Best Educational Administration and Supervision 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

149

Colleges with salary data

Average 20-Yr Net ROI

+$752,054

Across all programs

Average Annual Cost

$37,734

Cost of attendance

#	College	State	20-Yr Net ROI	Median Salary	Annual Cost	Avg Debt
1	St. John's University-New York Grad rate: 68.9%	NY	+$2,036,076	$156,190	$61,931	N/A	Full ROI →
2	Washington State University Grad rate: 62.0%	WA	+$1,929,056	$143,888	$27,176	N/A	Full ROI →
3	Russell Sage College Grad rate: 67.2%	NY	+$1,802,496	$142,322	$50,986	N/A	Full ROI →
4	CUNY Hunter College Grad rate: 58.7%	NY	+$1,615,620	$125,443	$13,310	N/A	Full ROI →
5	Northern Illinois University Grad rate: 51.3%	IL	+$1,565,664	$125,726	$27,214	N/A	Full ROI →
6	CUNY Graduate School and University Center	NY	+$1,492,560	$116,628	N/A	N/A	Full ROI →
7	University of St Francis Grad rate: 64.8%	IL	+$1,464,500	$124,300	$45,375	N/A	Full ROI →
8	College of Staten Island CUNY Grad rate: 33.7%	NY	+$1,460,144	$117,824	$14,084	N/A	Full ROI →
9	City University of Seattle	WA	+$1,430,284	$120,524	$35,049	N/A	Full ROI →
10	Georgia State University Grad rate: 54.3%	GA	+$1,400,340	$117,324	$26,535	N/A	Full ROI →
11	California State University-Fullerton Grad rate: 69.3%	CA	+$1,376,392	$114,173	$16,767	N/A	Full ROI →
12	Boston College Grad rate: 91.0%	MA	+$1,355,088	$126,491	$83,683	N/A	Full ROI →
13	Long Island University Grad rate: 51.8%	NY	+$1,331,684	$119,068	$52,419	N/A	Full ROI →
14	The College of Saint Rose Grad rate: 53.1%	NY	+$1,327,868	$118,948	$52,773	N/A	Full ROI →
15	CUNY Queens College Grad rate: 58.4%	NY	+$1,318,688	$110,663	$13,643	N/A	Full ROI →
16	University of Maryland-College Park Grad rate: 88.9%	MD	+$1,289,188	$112,074	$28,073	N/A	Full ROI →
17	University of Pennsylvania Grad rate: 96.5%	PA	+$1,284,848	$123,390	$85,738	N/A	Full ROI →
18	Concordia University-Chicago Grad rate: 47.7%	IL	+$1,283,652	$115,033	$44,252	N/A	Full ROI →
19	University of La Verne Grad rate: 64.4%	CA	+$1,267,704	$117,698	$61,564	N/A	Full ROI →
20	Stony Brook University Grad rate: 77.8%	NY	+$1,252,104	$110,440	$29,174	N/A	Full ROI →
21	University of Washington-Seattle Campus Grad rate: 84.0%	WA	+$1,248,372	$110,475	$30,282	N/A	Full ROI →
22	California State University-Fresno Grad rate: 55.5%	CA	+$1,236,940	$107,577	$18,650	N/A	Full ROI →
23	University of California-Los Angeles Grad rate: 92.6%	CA	+$1,203,908	$109,524	$36,643	N/A	Full ROI →
24	Seton Hall University Grad rate: 71.6%	NJ	+$1,201,616	$115,080	$64,996	N/A	Full ROI →
25	California State University-Long Beach Grad rate: 71.3%	CA	+$1,195,660	$105,845	$20,310	N/A	Full ROI →
26	Howard University Grad rate: 69.2%	DC	+$1,128,160	$108,698	$51,450	N/A	Full ROI →
27	California Lutheran University Grad rate: 73.6%	CA	+$1,120,188	$110,763	$63,768	N/A	Full ROI →
28	University of Houston Grad rate: 64.0%	TX	+$1,090,856	$101,554	$25,056	N/A	Full ROI →
29	Indiana State University Grad rate: 42.5%	IN	+$1,089,020	$101,146	$23,475	N/A	Full ROI →
30	University of South Dakota Grad rate: 59.4%	SD	+$1,078,504	$100,634	$23,544	N/A	Full ROI →
31	Northern Kentucky University Grad rate: 49.2%	KY	+$1,052,056	$98,497	$19,471	N/A	Full ROI →
32	University of California-Davis Grad rate: 85.7%	CA	+$999,432	$99,585	$38,067	N/A	Full ROI →
33	Vanderbilt University Grad rate: 92.7%	TN	+$992,852	$108,525	$84,412	N/A	Full ROI →
34	California State University-Stanislaus Grad rate: 56.6%	CA	+$984,572	$94,937	$18,542	N/A	Full ROI →
35	University of Southern California Grad rate: 92.2%	CA	+$980,588	$107,965	$84,678	N/A	Full ROI →
36	Saint Cloud State University Grad rate: 45.5%	MN	+$970,444	$94,800	$21,389	N/A	Full ROI →
37	New England College Grad rate: 31.0%	NH	+$943,256	$101,342	$60,896	N/A	Full ROI →
38	University of Oregon Grad rate: 72.5%	OR	+$941,776	$95,616	$32,636	N/A	Full ROI →
39	Loyola Marymount University Grad rate: 80.6%	CA	+$937,732	$104,060	$75,867	N/A	Full ROI →
40	University of Alaska Anchorage Grad rate: 29.4%	AK	+$890,648	$90,902	$21,848	N/A	Full ROI →
41	Wilmington University Grad rate: 21.0%	DE	+$881,376	$89,934	$19,326	N/A	Full ROI →
42	Michigan State University Grad rate: 81.9%	MI	+$872,308	$91,721	$30,528	N/A	Full ROI →
43	National Louis University Grad rate: 34.5%	IL	+$867,920	$90,466	$25,350	N/A	Full ROI →
44	Texas A&M University-College Station Grad rate: 83.7%	TX	+$859,940	$91,414	$32,085	N/A	Full ROI →
45	Georgia Southern University Grad rate: 52.4%	GA	+$858,848	$89,855	$24,563	N/A	Full ROI →
46	George Washington University Grad rate: 85.0%	DC	+$853,092	$100,800	$80,727	N/A	Full ROI →
47	University of Massachusetts-Boston Grad rate: 51.1%	MA	+$851,848	$90,532	$29,698	N/A	Full ROI →
48	University of Connecticut-Waterbury Campus Grad rate: 59.7%	CT	+$847,332	$88,550	$20,917	N/A	Full ROI →
49	University of Connecticut-Avery Point Grad rate: 57.8%	CT	+$844,588	$88,550	$21,603	N/A	Full ROI →
50	Northern Arizona University Grad rate: 58.0%	AZ	+$837,380	$89,768	$29,495	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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