Best Business Administration, Management and Operations 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

768

Colleges with salary data

Average 20-Yr Net ROI

+$646,924

Across all programs

Average Annual Cost

$40,279

Cost of attendance

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

Grad rate: 93.5%

 CA +$2,906,524 $191,597 $42,708 N/A Full ROI →
2 Northwestern University

Grad rate: 96.2%

 IL +$2,883,612 $194,961 $87,804 N/A Full ROI →
3 Harvard University

Grad rate: 97.5%

 MA +$2,745,376 $187,553 $82,842 N/A Full ROI →
4 Stanford University

Grad rate: 94.0%

 CA +$2,736,756 $187,054 $82,162 N/A Full ROI →
5 University of Pennsylvania

Grad rate: 96.5%

 PA +$2,724,324 $186,790 $85,738 N/A Full ROI →
6 Dartmouth College

Grad rate: 95.4%

 NH +$2,611,796 $180,970 $83,802 N/A Full ROI →
7 University of Virginia-Main Campus

Grad rate: 95.3%

 VA +$2,608,476 $176,237 $38,132 N/A Full ROI →
8 Columbia University in the City of New York

Grad rate: 95.1%

 NY +$2,574,016 $179,305 $86,042 N/A Full ROI →
9 University of Chicago

Grad rate: 95.2%

 IL +$2,555,988 $178,485 $86,856 N/A Full ROI →
10 Cornell University

Grad rate: 95.2%

 NY +$2,347,508 $167,695 $83,196 N/A Full ROI →
11 Yale University

Grad rate: 97.0%

 CT +$2,338,860 $167,455 $85,120 N/A Full ROI →
12 Duke University

Grad rate: 96.2%

 NC +$2,265,702 $163,560 $82,749 N/A Full ROI →
13 New York University

Grad rate: 87.8%

 NY +$2,254,258 $162,625 $79,121 N/A Full ROI →
14 University of California-Los Angeles

Grad rate: 92.6%

 CA +$2,240,334 $157,681 $36,643 N/A Full ROI →
15 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Grad rate: 91.7%

 NC +$2,111,418 $150,089 $25,181 N/A Full ROI →
16 The University of Texas at Austin

Grad rate: 87.7%

 TX +$2,095,576 $149,763 $29,842 N/A Full ROI →
17 Emory University

Grad rate: 90.9%

 GA +$2,087,212 $154,242 $78,814 N/A Full ROI →
18 University of Michigan-Ann Arbor

Grad rate: 93.2%

 MI +$2,069,010 $148,785 $33,345 N/A Full ROI →
19 Carnegie Mellon University

Grad rate: 92.0%

 PA +$2,001,692 $150,136 $80,514 N/A Full ROI →
20 University of Washington-Bothell Campus

Grad rate: 68.5%

 WA +$1,963,196 $142,606 $24,462 N/A Full ROI →
21 University of Washington-Tacoma Campus

Grad rate: 58.5%

 WA +$1,963,064 $142,606 $24,528 N/A Full ROI →
22 University of Washington-Seattle Campus

Grad rate: 84.0%

 WA +$1,951,556 $142,606 $30,282 N/A Full ROI →
23 Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus

Grad rate: 92.4%

 GA +$1,859,466 $137,753 $27,797 N/A Full ROI →
24 Roseman University of Health Sciences NV +$1,835,420 $133,771 N/A N/A Full ROI →
25 Santa Clara University

Grad rate: 88.5%

 CA +$1,820,864 $140,820 $77,768 N/A Full ROI →
26 University of Southern California

Grad rate: 92.2%

 CA +$1,793,224 $140,129 $84,678 N/A Full ROI →
27 Georgetown University

Grad rate: 95.0%

 DC +$1,774,168 $139,178 $84,696 N/A Full ROI →
28 Brigham Young University

Grad rate: 80.4%

 UT +$1,748,982 $131,537 $20,879 N/A Full ROI →
29 Boston College

Grad rate: 91.0%

 MA +$1,744,614 $137,599 $83,683 N/A Full ROI →
30 University of Notre Dame

Grad rate: 96.6%

 IN +$1,711,018 $135,572 $80,211 N/A Full ROI →
31 Rice University

Grad rate: 94.7%

 TX +$1,696,940 $134,258 $74,110 N/A Full ROI →
32 Lake Forest Graduate School of Management IL +$1,677,980 $125,899 N/A N/A Full ROI →
33 Pace University

Grad rate: 61.4%

 NY +$1,641,116 $130,865 $68,092 N/A Full ROI →
34 Vanderbilt University

Grad rate: 92.7%

 TN +$1,640,256 $132,454 $84,412 N/A Full ROI →
35 University of California-Davis

Grad rate: 85.7%

 CA +$1,630,566 $127,335 $38,067 N/A Full ROI →
36 Texas A&M University-College Station

Grad rate: 83.7%

 TX +$1,623,370 $126,377 $32,085 N/A Full ROI →
37 Stevens Institute of Technology

Grad rate: 88.9%

 NJ +$1,620,122 $130,651 $76,449 N/A Full ROI →
38 Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Grad rate: 86.3%

 VA +$1,604,460 $125,427 $32,040 N/A Full ROI →
39 Rutgers University-Newark

Grad rate: 66.9%

 NJ +$1,603,822 $125,566 $33,749 N/A Full ROI →
40 Rutgers University-Camden

Grad rate: 65.7%

 NJ +$1,603,696 $125,566 $33,812 N/A Full ROI →
41 Rutgers University-New Brunswick

Grad rate: 84.7%

 NJ +$1,600,856 $125,566 $35,232 N/A Full ROI →
42 Lehigh University

Grad rate: 90.2%

 PA +$1,598,670 $129,685 $77,515 N/A Full ROI →
43 University of Connecticut-Waterbury Campus

Grad rate: 59.7%

 CT +$1,589,926 $123,588 $20,917 N/A Full ROI →
44 University of Connecticut-Avery Point

Grad rate: 57.8%

 CT +$1,588,554 $123,588 $21,603 N/A Full ROI →
45 University of Minnesota-Twin Cities

Grad rate: 84.6%

 MN +$1,587,394 $124,271 $29,013 N/A Full ROI →
46 University of Arkansas

Grad rate: 69.6%

 AR +$1,583,518 $123,792 $26,161 N/A Full ROI →
47 University of Connecticut-Hartford Campus

Grad rate: 63.9%

 CT +$1,581,698 $123,588 $25,031 N/A Full ROI →
48 University of Connecticut-Stamford

Grad rate: 59.5%

 CT +$1,576,286 $123,588 $27,737 N/A Full ROI →
49 Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Grad rate: 88.7%

 MA +$1,560,604 $127,598 $75,678 N/A Full ROI →
50 University of Connecticut

Grad rate: 83.5%

 CT +$1,558,616 $123,588 $36,572 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.

Find Best Business Administration, Management and Operations Degrees by State

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