Top 50 Best Bachelor's Degree Programs in Indiana by ROI

Every Bachelor's Degree program in Indiana ranked by estimated 20-year net return on investment across all majors. Data from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

Programs in Indiana

629

Colleges with salary data

Average 20-Yr Net ROI

-$50,564

Across all Indiana programs

Average Annual Cost

$34,357

Cost of attendance

# College Major 20-Yr Net ROI Median Salary Annual Cost Avg Debt
1 Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

Grad rate: 81.3%

 Computer Science. +$1,457,661 $131,382 $74,226 $24,500 Full ROI →
2 Indiana University-Southeast

Grad rate: 34.0%

 Computer Science. +$1,049,968 $97,561 $15,313 N/A Full ROI →
3 Purdue University-Main Campus

Grad rate: 83.1%

 Computer Science. +$938,115 $94,727 $22,567 $19,375 Full ROI →
4 University of Notre Dame

Grad rate: 96.6%

 Computer and Information Sciences, General. +$930,126 $105,831 $80,211 $19,000 Full ROI →
5 University of Notre Dame

Grad rate: 96.6%

 Mathematics and Statistics, Other. +$809,806 $99,815 $80,211 $19,000 Full ROI →
6 Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

Grad rate: 81.3%

 Computer Engineering. +$787,610 $97,902 $74,226 $24,834 Full ROI →
7 Purdue University-Main Campus

Grad rate: 83.1%

 Computer Engineering. +$757,682 $85,950 $22,567 $23,000 Full ROI →
8 University of Notre Dame

Grad rate: 96.6%

 Finance and Financial Management Services. +$731,586 $95,904 $80,211 $19,000 Full ROI →
9 Purdue University Northwest

Grad rate: 44.2%

 Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering. +$719,556 $83,022 $16,287 $26,471 Full ROI →
10 University of Notre Dame

Grad rate: 96.6%

 Management Information Systems and Services. +$696,476 $92,866 $80,211 N/A Full ROI →
11 Indiana Institute of Technology-College of Professional Studies Industrial Engineering. +$665,395 $82,393 $24,563 $32,750 Full ROI →
12 Indiana University-Bloomington

Grad rate: 81.2%

 Computer Science. +$663,233 $82,012 $27,361 $20,417 Full ROI →
13 Purdue University-Main Campus

Grad rate: 83.1%

 Industrial Engineering. +$637,385 $79,694 $22,567 $19,427 Full ROI →
14 Purdue University-Main Campus

Grad rate: 83.1%

 Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering. +$630,582 $79,325 $22,567 $19,000 Full ROI →
15 Purdue University-Main Campus

Grad rate: 83.1%

 Chemical Engineering. +$624,187 $79,174 $22,567 $21,500 Full ROI →
16 Purdue University-Main Campus

Grad rate: 83.1%

 Mechanical Engineering. +$610,137 $78,366 $22,567 $19,937 Full ROI →
17 Indiana University-Indianapolis

Grad rate: 55.1%

 Computer Engineering. +$595,666 $78,049 $22,216 $27,000 Full ROI →
18 Indiana University-Indianapolis

Grad rate: 55.1%

 Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering. +$592,151 $77,779 $22,216 $25,603 Full ROI →
19 Indiana Institute of Technology

Grad rate: 34.5%

 Industrial Engineering. +$589,687 $82,393 $43,490 $32,750 Full ROI →
20 Indiana University-Bloomington

Grad rate: 81.2%

 Business/Commerce, General. +$588,751 $78,226 $27,361 $19,500 Full ROI →
21 Purdue University Northwest

Grad rate: 44.2%

 Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians. +$587,352 $74,625 $16,287 N/A Full ROI →
22 Purdue University Global

Grad rate: 30.4%

 Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. +$583,249 $77,623 $17,994 $42,396 Full ROI →
23 Purdue University-Main Campus

Grad rate: 83.1%

 Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering. +$580,947 $77,012 $22,567 $21,500 Full ROI →
24 Ball State University

Grad rate: 63.6%

 Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods. +$578,121 $77,057 $25,134 $16,654 Full ROI →
25 Purdue University-Main Campus

Grad rate: 83.1%

 Computer and Information Sciences, General. +$578,012 $76,763 $22,567 $19,985 Full ROI →
26 Purdue University Fort Wayne

Grad rate: 34.1%

 Electrical Engineering Technologies/Technicians. +$572,784 $74,582 $19,714 N/A Full ROI →
27 University of Notre Dame

Grad rate: 96.6%

 Chemical Engineering. +$561,366 $87,393 $80,211 $19,000 Full ROI →
28 Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

Grad rate: 81.3%

 Mathematics. +$559,846 $86,525 $74,226 $25,000 Full ROI →
29 University of Notre Dame

Grad rate: 96.6%

 Physics. +$552,871 $87,137 $80,211 $21,500 Full ROI →
30 Indiana University-Indianapolis

Grad rate: 55.1%

 Mechanical Engineering. +$546,568 $75,557 $22,216 $26,450 Full ROI →
31 Indiana University-Indianapolis

Grad rate: 55.1%

 Architectural Engineering Technologies/Technicians. +$533,238 $74,571 $22,216 $21,717 Full ROI →
32 University of Notre Dame

Grad rate: 96.6%

 Economics. +$528,623 $85,821 $80,211 $19,965 Full ROI →
33 Purdue University Northwest

Grad rate: 44.2%

 Mechanical Engineering. +$525,804 $73,252 $16,287 $25,250 Full ROI →
34 Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

Grad rate: 81.3%

 Chemical Engineering. +$523,201 $84,659 $74,226 $24,500 Full ROI →
35 Purdue University-Main Campus

Grad rate: 83.1%

 Biomedical/Medical Engineering. +$519,947 $73,827 $22,567 $19,500 Full ROI →
36 Purdue University-Main Campus

Grad rate: 83.1%

 Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods. +$510,988 $73,297 $22,567 $18,284 Full ROI →
37 University of Southern Indiana

Grad rate: 51.5%

 Engineering, General. +$505,784 $71,439 $20,749 N/A Full ROI →
38 Purdue University-Main Campus

Grad rate: 83.1%

 Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians. +$495,676 $72,738 $22,567 $21,345 Full ROI →
39 Purdue University-Main Campus

Grad rate: 83.1%

 Architectural Engineering Technologies/Technicians. +$488,797 $72,254 $22,567 $19,270 Full ROI →
40 Purdue University Fort Wayne

Grad rate: 34.1%

 Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians. +$469,234 $71,227 $19,714 $27,000 Full ROI →
41 Purdue University-Main Campus

Grad rate: 83.1%

 Statistics. +$459,987 $70,829 $22,567 $19,500 Full ROI →
42 Indiana University-Indianapolis

Grad rate: 55.1%

 Engineering, Other. +$458,146 $71,173 $22,216 $27,000 Full ROI →
43 University of Notre Dame

Grad rate: 96.6%

 Civil Engineering. +$455,981 $82,198 $80,211 $20,100 Full ROI →
44 University of Notre Dame

Grad rate: 96.6%

 Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering. +$455,126 $82,081 $80,211 $19,000 Full ROI →
45 Purdue University-Main Campus

Grad rate: 83.1%

 Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians. +$453,557 $70,575 $22,567 $20,500 Full ROI →
46 Purdue University Global

Grad rate: 30.4%

 Fire Protection. +$434,695 $69,334 $17,994 $29,636 Full ROI →
47 University of Notre Dame

Grad rate: 96.6%

 East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. +$428,772 $80,901 $80,211 $21,040 Full ROI →
48 University of Notre Dame

Grad rate: 96.6%

 Accounting and Related Services. +$426,446 $80,647 $80,211 $19,000 Full ROI →
49 Trine University-Regional/Non-Traditional Campuses Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians. +$423,806 $69,408 $21,976 $27,000 Full ROI →
50 Indiana University-Indianapolis

Grad rate: 55.1%

 Electrical Engineering Technologies/Technicians. +$423,336 $67,610 $22,216 N/A 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.