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

36

Colleges with salary data

Average 20-Yr Net ROI

-$341,662

Across all programs

Average Annual Cost

$18,237

Cost of attendance

# College State 20-Yr Net ROI Median Salary Annual Cost Avg Debt
1 University of Massachusetts-Amherst

Grad rate: 83.1%

MA +$474,951 $67,417 $33,389 N/A Full ROI →
2 Central Washington University

Grad rate: 51.0%

WA +$234,697 $56,376 $25,148 $20,500 Full ROI →
3 Weber State University

Grad rate: 42.6%

UT +$212,548 $53,436 $16,172 N/A Full ROI →
4 University of Hawaii at Hilo

Grad rate: 42.0%

HI +$94,986 $47,795 $20,914 N/A Full ROI →
5 Northern Arizona University

Grad rate: 58.0%

AZ +$24,580 $45,966 $29,495 $18,700 Full ROI →
6 Santa Fe Community College

Grad rate: 21.0%

NM -$112,903 $37,144 $15,783 N/A Full ROI →
7 Urban College of Boston

Grad rate: 22.9%

MA -$164,940 $33,753 N/A N/A Full ROI →
8 Bunker Hill Community College

Grad rate: 17.8%

MA -$222,519 $31,609 $14,699 N/A Full ROI →
9 Connecticut State Community College

Grad rate: 18.2%

CT -$257,500 $29,893 $15,360 N/A Full ROI →
10 Red Rocks Community College

Grad rate: 38.0%

CO -$313,648 $27,220 $18,048 N/A Full ROI →
11 Miami Regional University

Grad rate: 19.7%

FL -$359,491 $25,704 $33,571 N/A Full ROI →
12 Fayetteville Technical Community College

Grad rate: 18.5%

NC -$387,488 $24,804 $11,845 $23,499 Full ROI →
13 Community College of Denver

Grad rate: 16.8%

CO -$392,063 $24,286 $18,377 $14,375 Full ROI →
14 Ivy Tech Community College

Grad rate: 33.3%

IN -$399,861 $23,714 $13,891 $15,000 Full ROI →
15 Northeast Wisconsin Technical College

Grad rate: 48.2%

WI -$404,903 $22,535 $15,603 N/A Full ROI →
16 Pitt Community College

Grad rate: 28.0%

NC -$410,594 $23,290 $15,807 $15,250 Full ROI →
17 Front Range Community College

Grad rate: 28.6%

CO -$421,169 $22,936 $18,087 $16,150 Full ROI →
18 Rasmussen University-Minnesota

Grad rate: 50.9%

MN -$436,899 $22,192 $24,056 $12,358 Full ROI →
19 Rasmussen University-Wisconsin

Grad rate: 61.0%

WI -$437,073 $22,192 $24,230 $12,358 Full ROI →
20 Rasmussen University-Illinois

Grad rate: 40.0%

IL -$437,290 $22,192 $24,447 $12,358 Full ROI →
21 Rasmussen University-North Dakota

Grad rate: 56.4%

ND -$437,518 $22,192 $24,675 $12,358 Full ROI →
22 Rasmussen University-Florida

Grad rate: 47.6%

FL -$437,589 $22,192 $24,746 $12,358 Full ROI →
23 Rasmussen University-Kansas

Grad rate: 50.0%

KS -$437,751 $22,192 $24,908 $12,358 Full ROI →
24 Wake Technical Community College

Grad rate: 31.3%

NC -$452,070 $21,492 $16,798 $18,602 Full ROI →
25 Georgia Northwestern Technical College

Grad rate: 41.1%

GA -$482,935 $18,432 $11,575 N/A Full ROI →
26 Guilford Technical Community College

Grad rate: 29.5%

NC -$492,687 $19,620 $18,425 $19,750 Full ROI →
27 Chattahoochee Technical College

Grad rate: 38.9%

GA -$506,755 $17,277 $12,295 N/A Full ROI →
28 Central Georgia Technical College

Grad rate: 42.4%

GA -$515,045 $16,842 $11,885 N/A Full ROI →
29 Southern Regional Technical College

Grad rate: 32.0%

GA -$516,938 $16,727 $11,478 N/A Full ROI →
30 Augusta Technical College

Grad rate: 33.3%

GA -$524,870 $16,577 $16,410 N/A Full ROI →
31 Athens Technical College

Grad rate: 33.1%

GA -$531,125 $16,115 $13,425 N/A Full ROI →
32 Coastal Pines Technical College

Grad rate: 48.1%

GA -$531,210 $15,923 $9,670 N/A Full ROI →
33 Georgia Piedmont Technical College

Grad rate: 36.2%

GA -$547,037 $15,447 $15,977 N/A Full ROI →
34 Albany Technical College

Grad rate: 40.9%

GA -$554,411 $14,970 $13,811 N/A Full ROI →
35 Wiregrass Georgia Technical College

Grad rate: 43.2%

GA -$564,665 $14,313 $10,925 N/A Full ROI →
36 Columbia Central University-Caguas

Grad rate: 56.9%

PR -$650,653 $10,475 $12,377 $5,760 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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