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 & Clinical15 qualifying field-and-credential categories
1Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and AdministrationBachelor's Degree · institution price context $20,647/yr+194%2Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBachelor's Degree · institution price context $19,523/yr+60%3Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesBachelor's Degree · institution price context $14,974/yr+44%4Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied ProfessionsBachelor's Degree · institution price context $16,634/yr+21%5Dental Support Services and Allied ProfessionsBachelor's Degree · institution price context $16,681/yr−6%6Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsBachelor's Degree · institution price context $18,756/yr−11%7Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, OtherBachelor's Degree · institution price context $21,778/yr−28%8Health/Medical Preparatory ProgramsBachelor's Degree · institution price context $20,159/yr−33%9Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, GeneralBachelor's Degree · institution price context $19,927/yr−43%10Communication Disorders Sciences and ServicesBachelor's Degree · institution price context $17,370/yr−46%11Health and Medical Administrative ServicesBachelor's Degree · institution price context $19,686/yr−49%12Public HealthBachelor's Degree · institution price context $19,113/yr−51%13Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition ServicesBachelor's Degree · institution price context $16,450/yr−56%14Rehabilitation and Therapeutic ProfessionsBachelor's Degree · institution price context $20,060/yr−63%15Mental and Social Health Services and Allied ProfessionsBachelor's Degree · institution price context $16,484/yr−74%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.