Best Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and 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

667

Colleges with salary data

Average 20-Yr Net ROI

-$244,317

Across all programs

Average Annual Cost

$34,072

Cost of attendance

#	College	State	20-Yr Net ROI	Median Salary	Annual Cost	Avg Debt
1	Wagner College Grad rate: 64.9%	NY	+$282,692	$68,736	$63,007	N/A	Full ROI →
2	Iona University Grad rate: 57.0%	NY	+$259,919	$68,150	$57,336	$24,990	Full ROI →
3	CUNY Hunter College Grad rate: 58.7%	NY	+$250,925	$57,917	$13,310	$10,500	Full ROI →
4	College of Staten Island CUNY Grad rate: 33.7%	NY	+$221,441	$56,689	$14,084	$11,854	Full ROI →
5	Pacific Oaks College	CA	+$171,715	$52,982	N/A	$35,500	Full ROI →
6	University of Connecticut-Waterbury Campus Grad rate: 59.7%	CT	+$88,612	$52,307	$20,917	$25,081	Full ROI →
7	University of Connecticut-Avery Point Grad rate: 57.8%	CT	+$85,868	$52,307	$21,603	$25,081	Full ROI →
8	University of Connecticut-Hartford Campus Grad rate: 63.9%	CT	+$72,156	$52,307	$25,031	$25,081	Full ROI →
9	Turtle Mountain Community College Grad rate: 46.3%	ND	+$65,500	$48,227	$14,760	N/A	Full ROI →
10	Bloomfield College of Montclair State University Grad rate: 32.9%	NJ	+$64,368	$54,078	$44,298	N/A	Full ROI →
11	City University of Seattle	WA	+$63,464	$52,183	$35,049	N/A	Full ROI →
12	University of Connecticut-Stamford Grad rate: 59.5%	CT	+$61,332	$52,307	$27,737	$25,081	Full ROI →
13	Central Washington University Grad rate: 51.0%	WA	+$46,271	$50,707	$25,148	$20,205	Full ROI →
14	Western New Mexico University Grad rate: 33.0%	NM	+$36,904	$48,175	$21,649	N/A	Full ROI →
15	Our Lady of the Lake University Grad rate: 40.9%	TX	+$35,952	$52,225	$42,137	N/A	Full ROI →
16	Kean University Grad rate: 47.0%	NJ	+$29,114	$50,263	$24,924	$27,000	Full ROI →
17	Felician University Grad rate: 50.6%	NJ	+$28,616	$53,500	$50,346	N/A	Full ROI →
18	Whitworth University-Adult Degree Programs	WA	+$26,430	$45,144	N/A	$27,000	Full ROI →
19	University of Connecticut Grad rate: 83.5%	CT	+$25,992	$52,307	$36,572	$25,081	Full ROI →
20	The College of New Jersey Grad rate: 85.5%	NJ	+$25,160	$52,427	$37,070	$26,000	Full ROI →
21	University of Maryland-College Park Grad rate: 88.9%	MD	+$19,943	$49,928	$28,073	$19,500	Full ROI →
22	University of Hawaii at Manoa Grad rate: 62.5%	HI	+$19,571	$49,050	$23,832	$19,334	Full ROI →
23	Western Washington University Grad rate: 65.5%	WA	+$16,020	$49,947	$28,305	$22,000	Full ROI →
24	Heritage University Grad rate: 42.4%	WA	+$12,125	$49,886	$29,632	$20,049	Full ROI →
25	Washington State University Grad rate: 62.0%	WA	+$280	$48,999	$27,176	$22,960	Full ROI →
26	CUNY City College Grad rate: 56.6%	NY	-$3,782	$45,183	$13,514	$9,916	Full ROI →
27	University of Alaska Anchorage Grad rate: 29.4%	AK	-$4,554	$48,015	$21,848	$27,750	Full ROI →
28	SUNY Old Westbury Grad rate: 47.4%	NY	-$6,403	$47,236	$19,934	$23,250	Full ROI →
29	William Paterson University of New Jersey Grad rate: 51.9%	NJ	-$8,105	$48,571	$26,555	$24,671	Full ROI →
30	St Petersburg College Grad rate: 37.9%	FL	-$30,181	$43,961	$10,634	$19,900	Full ROI →
31	Florida SouthWestern State College Grad rate: 39.7%	FL	-$34,448	$44,067	$14,644	$12,750	Full ROI →
32	Rider University Grad rate: 64.8%	NJ	-$37,577	$52,704	$53,982	$26,466	Full ROI →
33	SUNY College at Geneseo Grad rate: 73.2%	NY	-$41,479	$46,602	$26,461	$20,500	Full ROI →
34	Chaminade University of Honolulu Grad rate: 62.3%	HI	-$42,848	$48,585	$43,637	N/A	Full ROI →
35	University of Nevada-Las Vegas Grad rate: 48.7%	NV	-$45,212	$45,309	$19,440	$24,913	Full ROI →
36	North Carolina A & T State University Grad rate: 55.9%	NC	-$46,400	$43,516	$19,180	N/A	Full ROI →
37	University of West Alabama Grad rate: 38.2%	AL	-$49,248	$44,018	$22,402	N/A	Full ROI →
38	Florida Atlantic University Grad rate: 63.2%	FL	-$50,138	$44,896	$21,054	$17,661	Full ROI →
39	Fort Valley State University Grad rate: 45.4%	GA	-$51,548	$43,491	$20,342	N/A	Full ROI →
40	Florida Gulf Coast University Grad rate: 57.3%	FL	-$51,946	$44,372	$18,269	$19,489	Full ROI →
41	Stockton University Grad rate: 73.7%	NJ	-$53,286	$48,400	$32,159	$39,000	Full ROI →
42	Northeastern Illinois University Grad rate: 17.7%	IL	-$54,568	$45,767	$27,208	$15,612	Full ROI →
43	Towson University Grad rate: 68.7%	MD	-$54,776	$45,851	$26,621	$18,750	Full ROI →
44	CUNY Queens College Grad rate: 58.4%	NY	-$55,757	$42,825	$13,643	$13,100	Full ROI →
45	San Francisco State University Grad rate: 52.2%	CA	-$56,346	$45,091	$25,258	$12,692	Full ROI →
46	New York University Grad rate: 87.8%	NY	-$57,388	$56,268	$79,121	$19,455	Full ROI →
47	Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University Grad rate: 55.7%	FL	-$58,388	$43,890	$24,047	N/A	Full ROI →
48	State University of New York at Cortland Grad rate: 68.5%	NY	-$58,719	$46,095	$26,413	$25,902	Full ROI →
49	University of Utah Grad rate: 64.2%	UT	-$59,363	$45,111	$21,799	$25,472	Full ROI →
50	St. John Fisher University Grad rate: 73.3%	NY	-$60,766	$51,287	$52,514	$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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