Best Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods 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

169

Colleges with salary data

Average 20-Yr Net ROI

-$342,055

Across all programs

Average Annual Cost

$15,276

Cost of attendance

#	College	State	20-Yr Net ROI	Median Salary	Annual Cost	Avg Debt
1	Frederick Community College Grad rate: 34.2%	MD	+$141,228	$49,950	$8,886	N/A	Full ROI →
2	Lone Star College System Grad rate: 18.3%	TX	+$107,379	$49,405	$14,637	$8,479	Full ROI →
3	San Jacinto Community College Grad rate: 33.3%	TX	+$101,410	$49,312	$14,990	$11,000	Full ROI →
4	Anne Arundel Community College Grad rate: 26.5%	MD	+$68,464	$47,478	$20,548	N/A	Full ROI →
5	Salt Lake Community College Grad rate: 31.8%	UT	+$33,765	$45,898	$12,884	$13,649	Full ROI →
6	San Antonio College Grad rate: 23.7%	TX	+$21,001	$44,908	$11,576	$10,375	Full ROI →
7	Austin Community College District Grad rate: 16.1%	TX	+$20,738	$45,353	$11,156	$17,785	Full ROI →
8	Estrella Mountain Community College Grad rate: 20.5%	AZ	-$17,592	$42,857	$17,366	N/A	Full ROI →
9	Tarrant County College District Grad rate: 22.7%	TX	-$18,222	$42,919	$11,720	$9,750	Full ROI →
10	Chandler-Gilbert Community College Grad rate: 19.6%	AZ	-$19,854	$42,745	$17,377	N/A	Full ROI →
11	Yavapai College Grad rate: 32.1%	AZ	-$26,084	$41,960	$12,642	N/A	Full ROI →
12	Weatherford College Grad rate: 22.7%	TX	-$63,676	$40,331	$15,148	N/A	Full ROI →
13	Suffolk County Community College Grad rate: 24.1%	NY	-$65,732	$39,876	$11,626	N/A	Full ROI →
14	Oklahoma City Community College Grad rate: 19.2%	OK	-$67,426	$40,380	$11,439	$8,999	Full ROI →
15	Utah Valley University Grad rate: 40.0%	UT	-$69,544	$40,850	$15,172	$12,000	Full ROI →
16	Tallahassee State College Grad rate: 36.8%	FL	-$76,950	$40,600	$13,188	$16,722	Full ROI →
17	Glendale Community College Grad rate: 14.4%	AZ	-$82,392	$39,686	$18,056	N/A	Full ROI →
18	Mesa Community College Grad rate: 15.6%	AZ	-$88,250	$39,485	$18,975	N/A	Full ROI →
19	Arizona Western College Grad rate: 22.6%	AZ	-$89,794	$39,096	$15,857	N/A	Full ROI →
20	Vincennes University Grad rate: 34.1%	IN	-$102,097	$39,616	$19,446	$11,500	Full ROI →
21	College of Southern Idaho Grad rate: 32.9%	ID	-$130,098	$37,247	$12,115	$8,006	Full ROI →
22	Amarillo College Grad rate: 28.9%	TX	-$139,949	$37,173	$11,411	$15,250	Full ROI →
23	Paris Junior College Grad rate: 35.9%	TX	-$140,782	$36,256	$12,951	N/A	Full ROI →
24	Northwest Vista College Grad rate: 30.9%	TX	-$143,480	$36,503	$10,864	$8,750	Full ROI →
25	Normandale Community College Grad rate: 18.7%	MN	-$153,358	$36,834	$17,594	$11,000	Full ROI →
26	Casper College Grad rate: 40.3%	WY	-$155,976	$36,263	$13,593	$10,408	Full ROI →
27	Middlesex Community College Grad rate: 19.1%	MA	-$177,278	$34,212	$10,759	N/A	Full ROI →
28	Eastern Wyoming College Grad rate: 41.4%	WY	-$179,246	$34,532	$14,943	N/A	Full ROI →
29	St. Augustine College Grad rate: 25.4%	IL	-$179,332	$35,339	$23,056	N/A	Full ROI →
30	Northeast Mississippi Community College Grad rate: 37.2%	MS	-$192,718	$33,842	$14,779	N/A	Full ROI →
31	Monroe Community College Grad rate: 21.8%	NY	-$193,432	$33,748	$14,196	N/A	Full ROI →
32	Oklahoma State University Institute of Technology Grad rate: 42.2%	OK	-$214,576	$32,949	$16,778	N/A	Full ROI →
33	Montgomery County Community College Grad rate: 23.2%	PA	-$224,439	$33,197	$14,571	$14,250	Full ROI →
34	Yakima Valley College Grad rate: 30.0%	WA	-$227,968	$32,539	$19,374	N/A	Full ROI →
35	Connecticut State Community College Grad rate: 18.2%	CT	-$230,080	$32,032	$15,360	N/A	Full ROI →
36	Northern Wyoming Community College District Grad rate: 38.0%	WY	-$234,468	$32,633	$15,914	$11,334	Full ROI →
37	Palo Alto College Grad rate: 29.3%	TX	-$235,112	$31,972	$10,911	$9,430	Full ROI →
38	Nassau Community College Grad rate: 22.2%	NY	-$238,690	$32,089	$13,907	$9,375	Full ROI →
39	Community College of Denver Grad rate: 16.8%	CO	-$240,274	$31,824	$18,377	N/A	Full ROI →
40	Athens Technical College Grad rate: 33.1%	GA	-$242,330	$31,226	$13,425	N/A	Full ROI →
41	Urban College of Boston Grad rate: 22.9%	MA	-$250,440	$29,478	N/A	N/A	Full ROI →
42	Bucks County Community College Grad rate: 26.8%	PA	-$252,770	$31,605	$12,901	$14,125	Full ROI →
43	Northwest Mississippi Community College Grad rate: 40.1%	MS	-$255,236	$31,148	$13,156	$8,803	Full ROI →
44	Dallas College Grad rate: 35.1%	TX	-$260,057	$30,805	$9,641	$12,500	Full ROI →
45	Cochise County Community College District Grad rate: 27.8%	AZ	-$265,636	$30,082	$13,638	N/A	Full ROI →
46	Northern Essex Community College Grad rate: 18.8%	MA	-$266,856	$30,533	$11,921	$10,129	Full ROI →
47	Navarro College Grad rate: 23.9%	TX	-$267,896	$31,484	$17,659	$16,488	Full ROI →
48	East Mississippi Community College Grad rate: 40.3%	MS	-$268,132	$29,674	$10,806	N/A	Full ROI →
49	Leeward Community College Grad rate: 29.7%	HI	-$268,273	$30,772	$13,842	$11,874	Full ROI →
50	Lehigh Carbon Community College Grad rate: 24.1%	PA	-$270,930	$29,961	$15,075	N/A	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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