Best Health and Medical Administrative 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
169
Colleges with salary data
Average 20-Yr Net ROI
+$537,499
Across all programs
Average Annual Cost
$39,783
Cost of attendance
| # | College | State | 20-Yr Net ROI | Median Salary | Annual Cost | Avg Debt | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
University of Pennsylvania
Grad rate: 96.5% |
PA | +$3,149,184 | $208,033 | $85,738 | N/A | Full ROI → |
| 2 |
University of California-Irvine
Grad rate: 86.3% |
CA | +$2,648,718 | $178,048 | $36,121 | N/A | Full ROI → |
| 3 |
Loyola University Chicago
Grad rate: 73.9% |
IL | +$2,630,826 | $179,958 | $64,167 | N/A | Full ROI → |
| 4 |
University of Miami
Grad rate: 84.2% |
FL | +$2,447,524 | $172,147 | $77,708 | N/A | Full ROI → |
| 5 |
Vanderbilt University
Grad rate: 92.7% |
TN | +$1,871,336 | $144,008 | $84,412 | N/A | Full ROI → |
| 6 | University of California-San Francisco | CA | +$1,857,660 | $134,883 | N/A | N/A | Full ROI → |
| 7 |
CUNY Bernard M Baruch College
Grad rate: 72.8% |
NY | +$1,555,578 | $121,131 | $13,521 | N/A | Full ROI → |
| 8 |
New England College
Grad rate: 31.0% |
NH | +$1,439,228 | $120,051 | $60,896 | N/A | Full ROI → |
| 9 |
Trinity University
Grad rate: 78.8% |
TX | +$1,397,172 | $118,436 | $65,774 | N/A | Full ROI → |
| 10 | Oregon Health & Science University | OR | +$1,225,260 | $103,263 | N/A | N/A | Full ROI → |
| 11 |
University of Utah
Grad rate: 64.2% |
UT | +$1,151,882 | $101,774 | $21,799 | N/A | Full ROI → |
| 12 |
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Grad rate: 63.4% |
AL | +$1,099,748 | $99,770 | $27,826 | N/A | Full ROI → |
| 13 |
Columbia University in the City of New York
Grad rate: 95.1% |
NY | +$1,077,416 | $104,475 | $86,042 | N/A | Full ROI → |
| 14 |
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
Grad rate: 93.2% |
MI | +$1,073,510 | $99,010 | $33,345 | N/A | Full ROI → |
| 15 | Rush University | IL | +$1,060,440 | $95,022 | N/A | N/A | Full ROI → |
| 16 |
University of Illinois Chicago
Grad rate: 60.9% |
IL | +$1,035,764 | $96,488 | $26,998 | N/A | Full ROI → |
| 17 |
Georgia State University
Grad rate: 54.3% |
GA | +$1,005,790 | $94,943 | $26,535 | N/A | Full ROI → |
| 18 |
Ohio University-Main Campus
Grad rate: 65.7% |
OH | +$999,082 | $94,807 | $28,529 | N/A | Full ROI → |
| 19 |
University of Southern California
Grad rate: 92.2% |
CA | +$975,184 | $99,227 | $84,678 | N/A | Full ROI → |
| 20 | Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science | IL | +$920,060 | $88,003 | N/A | N/A | Full ROI → |
| 21 | The University of Tennessee Health Science Center | TN | +$906,820 | $87,341 | N/A | N/A | Full ROI → |
| 22 |
Virginia Commonwealth University
Grad rate: 64.9% |
VA | +$904,588 | $90,664 | $34,346 | N/A | Full ROI → |
| 23 |
Yale University
Grad rate: 97.0% |
CT | +$900,300 | $95,527 | $85,120 | N/A | Full ROI → |
| 24 |
MCPHS University
Grad rate: 62.4% |
MA | +$888,310 | $92,313 | $58,975 | N/A | Full ROI → |
| 25 | SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University | NY | +$887,840 | $86,392 | N/A | N/A | Full ROI → |
| 26 |
University of Washington-Seattle Campus
Grad rate: 84.0% |
WA | +$886,536 | $89,355 | $30,282 | N/A | Full ROI → |
| 27 |
Norwich University
Grad rate: 61.1% |
VT | +$868,564 | $91,938 | $65,098 | N/A | Full ROI → |
| 28 |
Mount St. Mary's University
Grad rate: 61.0% |
MD | +$829,924 | $89,704 | $62,078 | N/A | Full ROI → |
| 29 |
University of Nevada-Las Vegas
Grad rate: 48.7% |
NV | +$821,320 | $85,010 | $19,440 | N/A | Full ROI → |
| 30 |
George Washington University
Grad rate: 85.0% |
DC | +$817,986 | $90,972 | $80,727 | N/A | Full ROI → |
| 31 | Loma Linda University | CA | +$811,040 | $82,552 | N/A | N/A | Full ROI → |
| 32 |
Temple University
Grad rate: 76.3% |
PA | +$793,402 | $85,650 | $39,799 | N/A | Full ROI → |
| 33 |
Johns Hopkins University
Grad rate: 94.3% |
MD | +$788,460 | $89,553 | $81,300 | N/A | Full ROI → |
| 34 |
George Mason University
Grad rate: 69.9% |
VA | +$787,796 | $84,087 | $26,972 | N/A | Full ROI → |
| 35 |
University of Memphis
Grad rate: 48.8% |
TN | +$785,092 | $83,771 | $25,164 | N/A | Full ROI → |
| 36 |
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Grad rate: 91.7% |
NC | +$760,038 | $82,520 | $25,181 | N/A | Full ROI → |
| 37 |
Suffolk University
Grad rate: 60.1% |
MA | +$751,576 | $85,861 | $62,822 | N/A | Full ROI → |
| 38 |
New York University
Grad rate: 87.8% |
NY | +$743,278 | $87,076 | $79,121 | N/A | Full ROI → |
| 39 |
University of St Francis
Grad rate: 64.8% |
IL | +$735,810 | $83,328 | $45,375 | N/A | Full ROI → |
| 40 |
Carnegie Mellon University
Grad rate: 92.0% |
PA | +$721,852 | $86,144 | $80,514 | N/A | Full ROI → |
| 41 |
Cornell University
Grad rate: 95.2% |
NY | +$708,128 | $85,726 | $83,196 | N/A | Full ROI → |
| 42 |
Pacific University
Grad rate: 65.5% |
OR | +$701,300 | $83,998 | $69,330 | N/A | Full ROI → |
| 43 |
University of Missouri-Columbia
Grad rate: 75.7% |
MO | +$699,384 | $79,864 | $28,948 | N/A | Full ROI → |
| 44 |
Ohio State University-Main Campus
Grad rate: 87.9% |
OH | +$699,280 | $79,896 | $29,320 | N/A | Full ROI → |
| 45 |
California State University-Long Beach
Grad rate: 71.3% |
CA | +$689,240 | $78,493 | $20,310 | N/A | Full ROI → |
| 46 |
University of Florida
Grad rate: 90.7% |
FL | +$683,982 | $78,371 | $21,719 | N/A | Full ROI → |
| 47 |
Portland State University
Grad rate: 52.9% |
OR | +$678,042 | $78,147 | $22,449 | N/A | Full ROI → |
| 48 |
Indiana Wesleyan University-National & Global
Grad rate: 38.7% |
IN | +$672,406 | $77,832 | $22,117 | N/A | Full ROI → |
| 49 |
Eastern University
Grad rate: 57.6% |
PA | +$654,954 | $80,077 | $53,293 | N/A | Full ROI → |
| 50 |
Saint Louis University
Grad rate: 80.5% |
MO | +$651,610 | $81,493 | $69,125 | 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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