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BACHELOR'S DEGREE01

Business Administration, Management and Operations

1,282 reporting programs

$64,466median earnings · year 4
Negative payoff−25% ROI
UNDERGRADUATE CERTIFICATE OR DIPLOMA02

Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services

1,199 reporting programs

$26,547median earnings · year 4
Certificate price neededROI withheld
BACHELOR'S DEGREE03

Psychology, General

1,139 reporting programs

$49,960median earnings · year 4
Negative payoff−81% ROI
BACHELOR'S DEGREE04

Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing

1,053 reporting programs

$86,259median earnings · year 4
Positive payoff+60% ROI
ASSOCIATE'S DEGREE05

Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing

1,032 reporting programs

$79,954median earnings · year 4
Strong payoff+209% ROI
BACHELOR'S DEGREE06

Biology, General

1,010 reporting programs

$57,546median earnings · year 4
Negative payoff−52% ROI
ASSOCIATE'S DEGREE07

Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities

997 reporting programs

$42,789median earnings · year 4
Negative payoff−120% ROI
MASTER'S DEGREE08

Business Administration, Management and Operations

890 reporting programs

$93,369median earnings · year 4
Personal baseline neededROI withheld
UNDERGRADUATE CERTIFICATE OR DIPLOMA09

Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants

862 reporting programs

$55,921median earnings · year 4
Certificate price neededROI withheld
BACHELOR'S DEGREE10

Accounting and Related Services

856 reporting programs

$72,457median earnings · year 4
Positive payoff+6% ROI
BACHELOR'S DEGREE11

Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods

742 reporting programs

$47,730median earnings · year 4
Negative payoff−89% ROI
UNDERGRADUATE CERTIFICATE OR DIPLOMA12

Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services

737 reporting programs

$34,558median earnings · year 4
Certificate price neededROI withheld
BACHELOR'S DEGREE13

Criminal Justice and Corrections

724 reporting programs

$54,228median earnings · year 4
Negative payoff−64% ROI
BACHELOR'S DEGREE14

Communication and Media Studies

699 reporting programs

$54,091median earnings · year 4
Negative payoff−65% ROI
BACHELOR'S DEGREE15

Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness

660 reporting programs

$53,190median earnings · year 4
Negative payoff−68% ROI
BACHELOR'S DEGREE16

English Language and Literature, General

614 reporting programs

$48,926median earnings · year 4
Negative payoff−85% ROI
BACHELOR'S DEGREE17

Political Science and Government

609 reporting programs

$61,929median earnings · year 4
Negative payoff−36% ROI
ASSOCIATE'S DEGREE18

Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions

601 reporting programs

$64,016median earnings · year 4
Positive payoff+65% ROI
ASSOCIATE'S DEGREE19

Business Administration, Management and Operations

592 reporting programs

$48,685median earnings · year 4
Negative payoff−67% ROI
UNDERGRADUATE CERTIFICATE OR DIPLOMA20

Health and Medical Administrative Services

590 reporting programs

$35,310median earnings · year 4
Certificate price neededROI withheld
BACHELOR'S DEGREE21

Marketing

551 reporting programs

$66,477median earnings · year 4
Negative payoff−18% ROI
ASSOCIATE'S DEGREE22

Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services

540 reporting programs

$45,151median earnings · year 4
Negative payoff−99% ROI
BACHELOR'S DEGREE23

Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities

527 reporting programs

$52,545median earnings · year 4
Negative payoff−70% ROI
BACHELOR'S DEGREE24

Sociology

509 reporting programs

$52,094median earnings · year 4
Negative payoff−72% ROI
BACHELOR'S DEGREE25

History

506 reporting programs

$50,592median earnings · year 4
Negative payoff−78% ROI
BACHELOR'S DEGREE26

Computer and Information Sciences, General

489 reporting programs

$84,860median earnings · year 4
Positive payoff+57% ROI
ASSOCIATE'S DEGREE27

Criminal Justice and Corrections

480 reporting programs

$46,940median earnings · year 4
Negative payoff−83% ROI
BACHELOR'S DEGREE28

Finance and Financial Management Services

472 reporting programs

$77,504median earnings · year 4
Positive payoff+25% ROI
BACHELOR'S DEGREE29

Fine and Studio Arts

465 reporting programs

$41,265median earnings · year 4
Negative payoff−115% ROI
MASTER'S DEGREE30

Educational Administration and Supervision

464 reporting programs

$69,836median earnings · year 4
Personal baseline neededROI withheld
BACHELOR'S DEGREE31

Social Work

463 reporting programs

$51,410median earnings · year 4
Negative payoff−74% ROI
MASTER'S DEGREE32

Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing

447 reporting programs

$120,338median earnings · year 4
Personal baseline neededROI withheld
UNDERGRADUATE CERTIFICATE OR DIPLOMA33

Precision Metal Working

398 reporting programs

$47,927median earnings · year 4
Certificate price neededROI withheld
BACHELOR'S DEGREE34

Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas

394 reporting programs

$50,806median earnings · year 4
Negative payoff−77% ROI
BACHELOR'S DEGREE35

Economics

390 reporting programs

$79,468median earnings · year 4
Positive payoff+29% ROI
MASTER'S DEGREE36

Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods

385 reporting programs

$58,916median earnings · year 4
Personal baseline neededROI withheld
UNDERGRADUATE CERTIFICATE OR DIPLOMA37

Dental Support Services and Allied Professions

375 reporting programs

$34,006median earnings · year 4
Certificate price neededROI withheld
BACHELOR'S DEGREE38

Computer Science

373 reporting programs

$98,882median earnings · year 4
Strong payoff+107% ROI
MASTER'S DEGREE39

Accounting and Related Services

362 reporting programs

$93,047median earnings · year 4
Personal baseline neededROI withheld
BACHELOR'S DEGREE40

Design and Applied Arts

338 reporting programs

$52,204median earnings · year 4
Negative payoff−73% ROI
UNDERGRADUATE CERTIFICATE OR DIPLOMA41

Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians

337 reporting programs

$50,285median earnings · year 4
Certificate price neededROI withheld
MASTER'S DEGREE42

Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology

335 reporting programs

$65,278median earnings · year 4
Personal baseline neededROI withheld
ASSOCIATE'S DEGREE43

Health and Medical Administrative Services

333 reporting programs

$39,604median earnings · year 4
Negative payoff−144% ROI
BACHELOR'S DEGREE44

Mathematics

331 reporting programs

$70,257median earnings · year 4
Negative payoff−2% ROI
BACHELOR'S DEGREE45

Mechanical Engineering

326 reporting programs

$91,131median earnings · year 4
Positive payoff+78% ROI
UNDERGRADUATE CERTIFICATE OR DIPLOMA46

Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions

325 reporting programs

$56,695median earnings · year 4
Certificate price neededROI withheld
BACHELOR'S DEGREE47

Music

314 reporting programs

$43,385median earnings · year 4
Negative payoff−106% ROI
BACHELOR'S DEGREE48

Health and Medical Administrative Services

308 reporting programs

$58,170median earnings · year 4
Negative payoff−49% ROI