Best Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General 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

120

Colleges with salary data

Average 20-Yr Net ROI

-$136,431

Across all programs

Average Annual Cost

$35,430

Cost of attendance

#	College	State	20-Yr Net ROI	Median Salary	Annual Cost	Avg Debt
1	Creighton University Grad rate: 79.5%	NE	+$1,472,726	$129,668	$61,046	$27,000	Full ROI →
2	Dominican University of California Grad rate: 77.7%	CA	+$711,010	$93,097	$68,620	$27,000	Full ROI →
3	Touro University Grad rate: 66.4%	NY	+$534,032	$77,878	$37,824	$23,875	Full ROI →
4	Carroll University Grad rate: 68.3%	WI	+$498,260	$76,900	$49,935	N/A	Full ROI →
5	Mercyhurst University Grad rate: 61.2%	PA	+$487,988	$79,744	$57,948	$26,000	Full ROI →
6	West Chester University of Pennsylvania Grad rate: 70.7%	PA	+$360,504	$65,537	$27,559	N/A	Full ROI →
7	Misericordia University Grad rate: 72.0%	PA	+$312,658	$69,660	$51,023	$27,000	Full ROI →
8	Springfield College Grad rate: 70.1%	MA	+$292,642	$70,043	$57,942	$27,000	Full ROI →
9	University of Minnesota-Rochester Grad rate: 57.7%	MN	+$276,396	$62,760	$27,237	$22,115	Full ROI →
10	University of Minnesota-Twin Cities Grad rate: 84.6%	MN	+$269,292	$62,760	$29,013	$22,115	Full ROI →
11	Otterbein University Grad rate: 69.3%	OH	+$243,930	$65,592	$47,865	$27,000	Full ROI →
12	Rutgers University-Camden Grad rate: 65.7%	NJ	+$226,795	$61,902	$33,812	$26,664	Full ROI →
13	Rutgers University-New Brunswick Grad rate: 84.7%	NJ	+$221,115	$61,902	$35,232	$26,664	Full ROI →
14	Northern Kentucky University Grad rate: 49.2%	KY	+$187,124	$57,267	$19,471	$29,875	Full ROI →
15	Wheaton College Grad rate: 87.4%	IL	+$175,371	$63,432	$56,447	$20,356	Full ROI →
16	Saint Louis University Grad rate: 80.5%	MO	+$160,910	$65,693	$69,125	$27,000	Full ROI →
17	California Baptist University Grad rate: 61.2%	CA	+$151,078	$61,858	$52,408	$27,000	Full ROI →
18	Nova Southeastern University Grad rate: 63.4%	FL	+$137,952	$60,027	$55,647	N/A	Full ROI →
19	University of Miami Grad rate: 84.2%	FL	+$112,980	$64,220	$77,708	$15,250	Full ROI →
20	Northwestern State University of Louisiana Grad rate: 45.5%	LA	+$99,559	$54,753	$24,496	$42,605	Full ROI →
21	The College of Saint Scholastica Grad rate: 65.0%	MN	+$59,064	$55,567	$53,069	N/A	Full ROI →
22	Mercy College of Ohio Grad rate: 48.0%	OH	+$44,408	$51,952	$26,491	$36,050	Full ROI →
23	Walden University	MN	+$33,884	$47,058	N/A	$49,834	Full ROI →
24	California State University-East Bay Grad rate: 45.5%	CA	+$30,258	$49,221	$22,803	$17,000	Full ROI →
25	California State University-Fresno Grad rate: 55.5%	CA	+$27,660	$47,113	$18,650	N/A	Full ROI →
26	Stony Brook University Grad rate: 77.8%	NY	+$12,671	$49,871	$29,174	$20,780	Full ROI →
27	University of Florida Grad rate: 90.7%	FL	+$6,207	$47,713	$21,719	$15,686	Full ROI →
28	United States University	CA	-$532	$47,645	$28,358	N/A	Full ROI →
29	California State University-Sacramento Grad rate: 55.1%	CA	-$4,362	$47,300	$22,714	$14,449	Full ROI →
30	University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Grad rate: 84.8%	IL	-$5,363	$49,599	$32,134	$21,339	Full ROI →
31	Missouri State University-Springfield Grad rate: 57.8%	MO	-$9,338	$48,160	$24,022	$27,000	Full ROI →
32	San Francisco State University Grad rate: 52.2%	CA	-$21,132	$47,210	$25,258	$18,000	Full ROI →
33	Lamar University Grad rate: 37.4%	TX	-$26,914	$47,072	$21,626	$31,000	Full ROI →
34	Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania Grad rate: 66.2%	PA	-$36,134	$46,972	$24,781	$27,000	Full ROI →
35	National University Grad rate: 44.0%	CA	-$36,342	$49,610	$37,116	$29,688	Full ROI →
36	Arkansas State University Grad rate: 53.9%	AR	-$40,020	$46,133	$22,823	$23,251	Full ROI →
37	Towson University Grad rate: 68.7%	MD	-$61,034	$45,960	$26,621	$25,000	Full ROI →
38	The University of Texas at San Antonio Grad rate: 52.3%	TX	-$79,891	$43,819	$21,474	$22,500	Full ROI →
39	Stockton University Grad rate: 73.7%	NJ	-$80,211	$45,940	$32,159	$22,500	Full ROI →
40	The College of Idaho Grad rate: 62.1%	ID	-$81,995	$49,069	$48,451	$21,905	Full ROI →
41	The University of Texas at Tyler Grad rate: 45.3%	TX	-$90,802	$43,809	$23,669	$23,931	Full ROI →
42	Idaho State University Grad rate: 37.7%	ID	-$91,799	$43,289	$21,084	$24,625	Full ROI →
43	Bowling Green State University-Main Campus Grad rate: 62.1%	OH	-$91,942	$45,073	$29,238	$27,000	Full ROI →
44	Florida Gulf Coast University Grad rate: 57.3%	FL	-$98,958	$41,973	$18,269	$18,772	Full ROI →
45	University of Nevada-Reno Grad rate: 62.1%	NV	-$127,053	$42,039	$24,702	$21,500	Full ROI →
46	Nicholls State University Grad rate: 50.0%	LA	-$128,169	$41,403	$21,519	$22,336	Full ROI →
47	University of North Florida Grad rate: 68.0%	FL	-$130,841	$40,685	$20,229	$17,500	Full ROI →
48	University of Washington-Bothell Campus Grad rate: 68.5%	WA	-$140,386	$40,773	$24,462	$13,332	Full ROI →
49	California State University-Fullerton Grad rate: 69.3%	CA	-$140,589	$39,361	$16,767	$15,364	Full ROI →
50	University of Missouri-Columbia Grad rate: 75.7%	MO	-$140,919	$42,313	$28,948	$23,250	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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