Best Finance and Financial Management 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

Colleges with salary data

Average 20-Yr Net ROI

+$850,765

Across all programs

Average Annual Cost

$51,696

Cost of attendance

#	College	State	20-Yr Net ROI	Median Salary	Annual Cost	Avg Debt
1	University of Pennsylvania Grad rate: 96.5%	PA	+$3,980,004	$249,574	$85,738	N/A	Full ROI →
2	Harvard University Grad rate: 97.5%	MA	+$1,876,716	$144,120	$82,842	N/A	Full ROI →
3	Boston College Grad rate: 91.0%	MA	+$1,838,854	$142,311	$83,683	N/A	Full ROI →
4	University of Wisconsin-Madison Grad rate: 89.3%	WI	+$1,733,620	$131,458	$27,770	N/A	Full ROI →
5	Vanderbilt University Grad rate: 92.7%	TN	+$1,651,676	$133,025	$84,412	N/A	Full ROI →
6	University of Notre Dame Grad rate: 96.6%	IN	+$1,535,038	$126,773	$80,211	N/A	Full ROI →
7	CUNY Bernard M Baruch College Grad rate: 72.8%	NY	+$1,344,878	$110,596	$13,521	N/A	Full ROI →
8	Georgetown University Grad rate: 95.0%	DC	+$1,337,228	$117,331	$84,696	N/A	Full ROI →
9	Southern Methodist University Grad rate: 82.8%	TX	+$1,332,756	$116,891	$82,532	N/A	Full ROI →
10	Tulane University of Louisiana Grad rate: 88.2%	LA	+$1,279,318	$114,342	$83,761	N/A	Full ROI →
11	Seton Hall University Grad rate: 71.6%	NJ	+$1,242,048	$110,602	$64,996	N/A	Full ROI →
12	Northeastern University Professional Programs	MA	+$1,230,580	$103,529	N/A	N/A	Full ROI →
13	Johns Hopkins University Grad rate: 94.3%	MD	+$1,153,760	$107,818	$81,300	N/A	Full ROI →
14	University of San Francisco Grad rate: 72.8%	CA	+$1,077,418	$103,513	$76,421	N/A	Full ROI →
15	Northeastern University Grad rate: 90.8%	MA	+$1,067,874	$103,529	$81,353	N/A	Full ROI →
16	University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus Grad rate: 45.6%	CO	+$1,045,102	$96,592	$23,369	N/A	Full ROI →
17	Portland State University Grad rate: 52.9%	OR	+$1,030,002	$95,745	$22,449	N/A	Full ROI →
18	Temple University Grad rate: 76.3%	PA	+$1,005,222	$96,241	$39,799	N/A	Full ROI →
19	George Washington University Grad rate: 85.0%	DC	+$961,606	$98,153	$80,727	N/A	Full ROI →
20	Bentley University Grad rate: 88.1%	MA	+$951,256	$97,271	$77,082	N/A	Full ROI →
21	Saint Joseph's University - Philadelphia Grad rate: 81.0%	PA	+$948,774	$95,990	$65,513	N/A	Full ROI →
22	Iona University Grad rate: 57.0%	NY	+$928,128	$94,140	$57,336	N/A	Full ROI →
23	The University of Texas at Austin Grad rate: 87.7%	TX	+$910,756	$90,522	$29,842	N/A	Full ROI →
24	Fordham University Grad rate: 81.8%	NY	+$908,418	$95,156	$77,351	N/A	Full ROI →
25	Creighton University Grad rate: 79.5%	NE	+$875,908	$91,900	$61,046	N/A	Full ROI →
26	University of Southern California Grad rate: 92.2%	CA	+$870,304	$93,983	$84,678	N/A	Full ROI →
27	University of Florida Grad rate: 90.7%	FL	+$869,002	$87,622	$21,719	N/A	Full ROI →
28	Suffolk University Grad rate: 60.1%	MA	+$840,676	$90,316	$62,822	N/A	Full ROI →
29	California Lutheran University Grad rate: 73.6%	CA	+$808,284	$88,791	$63,768	N/A	Full ROI →
30	Texas A&M University-College Station Grad rate: 83.7%	TX	+$799,210	$85,169	$32,085	N/A	Full ROI →
31	Saint Peter's University Grad rate: 61.7%	NJ	+$786,136	$86,312	$50,052	N/A	Full ROI →
32	Pace University Grad rate: 61.4%	NY	+$771,956	$87,407	$68,092	N/A	Full ROI →
33	Georgia State University Grad rate: 54.3%	GA	+$759,670	$82,637	$26,535	N/A	Full ROI →
34	Boston University Grad rate: 89.5%	MA	+$748,412	$87,690	$82,694	N/A	Full ROI →
35	University of Utah Grad rate: 64.2%	UT	+$748,002	$81,580	$21,799	N/A	Full ROI →
36	Ohio State University-Main Campus Grad rate: 87.9%	OH	+$739,100	$81,887	$29,320	N/A	Full ROI →
37	Case Western Reserve University Grad rate: 86.4%	OH	+$738,234	$87,065	$81,533	N/A	Full ROI →
38	University of Missouri-Kansas City Grad rate: 56.0%	MO	+$694,050	$79,167	$24,645	N/A	Full ROI →
39	Walsh College	MI	+$685,700	$76,285	N/A	N/A	Full ROI →
40	Colorado State University Global	CO	+$675,132	$77,595	$18,384	N/A	Full ROI →
41	University of Rochester Grad rate: 87.0%	NY	+$657,860	$83,153	$82,600	N/A	Full ROI →
42	Florida State University Grad rate: 83.9%	FL	+$629,534	$75,845	$23,683	N/A	Full ROI →
43	La Salle University Grad rate: 59.8%	PA	+$616,348	$77,322	$45,046	N/A	Full ROI →
44	Oklahoma Christian University Grad rate: 56.0%	OK	+$573,682	$74,487	$38,029	N/A	Full ROI →
45	Xavier University Grad rate: 72.0%	OH	+$546,874	$75,573	$62,293	N/A	Full ROI →
46	Southern New Hampshire University Grad rate: 43.2%	NH	+$527,992	$72,152	$37,524	N/A	Full ROI →
47	Capella University	MN	+$459,862	$67,196	$22,029	N/A	Full ROI →
48	Saint Xavier University Grad rate: 55.8%	IL	+$413,086	$66,878	$42,237	N/A	Full ROI →
49	Dallas Baptist University Grad rate: 58.5%	TX	+$406,194	$67,244	$49,343	N/A	Full ROI →
50	University of Denver Grad rate: 77.7%	CO	+$359,620	$67,483	$75,020	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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