Best Accounting and Related Services 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

56

Colleges with salary data

Average 20-Yr Net ROI

-$300,913

Across all programs

Average Annual Cost

$22,055

Cost of attendance

# College State 20-Yr Net ROI Median Salary Annual Cost Avg Debt
1 Austin Community College District

Grad rate: 16.1%

TX +$582,941 $73,183 $11,156 $21,898 Full ROI →
2 Northern Virginia Community College

Grad rate: 36.3%

VA +$435,425 $65,714 $15,821 $17,062 Full ROI →
3 University of Maryland-Baltimore County

Grad rate: 70.5%

MD +$300,225 $58,408 $27,935 N/A Full ROI →
4 Santa Ana College

Grad rate: 29.2%

CA +$5,914 $44,001 $11,848 $16,487 Full ROI →
5 Milwaukee Area Technical College

Grad rate: 19.7%

WI +$2,244 $44,474 $17,209 $22,242 Full ROI →
6 Front Range Community College

Grad rate: 28.6%

CO -$7,803 $43,822 $18,087 $19,375 Full ROI →
7 Greenville Technical College

Grad rate: 17.4%

SC -$63,805 $39,506 $13,925 N/A Full ROI →
8 Dallas College

Grad rate: 35.1%

TX -$84,956 $39,078 $9,641 $12,500 Full ROI →
9 Moraine Park Technical College

Grad rate: 47.2%

WI -$98,589 $38,370 $14,095 $8,811 Full ROI →
10 Red Rocks Community College

Grad rate: 38.0%

CO -$124,128 $36,696 $18,048 N/A Full ROI →
11 Northwood Technical College

Grad rate: 55.9%

WI -$131,849 $36,974 $14,116 $12,751 Full ROI →
12 Central Coast College

Grad rate: 86.8%

CA -$137,108 $36,646 $30,028 N/A Full ROI →
13 Wake Technical Community College

Grad rate: 31.3%

NC -$138,817 $37,019 $16,798 $16,592 Full ROI →
14 Summit College

Grad rate: 73.9%

CA -$140,435 $36,962 $29,987 $7,177 Full ROI →
15 Northeast Wisconsin Technical College

Grad rate: 48.2%

WI -$166,223 $34,469 $15,603 N/A Full ROI →
16 Ivy Tech Community College

Grad rate: 33.3%

IN -$182,060 $34,154 $13,891 $8,333 Full ROI →
17 Ozarks Technical Community College

Grad rate: 31.2%

MO -$186,326 $34,138 $12,540 $12,257 Full ROI →
18 University of Phoenix-Arizona

Grad rate: 18.7%

AZ -$188,389 $33,553 $19,449 N/A Full ROI →
19 Fayetteville Technical Community College

Grad rate: 18.5%

NC -$189,625 $33,111 $11,845 N/A Full ROI →
20 Delgado Community College

Grad rate: 19.3%

LA -$201,142 $34,216 $19,137 $19,500 Full ROI →
21 Gwinnett Technical College

Grad rate: 29.1%

GA -$209,718 $32,468 $19,078 N/A Full ROI →
22 Guilford Technical Community College

Grad rate: 29.5%

NC -$251,330 $31,536 $18,425 $17,500 Full ROI →
23 Milan Institute-Visalia

Grad rate: 45.7%

CA -$267,797 $30,271 $33,217 N/A Full ROI →
24 Portland Community College

Grad rate: 17.8%

OR -$284,271 $28,650 $17,271 N/A Full ROI →
25 Charter College

Grad rate: 56.2%

AK -$300,288 $28,545 $31,188 N/A Full ROI →
26 New Professions Technical Institute

Grad rate: 100.0%

FL -$303,604 $29,117 $45,944 N/A Full ROI →
27 Florence-Darlington Technical College

Grad rate: 19.5%

SC -$304,337 $27,308 $10,497 N/A Full ROI →
28 MTI College

Grad rate: 69.8%

CA -$309,292 $27,789 $25,072 N/A Full ROI →
29 Northeast Iowa Community College

Grad rate: 48.1%

IA -$311,052 $28,608 $16,720 $19,624 Full ROI →
30 Hunter Business School

Grad rate: 81.4%

NY -$312,054 $27,973 $31,514 N/A Full ROI →
31 Stellar Career College

Grad rate: 76.3%

CA -$378,961 $24,394 $17,057 $7,248 Full ROI →
32 Miller-Motte College-STVT-McAllen

Grad rate: 73.5%

TX -$461,335 $20,869 $25,890 $9,500 Full ROI →
33 Southern Careers Institute-Brownsville

Grad rate: 74.4%

TX -$482,805 $19,473 $20,781 $8,507 Full ROI →
34 Southern Careers Institute-Pharr

Grad rate: 65.3%

TX -$488,679 $19,473 $26,655 $8,507 Full ROI →
35 Southern Careers Institute-Austin

Grad rate: 62.0%

TX -$489,392 $19,473 $27,368 $8,507 Full ROI →
36 Southern Careers Institute-Harlingen

Grad rate: 66.6%

TX -$490,269 $19,473 $28,245 $8,507 Full ROI →
37 Bayamon Community College

Grad rate: 85.0%

PR -$490,500 $17,475 N/A N/A Full ROI →
38 Southern Careers Institute-Corpus Christi

Grad rate: 67.9%

TX -$491,046 $19,473 $29,022 $8,507 Full ROI →
39 Southern Careers Institute-San Antonio

Grad rate: 65.4%

TX -$493,393 $19,473 $31,369 $8,507 Full ROI →
40 Southern Careers Institute-San Antonio

Grad rate: 67.4%

TX -$495,555 $19,473 $33,531 $8,507 Full ROI →
41 Interactive College of Technology-Gainesville

Grad rate: 15.2%

GA -$505,838 $17,679 $19,418 N/A Full ROI →
42 Interactive College of Technology-Chamblee

Grad rate: 41.4%

GA -$506,515 $17,679 $20,095 N/A Full ROI →
43 Interactive College of Technology-Morrow

Grad rate: 35.4%

GA -$506,734 $17,679 $20,314 N/A Full ROI →
44 Interactive College of Technology-Newport

Grad rate: 34.8%

KY -$507,218 $17,679 $20,798 N/A Full ROI →
45 Herzing University-Kenosha

Grad rate: 47.4%

WI -$533,690 $18,132 $23,590 $24,252 Full ROI →
46 Herzing University-Minneapolis

Grad rate: 72.3%

MN -$533,847 $18,132 $23,747 $24,252 Full ROI →
47 CET-San Jose

Grad rate: 65.4%

CA -$534,761 $16,772 $21,117 $6,729 Full ROI →
48 Herzing University-Brookfield

Grad rate: 63.4%

WI -$535,979 $18,132 $25,879 $24,252 Full ROI →
49 Herzing University-Orlando

Grad rate: 32.4%

FL -$536,111 $18,132 $26,011 $24,252 Full ROI →
50 Herzing University-Akron

Grad rate: 21.4%

OH -$536,688 $18,132 $26,588 $24,252 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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