Best Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions Degrees in the US by ROI

Top colleges ranked by estimated 20-year net return on investment across all active states. Data from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

Programs Analyzed

72

Colleges with salary data

Average 20-Yr Net ROI

-$285,947

Across all programs

Average Annual Cost

$15,241

Cost of attendance

# College State 20-Yr Net ROI Median Salary Annual Cost Avg Debt
1 Cuesta College

Grad rate: 44.0%

CA +$354,138 $61,763 $20,561 N/A Full ROI →
2 Napa Valley College

Grad rate: 31.7%

CA +$279,014 $58,107 $21,563 N/A Full ROI →
3 Mt San Antonio College

Grad rate: 39.6%

CA +$138,246 $50,120 $12,077 N/A Full ROI →
4 Moraine Park Technical College

Grad rate: 47.2%

WI +$21,330 $44,476 $14,095 N/A Full ROI →
5 Rio Salado College

Grad rate: 3.9%

AZ -$46,120 $41,068 $13,740 N/A Full ROI →
6 Dallas College

Grad rate: 35.1%

TX -$93,627 $39,871 $9,641 $23,530 Full ROI →
7 Chemeketa Community College

Grad rate: 22.1%

OR -$94,334 $38,826 $15,427 N/A Full ROI →
8 Fox Valley Technical College

Grad rate: 55.2%

WI -$109,154 $38,107 $15,647 N/A Full ROI →
9 Northwood Technical College

Grad rate: 55.9%

WI -$115,081 $38,435 $14,116 $11,518 Full ROI →
10 University of Alaska Anchorage

Grad rate: 29.4%

AK -$141,370 $38,197 $21,848 $16,011 Full ROI →
11 Blue Ridge Community College

Grad rate: 34.0%

VA -$146,094 $36,239 $15,437 N/A Full ROI →
12 Portland Community College

Grad rate: 17.8%

OR -$159,222 $35,766 $17,271 N/A Full ROI →
13 Metropolitan Community College Area

Grad rate: 25.2%

NE -$159,328 $35,002 $9,684 N/A Full ROI →
14 Oakland Community College

Grad rate: 17.8%

MI -$160,604 $36,613 $11,487 $22,141 Full ROI →
15 Highline College

Grad rate: 39.3%

WA -$170,104 $35,459 $19,642 N/A Full ROI →
16 Central Oregon Community College

Grad rate: 23.2%

OR -$180,484 $34,698 $17,222 N/A Full ROI →
17 Kennebec Valley Community College

Grad rate: 45.7%

ME -$183,591 $35,524 $13,978 $19,345 Full ROI →
18 Minneapolis Community and Technical College

Grad rate: 15.1%

MN -$185,465 $37,111 $18,826 $37,062 Full ROI →
19 Virginia Peninsula Community College

Grad rate: 32.3%

VA -$186,370 $35,704 $12,945 $25,600 Full ROI →
20 Montgomery County Community College

Grad rate: 23.2%

PA -$187,524 $35,149 $14,571 $15,824 Full ROI →
21 CUNY Hostos Community College

Grad rate: 19.0%

NY -$188,810 $34,406 $12,390 $9,000 Full ROI →
22 Brightpoint Community College

Grad rate: 34.7%

VA -$198,283 $34,442 $11,686 $17,594 Full ROI →
23 Northern Essex Community College

Grad rate: 18.8%

MA -$212,362 $33,330 $11,921 $11,200 Full ROI →
24 CUNY LaGuardia Community College

Grad rate: 27.1%

NY -$217,481 $32,963 $13,167 $7,709 Full ROI →
25 CUNY Kingsborough Community College

Grad rate: 25.2%

NY -$222,613 $32,570 $12,998 $5,939 Full ROI →
26 Camden County College

Grad rate: 26.2%

NJ -$223,716 $31,968 $11,538 N/A Full ROI →
27 Western Technical College

Grad rate: 40.7%

WI -$230,018 $33,232 $15,548 $17,454 Full ROI →
28 Tarrant County College District

Grad rate: 22.7%

TX -$231,040 $31,620 $11,720 N/A Full ROI →
29 Hudson Valley Community College

Grad rate: 31.0%

NY -$231,682 $32,476 $13,654 $10,292 Full ROI →
30 Community College of Baltimore County

Grad rate: 16.0%

MD -$258,632 $32,190 $13,178 $26,723 Full ROI →
31 Olympic College

Grad rate: 32.6%

WA -$259,500 $30,563 $15,380 N/A Full ROI →
32 University of Alaska Fairbanks

Grad rate: 35.3%

AK -$262,744 $30,981 $21,182 N/A Full ROI →
33 Wake Technical Community College

Grad rate: 31.3%

NC -$277,696 $29,795 $16,798 N/A Full ROI →
34 Pima Community College

Grad rate: 19.6%

AZ -$278,319 $29,330 $8,916 $5,250 Full ROI →
35 Indian River State College

Grad rate: 44.4%

FL -$280,648 $29,144 $11,764 N/A Full ROI →
36 Community College of Denver

Grad rate: 16.8%

CO -$306,974 $28,489 $18,377 N/A Full ROI →
37 Gaston College

Grad rate: 46.5%

NC -$307,856 $28,208 $16,008 N/A Full ROI →
38 Sinclair Community College

Grad rate: 31.2%

OH -$309,860 $28,763 $10,381 $18,043 Full ROI →
39 SUNY Broome Community College

Grad rate: 22.3%

NY -$318,207 $28,825 $15,541 $17,500 Full ROI →
40 Skagit Valley College

Grad rate: 33.9%

WA -$323,772 $27,244 $14,326 N/A Full ROI →
41 Waukesha County Technical College

Grad rate: 46.8%

WI -$327,743 $29,466 $14,281 $35,927 Full ROI →
42 Central Community College

Grad rate: 43.6%

NE -$347,428 $25,979 $13,504 N/A Full ROI →
43 Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College

Grad rate: 31.7%

NC -$353,686 $25,922 $16,063 N/A Full ROI →
44 J Sargeant Reynolds Community College

Grad rate: 28.2%

VA -$355,829 $27,601 $11,919 $32,601 Full ROI →
45 Guilford Technical Community College

Grad rate: 29.5%

NC -$356,440 $28,113 $18,425 $31,000 Full ROI →
46 McLennan Community College

Grad rate: 33.5%

TX -$358,624 $25,407 $13,382 N/A Full ROI →
47 Texas State Technical College

Grad rate: 37.0%

TX -$360,577 $27,260 $20,011 $19,078 Full ROI →
48 Cuyahoga Community College District

Grad rate: 27.0%

OH -$365,436 $24,838 $11,098 N/A Full ROI →
49 Mott Community College

Grad rate: 15.4%

MI -$369,009 $27,177 $12,495 $35,229 Full ROI →
50 Southeast Community College Area

Grad rate: 28.6%

NE -$369,807 $26,290 $12,319 $22,940 Full ROI →

How ROI is calculated

20-Year Net ROI = Gross Earnings (salary × 20) − Total Degree Cost − Debt Payoff (×1.35) − Baseline Opportunity Cost ($42,000 × 20). Data from the U.S. College Scorecard.

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