Best Psychology, 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

1013

Colleges with salary data

Average 20-Yr Net ROI

-$307,458

Across all programs

Average Annual Cost

$40,722

Cost of attendance

# College State 20-Yr Net ROI Median Salary Annual Cost Avg Debt
1 Hamilton College

Grad rate: 91.8%

NY +$211,560 $68,654 $80,380 N/A Full ROI →
2 Northeastern University Oakland CA +$112,680 $47,634 N/A N/A Full ROI →
3 Citadel Military College of South Carolina

Grad rate: 71.5%

SC +$84,168 $52,597 $31,943 N/A Full ROI →
4 Northern State University

Grad rate: 51.5%

SD +$83,788 $50,634 $22,223 N/A Full ROI →
5 Wellesley College

Grad rate: 90.7%

MA +$77,900 $62,505 $83,050 N/A Full ROI →
6 Notre Dame de Namur University

Grad rate: 39.2%

CA +$67,230 $47,184 N/A $27,000 Full ROI →
7 Dickinson College

Grad rate: 83.5%

PA +$66,934 $62,695 $80,329 $19,000 Full ROI →
8 Misericordia University

Grad rate: 72.0%

PA +$64,338 $57,109 $51,023 $25,000 Full ROI →
9 Virginia Military Institute

Grad rate: 79.2%

VA +$57,660 $52,930 $33,738 $19,250 Full ROI →
10 Oral Roberts University

Grad rate: 58.2%

OK +$47,542 $55,673 $47,367 $27,000 Full ROI →
11 Clarkson University

Grad rate: 73.0%

NY +$28,108 $60,438 $76,451 $25,813 Full ROI →
12 Abilene Christian University-Undergraduate Online TX +$19,085 $48,543 $19,042 $26,375 Full ROI →
13 Millikin University

Grad rate: 58.5%

IL +$18,692 $51,194 $41,297 N/A Full ROI →
14 Purdue University-Main Campus

Grad rate: 83.1%

IN +$1,852 $46,606 $22,567 N/A Full ROI →
15 San Jose State University

Grad rate: 66.2%

CA -$6,740 $46,802 $25,695 N/A Full ROI →
16 Colgate University

Grad rate: 90.9%

NY -$15,660 $57,947 $83,650 N/A Full ROI →
17 CUNY Bernard M Baruch College

Grad rate: 72.8%

NY -$30,608 $44,083 $13,521 $13,470 Full ROI →
18 Binghamton University

Grad rate: 83.2%

NY -$32,103 $47,710 $29,657 $20,500 Full ROI →
19 University of Virginia-Main Campus

Grad rate: 95.3%

VA -$34,873 $49,199 $38,132 $19,500 Full ROI →
20 California State University-East Bay

Grad rate: 45.5%

CA -$36,522 $45,747 $22,803 $15,000 Full ROI →
21 Brown University

Grad rate: 95.5%

RI -$39,564 $57,019 $84,986 N/A Full ROI →
22 Villanova University

Grad rate: 91.5%

PA -$41,169 $57,566 $80,866 $21,500 Full ROI →
23 University of California-Berkeley

Grad rate: 93.5%

CA -$47,652 $48,159 $42,708 N/A Full ROI →
24 The College of New Jersey

Grad rate: 85.5%

NJ -$56,461 $48,272 $37,070 $24,905 Full ROI →
25 Trinity Washington University

Grad rate: 41.5%

DC -$64,233 $48,019 $35,061 $32,866 Full ROI →
26 Lake Superior State University

Grad rate: 53.9%

MI -$74,728 $43,415 $25,757 N/A Full ROI →
27 Murray State University

Grad rate: 59.0%

KY -$77,020 $42,444 $21,475 N/A Full ROI →
28 Fairfield University

Grad rate: 84.0%

CT -$80,304 $54,414 $73,371 $26,000 Full ROI →
29 Albion College

Grad rate: 58.0%

MI -$82,376 $51,640 $68,794 N/A Full ROI →
30 The University of Texas Permian Basin

Grad rate: 41.3%

TX -$87,644 $43,430 $21,727 $21,731 Full ROI →
31 University of Indianapolis

Grad rate: 57.7%

IN -$88,614 $49,124 $48,674 $26,962 Full ROI →
32 University of the District of Columbia

Grad rate: 30.2%

DC -$89,937 $43,896 $20,911 $32,751 Full ROI →
33 CUNY Lehman College

Grad rate: 51.2%

NY -$94,821 $40,642 $13,456 $10,250 Full ROI →
34 CUNY York College

Grad rate: 31.7%

NY -$96,314 $40,664 $13,686 $11,000 Full ROI →
35 CUNY Hunter College

Grad rate: 58.7%

NY -$100,386 $40,380 $13,310 $10,923 Full ROI →
36 Shawnee State University

Grad rate: 38.7%

OH -$103,435 $42,650 $22,190 $20,500 Full ROI →
37 Daemen University

Grad rate: 56.7%

NY -$104,688 $45,612 $44,232 N/A Full ROI →
38 Loras College

Grad rate: 68.8%

IA -$104,850 $48,256 $48,380 $27,000 Full ROI →
39 Yale University

Grad rate: 97.0%

CT -$104,860 $53,781 $85,120 N/A Full ROI →
40 Lake Forest College

Grad rate: 74.1%

IL -$105,154 $52,203 $68,191 $27,000 Full ROI →
41 University of New Hampshire College of Professional Studies Online

Grad rate: 14.6%

NH -$109,814 $42,179 $19,236 $27,000 Full ROI →
42 Oglethorpe University

Grad rate: 55.5%

GA -$116,050 $49,884 $59,320 $27,000 Full ROI →
43 Southwest Minnesota State University

Grad rate: 42.1%

MN -$116,431 $42,447 $22,399 $26,500 Full ROI →
44 Avila University

Grad rate: 47.0%

MO -$116,542 $44,838 $32,863 $31,000 Full ROI →
45 University of Washington-Tacoma Campus

Grad rate: 58.5%

WA -$117,777 $42,193 $24,528 $17,426 Full ROI →
46 University of Connecticut-Waterbury Campus

Grad rate: 59.7%

CT -$121,813 $41,679 $20,917 $23,500 Full ROI →
47 University of New Hampshire at Manchester

Grad rate: 64.1%

NH -$123,290 $42,179 $22,605 $27,000 Full ROI →
48 University of Connecticut-Avery Point

Grad rate: 57.8%

CT -$124,557 $41,679 $21,603 $23,500 Full ROI →
49 Waldorf University

Grad rate: 27.5%

IA -$125,393 $45,304 $38,035 $29,136 Full ROI →
50 York College of Pennsylvania

Grad rate: 62.2%

PA -$125,394 $44,714 $35,806 $27,000 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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