Best Health and Physical Education/Fitness 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

126

Colleges with salary data

Average 20-Yr Net ROI

+$42,807

Across all programs

Average Annual Cost

$33,870

Cost of attendance

#	College	State	20-Yr Net ROI	Median Salary	Annual Cost	Avg Debt
1	University of Western States	OR	+$637,300	$73,865	N/A	N/A	Full ROI →
2	University of South Florida Grad rate: 74.4%	FL	+$373,778	$62,919	$22,301	N/A	Full ROI →
3	University of Virginia-Main Campus Grad rate: 95.3%	VA	+$319,236	$61,775	$38,132	N/A	Full ROI →
4	California State University-Long Beach Grad rate: 71.3%	CA	+$312,620	$59,662	$20,310	N/A	Full ROI →
5	Columbia University in the City of New York Grad rate: 95.1%	NY	+$290,536	$65,131	$86,042	N/A	Full ROI →
6	Central Washington University Grad rate: 51.0%	WA	+$274,504	$58,240	$25,148	N/A	Full ROI →
7	American Public University System Grad rate: 54.3%	WV	+$269,244	$57,098	$16,358	N/A	Full ROI →
8	University of San Francisco Grad rate: 72.8%	CA	+$223,818	$60,833	$76,421	N/A	Full ROI →
9	Georgetown University Grad rate: 95.0%	DC	+$219,568	$61,448	$84,696	N/A	Full ROI →
10	Concordia University-Irvine Grad rate: 62.8%	CA	+$203,800	$57,840	$56,500	N/A	Full ROI →
11	Northeastern University Professional Programs	MA	+$186,680	$51,334	N/A	N/A	Full ROI →
12	University of Central Florida Grad rate: 75.4%	FL	+$176,522	$53,108	$22,819	N/A	Full ROI →
13	Texas Woman's University Grad rate: 46.2%	TX	+$160,322	$52,056	$20,399	N/A	Full ROI →
14	Logan University	MO	+$160,048	$52,430	$24,276	N/A	Full ROI →
15	University of Hawaii at Manoa Grad rate: 62.5%	HI	+$159,956	$52,381	$23,832	N/A	Full ROI →
16	Northwestern University Grad rate: 96.2%	IL	+$152,672	$58,414	$87,804	N/A	Full ROI →
17	Canisius University Grad rate: 68.3%	NY	+$143,978	$53,426	$42,271	N/A	Full ROI →
18	University of Southern Mississippi Grad rate: 51.1%	MS	+$141,956	$51,646	$25,482	N/A	Full ROI →
19	Ohio University-Main Campus Grad rate: 65.7%	OH	+$139,642	$51,835	$28,529	N/A	Full ROI →
20	Northwestern State University of Louisiana Grad rate: 45.5%	LA	+$135,488	$51,224	$24,496	N/A	Full ROI →
21	Virginia Commonwealth University Grad rate: 64.9%	VA	+$134,328	$52,151	$34,346	N/A	Full ROI →
22	University of Connecticut-Waterbury Campus Grad rate: 59.7%	CT	+$133,506	$50,767	$20,917	N/A	Full ROI →
23	University of Connecticut-Avery Point Grad rate: 57.8%	CT	+$132,134	$50,767	$21,603	N/A	Full ROI →
24	United States Sports University	AL	+$127,680	$48,384	N/A	N/A	Full ROI →
25	Citadel Military College of South Carolina Grad rate: 71.5%	SC	+$127,294	$51,559	$31,943	N/A	Full ROI →
26	University of Connecticut-Hartford Campus Grad rate: 63.9%	CT	+$125,278	$50,767	$25,031	N/A	Full ROI →
27	University of Connecticut-Stamford Grad rate: 59.5%	CT	+$119,866	$50,767	$27,737	N/A	Full ROI →
28	Manhattanville University Grad rate: 57.5%	NY	+$118,518	$53,490	$55,641	N/A	Full ROI →
29	Georgia Southern University Grad rate: 52.4%	GA	+$108,614	$49,887	$24,563	N/A	Full ROI →
30	Florida State University Grad rate: 83.9%	FL	+$102,974	$49,517	$23,683	N/A	Full ROI →
31	University of Connecticut Grad rate: 83.5%	CT	+$102,196	$50,767	$36,572	N/A	Full ROI →
32	James Madison University Grad rate: 81.0%	VA	+$101,354	$50,089	$30,213	N/A	Full ROI →
33	East Texas A&M University Grad rate: 44.2%	TX	+$99,874	$49,360	$23,663	N/A	Full ROI →
34	California State University-Fullerton Grad rate: 69.3%	CA	+$99,086	$48,631	$16,767	N/A	Full ROI →
35	University of Florida Grad rate: 90.7%	FL	+$96,602	$49,002	$21,719	N/A	Full ROI →
36	Washington State University Grad rate: 62.0%	WA	+$96,148	$49,525	$27,176	N/A	Full ROI →
37	Northern Illinois University Grad rate: 51.3%	IL	+$95,192	$49,481	$27,214	N/A	Full ROI →
38	California State University-Fresno Grad rate: 55.5%	CA	+$92,240	$48,477	$18,650	N/A	Full ROI →
39	Texas A&M University-College Station Grad rate: 83.7%	TX	+$88,150	$49,616	$32,085	N/A	Full ROI →
40	State University of New York at Cortland Grad rate: 68.5%	NY	+$87,494	$49,016	$26,413	N/A	Full ROI →
41	Drexel University Grad rate: 77.6%	PA	+$80,326	$53,533	$75,167	N/A	Full ROI →
42	University of Michigan-Ann Arbor Grad rate: 93.2%	MI	+$79,190	$49,294	$33,345	N/A	Full ROI →
43	Minnesota State University-Mankato Grad rate: 53.3%	MN	+$76,930	$48,103	$22,565	N/A	Full ROI →
44	University of Kentucky Grad rate: 69.3%	KY	+$75,298	$48,994	$32,291	N/A	Full ROI →
45	Kent State University at Kent Grad rate: 65.1%	OH	+$74,230	$48,646	$29,345	N/A	Full ROI →
46	University of Central Missouri Grad rate: 51.0%	MO	+$63,528	$47,385	$22,086	N/A	Full ROI →
47	Southern New Hampshire University Grad rate: 43.2%	NH	+$59,752	$48,740	$37,524	N/A	Full ROI →
48	Valparaiso University Grad rate: 68.5%	IN	+$57,474	$50,613	$57,393	N/A	Full ROI →
49	Belhaven University Grad rate: 48.3%	MS	+$55,702	$48,621	$38,359	N/A	Full ROI →
50	University of Louisville Grad rate: 61.4%	KY	+$53,934	$47,781	$30,843	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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