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

316

Colleges with salary data

Average 20-Yr Net ROI

+$469,936

Across all programs

Average Annual Cost

$35,998

Cost of attendance

#	College	State	20-Yr Net ROI	Median Salary	Annual Cost	Avg Debt
1	Central Connecticut State University Grad rate: 51.3%	CT	+$1,054,676	$97,145	$24,112	N/A	Full ROI →
2	New York University Grad rate: 87.8%	NY	+$1,028,218	$101,323	$79,121	N/A	Full ROI →
3	Golden Gate University	CA	+$860,000	$85,000	N/A	N/A	Full ROI →
4	California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo Grad rate: 85.3%	CA	+$859,844	$87,984	$29,918	N/A	Full ROI →
5	George Mason University Grad rate: 69.9%	VA	+$793,856	$84,390	$26,972	N/A	Full ROI →
6	CUNY Bernard M Baruch College Grad rate: 72.8%	NY	+$784,318	$82,568	$13,521	N/A	Full ROI →
7	University of Connecticut-Waterbury Campus Grad rate: 59.7%	CT	+$782,606	$83,222	$20,917	N/A	Full ROI →
8	University of Connecticut-Avery Point Grad rate: 57.8%	CT	+$781,234	$83,222	$21,603	N/A	Full ROI →
9	University of Connecticut-Hartford Campus Grad rate: 63.9%	CT	+$774,378	$83,222	$25,031	N/A	Full ROI →
10	State University of New York at New Paltz Grad rate: 71.0%	NY	+$769,272	$83,167	$27,034	N/A	Full ROI →
11	University of Connecticut-Stamford Grad rate: 59.5%	CT	+$768,966	$83,222	$27,737	N/A	Full ROI →
12	San Diego State University Grad rate: 78.1%	CA	+$768,086	$83,140	$27,357	N/A	Full ROI →
13	Saint Mary's College of California Grad rate: 70.4%	CA	+$766,630	$87,697	$73,655	N/A	Full ROI →
14	University of Connecticut Grad rate: 83.5%	CT	+$751,296	$83,222	$36,572	N/A	Full ROI →
15	University of Vermont Grad rate: 77.2%	VT	+$751,228	$83,073	$35,116	N/A	Full ROI →
16	Fordham University Grad rate: 81.8%	NY	+$745,378	$87,004	$77,351	N/A	Full ROI →
17	Northeastern State University Grad rate: 37.6%	OK	+$742,172	$81,036	$19,274	N/A	Full ROI →
18	Indiana University-Bloomington Grad rate: 81.2%	IN	+$732,038	$81,338	$27,361	N/A	Full ROI →
19	University of Massachusetts-Boston Grad rate: 51.1%	MA	+$731,744	$81,557	$29,698	N/A	Full ROI →
20	Temple University Grad rate: 76.3%	PA	+$728,762	$82,418	$39,799	N/A	Full ROI →
21	Binghamton University Grad rate: 83.2%	NY	+$726,486	$81,290	$29,657	N/A	Full ROI →
22	Seton Hall University Grad rate: 71.6%	NJ	+$725,828	$84,791	$64,996	N/A	Full ROI →
23	Mercy University Grad rate: 47.6%	NY	+$723,618	$81,420	$32,391	N/A	Full ROI →
24	CUNY Hunter College Grad rate: 58.7%	NY	+$718,300	$79,246	$13,310	N/A	Full ROI →
25	The University of Texas at Austin Grad rate: 87.7%	TX	+$714,256	$80,697	$29,842	N/A	Full ROI →
26	Rutgers University-Newark Grad rate: 66.9%	NJ	+$709,842	$80,867	$33,749	N/A	Full ROI →
27	Rutgers University-Camden Grad rate: 65.7%	NJ	+$709,716	$80,867	$33,812	N/A	Full ROI →
28	Rutgers University-New Brunswick Grad rate: 84.7%	NJ	+$706,876	$80,867	$35,232	N/A	Full ROI →
29	California State University-Fullerton Grad rate: 69.3%	CA	+$697,426	$78,548	$16,767	N/A	Full ROI →
30	Brigham Young University Grad rate: 80.4%	UT	+$693,282	$78,752	$20,879	N/A	Full ROI →
31	San Francisco State University Grad rate: 52.2%	CA	+$687,464	$78,899	$25,258	N/A	Full ROI →
32	Sacred Heart University Grad rate: 73.7%	CT	+$682,222	$82,778	$66,669	N/A	Full ROI →
33	University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Grad rate: 84.8%	IL	+$680,012	$79,214	$32,134	N/A	Full ROI →
34	University of Washington-Bothell Campus Grad rate: 68.5%	WA	+$679,996	$78,446	$24,462	N/A	Full ROI →
35	University of Washington-Tacoma Campus Grad rate: 58.5%	WA	+$679,864	$78,446	$24,528	N/A	Full ROI →
36	University of Iowa Grad rate: 73.4%	IA	+$677,894	$78,583	$26,883	N/A	Full ROI →
37	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Grad rate: 91.7%	NC	+$676,558	$78,346	$25,181	N/A	Full ROI →
38	University of Southern California Grad rate: 92.2%	CA	+$673,844	$84,160	$84,678	N/A	Full ROI →
39	University of Massachusetts-Amherst Grad rate: 83.1%	MA	+$673,362	$79,007	$33,389	N/A	Full ROI →
40	Bridgewater State University Grad rate: 55.3%	MA	+$671,952	$78,114	$25,164	N/A	Full ROI →
41	University of Washington-Seattle Campus Grad rate: 84.0%	WA	+$668,356	$78,446	$30,282	N/A	Full ROI →
42	Iona University Grad rate: 57.0%	NY	+$660,628	$80,765	$57,336	N/A	Full ROI →
43	James Madison University Grad rate: 81.0%	VA	+$659,214	$77,982	$30,213	N/A	Full ROI →
44	University of Hartford Grad rate: 57.6%	CT	+$659,194	$81,187	$62,273	N/A	Full ROI →
45	George Washington University Grad rate: 85.0%	DC	+$659,066	$83,026	$80,727	N/A	Full ROI →
46	University of Michigan-Ann Arbor Grad rate: 93.2%	MI	+$658,790	$78,274	$33,345	N/A	Full ROI →
47	Vanderbilt University Grad rate: 92.7%	TN	+$648,736	$82,878	$84,412	N/A	Full ROI →
48	University of Rhode Island Grad rate: 71.4%	RI	+$642,912	$77,404	$32,584	N/A	Full ROI →
49	Northeastern University Grad rate: 90.8%	MA	+$641,894	$82,230	$81,353	N/A	Full ROI →
50	University of Wisconsin-Madison Grad rate: 89.3%	WI	+$635,300	$76,542	$27,770	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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