Best Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas 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

368

Colleges with salary data

Average 20-Yr Net ROI

-$188,568

Across all programs

Average Annual Cost

$32,273

Cost of attendance

#	College	State	20-Yr Net ROI	Median Salary	Annual Cost	Avg Debt
1	St. Francis College Grad rate: 53.1%	NY	+$297,304	$65,319	$42,269	N/A	Full ROI →
2	San Francisco State University Grad rate: 52.2%	CA	+$211,428	$57,623	$25,258	N/A	Full ROI →
3	CUNY Hunter College Grad rate: 58.7%	NY	+$202,500	$55,597	$13,310	$12,000	Full ROI →
4	California State University-Chico Grad rate: 63.9%	CA	+$143,170	$55,723	$25,590	$21,429	Full ROI →
5	California State University-Fullerton Grad rate: 69.3%	CA	+$130,842	$52,908	$16,767	$15,000	Full ROI →
6	St. John's University-New York Grad rate: 68.9%	NY	+$122,306	$62,189	$61,931	$25,000	Full ROI →
7	Kean University Grad rate: 47.0%	NJ	+$111,710	$54,570	$24,924	$29,625	Full ROI →
8	William Paterson University of New Jersey Grad rate: 51.9%	NJ	+$110,890	$54,948	$26,555	$31,000	Full ROI →
9	Washington State University Grad rate: 62.0%	WA	+$95,276	$52,199	$27,176	N/A	Full ROI →
10	California Baptist University Grad rate: 61.2%	CA	+$94,128	$57,188	$52,408	N/A	Full ROI →
11	CUNY Queens College Grad rate: 58.4%	NY	+$79,388	$49,778	$13,643	$16,000	Full ROI →
12	CUNY Brooklyn College Grad rate: 55.8%	NY	+$78,017	$49,505	$13,573	$13,178	Full ROI →
13	The College of New Jersey Grad rate: 85.5%	NJ	+$77,740	$55,056	$37,070	$26,000	Full ROI →
14	Southern Illinois University-Carbondale Grad rate: 52.5%	IL	+$71,872	$52,877	$29,268	$21,182	Full ROI →
15	California State University-Fresno Grad rate: 55.5%	CA	+$67,150	$50,100	$18,650	$15,000	Full ROI →
16	Montclair State University Grad rate: 64.8%	NJ	+$55,446	$51,780	$25,926	$27,000	Full ROI →
17	Mayville State University Grad rate: 37.4%	ND	+$46,492	$48,533	$21,042	N/A	Full ROI →
18	Utah Tech University Grad rate: 34.8%	UT	+$45,280	$48,196	$19,660	N/A	Full ROI →
19	Marist University Grad rate: 80.6%	NY	+$34,118	$58,308	$63,898	$27,000	Full ROI →
20	Western Illinois University Grad rate: 46.2%	IL	+$25,368	$48,834	$27,828	N/A	Full ROI →
21	University of Arkansas Grad rate: 69.6%	AR	+$24,736	$48,469	$26,161	N/A	Full ROI →
22	Central Washington University Grad rate: 51.0%	WA	+$21,069	$49,661	$25,148	$23,377	Full ROI →
23	New York University Grad rate: 87.8%	NY	+$17,121	$60,395	$79,121	$25,403	Full ROI →
24	North Park University Grad rate: 55.5%	IL	+$15,460	$51,181	$42,040	N/A	Full ROI →
25	Western Washington University Grad rate: 65.5%	WA	+$5,920	$49,712	$28,305	$26,000	Full ROI →
26	Metropolitan State University Grad rate: 35.5%	MN	-$3,026	$48,949	$26,057	$27,984	Full ROI →
27	Towson University Grad rate: 68.7%	MD	-$4,389	$48,556	$26,621	$21,500	Full ROI →
28	California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo Grad rate: 85.3%	CA	-$5,292	$47,719	$29,918	N/A	Full ROI →
29	SUNY Oneonta Grad rate: 72.3%	NY	-$5,865	$48,443	$27,258	$19,032	Full ROI →
30	State University of New York at Cortland Grad rate: 68.5%	NY	-$14,071	$48,323	$26,413	$25,837	Full ROI →
31	Concordia University-Saint Paul Grad rate: 55.0%	MN	-$14,960	$48,151	$34,495	N/A	Full ROI →
32	University of Illinois Chicago Grad rate: 60.9%	IL	-$16,990	$47,706	$26,998	$17,125	Full ROI →
33	Eastern New Mexico University-Main Campus Grad rate: 40.6%	NM	-$18,747	$46,012	$18,503	$18,500	Full ROI →
34	Western Connecticut State University Grad rate: 50.7%	CT	-$22,446	$47,607	$24,534	$27,000	Full ROI →
35	SUNY College at Potsdam Grad rate: 48.9%	NY	-$22,486	$47,596	$24,489	$27,000	Full ROI →
36	University of Delaware Grad rate: 79.2%	DE	-$23,210	$48,484	$29,347	$26,298	Full ROI →
37	Eastern Washington University Grad rate: 48.4%	WA	-$24,230	$46,896	$22,772	$23,009	Full ROI →
38	University of Kansas Grad rate: 68.0%	KS	-$27,514	$47,299	$25,215	$24,174	Full ROI →
39	McNeese State University Grad rate: 49.4%	LA	-$28,832	$44,792	$21,168	N/A	Full ROI →
40	Indian River State College Grad rate: 44.4%	FL	-$36,856	$42,510	$11,764	N/A	Full ROI →
41	Rowan University Grad rate: 68.2%	NJ	-$39,194	$48,686	$34,116	$27,000	Full ROI →
42	Syracuse University Grad rate: 82.4%	NY	-$43,560	$57,701	$80,396	$26,664	Full ROI →
43	University of Maryland-College Park Grad rate: 88.9%	MD	-$46,632	$45,283	$28,073	N/A	Full ROI →
44	Valley City State University Grad rate: 47.8%	ND	-$47,247	$45,538	$20,713	$26,041	Full ROI →
45	University of North Dakota Grad rate: 63.2%	ND	-$55,060	$44,163	$24,580	N/A	Full ROI →
46	Eastern Connecticut State University Grad rate: 59.1%	CT	-$56,230	$47,307	$30,805	$29,000	Full ROI →
47	University of Iowa Grad rate: 73.4%	IA	-$57,382	$46,195	$26,883	$25,000	Full ROI →
48	University of Wisconsin-Stout Grad rate: 52.2%	WI	-$57,987	$45,078	$21,618	$24,500	Full ROI →
49	University of North Florida Grad rate: 68.0%	FL	-$57,996	$43,146	$20,229	N/A	Full ROI →
50	Dickinson State University Grad rate: 43.9%	ND	-$58,280	$43,117	$20,155	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.

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