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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
All fields100 qualifying field-and-credential categories
31Fire ProtectionBachelor's Degree · institution price context $14,039/yr+80%32Mechanical EngineeringBachelor's Degree · institution price context $19,830/yr+78%33Computer ScienceAssociate's Degree · institution price context $9,941/yr+75%34Electrical and Power Transmission InstallersAssociate's Degree · institution price context $15,427/yr+75%35Engineering-Related FieldsBachelor's Degree · institution price context $20,045/yr+74%36InsuranceBachelor's Degree · institution price context $19,610/yr+72%37Dental Support Services and Allied ProfessionsAssociate's Degree · institution price context $12,239/yr+71%38Manufacturing EngineeringBachelor's Degree · institution price context $18,990/yr+71%39Quality Control and Safety Technologies/TechniciansBachelor's Degree · institution price context $13,952/yr+68%40StatisticsBachelor's Degree · institution price context $18,776/yr+66%41Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsAssociate's Degree · institution price context $12,749/yr+65%42Electromechanical Technologies/TechniciansBachelor's Degree · institution price context $22,913/yr+62%43Engineering PhysicsBachelor's Degree · institution price context $22,486/yr+61%44Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBachelor's Degree · institution price context $19,523/yr+60%45Engineering, GeneralBachelor's Degree · institution price context $22,464/yr+60%46Agricultural MechanizationAssociate's Degree · institution price context $8,509/yr+59%47Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing AssistantsAssociate's Degree · institution price context $14,963/yr+59%48Architectural EngineeringBachelor's Degree · institution price context $22,030/yr+58%49Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralBachelor's Degree · institution price context $18,366/yr+57%50Agricultural EngineeringBachelor's Degree · institution price context $19,298/yr+56%51Civil EngineeringBachelor's Degree · institution price context $19,465/yr+55%52MathematicsAssociate's Degree · institution price context $8,306/yr+55%53Air TransportationBachelor's Degree · institution price context $17,416/yr+53%54Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/TechniciansBachelor's Degree · institution price context $17,656/yr+53%55Industrial Production Technologies/TechniciansBachelor's Degree · institution price context $15,078/yr+51%56Information Science/StudiesBachelor's Degree · institution price context $18,842/yr+50%57Information Science/StudiesAssociate's Degree · institution price context $15,027/yr+50%58Management Sciences and Quantitative MethodsBachelor's Degree · institution price context $20,818/yr+48%59Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/TechniciansBachelor's Degree · institution price context $17,946/yr+46%60Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesBachelor's Degree · institution price context $14,974/yr+44%

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.