Best Educational/Instructional Media Design 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

Colleges with salary data

Average 20-Yr Net ROI

+$219,467

Across all programs

Average Annual Cost

$30,222

Cost of attendance

#	College	State	20-Yr Net ROI	Median Salary	Annual Cost	Avg Debt
1	University of Massachusetts-Boston Grad rate: 51.1%	MA	+$963,724	$93,156	$29,698	N/A	Full ROI →
2	Concordia University-Irvine Grad rate: 62.8%	CA	+$822,520	$88,776	$56,500	N/A	Full ROI →
3	National University Grad rate: 44.0%	CA	+$725,088	$81,966	$37,116	N/A	Full ROI →
4	California State University-Monterey Bay Grad rate: 62.4%	CA	+$612,086	$75,206	$26,017	N/A	Full ROI →
5	Harvard University Grad rate: 97.5%	MA	+$506,576	$75,613	$82,842	N/A	Full ROI →
6	New Jersey City University Grad rate: 38.7%	NJ	+$502,204	$69,477	$23,668	N/A	Full ROI →
7	University of Hawaii at Manoa Grad rate: 62.5%	HI	+$435,436	$66,155	$23,832	N/A	Full ROI →
8	Concordia University-Chicago Grad rate: 47.7%	IL	+$421,036	$67,477	$44,252	N/A	Full ROI →
9	Towson University Grad rate: 68.7%	MD	+$394,158	$64,370	$26,621	N/A	Full ROI →
10	Texas Southmost College Grad rate: 29.7%	TX	+$391,326	$62,715	$11,487	N/A	Full ROI →
11	University of Maryland Global Campus Grad rate: 23.6%	MD	+$375,840	$62,771	$19,790	N/A	Full ROI →
12	Saint Joseph's University - Philadelphia Grad rate: 81.0%	PA	+$331,234	$65,113	$65,513	N/A	Full ROI →
13	Saint Leo University Grad rate: 49.1%	FL	+$326,386	$62,492	$41,727	N/A	Full ROI →
14	Wilmington University Grad rate: 21.0%	DE	+$323,748	$60,120	$19,326	N/A	Full ROI →
15	University of North Texas Grad rate: 59.2%	TX	+$316,580	$60,376	$25,470	N/A	Full ROI →
16	Boise State University Grad rate: 60.8%	ID	+$295,346	$59,306	$25,387	N/A	Full ROI →
17	Capella University	MN	+$294,182	$58,912	$22,029	N/A	Full ROI →
18	Florida State University Grad rate: 83.9%	FL	+$289,314	$58,834	$23,683	N/A	Full ROI →
19	Western Governors University Grad rate: 50.6%	UT	+$279,432	$57,418	$14,464	N/A	Full ROI →
20	Northern Illinois University Grad rate: 51.3%	IL	+$270,812	$58,262	$27,214	N/A	Full ROI →
21	University of West Georgia Grad rate: 43.0%	GA	+$268,552	$57,778	$23,504	N/A	Full ROI →
22	Utah State University Grad rate: 55.8%	UT	+$258,180	$57,014	$21,050	N/A	Full ROI →
23	Kennesaw State University Grad rate: 47.2%	GA	+$247,484	$56,836	$24,618	N/A	Full ROI →
24	University of Georgia Grad rate: 87.6%	GA	+$235,968	$56,542	$27,436	N/A	Full ROI →
25	Lamar University Grad rate: 37.4%	TX	+$221,208	$55,223	$21,626	N/A	Full ROI →
26	Wayne State University Grad rate: 58.3%	MI	+$219,632	$55,661	$26,794	N/A	Full ROI →
27	Marian University Grad rate: 45.6%	WI	+$211,494	$56,648	$40,733	N/A	Full ROI →
28	University of Arkansas at Little Rock Grad rate: 41.7%	AR	+$206,274	$54,415	$21,013	N/A	Full ROI →
29	East Carolina University Grad rate: 63.6%	NC	+$203,562	$54,547	$23,689	N/A	Full ROI →
30	East Texas A&M University Grad rate: 44.2%	TX	+$202,074	$54,470	$23,663	N/A	Full ROI →
31	Georgia Southern University Grad rate: 52.4%	GA	+$200,054	$54,459	$24,563	N/A	Full ROI →
32	SUNY Oneonta Grad rate: 72.3%	NY	+$194,644	$54,458	$27,258	N/A	Full ROI →
33	Michigan State University Grad rate: 81.9%	MI	+$190,164	$54,561	$30,528	N/A	Full ROI →
34	Kent State University at Kent Grad rate: 65.1%	OH	+$152,530	$52,561	$29,345	N/A	Full ROI →
35	Aurora University Grad rate: 59.0%	IL	+$142,936	$53,070	$39,232	N/A	Full ROI →
36	Western Illinois University Grad rate: 46.2%	IL	+$140,884	$51,827	$27,828	N/A	Full ROI →
37	Emporia State University Grad rate: 53.0%	KS	+$115,306	$49,818	$20,527	N/A	Full ROI →
38	Appalachian State University Grad rate: 74.1%	NC	+$114,812	$50,006	$22,654	N/A	Full ROI →
39	Fort Hays State University Grad rate: 49.2%	KS	+$113,612	$49,592	$19,114	N/A	Full ROI →
40	Full Sail University Grad rate: 45.0%	FL	+$99,012	$50,932	$39,814	N/A	Full ROI →
41	Purdue University Global Grad rate: 30.4%	IN	+$92,872	$48,443	$17,994	N/A	Full ROI →
42	Canisius University Grad rate: 68.3%	NY	+$70,078	$49,731	$42,271	N/A	Full ROI →
43	University of West Alabama Grad rate: 38.2%	AL	+$69,876	$47,734	$22,402	N/A	Full ROI →
44	University of Central Missouri Grad rate: 51.0%	MO	+$60,928	$47,255	$22,086	N/A	Full ROI →
45	East Tennessee State University Grad rate: 52.4%	TN	+$16,866	$45,438	$25,947	N/A	Full ROI →
46	Webster University Grad rate: 60.0%	MO	-$22,496	$45,797	$49,218	N/A	Full ROI →
47	DeVry University-Illinois Grad rate: 40.1%	IL	-$46,340	$43,485	$38,020	N/A	Full ROI →
48	Waynesburg University Grad rate: 60.1%	PA	-$57,132	$43,396	$42,526	N/A	Full ROI →
49	Bushnell University Grad rate: 57.4%	OR	-$82,630	$42,422	$45,535	N/A	Full ROI →
50	American InterContinental University System Grad rate: 21.9%	AZ	-$91,258	$39,532	$20,949	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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