Best Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods 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

Colleges with salary data

Average 20-Yr Net ROI

+$271,879

Across all programs

Average Annual Cost

$37,740

Cost of attendance

#	College	State	20-Yr Net ROI	Median Salary	Annual Cost	Avg Debt
1	University of Wisconsin-Madison Grad rate: 89.3%	WI	+$840,442	$91,078	$27,770	$22,250	Full ROI →
2	Wake Forest University Grad rate: 90.3%	NC	+$784,108	$97,769	$82,818	N/A	Full ROI →
3	New York University Grad rate: 87.8%	NY	+$781,728	$98,075	$79,121	$17,250	Full ROI →
4	University of Nebraska-Lincoln Grad rate: 65.4%	NE	+$757,578	$86,584	$25,341	$24,250	Full ROI →
5	Arizona State University Digital Immersion Grad rate: 27.4%	AZ	+$748,626	$80,638	N/A	$17,877	Full ROI →
6	Drake University Grad rate: 76.8%	IA	+$733,940	$92,797	$62,407	$23,979	Full ROI →
7	University of Maryland-College Park Grad rate: 88.9%	MD	+$700,798	$83,667	$28,073	$15,000	Full ROI →
8	Bentley University Grad rate: 88.1%	MA	+$686,062	$93,407	$77,082	$25,000	Full ROI →
9	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Grad rate: 86.3%	VA	+$638,985	$81,822	$32,040	$21,700	Full ROI →
10	Arizona State University Campus Immersion Grad rate: 67.4%	AZ	+$636,438	$80,638	$28,047	$17,877	Full ROI →
11	Rutgers University-New Brunswick Grad rate: 84.7%	NJ	+$624,267	$81,711	$35,232	$21,500	Full ROI →
12	University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Grad rate: 49.6%	WI	+$588,624	$75,866	$22,174	N/A	Full ROI →
13	University of Connecticut-Waterbury Campus Grad rate: 59.7%	CT	+$584,384	$76,972	$20,917	$23,250	Full ROI →
14	University of Connecticut-Avery Point Grad rate: 57.8%	CT	+$581,640	$76,972	$21,603	$23,250	Full ROI →
15	Ball State University Grad rate: 63.6%	IN	+$578,121	$77,057	$25,134	$16,654	Full ROI →
16	University of Connecticut-Hartford Campus Grad rate: 63.9%	CT	+$567,928	$76,972	$25,031	$23,250	Full ROI →
17	University of Connecticut-Stamford Grad rate: 59.5%	CT	+$557,104	$76,972	$27,737	$23,250	Full ROI →
18	University of Connecticut Grad rate: 83.5%	CT	+$521,764	$76,972	$36,572	$23,250	Full ROI →
19	Purdue University-Main Campus Grad rate: 83.1%	IN	+$510,988	$73,297	$22,567	$18,284	Full ROI →
20	Temple University Grad rate: 76.3%	PA	+$506,504	$77,040	$39,799	$26,000	Full ROI →
21	Florida State University Grad rate: 83.9%	FL	+$490,615	$72,533	$23,683	$18,750	Full ROI →
22	University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Grad rate: 84.8%	IL	+$483,234	$74,006	$32,134	$21,000	Full ROI →
23	University of St Thomas Grad rate: 77.3%	MN	+$472,809	$79,826	$64,684	$18,500	Full ROI →
24	George Mason University Grad rate: 69.9%	VA	+$463,857	$71,836	$26,972	$18,500	Full ROI →
25	University of Florida Grad rate: 90.7%	FL	+$440,540	$69,628	$21,719	$18,625	Full ROI →
26	University of California-Santa Barbara Grad rate: 85.5%	CA	+$418,153	$71,014	$36,776	$11,128	Full ROI →
27	University of Washington-Bothell Campus Grad rate: 68.5%	WA	+$408,852	$67,335	$24,462	N/A	Full ROI →
28	University of Iowa Grad rate: 73.4%	IA	+$408,203	$69,238	$26,883	$21,500	Full ROI →
29	University of Washington-Seattle Campus Grad rate: 84.0%	WA	+$385,572	$67,335	$30,282	N/A	Full ROI →
30	University of South Carolina-Columbia Grad rate: 78.0%	SC	+$375,095	$68,870	$32,840	$22,922	Full ROI →
31	CUNY Bernard M Baruch College Grad rate: 72.8%	NY	+$363,466	$63,485	$13,521	$9,000	Full ROI →
32	The University of Texas at San Antonio Grad rate: 52.3%	TX	+$362,179	$65,990	$21,474	$23,500	Full ROI →
33	The University of Texas at Dallas Grad rate: 70.2%	TX	+$346,362	$66,201	$28,210	$18,383	Full ROI →
34	Morgan State University Grad rate: 43.5%	MD	+$337,748	$63,843	$24,778	N/A	Full ROI →
35	University of Arkansas Grad rate: 69.6%	AR	+$336,931	$65,608	$26,161	$22,655	Full ROI →
36	Ohio State University-Main Campus Grad rate: 87.9%	OH	+$335,725	$66,034	$29,320	$20,500	Full ROI →
37	The University of Alabama Grad rate: 73.2%	AL	+$329,074	$66,546	$32,024	$25,000	Full ROI →
38	Central Michigan University Grad rate: 61.8%	MI	+$327,922	$65,327	$26,470	$24,250	Full ROI →
39	Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College Grad rate: 70.4%	LA	+$308,023	$65,718	$34,328	$21,500	Full ROI →
40	Maryville University of Saint Louis Grad rate: 69.3%	MO	+$299,840	$67,580	$45,093	$23,250	Full ROI →
41	Central Washington University Grad rate: 51.0%	WA	+$290,028	$61,531	$25,148	N/A	Full ROI →
42	Indiana State University Grad rate: 42.5%	IN	+$289,160	$61,153	$23,475	N/A	Full ROI →
43	Saint Joseph's University - Philadelphia Grad rate: 81.0%	PA	+$279,708	$70,859	$65,513	$26,237	Full ROI →
44	Michigan State University Grad rate: 81.9%	MI	+$277,800	$63,565	$30,528	$23,250	Full ROI →
45	National Louis University Grad rate: 34.5%	IL	+$277,413	$62,702	$25,350	$26,094	Full ROI →
46	Georgia State University Grad rate: 54.3%	GA	+$267,280	$62,426	$26,535	$26,000	Full ROI →
47	San Francisco State University Grad rate: 52.2%	CA	+$252,333	$61,052	$25,258	$20,500	Full ROI →
48	Drexel University Grad rate: 77.6%	PA	+$231,779	$70,563	$75,167	$28,750	Full ROI →
49	Miami University-Oxford Grad rate: 81.3%	OH	+$229,778	$62,755	$37,218	$27,000	Full ROI →
50	The University of Tennessee-Knoxville Grad rate: 73.0%	TN	+$229,438	$61,691	$32,658	$25,000	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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