Best Curriculum and Instruction 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

152

Colleges with salary data

Average 20-Yr Net ROI

+$115,741

Across all programs

Average Annual Cost

$34,194

Cost of attendance

# College State 20-Yr Net ROI Median Salary Annual Cost Avg Debt
1 University of Maryland-Baltimore County

Grad rate: 70.5%

 MD +$995,830 $94,585 $27,935 N/A Full ROI →
2 Concordia University-Irvine

Grad rate: 62.8%

 CA +$802,160 $87,758 $56,500 N/A Full ROI →
3 Teachers College at Columbia University NY +$657,360 $74,868 N/A N/A Full ROI →
4 Wilmington University

Grad rate: 21.0%

 DE +$543,568 $71,111 $19,326 N/A Full ROI →
5 California State University-Fresno

Grad rate: 55.5%

 CA +$517,420 $69,736 $18,650 N/A Full ROI →
6 American University

Grad rate: 79.0%

 DC +$474,122 $72,861 $71,549 N/A Full ROI →
7 Alverno College

Grad rate: 51.5%

 WI +$431,754 $68,004 $44,163 N/A Full ROI →
8 Washington State University

Grad rate: 62.0%

 WA +$394,688 $64,452 $27,176 N/A Full ROI →
9 Fitchburg State University

Grad rate: 54.6%

 MA +$388,006 $63,852 $24,517 N/A Full ROI →
10 Boston University

Grad rate: 89.5%

 MA +$377,832 $69,161 $82,694 N/A Full ROI →
11 City University of Seattle WA +$370,062 $64,008 $35,049 N/A Full ROI →
12 McDaniel College

Grad rate: 64.9%

 MD +$353,052 $65,950 $62,974 N/A Full ROI →
13 Piedmont University

Grad rate: 44.8%

 GA +$322,722 $62,672 $45,359 N/A Full ROI →
14 Franklin University

Grad rate: 37.4%

 OH +$306,134 $60,250 $29,433 N/A Full ROI →
15 Walden University MN +$299,620 $56,981 N/A N/A Full ROI →
16 Texas Southmost College

Grad rate: 29.7%

 TX +$293,066 $57,802 $11,487 N/A Full ROI →
17 Buena Vista University

Grad rate: 52.3%

 IA +$275,080 $61,003 $52,490 N/A Full ROI →
18 Vanguard University of Southern California

Grad rate: 57.6%

 CA +$274,764 $60,756 $50,178 N/A Full ROI →
19 University of Nevada-Las Vegas

Grad rate: 48.7%

 NV +$264,900 $57,189 $19,440 N/A Full ROI →
20 Concordia University-Chicago

Grad rate: 47.7%

 IL +$261,416 $59,496 $44,252 N/A Full ROI →
21 University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh

Grad rate: 57.7%

 WI +$250,874 $56,450 $19,063 N/A Full ROI →
22 George Mason University

Grad rate: 69.9%

 VA +$240,696 $56,732 $26,972 N/A Full ROI →
23 University of Maryland-College Park

Grad rate: 88.9%

 MD +$240,614 $56,838 $28,073 N/A Full ROI →
24 Western Governors University

Grad rate: 50.6%

 UT +$234,892 $55,191 $14,464 N/A Full ROI →
25 Hood College

Grad rate: 58.0%

 MD +$234,312 $59,633 $59,174 N/A Full ROI →
26 Lincoln Memorial University

Grad rate: 52.4%

 TN +$234,128 $57,616 $39,096 N/A Full ROI →
27 Portland State University

Grad rate: 52.9%

 OR +$233,842 $55,937 $22,449 N/A Full ROI →
28 Salem University

Grad rate: 27.8%

 WV +$230,116 $55,685 $21,792 N/A Full ROI →
29 Olivet Nazarene University

Grad rate: 63.3%

 IL +$227,146 $58,413 $50,557 N/A Full ROI →
30 Augusta University

Grad rate: 49.4%

 GA +$225,568 $55,493 $22,146 N/A Full ROI →
31 Arizona State University Digital Immersion

Grad rate: 27.4%

 AZ +$218,840 $52,942 N/A N/A Full ROI →
32 University of Cincinnati-Main Campus

Grad rate: 71.8%

 OH +$218,174 $55,787 $28,783 N/A Full ROI →
33 Capella University MN +$213,842 $54,895 $22,029 N/A Full ROI →
34 University at Albany

Grad rate: 64.7%

 NY +$212,780 $55,488 $28,490 N/A Full ROI →
35 National Louis University

Grad rate: 34.5%

 IL +$210,980 $55,084 $25,350 N/A Full ROI →
36 Austin Peay State University

Grad rate: 43.9%

 TN +$209,480 $55,153 $26,790 N/A Full ROI →
37 Drake University

Grad rate: 76.8%

 IA +$207,446 $58,613 $62,407 N/A Full ROI →
38 University of Scranton

Grad rate: 80.3%

 PA +$202,010 $58,880 $67,795 N/A Full ROI →
39 University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus

Grad rate: 45.6%

 CO +$200,382 $54,356 $23,369 N/A Full ROI →
40 Saint Xavier University

Grad rate: 55.8%

 IL +$200,006 $56,224 $42,237 N/A Full ROI →
41 University of St Francis

Grad rate: 64.8%

 IL +$196,990 $56,387 $45,375 N/A Full ROI →
42 Peru State College

Grad rate: 35.7%

 NE +$196,094 $53,879 $20,743 N/A Full ROI →
43 University of Vermont

Grad rate: 77.2%

 VT +$194,628 $55,243 $35,116 N/A Full ROI →
44 University of Houston

Grad rate: 64.0%

 TX +$192,588 $54,135 $25,056 N/A Full ROI →
45 University of Florida

Grad rate: 90.7%

 FL +$179,962 $53,170 $21,719 N/A Full ROI →
46 Lamar University

Grad rate: 37.4%

 TX +$178,148 $53,070 $21,626 N/A Full ROI →
47 The University of Texas at Arlington

Grad rate: 55.1%

 TX +$174,150 $53,234 $25,265 N/A Full ROI →
48 Lewis University

Grad rate: 62.4%

 IL +$169,554 $55,062 $45,843 N/A Full ROI →
49 University of Connecticut-Waterbury Campus

Grad rate: 59.7%

 CT +$168,706 $52,527 $20,917 N/A Full ROI →
50 University of Connecticut-Avery Point

Grad rate: 57.8%

 CT +$167,334 $52,527 $21,603 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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