ASSOCIATE + BACHELOR’S · ILLUSTRATIVE ECONOMIC ROIBest ROI majors
Compare degree fields using reported earnings, college-wide average net price, expected study time and earnings forgone while enrolled.
Health & Clinical30 qualifying field-and-credential categories
1Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingAssociate's Degree · institution price context $11,650/yr+209%2Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and AdministrationBachelor's Degree · institution price context $20,647/yr+194%3Dental Support Services and Allied ProfessionsAssociate's Degree · institution price context $12,239/yr+71%4Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsAssociate's Degree · institution price context $12,749/yr+65%5Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBachelor's Degree · institution price context $19,523/yr+60%6Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing AssistantsAssociate's Degree · institution price context $14,963/yr+59%7Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesBachelor's Degree · institution price context $14,974/yr+44%8Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied ProfessionsBachelor's Degree · institution price context $16,634/yr+21%9Dental Support Services and Allied ProfessionsBachelor's Degree · institution price context $16,681/yr−6%10Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied ProfessionsAssociate's Degree · institution price context $14,215/yr−8%11Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsBachelor's Degree · institution price context $18,756/yr−11%12Ophthalmic and Optometric Support Services and Allied ProfessionsAssociate's Degree · institution price context $8,133/yr−19%13Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, OtherBachelor's Degree · institution price context $21,778/yr−28%14Health/Medical Preparatory ProgramsBachelor's Degree · institution price context $20,159/yr−33%15Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, GeneralAssociate's Degree · institution price context $12,608/yr−37%16Health/Medical Preparatory ProgramsAssociate's Degree · institution price context $8,439/yr−38%17Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, GeneralBachelor's Degree · institution price context $19,927/yr−43%18Communication Disorders Sciences and ServicesBachelor's Degree · institution price context $17,370/yr−46%19Health and Medical Administrative ServicesBachelor's Degree · institution price context $19,686/yr−49%20Public HealthBachelor's Degree · institution price context $19,113/yr−51%21Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition ServicesBachelor's Degree · institution price context $16,450/yr−56%22Rehabilitation and Therapeutic ProfessionsBachelor's Degree · institution price context $20,060/yr−63%23Rehabilitation and Therapeutic ProfessionsAssociate's Degree · institution price context $11,088/yr−64%24Mental and Social Health Services and Allied ProfessionsBachelor's Degree · institution price context $16,484/yr−74%25Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesAssociate's Degree · institution price context $14,302/yr−99%26Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, OtherAssociate's Degree · institution price context $11,001/yr−109%27Public HealthAssociate's Degree · institution price context $15,141/yr−113%28Mental and Social Health Services and Allied ProfessionsAssociate's Degree · institution price context $8,870/yr−132%29Health and Medical Administrative ServicesAssociate's Degree · institution price context $15,734/yr−144%30Somatic Bodywork and Related Therapeutic ServicesAssociate's Degree · institution price context $26,154/yr−205%The ROI scenario compares reported earnings with a $45,000 annual earnings baseline and includes study-time opportunity cost. Annual cost is the average college-wide net price among institutions reporting the field, not program tuition. Certificate and graduate credentials are excluded because that proxy is not reliable enough for those programs.