Best Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies 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

73

Colleges with salary data

Average 20-Yr Net ROI

-$238,809

Across all programs

Average Annual Cost

$34,360

Cost of attendance

# College State 20-Yr Net ROI Median Salary Annual Cost Avg Debt
1 University of Hawaii at Hilo

Grad rate: 42.0%

 HI +$192,424 $55,804 $20,914 N/A Full ROI →
2 State University of New York at New Paltz

Grad rate: 71.0%

 NY -$27,801 $47,738 $27,034 $25,500 Full ROI →
3 Wellesley College

Grad rate: 90.7%

 MA -$34,540 $56,883 $83,050 N/A Full ROI →
4 University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus

Grad rate: 45.6%

 CO -$37,222 $46,728 $23,369 $28,375 Full ROI →
5 California State Polytechnic University-Pomona

Grad rate: 66.5%

 CA -$59,434 $44,473 $22,672 $13,486 Full ROI →
6 University of California-San Diego

Grad rate: 87.7%

 CA -$60,958 $47,820 $36,325 $23,747 Full ROI →
7 University of Maryland-College Park

Grad rate: 88.9%

 MD -$74,417 $45,210 $28,073 $19,500 Full ROI →
8 University of Massachusetts-Boston

Grad rate: 51.1%

 MA -$99,954 $44,762 $29,698 $26,965 Full ROI →
9 University of California-Berkeley

Grad rate: 93.5%

 CA -$103,641 $46,422 $42,708 $15,740 Full ROI →
10 San Francisco State University

Grad rate: 52.2%

 CA -$104,063 $43,055 $25,258 $17,875 Full ROI →
11 Mount Holyoke College

Grad rate: 83.8%

 MA -$104,980 $52,260 $77,545 N/A Full ROI →
12 Binghamton University

Grad rate: 83.2%

 NY -$105,095 $44,403 $29,657 $25,576 Full ROI →
13 University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire

Grad rate: 66.4%

 WI -$108,776 $40,764 $21,014 N/A Full ROI →
14 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Grad rate: 91.7%

 NC -$112,878 $42,261 $25,181 $12,870 Full ROI →
15 University of Florida

Grad rate: 90.7%

 FL -$123,597 $41,708 $21,719 $22,875 Full ROI →
16 University of Washington-Bothell Campus

Grad rate: 68.5%

 WA -$127,233 $41,547 $24,462 $15,056 Full ROI →
17 University of Washington-Tacoma Campus

Grad rate: 58.5%

 WA -$127,497 $41,547 $24,528 $15,056 Full ROI →
18 CUNY Brooklyn College

Grad rate: 55.8%

 NY -$146,918 $38,320 $13,573 $14,094 Full ROI →
19 University of Washington-Seattle Campus

Grad rate: 84.0%

 WA -$150,513 $41,547 $30,282 $15,056 Full ROI →
20 University of Rhode Island

Grad rate: 71.4%

 RI -$163,027 $41,842 $32,584 $21,875 Full ROI →
21 Grand Valley State University

Grad rate: 67.4%

 MI -$165,090 $40,871 $26,578 $26,814 Full ROI →
22 University of Virginia-Main Campus

Grad rate: 95.3%

 VA -$169,763 $42,090 $38,132 $14,100 Full ROI →
23 The University of Texas at Austin

Grad rate: 87.7%

 TX -$171,488 $41,149 $29,842 $26,000 Full ROI →
24 Towson University

Grad rate: 68.7%

 MD -$172,821 $40,185 $26,621 $22,250 Full ROI →
25 University of Wisconsin-Madison

Grad rate: 89.3%

 WI -$196,182 $39,078 $27,770 $19,750 Full ROI →
26 Arizona State University Digital Immersion

Grad rate: 27.4%

 AZ -$206,230 $33,241 N/A $23,000 Full ROI →
27 University of California-Los Angeles

Grad rate: 92.6%

 CA -$206,502 $40,016 $36,643 $15,000 Full ROI →
28 California State University-Sacramento

Grad rate: 55.1%

 CA -$212,538 $37,139 $22,714 $18,120 Full ROI →
29 University of California-Santa Cruz

Grad rate: 75.7%

 CA -$214,474 $40,339 $38,649 $19,747 Full ROI →
30 University of New Mexico-Main Campus

Grad rate: 52.1%

 NM -$219,062 $36,929 $20,973 $25,000 Full ROI →
31 Rutgers University-Newark

Grad rate: 66.9%

 NJ -$226,011 $39,265 $33,749 $26,900 Full ROI →
32 Rutgers University-Camden

Grad rate: 65.7%

 NJ -$226,263 $39,265 $33,812 $26,900 Full ROI →
33 University of New Hampshire-Main Campus

Grad rate: 77.1%

 NH -$227,321 $39,291 $34,567 $25,832 Full ROI →
34 University of Minnesota-Twin Cities

Grad rate: 84.6%

 MN -$227,903 $37,890 $29,013 $21,964 Full ROI →
35 Rutgers University-New Brunswick

Grad rate: 84.7%

 NJ -$231,943 $39,265 $35,232 $26,900 Full ROI →
36 Eastern Michigan University

Grad rate: 45.5%

 MI -$235,512 $35,858 $28,168 N/A Full ROI →
37 Brandeis University

Grad rate: 86.7%

 MA -$236,417 $48,239 $82,123 $24,226 Full ROI →
38 Sonoma State University

Grad rate: 60.1%

 CA -$237,138 $36,386 $24,739 $19,187 Full ROI →
39 University of California-Davis

Grad rate: 85.7%

 CA -$237,897 $38,674 $38,067 $14,155 Full ROI →
40 University of California-Santa Barbara

Grad rate: 85.5%

 CA -$240,009 $38,266 $36,776 $13,500 Full ROI →
41 University of North Carolina at Charlotte

Grad rate: 68.8%

 NC -$242,306 $36,384 $22,034 $31,000 Full ROI →
42 Minnesota State University-Mankato

Grad rate: 53.3%

 MN -$244,289 $35,958 $22,565 $24,585 Full ROI →
43 University of Massachusetts-Amherst

Grad rate: 83.1%

 MA -$252,056 $36,075 $33,389 N/A Full ROI →
44 University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

Grad rate: 49.6%

 WI -$252,360 $35,640 $22,174 $27,011 Full ROI →
45 Columbia University in the City of New York

Grad rate: 95.1%

 NY -$275,606 $46,697 $86,042 $18,799 Full ROI →
46 California State University-Fullerton

Grad rate: 69.3%

 CA -$277,958 $32,738 $16,767 $19,000 Full ROI →
47 California State University-Long Beach

Grad rate: 71.3%

 CA -$283,872 $32,691 $20,310 $12,187 Full ROI →
48 Spelman College

Grad rate: 75.1%

 GA -$284,736 $39,388 $49,349 $26,000 Full ROI →
49 University of Hawaii at Manoa

Grad rate: 62.5%

 HI -$297,325 $33,267 $23,832 $20,250 Full ROI →
50 CUNY Hunter College

Grad rate: 58.7%

 NY -$300,502 $30,359 $13,310 $10,698 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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