Best Accounting and Related Services 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

742

Colleges with salary data

Average 20-Yr Net ROI

+$89,775

Across all programs

Average Annual Cost

$36,230

Cost of attendance

#	College	State	20-Yr Net ROI	Median Salary	Annual Cost	Avg Debt
1	Georgetown University Grad rate: 95.0%	DC	+$1,044,771	$112,359	$84,696	$17,500	Full ROI →
2	University of Missouri-Columbia Grad rate: 75.7%	MO	+$647,913	$81,583	$28,948	$20,707	Full ROI →
3	George Washington University Grad rate: 85.0%	DC	+$589,250	$89,287	$80,727	$24,875	Full ROI →
4	Santa Clara University Grad rate: 88.5%	CA	+$568,020	$87,254	$77,768	$19,250	Full ROI →
5	University of Delaware Grad rate: 79.2%	DE	+$533,033	$76,288	$29,347	$26,177	Full ROI →
6	Brigham Young University Grad rate: 80.4%	UT	+$523,522	$72,941	$20,879	$8,727	Full ROI →
7	Endicott College Grad rate: 76.7%	MA	+$507,788	$78,896	$57,533	N/A	Full ROI →
8	Ithaca College Grad rate: 74.2%	NY	+$497,362	$81,788	$66,162	$25,000	Full ROI →
9	The College of New Jersey Grad rate: 85.5%	NJ	+$485,925	$75,229	$37,070	$22,500	Full ROI →
10	Binghamton University Grad rate: 83.2%	NY	+$481,307	$73,313	$29,657	$19,500	Full ROI →
11	Texas A&M University-College Station Grad rate: 83.7%	TX	+$481,064	$73,661	$32,085	$17,641	Full ROI →
12	Lehigh University Grad rate: 90.2%	PA	+$480,548	$83,095	$77,515	$23,179	Full ROI →
13	Tuskegee University Grad rate: 61.8%	AL	+$476,964	$74,233	$41,924	N/A	Full ROI →
14	University of Massachusetts-Amherst Grad rate: 83.1%	MA	+$469,976	$73,746	$33,389	$23,250	Full ROI →
15	University of Maryland-College Park Grad rate: 88.9%	MD	+$469,198	$72,087	$28,073	$15,000	Full ROI →
16	University of Connecticut-Waterbury Campus Grad rate: 59.7%	CT	+$465,149	$70,919	$20,917	$21,898	Full ROI →
17	University of Connecticut-Avery Point Grad rate: 57.8%	CT	+$462,405	$70,919	$21,603	$21,898	Full ROI →
18	Fordham University Grad rate: 81.8%	NY	+$458,336	$82,005	$77,351	$23,970	Full ROI →
19	St. Francis College Grad rate: 53.1%	NY	+$457,844	$73,346	$42,269	N/A	Full ROI →
20	Bucknell University Grad rate: 86.4%	PA	+$451,086	$82,360	$79,956	$26,881	Full ROI →
21	University of Denver Grad rate: 77.7%	CO	+$449,721	$80,927	$75,020	$21,288	Full ROI →
22	Boston College Grad rate: 91.0%	MA	+$449,288	$82,416	$83,683	$18,000	Full ROI →
23	University of Connecticut-Hartford Campus Grad rate: 63.9%	CT	+$448,693	$70,919	$25,031	$21,898	Full ROI →
24	Elon University Grad rate: 83.1%	NC	+$446,864	$77,567	$59,369	$20,000	Full ROI →
25	University of Connecticut-Stamford Grad rate: 59.5%	CT	+$437,869	$70,919	$27,737	$21,898	Full ROI →
26	Western Connecticut State University Grad rate: 50.7%	CT	+$436,707	$70,455	$24,534	$25,375	Full ROI →
27	Loyola Marymount University Grad rate: 80.6%	CA	+$434,642	$80,053	$75,867	$17,000	Full ROI →
28	Touro University Grad rate: 66.4%	NY	+$434,274	$72,021	$37,824	$11,000	Full ROI →
29	University of Minnesota-Twin Cities Grad rate: 84.6%	MN	+$434,166	$71,019	$29,013	$22,342	Full ROI →
30	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Grad rate: 86.3%	VA	+$433,265	$71,320	$32,040	$18,500	Full ROI →
31	Ramapo College of New Jersey Grad rate: 70.7%	NJ	+$428,966	$71,171	$30,176	$25,000	Full ROI →
32	Otterbein University Grad rate: 69.3%	OH	+$426,800	$72,913	$47,865	N/A	Full ROI →
33	University of Notre Dame Grad rate: 96.6%	IN	+$426,446	$80,647	$80,211	$19,000	Full ROI →
34	Salve Regina University Grad rate: 75.2%	RI	+$425,522	$78,621	$67,612	$27,000	Full ROI →
35	Point Loma Nazarene University Grad rate: 74.8%	CA	+$422,304	$74,448	$56,664	N/A	Full ROI →
36	Seton Hall University Grad rate: 71.6%	NJ	+$420,446	$77,709	$64,996	$25,000	Full ROI →
37	University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Grad rate: 84.8%	IL	+$420,069	$70,814	$32,134	$20,500	Full ROI →
38	Saint Michael's College Grad rate: 71.8%	VT	+$414,404	$77,910	$67,174	$26,000	Full ROI →
39	University at Albany Grad rate: 64.7%	NY	+$409,340	$69,785	$28,490	$24,000	Full ROI →
40	Molloy University Grad rate: 70.4%	NY	+$405,306	$73,738	$48,251	$27,000	Full ROI →
41	American University Grad rate: 79.0%	DC	+$402,764	$76,448	$71,549	N/A	Full ROI →
42	University of Connecticut Grad rate: 83.5%	CT	+$402,529	$70,919	$36,572	$21,898	Full ROI →
43	West Chester University of Pennsylvania Grad rate: 70.7%	PA	+$397,244	$67,374	$27,559	N/A	Full ROI →
44	Trinity University Grad rate: 78.8%	TX	+$397,131	$76,601	$65,774	$23,550	Full ROI →
45	Washington and Lee University Grad rate: 94.9%	VA	+$396,447	$79,551	$82,990	$16,750	Full ROI →
46	San Diego State University Grad rate: 78.1%	CA	+$396,187	$68,308	$27,357	$15,218	Full ROI →
47	George Mason University Grad rate: 69.9%	VA	+$395,307	$68,611	$26,972	$21,500	Full ROI →
48	University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus Grad rate: 75.7%	OK	+$393,193	$68,810	$28,833	$20,500	Full ROI →
49	Angelo State University Grad rate: 40.9%	TX	+$389,230	$67,214	$21,625	$21,148	Full ROI →
50	California State University-Northridge Grad rate: 56.1%	CA	+$387,268	$66,494	$20,317	$15,810	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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