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ASSOCIATE + BACHELOR’S · ILLUSTRATIVE ECONOMIC ROI

Best ROI majors

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
61Environmental/Environmental Health EngineeringBachelor's Degree · institution price context $18,809/yr+44%62Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians, OtherBachelor's Degree · institution price context $17,968/yr+43%63Management Information Systems and ServicesBachelor's Degree · institution price context $17,880/yr+42%64Computer/Information Technology Administration and ManagementBachelor's Degree · institution price context $19,384/yr+42%65Real EstateBachelor's Degree · institution price context $22,987/yr+42%66Biological and Biomedical Sciences, OtherBachelor's Degree · institution price context $19,656/yr+42%67Science, Technology and SocietyBachelor's Degree · institution price context $20,423/yr+39%68Engineering Technologies/Technicians, GeneralBachelor's Degree · institution price context $16,210/yr+39%69Building/Construction Finishing, Management, and InspectionAssociate's Degree · institution price context $14,541/yr+34%70Business/Managerial EconomicsBachelor's Degree · institution price context $19,338/yr+32%71Computer Engineering Technologies/TechniciansBachelor's Degree · institution price context $20,556/yr+32%72Computer ProgrammingAssociate's Degree · institution price context $11,261/yr+30%73PhysicsBachelor's Degree · institution price context $19,182/yr+29%74Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/TechniciansAssociate's Degree · institution price context $11,193/yr+29%75EconomicsBachelor's Degree · institution price context $21,952/yr+29%76Cognitive ScienceBachelor's Degree · institution price context $21,523/yr+28%77Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansAssociate's Degree · institution price context $14,273/yr+26%78BiotechnologyBachelor's Degree · institution price context $18,331/yr+25%79Finance and Financial Management ServicesBachelor's Degree · institution price context $20,214/yr+25%80Electrical/Electronics Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansAssociate's Degree · institution price context $15,261/yr+24%81Computer ProgrammingBachelor's Degree · institution price context $22,918/yr+23%82Civil Engineering Technologies/TechniciansBachelor's Degree · institution price context $17,445/yr+22%83Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied ProfessionsBachelor's Degree · institution price context $16,634/yr+21%84General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing OperationsBachelor's Degree · institution price context $18,448/yr+16%85Computer Systems Networking and TelecommunicationsBachelor's Degree · institution price context $18,444/yr+14%86Agricultural MechanizationBachelor's Degree · institution price context $17,664/yr+13%87Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR)Associate's Degree · institution price context $16,312/yr+11%88International BusinessBachelor's Degree · institution price context $22,729/yr+6%89Accounting and Related ServicesBachelor's Degree · institution price context $20,050/yr+6%90Management Information Systems and ServicesAssociate's Degree · institution price context $14,597/yr+4%

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.