Best Human Resources Management and 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

163

Colleges with salary data

Average 20-Yr Net ROI

-$25,379

Across all programs

Average Annual Cost

$35,441

Cost of attendance

#	College	State	20-Yr Net ROI	Median Salary	Annual Cost	Avg Debt
1	University of Michigan-Ann Arbor Grad rate: 93.2%	MI	+$586,916	$78,975	$33,345	$14,225	Full ROI →
2	University of Washington-Seattle Campus Grad rate: 84.0%	WA	+$493,832	$72,748	$30,282	N/A	Full ROI →
3	Michigan State University Grad rate: 81.9%	MI	+$490,436	$74,212	$30,528	$23,475	Full ROI →
4	Brigham Young University Grad rate: 80.4%	UT	+$471,124	$69,732	$20,879	N/A	Full ROI →
5	Immaculata University Grad rate: 62.7%	PA	+$349,414	$70,195	$45,416	$24,312	Full ROI →
6	Cornell University Grad rate: 95.2%	NY	+$343,986	$76,851	$83,196	$15,000	Full ROI →
7	San Jose State University Grad rate: 66.2%	CA	+$339,720	$64,125	$25,695	N/A	Full ROI →
8	Waldorf University Grad rate: 27.5%	IA	+$334,990	$68,524	$38,035	$32,111	Full ROI →
9	Bryant University Grad rate: 81.5%	RI	+$316,376	$73,159	$67,926	$26,000	Full ROI →
10	Colorado State University Global	CO	+$261,030	$60,979	$18,384	$33,343	Full ROI →
11	Thomas Edison State University	NJ	+$244,886	$55,974	N/A	$25,625	Full ROI →
12	Saint Joseph's University - Philadelphia Grad rate: 81.0%	PA	+$239,308	$68,686	$65,513	$23,970	Full ROI →
13	Benedictine University Grad rate: 52.4%	IL	+$230,000	$64,961	$46,548	$31,872	Full ROI →
14	Capella University	MN	+$193,300	$58,509	$22,029	$36,121	Full ROI →
15	Rowan University Grad rate: 68.2%	NJ	+$192,728	$60,002	$34,116	$22,850	Full ROI →
16	Weber State University Grad rate: 42.6%	UT	+$191,517	$56,194	$16,172	$20,500	Full ROI →
17	Southern Nazarene University Grad rate: 52.9%	OK	+$187,629	$61,514	$41,972	$25,750	Full ROI →
18	University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh Grad rate: 57.7%	WI	+$180,128	$56,169	$19,063	$20,000	Full ROI →
19	Bethel University Grad rate: 75.0%	MN	+$159,429	$63,253	$56,310	$29,919	Full ROI →
20	Rutgers University-Camden Grad rate: 65.7%	NJ	+$158,369	$58,419	$33,812	$25,750	Full ROI →
21	Regis University Grad rate: 63.8%	CO	+$156,264	$60,791	$54,889	N/A	Full ROI →
22	University of Arizona Grad rate: 66.9%	AZ	+$155,923	$56,821	$28,543	$19,500	Full ROI →
23	Rutgers University-New Brunswick Grad rate: 84.7%	NJ	+$152,689	$58,419	$35,232	$25,750	Full ROI →
24	University of Massachusetts Global	CA	+$152,018	$57,825	$33,365	$22,979	Full ROI →
25	Saint Mary's University of Minnesota Grad rate: 66.5%	MN	+$145,800	$60,264	$54,870	N/A	Full ROI →
26	University of Iowa Grad rate: 73.4%	IA	+$137,236	$55,801	$26,883	$23,149	Full ROI →
27	University of Wisconsin-Whitewater Grad rate: 62.9%	WI	+$136,292	$54,280	$18,661	$25,677	Full ROI →
28	Wichita State University Grad rate: 51.5%	KS	+$122,224	$53,780	$21,064	$21,570	Full ROI →
29	University of Maryland Global Campus Grad rate: 23.6%	MD	+$119,554	$53,728	$19,790	$26,552	Full ROI →
30	Ohio State University-Main Campus Grad rate: 87.9%	OH	+$112,075	$54,784	$29,320	$19,500	Full ROI →
31	George Washington University Grad rate: 85.0%	DC	+$107,781	$64,938	$80,727	$20,793	Full ROI →
32	National Louis University Grad rate: 34.5%	IL	+$94,480	$51,794	$25,350	N/A	Full ROI →
33	University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus Grad rate: 75.7%	OK	+$93,341	$54,079	$28,833	$24,375	Full ROI →
34	Southwestern College Grad rate: 35.9%	KS	+$91,552	$57,313	$53,677	N/A	Full ROI →
35	University of Minnesota-Twin Cities Grad rate: 84.6%	MN	+$91,494	$53,686	$29,013	$19,388	Full ROI →
36	Central Michigan University Grad rate: 61.8%	MI	+$88,605	$53,592	$26,470	$27,670	Full ROI →
37	University of Akron Main Campus Grad rate: 48.0%	OH	+$77,987	$52,211	$24,555	$20,750	Full ROI →
38	University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Grad rate: 49.6%	WI	+$74,464	$51,913	$22,174	$26,000	Full ROI →
39	Temple University Grad rate: 76.3%	PA	+$74,054	$55,485	$39,799	$27,000	Full ROI →
40	Oakland University Grad rate: 57.3%	MI	+$67,058	$52,076	$25,016	$25,480	Full ROI →
41	University of North Texas Grad rate: 59.2%	TX	+$58,648	$51,386	$25,470	$20,142	Full ROI →
42	Tarleton State University Grad rate: 48.3%	TX	+$58,082	$50,944	$22,981	$21,388	Full ROI →
43	Xavier University Grad rate: 72.0%	OH	+$57,208	$57,319	$62,293	N/A	Full ROI →
44	Concordia University-Saint Paul Grad rate: 55.0%	MN	+$56,340	$53,651	$34,495	$28,666	Full ROI →
45	Lewis University Grad rate: 62.4%	IL	+$48,818	$55,432	$45,843	$27,000	Full ROI →
46	Texas A&M University-College Station Grad rate: 83.7%	TX	+$47,180	$52,124	$32,085	$19,970	Full ROI →
47	Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus Grad rate: 52.2%	PA	+$45,010	$51,354	$26,405	$27,000	Full ROI →
48	Bellevue University Grad rate: 49.2%	NE	+$44,206	$52,970	$33,315	$31,062	Full ROI →
49	The University of Tennessee-Knoxville Grad rate: 73.0%	TN	+$31,383	$51,587	$32,658	$22,018	Full ROI →
50	University of St Thomas Grad rate: 77.3%	MN	+$30,861	$58,083	$64,684	$23,750	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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