Best Health and Physical Education/Fitness 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

523

Colleges with salary data

Average 20-Yr Net ROI

-$232,222

Across all programs

Average Annual Cost

$36,764

Cost of attendance

#	College	State	20-Yr Net ROI	Median Salary	Annual Cost	Avg Debt
1	University of Scranton Grad rate: 80.3%	PA	+$314,490	$73,106	$67,795	$27,000	Full ROI →
2	University of Wisconsin-Parkside Grad rate: 39.9%	WI	+$303,926	$62,261	$16,768	$25,349	Full ROI →
3	Saint Louis University Grad rate: 80.5%	MO	+$292,313	$72,217	$69,125	$26,316	Full ROI →
4	Creighton University Grad rate: 79.5%	NE	+$255,516	$66,985	$61,046	N/A	Full ROI →
5	Milligan University Grad rate: 61.8%	TN	+$245,338	$65,830	$49,850	$23,601	Full ROI →
6	Simmons University Grad rate: 73.0%	MA	+$210,062	$67,028	$63,512	$27,000	Full ROI →
7	University of Wyoming Grad rate: 60.3%	WY	+$194,519	$57,692	$22,371	$22,101	Full ROI →
8	Abilene Christian University-Undergraduate Online	TX	+$172,162	$55,898	$19,042	$21,948	Full ROI →
9	Marshall University Grad rate: 49.2%	WV	+$161,724	$55,966	$21,299	$24,000	Full ROI →
10	University of Michigan-Ann Arbor Grad rate: 93.2%	MI	+$141,587	$57,040	$33,345	$19,135	Full ROI →
11	DePauw University Grad rate: 79.6%	IN	+$139,310	$65,300	$72,560	$27,000	Full ROI →
12	Carroll University Grad rate: 68.3%	WI	+$125,330	$60,076	$49,935	$27,000	Full ROI →
13	San Jose State University Grad rate: 66.2%	CA	+$112,740	$52,776	$25,695	N/A	Full ROI →
14	Citadel Military College of South Carolina Grad rate: 71.5%	SC	+$105,290	$55,155	$31,943	$22,250	Full ROI →
15	University of Minnesota-Duluth Grad rate: 63.4%	MN	+$84,032	$53,178	$26,907	$23,629	Full ROI →
16	Dickinson State University Grad rate: 43.9%	ND	+$81,920	$50,127	$20,155	N/A	Full ROI →
17	University of Delaware Grad rate: 79.2%	DE	+$71,608	$53,160	$29,347	$25,336	Full ROI →
18	University of Massachusetts-Amherst Grad rate: 83.1%	MA	+$70,177	$53,957	$33,389	$26,227	Full ROI →
19	CUNY Brooklyn College Grad rate: 55.8%	NY	+$69,928	$49,131	$13,573	$13,629	Full ROI →
20	Roanoke College Grad rate: 68.5%	VA	+$68,914	$58,080	$54,059	$27,000	Full ROI →
21	Alma College Grad rate: 62.9%	MI	+$44,090	$58,303	$61,380	$27,000	Full ROI →
22	North Carolina State University at Raleigh Grad rate: 84.6%	NC	+$42,843	$50,716	$25,613	$21,500	Full ROI →
23	Florida Gulf Coast University Grad rate: 57.3%	FL	+$29,554	$48,144	$18,269	$15,000	Full ROI →
24	Abilene Christian University Grad rate: 60.3%	TX	+$23,846	$55,898	$56,121	$21,948	Full ROI →
25	University of South Carolina-Columbia Grad rate: 78.0%	SC	+$19,590	$51,235	$32,840	$25,000	Full ROI →
26	Texas A&M University-College Station Grad rate: 83.7%	TX	+$9,201	$50,255	$32,085	$20,414	Full ROI →
27	University of Northwestern-St Paul Grad rate: 69.3%	MN	+$6,207	$53,550	$48,246	$23,562	Full ROI →
28	University of Evansville Grad rate: 67.8%	IN	+$6,106	$55,141	$56,068	$24,031	Full ROI →
29	St. Thomas Aquinas College Grad rate: 58.0%	NY	+$1,860	$52,430	$51,685	N/A	Full ROI →
30	The University of Texas Permian Basin Grad rate: 41.3%	TX	-$9,488	$45,871	$21,727	N/A	Full ROI →
31	Trinity International University-Illinois Grad rate: 47.7%	IL	-$12,624	$50,919	$47,751	N/A	Full ROI →
32	Pacific Union College Grad rate: 48.8%	CA	-$14,956	$50,701	$47,244	N/A	Full ROI →
33	Mount St. Joseph University Grad rate: 52.9%	OH	-$16,118	$51,803	$43,932	$27,000	Full ROI →
34	Ohio University-Eastern Campus Grad rate: 18.0%	OH	-$16,582	$44,911	$10,263	$25,000	Full ROI →
35	Ohio University-Lancaster Campus Grad rate: 13.1%	OH	-$16,598	$44,911	$10,267	$25,000	Full ROI →
36	Ohio University-Southern Campus Grad rate: 20.4%	OH	-$17,118	$44,911	$10,397	$25,000	Full ROI →
37	University of Maryland-College Park Grad rate: 88.9%	MD	-$17,728	$48,290	$28,073	$23,138	Full ROI →
38	Oral Roberts University Grad rate: 58.2%	OK	-$18,480	$52,302	$47,367	$25,965	Full ROI →
39	Ohio University-Chillicothe Campus Grad rate: 15.4%	OH	-$19,034	$44,911	$10,876	$25,000	Full ROI →
40	Ohio University-Zanesville Campus Grad rate: 18.2%	OH	-$19,370	$44,911	$10,960	$25,000	Full ROI →
41	Upper Iowa University Grad rate: 41.8%	IA	-$21,583	$52,336	$48,422	$25,641	Full ROI →
42	The University of Texas at Austin Grad rate: 87.7%	TX	-$23,975	$48,279	$29,842	$22,361	Full ROI →
43	Illinois State University Grad rate: 66.7%	IL	-$24,159	$48,718	$32,458	$21,250	Full ROI →
44	Washington State University Grad rate: 62.0%	WA	-$26,368	$47,533	$27,176	$20,981	Full ROI →
45	Robert Morris University Grad rate: 65.1%	PA	-$30,610	$52,507	$51,075	$27,000	Full ROI →
46	Lewis-Clark State College Grad rate: 40.0%	ID	-$31,795	$45,589	$18,646	$21,475	Full ROI →
47	Mayville State University Grad rate: 37.4%	ND	-$35,168	$44,450	$21,042	N/A	Full ROI →
48	University of Massachusetts-Boston Grad rate: 51.1%	MA	-$43,982	$47,550	$29,698	$26,808	Full ROI →
49	Manhattan University Grad rate: 69.1%	NY	-$46,828	$52,166	$62,537	N/A	Full ROI →
50	University of Mary Grad rate: 66.0%	ND	-$47,476	$47,957	$32,879	$26,000	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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