs with the Highest Payoff for Black Students in 2024

 HBCUs with the Highest Payoff for Black Students in 2024
Posted By: Reginald Culpepper on February 12, 2024

By Taylor Nichols (onlineu.com)

Many students know they want to attend an HBCU long before it comes time to apply. HBCUs are well-known for their important roles in Black and American history. The benefits of attending an HBCU today are many, such as inclusive campuses and supportive learning environments. Perhaps most importantly, campuses have a strong sense of community, which is a key priority for prospective HBCU students according to a 2023 survey.

These factors may contribute to stronger outcomes for Black college students, but it can also be informative to look at who is enrolling at a college, how much they’re paying for it and what they’re getting out of it to help assess the financial value colleges provide (or don’t provide) to their community. Annual net price, acceptance rates, students’ financial background and earnings data all play a key role in making that assessment.

To highlight which HBCUs offer the highest payoff for Black students, we looked at median earnings by college and compared it to the state salary threshold, which is the median salary for Black graduates in the same state with the same level of education.



Analyzing the data in this way allows us to account for the school's location, an important factor given that most HBCUs are located in southern states where median earnings are lower overall.

2024 HBCUs with the Highest Payoff
UniversityMedian SalaryState Salary ThresholdFinancial Payoff
Spelman College$62,186$45,782$16,404
Xavier University of Louisiana$54,868$43,201$11,667
Hampton University$60,069$49,217$10,852
Morehouse College$56,104$45,782$10,322
Tuskegee University$47,389$40,393$6,996
Florida A&M University$47,106$41,952$5,154
Howard University$64,198$59,518$4,680
North Carolina A&T State University$47,942$43,494$4,448
Jackson State University$39,095$34,959$4,136
Oakwood University$44,518$40,393$4,125


To view a closer and more in-depth look at each one of the listed schools above, go to https://www.onlineu.com/magazine/hbcus-hig...
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