Best Business Administration, Management and Operations 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

1157

Colleges with salary data

Average 20-Yr Net ROI

-$46,048

Across all programs

Average Annual Cost

$36,475

Cost of attendance

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

Grad rate: 49.6%

 ND +$1,341,663 $113,181 $15,274 $15,452 Full ROI →
2 University of Michigan-Ann Arbor

Grad rate: 93.2%

 MI +$1,004,070 $100,155 $33,345 $19,000 Full ROI →
3 SUNY Maritime College

Grad rate: 73.9%

 NY +$965,960 $96,074 $28,880 N/A Full ROI →
4 Manhattan University

Grad rate: 69.1%

 NY +$961,579 $104,296 $62,537 $25,328 Full ROI →
5 Southern Methodist University

Grad rate: 82.8%

 TX +$909,827 $105,314 $82,532 $19,500 Full ROI →
6 University of California-Berkeley

Grad rate: 93.5%

 CA +$872,844 $95,007 $42,708 $12,195 Full ROI →
7 Carnegie Mellon University

Grad rate: 92.0%

 PA +$862,776 $102,811 $80,514 $23,250 Full ROI →
8 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Grad rate: 91.7%

 NC +$838,258 $89,917 $25,181 $14,339 Full ROI →
9 Notre Dame de Namur University

Grad rate: 39.2%

 CA +$665,384 $76,990 N/A $25,493 Full ROI →
10 Northeastern University Professional Programs MA +$612,240 $72,612 N/A N/A Full ROI →
11 Northeastern University Oakland CA +$612,240 $72,612 N/A N/A Full ROI →
12 Emory University

Grad rate: 90.9%

 GA +$609,019 $89,530 $78,814 $19,500 Full ROI →
13 Stevens Institute of Technology

Grad rate: 88.9%

 NJ +$556,914 $86,958 $76,449 $27,000 Full ROI →
14 Golden Gate University CA +$551,843 $71,885 N/A $33,968 Full ROI →
15 University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus

Grad rate: 75.7%

 OK +$538,278 $75,693 $28,833 $15,000 Full ROI →
16 Miami University-Oxford

Grad rate: 81.3%

 OH +$536,698 $77,966 $37,218 $25,000 Full ROI →
17 Washington and Lee University

Grad rate: 94.9%

 VA +$530,100 $85,103 $82,990 N/A Full ROI →
18 California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo

Grad rate: 85.3%

 CA +$519,278 $75,095 $29,918 $17,000 Full ROI →
19 Texas Christian University

Grad rate: 84.7%

 TX +$517,118 $84,099 $72,778 $25,000 Full ROI →
20 Brigham Young University

Grad rate: 80.4%

 UT +$515,614 $72,699 $20,879 $11,000 Full ROI →
21 Dunwoody College of Technology

Grad rate: 54.6%

 MN +$474,644 $72,699 $34,834 N/A Full ROI →
22 University of Maryland-College Park

Grad rate: 88.9%

 MD +$473,033 $72,650 $28,073 $20,500 Full ROI →
23 Michigan State University

Grad rate: 81.9%

 MI +$457,380 $72,544 $30,528 $23,250 Full ROI →
24 University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Grad rate: 84.8%

 IL +$438,777 $71,660 $32,134 $19,175 Full ROI →
25 Oakland University

Grad rate: 57.3%

 MI +$432,276 $70,372 $25,016 $26,000 Full ROI →
26 University of Minnesota-Twin Cities

Grad rate: 84.6%

 MN +$424,512 $70,389 $29,013 $20,160 Full ROI →
27 The University of Texas at Austin

Grad rate: 87.7%

 TX +$395,619 $69,150 $29,842 $20,750 Full ROI →
28 University of Wisconsin-Madison

Grad rate: 89.3%

 WI +$395,445 $68,710 $27,770 $20,500 Full ROI →
29 Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus

Grad rate: 92.4%

 GA +$393,262 $68,775 $27,797 $23,000 Full ROI →
30 University of Cincinnati-Main Campus

Grad rate: 71.8%

 OH +$385,707 $68,625 $28,783 $23,452 Full ROI →
31 Arizona State University Digital Immersion

Grad rate: 27.4%

 AZ +$374,060 $62,188 N/A $22,000 Full ROI →
32 University of Idaho

Grad rate: 61.0%

 ID +$372,394 $66,706 $22,669 $23,000 Full ROI →
33 The College of New Jersey

Grad rate: 85.5%

 NJ +$363,732 $69,170 $37,070 $23,250 Full ROI →
34 Wentworth Institute of Technology

Grad rate: 68.7%

 MA +$353,660 $70,689 $55,030 N/A Full ROI →
35 Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Worldwide

Grad rate: 19.5%

 FL +$353,414 $65,858 $24,015 $20,508 Full ROI →
36 University of Management and Technology

Grad rate: 60.0%

 VA +$352,220 $59,611 N/A N/A Full ROI →
37 Northcentral University CA +$350,520 $59,526 N/A N/A Full ROI →
38 William & Mary

Grad rate: 91.0%

 VA +$349,201 $69,021 $41,118 $19,812 Full ROI →
39 Babson College

Grad rate: 92.5%

 MA +$348,078 $76,406 $77,248 $23,000 Full ROI →
40 University of Pennsylvania

Grad rate: 96.5%

 PA +$345,858 $77,814 $85,738 $20,348 Full ROI →
41 Rutgers University-Newark

Grad rate: 66.9%

 NJ +$343,396 $67,489 $33,749 $23,250 Full ROI →
42 Rutgers University-Camden

Grad rate: 65.7%

 NJ +$343,144 $67,489 $33,812 $23,250 Full ROI →
43 University of San Francisco

Grad rate: 72.8%

 CA +$341,603 $76,025 $76,421 $24,602 Full ROI →
44 Colorado State University Global CO +$338,438 $64,862 $18,384 $33,530 Full ROI →
45 Rutgers University-New Brunswick

Grad rate: 84.7%

 NJ +$337,464 $67,489 $35,232 $23,250 Full ROI →
46 Purdue University-Main Campus

Grad rate: 83.1%

 IN +$324,707 $64,065 $22,567 $19,500 Full ROI →
47 Lehigh University

Grad rate: 90.2%

 PA +$320,585 $74,916 $77,515 $20,500 Full ROI →
48 University of New Hampshire College of Professional Studies Online

Grad rate: 14.6%

 NH +$318,606 $63,600 $19,236 $27,000 Full ROI →
49 Western Governors University

Grad rate: 50.6%

 UT +$317,226 $62,245 $14,464 $22,087 Full ROI →
50 Thomas Edison State University NJ +$316,565 $58,672 N/A $12,500 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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