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ASSOCIATE + BACHELOR’S · ILLUSTRATIVE ECONOMIC ROI

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Compare degree fields using reported earnings, college-wide average net price, expected study time and earnings forgone while enrolled.

Field familyAll fieldsSTEM & ComputingHealth & ClinicalBusiness & ManagementSocial & Behavioral SciencesEducationArts, Media & HumanitiesLaw & Public ServiceTrades & Applied Fields
Degree levelAssociate + bachelor’sAssociateBachelor’s
STEM & Computing79 qualifying field-and-credential categories
31Electromechanical Technologies/TechniciansBachelor's Degree · institution price context $22,913/yr+62%32Engineering PhysicsBachelor's Degree · institution price context $22,486/yr+61%33Engineering, GeneralBachelor's Degree · institution price context $22,464/yr+60%34Architectural EngineeringBachelor's Degree · institution price context $22,030/yr+58%35Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralBachelor's Degree · institution price context $18,366/yr+57%36Agricultural EngineeringBachelor's Degree · institution price context $19,298/yr+56%37Civil EngineeringBachelor's Degree · institution price context $19,465/yr+55%38MathematicsAssociate's Degree · institution price context $8,306/yr+55%39Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/TechniciansBachelor's Degree · institution price context $17,656/yr+53%40Industrial Production Technologies/TechniciansBachelor's Degree · institution price context $15,078/yr+51%41Information Science/StudiesBachelor's Degree · institution price context $18,842/yr+50%42Information Science/StudiesAssociate's Degree · institution price context $15,027/yr+50%43Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/TechniciansBachelor's Degree · institution price context $17,946/yr+46%44Environmental/Environmental Health EngineeringBachelor's Degree · institution price context $18,809/yr+44%45Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians, OtherBachelor's Degree · institution price context $17,968/yr+43%46Computer/Information Technology Administration and ManagementBachelor's Degree · institution price context $19,384/yr+42%47Biological and Biomedical Sciences, OtherBachelor's Degree · institution price context $19,656/yr+42%48Engineering Technologies/Technicians, GeneralBachelor's Degree · institution price context $16,210/yr+39%49Computer Engineering Technologies/TechniciansBachelor's Degree · institution price context $20,556/yr+32%50Computer ProgrammingAssociate's Degree · institution price context $11,261/yr+30%51PhysicsBachelor's Degree · institution price context $19,182/yr+29%52Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/TechniciansAssociate's Degree · institution price context $11,193/yr+29%53BiotechnologyBachelor's Degree · institution price context $18,331/yr+25%54Computer ProgrammingBachelor's Degree · institution price context $22,918/yr+23%55Civil Engineering Technologies/TechniciansBachelor's Degree · institution price context $17,445/yr+22%56Computer Systems Networking and TelecommunicationsBachelor's Degree · institution price context $18,444/yr+14%57Computer Systems AnalysisBachelor's Degree · institution price context $20,259/yr+2%58Environmental Control Technologies/TechniciansAssociate's Degree · institution price context $15,564/yr+0%59MathematicsBachelor's Degree · institution price context $19,108/yr−2%60Computer/Information Technology Administration and ManagementAssociate's Degree · institution price context $13,472/yr−2%

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.