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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
All fields100 qualifying field-and-credential categories
1Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and AdministrationBachelor's Degree · institution price context $20,647/yr+194%2Systems EngineeringBachelor's Degree · institution price context $17,530/yr+179%3Computer EngineeringBachelor's Degree · institution price context $19,495/yr+135%4Petroleum EngineeringBachelor's Degree · institution price context $17,673/yr+130%5Construction EngineeringBachelor's Degree · institution price context $18,516/yr+121%6Electrical, Electronics, and Communications EngineeringBachelor's Degree · institution price context $18,545/yr+111%7Industrial EngineeringBachelor's Degree · institution price context $18,384/yr+108%8Computer ScienceBachelor's Degree · institution price context $20,093/yr+107%9Nuclear EngineeringBachelor's Degree · institution price context $19,401/yr+101%10Chemical EngineeringBachelor's Degree · institution price context $19,885/yr+100%11Construction Engineering Technology/TechnicianBachelor's Degree · institution price context $14,638/yr+99%12Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space EngineeringBachelor's Degree · institution price context $20,350/yr+97%13Construction ManagementBachelor's Degree · institution price context $18,163/yr+92%14Engineering, OtherBachelor's Degree · institution price context $19,529/yr+91%15Materials EngineeringBachelor's Degree · institution price context $18,493/yr+84%16Applied MathematicsBachelor's Degree · institution price context $19,894/yr+84%17Biomedical/Medical EngineeringBachelor's Degree · institution price context $21,718/yr+84%18Fire ProtectionBachelor's Degree · institution price context $14,039/yr+80%19Mechanical EngineeringBachelor's Degree · institution price context $19,830/yr+78%20Engineering-Related FieldsBachelor's Degree · institution price context $20,045/yr+74%21InsuranceBachelor's Degree · institution price context $19,610/yr+72%22Manufacturing EngineeringBachelor's Degree · institution price context $18,990/yr+71%23Quality Control and Safety Technologies/TechniciansBachelor's Degree · institution price context $13,952/yr+68%24StatisticsBachelor's Degree · institution price context $18,776/yr+66%25Electromechanical Technologies/TechniciansBachelor's Degree · institution price context $22,913/yr+62%26Engineering PhysicsBachelor's Degree · institution price context $22,486/yr+61%27Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBachelor's Degree · institution price context $19,523/yr+60%28Engineering, GeneralBachelor's Degree · institution price context $22,464/yr+60%29Architectural EngineeringBachelor's Degree · institution price context $22,030/yr+58%30Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralBachelor's Degree · institution price context $18,366/yr+57%31Agricultural EngineeringBachelor's Degree · institution price context $19,298/yr+56%32Civil EngineeringBachelor's Degree · institution price context $19,465/yr+55%33Air TransportationBachelor's Degree · institution price context $17,416/yr+53%34Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/TechniciansBachelor's Degree · institution price context $17,656/yr+53%35Industrial Production Technologies/TechniciansBachelor's Degree · institution price context $15,078/yr+51%36Information Science/StudiesBachelor's Degree · institution price context $18,842/yr+50%37Management Sciences and Quantitative MethodsBachelor's Degree · institution price context $20,818/yr+48%38Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/TechniciansBachelor's Degree · institution price context $17,946/yr+46%39Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesBachelor's Degree · institution price context $14,974/yr+44%40Environmental/Environmental Health EngineeringBachelor's Degree · institution price context $18,809/yr+44%41Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians, OtherBachelor's Degree · institution price context $17,968/yr+43%42Management Information Systems and ServicesBachelor's Degree · institution price context $17,880/yr+42%43Computer/Information Technology Administration and ManagementBachelor's Degree · institution price context $19,384/yr+42%44Real EstateBachelor's Degree · institution price context $22,987/yr+42%45Biological and Biomedical Sciences, OtherBachelor's Degree · institution price context $19,656/yr+42%46Science, Technology and SocietyBachelor's Degree · institution price context $20,423/yr+39%47Engineering Technologies/Technicians, GeneralBachelor's Degree · institution price context $16,210/yr+39%48Business/Managerial EconomicsBachelor's Degree · institution price context $19,338/yr+32%49Computer Engineering Technologies/TechniciansBachelor's Degree · institution price context $20,556/yr+32%50PhysicsBachelor's Degree · institution price context $19,182/yr+29%51EconomicsBachelor's Degree · institution price context $21,952/yr+29%52Cognitive ScienceBachelor's Degree · institution price context $21,523/yr+28%53BiotechnologyBachelor's Degree · institution price context $18,331/yr+25%54Finance and Financial Management ServicesBachelor's Degree · institution price context $20,214/yr+25%55Computer ProgrammingBachelor's Degree · institution price context $22,918/yr+23%56Civil Engineering Technologies/TechniciansBachelor's Degree · institution price context $17,445/yr+22%57Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied ProfessionsBachelor's Degree · institution price context $16,634/yr+21%58General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing OperationsBachelor's Degree · institution price context $18,448/yr+16%59Computer Systems Networking and TelecommunicationsBachelor's Degree · institution price context $18,444/yr+14%60Agricultural MechanizationBachelor's Degree · institution price context $17,664/yr+13%61International BusinessBachelor's Degree · institution price context $22,729/yr+6%62Accounting and Related ServicesBachelor's Degree · institution price context $20,050/yr+6%63Computer Systems AnalysisBachelor's Degree · institution price context $20,259/yr+2%64Food Science and TechnologyBachelor's Degree · institution price context $18,438/yr+1%65MathematicsBachelor's Degree · institution price context $19,108/yr−2%66Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, OtherBachelor's Degree · institution price context $21,470/yr−5%67Dental Support Services and Allied ProfessionsBachelor's Degree · institution price context $16,681/yr−6%68Public Policy AnalysisBachelor's Degree · institution price context $20,702/yr−6%69Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical SciencesBachelor's Degree · institution price context $18,020/yr−9%70Homeland SecurityBachelor's Degree · institution price context $17,828/yr−9%71City/Urban, Community, and Regional PlanningBachelor's Degree · institution price context $19,330/yr−10%72Public Administration and Social Service Professions, OtherBachelor's Degree · institution price context $16,876/yr−11%73Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsBachelor's Degree · institution price context $18,756/yr−11%74Architectural Sciences and TechnologyBachelor's Degree · institution price context $23,687/yr−12%75ArchitectureBachelor's Degree · institution price context $20,178/yr−14%76Human Resources Management and ServicesBachelor's Degree · institution price context $19,875/yr−15%77Agricultural Business and ManagementBachelor's Degree · institution price context $16,734/yr−15%78ChemistryBachelor's Degree · institution price context $18,373/yr−16%79Microbiological Sciences and ImmunologyBachelor's Degree · institution price context $16,118/yr−17%80MarketingBachelor's Degree · institution price context $20,309/yr−18%81Landscape ArchitectureBachelor's Degree · institution price context $18,628/yr−18%82Public AdministrationBachelor's Degree · institution price context $15,902/yr−18%83Business/Commerce, GeneralBachelor's Degree · institution price context $19,616/yr−21%84International Relations and National Security StudiesBachelor's Degree · institution price context $24,319/yr−23%85Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular BiologyBachelor's Degree · institution price context $20,685/yr−24%86Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's Degree · institution price context $19,829/yr−25%87Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services, OtherBachelor's Degree · institution price context $16,836/yr−27%88Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, OtherBachelor's Degree · institution price context $21,778/yr−28%89Non-Professional Legal StudiesBachelor's Degree · institution price context $21,029/yr−30%90Biological and Physical SciencesBachelor's Degree · institution price context $20,661/yr−31%91Health/Medical Preparatory ProgramsBachelor's Degree · institution price context $20,159/yr−33%92Political Science and GovernmentBachelor's Degree · institution price context $20,959/yr−36%93Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied CommunicationBachelor's Degree · institution price context $22,305/yr−37%94Interior ArchitectureBachelor's Degree · institution price context $20,495/yr−37%95Nutrition SciencesBachelor's Degree · institution price context $17,747/yr−37%96Geological and Earth Sciences/GeosciencesBachelor's Degree · institution price context $16,782/yr−37%97Neurobiology and NeurosciencesBachelor's Degree · institution price context $24,619/yr−40%98Entrepreneurial and Small Business OperationsBachelor's Degree · institution price context $21,279/yr−42%99Physiology, Pathology and Related SciencesBachelor's Degree · institution price context $20,068/yr−42%100Urban Studies/AffairsBachelor's Degree · institution price context $17,709/yr−42%

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.