Best Finance and Financial Management 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

398

Colleges with salary data

Average 20-Yr Net ROI

+$188,546

Across all programs

Average Annual Cost

$36,971

Cost of attendance

#	College	State	20-Yr Net ROI	Median Salary	Annual Cost	Avg Debt
1	University of Pennsylvania Grad rate: 96.5%	PA	+$2,200,100	$170,021	$85,738	$12,865	Full ROI →
2	Washington University in St Louis Grad rate: 94.1%	MO	+$1,265,328	$123,261	$83,476	$19,250	Full ROI →
3	Carnegie Mellon University Grad rate: 92.0%	PA	+$1,090,504	$112,628	$80,514	N/A	Full ROI →
4	Georgetown University Grad rate: 95.0%	DC	+$939,512	$107,054	$84,696	$16,877	Full ROI →
5	Lehigh University Grad rate: 90.2%	PA	+$750,292	$96,587	$77,515	$23,250	Full ROI →
6	Regis University Grad rate: 63.8%	CO	+$743,284	$90,142	$54,889	N/A	Full ROI →
7	Wake Forest University Grad rate: 90.3%	NC	+$737,623	$96,761	$82,818	$19,500	Full ROI →
8	University of Notre Dame Grad rate: 96.6%	IN	+$731,586	$95,904	$80,211	$19,000	Full ROI →
9	Brigham Young University Grad rate: 80.4%	UT	+$704,501	$82,194	$20,879	$11,750	Full ROI →
10	University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Grad rate: 84.8%	IL	+$698,279	$84,657	$32,134	$19,500	Full ROI →
11	Boston College Grad rate: 91.0%	MA	+$693,488	$94,626	$83,683	$18,000	Full ROI →
12	Binghamton University Grad rate: 83.2%	NY	+$668,582	$82,373	$29,657	$15,000	Full ROI →
13	The University of Texas at Austin Grad rate: 87.7%	TX	+$660,057	$82,355	$29,842	$20,500	Full ROI →
14	University of Maryland-College Park Grad rate: 88.9%	MD	+$650,243	$81,443	$28,073	$19,500	Full ROI →
15	Santa Clara University Grad rate: 88.5%	CA	+$627,316	$90,013	$77,768	$16,201	Full ROI →
16	James Madison University Grad rate: 81.0%	VA	+$619,593	$80,406	$30,213	$20,500	Full ROI →
17	University of Washington-Tacoma Campus Grad rate: 58.5%	WA	+$604,487	$78,089	$24,528	$14,208	Full ROI →
18	Southern Methodist University Grad rate: 82.8%	TX	+$595,767	$89,611	$82,532	$19,500	Full ROI →
19	University of Washington-Seattle Campus Grad rate: 84.0%	WA	+$581,471	$78,089	$30,282	$14,208	Full ROI →
20	Fordham University Grad rate: 81.8%	NY	+$571,348	$87,850	$77,351	$26,850	Full ROI →
21	Villanova University Grad rate: 91.5%	PA	+$569,550	$88,419	$80,866	$26,197	Full ROI →
22	University of Minnesota-Twin Cities Grad rate: 84.6%	MN	+$539,303	$76,219	$29,013	$21,500	Full ROI →
23	University of Wisconsin-Madison Grad rate: 89.3%	WI	+$533,175	$75,664	$27,770	$21,500	Full ROI →
24	University of Connecticut-Waterbury Campus Grad rate: 59.7%	CT	+$526,473	$73,884	$20,917	$20,399	Full ROI →
25	University of Connecticut-Avery Point Grad rate: 57.8%	CT	+$523,729	$73,884	$21,603	$20,399	Full ROI →
26	University of Connecticut-Hartford Campus Grad rate: 63.9%	CT	+$510,017	$73,884	$25,031	$20,399	Full ROI →
27	University of Florida Grad rate: 90.7%	FL	+$503,886	$72,750	$21,719	$17,954	Full ROI →
28	George Washington University Grad rate: 85.0%	DC	+$502,922	$84,574	$80,727	$19,000	Full ROI →
29	University of Connecticut-Stamford Grad rate: 59.5%	CT	+$499,193	$73,884	$27,737	$20,399	Full ROI →
30	Texas A&M University-Kingsville Grad rate: 44.8%	TX	+$488,252	$70,865	$22,262	N/A	Full ROI →
31	University of Scranton Grad rate: 80.3%	PA	+$487,110	$81,737	$67,795	$27,000	Full ROI →
32	Texas A&M University-College Station Grad rate: 83.7%	TX	+$485,932	$73,853	$32,085	$16,880	Full ROI →
33	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Grad rate: 86.3%	VA	+$481,385	$73,996	$32,040	$22,500	Full ROI →
34	Abilene Christian University Grad rate: 60.3%	TX	+$481,067	$78,790	$56,121	$22,406	Full ROI →
35	Fairfield University Grad rate: 84.0%	CT	+$481,046	$82,549	$73,371	$27,000	Full ROI →
36	University of Delaware Grad rate: 79.2%	DE	+$473,893	$73,189	$29,347	$24,073	Full ROI →
37	University of Connecticut Grad rate: 83.5%	CT	+$463,853	$73,884	$36,572	$20,399	Full ROI →
38	Winona State University Grad rate: 60.7%	MN	+$455,072	$70,992	$23,373	$23,167	Full ROI →
39	University of Arizona Grad rate: 66.9%	AZ	+$454,640	$71,833	$28,543	$20,628	Full ROI →
40	Rutgers University-Newark Grad rate: 66.9%	NJ	+$453,769	$72,957	$33,749	$22,500	Full ROI →
41	Rutgers University-Camden Grad rate: 65.7%	NJ	+$453,517	$72,957	$33,812	$22,500	Full ROI →
42	Point Loma Nazarene University Grad rate: 74.8%	CA	+$453,364	$76,001	$56,664	N/A	Full ROI →
43	Miami University-Oxford Grad rate: 81.3%	OH	+$447,968	$73,327	$37,218	$22,000	Full ROI →
44	Rutgers University-New Brunswick Grad rate: 84.7%	NJ	+$447,837	$72,957	$35,232	$22,500	Full ROI →
45	San Jose State University Grad rate: 66.2%	CA	+$446,040	$69,441	$25,695	N/A	Full ROI →
46	Brigham Young University-Idaho Grad rate: 54.5%	ID	+$439,655	$67,614	$13,357	$14,220	Full ROI →
47	George Mason University Grad rate: 69.9%	VA	+$432,187	$70,455	$26,972	$21,500	Full ROI →
48	Elon University Grad rate: 83.1%	NC	+$428,279	$76,604	$59,369	$19,500	Full ROI →
49	University of Georgia Grad rate: 87.6%	GA	+$424,732	$70,094	$27,436	$20,299	Full ROI →
50	Benedictine University Grad rate: 52.4%	IL	+$424,663	$74,264	$46,548	$25,500	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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